Before 2012, Matt Stutzman couldn't get a job. Then, he became a Paralympian.

It changed his life for the better, as it has for other veterans of the Games. But he, like other athletes who have experienced the growth of the Paralympics, still think it will take years more of promotion and hard work by athletes with disabilities to get something like equal footing with able-bodied athletes.

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. She was 33.

The country's sports minister said authorities must do more to combat gender-based violence.

Fadi Aldeeb got the competing out of the way early at the Paralympic Games. He's been using the rest of the time to talk.

The only Paralympian in the Palestinian delegation in Paris, Aldeeb feels he bears special responsibility to represent all Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank and elsewhere. He tries not to think about his own situation.

Germany striker Niclas Fuellkrug said Wednesday he hoped the retirement of several experienced players could be an advantage for the new-look side.

Bolivia has always been a difficult place to play.

Now the challenge is even higher. Literally.

Cristiano Ronaldo has extended his record-setting Portugal career so long he's seeing a new generation of Spain players grow up to rule international football.

"When I will feel like I'm not adding anymore, I'll be the first to leave," the 39-year-old Ronaldo said late Monday ahead of national team football resuming in Europe this week. "(My motivation) is to come to the national team and to win the Nations League."

The Palestinian team is closer to the World Cup than ever after reaching the third round of qualifying in Asia as one of the top 18 on the continent.

The next phase starts with one of the toughest possible soccer assignments in Asia, with the Palestinians taking on South Korea in front of 66,000 fans in Seoul on Thursday. The South Koreans have qualified for the past 10 World Cup tournaments, and were semifinalists in 2002.

Steven Bergwijn's move to Saudi Arabia has brought an abrupt end to his international career with the Netherlands.

Bergwijn left Dutch club Ajax, where he was captain, to join Al-Ittihad for 21 million euros ($23 million) on Monday.

A soft voice from the loudspeaker reminds the restless crowd: "Shhh. Shhh."

The whistle blows.

Striker Luis Suárez will play his last game for Uruguay on Friday.

Suárez was emotional as he announced he's ending a 17-year international career after the World Cup qualifier against Paraguay at Centenario Stadium.