Ailing Argentine football hero Diego Maradona was improving favorably from hepatitis brought on by alcohol abuse, nearly a week after being hospitalized, the hospital director said Tuesday.

• 生病的阿根廷名宿马拉当拿住院已接近一星期，医院主管称马拉当拿已从因酗酒所导致的肝炎中逐渐康复。