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The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially open with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium on Friday. The most geographically dispersed Games in history will start in Italy's economic capital at 1900 GMT with a three-hour extravaganza that takes in the three other sites spread across the Alps and the Dolomites. While details of the ceremony remain secret, the theme of harmony runs through it, threading together different elements from the financial hub of Milan to the snow-capped mountains of Cortina d'Ampezzo. And for the first time the 2,900 athletes will parade in the venues closest to where they will compete, in a bid to minimise travel. They will be in Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo. The opening ceremony is expected to draw a global audience of hundreds of millions and offers "a unique platform to convey positive messages, not divisive ones," creative director Marco Balich promised. 'No distractions' Balich, who also directed th...

Cricket's T20 World Cup begins Saturday after an acrimonious build‑up overshadowed by political turmoil, with Bangladesh kicked out and Pakistan refusing to face arch-rivals and co-hosts India. When the first ball is finally bowled after a chaotic lead-in, Pakistan will open the tournament against the Netherlands in Colombo. Defending champions and tournament favourites India will make their tournament bow in the night match on day one against the United States in Mumbai, carrying the hopes of a billion-plus home cricket supporters. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India will start as firm tournament favourites and are expected to ease into the Super Eight stage from Group A. But they will be wary of the United States, who are looking to take down another cricketing powerhouse, having shocked Pakistan to make the Super Eights in 2024. Former champions Australia and England are also strong contenders to lift the trophy and deny holders India the title for a record second straight tim...

Five franchises have officially announced the players retained and their compensation for the eleventh season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). While Multan Sultans did not retain any player. Peshawar Zalmi has retained former national team captain Babar Azam in the Platinum category for Rs 70 million. Sufyan Muqeem has been retained in the Diamond category for Rs 44.8 million, Abdul Samad in the Gold category for Rs 28 million, while Ali Raza has been retained in the Emerging category for Rs 19.6 million. Lahore Qalandars have retained Shaheen Shah Afridi in the Platinum category for Rs 70 million. Abdullah Shafiq has been retained in the Diamond category for Rs 22 million, Sikandar Raza in the Gold category for Rs 28 million, while Muhammad Naeem in the Silver category for Rs 7 million. Quetta Gladiators have retained Abrar Ahmed in the Platinum category for Rs 7 million. Usman Tariq in the Diamond category for Rs 56 million, Hassan Nawaz in the Gold category for Rs 39.2 milli...

Islamabad United has retained Shadab Khan in the Platinum category for Rs 70 million. PSL 11: Islamabad United announces the amount of players retained for the 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Salman Irshad has been retained in the Gold category for Rs 1.4 million and Andreas Goss in the Silver category for Rs 1.2 million. Islamabad United had Rs 450 million for the auction, of which the franchise has spent Rs 960 million. Franchises were required to inform the PCB about the amount of players being retained, with an additional Rs 5.5 crore set aside for direct signings. via Original Source

Six franchises, including defending champions Lahore Qalandars, have unveiled their retentions for the HBL PSL season 11, while Multan Sultans have not retained any players from their previous squad, the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed on Wednesday. All franchises except Islamabad United have retained four players each. United have kept hold of three players. The two new franchises, Sialkot Stallionz and Hyderabad, are set to announce their retentions by February 7. The only captain to win HBL PSL three times, Shaheen Shah Afridi, has been retained in the Platinum category, while Abdullah Shafique has been retained in the Diamond category by Lahore Qalandars. Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza will also stay with Qalandars in the Gold category. Emerging player of the HBL PSL X Mohammad Naeem has been retained by the reigning champions in the Silver category. Quetta Gladiators have retained mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed in the Platinum category, Usman Tariq in Diamond, HBL PSL ...

In a dusty hospital basement on the outskirts of London, over 100 years of medical history lines the shelves, neatly arranged in row after row of cardboard specimen boxes. Largely forgotten until recently, it is hoped this unique archive will help unravel the mystery of the rising number of younger people getting bowel cancer. The archive contains tens of thousands of tumour and tissue specimens, some dating back to the early 20th century. Preserved in formaldehyde and paraffin wax, they come from patients treated at the UK's national bowel hospital, St Mark's, in northwest London. In a study which began in January, researchers are using cutting-edge technology to compare archive tumours from the 1960s with ones from the present day. Historically, patients treated at the hospital would have had a "very difficult time" with the disease, said Kevin Monahan, a consultant gastroenterologist, who is co-leading the groundbreaking project by St Mark's and the Inst...