LONDON — Harry Kane struck twice as Tottenham Hotspur's pursuit of a top-four finish received a boost thanks to a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League Saturday. QPR enjoyed the better of the early exchanges but Kane put Spurs in front against the run of play before adding his second after the break in front of England manager Roy Hodgson at Loftus Road. Former Tottenham midfielder Sandro pulled a goal back for QPR but Spurs resisted some late pressure to hold on to the three points. Spurs move up to sixth on 50 points and are now three behind fourth-placed Manchester United, while QPR remains in 18th place on 22 points, three behind Aston Villa. Reading takes Bradford to FA Cup replay FA Cup giant-killer Bradford City and Championship Reading played out a full-blooded 0-0 draw in the quarterfinal Saturday to force a replay with a Wembley semifinal at stake. Third tier Bradford, which knocked out Premier League Chelsea and Sunderland in a remarkable run to the quarterfinals, dominated for much of the second half but was unable to break Reading's resolute defense. Despite living a charmed life for much of the game, second tier Reading could have won it in the closing minutes when Oliver Norwood's looping free kick hit the post and caused havoc in the Bradford area. Evans, Cisse handed bans Manchester United defender Jonny Evans and Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse have been given long bans for spitting at each other during a Premier League match. Evans denied deliberately spitting but was found guilty by an English Football Association disciplinary panel, which handed him a six-game suspension — the standard penalty for the offense —Saturday. Cisse had accepted the FA charge for the same offense. He has been suspended for seven matches, as he has already received a ban for violent conduct this season. The incident occurred following a confrontation between the players during the first half of Wednesday's game at St. James' Park, which United won 1-0. It was not seen by the match officials but caught on video. Bayern increases lead Defending champion Bayern Munich restored an 11-point lead in the Bundesliga by beating Hannover 3-1 as Wolfsburg fell to a 1-0 defeat in Augsburg Saturday. Bayern finished the first half of the season 11 points ahead but then lost to Wolfsburg 4-1 to see the gap cut to eight. But Wolfsburg's 11-match unbeaten run came to an end in Augsburg and Bayern rallied to beat Hannover. Bayern's first two goals came from questionable refereeing decisions, the first a free kick and the second a penalty. But Thomas Mueller scored with a header in the 72nd to secure the victory with his second goal of the match. Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund drew 0-0 in Hamburg, Schalke beat Hoffenheim 3-1 and Werder Bremen won 1-0 in Freiburg. On Friday, relegation candidate Hertha Berlin ground out a scoreless draw at Stuttgart that left the home side mired at the bottom in its worst ever Bundesliga campaign. PSG preps for Chelsea showdown Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for its decisive Champions League date with Chelsea by recording a routine 4-1 home win against Lens Saturday that took it provisionally to the top of the Ligue 1 table. On Friday, Olympique de Marseille enjoyed an emphatic 6-1 win at struggling Toulouse as it reignited its title challenge. Toulouse remained 18th, two points behind FC Lorient in 17th. Levante edges Eibar Goals by David Barral and Kalu Uche lifted Levante from the relegation zone as it beat Eibar 2-1 in the Spanish league Friday. Eibar had taken the lead when Saul Berjon scored his third goal of the season in the 55th minute by rising to strike a beautifully-timed high volley inside the far post from Eneko Boveda's cross. Levante rose provisionally to 16th-place on 25 points from 26 games played while Eibar is 13th on 27. Real Madrid leads the standings on 61 points from Barcelona which is on two less. — Agencies
