DOHA: Lekhwiya regained the Qatar Stars League title after a one-year gap. In the 24th-round game at home, they defeated Umm Salal 2-1. In 2011, they won the title by five points. The next season they won it by just two points. But this season they are nine points clear of second-placed El Jaish with two matches remaining to play. That shows how dominating they have been this season. A Mohammed Al Haj own-goal (16th) and another effort from Vladimir Weiss (44th) ensured them a smooth win. Umm Salal pulled one back late through Ibrahima N’Diaye (91st). In the other key matches, Al Sadd lost 1-2 to Al Sailiya. This loss now drops them down to third in the table after El Jaish held on to defeat Al Ahli 4-3 to take the second spot in the rankings. Khalfan Ibrahim gave Sadd the lead in the 10th minute whileMarcelo Camacho (53rd) andFaouzi Ayesh (60th) found the target for Sailiya.