Muamba up, eating

Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba is making “encouraging progress” in his recovery from a cardiac arrest, doctors said on Monday.

The 23-year-old remains in intensive care in the London Chest Hospital, where his condition is described as “serious but stable”, after collapsing during an FA Cup quarter-final with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, March 17.

A joint statement issued by the hospital and Bolton said, “Fabrice Muamba remains in intensive care at the London Chest Hospital, where his condition is serious but stable.

“He continues to make encouraging progress in his recovery. Over the weekend, he has been able to sit out of bed for a short time, watch television and has begun to eat.

“However, he will need to continue to be closely monitored by the medical team at the London Chest for some time.”