Football
World Cup warm-up Last week saw the first set of full-scale dress rehearsals for the 2006 World Cup qualifying phase following Euro 2004. Sven-Goran Eriksson and the England team badly
Special Report
Fastest in the World One, if not the showcase event at every Olympic Games is the men’s 100m final. The women’s event, won by Belorussa’s Yuliya Nesterenko in 10.93s, fades
Off the track
Deserted stadia What do archery, softball, hockey and tennis have in common? The answer is that no one is watching. Termed by some as ‘Athens apathy’, the phenomenon is responsible
Athens Olympics – Results
Boxing Britain’s only boxer in Athens, the outstanding 17-year-old Amir Khan, made a great start in his 57-60kg category against Greek hope, Marios Kaperonis. Taking one round to study his
Game, set and match
Players from the Carvoeiro Clube de Ténis have had an excellent season, recording some great wins. The under-12 team played in the national finals and, after hard-fought matches, finished 10th
The big kick-off
This weekend Portuguese football returns from the summer break, which with the hosting of the European Championships in this country seemed to go by almost unnoticed. It is difficult to
Loulé swimmer tries for gold
Local swimmer Miguel Pires is currently in Athens, representing Portugal at this year’s Olympic Games. The talented 20-year-old is the only athlete attending the games to come from the Loulé
Courier triumphs
Jim Courier was the winner of this year’s Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tennis tournament, part of the Delta Seniors Tour. The 33-year-old American beat Dutchman Richard Krajicek on a
Comment – Sweet FA
So Sven has come out of the affair still firmly sitting in the saddle. The chinless wonder with the goofy teeth who has never actually won anything with England will
The road to Athens – The Ancient ´Games´
Looking back to 2,800 years ago, competitors such as Eddy ‘The Eagle’ Edwards or Sydney’s slowest swimmer ever (from Tonga) would have had little chance of survival, let alone public