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Surgery

India's Ashwin out of Big Bash League after knee surgery

Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals - M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India - April 5, 2025 Chennai Super Kings' Ravichandran Ashwin during the warm-up before the match REUTERS/Stringer
Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals - M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India - April 5, 2025 Chennai Super Kings' Ravichandran Ashwin during the warm-up before the match REUTERS/Stringer

Tiger Woods will not play in his Hero World Challenge event

Golfer Tiger Woods speaking at a ribbon-cutting at the TGR Learning Lab Philadelphia in Philadelphia on Sept 8, 2025.
Golfer Tiger Woods speaking at a ribbon-cutting at the TGR Learning Lab Philadelphia in Philadelphia on Sept 8, 2025.

De Bruyne undergoes successful surgery after thigh injury taking penalty

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Napoli v Inter Milan - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy - October 25, 2025 Napoli's Kevin De Bruyne reacts as he is substituted after sustaining an injury while scoring their first goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Matteo Ciambelli/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Napoli v Inter Milan - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy - October 25, 2025 Napoli's Kevin De Bruyne reacts as he is substituted after sustaining an injury while scoring their first goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Matteo Ciambelli/File Photo

American Vonn never doubted herself in age-defying comeback

Oct 28, 2025; New York, NY, UNITED STATES; Olympic athlete Lindsey Vonn, Alpine Skiing, speaks with media during the U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in preparation for the 2026 Milan Olympic Winter Games at Javits Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Oct 28, 2025; New York, NY, UNITED STATES; Olympic athlete Lindsey Vonn, Alpine Skiing, speaks with media during the U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in preparation for the 2026 Milan Olympic Winter Games at Javits Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Pig kidney removed from US transplant patient after nine months

Mr Tim Andrews lived with the pig kidney for a record-setting 271 days. The kidney was removed "after a period of decreasing kidney function", the hospital said.
Mr Tim Andrews lived with the pig kidney for a record-setting 271 days. The kidney was removed "after a period of decreasing kidney function", the hospital said.

Singapore music producer Lee Si Song recovering from a sudden cerebral haemorrhage in Beijing

Lee Wei Song shares photos of his twin brother Lee Si Song (above) in hospital on Weibo on Oct 23.
Lee Wei Song shares photos of his twin brother Lee Si Song (above) in hospital on Weibo on Oct 23.

Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teen’s gut

An x-ray image of pieces of high-power magnets clumped up in the intenstines of a New Zealand teenager in Tauranga.
An x-ray image of pieces of high-power magnets clumped up in the intenstines of a New Zealand teenager in Tauranga.

British patient with Parkinson’s disease plays clarinet while undergoing brain surgery

Ms Denise Bacon blew on her instrument as doctors tinkered with her brain through 18mm holes drilled through her skull.
Ms Denise Bacon blew on her instrument as doctors tinkered with her brain through 18mm holes drilled through her skull.

Everton's Branthwaite set for hamstring surgery

Soccer Football - Premier League - Fulham v Everton - Craven Cottage, London, Britain - May 10, 2025 Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite in action REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
Soccer Football - Premier League - Fulham v Everton - Craven Cottage, London, Britain - May 10, 2025 Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite in action REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

Denmark's Rune set for Achilles surgery

Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Shanghai Masters - Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China - October 9, 2025 Denmark's Holger Rune reacts after sustaining an injury during his quarter final match against Monaco's Valentin Vacherot REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Shanghai Masters - Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China - October 9, 2025 Denmark's Holger Rune reacts after sustaining an injury during his quarter final match against Monaco's Valentin Vacherot REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.