Champions return

Lusitano de Vila Real de Santo António, one of the oldest clubs in Portugal, beat Silves 3-1 last weekend to secure their return to the national third division. At the

April 4, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Almost there

Portimão extended their unbeaten run to six games when narrowly failing to beat Oliveirense last Sunday afternoon. On the same away ground the Algarveans had celebrated promotion to the Superliga

April 4, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Algarve rugby

Loulé Rugby Club missed out on the national second division championship when going down 13-23 to Coimbra during the competition’s final in Lisbon last Saturday. The Algarveans thus ended the

April 4, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Desert dare devil

Algarve FIM Cross Country Rally World Championship revelation Ruben Faria followed his good effort during the inaugural 2012 season Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge round with a superb fourth place overall

March 28, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

FINAL TRY

The Loulé Rugby Club defeated semi-final opponents Famalicão 19-9 in their second leg home tie to reach the sport’s 2nd Division national final. The match will be played in Lisbon

March 28, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

GRAND CHAMPIONS

The Portimão municipal tennis courts will be the venue for the Tivoli Veterans Open this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Entries for the 35+, 45+, 50+ and over 60 categories were

March 28, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Smash hit

Faro’s Portuguese tennis No1 Rui Machado finally returned to winning ways in Rome last week. The 28-year-old who had been winless this season so far overcame Russian Evegny Donskoy 6-3,

March 28, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

ENGINE STOP

Carmelo Ezpeleta, executive director of World Motorcycling promoters Dorna, has confirmed that Estoril will no longer stage a round of the MotoGP Championship from 2013. The sport’s top tier will

March 28, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn