Bike marathon
São Bartolomeu de Messines will hold its fifth Crédito Agricola BTT mountain bike marathon for the 3rd Silves Council Trophy on October 10. Competitors interested in entering the cross country
MAXIMUM POINTS
Portimão equalled their best ever Liga de Honra start to a season by beating Beira-Mar 2-1 in front of their own fans on Sunday. The joint leaders of the division
LIGHTNING VISIT
José Mourinho was spotted relaxing in the sun near his house in Ferragudo last week. The ‘Special One’ took his wife and two children for lunch at the Caneiros beach
SPORTING FUTURE
The municipality of Albufeira continued its support of local youth activities with the inauguration of a new sports pavillion in Olhos d’Água. The 2.2 million euro multi-discipline facility opened its
Uni golf
Students from various European countries will converge on the Algarve between September 1 and 7 to compete in the first ever European Universities Golf Championships. The event is being promoted
Upset in the East
Beach football superstar Madjer led Portugal into the European League Superfinals held in Vila Real de Santo António at the weekend, confident of securing a third successive title. Already victorious
Rusedski’s victory, Rios’ new baby and Agassi for 2010
Greg Rusedski became the second Briton, following Jeremy Bates’ 2001 success over Bjorn Borg, to take the Vale de Lobo Grand Champions Caixa Geral de Depósitos ATP Champions Tour title.
Northern tour
Palmeiras Resort-Prio-Tavira’s David Blanco saw his hat-trick bid of Tour of Portugal victories fail by a narrow margin in Viseu on Sunday. The Algarve team’s 2008 hero was closing fast
PRIDE OF CHAMPIONS
Dynamite Fight Night 14 will see the Algarve’s best come up against the crème-de-la-crème of European kick boxing talent on October 3 in Albufeira. Two of the 15 bouts planned
SUMMER SHORTS
Matyn Dias, representing the Lagos Roller Skating Club, took gold in the 10,000 metre track final at the sport’s European Championships held in Ostende, Belgium recently. For bigger wheels, Loule

