Ajax: Arek Milik and Davy Kla-assen scored two goals each as 10-man Ajax beat AZ Alkmaar 4-1 to narrow the gap with Dutch league leaders PSV to a single point. Ajax shrugged off AZ with two goals in the opening half hour and two more in the second half despite going down to 10 men when Anwar El Ghazi was dismissed on the hour mark. Ajax advanced to 61 points, one behind the champions, with nine rounds left in the season.

Greek champs: Olympiakos clinched a record-extending 43rd Greek Super League title with a 3-0 victory over Veria yesterday. David Fuster, the club captain, scored in each half before his blocked shot rebounded for Alan Pulido to add a late third goal and seal a straightforward win. Olympiakos retained the title with six matches to spare as they have a better head-to-head record over second-placed AEK Athens.

FA probe: The English FA has launched a fresh investigation into coin-throwing after alleged incidents at both Stoke and QPR on Saturday. An FA spokesman yesterday said that the governing body was “aware and investigating” after reports from the Britannia Stadium and Loftus Road. The English FA was already looking into an incident in which West Bromwich Albion’s Chris Brunt was hit by a coin allegedly thrown by one of his club’s own fans the weekend before.

Djuric: Wolfsburg are showing interest in Cesena striker Milan Djuric. The 25-year-old Bosnia international moved to Italy at a very young age and has dual citizenship. Besides Cesena, he also had spells at Parma, Ascoli, Crotone, Cremonese, Trapani and Cittadella. Reports said Wolfsburg scouts were in the stands last weekend as Djuric was among the scorers in a 2-0 win over leaders Cagliari.

Fan abuse: A Kilmarnock player has made a complaint to police about alleged abuse from the stands during a match against Hearts. Josh Magennis is understood to have made an allegation following his side’s 1-0 defeat at Tynecastle on Saturday. Police Scotland confirmed a report of alleged “racial abuse” was re-ceived. Magennis, 25, is in his second season with the Ayrshire club and the striker is also a Northern Ireland international.

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