Sublime Shaqiri double lifts Stoke to win at Hull

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Stoke midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri netted two fine goals to lead his team to a comfortable 2-0 win at struggling Hull City in the Premier League on Saturday. Shaqiri put the visitors ahead with a brilliant strike after 26 minutes, cutting in from the wing before unleashing a dipping shot into the top corner. The Swiss midfielder doubled the lead with a curling free kick five minutes after halftime to lift Stoke out of the bottom three. Hull offered little in attack and slumped to their fifth league defeat in a row. (Reporting by Ed Osmond, editing by Pritha Sarkar)