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22 Sunday, March 19, 2017 SPORTS Football Scores as of closing English Championship: ’s for- ward Aritz Aduriz (L) vies with Real ’s defender (R) guides Real Birmingham 0 Newcastle 0

Madrid the net in their first serious attack only to counter-attack as Arrizabalaga was called asemiro was Real Madrid’s be denied by the offside flag. into action once more to save Gareth Blackburn 2 Preston 2 unlikely hero as he hit the timed his run to meet Bale’s drive from the edge of the area. winnerC to open up a five-point lead Benzema’s through ball but he squared to However, the visitors had to withstand on Barcelona at the top of Ronaldo when going for would have an aerial bombardment at the start of the with a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao been the better option, and the World second half. A mix-up between Keylor yesterday. Player of the Year’s tap-in was ruled out. Navas and Ramos nearly saw the latter fired the visitors Six minutes later Ronaldo was denied turn a loose ball into his own net. into a half-time lead from Cristiano again, this time by a stunning save The pace of Williams down the right Ronaldo’s cross. from as the young was a constant threat for Athletic and he Aritz Aduriz briefly levelled for goalkeeper leapt low to his left to turn the finally got his reward 25 minutes from Athletic, but Ronaldo again was ball to safety. time when his cross was headed back Burton 3 Brentford 5 involved for the winner on 68 Sergio Ramos should have continued across goal by Raul Garcia and nodded in minutes as his flick-on was slotted his remarkable goalscoring streak when from close range by Aduriz. home by the unmarked Casemiro he then headed wide when unmarked The lead lasted just three minutes, for just his third goal of the season. from a free-kick. though, as for the umpteenth time this Barcelona can cut the gap back to Madrid finally made the breakthrough season, Madrid found a winner from a two points when they face Valencia on 25 minutes as Casemiro’s ball over the corner. Kroos’s delivery was flicked on at the on Sunday. top for Ronaldo broke Athletic’s offside by Ronaldo and Casemiro was Athletic were undefeated in 19 trap and the Portuguese produced an completely alone inside the six-yard box games at home in all competitions inch-perfect low cross for Benzema to to slot home from close range. stretching back to August and slot home his sixth goal in as many games Marcelo should have put the game Cardiff 3 Ipswich 1 started confidently with Inigo against Athletic. to bed 18 minutes from time when be Lekue threatening early down Real continued to threaten on the blasted over from point-blank range after the left. a brilliant team move involving Benzema His dangerous cross was Spanish La Liga: and Ronaldo. bundled just wide by Inaki Eibar 1 Espanyol 1 Ronaldo was surprisingly replaced by Williams inside the first two Athletic Bilbao 1 Real Madrid 2 12 minutes from time, but Zinedine minutes. However, Madrid Zidane’s decision was vindicated as Real Alaves 1 Real Sociedad 0 settled after the first 10 held out to take a huge step towards a minutes and had the ball in 1 Osasuna 0 first La Liga title in five years. (AFP) Fulham 1 Wolves 3 Rangers cruise Glasgow are now unable to clinch the title against 38-year-old tapped in from a couple edro Caixinha’s reign Dundee on Sunday. of yards out for his third goal in three Pas Rangers manager got With Portuguese manager Caixinha games. off to a perfect start as they urging his players on from the technical Rangers relentlessly pursued a third Leeds 2 Brighton 0 thrashed Hamilton 4-0 at Ibrox area, Rangers looked to get the ball goal and it came soon after the break in the forward as quickly as they could while when Massimo Donati conceded a yesterday. in possession and pressurise their penalty for scything down Waghorn American international opponents when they were not. from behind. Emerson Hyndman fired Rangers Their constant pressure paid Waghorn picked himself up to drill in front in the 26th minute before off midway through the half when his spot-kick straight down the middle Clint Hill tapped home a second Hyndman, on loan from Bournemouth, to make it five goals in four games four minutes before the break. grabbed the opener. against Hamilton this season. earned and played a neat one- A fabulous passing move resulted in expertly put away a 55th-minute two with before cutting a fourth for Rangers, completing their penalty before captain Lee Wallace the ball back to the American midfielder, most handsome win of the campaign. Norwich 2 Barnsley 0 finished off a fine passing sequence who prodded home from close range. to make it 4-0 with 16 minutes Not content with his equalising Scottish Premiership: remaining. strike against Celtic in the Aberdeen 2 Hearts 0 Real Madrid’s The result left Rangers eight derby last weekend, veteran defender points behind second-place Hill helped Rangers double their Inverness 1 Ross County 1 Portuguese for- Kilmarnock 1 Partick 1 ward Cristiano Aberdeen, whose 2-0 win advantage before the break. Motherwell 1 St Johnstone 2 Ronaldo gestures over Hearts means On-loan Arsenal midfielder Jon runaway league Toral sent a free-kick from out on Rangers 4 Hamilton 0 leaders Celtic the right to the far post, where the Nottm Forest 2 Derby 2