Suarez scores in Barca win

Barcelona: Barcelona kept up their pursuit of leaders Real Madrid in the La Liga title race by beating city rivals Espanyol 1-0 at home yesterday, also condemning their neighbours to relegation from the top flight. Luis Suarez struck in the 56th minute, lashing a loose ball into the net for his 195th goal with Barca which took him past Hungarian Laszlo Kubala as the club’s third top-scorer of all time. Barca, chasing a third consecutive title, are on 76 points while Real Madrid are top with 77 and can restore their four-point advantage when they host Alaves on Friday. Reuters

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Retirement close, want to enjoy my time on court: Federer

Hamburg: Former world No. 1 Roger Federer says that he is getting closer to retirement, but he still wants to play as long as possible. Federer will turn 39 next month and is still one of the top players on the ATP Tour. Over the last few years he has proved that he is still capable of making deep runs in the biggest tournaments. However, the former world No. 1 knows that the road ahead is getting shorter by the day. “Retirement is getting closer and I will miss tennis so much. It would be easier for me to retire now, but I wanna give myself a chance to keep enjoying my time on court,” Federer said in an interview to a German newspaper.

Early this year, a week after losing in the Australian Open semifinals, Federer played a charity match against world No. 2 Rafael Nadal in South Africa and beat the Spaniard in a match that was attended by over 50,000 fans. Shortly after that match, Federer announced he underwent a knee surgery. A few days ago, coach Severin Luthi said Federer’s recovery was going as planned. Agencies

Liverpool on track for record; City win

Brighton: Mohamed Salah scored twice as champions Liverpool moved to 92 points with a 3-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League. The win kept Liverpool on target to secure a record points tally. They need nine from four games to beat Man City’s record. Earlier, City beat Newcastle 5-0. Reuters