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Lachlan McKirdy
Lachlan McKirdySports Reporter

Lachlan McKirdy is a sports reporter for The Daily Telegraph and CODE Sports, primarily focused on covering the AFL in NSW. On top of his work with the Sydney Swans and GWS Giants, he also has a strong passion for covering cricket and the Olympic sports, with previous experience working for the International Olympic Committee. He has won awards for his journalism, including from Cricket NSW, while loves bringing a multimedia edge to his work through video and audio means.

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NFL
The first Aussie NFL star who ended up murdered

Cold case murder of an Aussie pioneer

A teen Olympian, a footy player with Carlton and the first Aussie to play in the NFL. Colin Ridgway is an Australian pioneer and his murder remains a great mystery in two countries.

Cricket
How I left the IPL in a clear body bag

Hussey: Stranded abroad in a clear bodybag

‘It’s pretty confronting when they zip you up. I was thinking, Shivers, am I going to suffocate in here?’ MIKE HUSSEY opens up on catching Covid-19 in India and cricket’s lessons from the pandemic.

The Ashes
Inside story of an Ashes miracle

Inside story of an Ashes miracle

Coaching England in an Ashes series is one of the toughest jobs in world cricket. The last guy to do it, Aussie Trevor Bayliss, is more comfortable watching grade cricket in Western Sydney.