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,
The long and short of it
The tallest player competing in Portugal 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 three
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
Euro 2004
France may be favourites with the fans, but players’ wives and girlfriends will have to make do without their heroes, as sex has been banned days in advance of any
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
Friendly Russian invasion
Last week, 40 planes filled with Russian football fans landed at Faro Airport to join busloads of fans arrived from Seville in supporting their national team in their opening match
In the money
If you want to be rich on July 4, join Denmark and win the European Championship. If successful, the Danes will be rewarded with 310,000 euros each. Sweden is the
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
‘Crazy’ bingo sessions
Portugal soccer coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is introducing regular sessions of bingo to help the national team develop team spirit ahead of the soccer Euro 2004 finals. “The locker room
Another successful CIN event
The Old Course in Vilamoura was again the venue for the CIN Golf Day, an event that has been held annually since 1993. The course was in excellent condition, and