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USAIN Bolt battled the cold and a headwind to beat Asafa Powell in 9.77 seconds in a season farewell 100m at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels.

PENRITH coach Matthew Elliott's future will be decided Sunday when the NRL club's board meets to decide whether to sack him with a year remaining on his contract.

BANGLADESH cricket coach Jamie Siddons warned captain Mohammad Ashraful he could consider himself lucky not to be dropped after another poor series.

MANLY boosted their NRL minor premiership hopes but still left the door open for Melbourne to reclaim it after an unconvincing 34-16 win over Penrith at CUA Stadium.

A SPIN camp with Shane Warne has Michael Clarke ready to become more than just an occasional bowler for australia in next month's Test cricket series in India.

Australia wrapped up a 3-0 series whitewash over Bangladesh but victory came after a scare in the third one-day cricket international at Darwin's TIO Stadium.

LUKE Covell's left boot has kicked plenty of goals for Cronulla but he used it to produce three miracle tries in the Sharks' 28-22 NRL win over North Queensland.

SWIMMING superstar Grant Hackett says it remains a 50-50 decision whether he will retire or swim on to the Commonwealth Games in 2010.

UNDERMANNED Collingwood stormed AAMI Stadium, claiming a 31-point victory over Adelaide in an elimination final full of twists.

COACH Wayne Bennett has warned the Broncos are ready to unleash the same late-season surge that carried his 2006 team to premiership glory.