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Belfast Telegraph
2 days ago
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Northern Ireland striker closing in on League Two switch as Dutch exit looms
Northern Ireland striker Lee Bonis is set to leave Dutch side ADO Den Haag and return to the UK to continue his career. League Two side Chesterfield are among the clubs showing strong interest in the former Portadown frontman. The 25-year-old had hoped to fire ADO Den Haag to the Eredivisie but they finished fourth in the second tier and were unable to qualify via the playoffs. He brought an extra attacking dimension to the side, at one point scoring five goals in as many games. In 38 games across all competitions for ADO Den Haag, he scored 12 and provided three assists. But now a fresh challenge awaits as he targets further progression in his club and international career. Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock are also admirers of Bonis, however Chesterfield are among the English sides in the hunt for his signature. In August last year the striker left Larne to join the Dutch side on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Bonis had joined Larne for a reported Irish League transfer fee of £100,000 in January 2022. He netted 58 goals and contributed 28 assists in 118 games, establishing a great partnership with fellow forward Andy Ryan as Larne won back-to-back Irish Premiership titles. Bonis has earned four Northern Ireland caps since making his debut in a scoreless draw against Belarus in Hungary last year in the Nations League. Goalkeeper Pierce Charles also made his senior international bow in that game. The former Seagoe man made his first start in attack for Northern Ireland in the 1-1 draw against Switzerland at Windsor Park. There is interest in Bonis from English and Scottish clubs but Chesterfield are hoping to seal a deal for the striker.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Anderson confident wins will come for Lancashire
James Anderson is confident Lancashire can turn their season around if they maintain the positive approach they showed against Kent. England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker captained Lancashire for the first time in the Championship game in Blackpool. Advertisement But the Red Rose could not nail down a first red-ball win of the season as Kent batted out the final day for a draw. However, Anderson was pleased with how his players took the initiative and hopes they can maintain that against Derbyshire in the next Championship match in Chesterfield. "The positive approach we had, if we keep that and keep playing well, we have the quality in the group to win some games," he told BBC Radio Lancashire. It has been a terrible start to the Championship for Lancashire this season in Division Two following relegation, with the Red Rose picking up no wins from eight games as they sit sixth. Advertisement Captain Keaton Jennings resigned last month before head coach Dale Benkenstein was sacked a fortnight later. Steven Croft is the interim head coach while Australia batter Marcus Harris has been appointed as the red-ball skipper. But with Harris back home on paternity leave, Anderson has taken over for the games with Kent and Derbyshire. Lancashire's mammoth 639-9 dec was their highest score for 10 years, with three players - Luke Wells, Josh Bohannon and Ashton Turner - scoring centuries. And they had Kent on the ropes at 116-7 in their second innings, only for a stand of 182 between Joey Evison and Grant Stewart to effectively save the game. Advertisement "The way we applied ourselves this week felt different to the rest of the season," said Anderson. "We had a lot of positive energy in the field and then the way we applied ourselves with the bat - we dug in when needed and when the opportunity was there to put the pressure on the opposition, we did that." 'More pressure when decisions are yours' The game in Blackpool was Anderson's first go at leading a side despite his vast experience of 188 Tests and more than 20 years of first-class cricket. And he admits that certain things took him by surprise. "Day one, the concentration levels weren't quite there when I was bowling," he said. Advertisement "I was thinking about other stuff rather than where I was bowling the ball, so it took a little while to get used to that. "For me, it was something very different. Even when I've played and not been captain, I've always thought about the game and tried to help captains out on the field. "But obviously when the decisions are yours, you feel under that little bit more pressure. "But I got used to it as the game went on and thoroughly enjoyed it."
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Anderson confident wins will come for Lancashire
James Anderson is confident that Lancashire can turn their season around if they maintain the positive approach they showed against all-time leading Test wicket-taker captained Lancashire for the first time in the Championship game in Blackpool. But the Red Rose could not nail down a first red-ball win of the season as Kent batted out the final day for a Anderson was pleased with how his players took the initiative and hopes they can maintain that against Derbyshire in the next Championship clash in Chesterfield."The positive approach we had, if we keep that and keep playing well, we have the quality in the group to win some games," he told BBC Radio Lancashire, external. It has been a terrible start to the Championship for Lancashire this season in Division Two following relegation, with the Red Rose picking up no wins from eight games as they sit Keaton Jennings resigned last month before head coach Dale Benkenstein was sacked a fortnight Croft is the interim head coach while Australia batter Marcus Harris has been appointed as the red-ball with Harris back home on paternity leave, Anderson has taken over for the games with Kent and tally of 639-9 dec was Lancashire's highest for 10 years with three players scoring centuries - Luke Wells, Josh Bohannon and Ashton Turner - and they had Kent on the ropes at 116-7 for their second innings only for a stand of 182 between Joey Evison and Grant Stewart to effectively save the game."The way we applied ourselves this week felt different to the rest of the season," said Anderson."We had a lot of positive energy in the field and then the way we applied ourselves with the bat - we dug in when needed and when the opportunity was there to put the pressure on the opposition, we did that." 'More pressure when decisions are yours' The game in Blackpool was Anderson's first go at leading a side despite his vast experience of 188 Tests and more than 20 years of first-class he admits that certain things took him by surprise."Day one, the concentration levels weren't quite there when I was bowling," he said."I was thinking about other stuff rather than where I was bowling the ball, so it took a little while to get used to that."For me, it was something very different. Even when I've played and not been captain, I've always thought about the game and tried to help captains out on the field."But obviously when the decisions are yours, you feel under that little bit more pressure."But I got used to it as the game went on and thoroughly enjoyed it."
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Gardener, 65, miraculously survives freak chainsaw accident that saw him suffer catastrophic blood loss after he cuts his neck open - just millimetres from his windpipe
A gardener miraculously survived a freak chainsaw accident after cutting his neck open, but missing his windpipe by just millimetres. Christopher York, 65, said he was saved by a number of lucky coincidences after suffering 'catastrophic blood loss' while working in his garden in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The chainsaw had jammed while he was cutting left to right, but rather than kicking back it 'leapt forward and span around' as it followed through a branch, hitting his neck. The father-of-four described feeling a 'cold wetness' on his front as his shirt was soaked in blood, pouring down as far as his trousers. But by an enormous stroke of fortune, a specialist vascular surgeon happened to be at the hospital where he was rushed by paramedics - and was able to operate on him, saving his life. 'Had the vascular surgeon not been there, they would have taken me to a hospital where the journey probably would have killed me,' Mr York told the BBC. Mr York was subsequently informed that he had slashed only a few millimetres from his windpipe and would have quickly bled out if the chainsaw cut a fraction deeper. 'The nice thing was that it didn't actually hurt. It was entirely painless,' he said. 'I didn't know how serious it was, I just thought it was not much more than a paper cut at the time because I couldn't feel anything. 'But then my legs began to buckle. Really at no stage did I feel I was in danger, but I was.' In another potentially life-saving bit of good fortune, Mr York's wife, Veronika Semeradtova-York, 44, had come home 30 minutes earlier than usual to find her husband bleeding heavily. She said she would often get a coffee after going to the gym, but on that day the coffee machine had not been working. A friend of theirs also happened to call by the house to check on the pair at the time. They quickly phoned an ambulance, which arrived within eight minutes. By this stage, Mr York had lost about two litres of blood. The well-timed visit of the specialist vascular doctor meant they could go to Chesterfield Royal Hospital rather than having to take him to a major trauma centre in Nottingham or Sheffield. Mr York said: 'The ambulance driver remembered that a specialist vascular surgeon from Derby was visiting Chesterfield on that day by complete coincidence. 'I remember thinking 'although I don't think this is serious, they seem to and so will I survive this?'.' Just one month before the accident, Mr York had been encouraged by his wife to get a tetanus jab - which helped stopped him getting infected from the leaves, mud and twigs in his wound. 'Had my wife and friend not come, I would have died,' he said. 'Had the ambulance station not been up the road, they might have been delayed and I could have died of blood loss.' He added: 'All these things came together. My main question is 'why?'. If God did intervene, why me?' Mr York expressed his deep gratitude to the staff who had cared for him, saying: 'God bless them all. The thanks of not only me, but my wife and our four children remain with them for eternity. We are a family because of them. There are no words for our gratitude.' Lisa, a senior sister in the emergency department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, told the BBC: 'It went like clockwork, there was someone looking over him that day. 'He was very grateful to everyone in the hospital. Thanks to the staff that assembled that day, his wife has a husband and his children have a father.'
BBC News
3 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
I felt no pain, says man who accidentally cut neck with chainsaw
A man who suffered "catastrophic blood loss" when he accidentally cut his neck open with a chainsaw while gardening has recalled a series of fortunate events that led to his York was in his garden in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, when the chainsaw he was using became jammed, while cutting left to right, before it then followed through a branch and then "span around".The 65-year-old said he then felt a "cold wetness" at his front and saw his blood-covered said a number of coincidences, including a specialist vascular surgeon who happened to be at the hospital he was rushed to and then operated on him, meant he lived, and has thanked NHS staff who helped him. Recalling the accident on 12 May, Christopher said: "Instead of [the chainsaw] kicking back, it leapt forward and span around, so the blade was spinning just over my shoulder. "Then I felt a cold wetness at my front, my shirt was becoming covered in blood and it was coming down to my trousers."Medics told Christopher he had cut only a few millimetres from his windpipe, and advised that he had cut slightly deeper, he could have quickly bled added: "The nice thing was that it didn't actually hurt. It was entirely painless."I didn't know how serious it was, I just thought it was not much more than a paper cut at the time because I couldn't feel anything. "But then my legs began to buckle. Really at no stage did I feel I was in danger, but I was." Christopher's wife Veronika Semeradtova-York, 44, says she usually gets a coffee after going to the gym, but said the coffee machine was not working and so happened to arrive home 30 minutes early and found her husband bleeding and a friend, who also happened to go to the house to check on the pair at the time, phoned for an had Christopher inside of the ambulance within eight minutes of arriving, but feared he would not survive a journey to a major trauma centre in Nottingham or the point paramedics arrived, Christopher had already lost about two litres of Christopher said: "The ambulance driver remembered that a specialist vascular surgeon from Derby was visiting Chesterfield [Royal Hospital] on that day by complete coincidence."I remember thinking 'although I don't think this is serious, they seem to and so will I survive this?'"Christopher was taken to Chesterfield Royal Hospital, where staff would not normally treat major trauma. "I had absolute faith in the NHS," he said. "I knew that whatever degree of treatment I needed, they would afford it and they did. They did what the NHS does and it was wonderful."Not only were they excellent medically, but they showed genuine care."God bless them all. The thanks of not only me, but my wife and our four children remain with them for eternity. We are a family because of them. There are no words for our gratitude."In addition to the specialist surgeon's intervention, Christopher said just one month before the accident, his wife had urged him to get a tetanus to the NHS, tetanus is a serious, life-threatening condition caused by bacteria getting into a wound."It turned out one of the big obstacles they had in theatre was removing all the leaves, grass, mud and twigs from the wounds," he said. "The tetanus jab protected me from that."Had my wife and friend not come, I would have died. "Had the ambulance station not been up the road, they might have been delayed and I could have died of blood loss. "Had the vascular surgeon not been there, they would have taken me to a hospital where the journey probably would have killed me. "All these things came together. My main question is 'why?'. If God did intervene, why me?"Lisa, a senior sister in the emergency department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, said: "It went like clockwork, there was someone looking over him that day."He was very grateful to everyone in the hospital. Thanks to the staff that assembled that day, his wife has a husband and his children have a father."
