Racing
Royal Ascot Flat racing’s equivalent to tennis’s Masters is once more upon us. Many of the best horses in training are taking each other on for the first time, providing
Results of first weekend…
GROUP B Beckham’s balls Croatia and Switzerland, who shared a goalless draw not worthy of the final phase of a European Championship, opened proceedings in England’s group. The result, however,
Scots flights launched
Scottish residents have been delighted by the launch of three new weekly summer flights into Faro Airport from Scotland. flyglobespan, Britain’s fastest growing low fares scheduled airline, are now flying
Showjumping in paradise
The latest in a series of showjumping events took place at Horses Paradise in Almancil recently. Horses and riders from various places in the Algarve met up to dispute the
Sir Cliff concert in Albufeira
Albufeira Câmara President Desidério Silva, has revealed that the highlight of the city’s summer entertainment programme will be a special Sir Cliff Richard concert on the Praia dos Pescadores, being
Super Bock, Super Flop
Around 120,000 festival-goers flocked to the 10th Super Bock Super Rock anniversary, which took place at the Parque do Tejo in Lisbon over a three day period last week. But
Euro 2004 – The long and short of it
The tallest player competing in Euro 2004 is the Czech Republic’s Jan Koller at 2m, 2cm. England’s Darius Vassell, at 1m, 70cm, Ashley Cole and Paul Scholes, are among the
The Russians are coming
Arrival: The Russian team touched down in Faro one week before their opening match against Spain last Saturday shrouded in secrecy. Surrounded by tight security, the players boarded the team
Vibrant welcome for fans
An out of season Loulé Carnival took place recently, complete with samba dancers, bands and colourfully painted bodies, to greet football fans visiting the city for the Euro 2004 tournament.
Wet but healthy!
More than 100 hardy souls braved one of the wetter days in the Algarve recently to complete a five or 10 kilometre walk, or run, around a course in the