RECORD: AJAX’S 13-0 VICTORY BIGGEST IN DUTCH LEAGUE

Ajax routed Vvv-venlo 13-0 on Saturday at Amsterdam for the biggest victory in Dutch league history.

All the goals came within 66 minutes as the margin of success eclipsed Ajax’s 12-1 victory over Vitesse in 1972 in the Eredivisie.

Lassina Traore scored five times — the first Ajax player to do so in a league game since Marco van Basten in 1985 — and the 19-yearold forward also had three assists.

There were doubles by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, who netted the 12th-minute opener, and substitute Klaas-jan huntelaar, whose penalty and second goal came within two minutes.

The record 13th goal by the Dutch champions came from Lisandro Martinez in the 78th.

More international soccer

The Manchester rivals are rolling the clock back six years in a way neither desires. A pair of draws left the teams with their lowest English Premier League points tallies after five games since 2014.

City is on eight points after being held at West Ham to 1-1. United is a point worse off after a goalless encounter with Chelsea.

Even Liverpool has managed to end its 30-year championship drought, and the title defense is back on the winning path. After being humiliated by Aston Villa and drawing with Everton, the champion came from behind to beat Sheffield United 2-1 to go second behind Merseyside rival Everton. The Blades remain stuck on a single point along with Fulham, which lost to Crystal Palace 2-1.

MLS

Leandro Gonzalez Pirez scored on a header in the 89th minute to lift host Inter Miami (6-11-3) past Orlando City (83-8) 2-1.

Sergio Santos scored three times, and the host Philadelphia Union (12-3-5) beat Toronto FC (12-3-5) 5-0.

Jesus Medina, Maximiliano Moralez and Tony Rocha scored in a 20-minute span and host New York City FC (9-8-3) beat the Montreal Impact (7-11-2) 3-1.

Tennis

Alexander Zverev moved one match away from winning back-to-back ATP Tour titles after he beat Jannik Sinner in the Cologne Championship semifinals in Germany to set up a final against Diego Schwartzman. Zverev came back from 3-1 down in the first set to force the tiebreak on his way to a 7-6 (3), 6-3. Schwartzman defeated Felix Augeraliassime 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to reach his third final of 2020.

Third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka and fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka will meet in the first WTA all-belarusian final of the inaugural Ostrava (Czech Republic) Open. Former world No.1 Azarenka eased past Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-3. Sabalenka had to fight harder to overcome American Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-4.

Cycling

Australian cyclist Jai Hindley and British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart are virtually tied entering the final stage of the Giro d’italia after nearly 3,500 kilometers (2,175 miles) over 20 days of racing. Hindley claimed the pink jersey by the slimmest of margins and Hart claimed the penultimate stage to set up a two-man duel for the trophy today in the concluding individual time trial.

Tim Wellens of Belgium won the fifth stage of the Spanish Vuelta, while defending champion Primoz Roglic held on to the leader’s red jersey.

Also

Nathan Chen found himself in a familiar place on the top step of the podium. The podium at Skate America in Las Vegas, to be precise. The American superstar landed five quadruple jumps over two programs in his first competition in nine months, easily outdistancing Vincent Zhou and the rest of the field to win his record-tying fourth straight Skate America. In the women’s event, Mariah Bell edged 2018 national champion Bradie Tennell to win her biggest event.

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury plans to fight in London on Dec. 5 against an opponent yet to be determined.