BREAKER

Algarve-raised surfing sensation Marlon Lipke says that only lack of sponsorship in this country prevents him from representing Portugal rather than Germany. At the surfing World Tour Rip Curl Pro

October 29, 2009by shareitIn

Everton T-shirt campaign

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@mmspublishing.com Thousands of Everton fans sporting Madeleine McCann T-shirts swarmed into Lisbon on Thursday, October 22, for the Europa League match against Benfica which saw the northern

October 29, 2009by shareitIn

Looking ahead

November’s Algarve sporting programme begins this weekend with the Portimão and Rocha Tennis Club hoping for a continuation of the good October for its annual youth tournament. The climatic conditions

October 29, 2009by shareitIn

So near and yet so far

By Phil Egginton Last weekend was packed with interest for motor bike racing fans. Malaysia was witness to the World MotoGP title being taken by the charismatic Valentino Rossi. Meanwhile,

October 29, 2009by shareitIn

TOUR WINNER

As anticipated, the 2009 Tour of Portugal winner Nuno Ribeiro was found guilty of having been administered the forbidden EPO3 steroid. As a result, Portuguese cycling’s governing body has installed

October 29, 2009by shareitIn

Parkalgar is the winner, says team manager

Two Algarve residents wanted to share with you, our readers, their motor bike racing experiences at last weekend’s World Superbike Championship held at the Algarve Motor Park, near Portimão. Here

October 29, 2009by shareitIn

Bikes in town

This weekend will see the biggest event ever to be held at the Autodromo International do Algarve (AIA) in terms of actual sporting importance. Second only to the MotoGP class,

October 22, 2009by shareitIn

BIG FISH

Portisub, the Portimão-based scuba diving club, were crowned national subaquatic fishing team champions following the last round of the 2009 competition in Oeiras. 1″>news

October 21, 2009by shareitIn

World cup bid

The Algarve region and Braga, in northern Portugal are options for World Cup Football matches to be played according to the President of the national football federation. Gilberto Madail said

October 21, 2009by shareitIn