Al Ain FC maintained their grip on the UAE Pro League top spot with a 2-0 win against Al Ittihad Kalba.

 

Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba struck in the 26th and 48th minutes as Al Ain moved up to 23 points from nine matches.

 

They sit five clear of Al Wahda and six of Shabab Al Ahli, who were both not in action.

Al Jazira moved level on 17 points with Shabab Al Ahli following a 4-2 defeat of Al Dhafra on Sunday.

 

In other matches, Ajman defeated Dibba 2-0 and Khor Fakkan beat Baniyas 3-0.

Khalidiya edged Al Hidd 2-1 to take top spot in the Bahraini Premier League.

 

The victory took them to 18 points, one ahead of defending champions Al Muharraq, who beat Budaiya 1-0.

Al Riffa beat Al Ahli 2-0 to sit third in the standings on 15 points, level with Malkiya who squandered the chance to join Khalidiya at the top following a 1-0 defeat to Al Najma on Sunday.

Kuwait SC's lead was reduced to three points after the defending champions were held 1-1 by Al Salmiya.

 

The draw moved Kuwait SC to 20 points, with Al Arabi capitalising with a 2-1 win over Al Qadisiya.

Kazma sit third on 14 points following their 1-0 win against Al Nasr, with Al Qadisiya level with them following their defeat to Al Arabi.

Nejmeh SC stayed top of the Lebanese Premier League with an impressive 4-1 win against Racing Beirut.

 

The victory took them to 23 points after 10 matches.

Defending champions Al Ansar defeated Al Mabarrah 2-0 on Sunday to sit one point behind in second place.

 

Al Ahed dropped to third following a 2-1 defeat to Al Sahel.

There were no slip-ups as Al Seeb and Al Nahda maintained their fine start to the season with victories in Oman.

 

Al Seeb, who lead the standings on goal difference, cruised to a 3-0 win against Sur to move to 19 points.

Al Nahda stayed level with a 2-1 victory against Sohar.

 

Al Nasr sit in third with 16 points following a 2-1 defeat of Oman Club.

Tishreen were the biggest winners as the Syrian Premier League kicked off.

 

Tishreen defeated Al Jaish 4-0 with defending champions Al Ittihad Ahli also victorious, edging Khan Shaykhun 2-1.

Al Wahda defeated Al Karamah 2-0, Taliya proved too strong in a 3-0 win against Foutoua, Jableh beat Al Shouleh 2-0 while Homs Al Fidaa edged Majd 1-0.

 

Omaya and Al Hurriya played to a goalless draw while Al Shorta and Hutten shared the points following a thrilling 3-3 stalemate.