Top of the world

Portugal, represented by five athletes from the Arena de Faro martial arts club, concluded a highly successful 6th World Kempo Championships in Bukarest, Romania, last week. Trainer Walter Pestana’s charges

November 5, 2009by shareitIn

Bowls Report

By Alan Clarke, League director Round four of the Bowls league championship saw the Alvor Greens remain unbeaten following an away win at Parque de Floresta against the Crusaders by

November 5, 2009by shareitIn

Wind power

The largest wind farm in southern Portugal, which has been operational for more than one year in the county of Almodôvar, in the Alentejo region, has already produced enough energy

November 5, 2009by shareitIn

Olhanense misery continues

By CHRIS WRIGHT sport@algarveresident.com The ignominy of losing to a non-league team in the Portugal Millennium Cup was further compounded when Olhanense lost to Estoril in the Carlsberg League Cup.

November 5, 2009by shareit

Title showdowns

Algarve Motor Park stages its last international meeting of a highly successful first season of top class racing this weekend with the final rounds of the International GT Open, the

November 5, 2009by shareitIn

Everton T-shirt campaign

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@mmspublishing.com Thousands of Everton fans sporting Madeleine McCann T-shirts swarmed into Lisbon on Thursday, October 22, for the Europa League match against Benfica which saw the northern

October 29, 2009by shareitIn

KIDS ON COURSE

The Pestana Hotel Group hosted the British Golf Junior Championship on its Gramacho course near Carvoeiro earlier this week. Involving the best young players between the ages of six and

October 29, 2009by shareitIn

TOUR WINNER

As anticipated, the 2009 Tour of Portugal winner Nuno Ribeiro was found guilty of having been administered the forbidden EPO3 steroid. As a result, Portuguese cycling’s governing body has installed

October 29, 2009by shareitIn

Legal action against football coach

Unexpected events overtook Portimense football club last week. The erstwhile Liga de Honra (English Coca-Cola Championship equivalent) leaders woke up on Wednesday morning to find that their successful coach Lito

October 29, 2009by shareitIn

BIG DATES

The International Algarve Motor Park is the first venue of a busy high profile 2010 season on two wheels in Portugal. The new track will see the return of a

October 29, 2009by shareitIn