Fever pitch – the alternative World Cup
These past weeks must have been sheer hell for anyone not passionate about football. Most people’s social lives and work schedules have been severely disrupted – “are they showing the
World Cup: Last eight
With only just over a week left until the July 13 final in Rio de Janeiro, the World Cup has reached the quarter-final stage. Judging on the manner the remaining
Superbike Championship returns to Algarve
The Superbike FIM World Championship is returning to the Algarve this weekend (July 4-6) for the seventh consecutive year, bringing some of the world’s best riders with it to race
Valverde Lawn Bowls Club social evening
Valverde Lawn Bowls Club in Almancil held its end of season social evening on Thursday, June 26. Twenty-four members took part in a fun bowls competition. The winning team, by
World Cup highlights
With the initial group phase having drawn to a close this week, one of the so far best tournaments in living memory has proven rich in goals, upsets and excitement.
Golf competition at Espiche Golf to help firefighters
Helping out the local firefighting forces with much-needed funding is the goal of a charity golf competition and barbecue scheduled for July 18 at the golf course of organisers Espiche
World Cup grass, laid by Portuguese company
Seven out of the 12 Brazilian stadiums hosting World Cup matches this summer had their grass football fields laid down by Portuguese grass producer Vasverde. Led by grass management specialist
Portimonense
While the second division managerial merry-go-round has almost come full circle, Portimonense are yet to announce who will be in charge of first team affairs next season. The resulting uncertainty
World Cup update: Kick-off!
The most watched global sporting event finally kicked off in São Paulo last night (Thursday) with hosts Brazil getting their campaign to achieve a sixth victory in the competition under
Mourinho World Cup forecast
José Mourinho predicts that Portugal and England will progress out of World Cup group stages. He also goes for the Netherlands to make it out of the ‘Group of Death’