The return of legendary Bjorn Borg
Sergi Bruguera crowned VDL’s grand champion
Bruguera wins at Vale do Lobo
IN A dramatic final, Sergi Bruguera beat Brazilian Fernando Meligeni in straight sets to win the Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tennis tournament last night (Friday). Bruguera effortlessly won 6-1,
Record thrashing
ENGLAND’S RUGBY World Cup preparations got under way with an unprecedented 62-5 humiliation of Wales at Twickenham over the weekend. Number eight Nick Easter led the nine-try rout with four
Carlsberg Cup
THE FIRST round of the new format Carlsberg League Cup competition saw Portimão triumph over their better-fancied rivals Rio Ave in the Algarve.
Hamilton’s Hungarian Humdinger
THE LATEST stage of the 2007 Formula One season was once more preceded by on-track controversy involving English debutant sensation and championship leader Lewis Hamilton. This time, the fierce qualifying
Eagles in the east
THE important pre-season Guadiana tournament in Vila Real de Santo António was won by Benfica.
Awards for Algarve golfers
HOWARD BENNETT and his son, the Algarve’s Tony Bennett, have been awarded the title of PGA Master Professional by the Professional Golfers Association of Great Britain and Ireland in recognition
Finnish record
FORD’S MARCUS Gronholm won the Finnish Rally for an unprecedented seventh time to extend his World Championship lead over great rival Sebastien Loeb to 13 point. The French defending champion,
Marathon swim
LAST SUNDAY, six Algarve-based athletes took to the sea off Lagos to swim 16.5 kilometres along the coast in just under three-and-a-half hours to Portimão.
Borg bows out
UPDATED 10.25 AUGUST 10 SINCE IT was announced that legendary tennis player Bjorn Borg was part of the line-up at the Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tournament, many hoped that