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Atletico Madrid have agreed a deal with Atalanta to sign Nigeria international Ademola Lookman, the LaLiga club confirmed on Sunday, Reuters reported ​​​​​. 

"The Nigerian international is already in Madrid to undergo the relevant medical examination and finalise his new contract," Atletico said in a statement on their website.

Atletico gave no details about the transfer fee or the length of contract. Spanish media reported that Atletico would pay 35 million euros ($41 million) for the forward, according to Reuters. 

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham is set to miss around a month of action after suffering a hamstring injury during their 2-1 LaLiga victory over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, the club confirmed, Reuters reported. 

The 22-year-old England midfielder was forced off after nine minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Bellingham pulled up awkwardly while chasing a long ball and immediately clutched the back of his left thigh. Despite walking off the pitch, he was visibly upset, leaving the field in tears, according to Reuters. 

Ten-man Paris Saint-Germain scored a late winner to claim a 2-1 victory at Racing Strasbourg on Sunday and return to the summit of Ligue 1, Reuters reported. 

Nuno Mendes secured three vital points in the 81st minute, six minutes after the champions had been reduced to 10 men with the dismissal of right back Achraf Hakimi.

Senny Mayulu had put PSG ahead in the 22nd minute, one minute after Strasbourg’s Joaquin Panichelli saw his penalty saved by Matvey Safonov, according to Reuters. 

Manchester City and Aston Villa both slipped up in their pursuit of Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday with City drawing 2-2 at Tottenham Hotspur and Villa slumping to defeat at home to 10-man Brentford, Reuters reported. 

After a wobble of their own, Arsenal returned to form with a 4-0 hammering of Leeds United on Saturday opening a seven-point gap and throwing down the gauntlet to their title rivals.

Villa went down 1-0 to Brentford before City kicked off at a Tottenham Hotspur side who have been woeful at home, according to Reuters. 

The Election Commission (EC) has stated that printing of three  million ballot papers for the first past the post (FPTP) electoral system was completed so far for the House of Representatives (HoR) elections scheduled for March 5.

According to the EC, the ballot papers for the FPTP system for 25 districts were printed. 

Likewise, the EC stated that nearly 1.1 million sample ballot papers are being printed for the voters' education purpose.  

The Election Commission stated that the ballot papers have been printed at Janak Education Materials Limited, Bhaktapur. 

Printing of ballot papers for the proportional representation (PR) system has already been completed, the EC said.

EC Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai shared that a total of 28,030,000 ballot papers for the PR system were printed.

President Ram Chandra Paudel left for an official visit to Japan on Monday. . 

Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Sushila Karki, ministers, chiefs of the security bodies, high level government officials and Japanese Ambassador to Nepal saw off President Paudel at the VVIP Lounge of Tribhuvan International Airport.

The President is accompanied by his spouse Sabita Paudel, high level government officials and the officials at the President's office. He is scheduled to return home on February 4.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed that the Head of the State was visiting Japan by leading a Nepali delegation at the invitation of the Japanese government on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Nepal-Japan diplomatic relations. During the visit, he will attend the anniversary function to be organized by the Japanese government. 

The President is also scheduled to pay a courtesy call on the Japanese Emperor.

Pakistan will take part in this month's men's T20 World Cup - but will not play their scheduled match against tournament co-hosts India, BBC reported. 

The country had been considering boycotting the competition after Bangladesh withdrew citing safety fears over travelling to India.

Political tensions have meant Pakistan and India have not faced each other outside men's major tournaments since 2013, while India have not played in Pakistan since 2008, according to BBC. 

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that any attack on his country would spark a regional conflict, as the US continues to build up its forces nearby, BBC reported. 

"The Americans should know that if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war," Khamenei was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Donald Trump earlier said Iran was in "serious discussions" and he hoped they would lead to something "acceptable", while Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CNN he was "confident that we can achieve a deal" on Tehran's nuclear programme, according to BBC.