BCP pays €1m for Mourinho
Portuguese retail bank Millennium bcp is to pay €1 million per year for football coach José Mourinho in one of the costliest publicity deals ever in Portugal. The manager, who
PORTIMÃO INVASION
There have been many battles over the years between the Algarve’s two top football teams but none more important than tomorrow’s clash at the newly refurbished Municipal Stadium in Portimão.
PORTO IN TOWN
Next Saturday (February 26) runaway league leaders FC Porto visit the José Arcanjo Stadium, Olhão kick-off 8.15pm. Porto have won 17 of their 19 games this season, drawing the other two.
Official website for Ryder Cup bid
An official website in English and Portuguese to promote the Portuguese bid for the 2018 Ryder Cup has been launched. Users visiting www.rc2018portugal.com are greeted on the homepage with an
EXPOMAR 2011
Organisers of the eighth edition of EXPOMAR have announced that the fair will be taking place again in the Jardim Pescador Olhanense, near the Ria Formosa in Olhão. The theme
How to make running a marathon fun
By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com Algarve resident Jen Hurst will be taking on one of the toughest marathons in the world as she participates in the London Marathon on April 17
Return of the champion
The 2011 professional cycling season on European mainland got underway with the opening Stadium of the Algarve-Albufeira Tour of the Algarve stage on Wednesday. The 37th edition of the race
Ricardo Santos wins Pestana Alto TGC
Portuguese golfer Ricardo Santos beat off stiff competition from Ben Stow to win his first IGT tournament of 2011 by two shots at the Pestana Alto TGC Championships, which concluded
Massive local derby
The following Saturday (February 19) Portimonense will host their first game at the newly-refurbished Municipal Stadium in Portimão, kick-off 7.15pm. Portimonense must win if they are to have any hope
Smashing ladies
The ITF Futures series, distributing valuable WTA ranking points, has once again arrived in the Algarve. This week, young talent hoping to break into the world’s top 200 among female