HAND-OUT

The European Champions League participation of Lagos’ ladies national handball title holders Gil Eanes has been thrown into doubt. The club is unable to raise the funds to finance its

September 1, 2011by shareitIn

Champions League Extra

Regardless of the success or failure of Chelsea’s last minute attempts – the transfer window closed at midnight on Wednesday – to prise João Moutinho away from Porto, Portimão’s most

September 1, 2011by shareitIn

Get back on your bike

A new group aimed at encouraging people back onto the bike saddle has been set up by Activity Algarve. Organiser Samantha Diamond said: “We feel sure there are lots of

September 1, 2011by shareitIn

OFF-ROAD

The next stage of the Casinos do Algarve series, the Rally Loulé, will take place on October 8 and 9. The race counts towards the national off-road championship which culminates

September 1, 2011by shareitIn

It’s a knock-out

The Algarve Boxing Association is strongly represented at this week’s European Junior Championships in Dublin. Two of Portugal’s three-man team hail from the Club Arena Faro – both Sergio Pestana

August 25, 2011by shareitIn

Jewel in the crown

Joanna Kuenssberg O’Sullivan, the deputy head of mission for the British Embassy in Lisbon, will be chairing an evening entitled The Jewel in the Crown, at Arriaga in Lisbon on

August 25, 2011by shareitIn

Growing pains

By Skip Bandele sport@algarveresident.com In spite of the promising recent League Cup success, Sunday’s start to this season’s Liga Orangina showed that the almost completely re-formed Portimão team has some

August 25, 2011by shareitIn

Offers at Amendoeira

Regular golfers are now being offered the opportunity to take out annual and six-monthly memberships at the Amendoeira Golf Resort. Oceânico Golf is due to launch the packages on August

August 25, 2011by shareitIn

Plummer’s Cup!

Portimonense overcame all the odds to qualify for the second round of the Portuguese League Cup last Sunday afternoon. New coach João Bastos’ pre-match optimism based on the improvement his

August 18, 2011by shareitIn

INTERNATIONAL HONOURS

New signings Wilson Eduardo (Portugal) and Ivanildo (Guinea-Bissau) have been on duty for their respective U21 teams this week. Portugal were playing Slovakia in a friendly at Estoril in preparation

August 11, 2011by shareitIn