Wheels off
The very promising Loule CC has dissolved its entire 2009 team. But sports cycling director Jorge Piedade has assured that the club will continue to compete in 2010 with the
Silver lining
Che Lagoense badminton star Pedro Martins took second place at last week’s Welsh Open in Cardiff. The 19-year-old former European junior champion defeated Germany’s Lukas Schmidt, Scotsman Gordon Thomson, Beryno
Cold reception
Portimão FC suffered their third reversal of the new season at Sporting da Covilhã as the players struggled to adapt to temperatures well below those in the Algarve. Trailing 2-0
Iberian-American summit
Officials from Portugal, Spain and Latin American countries gathered for the 19th Iberian-American summit in Estoril on Monday and Tuesday. The official theme of this summit was innovation and knowledge,
Museum awards
Portimão and Tavira museums were both given special mentions by the national museum association (Associação Portuguesa de Museologia), despite not winning any awards, during a ceremony on November 27 at
Carol service
Saint Andrew’s Church in Lisbon will be holding a Christmas carol service on December 13. After the service, which is due to start at 11am, there will be a finger
Coming soon
The Russian athletics squad has established its winter training camp in the Algarve. Some of the world’s best track and field performers are staying at Albufeira’s Alfamar Beach and Sport
Tennis championship held by Jim Stewart Tennis Academy
The Jim Stewart Tennis Academy at Quinta do Lago held its 2009 Club Championship Finals on November 14. Members battled it out to claim top-spot and reaching the tournament’s latter
FEMALE POWER
Algarve Judo Club star Leandra Freitas narrowly missed out on a podium finish at the European U-23 Championships in Turkey when falling to an ippon from Kubra Tekneci in the
Strange but true
In Portugal the Carlsberg League Cup has an unusual format whereby in the 2nd phase, there are six groups of three teams, who play each other once. Group A with

