Golf – The Open
Bad weather greeted competitors teeing off at Royal Troon with high winds claiming many prominent victims. After Day One, Paul Casey and Thomas Levet shared the lead on five under
Comment – Second chance
The news that took the Algarve and Portuguese football in general completely by surprise last week was that Salgueiros had been demoted to the Second Division B in the face
Football – Merry-go-round
‘Kaiser’ Franz Beckenbauer has become the latest candidate to refuse the vacant German managerial post saying he “would rather jump off his balcony” than take on the task. Former Borussia
BRIEFS • BRIEFS • BRIEFS
• Nein’ and ‘Non’ Germany’s embarrassing search for a new manager continues after latest candidate Arsene Wenger committed himself to Arsenal. Glenn Hoddle has had his application for the French
Algarve Open brings record windfall
It was recently revealed that the Portuguese Algarve Open 2003 made over eight million euros from the televised broadcasting of the event. The announcement was made by Amen Corner, from
Brief
Runabout 800m. Sydney bronze medallist Kelly Holmes says she is aiming to take part in the 1,500m race in Athens, despite planning to compete in the 800m in the Norwich
A perfect match
Nike has some of the world’s biggest sports stars on its books, including footballer Wayne Rooney, basketball star Michael Jordan, tennis ace Andre Agassi and, of course, golf legend Tiger
Portuguese support for Lance
Hot on the heels of Euro 2004, the Tour de France became the focus of sporting interest from last Saturday. Portuguese José Azevedo will be cast as the main supporting
Wet week two
The rain continued, with occasional showers diluting the tears spent both on and off the court. England’s one remaining hope in the men’s competition, Tim Henman, seemed to be cruising
Winners and losers
What a finish to the U.S. Open! At that level it makes no difference how you hit the ball. If you don’t hole the putts you can’t win. Mickelson played