Cross country
The International Algarve BTT Marathon (mountain bikes) will take place in and around São Bartolomeu de Messines this Sunday.
Champions Tour
The opening week of the inaugural Vilamoura Champions Tour was dominated by Portugal’s Luis Sabino and Ireland’s Michael Hutchinson, who each took two events in the seven and six-year-old categories
Correct grip
By Seán Hawker 1. With your right hand hanging alongside your right leg, slowly bring it towards the bottom of your left hand that is on the golf club. 2.
Algarve champion
Faro-born Rui Machado, fresh from last weekend’s Davis Cup triumph in Moldova, won his third national tennis championship title in Estoril last weekend. The 29-year-old repeated his 2005 and 2008
Benfica manager in trouble
Benfica manager Jorge Jesus took the law into his own hands after the 1-0 away win at V.Guimarães last Sunday. A number of Benfica fans invaded the pitch after the
Dakar ace
Olhão motorbike ace Ruben Faria has become the highest-placed Portuguese Dakar Rally participant ever after finishing second overall in the race last Sunday. “You cannot imagine how happy I am,”
Portimão held
Well organised visitors Sporting Covilhã enjoyed the better of the first half at Portimão’s municipal stadium last Sunday afternoon, and went into the half-time interval a goal in front thanks
Show fight
The Portuguese Capoeira Championships combining martial arts with tribal dance routines took place in Lisbon earlier this month. The eleven-strong Algarve contingent enjoyed a very successful tournament finishing top in
A game of two halves!
By Chris Wright Olhanense and Gil Vicente were both hoping to move away from the relegation zone with victory at the José Arcanjo Stadium in Olhão last Saturday. It was
Top volley
New-look AC Albufeira is climbing to unprecedented heights in the National Volleyball Championships. Sporting a fresh kit, the Algarveans beat previous Division Three (South) leaders Moura VC three sets to