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The price of gold has increased by Rs 9, 500 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 300, 50 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 291, 000 per tola on Friday. 

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 5, 010 per tola today.

Striker Serhou Guirassy snatched the winner three minutes from time to earn second-placed Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 victory at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday that cut Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga lead to three points, Reuters reported. 

Guirassy’s 10th league goal of the season came at the end of an intricate set of midfield passes as Dortmund advanced to 48 points from 21 games, three behind Bayern, who host third-placed Hoffenheim on Sunday.

Dortmund dominated the first half and deserved their 38th-minute lead through Julian Brandt, but Konstantinos Koulierakis’ 52nd-minute header put relegation-threatened Wolfsburg back in the contest and they squandered several good chances to take the lead, according to Reuters. 

Barcelona outclassed Mallorca 3-0 at home on Saturday to increase their lead at the top of the LaLiga standings, Reuters reported. 

Hansi Flick's side controlled possession from the start and Marcus Rashford fired narrowly wide before playing a key role in the opener, as Dani Olmo headed his blocked effort into the path of Robert Lewandowski who finished calmly in the 29th minute.

Barcelona pushed on after halftime, with Marc Casado hitting the post and the pressure told in the 61st minute when 18-year-old Lamine Yamal struck a superb shot from distance to register his fifth goal in consecutive matches in all competitions, according to Reuters. 

Napoli's Rasmus Hojlund netted a stoppage-time penalty to snatch a 3-2 victory at Genoa on Saturday as they finished with 10 men but closed the gap on the top two in Serie A, Reuters reported. 

Hojlund, who also got Napoli's first, slotted home the spot-kick five minutes into added time as the champions moved to 49 points, still six adrift of leaders Inter Milan but one behind second-placed AC Milan, who both have a game in hand.

It was a controversial penalty, after a VAR review found Genoa substitute Maxwel Cornet stood on Antonio Vergara's foot, but a major boost to Napoli hopes of retaining the Scudetto, according to Reuters. 

Arsenal moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory against Sunderland, while Tottenham boss Thomas Frank faced renewed calls for his sacking after a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday, Reuters reported. 

Mikel Arteta’s side went ahead in the 42nd minute at the Emirates Stadium as Martin Zubimendi fired past Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs at his near post.

Viktor Gyokeres sealed Arsenal’s second successive league win with a 66th-minute strike before the Swede netted again in stoppage time, according to Reuters. 

The government has started a nationwide ‘Human Papillomavirus’ (HPV) vaccination campaign for girls studying in grade six from today.

According to the Child Health and Vaccination Branch of the Department of Health Services, vaccination has begun for girls studying in grade six and out-of-school girls aged 10 years and above across the country from today. 

The campaign will run until February 27.

During the campaign, girls currently studying in grades seven to 10 and out-of-school girls aged 11 to 14 who missed out on last year’s HPV vaccination campaign will also be vaccinated.

Girls studying in grade 6 will be vaccinated at schools and other girls at vaccination centers.

Chief of the Branch, Dr Abhiyan Gautam urged everyone to get vaccinated as the vaccine is 100% effective. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women in Nepal, and it is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women.

Last year, around 1.7 million girls in grades six to 10 and out-of-school age groups of 10 to 14 across the country were vaccinated. 

According to the branch, about 350,000 children will be vaccinated against cervical cancer during the 20-day campaign.

The weather in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Sudurpashchim Provinces will be partly cloudy, while it will be mainly fair in the rest of the country today. 

There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at one or two places in the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi Province, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

In addition, fog and mist will occur in some places of the Tarai region.

Later tonight, mist will occur at a few places in the Tarai region. 

The weather in high hilly and mountainous regions of Gandaki Province, along with Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces, will be partly cloudy, while the rest of the country will experience mainly fair weather, says the 8 am bulletin by the Division.

Furthermore, the Meteorological Analysis by the Division says that at present there is partial influence of westerly winds in the country.

Nepal will face England today in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament that began in India/Sri Lanka on Saturday.

The match to be held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, will start at 3:15 pm Nepali Standard Time. This is Nepal's third participation in the T20 World Cup. 

Nepal were eliminated in the group stage in the previous two World Cups, including in the previous edition held in 2024 in USA/West Indies.

This is the first time that Nepal are playing against England. 

Nepal are ranked 16th in the T20 rankings, while England is ranked third. 

Nepal are in Group 'C' of the tournament along with England, the West Indies, Italy and Scotland.