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AC Milan squandered a golden opportunity to close the gap at the ​top of Serie A as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Lazio on Sunday after Gustav Isaksen struck in the first half, leaving the visitors eight points adrift of league leaders Inter Milan, Reuters reported. 

Milan had the chance to close in on their city rivals after Inter were held to a 1-1 home draw by Atalanta on Saturday but failed to ​capitalise in a match that saw them struggle to assert control. The defeat was Milan's first away loss ​in the league this season.

The hosts pushed forward and Daniel Maldini set up Kenneth Taylor, ⁠whose powerful effort struck the crossbar in the 25th minute, according to Reuters. 

The "Finalissima," a match between reigning European champion Spain and South American champion Argentina scheduled for March 27 in Qatar, has been canceled due to continued conflicts in the Middle ​East, UEFA announced on Sunday, Reuters reported. 

Additionally, contrary to speculation otherwise, ESPN reported Sunday night that Argentinian and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi had no role in the cancellation, instead citing sources that the star viewed the match as a chance for another title and one last key warmup ​before the World Cup.

Spain, the UEFA EURO champion in 2024, and 2024 CONMEBOL Copa ​America winner Argentina were looking to repeat the pre-World Cup match in ⁠2022 that pitted reigning European champ Italy against the 2021 Copa America winner Argentina. ​The match also could have been the first time 18-year-old Spanish sensation Lamine Yamal and the ​38-year-old Messi met on the pitch, according to Reuters. 

Jannik Sinner claimed his maiden Indian Wells title on Sunday, defeating Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6) 7-6(4) in a polished display of hard-court excellence under the California ​desert sun, Reuters reported. 

The Italian was imperious throughout, finishing with 28 winners, 10 aces and a ‌perfect eight out of eight net points.

He is now only the third player in history to win all six ATP Masters 1000 hard-court titles, joining Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, according to Reuters ​​​​​​. 

A total of 6,791 tourists from third countries entered Nepal in the past eight months through the eastern border in Kakadbhitta, Jhapa.

Chief of the Immigration Office in Kakadbhitta, Tulsi Bhattarai, shared that tourists from the USA, the UK, Bhutan and other countries arrived in Nepal in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. 

The number of tourists visiting Nepal from this border point has decreased this year compared to the last fiscal year. 

Altogether, 8,723 tourists from the third countries had entered Nepal through Kakadbhitta point.

The Immigration Office shared that 6,552 tourists from third countries left Nepal from the eastern border point by completing immigration processes.  

Likewise, more than 3,000 Nepalis, who were in foreign countries for study and other purposes, arrived home through the Kakadbhitta point from different countries during the review period. 

The weather will be generally cloudy over the hilly and mountainous regions in the country and partly cloudy in the remaining parts of the country today.

According to the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, there is a possibility of moderate rain and snowfall with thunder and lightning at some places in the mountainous region of Koshi, Bagmati, Lumbini, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces. 

There is also a possibility of moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places in the hilly regions of Koshi, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim Provinces 

, at a few places in the hilly regions of the remaining provinces, and at one or two places in the Tarai region.

The meteorological analysis by the Division stated that there is a partial influence of the westerly low-pressure system in the country.

Iran has arrested 500 people accused of sharing information with enemies, the Islamic Republic's police chief said on Sunday, as ​Israeli and U.S. fighter jets continue to strike new targets ‌in the country, Reuters reported. 

Half of those cases had involved serious incidents "including people who provided information for hitting targets and individuals who took footage of strike locations and sent them," ​Ahmadreza Radan said, without going into detail on when the arrests ​took place.

Earlier, Iranian media reported dozens of arrests in several regions ⁠on Sunday, according to Reuters. 

Iran's relations with Gulf states will require a "serious review" in light of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, limiting ‌the power of external actors so the region can become prosperous, Tehran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia told Reuters on Sunday, Reuters reported. 

Asked if he was concerned that relations would be harmed by the war, Ambassador Alireza Enayati said: "It's a valid question, and the answer may be simple. We are neighbors and we cannot do without each other; we will ​need a serious review."

"What the region has witnessed over the past five decades is the result of an exclusionary approach [within the region] ​and an excessive reliance on external powers," he said in a written response to questions, calling for deeper ties ⁠between the Gulf Cooperation Council's six members, along with Iraq and Iran, according to Reuters. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European allies of seeking to "blackmail" Kyiv into reopening a pipeline transporting Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, BBC reported. 

He said restoring the flow of Russian crude oil through Ukraine into the European Union (EU) would be like lifting economic sanctions on Moscow.

Ukraine says the Soviet-era Druzhba oil pipeline was damaged by Russian air strikes in January and has yet to be repaired, according to BBC.