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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

THE FIRST round of the new format Carlsberg League Cup competition saw Portimão triumph over their better-fancied rivals Rio Ave in the Algarve.

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

THIS WEEKEND sees the first major tests for two of Portugal’s biggest clubs with the seventh edition of the prestigious Guadiana Tournament in Vila Real de Santo António. The three-way

ALGARVE-BORN former Portuguese tennis number one, Rui Machado, continued on the comeback trail from injury with a triumphant return to Olhão. His final 6-2, 6-1 victory over Gonçalo Falcão in

IN THE second day of the Grand Champions tennis competition, crowd pleaser Bjorn Borg faltered and eventually conceded to Thomas Muster. There were plenty of laughs as the pair played

PORTUGAL’S PREPARATIONS for September’s Rugby World Cup in France began in earnest with the national team’s arrival at Brown’s Sport and Leisure Club in Vilamoura for a one-week training camp.

DYNAMITE 6, the kick-boxing spectacle staged at Albufeira’s bullring on July 21, was shown in its entirety on the Eurosport channel last Monday night. The President of the Portuguese Thai-boxing

THE EAGERLY anticipated Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tennis tournament, from August 7 until 10 at the Vale do Lobo Tennis Academy, will feature the legendary Björn Borg among many

The London based Portuguese Chamber of Commerce held its annual Algarve Golf Tournament and Dinner this month at the Alto Golf Club in Alvor. Twenty-eight golfers had signed up for