Qatar: Al Sadd fall, Al Shamal fail to capitalise
Al Sadd suffered a 2-1 defeat against Al Arabi as their passage to retaining the Qatar Stars League title suffered a hiccup.

The leaders - who lost 5-2 to Umm Salal in their previous match - looked set for three points after Roberto Firmino put them ahead in the 54th minute but Pablo Sarabia levelled in the 82nd. Isaac Lihadji completed the comeback with the winner six minutes later.

Al Sadd stayed on 38 points, with Al Shamal four behind after suffering a 3-1 defeat against Al Duhail SC.

Baghdah Bounedjah put Al Shamal ahead in the 40th minute but strikes from Edmilson Junior ( 51st), Adil Boulbina (90th) and Krzysztof Piatek (90+6) secured Al Duhail the points.

Al Gharafa SC also failed to move closer to Al Sadd following their 4-1 reversal against Al Ahli, as they stayed third on 34 points.

UAE: Al Ain remain in front
Al Ain FC maintained their one-point lead in the UAE Pro League after edging Al Wahda, with Matias Palacios scoring the winner in the 72nd minute.

Al Ain moved up to 50 points, with Shabab Al Ahli keeping pace with a 4-0 win against Dibba. Joao Marcelo (56th), Guilherme Bala (80th), Kauan Santos (87th) and Mateus Henrique (90+3) netted for the defending champions.

Al Jazira are a distant third on 37 points after a 3-1 win against Khor Fakkan.

Iraq: Air Force in command
Air Force SC continued their bid for the Iraq Stars League title with a 3-1 defeat of Baghdad, with the win moving them to 55 points, six clear of Al Shorta.

Defending champions Al Shorta lost ground after being held 1-1 by Al Naft. Erbil kept their title hopes alive with a 2-0 win against Duhok, and have a match in hand.

Jordan: Al Hussein, Al Faisaly maintain pace
Al Hussein Club turned on the power to cruise to a 6-0 win against Al Jazeera as they retained top spot in the Jordanian Pro League.

The defending champions are level on 43 points with Al Faisaly, who edged Al Baqa'a 2-1.

Al Wehdat also registered a 6-0 victory against Sama Al Sarhan to stay three points behind the leading duo.

Oman: Al Seeb back to winning ways
Al Seeb Club reopened a four-point lead in the Oman Pro League with a 2-0 defeat of Bahla.

The leaders - who were held by Al Nasr in their previous match - moved up to 45 point with Al Shabab losing ground in the title race following their 2-1 defeat to Al Nasr.

The win reinforced Al Nasr's hold on third place as they moved up to 39 points.