Kangaroo halts Australian football match
Canberra, June 25 : A kangaroo has become the latest social media sensation after invading a football pitch just 2 km from Parliament House in here, Australian authorities said on Monday.
The woman's premier league football match on Sunday was halted for almost 20 minutes as the kangaroo jumped fences, sprinted the length of the pitch and laid down in the penalty box, reports Xinhua news agency.
Players, spectators and staff watched in amazement as the large great eastern kangaroo entered the field of play after half time in the National Premier League match between Canberra Football Club and Belconnen United Blue Devils in the Australian Capital Territory.
Now the kangaroo's antics have made headlines around the world after the video went viral on social media.
The footage was captured on a live stream for Australian broadcaster, Bar TV Sports.
While sightings of kangaroos in Canberra are rare, the authorities said it was unusual for the animal to find its way onto an enclosed oval and made it even more difficult to remove it.
After chasing the kangaroo on foot and gently rolling footballs towards it, ground staff slowly drove towards the creature in a van.
The kangaroo, which entertained supporters by pretending to play goalkeeper, is believed to have leapt onto the playing arena from the stands in the exclusive Canberra suburb of Deakin.
A brief summary of why the second half was delayed today at Deakin, between @BLUE_DEVILSFC & @CanberraFC1 .
— CapitalFootball (@CapitalFootball) June 24, 2018
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Robbery on Sahyadri Express in Satara district; mobiles, jewellery looted
Mumbai (PTI): A gang of robbers stopped the Kolhapur-Mumbai Sahyadri Express in Maharashtra's Satara district by tampering with a signal and looted valuables from passengers, police said.
The incident occurred around Friday midnight near Shenoli station in Karad taluka, close to the Satara-Sangli border, an official said.
The train came to a halt after the suspects apparently caused the signaling system to malfunction, he said.
They then boarded the train and robbed passengers of valuables including mobile phones and gold ornaments, the official said.
On being alerted, a team of Miraj Railway Police reached the spot and initiated a probe.
Efforts are on to identify and trace the accused, police said.
