THE QUARTER-FINALS – France v Greece
Otto Rehhagel is already assured of immortality back in Greece before the 2004 European Championships have been completed and a seat on Mount Olympus is reserved. Qualification for the tournament
THE QUARTER-FINALS – England V Portugal
A lightning strike by a resurgent Michael Owen after only three minutes seemed set to open the floodgates for one of England’s greatest performances ever on foreign soil, until tragedy
Top whack
The respected American Forbes Magazine has published this year’s rich list in sport. Top of the heap are Tiger Woods and Michael Schumacher, who both earn in excess of 66
Abandoned cars towed
Inspectors from Loulé Câmara have towed more than 100 abandoned cars around the concelho, but particularly in urban areas, such as Loulé, Quarteira, Vilamoura and Almancil. Over three days, four
Ascot Blues
As predicted, winners were hard to find at last week’s Royal Ascot festival. Opening day ‘good thing’ Russian Blue did not run and my other selection, Norse Dancer in the
Cinema Premiere
JUNE 24 RAISING HELEN Comedy and Romance When her sister (Huffman) and brother-in-law die in a car accident, a young modeling agency assistant, Helen (Hudson), takes on the role as
Cinema Review
Mean Girls is the ‘noughties’ version of 1989 high School flick Heathers – minus the fake suicide pacts and the husky drawl of Christian Slater. It stars Lindsay Lohan as
Comment – Spitting mad
Italy star Francesco Totti had ambitious plans. “I want to win the European Championship and the European Footballer of the Year Award”, he announced. Hailed by fans as the ‘King
Fans’ flight drama
A Russian plane carrying 86 passengers skidded off the runway at Faro Airport after an aborted take off. The plane, an IL-62, took off at 3pm on Tuesday on route
Focus on excellence
Since the launch of the REBA – Resident Excellence in Business Awards – we’re received nominations for all kinds of businesses, from beauticians to computer salespeople. The building industry is