Global home straight

The concluding fifth leg of the Portimao Global Ocean Race came under sail yesterday (Thursday) at 10.30am local time off Charleston, South Carolina, and is now on the way to

June 3, 2009by shareitIn

Salt Lake racers

Parkalgar Honda paid a highly successful first visit to the Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, USA for the seventh round of the World Supersports Championship at the weekend. Undoubtedly the

June 3, 2009by shareitIn

Springtime in Paris

Portuguese champion Rui Machado lost 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 to the much higher ranked Chilean Fernando Gonzalez during the second round of the French Open. Nevertheless, the  25-year-old Algarvean’s achievement of getting

June 3, 2009by shareitIn

Faro hosts night run against breast cancer

By ELOÏSE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com National charity event Corrida Sempre Mulher, which is a race against breast cancer, will be held in Faro on June 20. This event encourages women from

June 3, 2009by shareitIn

Goal!

Albufeira has been hosting the European Goalball Championships, a Para-Olympic discipline involving three blindfolded players per team attempting to score with a sound-emitting ball at either end of an 18-metre

May 27, 2009by shareitIn

Match points

The ATP Senior Tour Vale de Lobo Grand Champions tournament between August 11 and 14 will feature both the return of former No1 and Algarve title holder Marcelo Rios –

May 27, 2009by shareitIn

Global adventure

The last leg of the Portimão Global Ocean Race will leave Charleston for the Algarve this Sunday. The sprint across the Atlantic should see the continuation of the exciting duel

May 27, 2009by shareitIn

Competition on the high seas

The inaugural Portimão Global Ocean Race, which left the Algarve on October 12 for its 30,000 mile circumnavigation of the globe, is about to enter its last stage. Having passed

May 20, 2009by shareitIn

Speed king in South Africa

Parkalgar Honda No1 rider Eugene Laverty scored his most clear cut victory of the season to date when dominating the field from start to finish during the weekend’s 6th round

May 20, 2009by shareitIn