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MARSEILLE, France -- When Cristiano Ronaldo failed to deliver, it fell to an 18-year-old newcomer starting his first game to help Portugal reach the semifinals of the European Championship.Teenager Renato Sanches had a coming-of-age outing for Portugal, scoring with a stunning shot from distance to cancel out Robert Lewandowskis early goal for Poland, and then converting his penalty in Thursdays shootout.At 18 years and 316 days old, Sanches became the youngest player to score in a knockout round at the continental competition, quite a way to return the trust placed in him by coach Fernando Santos on his first start of the tournament.Things werent going our way and I called Renato to change something. and we were lucky enough to have him score, Santos said. He played a great game. He is still growing and has a lot to offer. He will be a better player in the future.Ronaldos teammates then searched him out in the second half, while their captain let them down with a series of misses.Ricardo Quaresma had to seal a victory again after coming off the bench, stepping up to score the decisive penalty in the shootout following Rui Patricios outstanding save to deny Jakub Blaszczykowski. Five days earlier, Quaresma had scored in extra time to give Portugal a 1-0 win over Croatia in the last 16.However, he would never have had to be the teams savior a second time if Ronaldo had shown his usual ruthlessness in front of goal.Ronaldo appeared to get rattled after the Real Madrid forward fired Nanis pass into the side netting, giving Polands supporters a chance to mock with him chants about his Spanish league rival, Lionel Messi.And it only got worse when he failed to connect with three passes that teammates set up for him in scoring positions during the latter stages of the match.Despite the missed chances, Santos strongly defended Ronaldos performance.Cristiano played an amazing game, Santos said. People always focus on Cristiano because he has to score, but he has been playing amazing football.More likely, it was the latest instalment in his up-and-down time at Euro 2016.Ronaldo has reached three milestones in France. 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Melbourne and Sydney have long argued over the mantle as Australias sporting capital, but both cities should prepare to welcome another contender to the debate after the Brisbane Global Tens was unveiled on Thursday.It may not be the AFL or NRL grand final, Australian Open or Formula One Grand Prix, but in a tournament set to blast off in February next year, Brisbane has secured the best available local rugby product, combined it with an international feel and tweaked the format for maximum entertainment.Its a blend between sevens and 15s so I think its going to allow us to utilise a bit of structure, but at the same time play at a fast pace, code-hopper Karmichael Hunt said of the format.Fourteen of the worlds best provincial rugby teams will descend on Brisbane next year with all five of Australia and New Zealands Super Rugby franchises confirmed, as well as South African powerhouse, the Bulls, French giants Toulon, Japans Panasonic Wild Knights and Samoa.Played over two days at Suncorp Stadium, organisers, Duco Events, are hoping for capacity crowds on both days and with a large New Zealand community in Brisbane, there is no reason why they cant get them.State of Origin may be king in Queensland, but a two-day global rugby feast at the start of the year will see Brisbane join both Sydney and Melbourne with international events early on the calendar.While it wont concern those behind the Brisbane event, organisers of the Sydney 7s - which launched with such a bang early in 2016 and will be played the week before the Tens next year - may be a little nervy given the headline acts that could potentially turn out at Suncorp.The 10 Super Rugby sides have reportedly agreed to field their best available squads, while it is also hoped each franchise will bring its entire playing roster and use the week in Brisbane as preparation for the Super Rugby season proper.Its going to be great watching, guys turning out like Izzy Folau, Matt Giteau, Maa Nonu, rising Waratahs star Andrew Kellaway told ESPN.Its going to be awesome to watch and to play in, to test ourselves against those guys, its not something you get to do when they go overseas. So its going to be a great experience.ddddddddddddAs for its close proximity to the Sydney 7s, Kellaway was adamant both events could coexist.I hope it doesnt overshadow it because the Sydney 7s is a great event, and I think it wouldnt be doing either of them justice to have one overshadow the other, Kellaway told ESPN.I think keeping them separate and exclusive events is going to be great, not only for rugby, but for both of the events because in their own right they are going to be both great events.With the extra space on offer, the scope for entertaining rugby - that retains the games structural integrity - is infinite.The big men will still have a place on the field in Brisbane, even if the Tens will be a more natural fit for guys like Quade Cooper - who Reds General Manager Daniel Herbert hopes to unveil in the next few days - and Chiefs young gun Damien McKenzie.It is [suited to McKenzie], you can see him really opening things up, Chiefs star Charlie Ngatai told ESPN.A lot of other Kiwi players as well like Nehe (Milner-Skudder), Ihai (Ihaia West); theyve got all the skill; the step; the speed. So seeing players like that is going to be awesome.And if thats not enough to pull in the neutral crowd, or Brisbanes rugby league diehards, the Tens may well feature Sonny Bill Williams.It will be good, Sonnys an incredible player, Ngatai said of his former Chiefs team-mate. He has lots of skills; big; a hard man to tackle because hes so tall and big.Hes going to offer a lot up at the Blues, especially for all the young boys there and just the professional environment he can bring into the team. He certainly is going to be a huge asset for the Blues.The Brisbane Global Tens has all the makings of a truly special event and one capable of enhancing Brisbanes sporting reputation locally, but more importantly globally.As for issues around player workload and the already packed rugby calendar, Kellaway offered the perfect response.I dont think so, the more the merrier ... the more footy, the better, really. ' ' '