He was admitted to hospital with abdominal symptoms Keegan, 74, ‘grateful for intervention and ongoing care’ The former England manager Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer. Keegan, who also played for England, Scunthorpe, Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle before later managing Newcastle (twice) as well as Fulham, Manchester City...
Newcastle’s Harvey Barnes hits 102nd-minute winner in 4-3 Leeds thriller
Tactical anarchy reigned supreme on a night of chaotic, bewildering, thrilling drama played out amid freezing conditions. Not that the on-pitch temperature ever seemed to drop below boiling point as a renascent Leeds led three times yet departed with their seven‑match unbeaten run at an end and Yorkshire hearts broken...
Antoine Semenyo’s parting gift gives Bournemouth victory over shaky Spurs
For the best part of 95 minutes, Antoine Semenyo was almost entirely anonymous. He can do that sometimes; drift in and out of games. When you possess the type of artistry Semenyo does, you can afford such periods of quiet absence. Then came the type of moment that has convinced...
Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma punishes Manchester City as title bid falters again
Pep Guardiola believes team spirit will help Manchester City get through a difficult period, but more than camaraderie alone will be required on this evidence. City endured a third consecutive draw to leave the leaders Arsenal, who have a game in hand, five points ahead and currently without a title...
Fulham’s Harry Wilson piles pain on 10-man Chelsea as Liam Rosenior watches on
Few things in life can be more awkward than sitting next to your new boss while 3,000 malcontents bellow abuse at him. On the bright side, at least this was a crash course in the modern Chelsea for Liam Rosenior. The new head coach saw poor defending undermine flashes of...
Carrick running Solskjær close in race to become Manchester United’s interim manager
Solskjær remains the slight favourite for role Darren Fletcher will oversee Sunday’s FA Cup tie Michael Carrick has edged closer to Ole Gunnar Solskjær in the bid to become Manchester United interim manager, though the Norwegian is still the slight favourite, the Guardian understands. Omar Berrada, the chief executive, and...
Australia hold on to win fifth Ashes Test and leave England rueing missed chances
Australia, 567 & 161 bt England 384 & 342, by five wickets Carey hits winning runs at SCG as hosts wrap up series 4-1 There were a couple of wobbles along the way but at 2.30pm on the final day in Sydney, Australia had knocked off a target of 160...
People who stop taking weight-loss jabs regain weight in under two years, study reveals
Analysis finds those who stopped using medication saw weight return four times faster compared with other weight loss plans People who stop taking weight loss jabs regain all the weight originally lost in under two years, significantly faster than those on any other weight loss plan, according to a landmark...
Studies link some food preservatives to higher diabetes and cancer risk
Of 17 preservatives studied, higher consumption of 12 of them linked with increased risk of type 2 diabetes Higher consumption of some food preservatives is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cancer, two studies suggest. The findings, published in the medical journals Nature Communications and the...
‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach
The cost of medication was too high for thousands of CF sufferers around the world. Now a Bangladeshi company is making a generic version that will change lives Seven-year-old Grant Leitch had an important question for his mother. He asked if his little brother, Brett, who has cystic fibrosis (CF),...