Bayern beat Union Berlin 3-2 in German Cup thanks to two own goals

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich benefitted from two own goals by hosts Union Berlin and survived intense second half pressure before earning a 3-2 victory on Wednesday to reach the German Cup quarter-finals, Reuters reported. 

With all five goals coming from set pieces, the Bavarians exacted revenge for their 2-2 draw at Union in the Bundesliga in November that ended their 16-game winning start to the season across all competitions.

"I was satisfied with our first half and we did a lot of things right. But the second half was a fight," said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany, according to Reuters. 

Chelsea lose ground at the top with 3-1 loss at Leeds

Chelsea's Premier League title hopes suffered a major setback with a humbling 3-1 defeat at Leeds United on Wednesday, which lifted the hosts out of the relegation zone, Reuters reported. 

Leeds came into the game on the back of four consecutive defeats while Chelsea were on a run of three wins in four unbeaten league games but the tables were turned at Elland Road to ease the pressure on home manager Daniel Farke.

"We were so desperate to bring this club back to the top level, and Elland Road was tonight back to its best," Farke told the BBC.

Sevilla stadium partially closed after fans throw objects in derby

Sevilla's Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium will be partially closed for the next three games after fans threw objects onto the pitch during their 2-0 loss to Real Betis in Sunday's LaLiga derby, Spain's football federation said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. 

The disciplinary committee also imposed a 45,000 euro ($52,461) fine on the club following the incident, which delayed the match for 15 minutes when objects were hurled from behind the Fondo Norte goal.

Referee Jose Munuera halted the game and eventually led players off the pitch after the crowd failed to comply, according to Reuters. 

Slot searches for positives as Liverpool drop points again

While Liverpool managed to salvage a point against Sunderland despite their lethargic performance in a 1-1 Premier League draw on Wednesday, the match felt like a setback after the champions' encouraging 2-0 victory over West Ham United last weekend, Reuters reported. 

Florian Wirtz's deflected shot in the 81st minute spared Liverpool's blushes of what would have been a dreadful 10th defeat in their last 14 games across all competitions in a season of one step forward, several steps back for Arne Slot's side.

"Far too many times this season we don't concede a lot of chances but the ones that we do go in," a stony-faced Slot told the BBC. "We weren't lucky enough to get the win over the line, but in recent weeks we would have lost this game so that is a positive."

Arsenal go five points clear, Villa roar back at Brighton to go third

Arsenal re-established their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 home win against Brentford on Wednesday and for the second evening running the goals flowed as Aston Villa won 4-3 in a thriller at Brighton and Hove Albion, Reuters reported. 

Mikel Merino's 11th-minute header gave Arsenal the lead but they needed a stoppage-time goal by substitute Bukayo Saka to make the points safe on a night of hard graft in which they stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to 18.

Manchester City had cut the advantage to two points on Tuesday with a wild and wacky 5-4 victory at Fulham but Arsenal responded in calm fashion to move to 33 points from 14 games, according to Reuters. 

Teenager dies after falling off hotel roof in Chitwan

An 18-year-old student died after falling from the roof of the Park Site Hotel in Ratnanagar Municipality-6, Chitwan on Wednesday. 

In the incident that reportedly took place last night, Sneha Pakhrin, a resident of Kamalamai Municipality-6 in Sindhuli, sustained serious injuries and died during the course of treatment at the local Bakuhar Hospital.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Rabindra Khanal of the District Police Office, Pakhrin had come to Chitwan on an educational tour from Sindhuli Gurukul College.

Further investigation into the incident is underway.

 

Weather to remain mainly fair today

The weather is expected to remain partly cloudy in Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces and mainly fair in the rest of the country.

Later tonight, the weather will remain mainly fair across the country.

Meteorological Analysis by the Meteorological Forecasting Division states that at present there is no significant weather system affecting the country.

 

 

Seven polling stations added in Bajura

Seven polling stations have been added in Bajura for the House of Representatives election to be held on March 5. This takes the total number of polling centers to 77 and polling stations to 112.

Polling stations have been added in Budhinanda Municipality, Himali, Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality in Province Assembly ‘ka’ and Triveni Municipality in Province Assembly Constituency ‘ka’.

According to Bhim Bahadur Shahi, Election Officer of the District Election Office, Bhagwati Basic School Rudhi, Mandali Secondary School Kholikot and Ward No. 3 Jukot in Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality-1 have been divided and a new polling station has been established in Shambhushunanda Secondary School Juku.

Similarly, Madanashrit Basic School Baddala in Budhinanda Municipality-3, Sunanda Basic School Bam in Himali Rural Municipality-1, Kulamastajan Basic School Kyuri in Ward No. 5, and Kholikot Basic School in Ward No. 6 have been designated as new polling stations.

The number of voters in Bajura with four rural municipalities and five municipalities has reached 86,557, with 1,516 new voters.