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Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke admits it is a “disappointment” that the Red Devils have not put a transfer in place for Emi Martinez.

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A new goalkeeper was said to figure prominently on the summer recruiting wish list at Old Trafford. They may yet get one, but the Premier League giants appear set to miss out on supposedly top targets.

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Champions League and European Championship winner Gianluigi Donnarruma is heading for the exit at Paris Saint-Germain, but could end up in Manchester with United’s arch-rivals City. Hopes of doing a deal for Martinez are also fading.

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The enigmatic World Cup-winning Argentine was seemingly open to a move at one stage, as he prepared to sever ties with Aston Villa, but the 32-year-old remains in the West Midlands and United are still contemplating how to find an upgrade on Cameroonian custodian Andre Onana.

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Yorke, who played for Villa before becoming a Treble winner with United, has told : “Emi Martinez has a big personality, there's no two ways about that. He's won the World Cup, he's one of the best at saving penalties, and he's got character – he's got everything.  Ideally, I thought we were going to get him because at one stage it looked like he was dead certain to be going to United.

“He probably tried to force that move, but for some reason it didn't materialise, which in my opinion is a bit of a disappointment. However, Villa is also a club that I'm very familiar with, so whether he stays at Villa, I think it's a good move for him as well. But I'm sure United would love to have him.”

Arsenal have reportedly entered fresh talks with FC Porto over the future of Jakub Kiwior, with the Portuguese giants pushing to secure the Poland international before the transfer deadline. The 25-year-old defender has slipped down Mikel Arteta’s pecking order following Cristhian Mosquera’s arrival and is now considering a move for more regular game time.

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Porto have approached Arsenal with a proposal to sign Kiwior on loan with an obligation to buy, according to O Jogo. Arsenal value the centre-back at around €30m (£25.4m/$32.6m) and are open to letting him leave if their demands are met. Crystal Palace are also monitoring the situation, but Porto are currently leading the race.

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Kiwior has struggled for regular minutes at Arsenal since his arrival from Spezia and finds himself behind William Saliba, Gabriel, and Mosquera. With Arsenal and Arteta chasing domestic and European glory, Arteta needs a settled defensive unit, leaving Kiwior as a surplus option. A move to Porto could revive his career, offering him Champions League football and a starring role.

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Reports from Portugal suggest Porto see Kiwior as a 'significant addition' who can add quality and depth to their backline. The defender was an unused substitute in Arsenal’s 5-0 win over Leeds, underlining his peripheral role. Fabrizio Romano has also confirmed talks remain ongoing, with a fresh Porto bid expected this week.

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Negotiations between Arsenal and Porto will continue in the coming days as the transfer deadline looms. If an agreement is reached, Kiwior could move initially on loan with a buy clause included. Should both Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko depart, Arsenal and Arteta may look to add another defensive reinforcement before the window closes.

The USMNT Transfer Notebook tracks American player movements, with latest developments for those in the U.S. national team pool

The European transfer window is largely set to close on Sept. 1, which means it's business time for both clubs and players looking to potentially improve their circumstances. While much appears to be settled for players in the U.S. men's national team pool, there are still some uncertainties.

Yunus Musah was reportedly set to head to Atalanta, but a new development might force him to stay with the Norwich's Josh Sargent might be the most in-form striker in England right now, but his rising price tag means he might remain in the Championship.

And Griffin Yow has had difficulty finding a way out of Westerlo, but a return to the U.S. might be in the cards. 

GOAL tracks all of the American player movements in the USMNT Transfer Notebook, a recurring feature covering the latest developments for those in the U.S. national team pool.

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After reports of a complex transfer involving four teams, Musah appeared to be close to a reported $29.2 million move Atalanta. Then a training ground injury changed everything. 

A collision between Mexico international Santi Gimenez and central midfielder Ardon Jashari resulted in an injury for Jashari. The Swiss international was determined to have a compound fracture in his right fibula. Milan had high hopes for the 23-year-old, for which Milan parted with a hefty sum of $43.1 million to Club Brugge.

Now with Jashari set to miss at least eight weeks, manager Max Allegri might be compelled to keep Musah, according to Sky Italia. The midfielder didn't play in Milan's opener, but he could factor a lot more following this development.

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Yow's desire to leave Westerlo has been clear, but he's had difficulty finding suitors in Europe to secure a move. While his aim is to remain abroad, his contract is expiring next summer and it could spark interest from MLS.

According to Tom Bogert, one team to monitor is St. Louis CITY SC. The club has not met expectations following its inspired inaugural campaign, firing both two head coaches and its sporting director in the past two seasons. The club is expected to go after Yow next season if he doesn't find a suitor abroad before then.

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Josh Sargent's strong run of form to start the season – scoring four goals in four games – has led to Norwich raising his price tag. The move has essentially locked in what they wanted: keeping their star striker. 

Local outlet Pink Un expects Josh Sargent will stay with the club during this transfer window unless it is blown away by an offer it can't refuse.

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U.S. youth international Rokas Pukstas might not generate a lot of headlines, but make no mistake, MLS clubs are watching the Hadjuk Split star. Transfermarkt reports an unnamed MLS club bid $7 million on the striker. 

And while Split accepted the deal, he ultimately turned it down – preferring to stay in Europe. Yet, several outlets are reporting that interest on the continent is building for the 21-year-old, who hails from Stillwater, Oklahoma. 

Tottenham forward Brennan Johnson was delighted to end the club's long trophy drought due to their fans being 'battered' over a lack of success.

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Johnson scored the decisive goal as Spurs won the Europa League final against Manchester United on Wednesday, ending their 17-year wait since their last trophy – the 2008 League Cup.

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Rival Premier League fans have enjoyed mocking the north London side over their inability to add to their trophy cabinet, and Johnson is proud to finally give his team's supporters something to celebrate at the end of an otherwise woeful season.

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"I'm so happy right now. This season has not been good at all, not one of us players care about that now. This team has not won a trophy for 17 years, it means so much," he told .

"All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning a trophy. We had to get the first one, I'm so happy. Ever since I came here it has been: 'Tottenham, good team but can't get it done', but we got it done."

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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has carried the brunt of the criticism amid his team's disastrous domestic form – they are 17th in the Premier League heading into the last game – but the Australian was vindicated when they fulfilled his promise of always winning a trophy in his second season in a job.

"He has done his job," Johnson said of his coach. "He said he wins in the second year and he has, if there's ever a time for a mic drop, it's now [when he speaks to the media]. I can't thank the manager enough for how much trust he has in us and he has a really good way of getting us up for it."

Senior pair could be kept out of upcoming series against Afghanistan and New Zealand with an eye on the Asia Cup and World Cup

Umar Farooq11-Mar-2023Pakistan is pondering resting captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for the T20I series against Afghanistan later this month, as well as the series against New Zealand that follows. ESPNcricinfo understands the workload management of top players was a major point of discussion in a recent selection committee meeting, as they look ahead to a World Cup year as well as an Asia Cup before it.Each player’s workload was assessed in terms of matches played over the last two years, with the trio of Babar, Rizwan and Haris Rauf highlighted. Since January 2021, Rizwan has played 150 matches across formats (international and domestic cricket) – the most after Rashid Khan’s 157 – while Babar has played 127 and Rauf 125.It was suggested in the meeting that Pakistan consider resting players from the upcoming three T20Is against Afghanistan in Sharjah, as well as the five T20Is* against New Zealand that follow at home.Related

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With the next T20 World Cup more than a year away, the selection committee might look to bring in some newer faces for these series. Other than playing Afghanistan and New Zealand before the Asia Cup and the World Cup, Pakistan also play two away Tests in Sri Lanka in the middle of the year.However, the prospect of resting Babar will be a tricky one given that his all-format captaincy came under scrutiny during a difficult home season. While Shadab Khan is being looked at as a long-term vice-captain, the PCB is keen to explore other leadership options too, including Shaheen Shah Afridi, who ESPNcricinfo understands was consulted about the role.Afridi’s captaincy experience is limited to 22 T20s since he started leading Lahore Qalandars at the last PSL. In his very first season in charge, though, Afridi led Qalandars to the title, and has carried them into the playoffs this season too. He is also at the moment coming back from a knee injury that disrupted the last half-year, forcing him to miss the home series against England and New Zealand.The appointing of a captain doesn’t come under the selection committee in any case – that remains the board head’s prerogative.The captaincy question first came up in January, when the PCB had reviewed the national team’s structure after a disappointing home season in 2022-23. The new PCB management, headed by Najam Sethi, had then indicated their willingness to signal to players and coaches that they will “challenge the status quo if necessary”, and split the Pakistan captaincy across formats.And so these upcoming series are seen as a prime opportunity for the selection committee to install their suggested rotation policy. They are set to name the squad to face Afghanistan on Monday, and among the younger players to potentially feature are Saim Ayub, Ihsanullah, Usama Mir and Azam Khan. Imad Wasim, who last played for Pakistan in November 2021, is also in line for a call-up.*.

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka admits he had self-doubts about his return to fitness after suffering a hamstring injury earlier in the season.

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Arsenal's brightest talent has returned to the pitch in recent weeks following a serious hamstring injury and even made a cameo during England's 3-1 loss to Senegal on Tuesday night. But the forward has opened up on self-doubts he has had on finding his form again, having been such a crucial player for club and country.

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Speaking to the press, Saka said: "It’s about not thinking about the past, not thinking about the future. Just being in the moment and always asking yourself – what’s necessary right now?

"Sometimes I can think: 'Oh, am I going to come back in the best shape?' Or, in the past: ‘What could I have done to prevent injury?

"But all that is not necessary. It’s only going to bring bad energy, negativity to your body. One of the best things I took from the book is always ask yourself: 'What’s necessary in this moment right now?' And try to live that way.

"I was not happy with last season, how it went, how it ended. But the only thing I can do now is look forward and try and be the best version of myself and help my team-mates be the same."

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Saka bagged 16 goal contributions in 25 games during Arsenal's 2024-25 Premier League campaign and with Tuchel already coming under pressure as England boss, the German head coach will need his talented winger to hit the ground running next term ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

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Saka revealed that he will be jetting off for a nice holiday while many of his colleagues head Stateside for the Club World Cup this month. Some extra rest and recovery could be exactly what the Gunner needs if Arsenal are to mount a title challenge again next term.

Former CSK batter’s decision comes even as BCCI proposes year-long cooling-off period for retired players before they can join overseas T20 leagues

Shashank Kishore08-Jul-2023Ambati Rayudu has withdrawn from the inaugural edition of USA’s Major League Cricket, where he was to represent Texas Super Kings. This follows the BCCI’s proposal to introduce a year-long cooling-off period for retired players before they can participate in overseas T20 leagues. The proposal, put forward at Apex Council meeting in Mumbai yesterday, will be ratified at the BCCI’s AGM in September.The BCCI is believed to be concerned about the possibility of mass retirements by domestic players – all of whom are without contracts – to pursue opportunities elsewhere.”We’ll come out with a policy to prevent the trend of pre-determined retirement,” secretary Jay Shah said after the Apex Council meeting. “The office bearers will make a policy and send it back for approval.”Related

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Rayudu announced his retirement ahead of Chennai Super Kings’ fifth IPL triumph, in Ahmedabad in May. At the time, Rayudu, who had previously retired only to make a comeback, had promised “no U-turn”.Two weeks later, he was named along with a number of other present and former Super Kings players such as Faf du Plessis, Devon Conway and Mitchell Santner, as signings for the Texas franchise, which is also run by N Srinivasan’s India Cements that also owns Chennai Super Kings. The Texas team will be coached by Stephen Fleming with Eric Simons and Albie Morkel as assistants coaches.As things stand, Indian players can feature in overseas T20 leagues only if they are retired from international cricket and BCCI-run tournaments such as the IPL. Unmukt Chand, the former India Under-19 World Cup winner, is an example of a player who left Indian cricket to pursue opportunities overseas.Chand announced his decision in 2021, aged 28. Since then, he has featured in the Big Bash League for Melbourne Renegades and Bangladesh Premier League for Chattogram Challengers.MLC 2023 is a six-team event, scheduled from July 13 to 30. Super Kings will play the tournament opener against Los Angeles Knight Riders.

Tottenham Hotspur have expressed interest in signing Rodrygo Goes from Real Madrid, but the Brazilian winger reportedly has no intention of joining the Premier League side. While the Lilywhites have explored a possible move, the 24-year-old has his sights set on a 'bigger club than Tottenham' if he leaves the Santiago Bernabeu this summer following his slide down the pecking order.

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It was reported earlier that Tottenham Hotspur made an enquiry for Real Madrid star Rodrygo with an eye on signing the winger on a permanent transfer this summer. However, FootMercato has reported that the Brazil international has no interest in joining Thomas Frank’s squad. Despite the Lilywhites’ push, no talks are currently ongoing between the two parties.

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Rodrygo’s future at Real Madrid is uncertain, especially after being benched during the Club World Cup despite Kylian Mbappe’s lack of fitness for the tournament in the United States. Even so, it is reported that the Brazilian star remains focused on staying at Santiago Bernabeu, or moving only to an elite-level team that is 'bigger' than Tottenham.

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The 24-year-old still has a long-term deal with Real Madrid that runs until the summer of 2028. He has made 270 appearances for the club, contributing 68 goals and 51 assists. Given his quality and age, any departure would come with a hefty price tag, as Los Blancos are not keen on parting ways with Rodrygo for less than what he is worth.

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Tottenham are now likely to shift their focus elsewhere after Rodrygo’s firm stance towards a move to the Lilywhites. Liverpool remain linked with the Brazilian, but they’ve yet to make an official move. For now, Rodrygo is expected to stay put unless a top-tier club presents a compelling offer.

LSG’s coach suggested their captain, who is returning from a quadriceps injury, will be ready to face Royals on Sunday

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Mar-2024Justin Langer, the new Lucknow Super Giants coach, is hopeful that his captain KL Rahul is “ready to go” ahead of their opening fixture of IPL 2024, following a quadriceps tendon injury which ruled him out of India’s final four Tests against England.Rahul travelled to London last month to consult a specialist after feeling discomfort in his right quadriceps immediately after India’s defeat in Hyderabad at the end of January and has not played since. He linked up with the LSG squad on Wednesday night and Langer suggested he will be ready to face Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Sunday afternoon.”KL was supposed to be here this afternoon to play in the practice game tonight, but unfortunately, he’s had a hold-up on the aeroplane,” Langer said on Wednesday in a virtual media conference. “He’ll be at the ground later on tonight, so he’ll probably arrive just after the start of the day’s play.””He’ll be around for the first time to be with the boys and to be with the team. Everyone’s looking forward to seeing him. We know he has worked very hard to tick off all his return-to-play protocols. He’s worked very hard. He’s been practising, he’s been hitting lots of balls. He’s hopefully ready to go. It’s going to be nice to have the captain with us.”*ESPNcricinfo learned that Rahul did join his team-mates in training later on Wednesday evening.Langer did not confirm where Rahul will bat this season, with the off-season acquisition of Devdutt Padikkal raising the possibility that Rahul will slide down from his usual opening spot. That move would also give Rahul the opportunity to pitch a case for selection in India’s middle order ahead of June’s T20 World Cup.”I haven’t been coaching for two years since I left the Australian cricket team, and for two years I’ve been sleeping very well at night,” Langer said, laughing. “Now, it’s hard to sleep at night because it’s very hard to fit so much talent into 11 positions. It’s a good problem to have. It’s a sweet problem, but we’ll work it out. It’s nice to have so much talent in our squad.LSG head coach Justin Langer expects the Lucknow pitch to play truer than it did last season•Lucknow Super Giants”My view – and I’ve said this for probably 25 years – [is that] if the team does well, then everyone gets rewarded. And therefore, from KL’s point of view, if he captains the Lucknow Super Giants to an IPL victory, it means he would’ve played well himself and he would’ve captained very well, and he would’ve wicket-kept very well.”If we have team success, everyone will be rewarded. That’ll be the message for all the players, including Bishi [Ravi Bishnoi] and KL, and there’s a few others who will be vying for T20 World Cup spots. That’s all part of the game we play. The more they concentrate on playing well for Lucknow the more their chances of being selected will increase.”Langer will be coaching in the IPL for the first time in his career, and said he has been “blown away” by the talent he has seen in LSG’s pre-season training. “I cannot believe the depth of talent in India,” he said. “I’ve seen some players already, just in our franchise, [and] my mind is blown away by the amount of young talent in this country.”He also said that he has been “all across” the extensive work that has been done on the pitches at Ekana Stadium, LSG’s home venue, since last year’s IPL. The pitches tended to play slow and low in IPL 2023, with only three team totals above 170 across the seven matches staged in Lucknow, but Langer said there were signs of improvement during the 50-over World Cup.”We’ve done a lot of work here on the pitches. I’ve been all across it. They’ve changed the water that goes into the pitches. They’ve also changed some of the soil. At the end of last season, they changed the soil on the pitches, and we saw some good results in the World Cup. They played a few games here. There were some high scoring games. I think South Africa vs Australia was a very high-scoring game, right?”We’ve trained here now. We had a practice game last night under lights, and we’ve had two very good training sessions on the middle wickets, and the pitches were – very, very good… they recognised that we needed to improve the pitches from last year, so we’re all very hopeful that we see excellent pitches. From what I’ve seen so far, though, we have nothing to worry about.”GMT 1815 The story was updated with confirmation that Rahul trained with his team-mates on Wednesday.

Jess Kerr and Hannah Rowe took three wickets apiece as England folded for 194

Valkerie Baynes07-Apr-2024Twelve runs needed for victory, 12 runs needed to reach a century, all the time in the world, but why wait? In the space of three balls, Sophie Devine twice hauled Charlie Dean over the fence at deep midwicket to seal a breath-taking ton and an emphatic consolation win for New Zealand in Hamilton in their final match of the ODI series, which England won 2-1.Devine came to the crease with her side 14 for 2 and smashed a 93-ball century to reel in a target of 195 with 11 overs to spare. She was well supported by Maddy Green, with whom she shared an unbroken partnership worth 105, and Amelia Kerr, who scored 29 of her 31 runs in a 76-run stand with her captain.There was no sign of the quad strain that had kept Devine out of action since the fourth T20I in her impeccable footwork as she took to England’s attack – particularly offspinner Dean and quick Lauren Filer – in a typically powerful innings which underlined her importance to the White Ferns, just as they looked in danger of squandering a golden opportunity to beat England.The visitors were bowled out inside 50 overs for the second match in a row, seamers Jess Kerr and Hannah Rowe taking three wickets each to restrict them to 194 with 3.3 overs to spare. Yet again England had to lean on Player of the Series Amy Jones, whose scores of 92 not out, 48 and 50 lifted her side after middle-order collapses throughout. On this occasion, she reached a run-a-ball half-century and shared a 73-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Dean, the pair having put on a record 130-run stand in the previous match. But this time it wasn’t enough to combat what was to come from Devine.Kate Cross struck in the third over of the run-chase as Georgia Plimmer – opening for Bernadine Bezuidenhout, who injured her hamstring while fielding in the second ODI – chased one outside off stump and edged to wicketkeeper Jones. Then Suzie Bates sent a leading edge straight to Maia Bouchier at midwicket attempting to turn Nat Sciver-Brunt squarer to the leg side.At the end of the powerplay, the hosts were 31 for 2 as Devine and Amelia Kerr settled into the early stages of their partnership. Devine was on 13 when she sent a sharp, difficult chance off Filer through the hands of Heather Knight at slip. Devine clubbed Dean over deep midwicket for twin sixes in three balls and brought up her fifty over the course of four fours in five balls off Dean’s next over.In between, Sophie Ecclestone pulled up with what appeared to be a calf problem at the start of her seventh over, but she broke the stand when she trapped Amelia Kerr lbw before leaving the field to seek treatment. Ecclestone returned to action and saw Jones fumble a stumping chance off Green with New Zealand needing 43 runs off 88 balls.Filer, who replaced fellow seamer Lauren Bell in the XI to play the fourth ODI of her fledgling international career, conceded 17 runs off her sixth over, 12 of those in fours clubbed down the ground by Devine. With 12 needed, Devine cleared the deep midwicket fence by some distance off Dean to move within one identical strike of a century and she repeated the effort two balls later.Earlier, Rowe struck in her second over, the fourth of the match, when she struck Tammy Beaumont on the back thigh with a ball that was on track to ping the top of leg stump and Jess Kerr had Maia Bouchier caught by Georgia Plimmer at extra cover with a leg-cutter for 19.Sophia Dunkley is bowled by Jess Kerr•Getty ImagesAfter 10 overs, England were 50 for 2 but they lost 4 for 13 in 34 balls after Sciver-Brunt and Knight put on 58 runs together for the third wicket. Amelia Kerr got a hand to a difficult chance but couldn’t cling onto a ball driven straight back at her by Sciver-Brunt, on 15 at the time. She did, however, ultimately remove Sciver-Brunt for 27, caught by Fran Jonas.Sophia Dunkley, who lost her place in the line-up after the five T20Is where she only reached double figures once, with a score of 32, in four innings, returned to the side after Alice Capsey sprained her ankle during training on Saturday. But Dunkley managed just 1 off the five balls she faced before playing down the wrong line to a Jess Kerr delivery which angled back in and hit the top of middle stump.Kerr grabbed her second, hitting Danni Wyatt low on the front pad with a full toss and England were 88 for 5.Jones had another big job to do to rescue her side and she would again need Dean’s help after calling Knight through for a single and seeing her captain run out on 31 as Kerr fired the ball in from square leg to wicketkeeper Izzy Gaze to make it 95 for 6.New Zealand looked in danger of letting England off the hook, just as they did in the first two fixtures of this series, when Gaze missed a stumping opportunity as Jones, on 18, advanced out of her crease and swung herself around attempting to loft a Jonas delivery over the leg side. At that point, England were 111 for 6 and when Dean overturned an lbw decision off Bates, the ball shown to be missing the top of leg stump, she and Jones were free to press on with the union their side so desperately needed.Jones brought up her fifty with a crisp single off Kerr but she fell moments later chipping Bates straight to Eden Carson at backward point, ending her stand with Dean, who departed a short time later when she picked out Brooke Halliday at cover off Rowe. Rowe claimed her third with a short ball which Cross edged behind down the leg side.