HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT
Albufeira’s Olhos D’Agua sports pavilion is the venue for this weekend’s 3rd Martial Arts Championship. More than 100 athletes are expected to engage in disciplines such as kung-fu, thai-chi, karate,
OFF-ROAD PEAKS
A total of 40 drivers are expected to compete in this weekend’s Casinos of the Algarve Rally in the Monchique mountains. The closing event on this year’s national championship calendar
Bowls Winter League
Cats and Amigos are still setting the pace in the Winter League. Amigos are enjoying their best ever start to the season having been strengthened by a couple of bowlers
REACHING FOR THE TOP
Algarve mountaineer Filipe Conceição has left Portugal to join a 75-man international team in central Asia. The group is planning to begin an Everest ‘Marathon’ on December 2.
Grand final
Following this year’s closing tournament in Buenos Aires, which featured a second round exit by Rui Machado while compatriot Gastao Elias beat Frederico Gil on the way to making only
Olhanense tame the dragon
by CHRIS WRIGHT sport@algarveresident.com FC Porto, one of the giants of European football and current UEFA Europa League Champions, were looking to continue their impressive league record when they visited
Wheels of steel
The São Brás de Alportel cycle club stages its ‘Extreme Marathon’ on Sunday. The gruelling 80km cross country feature event is supplemented by a more family orientated 20km race as
Moss the stork
Members of the Olhanense Expat Supporters Group joined Moss the Stork in Olhão Market on Saturday to help raise funds for a new outfit for the mascot. Moss does much
Euro’2012 Special
Portugal will take on Bosnia in Zenica today (Friday) in the first leg of their final Euro’2012 play-off eliminator. Manager Paulo Bento’s men will then return to Lisbon for the