Hot shot

Vilamoura Golf Club’s Ricardo Melo Gouveia was crowned Portuguese amateur golf champion at the 76th national tournament in Porto Santo. The 17-year-old led all the way after making a brilliant

April 29, 2009by shareitIn

Motorsport weekend

Tickets are now on sale for the second round of the International GT Open to be held at the Algarve Motor Park between May 15 and 17. This will be

April 29, 2009by shareitIn

Free squash

Barringtons Hotel Golf & Spa is hosting the Algarve Squash Open for the third consecutive year on May 1, 2 and 3. Admittance to the event, featuring many of the

April 22, 2009by shareitIn

John Stilwell Trophy

More than 80 players took part in the first John Stilwell Trophy at Le Meridien Penina Sir Henry Cotton Championship Course on April 11. The stableford competition was played over

April 22, 2009by shareitIn

Country ride

Competitors from all over the Algarve as well as Évora, Beja and Milfontes took part in the closely contested final dressage event of the Equus Winter Series in Ourique recently.

April 22, 2009by shareitIn

Mount Olympus

After a quiet spell, the Algarve’s Portuguese men’s tennis champion Rui Machado returned in the headlines in Greece last weekend. The 25-year-old from Faro collected the notable scalp of former

April 15, 2009by shareitIn

World class rhythm

The Portimao multipurpose sports Arena is the venue for the IV Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup/XXIII Portimao International Tournament this weekend offering up a rare chance to see Olympic class performers

April 15, 2009by shareitIn

Residents look beyond Armação mess

By ELOÏSE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com Despite months of road closures and diversions, destruction and dirt, residents and business owners in Armação de Pêra are looking beyond the unsightly redevelopment works and

April 15, 2009by shareitIn

International bridge

More than 300 bridge enthusiasts are expected at the Bridge National Grand Prix in Estoril between April 14 and 19 at the Estoril Congress Centre. The event is hoped to

April 15, 2009by shareitIn

Australian pairs tournament

By ALAN CLARKE sport@algarveresident.com The second Australian pairs bowling tournament was staged at the Alvor Club throughout last week in perfect bowling conditions, with a full entry of 32 pairs

April 8, 2009by shareitIn