Ndombele stunner helps Tottenham to 3-1 win

SHEFFIELD: Tottenham Hotspur’s record signing Tanguy Ndombele conjured a moment of magic to seal his side’s 3-1 victory at the Premier League’s bottom club Sheffield United today. Spurs had just seen the commanding lead given to them by Serge Aurier and Harry Kane halved by David McGoldrick’s header on the hour when Ndombele struck with an audacious flicked lob. On Saturday, Leicester City extended their unbeaten Premier League run to five games with a 2-0 home win against Southampton to lift them into second place. Chelsea got back on track after a dreadful run of form with a 1-0 victory at Fulham.

Bayern go four points clear with scrappy win

MUNICH: Thomas Mueller set up one goal and scored a second-half winner as Bayern Munich struggled past Freiburg 2-1 today to snap their opponents’ five-game winning run and extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to four points. Bayern, who conceded a goal for the 11th straight league game and were far from impressive, are now on 36 points, four ahead of RB Leipzig and seven clear of Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in third and fourth places.

Napoli demolish Fiorentina to go third

ROME: Lorenzo Insigne scored twice and produced a dazzling assist as Napoli stormed into third place in Serie A with a crushing 6-0 victory over Fiorentina today. Reuters