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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward Ousmane Dembele faces about six weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, while winger Désiré Doué will be out of action for around four weeks due to a calf problem, the European champions said, Reuters reported.
  
The pair suffered injuries during France's 2-0 victory over Ukraine in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Poland on Friday. Doue was replaced by Dembélé at halftime, only for the 28-year-old to later limp off in the 81st minute.

Dembélé, one of the favorites to win this year's Ballon d'Or, was instrumental in PSG's treble-winning campaign last season, which included their first Champions League title along with Ligue 1, French Cup and French Super Cup triumphs. 
  
He bagged 35 goals and registered 16 assists in 53 appearances across all competitions for PSG last season, according to Reuters.

Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos saved three match points on their way to a dramatic 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5 win over British pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski in the U.S. Open men’s doubles final on Saturday to seal a second Grand Slam title this year, Reuters reported.

The fifth-seeded Spanish-Argentine duo reaffirmed their dominance over the sixth seeds, who they beat to claim their first major together at the French Open in June before ousting them again in the Wimbledon quarterfinals a month later.

“It was an amazing battle,” 40-year-old Zeballos said. “These matches are so unfair when there is a winner and a loser. The guys (Britons) did great, and they also deserved to win, according to Reuters.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 1, 600 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 212, 000 per tola today.  It was traded at Rs 210, 400 per tola on Friday.

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 2, 500 per tola today.

The second statute general convention of CPN-UML continues today as well. 

On the third day of the general convention being held at the Sunrise Conference Center in Godavari, Lalitpur, the group suggestions on the report presented in the general convention will be tabled in today's closed session, shared UML Publicity Department Chief Rajendra Gautam.

The closed session of the general convention began at 8 am today. After the group discussion on the seven reports presented in the general convention, the group leaders, based on seven provinces, will present their feedback on the reports. 

Similarly, representatives of the Valley Special Province, various public organizations, Liaison Coordination Committee and diaspora and central bodies, and representatives of the central office and departmental structures and central bodies will also give their suggestions on the report.

Following the group feedback session, Prime Minister and party chair KP Sharma Oli will respond to them. If no agreement is reached on any issue after Chair Oli's response, the party statute will be passed through a vote, added Gautam.

A total of 2,341 participants including 2,260 delegates from across the country are taking part in the second statute general convention of the ruling party, CPN-UML that began on Friday. 

The general convention is scheduled to end today.

On the occasion of Ashwin Shukla Poornima, ‘Yenya Punhi Mye Pwa: Khanegu Jatra’ or the Tongue Piercing Festival is being held in Madhyapur Thimi this evening. 

The festival starts at 7 pm from Digubhairav Dabali in Diguli, Madhyapur Thimi-5.

This year too, Birendra Bhakta Gaju Shrestha from Balkumari, Madhyapur Thimi-4 is piercing his tongue to give continuity to the traditional festival. 

There are two tongue piercing festivals that take place in Madhyapur Thimi. The first is the tongue piercing festival held in Bode on the occasion of Biskha Jatra every year on Baisakh 2 and the second is on the day after Indra Jatra, i.e. on the day of Ashwin Shukla Poornima.

Both the festivals have their own characteristics, with the one in Bode where only one person pierces the tongue and hence there is a fixed route for circumambulating as part of the festival. However, in the ‘Yenya Punhi Mye Pwa Khanegu Jatra’ of Thimi there can be more than one person who pierces the tongue. 

The people who have pierced the tongue circumambulate according to their wishes. 

Birendra Bhakta had his tongue pierced for the first time in 2074 BS. He pierced his tongue for the second time in 2079 BS and continued the procession by piercing his tongue for the third time last year.

Birendra Bhakta said that he is ready to get his tongue pierced to keep the history, tradition and culture of Thimi alive. He said that he had visited Pashupatinath last year and decided to go to Bhaktapur this year as he wanted to visit Datta Yatra and Nava Durga.

Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne said on Saturday that a return to Manchester City later this month in the colours of his new club Napoli will be a strange sensation, Reuters reported.

De Bruyne, 34, left City at the end of last season when his contract was not renewed and joined Napoli, who visit the Etihad Stadium for their Champions League group opener on September 18.

"I've only played two matches in Serie A. It's different under manager (Antonio) Conte than the years under Pep Guardiola,” De Bruyne told reporters on the eve of Belgium's World Cup Group J qualifier against Kazakhstan in Brussels, according to Reuters.

England needed an own goal to open the scoring during a laboured 2-0 win over Andorra in their World Cup qualifier on Saturday before Declan Rice made the result somewhat more respectable against the tiny principality ranked 170 places below them, Reuters reported.

A fourth win in four for Thomas Tuchel's team in their campaign for next year's finals put them in command of Group K on 12 points ahead of Tuesday's game in Serbia.

But their often slow build-up play did not excite the near-40,000 Villa Park crowd and will fuel grumbles that they have become a duller team in nearly a year under German coach Thomas Tuchel despite his perfect record in qualifiers, according to Reuters.

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Felix both struck twice as the visitors brushed aside Armenia 5-0 on Saturday, giving Jose Martinez’s side a perfect start in their World Cup qualifiers, Reuters reported.

The Nations League champions had little trouble neutralising Armenia’s limited attacking threat and, after their fourth goal, rotated key players and used their momentum to showcase a more creative style, sealing a perfect start in Group F.

It took 10 minutes before Portugal went ahead when Joao Cancelo reached the byline and lifted a precise cross onto the head of Felix who had little trouble breaking the deadlock.

Ronaldo doubled the lead after 21 minutes, underlining Portugal’s dominance as he brushed past his marker to meet a cross from close range for his 139th international goal, according to Reuters.