Porto win, stop Sporting from clinching league

Porto, May 11: Porto comfortably defeated second-to-last Farense 5-1 on Monday to keep Sporting Lisbon from winning its first Portuguese league title since 2002. A draw or a Porto loss at home would have been enough to give Sporting its 19th Primeira Liga title. Only Porto and Benfica have won the competition since 2002. The result moved Porto within five points of Sporting, which can still clinch the league with a win at home against relegation-threatened Boavista on Tuesday. Sporting are at 79 points and have played one game lesser than Porto, who are currently pla ced second in the standings. There will be two rounds left after the midweek games. Mehdi Taremi score twice for Porto, which also got on the board with Toni Mart nez, Luis Diaz and Joao Mario. Farense played a man down after Bilel Aouacheria was sent off in the 30th minute at Estádio do Dragão in Porto. (AP)