Al-Hilal down Al-Gharafa to stay perfect in Asian Champions League

Al-Hilal secured a 2-1 win over Qatar's Al-Gharafa in Doha on Monday as the Saudi Pro League side continued their perfect start to the western league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite, Reuters reported.

A ninth-minute header from Salem Al-Dawsari sent Simone Inzaghi's side on their way to victory, the Al-Hilal captain nodding in Joao Cancelo's clipped centre from the right byline.

Kaio Cesar doubled the visitors' lead in the 66th minute when he beat Khalifa Ababacar from distance while Ayoub Al-Ouwi's 97th minute strike was not enough to stop Al-Hilal notching up a fourth victory in a row, according to Reuters.

Inter edge Verona with Zielinski brilliance and late own goal

Lucky Inter Milan claimed a 2-1 victory at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Sunday, with a brilliant Piotr Zielinski strike and a last-gasp own goal from Martin Frese sealing the win, Reuters reported.

The win put Inter in third place with 21 points, one point behind leaders Napoli.

Inter took just 16 minutes to display their quality as Hakan Calhanoglu’s corner found an unmarked Zielinski on the edge of the box. The Polish midfielder curled a superb right-footed strike into the top left corner to open the scoring, according to Reuters.

Verona struck back five minutes before the break when Giovane was released down the right wing, holding off the Inter defence before firing a sharp, angled shot to level the score.

Man United edge Brighton 3-2 to keep WSL title challenge on course

Manchester United had to weather a late onslaught to emerge with a vital 3-2 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in the Women's Super League on Sunday, securing a fifth win of the season to keep them in touch with the top two, Reuters reported.

Chelsea remain top of the standings on 19 points from seven games after their 2-0 victory over London City Lionesses on Saturday, with Manchester City a point behind them in second following a 1-0 win over West Ham United, and Manchester United one point further back in third.

With the top two in imperious form, Manchester United had no room for slip-ups when they travelled to the south coast to face Brighton, and Norway international Elisabeth Terland put them 1-0 up just before the break, according to Reuters.

 

Spirited West Ham grab 3-1 long-awaited home win over Newcastle

West Ham United bounced back from conceding an early goal to beat Newcastle United 3-1 on Sunday to claim their first home victory in the Premier League since beating Leicester City back in February, Reuters reported.

Newcastle took the lead in the fourth minute, Jacob Murphy scoring to finish off a counter-attack after West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen hit the woodwork at the other end, but that was as good as it got for the listless Magpies.

Strikes from Lucas Paqueta, Tomas Soucek either side of an own goal by Sven Botman secured West Ham a 3-1 win and finally gave the club's long-suffering fans at the London Stadium something to cheer about with a display full of verve and creativity, according to Reuters.