Leicester Strengthens Place Atop Premier League

Leicester strengthened its place atop the Premier League without even playing as its three main title rivals all lost. Tottenham could have climbed above Leicester into first with a win at West Ham but lost, 1-0. Third-place Arsenal fell, 2-1, at home to Swansea, and Manchester City was beaten, 3-0, at Liverpool. The results left Leicester with a 3-point lead over Tottenham, with Arsenal another 2 points back. City is 10 points off the lead.

■ Cristiano Ronaldo converted a first-half penalty kick to lead Real Madrid to a 3-1 win at Levante in the Spanish league.

■ Jhon Cordoba scored late to give Mainz a 2-1 win at first-place Bayern Munich and put some suspense into the Bundesliga season. Borussia Dortmund faces Bayern on Saturday, and if Dortmund wins, it will cut Bayern’s lead to 2 points.

■ Paris St.-Germain won, 3-1, at St.-Etienne in the French Cup quarterfinals.

■ Leonardo Bonucci converted the decisive spot kick as Juventus beat Inter Milan, 5-3, in a penalty shootout to reach the Italian Cup final against A. C. Milan.

■ Adam Johnson faces up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of sexual activity with a child. Johnson was released by Sunderland, a Premier League team, as the trial started last month.