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Tearful Ronaldo a frustrated great battling with Father Time

"Time beat him. Time takes everybody out. It's undefeated," said Rocky Balboa in the film "Creed" and those words could easily be applied to Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo who struggled to impose himself on their Euro 2024 last-16 game with Slovenia on Monday.

Emiliano Martinez Saves Lionel Messi Blushes As Argentina Beat Ecuador To Reach Copa America Semis

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was the hero, saving two penalties and Lionel Messi's blushes as holders Argentina defeated Ecuador in a penalty shoot-out to book their place in the Copa America semi-finals on Thursday. A Lisandro Martinez header had put world champions Argentina 1-0 up ten minutes before half-time but Kevin Rodriguez headed in a stoppage-time leveller for Ecuador, who had risen to the occasion in front of 69,456 fans at Houston's NRG Stadium. Messi missed the opening penalty, chipping against the bar, but thanks to heroics from Martinez, Argentina recovered to win the shoot-out 4-2 and progress into the semi-finals where they will face the winner of Friday's match between Venezuela and Canada.

"We Didn't Do Enough": France Captain Kylian Mbappe After Euros Semi-Final Loss vs Spain

France captain Kylian Mbappe said his side "didn't do enough" in Tuesday's 2-1 semi-final loss to Spain and admitted he was disappointed after underperforming at Euro 2024. "We didn't do enough to get to the final," Mbappe told reporters. "They (Spain) played better than us, they deserved to go to the final and we are going home." Mbappe set up Randal Kolo Muani's ninth-minute opener, but Spain hit back to take the lead with two strikes in four minutes midway through the first half.

Outdoors and indoors fun in Qatar from rock climbing to parkour

Whether you're looking for adventure or a family-friendly activity, Qatar has it all. The Qatar 365 team took part in fun activities enjoyed indoors and outdoors. Let's start with something unexpected: rock climbing. Laila Humairah went to Aspire Zone, home of Qatar's first outdoor climbing facility and EsQalar sports. Climbing enthusiasts can try different techniques - rope climbing, lead climbing, bouldering, or free climbing - on 10,5-metre-high walls made in the likeness of the famous Zekreet rocks in the West of the peninsula.