Al Duhail SC maintained a one-point lead in the race for the Qatar Stars League title with a 2-0 win over Al Gharafa SC.

Almoez Ali opened the scoring in the 15th minute with Ismail Mohamad confirming the points with his 87th minute strike.

The win moved Al Duhail to 44 points, with defending champions Al Sadd SC keeping pace with a 3-0 win against Al Wakrah SC.

Akram Afif netted a brace, with his second coming from the penalty spot in the 86th minute, as he took his season's tally to 15 goals. Youcef Atal added the third deep into stoppage time.

Defeat for Al Gharafa left them third on 37 with just three rounds of matches remaining.

Shabab Al Ahli kept a firm grip on the UAE Pro League title race after playing to a goalless draw with second-placed Sharjah FC on Friday.

Having been eliminated from the AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 by their rivals, the draw meant Shabab Al Ahli moved up to 48 points from 18 matches.

Al Wahda edged Al Ittijhad Kalba 1-0 to tighten their grip on third place, although they trail Shabab Al Ahli by 13 points.

Al Jazira lost ground on Al Wahda after suffering a 1-0 reverse against Khor Fakkan.

Al Khaldiya squandered a chance to go top of the Bahraini Premier League after settling for a 1-1 draw Al Ahli Manama on Saturday.

Victory would have taken Al Khaldiya a point ahead of Al Muharraq, who were not in action.

Muharraq are on 29 points with Al Khaldiya one adrift, while Sitra defeated Al Riffa 3-1 to move within a point of their defeated opponents, who sit third on 20 points.

Al Hussein had to be satisfied with just a point after settling for a 1-1 draw with Al Salt in the Jordanian Pro League on Friday.

The result reduced the defending champions' lead to six points, as they moved up to 41.

Al Wehdat SC capitalised with a 2-0 victory against Al Ahli while Al Ramtha - who beat Moghayer Al Sarhan 3-0 - are third on 30 points.

Kuwait SC opened a two-point lead after a 3-1 defeat of Al Tadhamon on Saturday.

The victory took the defending champions to 47 points as they capitalised on Al Arabi dropping points following a 1-1 draw with Al Salmiya.

Al Qadsia stayed third with a 2-0 win against Al Fahaleel but trail Kuwait SC by 12 points.

Al Ansar stretched their unbeaten run to 11 matches with a 2-0 defeat of Shabab Al Ghazieh.

The win kept them two points ahead of Safa, who stayed in the hunt after an impressive 5-0 defeat of Al Nabi Sheet.

Al Ahed are a point adrift of Safa in third place after stunningly defeating Shabab Al Sahel 8-1 while defending champions Nejmeh lost more ground after a 1-0 loss against Bourj.

Al Zawraa moved into pole position in the Iraq Stars League with a 2-1 win over Talaba.

The victory moved Al Zawraa to 52 points, two ahead of Al Shorta, who impressed in a 4-0 defeat of Air Force SC on Sunday.

Zakho FC relinquished top spot after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Duhok as they dropped to third on 49 points.

Defeat for Air Force SC left them in fourth with 41 points.