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Daniel Ballard became the second defender to be sent off for pulling the hair of Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Tolu Arokodare in the Premier League this season, as Sunderland squandered a lead in a 1-1 draw on May 2, Reuters reported. 

Everton's Michael Keane received a straight red for the same offence in January, and was a given three-match suspension for violent conduct.

Ballard was holding and pulling a handful of Arokodare's hair as they moved backwards to receive a high ball, until the Nigerian went down, grabbing his head. Referee Paul Tierney sent off Ballard after reviewing the incident on the pitchside monitor.

The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation has started land screening for the squatters. The process is assisted by the Soil-Archiving Management System (SAMS).

It aims to find out whether the people claiming to be landless actually have their own land somewhere else in the country.

Ministry Joint-Secretary and Spokesperson Ganesh Prasad Bhatta said the examination is based on various policies, rules and procedures and the government is committed to making it transparent and effective. 

Now, the Ministry is collecting the names of squatters in the Kathmandu Valley and it is in the process of identifying the genuine landless squatters. 

The identification would pave the way to sustainable management of landless squatters, it is said. 

A total of 110 land revenue, 21 land reform and revenue offices function under the Ministry. 

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 1, 000 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.  

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 295, 100 per tola today.   It was traded at Rs 296, 100 per tola on Friday.  

The price of silver, however, has increased by Rs 65 per tola and is being traded at Rs 5, 010 per tola.

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich scored through Michael Olise with the last kick of the game to snatch a 3-3 draw against bottom club Heidenheim in the league on Saturday, after battling back from two goals down, Reuters reported. 

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany rotated his side heavily after Tuesday's 5-4 loss to Paris St Germain in their Champions League semi-final first leg and ahead of next week's return match in Munich.

Treble-chasing Bayern, who have already secured the league title, quickly found themselves two goals down with Budu Zivzivadze and Eren Dinkci finding far too much space to beat keeper Jonas Urbig.

Arsenal threw down the gauntlet to Manchester City in the Premier League title race with a 3-0 home cruise against Fulham on Saturday (2 May) putting them six points clear ​at the top, Reuters reported. 

Viktor Gyokeres scored twice in the first half at The Emirates to put his side in control, with Bukayo Saka also on target as Arsenal ramped up the pressure on City.

It was the perfect day for Arsenal who will now be firmly back in control of their destiny if City fail to win the first of their two games in hand away at Everton on Monday (4 May).

West Ham United's survival hopes suffered a blow when they went down 3-0 at Brentford for whom the win raised the possibility ​of playing European football for the first time, according to Reuters. 

Barcelona moved to the brink of retaining the LaLiga title after Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres struck late in a 2-1 victory at Osasuna on Saturday, Reuters reported. 

With four games remaining, Barca top the table on 88 points, 14 clear of second-placed Real Madrid, who have a game in hand and visit Espanyol on Sunday. Should Madrid fail to win, Barcelona will be confirmed champions for the second successive season.

Barca broke through in the 81st minute when Marcus Rashford crossed from the right and Lewandowski rose to head in. Five minutes later Fermin Lopez slipped Torres clear and he finished low past Sergio Herrera.

Marta Kostyuk took an enormous step towards fulfilling her potential as the Ukrainian closed out an incredible week by winning the biggest title of her career at the Madrid Open, defeating Mirra Andreeva, of Russia, 6-3, 7-5, The Guardian reported. 

Although Kostyuk’s run through a WTA 1000 draw was unexpected, this did not come out of nowhere. Kostyuk won her second career WTA event in Rouen just before Madrid and has now put together an 11-match winning streak to rise to a career-high world ranking of 15.

This result has been a long time coming. Now 23, she broke through as a 15-year-old, reaching the third round of the Australian Open as a qualifier. She is one of the best athletes on the tour, blessed with a varied and well-rounded game.

Vehicular movement along various  major highways and road sections across the country have been obstructed due to landslides triggered by pre-monsoon rains for the past few days.

The Kanti Highway was obstructed after a landslide at Pangdur in Bagmati Rural Municipality-3, Lalitpur and the Mid-Hill Highway due to landslide at Bimire Bhanjyang in Madhya Nepal Municipality-10, Lamjung. 

Also disrupted are the Bhaluwang-Pyuthan road section at Khare Khola in Pyuthan Sarumarani Rural Municipality-4 and the Kanti Lokpath road section at Bhayangdanda in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-8, have been completely blocked, according to Central Police Spokesperson and Deputy Inspector General of Police Abinarayan Kafle.

Due to the landslide on April 29, the Araniko Highway in Kodari, Bhotekoshi-2, Sindhupalchowk has been completely blocked and has not been operational yet.

The Mid-Hill Highway in Bokhim, Bhojpur Municipality-5, which was blocked due to floods on April 25, and the Beni-Jomsom road section in Jalathale, Annapurna Rural Municipality-3, Myagdi, are operational for one-way traffic only, according to the police.

Since the risk of floods and landslides is higher during the rainy season, police have urged people to travel safely and cautiously, especially along the blocked and one-way operational highways.