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Atlanta United turned back the clock by hiring Gerardo 'Tata' Martino as their new head coach on Thursday for a second stint, hoping the Argentine can work the same magic in Major League Soccer that delivered their 2018 MLS Cup triumph, Reuters reported.

The 62-year-old has signed a two-year contract through 2027, returning to the club where he made his mark as the expansion team's first coach in 2017.

The reunion comes after Atlanta parted ways with Ronny Deila, who managed the club for one forgettable season that saw them finish 14th in the Eastern Conference with 28 points and miss the playoffs entirely in 2025, according to Reuters.

Aston Villa had little trouble securing a 2-0 home win against Maccabi Tel-Aviv thanks to goals from Ian Maatsen and Donyell Malen, while Nottingham Forest were held to a 0-0 draw at Sturm Graz, where Morgan Gibbs-White saw a first-half penalty saved, Reuters reported.

Maatsen gave Villa the lead in first-half stoppage time, steering the ball in from a tight angle. Malen then sealed the result from the penalty spot a minute before the hour mark after Elad Madmon had fouled Ezri Konsa.

Many pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters gathered outside Villa Park before the match. Local police made six arrests, according to Reuters.

Clashes between Manchester City and Liverpool have often been regarded as key battles in Premier League title races in recent seasons but Sunday's encounter may merely point to which of the two clubs is best equipped to try to chase Arsenal, Reuters reported.

By the time the weekend's big game kicks off at the Etihad Stadium (1630 GMT) Arsenal, who visit surprise package Sunderland on Saturday, could be 10 points clear of champions Liverpool and nine ahead of Pep Guardiola's City.

That likely scenario would increase the pressure on City and Liverpool, who head into the last round of fixtures before another international stoppage second and third respectively, according to Reuters. 

Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi and teammate Rodrigo De Paul, whose club is in the first round of the MLS playoffs, have been selected for their home country Argentina's friendly match against Angola next week, Reuters reported.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni named the forward and midfielder to the 24-player roster for the Nov. 14 friendly.

Inter Miami and Nashville FC split the first two matches of their MLS Cup playoff series, with the decisive Game 3 on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Should Inter Miami advance, the Eastern Conference semifinals would not begin until Nov. 22 or 23, according to Reuters.

The Triveni Synthetic Yarn Industries based in the Bara-Parsa industrial corridor has paid the first installment of the electricity dues under the dedicated and trunk lines.

The industry paid the first installment to the Nepal Electricity Authority on Thursday. Subsequently, the power supply to the industry which was disconnected on October 21 has been resumed from the same day, said Manoj Silwal, Executive Director of the NEA.

Tribeni Synthetic is entitled to pay at least Rs 43.983 million in power tariff dues to the state-owned Nepal. As per the latest agreement, the Industry will pay all its dues divided into 28 installments. 

As the first installment, the industry has paid Rs 1.571 million.

Exports have increased from Birgunj customs point in the current fiscal year. The increase has been reported in the first three months of the current FY compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.

According to Chief Customs Administrator Bishnu Prasad Gyawali, goods worth Rs 26.59 billion have been exported in the first three months of the current fiscal year. Goods worth Rs 8.84 billion had been exported in the same period last fiscal year.

In the three months of the current fiscal year, 67.13 billion liters of refined soybean oil worth Rs 13.98 billion have been exported.

Similarly, 21.148 billion liters of juice worth Rs 2.7 billion have been exported in the three months of the current fiscal year. In addition, 36.848 billion liters of refined sunflower oil worth Rs 1.7 billion and 24.95 billion pieces of garments worth Rs 970 million and synthetic yarn worth Rs 660 million have been exported.

The government has made it clear that Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will also benefit from the cross-border transmission line to be built between Nepal and India.

An agreement has already been signed between Nepal and India to jointly construct two additional 400 KV cross-border transmission lines—Inaruwa-Poornia and Dododhara-Bareilly.

For this, a joint venture company is to be established between Nepal Electricity Authority and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. 

According to the agreement, NEA's share in the joint venture company will be 51 percent in the section to be built in Nepal, shared Sandeep Kumar Dev, Joint-Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.

Similarly, the NEA will have a 49 percent stake in the transmission line to be built in the Indian section.

The ministry has said that the construction of trans-country transmission lines has been given priority to ensure a market for the electricity generated from the power projects for which power purchase agreements have been concluded.

Partly cloudy conditions are expected in the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces, while the weather will remain mainly fair in the rest of the country. 

According to the Weather Forecasting Division, there is a possibility of light rain or snowfall at one or two places in the mountainous regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces.

The meteorological analysis by the Division shows that there is currently no significant effect of the weather system across the country.