Dhaka, April 6 -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to help Al-Nassr to a 3-1 win over Al-Hilal on Friday and a first Riyadh derby victory in the Saudi Pro League for over three years.

The Yellows also put a major dent in the title chances of their local rivals, who stay four points behind Al-Ittihad at the top of the table but have now played a game more.

The result also keeps Al-Nassr's faint championship hopes alive as they are now seven points behind the leaders with eight games of the season remaining.

It was a fierce battle, as is always expected in what is one of Asia's biggest matches, but it was a deserved win for Al-Nassr.

While Ronaldo's exploits will take the headlines, the opening goal, which came deep into added time at the...