Lampard scores again but New York go down

Los Angeles: Frank Lampard scored his fourth goal in five games but it was not enough to stop New York City FC from slipping to a 3-1 defeat at Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

Former Chelsea and England star Lampard stroked in a 14th-minute equaliser for City after Brazilian midfielder Benny Feilhaber had given Sporting an early lead after only eight minutes.

But two minutes after Lampard’s goal, Sporting regained the lead when a speculative long-range effort from Colombian midfielder Jimmy Medranda resulted in a goal for the home side.

In the day’s other MLS game, the Portland Timbers were held to a 0-0 draw against the New York Red Bulls.