ALGARVE friendly
Portugal will kick off the post-Euro 2012 international season with a friendly against Panama at the Stadium of Algarve on August 15. The match between the two sides, who have
Betis too strong
Olhanense lost 4-0 to Spanish La Liga side Real Betis in Cartaya. By half-time the team from Seville were three goals to the good through Jonathan Pereira, a Pozuelo penalty
FRENCH FALL IN LOVE WITH WIGGINS
On Stage 14, a mountain stage which will be remembered for a sabotage incident involving a spectator throwing carpet tacks onto the narrow road at the top of a climb.
TOUR DE FORCE FOR BRITAIN AS WIGGINS MAKES HISTORY
After 2,172 miles Bradley Wiggins became the first Briton to win the Tour de France on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in one of the most glorious fairytales in a century
Stadium tour a resounding success
A group of 25 Olhanense supporters was the first to be given a conducted tour of the José Arcanjo Stadium, home of the Algarve’s only Premier League football team, last
July 13 results
Should hotel guests be charged a culture tax to fund the conservation of Portuguese heritage? Last week we asked readers if they thought guests in Portugal’s hotels should pay an
Summer football bonanza
The Algarve hosts a busy pre-season international football programme over the last third of this month. Attention will be focused on the Stadium of the Algarve, which plays host to
OLYMPIC WARM-UP
Lagoa badminton star Pedro Martins is currently based at the University of Dublin for a pre-Olympic training camp. “I am having two sessions a day between 10am and midday and
Olhanense beat Benfica
Last Saturday Olhanense started their pre-season campaign with a useful 2-1 win over a young Benfica ‘B’ team that was full of youth internationals and will be competing in the
Football supporters federation
Algarve resident Chris Wright recently represented the Olhanense Expat Supporters Group at a Fans Weekend at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London’s West End. Representatives of clubs in Sweden, Germany,

