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Brisbane have scored a controversial 44-28 win to dump a battered and bruised Gold Coast from the NRL finals at Suncorp Stadium.?The Titans had two crucial calls from the bunker run against them and ended Friday nights game with just two men on the bench after losing halfback Ash Taylor midway through the first half.The Broncos will advance to meet the loser of Saturdays qualifying final between North Queensland and Melbourne and keeps alive their hopes of making back-to-back grand finals.The Titans were gutsy to hold on as long as they did after running out to a surprise 18-16 halftime lead, however their stellar season came to an end against their southeast Queensland rivals.All three of the Titans first-half tries came from kicks with Chris McQueen picking up the opener after Corey Oates spilled a Tyrone Roberts bomb.The Broncos were kept in the game by a string of controversial calls by the bunker.First, Jordan Kahu was awarded a penalty try after Konrad Hurrell kicked the ball from his grasp, a decision roundly panned by commentators but defended by referees boss Tony Archer.And when the video referee overturned a Kahu knock-on and awarded the Broncos the scrum feed, Brisbane ran up field and scored through Kahu on the back of an Anthony Milford break.The Titans were struck a massive blow when Taylor was taken from the field with a hip injury and did not return in the second half.With the Titans on the ropes, star fullback Jarryd Hayne took the game by the scruff of the neck and kicked for Josh Hoffmans second try on the stroke of halftime to deliver his side a slender two-point lead.However, Hayne went from hero to zero after the resumption when he knocked on from the kickoff and Alex Glenn strolled past McQueen for a simple try.The Broncos were awarded yet another controversial four-pointer when Glenn pounced on a Ben Hunt grubber. Gold Coast complained that James Roberts had kicked Ryan Simpkins in the play-the-ball on the previous play, however the Broncos flyer was not put on report.The Titans were reduced to two interchange players when Simpkins came from the field soon after.The Titans battled bravely, however the Broncos proved too classy in the end with tries to Oates and Milford icing the win, sending skipper Corey Parker out a winner in his last game at Suncorp Stadium.SNAPSHOT: BRISBANE-GOLD COAST NRL ELIMINATION FINAL:* Result: Brisbane defeated Gold Coast 44-28 at Suncorp Stadium* Key moment: Darius Boyd delivers a perfectly timed cut-out ball to Corey Oates who scores in the corner to hand Brisbane an unassailable 34-18 lead with 16 minutes remaining* Key quote: It was a great fightback by the boys. They had all the running in the first half and we addressed that at halftime and came out and got some field position back and ended up closing the game out, Bronco Corey Parker in his last game at Suncorp* Judiciary: Broncos: James Roberts (kicking), Titans: Chris McQueen (head slam)* Injuries: Titans: Ash Taylor (hip), Zeb Taia (quad, injured in warm-up)* Whats next: The Broncos will play the loser of the Storm v Cowboys qualifying final. the Titans have been eliminated Randal Grichuk Blue Jays Jersey . Mickelson barely made the cut but had the best round of the day with nine birdies and an eagle coupled with two bogeys to sit two shots behind leader Craig Lee of Scotland. Lee shot a 69 for a 12-under 204 total. "I just love the fact I am in contention and have an opportunity in my first tournament of the year here in Abu Dhabi," Mickelson said. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- William Fox-Pitts medal hopes took a hit Monday on a tricky cross-country course in the eventing competition at the Olympics.Fox-Pitt led after the dressage phase and seemed set to challenge for a first individual Olympic medal only 10 months after being put into an induced coma following a fall in cross-country.The 47-year-old Fox-Pitt, who returned to competitive action in early April, got off to a strong start on Chilli Morning but made a mistake on a jump, picking up 20 penalty points.Fox-Pitt also finished outside the time, picking up a further 10.9 time penalties and fell to 22nd position ahead of Tuesdays final showjumping phase of the competition.I hope (Chilli) jumps well tomorrow but its not quite so important anymore, Fox-Pitt said. Well be clutching at any chances weve got. So were not going to be in that enviable position defending a gold medal, were just going to be doing our best.Fox-Pitt, who helped Britain to two silvers and a bronze in the past three Olympics, was clearly disappointed after a run-out.I had a very good round. Its just annoying that I went past that third element, he said. Its just really unfortunate, its my fault entirely. I went too quickly I think for him. He didnt do anything wrong.Christopher Burton of Australia moved up to first on Santano II afterr finishing clear and inside the time.ddddddddddddI couldnt believe it, Burton said. For a horse with no blood in his breeding he is a rocket.He started out like the three-star horse that he is but he finished a four-star horse so were over the moon.Defending champion Michael Jung of Germany and Sam FBW were second, 3.3 penalties behind Burton and 1.2 ahead of Nicolas Astier of France on Piaf de bNeville.My horse feels good after the cross-country so Im looking forward to the jumping, Jung said. Normally he jumps really well.Those were the only three pairings who were clear and inside the time on what proved to be the toughest cross-country in modern era eventing, with only 40.6 percent completing Pierre Michelets course without any jumping penalties.Germany, which is bidding for a third straight Olympic title, slipped from the gold medal position to fourth in the team competition, with Australia, New Zealand and France occupying the podium positions.The United States is out of the team competition after two of its riders were eliminated, but its other two riders -- Phillip Dutton and Boyd Martin -- are fifth and sixth, respectively, just behind New Zealand veteran Mark Todd. ' ' '