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
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
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
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
Supporting Olhanense all the way
Being a supporter of SC Olhanense is about more than just football. Olhanense is one big family and the Expat Supporters Group has been welcomed into that family with open
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
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
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,
Olhanense celebrate their centenary as safety beckons
Olhanense, needing only a point to be guaranteed Premier League football next season, started a week of festivities last Saturday to commemorate their 100th anniversary. Francisco Leal, President of Olhão
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

