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Yahoo
6 days ago
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Journalist names club Chelsea have 'held talks with' over move for forgotten ace, another sale moves closer
Chelsea have held talks with Championship club Derby County over a move for Alfie Gilchrist according to The Telegraph reporter Mike McGrath. Gilchrist made his first team debut under Mauricio Pochettino, and went on to make 17 appearances in all competitions during the 2023/2024 campaign. The 21-year-old Cobham graduate impressed, and scored his first goal for the club in the 6-0 win against Everton at Stamford Bridge that season. Chelsea hold talks with Derby over Gilchrist Despite impressing the decision was taken to send Gilchrist on loan to Sheffield United last season in order to get regular first team football. Gilchrist made 32 appearances in all competitions, but the Blades ultimately missed out on promotion back to the Premier League. Gilchrist was a regular at Sheffield United last season. (Photo by) Given the competition for places at both right back and centre back, the chances of Gilchrist making it at Chelsea are slim to none, which is why the Blues are looking to move him on this summer. Chelsea are said to want around £5m for Gilchrist, and there are no shortage of suitors for the English defender. Gilchrist has reportedly been subject to approaches from clubs in Saudi Arabia, whilst there's interest from the Championship, and McGrath has provided an update. He took to and said: 'Chelsea have held talks with Derby County over a move for Alfie Gilchrist. 'The 21yo was on loan at #SUFC last season.' Chelsea sales gathering momentum Chelsea have a lot of players they are looking to move on, but they are now really starting to make progress on that side of things. More Stories / Latest News Journalist names club Chelsea have 'held talks with' over move for forgotten ace, another sale moves closer 6th Aug 2025, 08:15am Ben Jacobs reveals three clubs £80m rated Chelsea ace has been 'offered to' this summer 6th Aug 2025, 07:45am The Athletic: £43m rated Chelsea star attracting interest from clubs in three different countries 6th Aug 2025, 07:15am The Blues have agreed deals to sell midfielders Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Lesley Ugochukwu to Everton and Burnley respectively this week. Carney Chukwuemeka is edging closer to a permanent move to Borussia Dortmund, whilst the Blues are still working on selling the likes of Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell, Axel Disasi and Renato Veiga.
BBC News
6 days ago
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- BBC News
Dog trapped underground for four days rescued
A dog trapped for four days in a badger sett was reunited with its owners after a search involving drones, firefighters, search dogs and volunteers. Mandy McGrath was walking her Lakeland terrier Sherlock at Brampton's Ridgeway Woods, near Carlisle, when she lost sight of him as he chased a rabbit. Suspecting he was stuck underground, she called her husband Mike for help, sparking a long search operation involving a Middlesbrough-based rescuer. "The hardest thing to deal with was that you've got this little thing who's entirely dependant on you to help them and take care of them. I was unable to do any of that for those four days and it's absolutely heartbreaking," said Mr McGrath. It took countless attempts to locate the terrier before he was freed last week from the inactive badger sett, 6ft (1.8m) underground. Gordon Bottomley from Middlesbrough, a volunteer with the Fell and Moorland Terrier Club, managed to find and safely extricate Sherlock, with help from his own terrier Shrek who is trained to search. "To see someone's beloved pet come out and their reaction - the grin was from ear to ear," said Mr Bottomley, who owns 12 terriers and volunteers for the club which specialised in underground search and rescue of working dogs. "The terrier is the only dog that will go below ground and seek out vermin and that's why, over hundreds of years, they've been bred for that purpose," Mr Bottomley explained. Mr and Mrs McGrath were relieved their pooch, which they have owned for four and a half years, had survived the ordeal. Friends of the couple were initially drafted in to look for Sherlock, using drones and their own dogs to help look around the area where his tracker last detected him above ground. It wasn't until a day later that they managed to get a vet out to confirm the badger sett where they believed he was trapped was inactive - a requirement for firefighters to be able to intervene. But despite using a thermal imaging camera, the fire service also struggled to detect the terrier. On the third day of the search, a hole was dug near Sherlock's last known location after the gamekeepers' dog, fitted with a special tracker, made another attempt at finding him. This proved to be a vital move as, although Sherlock was not found there, it provided ventilation to the terrier a few feet away, which rescuers said was likely to have kept him alive. "Had that not been done, we might have been too late because of the tightness of the hole," Mr McGrath said. He said Sherlock likely got his face stuck in the hole while chasing a rabbit and became unable to turn around or backtrack due to the sandy soil. He added: "Claustrophobia is my worst nightmare, so I wasn't sleeping well, I know my wife wasn't sleeping well." Their efforts were followed on social media by the couple's friends around the world, from South Africa to Australia, as well as worried locals who joined the search. "It's extraordinary," Mr McGrath said. "You suddenly find out just how interested people are in helping, particularly those who've got dogs and are familiar with the kind of feelings you might have." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
7 days ago
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Dog trapped underground for four days in Brampton rescued
A dog trapped for four days in a badger sett was reunited with its owners after a search involving drones, firefighters, search dogs and McGrath was walking her Lakeland terrier Sherlock at Brampton's Ridgeway Woods, near Carlisle, when she lost sight of him as he chased a he was stuck underground, she called her husband Mike for help, sparking a long search operation involving a Middlesbrough-based rescuer."The hardest thing to deal with was that you've got this little thing who's entirely dependant on you to help them and take care of them. I was unable to do any of that for those four days and it's absolutely heartbreaking," said Mr McGrath. It took countless attempts to locate the terrier before he was freed last week from the inactive badger set, 6ft (1.8m) Bottomley from Middlesbrough, a volunteer with the Fell and Moorland Terrier Club, managed to find and safely extricate Sherlock, with help from his own terrier Shrek who is trained to search. "To see someone's beloved pet come out and their reaction - the grin was from ear to ear," said Mr Bottomley, who owns 12 terriers and volunteers for the club which specialised in underground search and rescue of working dogs."The terrier is the only dog that will go below ground and seek out vermin and that's why, over hundreds of years, they've been bread for that purpose," Mr Bottomley and Mrs McGrath were relieved their pooch, which they have owned for four and a half years, had survived the of the couple were initially drafted in to look for Sherlock, using drones and their own dogs to help look around the area where his tracker last detected him above wasn't until a day later that they managed to get a vet out to confirm the badger sett where they believed he was trapped was inactive - a requirement for firefighters to be able to despite using a thermal imaging camera, the fire service also struggled to detect the terrier. On the third day of the search, a hole was dug near Sherlock's last known location after the gamekeepers' dog, fitted with a special tracker, made another attempt at finding proved to be a vital move as, although Sherlock was not found there, it provided ventilation to the terrier a few feet away, which rescuers said was likely to have kept him alive."Had that not been done, we might have been too late because of the tightness of the hole," Mr McGrath said Sherlock likely got his face stuck in the hole while chasing a rabbit and became unable to turn around or backtrack due to the sandy added: "Claustrophobia is my worst nightmare, so I wasn't sleeping well, I know my wife wasn't sleeping well."Their efforts were followed on social media by the couple's friends around the world, from South Africa to Australia, as well as worried locals who joined the search."It's extraordinary," Mr McGrath said."You suddenly find out just how interested people are in helping, particularly those who've got dogs and are familiar with the kind of feelings you might have." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Telegraph
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Live Premier League final day – the race for Europe: Teams and updates from all today's games
Latest updates Sam Dean at St Mary's. Mike McGrath at Old Trafford. Will Conroy live updates 25 May 2025 3:31pm 3:31PM Villa take on abysmal United Still reeling from their Europa League final defeat on Wednesday, United are aiming to avoid four league defeats in a row in the same season for the first time since February 1979 as they host Aston Villa. Their previous worst points tally in the Premier League was 58 - they are on 39 ahead of this afternoon's match. 3:27PM Can Forest stop the rot against Chelsea? Nottingham Forest have not beaten Chelsea at home since a 2-0 victory at the City Ground in January 1997. 3:23PM City's dominance over Fulham Manchester City have won their last 17 games against Fulham in all competitions. It's the longest-ever winning streak one English league team has had against another. 3:20PM United fly to Asia tonight Manchester United's squad will head to the airport immediately after their Premier League campaign is concluded and fly out on post-season tour to Asia tonight. Squads at other clubs will be looking forward to spending time with their family but United have a game in Kuala Lumpur against ASEAN All Stars on Wednesday, followed by a game in Hong Kong. This has the feeling of getting a detention on the final day of term. 3:13PM Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brentford team news Cunha leads the line for Wolves as Mbeumo and Wissa target 20 league goals for Brentford. 6️⃣ Six changes from #CRYWOL ➡️ Sa, Semedo, Doherty, J. Gomes, Munetsi & Cunha all come into the XI Our line-up to face @BrentfordFC. 🐺📋 — Wolves (@Wolves) May 25, 2025 Your final Bees line-up of the campaign 🐝 — Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) May 25, 2025 3:10PM Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton and Hove Albion team news Tottenham's Europa League final hero Johnson starts as they host Brighton. Our final line-up of the season 📋 🔢 @krakenfx — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 25, 2025 TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Here's our starting XI to take on @SpursOfficial this afternoon... 👀📝 — Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) May 25, 2025 3:07PM Southampton vs Arsenal team news Good afternoon from Southampton, where Mikel Arteta has named a highly unusual Arsenal lineup in the final game of the campaign. Raheem Sterling and Kieran Tierney are starting on what will be their final appearances for the club, while Declan Rice is captain (Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka are on the bench). Your final day Saints 👊 — Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 25, 2025 ⚫️ 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 🔴 🏴 Tierney at the back 🏴 Rice skippers the side 🇧🇷 Martinelli up top Let's end the season with a flourish, Gunners 👊 — Arsenal (@Arsenal) May 25, 2025 3:03PM Liverpool vs Crystal Palace team news Alexander-Arnold is left on the bench for his final game for his boyhood club. The Premier League champions to take on the FA Cup winners 👊🔴 #LIVCRY — Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 25, 2025 The Palace to take on Liverpool 💛 #CPFC // #LIVCRY — Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) May 25, 2025 2:59PM Ipswich Town vs West Ham United team news Liam Delap is on the bench for what is regarded likely to be his final game for Ipswich Town. Town. 🫡 #IPSWHU — Ipswich Town (@IpswichTown) May 25, 2025 Your team to take on the Tractor Boys ⚒️ — West Ham United (@WestHam) May 25, 2025
Telegraph
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Premier League: Team news from Brentford vs Man Utd, Brighton vs Newcastle and West Ham vs Spurs
Latest updates at Gtech Community Stadium. Mike McGrath at The London Stadium. Nick Szczepanik at Amex Stadium. Luke Edwards. Rob Smyth live updates 04 May 2025 12:34pm 12:26PM Good afternoon Hello and welcome to Telegraph Sport's Premier League Clockwatch. There are three games kicking off at 2pm, with Chelsea v Liverpool to follow at 4.30pm. The most important is probably at the Amex Stadium, where Brighton host Newcastle. Both teams are still fighting for a place in Europe next season, Brighton in the Europa Conference, Newcastle in the Champions League. Brentford, who meet Manchester United at the Gtech Stadium, are also in the fight for a Conference League place. Man Utd can't quality for Europe through the Premier League but have one foot in the Europa League final after their stirring 3-0 win in Bilbao on Thursday. Even with such a comfortable lead, Ruben Amorim – who has made no attempt to hide the fact the Europa League is his priority – is likely to make a number of changes today. 'We know that we have always a responsibility but in this moment we have to take a risk [with team selection]. There are some positions that we don't have more players. For example, Nous Mazraoui cannot play. He is at the limit to get an injury. 'We have always a responsibility to perform. We have always a responsibility of the result. But in this moment we have to be clear: our focus is more on saving players and trying to be competitive. It's not a good thing to say but we need to understand the context.' There is every chance of an all-English final after Spurs' 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt in the other Europa League semi-final. Ange Postecoglou's side are at West Ham today; they will drop to 17th in the table if they lose.
