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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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

