India: Mohun Bagan SG extend lead
Mohun Bagan Super Giant won their third game on the trot, defeating 10-man East Bengal 1-0 to sit pretty at the top of the Indian Super League after 15 matches.

A Jamie McLaren strike in the second minute took them to 35 points, eight ahead of second-placed Bengaluru who lost 1-0 to Mohammedan SC.

This was Bengaluru’s second consecutive defeat after their 2-1 loss to Jamshedpur on January 4. 

Jamshedpur moved level with Bengaluru with a 3-0 win over Mumbai City on Sunday, thanks to goals from Mohammed Sanan (64th), Jordan Murray (86th) and Javi Hernandez (90+6). 

In other matches, Goa and Hyderabad drew 1-1 in a match that saw both sides finishing with 10 men while the NorthEast United-Punjab FC match ended with a similar scoreline. Chennaiyin and Odisha, meanwhile, played to a 2-2 stalemate.

Mohammedan extended their perfect start to the Bangladesh Football Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Rahmatganj to claim their seventh consecutive win.

Abahani Limited Dhaka took advantage of Rahmatganj’s loss to take over second place after their 4-0 defeat of Abahani Chittagong. 

Brothers Union’s 4-1 win over Dhaka Wanderers saw them take fourth spot while defending champions Bashundhara Kings rounded up the top five with a similar score against Fakirerpool.

Fortis and Bangladesh Police drew 1-1 to sit sixth and seventh respectively, with seven points apiece.