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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
West Ham plotting Championship raid for new goalkeeper after Everton had approach turned down
WEST HAM have put Sheffield United keeper Michael Cooper on their hit list. Hammers will make final checks on the 25-year-old before the transfer window shuts. Advertisement 5 Michael Cooper is a target for West Ham Credit: Getty 5 Cooper could challenge Alphonse Areola for the starting spot Credit: Getty The Blades would want about £15million for Cooper, who they got from Plymouth for an initial £2m in 2024 Former Last season in the Championship, Cooper impressed as the Blades challenged for promotion to the Premier League. The Yorkshire side missed out on a return to the top-flight after losing in the playoff final to Sunderland. Advertisement READ MORE ON SPORT Cooper kept 21 clean sheets in 43 appearances for the Blades and achieved a save percentage of 76.9 per cent. The Hammers, however, struggled in the Premier League and rotated between The veteran Polish goalkeeper has left the London Stadium after his contract expired. Areola remained, but there are doubts over his abilities after multiple errors last season. Advertisement Most read in Football SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN The Frenchman was at fault again in the The former Everton and West Ham to fight it out for Douglas Luiz West Ham only have veteran and former Advertisement The 34-year-old made the switch to East London last summer on a two-year deal after he was released by the Blades. Blades boss Ruben Selles has insisted that Cooper is going nowhere this summer. The manager made the claim after the former Pilgrim missed the 2-1 pre-season win over Burton Albion on Tuesday. 5 Advertisement 5 Ruben Selles is convinced Cooper will stay at Bramall Lane Credit: Getty He said: "The last game was a decision from me to give the other goalkeepers some minutes. "He felt a bit of discomfort in the knee, but he should be back in a couple of days. "He's definitely staying, it's not about that. Advertisement "I understand the concerns because he wasn't there, but it has nothing to do with that." The Hammers have already added Kyle Walker-Peters and El Hadji Malick Diouf to their squad this summer. 5 Advertisement
Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
The elephants with room to move and trumpeting their happy habitat
'You can't put visitors over the top of elephants because there's an implied superiority there, so what we did was we put the elephants over the humans,' Howard said. Fencing in the habitat was designed using recycled rail track and elevator cables and subjected to very specific stress testing, specifically being able to withstand a five-tonne male bull elephant running at the fence. Werribee Open Range Zoo director Mark Pilgrim said creating a habitat that enables elephants to live as naturally as possible – even if behind a fence – was the key principle guiding the design. 'We wanted the elephants to make decisions, particularly the matriarch, she can now make choices as to where she's going each day with the herd, where she's going to take them,' Pilgrim said. 'That's exactly what a matriarch in a wild herd would be doing, taking the herd to a different area to find food. And that's pretty groundbreaking.' Asian elephants in the wild roam across great distances. Research varies, but suggests the herd can travel about 10 kilometres on an average day. At Werribee, food is placed in different areas of the habitat each day so the elephants have to search as they would in the wild. Pilgrim moved from the UK to lead the zoo after working in elephant welfare and said there was 'huge global interest' in what the zoo had done. Loading 'It's really raised the bar for elephant welfare across the world,' he said. 'It's not just the open space, it's what that allows you to do in terms of having different habitats, giving them different activities at different times. So these are hugely intelligent animals and just being able to challenge them on a day-to-day basis is hugely important.' The habitat was created using an $88 million state government grant and is the same size as the entire Melbourne Zoo site. Previously the elephants were contained on two hectares of land, space which became even more constrained with the birth of the zoo's calves. Howard said she cried when the elephants entered the habitat for the first time and the calves ran to explore their new surroundings.
Belfast Telegraph
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Hawks drafted in to scare off seagulls at Royal Portrush
The eagle will land at Royal Portrush at the weekend – the feathered type that is. For now four hawks are on the course at the 153rd Open Championship to ensure spectators aren't bothered by seagulls stealing their food. Cheyenne, Caine, Bella and Aurora have their Hawk-eyes on those other birdies flying through the sky and feeling peckish as thousands of fans flock to the Food Hall when taking a break from watching the golf. Anyone who has ever been to Portrush will know that seagulls are regular visitors in large numbers so the Harris Hawks are welcome guests to the north coast invited by the R & A. Falconer David Trenier from Clear Skies NI explained to the Belfast Telegraph: 'We are here with the hawks to make sure that the gulls stay away from people eating their food.' The Open at Royal Portrush: What happened in 2019 As well as doing their job, the hawks are proving quite the attraction with adults and kids alike taking scores of selfies with them. That will continue throughout the tournament and increase on Saturday and Sunday when an American Bald Eagle called Pilgrim arrives on the scene. 'Having Pilgrim along is a tip of the hat to our American visitors,' said David who runs Clear Skies NI with his wife Joanna.
CNA
17-07-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Players chase birdies at Portrush as hawks target seagulls
PORTRRUSH :The world's best golfers began chasing eagles and birdies on Northern Ireland's Atlantic coast but hawks were only interested in seagulls as the 153rd British Open began on Thursday. Tournament organisers have drafted in a team of Harris hawks to keep players and fans safe from swooping gulls on the lookout for snacks or even the odd golf ball. The four birds of prey, named Aurora, Belle, Caine and Cheyenne, have been at the course since Sunday under the watchful eye of falconer David Trenier. The Royal Portrush course had been transformed into a golfing metropolis for the week with a huge range of eating options for the 278,000 fans expected throughout the event. That also means there are rich pickings for scavenging seagulls which are known to snatch burgers, sandwiches and ice creams out of the grasp of unsuspecting punters. "When they come in, the presence of the hawk on the course puts them off, they make sure the gulls don't come down," Trenier said. "It is so lovely to see the public reaction, they want to talk and they want to ask questions. "The kids want to have a picture taken." The squadron of Harris hawks will have some powerful back-up this weekend with the presence of a 24-year-old bald eagle known as Pilgrim flying in for duty. "He will definitely disturb the gulls," Trenier said.
Reuters
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Players chase birdies at Portrush as hawks target seagulls
PORTRRUSH, July 17 (Reuters) - The world's best golfers began chasing eagles and birdies on Northern Ireland's Atlantic coast but hawks were only interested in seagulls as the 153rd British Open began on Thursday. Tournament organisers have drafted in a team of Harris hawks to keep players and fans safe from swooping gulls on the lookout for snacks or even the odd golf ball. The four birds of prey, named Aurora, Belle, Caine and Cheyenne, have been at the course since Sunday under the watchful eye of falconer David Trenier. "They are very, very sociable, used to working with large crowds and are big enough to spook the gulls enough to move them off," Trenier told BBC News Northern Ireland. The Royal Portrush course had been transformed into a golfing metropolis for the week with a huge range of eating options for the 278,000 fans expected throughout the event. That also means there are rich pickings for scavenging seagulls which are known to snatch burgers, sandwiches and ice creams out of the grasp of unsuspecting punters. "When they come in, the presence of the hawk on the course puts them off, they make sure the gulls don't come down," Trenier said. "It is so lovely to see the public reaction, they want to talk and they want to ask questions. "The kids want to have a picture taken." The squadron of Harris hawks will have some powerful back-up this weekend with the presence of a 24-year-old bald eagle known as Pilgrim flying in for duty. "He will definitely disturb the gulls," Trenier said.
