Man City stunned by tiny Bodø/Glimt in huge Champions League upset

Manchester City lost 3-1 at tiny Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt in one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history on Tuesday, while defending champion Paris Saint-Germain also was on the end of an unexpected defeat at Sporting Lisbon, Associated Press reported. 

Vinícius Júnior turned jeers from his own fansto cheers by scoring for Real Madrid in a 6-1 win over Monaco and Arsenal became the first team to secure direct qualification for the round of 16 after a 3-1 victory at Inter Milan, maintaining its 100% record in the league stage after seven rounds.

Pep Guardiola’s squad of City superstars was humbled inside an 8,000-capacity stadium in Bodø, a Norwegian fishing town north of the Arctic Circle whose soccer team is playing in the Champions League for the first time this season, according to Associated Press. 

Arsenal in seventh heaven with 3-1 win at Inter

Arsenal made it seven wins from seven in the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Inter Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday, where Gabriel Jesus scored a first-half double and Viktor Gyokeres netted late on, Reuters reported. 

The win guarantees Arsenal a top-two finish in the league phase which means home advantage in the second leg all the way through to the semi-finals. They sit top of the standings on 21 points, six ahead of Bayern Munich who host Union Saint-Gilloise on Wednesday.

"I'm very proud of the team," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told Amazon Prime, according to Reuters. 

Tottenham beat 10-man Dortmund to close in on last-16 spot

Tottenham Hotspur shrugged off their domestic gloom with a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund that took the heat off head coach Thomas Frank and put them within touching distance of the Champions League knockout stages on Tuesday, Reuters reported ​​​​​​. 

First-half goals by captain Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke gave Tottenham control against a desperately disappointing Dortmund side who played three-quarters of the match with 10 men after Daniel Svensson's red card.

Tottenham have won twice in 11 Premier League matches at home this season -- a run that has left Frank fighting for his job. But in the Champions League they have been impeccable in north London, winning four out of four without conceding, according to Reuters. 

Mbappe and Vinicius shine as Real Madrid thrash Monaco 6-1

Kylian Mbappe struck twice and Vinicius Jr scored a spectacular solo goal and provided two assists as Real Madrid cruised to a 6-1 victory over Monaco at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday in the Champions League, Reuters reported. 

The comprehensive victory lifted Real to second place in the standings with 15 points, level with third-placed Bayern Munich and trailing leaders Arsenal by six, as they moved closer to securing a top-eight finish and direct qualification for the round of 16.

Monaco are 20th on nine points, giving them a chance of reaching the knockout-phase playoffs, according to Reuters. 

SAFF U-19 football team announced

The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced a 23-member team playing the SAFF U-19 women championship. 

The tournament is being held in Pokhara from January 31 to February 7. 

Alija BK, Anita Ranamagar, Ashika Karki, Maya Maske, Minmaya Shrestha, Barsha Kunwar, Barsha Oli, Bhumika Budhathoki, Gyansu Dolmo Lho, Jharna Dumrakoti, Juna Tamang, Kutisha Tamang, Nirmala Acharya and Prajita Rai are the members of the team. 

Others in the team include Purnima Tadi, Sara Limbu, Sabnam Rai, Saloni Kumari Chaudhari, Sangita Kumari Malla, Senu Pariyar, Srijana Baduwal, Sushila KC and Yam Kumari BK. 

Four countries- Nepal, India, Bangladesh and Bhutan- are competing in the championship, according to ANFA.

 

 

 

 

Partial westerly winds influence weather across the country

The country is currently witnessing a partial effect of westerly wind. 

The Weather Forecasting Division has predicted foggy weather in some places of the Tarai belt later today. 

It will be partly cloudy in the upper hill and mountainous regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces. 

The Tarai region is forecasted to have a thick fog during morning and evening.

Owing to thick fog and haze, visibility in air flight will be affected, warranting alertness, according to the weather service.

HoR elections: 43 days to go for voting

The filing of candidacies under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) of the House of Representatives elections was conducted successfully across the country on Tuesday.

As per election schedule, complaints, if any, can be lodged against the candidates fighting the direct elections today. 

The Election Commission would make public the final list of candidates under the direct election (FPTP) after investigating the complaints the next day.

 

Thousands protest against Trump immigration policies

Thousands of U.S. workers and students marched through cities and university campuses on Tuesday in opposition to the immigration policies of President Donald Trump, Reuters reported. 

On the first anniversary of Trump's second term, protests sprang up across the country against his aggressive immigration crackdown that prompted outrage after federal agents dragged a U.S. citizen from her car and shot dead 37-year-old mother Renee Good in Minneapolis in past weeks.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Washington and smaller cities like Asheville, North Carolina, where demonstrators marched through the downtown shouting "No ICE, no KKK, no fascist USA," according to online videos, according to Reuters.