Big Splash
Portinado, the Portimão men’s water polo team, lost 9-5 to defending champions Salgueiros in the first leg of the best-of-five title decider but recovered brilliantly to secure the first national
Top sail
The World Match Racing Tour is coming to Portimão for its Portuguese round between June 23 and 27. Among the 12 top crews competing in the sailing discipline are Britain’s
Crown bowls results, Amendoeira, June 7
Janette O´Neil (left), lost to Peter Cain (right), in the final of the Amendoeira weekly crown green bowling competition on June 7. Peter Cain, who had gone unbeaten through all
Pedal power
Veteran Palmeiras Resort-Tavira star Cândido Barbosa won the fifth and last round of cycling’s national cup competition in Vila Nova de Cacela to secure the overall Portuguese individual crown. The
Junior golfer wins piece of art
It was a battle between father and son during the latest promotional event held at the Algarve Golf Academy on May 23, the III AGA Open Tournament. During the event,
Hunting drops
Hunting in Portugal is on the wane, with 3,000 people already failing the permit examination this year. Jacinto Amaro, president of the Portuguese Federation of Hunting, Fencaça, said: “Hunting is
Good Volley
Portimão-born João José captained the Portuguese national volleyball team to victory over Sweden to secure a berth at next year’s European Championships in Austria and the Czech Republic. This is
Long Road Back
The Algarve’s most high profile football team, Farense, are back in the national Division II following a 1-0 play-off final victory over Cova de Piedade last Sunday. More than 8,000
Amendoeira crown green competition – Monday May 24
The winner of the weekly Monday competition on the crown green at Amendoeira Bowls Club was Peter Cain who beat Janette O’Neil by 11-9 on May 24. Janette had previously
Rallying around!
A ‘Road Show’ in Porto last weekend helped set the scene for the 2010 WRC sixth round Vodafone Rally of Portugal which got under way at the Stadium of the Algarve

