Real Sociedad end winless streak
Madrid: Real Sociedad's winless streak at home is finally over in the Spanish league. Real Sociedad defeated Celta Vigo 2-1 on Monday to win for the first time in six matches at its Anoeta Stadium. The club had lost twice and drawn three times this season at the newly renovated stadium in the city of San Sebastian. Mikel Oyarzabal scored in 37th minute and David Zurutuza in the 47th to give Real Sociedad its second straight win and extend its unbeaten streak to four matches in all competitions. The result moved Real Sociedad to eighth place in the league, seven points from leader Sevilla. Celta, which drew with Real Sociedad 1-1 at home in a Copa del Rey match this month, dropped to 15th place, three points from the relegation zone.
Newcastle win at Burnley 2-1
Burnley: Newcastle wasn't made to pay for an embarrassing miss from Matt Ritchie as Rafa Benitez's side held on to beat Burnley 2-1 for a third straight win in the English Premier League on Monday. With the goal completely open in the 50th minute, Ritchie sliced a sidefooted shot with his favored left foot into the side netting from inside the six-yard box. The score was already 2-1 at the time, with Ritchie having set up Ciaran Clark for Newcastle's second goal in the 23rd after an own-goal by Ben Mee put the visitors in front in the fourth minute. Sam Vokes reduced Burnley's deficit in the 40th with a looping header from just inside the penalty area from Mee's raking pass forward. Newcastle now move out of the relegation zone and four points clear of the bottom three. Burnley was in fourth-to-last place, one point from safety.
Cagliari hold Torino in serie a
Cagliari: Relegation-threatened Cagliari gained a precious point by holding Torino to 0-0 on Monday in Serie A. Goalkeeper Alessio Cragno had a solid performance to deny Torino forwards Andrea Belotti and Simone Zaza on numerous chances. Torino was without coach Walter Mazzarri, who has left the squad temporarily due to health issues. Torino won the previous four meetings, outscoring Cagliari 14-4. Cagliari moved up to 13th, four points above the drop zone. Torino is 11th.
Suarez sidelined for 2 weeks
Barcelona: Barcelona says Luis Suarez will be sidelined for two weeks because of a right knee injury. The club said on Monday Suarez will undergo stem cell treatment on the injury. Reserve goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen and midfielder Arthur also are nursing injuries. Cillessen has a small muscle tear in his right leg and will be out from two to three weeks. Arthur has an abductor strain that will keep him from playing at PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday. Barcelona earlier said midfielder Rafinha will need surgery because of a torn ligament in his right knee and is expected to be out for the rest of the season.
Hafeez survives in Pak test squad
Dubai: Misfiring opener Mohammad Hafeez survived the chop on Tuesday as the Pakistan selectors named an unchanged 15 man squad for the third and final Test against New Zealand starting in Abu Dhabi next week. Hafeez has been struggling with his form ever since scoring a hundred on his comeback Test against Australia in Dubai last month. Since then he has managed just 66 runs in six innings. Hafeez has scores of 20, 10 and nine in the two Tests against New Zealand. The Pakistan selectors resisted the temptation to include dashing opener Fakhar Zaman who is recuperating from a knee problem after impressing with 94 and 66 in his Test debut against the Australians.