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
CAPITAL ‘STAND UP’
The first ever major stand up paddle competition to be held in Portugal will take place off Faro beach on May 12. The event organised by the Centro Náutico in
Off-track biking
The 14th Alte BTT Marathon will take place on Sunday, April 29. This year’s edition, which also forms the second round of the sport’s ‘Marathons XCM Sport Zone’ Portuguese Cup,
100 marathons in 100 days – done!
From Praia da Luz to London on foot, Matthew Loddy has now completed his 100 marathons in 100 days challenge, finishing a journey of 2,600 miles on April 22 when
Bowls club back on track
After the devastating blow of finding the playing surface vandalised at the Vila da Luz bowls club (VDLB) on January 12 and four of the eight rinks destroyed, the club
25th of APRIL
On Wednesday, Portugal celebrated 38 years since the April 25 1974 Revolution, which changed the Portuguese regime from a dictatorship (Salazar’s Estado Novo) into a democracy. Various events took place
At the races!
The International Autodrome of the Algarve (AIA), otherwise known as the Portimão Motor Park, is the venue of the biggest racing weekend of the year to date next Friday, Saturday
Result Stands
Citroen have decided not to appeal against the disqualification of Rally of Portugal ‘winner’ Mikko Hirvonen. The Finn ended the rain-affected race in the Algarve clear of his field but
‘Green’ fair
Quarteira will be hosting the sixth Expo Ambiente e Energias Renováveis, an exhibition dedicated to the environment and renewable energies, in May. The fair will again take place at Praça

