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Zimbabwe fired a warning shot towards the heavyweights who have reached the Twenty20 World Cup Super Eight stage as they beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by six wickets to top Group B on Thursday, chasing down a target of 179 with three balls to spare, Reuters reported. 

Opener Brian Bennett scored an unbeaten 63 and captain Sikandar Raza made a quick 45 as Zimbabwe, who stunned Australia last week, handed Sri Lanka their first loss in the campaign, with both teams having already qualified for the Super Eights.

"I am pretty excited with how we have gone about our business," player of the match Raza said. "We are unbeaten so far ... nice position to be in as a captain but I will try and enjoy at least tonight."

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald put the blame for the team's humiliating T20 World Cup exit squarely on the players, rejecting criticism of their preparations and a "false narrative" that the nation is not taking the format seriously, Reuters reported. 

Australia crashed out of the group stage following losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, triggering acrimony on the home front.

Former players and pundits have zeroed in on Australia's preparations for the tournament which saw members of the squad arrive late to a warmup series in Pakistan after prioritising the Big Bash League, according to Reuters. 

Nottingham Forest's new head coach Vitor Pereira said he had encouraged his players to express themselves at Fenerbahce on Thursday and they responded in style with a 3-0 victory that marked their biggest away win in European competition, Reuters reported. 

The comfortable win in the first leg of their Europa League knockout round playoff tie in Turkey was the perfect start for Pereira, who took the helm last weekend following the departure of Sean Dyche.

Goals from Murillo, Igor Jesus and Morgan Gibbs-White secured the win but the scoreline could have been even more emphatic, according to Reuters. 

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says more needs to be done to avoid racism in football following allegations by Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr that he was subjected to racist abuse from Benfica's Argentine winger Gianluca Prestianni, Reuters reported. 

Real's 1-0 Champions League playoff first-leg win at Benfica on Tuesday was overshadowed by Vinicius accusing Prestianni of directing a racist slur at him, a charge denied by the Portuguese club, the player and their manager Jose Mourinho.

European soccer's governing body UEFA said it was reviewing the incident, which led to the game being halted for 11 minutes under FIFA's anti-racism protocol, according to Reuters. 

Real Madrid have provided governing body UEFA with evidence regarding their forward Vinicius Jr's allegation that Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni directed a racist slur at him during Tuesday's 1-0 win at the Portuguese club, the Spanish side said on Thursday, Reuters reported ​​​​​​. 

The Champions League playoff first leg clash was suspended for 11 minutes after Vinicius accused Prestianni of using the slur after Vinicius scored for Real five minutes into the second half.

Prestianni denied the allegation, saying Vinicius "misunderstood what he thinks he heard", and Benfica said they stood by their winger as UEFA appointed an Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector to investigate the allegation, according to Reuters. 

United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Ram Chandra Paudel on the occasion of the National Democracy Day of Nepal. 

In the message delivered on Thursday, the UAE President extended best wishes to President Paudel, as well as the Government of Nepal and the people on the occasion, the UAE Embassy in Kathmandu stated. 

Likewise, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also sent messages of congratulation and best wishes to President Paudel on the occasion of the National Democracy Day of Nepal. 

The World Social Justice Day is being observed with diverse programs in various countries today. 

This day is observed every year under the auspices of the International Labour Organization (ILO). 

According to the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 26 November 2007, it was decided to observe this day every year on February 20 since 2009. 

The main purpose of this day is to call on the global community to unite for promoting social justice, equal opportunities, labour rights and decent work.

The westerly low pressure system presently has a partial influence in the country, the Weather Forecasting Division stated. 

Fog/mist is prevailing in some places of the Tarai region during the morning. The Himalayan regions of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces will generally be cloudy, it  has been stated. . 

This afternoon the Himalayan region of Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces, as well as the hilly regions of the country, will be partly cloudy, while the weather in the remaining Tarai region will be mainly fair. 

There is a possibility of light rain/snowfall at one or two places in the high hilly and Himalayan region of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Karnali Provinces.

Tonight there will be hazy conditions in a few places of the Tarai region. In the Koshi Province and the Himalayan region of Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces there will be partly cloudy, while the weather in the remaining region will be mainly fair.