Football: Istiqlol thrash Kuktosh 6-1 in the Tajikistan Higher League

FC Istiklol recorded a 6-1 victory over Kuktosh Rudaki in the Tajikistan Higher League. The thumping victory keeps the champions clear at the top of the table. Rustam Soirov, 18, bagged a hat-trick, Manuchekhr Dzhalilov scored twice to take his tally for the season to seven. Istiklol now have ten points from four games, two more than Falzkand, who beat Istaravshan 2-1.