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Brentford striker Igor Thiago celebrated his maiden call-up by Brazil with a 19th Premier League goal of the season but had to settle for a home draw as bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers rallied from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw on Monday, Reuters reported. 

Brentford stay in seventh place with 45 points from their 30 games as they missed the chance to significantly close the gap on the Champions League qualification places above them. Wolves have 17 points from 31 games and are 12 points below the safety zone.

Michael Kayode gave Brentford the lead before Thiago, who was named in Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil squad on Monday, doubled their advantage in the first half, at which stage the home side were cruising to what looked a comfortable win, according to Reuters. 

Chelsea captain Reece James will miss Tuesday's Champions League last-16 second-leg clash against Paris St Germain after sustaining a hamstring injury, manager Liam Rosenior said on Monday, adding that the problem could be serious for the right back, Reuters reported. 

James, who last week signed a six-year contract extension tying him to his boyhood club until 2032, picked up the issue during Chelsea's 1-0 Premier League home defeat by Newcastle United on Saturday.

The 26-year-old England international did not take part in training ahead of the Stamford Bridge game, with Chelsea needing to overturn a 5-2 first-leg deficit against the reigning European champions, according to Reuters. 

Neymar was left out of the latest Brazil squad named by coach Carlo Ancelotti on Monday for this month's ​friendlies, as the five-time world champions continue their preparations for the 2026 World Cup, Reuters reported ​​​​​​. 

Brazil are set to play France on March 26 in Boston and Croatia on March 31 in Orlando ahead of the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Neymar's absence comes after ​the 34-year-old missed a recent game for Santos FC due to muscle ​fatigue, a match which Ancelotti had planned to assess him in person during a scouting ⁠trip ahead of the squad announcement, according to Reuters. 

New Zealand are continuing to prepare for a World Cup opener against Iran but will be ready to adjust if the Middle ​East nation does not take part, coach Darren Bazeley said, Reuters reported. 

Iran's first match is against New Zealand on June 15 in Los Angeles. The Iranians are also grouped with Belgium and Egypt at the tournament, which is ​being co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Iran's sports minister said ​last week it was impossiblefor the team to participate after ⁠the U.S. launched airstrikes alongside Israel against Tehran and killed Supreme ​Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Reuters. 

Iran's football federation is in discussions with FIFA about moving their World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico due ​to concerns about the safety of their players, Iranian football president Mehdi Taj said on Monday, Reuters reported. 

U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that Iran were welcome to participate but suggested it might not be appropriate for them to play in the ​U.S. “for their own life and safety”.

"When Trump has explicitly stated that ​he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, ⁠we will certainly not travel to America," said Taj in a post ​on the Iranian embassy in Mexico's X account, according to Reuters. 

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is running an orientation program for its newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs). 

The two-day residential program is beginning today in Lalitpur, the party stated.

RSP Spokesperson Manish Jha shared that parliamentary practices, policymaking, parliamentary businesses and the responsibilities of people's representatives, party policies to be applied and other related matters would be shared to the MPs.

Earlier on Monday, the party's General Secretary Kabindra Burlakoti issued a six-point directive to the party lawmakers, asking them to attend the orientation program.  

The RSP won 182 seats under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) and proportional representation (PR) system in the House of Representatives (HoR) elections conducted on March 5.

As many as 10,000 fingerlings of different species have been released in the Rupa lake.

The Rupatal Fishery Cooperative on its silvery jubilee ceremony released the fingerlings to promote income generation of the lake.

Chairman of the cooperative, Ram Bahadur Thapa, shared that the fingerlings were released to conserve natural heritages and ensure sustainable income of the cooperative.

Chief of Begnas Fishery Research Station Dr Mohammad Ikwal Hussein said that the fishery was advanced in Rupa lake simultaneously without damaging the beauty of the lake and linking the local cooperative members for income generation. 

He said that the lake should be handed over to the future generation without disfiguring its beauty since lakes are crucial for human civilization and aquatic creatures.

The weather is generally cloudy in the Himalayan and hilly regions of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, Sudurpaschim, Koshi and Bagmati Provinces, while the other parts of the country are partly cloudy, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology stated. 

The Weather Forecasting Division of the Department mentioned that light rain coupled with snowfall is occurring in few Himalayan and hilly areas of Koshi, Gandaki, Lumbini and Karnali Provinces. 

The weather will be generally cloudy over the Himalayan region of the country, while the hilly and Tarai regions will be partly cloudy this afternoon. 

There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall with thunder and lightning at a few places in the Himalayan regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and at one or two places in the remaining Himalayan regions. There is also a possibility of light rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places in the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces. 

As per its meteorological analysis, the Division shared that Nepal is under the influence of a westerly low-pressure system at present.