Close miss
Lagoa’s second division promotion hopes suffered a fatal blow at the final hurdle. Despite a courageous 1-0 away win on the last day of the season proper, the Algarve side
Koninginnedag tournament
More than 80 golfers took part in the Koninginnedag tournament held at the Castro Marim Golfe and Country Club on April 30 in celebration of the Dutch Queen’s birthday. This
On track
Parkalgar Honda’s Eugene Laverty produced yet another impressive fighting performance to take fourth place at the 5th round of the World Supersport Championship in Monza. The Northern Irishman thus cemented
afpop golf
An afpop golf tournament is to take place on Sunday at the newly renovated Pestana Alto Golf course in Alvor with the first tee off at 9.50am. afpop, the largest
Young lions
An emphatic concluding national U-18 rugby tournament final phase 55-10 victory over Elvas has ensured that Loulé RC will host the competition’s final. The game at the city’s rugby ground
Shuttle success
The Lagoa badminton club was the big winner at the sport’s national championships in Caldas da Rainha last week with a record eight-title haul in all age categories. In the
Talent search
AC Milan will hold a number of football training camps in the Algarve for youngsters between the ages of six and 17 this July. The initiative, which was officially presented
Rugby raffle winner
A rugby ball, signed by the entire England rugby team while they trained at Browns in Vilamoura in January, was the star prize in a raffle organised by the sports
Tennis feast
Monday sees the start of the 20th ATP/WTA Estoril Open west of Lisbon. Previous winners Nikolay Davydenko and David Nalbandian head a strong men’s draw which also features Richard Gasquet
The beautiful game
Women’s football’s Nations Cup will be held in Lagoa between May 22 and 24. Portugal is represented by Benfica, who will take on the Fun Ladies and Aurora club sides

