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MADRID -- Zinedine Zidane has matched another feat by Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid.With two first-half goals by Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidanes Madrid defeated Sporting Gijon 2-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday to equal the 31-game unbeaten run by Ancelottis team in the 2013-14 season.Zidane already matched the former Madrid manager by winning the Champions League last season, a title Ancelotti won with the Spanish powerhouse in 2014, when Zidane was an assistant coach.This is positive, but its not my individual achievement, Zidane said. Its an achievement by the whole team. You have to congratulate the players on these numbers.Saturdays win in pouring rain at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium -- thanks in part to a late penalty kick missed by Sporting -- also gave Madrid a six-point lead over Sevilla, which jumped to second place by defeating Valencia 2-1. Third-place Barcelona plays on Sunday at fifth-place Real Sociedad to try to get back within four points of Madrid before their clasico next week at Camp Nou.Madrid, which has won six in a row in the league, hasnt been defeated since April at Wolfsburg in the quarterfinals of last seasons Champions League. It has won 23 games since then.Madrids all-time unbeaten run of 34 games was under coach Leo Beenhakker in the 1988-89 season. Barcelona holds the unbeaten record in Spain of 39 consecutive games last season, a streak that ended with a defeat to Madrid.Madrid was heavily favored against Sporting, which had lost seven of its previous nine league games.The hosts got off to a good start as Ronaldo -- who had a hat trick against Atletico Madrid in last weekends derby -- scored from the penalty spot in the fifth minute and from a header in the 18th.Sporting pulled one closer through Carlos Carmona in the 35th and had chances to equalize in the second half. The best one came with Duje Cops shot from the penalty spot but the ball sailed high and wide.We can be happy with the three points but we cant be happy with the performance of our team, Zidane said. We let the game become difficult for us.Sporting, which hasnt won since the third round, is 18th in the 20-team standings.It was Madrids first game since losing Gareth Bale because of a right ankle injury that is expected to sideline him for at least two months. Zidane used Lucas Vazquez in the attack beside Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.Elsewhere:SEVILLA 2, VALENCIA 1Defender Nicolas Pareja scored in the 75th minute to give host Sevilla its second consecutive victory and keep Valencia winless for a fifth straight game.Valencia had a great chance in the fourth minute of stoppage time but Jose Gayas close-range shot was brilliantly saved by Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico.The result kept former Italy coach Cesare Prandelli with only one victory in six games since taking the helm of the traditional Spanish club in October. Following a 2-1 win in Prandellis debut against Sporting Gijon, Valencia has lost three times and drawn twice.Valencia is 16th in the standings, two points above the relegation zone.MALAGA 4, DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA 3Substitute midfielder Javi Ontiveros scored two minutes into second-half injury time to give Malaga its fifth straight win at home and extend Deportivo La Corunas winless streak to six games.Deportivo scored first just four minutes into the thrilling match, but it needed two late goals to even the match after conceding three. Its effort proved fruitless as Ontiveros netted the late winner.Malagas second goal was a superb right-footed free kick shot by former Barcelona player Sandro Ramirez.Malaga, coming off a 0-0 draw against Barcelona in the Camp Nou, moved to ninth place, while Deportivo -- yet to win an away game -- remained 17th.ESPANYOL 3, LEGANES 0Forward Gerard Moreno scored in the first half and striker Pablo Piatti netted twice in the second as Espanyol extended its unbeaten run to seven matches.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoniChina Shoes Outlet . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. 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China Shoes Wholesale . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday.AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons are closing in on a move downtown.Owner Tom Gores said Friday night the team is very close to a deal to leave The Palace of Auburn Hills and start playing downtown next season. The Pistons have been in talks about playing at the Detroit Red Wings new arena, not far from where the Tigers and Lions also host their home games.I think if were going to do it, its going to be soon, Gores said before Friday nights home opener in Auburn Hills. Were getting close.The Pistons have played in Auburn Hills since 1988. Before that, the team played at the Pontiac Silverdome for a decade. The Pistons were downtown when they called Cobo Arena home from 1961 to 1978.The Pistons won championships in their first two seasons in Auburn Hills and again in 2004, but the atmosphere slipped in recent years as the team went through several dreadful seasons. Detroit returned to the playoffs last season for the first time since 2009.The Palace was built with private funds by William Davidson, who owned the Pistons from 1974 until his death in 2009. The increasingly likely move next season meant Fridays game against Orlando may have been the final home opener at the suburbann arena.ddddddddddddWere serious about making this move, and I think we should take it in. I think we should enjoy it, The Palace, said Gores, who bought the team from Davidsons wife, Karen, in 2011. Really has been a historic arena, credit to Mr. Davidson.Gores said the Pistons have not thought about building their own facility to play in downtown. The Red Wings, who are owned by Mike and Marian Ilitch, are in their final season at Joe Louis Arena before moving to Little Caesars Arena.The new venue will be across the highway from where the Tigers and Lions play at Comerica Park and Ford Field, and a group is hoping to put a stadium for a Major League Soccer franchise in that area as well.Theres a lot going on down there, Gores said.Gores said if a deal is reached to leave Auburn Hills, there would still be time to celebrate the teams history at its current arena.I think we have to be really mindful of this community in Auburn Hills and their loyalty in showing up, he said. This has been a real community, and I want them to feel the same wherever were playing. ' ' '