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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

