Sport

An event to celebrate the life and work of Irish novelist and satirist Brian O’Nolan is taking place at the Estrela Hall in Lisbon on Friday, November 18, at 9.30pm.

Club Portimao O2’s Paulo Sousa will attempt to become the first Portuguese to swim to Africa and back in a single day. The Algarvean already successfully covered the 17 kilometres

Globetrotting Che Lagoense badminton stars Pedro Martins and Telma Santos were busy in Central and South America last week gathering world ranking points necessary to qualify for next year’s Olympic

Slip on your cowboy boots and put on your Stetson for a country and western afternoon at Castelo do Moinho near Almancil on October 15 from 2pm. The private castle

Welsh veteran golf professional Mark Mouland picked up prize money of more than €40,000 and the trophy at the 9th Portugal Senior Open tournament on Saturday. Held at the stunning

While national cycling icon Candido Barbosa bid his sport farewell at last Wednesday’s Tavira road festival the oldest and most successful team in Portugal also looks set to lose a

European PGA golfer Paul McGinley has partnered up with Quinta do Lago and TaylorMade at the new Paul McGinley Academy. Representing an investment of more than €400,000, the Academy has

Creating a stronger airline industry through mergers and alliances will be the topic under discussion at the next lunch organised by the American Club of Lisbon. The guest speaker for

Former Portimão manager and promotion hero Litos was always going to be assured a warm welcome when returning south with joint Liga Orangina leaders Leixoes on Sunday afternoon. But he

Portuguese men’s tennis No1 from Faro, Rui Machado, continued his excellent late season clay court form by reaching the semi-finals in Madrid before going out to local hero Daniel Gimeno-Traver.