Socceroos dealt major blow as Tim Cahill limps out of A-League clash

• Striker sustains ankle injury in Melbourne City’s defeat to Sydney FC
• Scans will determine fitness before World Cup qualifier against Honduras

Socceroos star Tim Cahill was sent to hospital and is in doubt for Australia’s win-or-bust World Cup qualifiers with Honduras after limping out of Melbourne City’s A-League match on Friday night.

Cahill hurt his ankle in a clash with Sydney FC’s Jordi Buijs at AAMI Park and was substituted just 25 minutes into the match. Australia’s all-time leading scorer cast a forlorn figure as he struggled off the pitch and down the tunnel.