Coming West
2009 Portugal Masters winner Lee Westwood has confirmed that he will return to the Algarve to defend his title next month. The current world No3 should enjoy a perfect warm-up
European fishing championship
Albufeira hosted the first EFSA European Bream Species Championship earlier this month. Some 98 participants and 15 vessels from 11 European countries took part. This event, organised by the Portuguese
Match point
Algarve tennis star Rui Machado gained 33 ATP ranking points in reaching the semi-finals of the Seville Challenger before Spain’s Albert Ramos put an end to the 26-year-old’s title hopes.
Horses for courses
Top class showjumping returns to Portimão from today (Friday) with the 14th International Meeting at the Belmonte Riding Centre. Over 150 horses and riders representing England, Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland,
Half marathon
Runners and walkers will be able to take part in a half marathon through the streets of Quarteira on September 19 organised by the Sports Centre of Quarteira (CDQ). Participation
SINGING THE BLUES
Samuel Caldeira dominated last weekend’s Grand Premio Credito Agricola/Costa Azul to take the important domestic cycle race ten seconds clear of his nearest rivals for the Palmeiras Resort-Prio team. The
ON THE RISE
Lagoa badminton star Pedro Martins reached the last 16 of the Bitburger Open in Germany before going out to England’s Rajiv Ouseph. His two prior victories coupled with the points
Full steam ahead for Vila da Luz Bowls
Vila da Luz Bowls Club is to open for play on September 20 with an inaugural open pairs competition being planned to enable as many people as possible to sample
Mastering the waves
Praia da Rocha is the venue for this weekend’s Portimão SurfSki Race of Champions. From tomorrow (Saturday), around 250 of the best performers in the world will be competing for
Top tennis veterans
Tennis players from across Portugal took part in the 14th annual Sovereign tournament for veterans at the Carvoeiro Clube de Ténis. More than 60 Portuguese and foreign players took to

