Toronto draw record crowd against Messi's Inter Miami in World Cup dress rehearsal
Major League Soccer's Toronto FC attracted their largest attendance at BMO Field in the club's history on Saturday for a clash with Lionel Messi's Inter Miami that served as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup matches being held at the venue, Reuters reported.
Nearly 45,000 fans, many in Miami's pink and black colours and Argentina’s blue and white, packed into the World Cup’s smallest venue to see the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, giving the city a taste of what's to come when it hosts six matches.
Vlahovic strikes after 10 seconds as Juve climb to third with Lecce win
Juventus forward Dusan Vlahovic scored after 10 seconds to secure a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Lecce in Serie A on Saturday, moving his side into provisional third place and strengthening their grip on a Champions League qualifying spot, Reuters reported.
The victory takes Luciano Spalletti's team to 68 points, a point above AC Milan, who host Atalanta on Sunday, and four points clear of fifth-placed AS Roma, who visit Parma.
Only two full rounds of fixtures will remain once the weekend schedule is completed.
Saudi draw all-Arab group as Qatar meet Japan at Asian Cup 2027
Saudi Arabia will host the 2027 Asian Cup in an all-Arab Group A, while two-time defending champions Qatar face Japan, after Saturday’s draw in Riyadh, Reuters reported.
The draw had been set for April 11 in the Saudi capital but was postponed because of the Middle East conflict to ensure full attendance and participation from all concerned parties, national associations and partners.
Saudi will play alongside Kuwait, Oman and Palestine in Group A, while Group B includes Uzbekistan and Jordan, who both qualified for the World Cup next month.
Man City stay in title hunt, Liverpool held, Bournemouth eye Europe
Manchester City sent out a defiant message to Premier League title favourites Arsenal as Pep Guardiola's side scored three second-half goals to beat visiting Brentford 3-0 on Saturday, Reuters reported.
Anything other than a win would have left City's hopes of reclaiming the crown hanging by a slender thread and it looked unlikely in a subdued first half.
But a superb strike into the top corner by Jeremy Doku and further goals by Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush earned City the win that cut Arsenal's lead to two points.
Liverpool failed to wrap up Champions League qualification as they drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea, while Bournemouth moved into sixth place with a 1-0 win at Fulham in which both sides ended with 10 men.
Brighton & Hove Albion also boosted their hopes of qualifying for Europe with a 3-0 win over bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Manchester United, who are already assured of a top-five finish, drew 0-0 at Sunderland, according to Reuters.
Light rain with thunder likely today
There is a possibility of light rain with thunder and lightning at a few places in the mountain and hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces, and at one or two places in the remaining provinces today.
According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Weather Forecasting Division, the weather today in mountain and hilly regions of the country will be generally cloudy, while the Tarai region will be partly cloudy.
Later tonight, the weather will be generally cloudy in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and partly cloudy in the rest of the provinces.
There is a possibility of moderate rain with thunder and lightning, and snowfall in a few places in the mountainous and hilly areas of Koshi Province and in one or two places in the hilly and mountainous areas of the rest of the provinces including the Tarai areas of Koshi Province. .
Cleanliness campaign in government offices from Monday
The National Cleanliness Week is to be launched in government offices from Monday.
The government has started a cleanliness week in all offices at the federal, provincial and local levels.
For this, guidelines for the operation of the cleanliness week have been issued, said Subarna Bajracharya, a branch officer of the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
The cleanliness week has been initiated to maintain a clean, healthy and organized environment in all government bodies and educational institutions and to develop hygiene-related practices.
The cleanliness week will be launched at Bir Hospital at 8:30 am on Monday in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Population, shared Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari, Joint Spokesperson of the Ministry.
He said that the cleanliness week will also be launched in all hospitals across the country at the same time.
Indicators specified in the guidelines for office cleanliness measurement, toilet and hygiene measurement, cleanliness of educational institutions and public places, canteen and kitchen cleanliness, waste management measurement, service recipient experience measurement, and institutional sustainability measurement are to be enforced.
HoR Human Rights Committee begins monitoring squatter holding centers
The Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives has begun observing the holding centers, where landless squatters from unorganized settlements are being housed.
The relocation of squatter settlements along the banks of rivers and tributaries in Kathmandu valley to safer places has been underway since April 25.
The committee members visited the holding centers at the Nepal Electricity Authority Training Center and the Agricultural Development Bank Training Center in Bhaktapur on Saturday and will gradually visit other areas as well, shared Committee Chair Samiksha Baskota.
She said that the committee shall hold discussion on the state of affairs of the holding centers, the service management and the areas of improvements in the coming days and present necessary suggestions and feedback to the concerned bodies.
In the previous meeting of the Committee, members expressed their views on treating the poor, disadvantaged and squatter communities with respect by adhering to the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution, the basic values of humanity, the principles of social justice and the basic standards of international human rights.
Meanwhile, the Committee will also study and facilitate the work of collecting integrated digital data of the landless being done by the government.
Floods obstruct Siddhicharan Highway in Udayapur
Floods triggered by rainfall obstructed the Siddhicharan Highway at Daldale, Katari Municipality-14, Udayapur.
The Highway in Daldale has been completely blocked for traffic since Saturday, shared Central Police Spokesperson and Deputy Inspector General of Police Abinarayan Kafle.
Meanwhile, in view of possible floods on the Khurkot-Nepalthok-Katunjebesi section of the BP Highway in Kavrepalanchok, traffic has been stopped from 5 pm to 5 am until further notice.
