Bruguera wins at Vale do Lobo
IN A dramatic final, Sergi Bruguera beat Brazilian Fernando Meligeni in straight sets to win the Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tennis tournament last night (Friday). Bruguera effortlessly won 6-1,
Police say Madeleine may be dead
POLICE IN Portugal have acknowledged for the first time that Madeleine McCann may be dead. The detective leading the investigation told the BBC that new evidence had given “intensity” to
Awards for Algarve golfers
HOWARD BENNETT and his son, the Algarve’s Tony Bennett, have been awarded the title of PGA Master Professional by the Professional Golfers Association of Great Britain and Ireland in recognition
Beat inflation with a TEP
By: STEVE RODGERS Blacktower Group financial@portugalresident.com DESPITE THE recent series of increases to interest rates in both UK and Europe, the net rate of interest available to most savers is
Bicycles, sardines and sailing boats
THE 69th Tour of Portugal started on Portimão’s quayside with the traditional prologue time-trials last Saturday.
Borg bows out
UPDATED 10.25 AUGUST 10 SINCE IT was announced that legendary tennis player Bjorn Borg was part of the line-up at the Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tournament, many hoped that
Bright prospects
LIVERPOOL’S PROSPECTS of advancing to the group stage of the Champions League received a boost after being paired with the relatively weak French side Toulouse for their third qualifying round
Carlsberg Cup
THE FIRST round of the new format Carlsberg League Cup competition saw Portimão triumph over their better-fancied rivals Rio Ave in the Algarve.
Corpse bride
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE IN Mexico broke into an apartment after neighbours complained about a bad smell and discovered a man’s body. The owner said it was her husband
Dodgy service
IN A highly unusual development for the game of tennis, online gambling firm Betfair took the unprecedented step of voiding all bets placed on a particular second round encounter at