From youthful curiosity to midlife resignation, the protagonist is buffeted by forces beyond his control in this thrilling exploration of what it means to be aliveSamuel Butler’s 1903 novel The Way of All Flesh carried with it an implied subtitle. In t...

Stuart Ramsey to leave next month for role in triathlonChair has also quit and chief executive is under pressureThe Rugby Football Union’s commercial director has resigned in another setback for the beleaguered ­governing body. ­Stuart Ramsey, who was ...

Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers are among the teams battling for places in the quarter-finals By WhoScoredFenerbahce effectively wrapped up their playoff tie against Anderlecht in the first leg, winning 3-0 at home to ease their way into a las...

WPLL needs to invest and expand but sealing off top tier risks encouraging mediocrity and too many meaningless gamesThe Guardian broke the news last week that the Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) is in discussions with its 24 member clubs in...

Family announces on Facebook that the musician died in New York City after a long illnessRoy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer whose hit Everybody Loves the Sunshine has become a summer staple across the globe, has died aged 84.A post on the musician’s offi...

Stigma, lack of treatment and disproportionate rise of the disease in women draws comparisons with HIV epidemicAn alarming rise in obesity in Africa has been compared with the HIV epidemic, with stigma and lack of treatment having a disproportionate im...