Strikes from Ollie Watkins (12th) and Ruben Neves (90+1) steered Al Hilal to a 2-0 win against Al Fateh on Saturday as they regained the Saudi Pro League lead.

Having dropped to second following Al Qadsiah Club's win earlier in the week, Al Hilal turned on the power to move to 30 points - two ahead of the former and defending champions Al Nassr Club.

Al Qadsiah, who have played a match more, produced an impressive performance to defeat Al Riyadh 6-0.

Cristiano Ronaldo netted a second-half hat-tick as Al Nassr came from behind twice to beat Al Kholood 5-3.

Al Ittihad Club lost ground on the top three following a 1-1 draw with Abha, trailing Al Hilal by six points.

Giovani (11th), Mohamed Camara (62nd), Akram Afif (68th) and Roberto Firmino (81st) found the back of the net as Al Sadd SC cruised to a 4-1 win against Al Shamal.

The win took the defending champions to 18 points, level with former leaders Al Rayyan SC and Al Duhail SC.

Al Rayyan dropped to second on goal difference after a goalless draw with Al Arabi. Al Duhail scored two late goals in a 3-1 win against Al Wakrah.

Al Riffa had to settle for a 2-2 stalemate with Al Najma, allowing Al Khaldiya to draw level with them at the top of the Bahraini Premier League.

Al Khalidya defeated Manama 2-0, with the win taking them to 15 points, with Al Riffa leading the standings on goal difference.

Al Ittifaq Maqaba beat Malkiya 3-0 to stay a point behind the two pacesetters.

Forward Marwan Hamdi scored in the first minute of second half added time as Al Karma edged Duhok to stay top of the Iraq Stars League.

The win moved Al Karma to 27 points, with Al Naft - who edged Al Kahraba 1-0 - just two behind.

Newroz lost ground following a 1-1 draw with Al Shorta, with the result leaving them four behind Al Karma.

Al Faisaly were beaten 1-0 by defending champions Al Hussein SC as they suffered a setback in their bid for the Jordanian Pro League title.

The defeat reduced Al Faisaly's advantage to two points, with Al Ramtha taking advantage of their slip-up with a 2-1 defeat of Al Baqa'a.

Victory took Al Baqa'a to 11 points, level with third-placed Al Wehdat and Al Hussein, who are hoping to find their consistency after a slow start.

Jwayya had to settle for a goalless draw with Nejmeh but hung on to pole position in the Lebanese Premier League.

The stalemate, their first of the season after four consecutive wins, moved Jwayya to 13 points.

Safa, who defeated Tadamon 2-0, trail by a point but have a match in hand.

Al Karamah were at their best in a 3-0 win over Al Wahda as they remained in charge of the Syrian Premier League title race.

Victory moved Al Karamah to 10 points from four matches, two ahead of Hottin who stayed in the mix following a 2-1 defeat of Al Nawair.

Kuwait: Qadsia suffer heavy blow
Qadsia squandered a chance to close the gap with leaders Kuwait SC after falling to a 3-0 defeat against Al Arabi on Sunday.

Ali Khalaf opened the scoring just after the half-time break with Anayo Iwuala (66th) and Bandar Al Salama (7oth) adding to Qadsia's misery.

The defeat left third-placed Qadsia on 12 points, four behind Kuwait SC who were not in action. Kazma SC are second with 14 points.