Al Ittihad moved closer to the Saudi Pro League title after a 2-0 win against Al Orobah.

 

Unai Hernandez opened the scoring deep into first half stoppage time with Abdulrahman Alobud netting the second in the 88th.

The win saw Al Ittihad widening their advantage to seven points after Al Hilal SFC had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Al Ettifaq.

 

Al Nassr Club moved to 57 points - just one behind Al Hilal - with a 2-1 defeat of Al Riyadh. Cristiano Ronaldo scored both goals for Al Nassr.

Al Sadd SC are set to retain the Qatar Stars League title after a 3-0 win against Al Khor on Friday.

 

Rafa Mujica opened the scoring in the 17th minute with Akram Afif netting the second from the penalty spot in the 41st minute before sealing victory with another in the 63rd.

Al Sadd, on 49 points, are two ahead of Al Duhail SC with just one matchday remaining.

 

They play Al Ahli on Friday while Al Duhail - who kept their hopes alive with a 1-0 win against Al Arabi - meet Al Khor.

Shabab Al Ahli maintained their relentless pace for the UAE Pro League title with a 2-1 win against Al Ittihad Kalba.

Shabab Al Ahli took the points thanks to goals from Federico Cartabia (65th) and Igor Gomes (90+10) with Shahriyar Moghaniou having drawn Al Ittihad level in the first minute of time added on at the end of the second half.

 

Shabab Al Ahli moved up to 52 points, nine clear of Sharjah FC, who were not in action and have two matches in hand.

Al Khalidiya FC will meet Sitra in the King's Cup final after both registered hard fought wins in their respective semi-final ties.

Khalidiya defeated Muharraq Club 2-0 while Sitra edged Al Riffa 2-1.

 

The final will be played on Friday.

Al Shorta defeated Al Najaf 1-0 for a one-point advantage at the top of the Iraq Stars League.

 

Sajjad Jasim scored the only goal of the match in the second minute as the defending champions moved up to 56 points.

Al Zawraa edged Air Force SC 2-1 to stay within a point of Al Shorta while Zakho lost ground in the title race following a 1-0 defeat to Karbalaa to fall four points off the pace.

Defending champions Al Hussein remained firmly in control of the Jordanian Pro League title race with a 5-0 defeat of Al Ahli.

The win moved Al Hussein to 46 points, four ahead of Al Wehdat who defeated Shabab Al Aqaba 4-0.

 

Al Ramtha fell further behind the top two following a 1-0 defeat to Al Salt as they remained on 31 points.

Kuwait SC advanced to the quarter-finals of the Emir Cup after a 3-0 win against Al Jazira.

 

They will face Khaitan - who edged Al Shabab 2-1 - in the quarter-finals.

Al Nasr defeated Al Yarmouk 1-0 to set up a meeting with Al Salmiya, who beat Al Sahel 3-2. Also through were Jahra, who beat Kazma 4-2, and Al Fahaleel, who defeated Al Tadhamanon 2-1.

 

The remaining two preliminary rounds ties between Al Qadsia and Burgan SC and Al Arabi and Al Sulaibikhat will be played in May.

Al Ansar's unbeaten run was halted at 10 matches after they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Al Ahed on Saturday.

The win meant Al Ahed drew level with Al Ansar on 31 points while Safa are one behind.

 

Safa failed to fully capitalise after settling for a 1-1 draw with defending champions Nejmeh SC.

Al Seeb Club defeated Bahla 1-0 to open a five-point lead in the Oman Pro League.

The victory moved Al Seeb to 44 points with second-placed Al Nahda not in action.

 

Oman Club defeated Al Shabab 1-0 in the only other match played.