Rosado wins IGT 2011 opening event
Portuguese golfer António Rosado won the Pestana Gramacho TGC Open with a final round of 66, six under par. The tournament, held between January 12 and 14 at the course
Autoeuropa growth
Autoeuropa, the Volkswagen factory in Palmela, produced more than 100,000 vehicles in 2010, the highest number since 2003. Sales grew 26.7% compared with 2009, reaching a total value of €1.6
Footballing star reopens Monty´s
Alan Shearer was the guest of honour at the reopening of Monty’s Restaurant and Bar in Vale do Lobo on January 18. More than 150 guests joined the former England
Cup defeat for Olhanense
By CHRIS WRIGHT Your favourite football team has three important football games in eight days, all away from home with a minimum round trip of seven hours, so what do
Top greens
The 2011 Iberian Golf Tour (IGT) teed off at the Pestana Gramacho course near Carvoeiro on Wednesday. Inaugural IGT champion and PGA Portuguese order of Merit No2 Ricardo Santos will
Rally news
Algarve motorbike rider Ruben Faria headed up a first ever Portuguese Dakar Rally one-two as he took top honours alongside Helder Rodrigues at the end of the sixth stage. The
Olhanense steal the points
By CHRIS WRIGHT Without a league win since early October, Olhanense travelled north to take on Rio Ave where the Algarve side recorded a historic 5-1 victory last season. Manager
Olhanense fans on TV
The Portuguese television channel TVi screened a 15-minute programme on the Olhanense Expat Supporters Group last Tuesday evening. The film, shot over two days prior to Christmas, featured the group
Super island
Madeira SAD beat Lagos club Gil Eanes 31-23 in the final of women handball’s Portuguese Supercup last Sunday. The islanders will again be represented along with Benfica, Sporting, Porto, Braga
Olhanense in shock defeat at lowly Aves
By CHRIS WRIGHT Lowly Desp.Aves, thirteenth in Division 2, shocked Premier Liga Olhanense with a 3-2 victory in the first round of games in the third phase of the BWIN