F1 comes to the region

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com This weekend sees the start of the first extensive Formula 1 testing at the Algarve Motor Park. A total of five top F1 teams have so

January 18, 2009by shareitIn

Pure genius

A junior Algarve-wide league involving 12 football schools at the 8-year-old level from five municipalities has been organised by former professionals Jorge Portela and Jorge Soares. Entitled the 1º Campeonato

January 15, 2009by shareitIn

Return of the champions

In between rumours that bookmakers had suspended betting on Luiz Felipe Scolari becoming the next Premier League manager to lose his job and Maradona setting off the Chelsea hotel fire

January 15, 2009by shareitIn

Invincible

The Loule U-18 rugby team remained unbeaten for the eighth time in succession as the national age group finals were reached with three games to spare against Elvas. Already the

January 15, 2009by shareitIn

Simply the best

Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned FIFA World Footballer of the Year on Monday night in Zurich. The Portugal and Manchester United winger added the game’s ultimate allocate to his European equivalent

January 15, 2009by shareitIn

New bowling club

Tomorrow (Friday) will be the first meeting of the newly formed Valverde Bowling Club of Almancil with an open morning at the Don Camillo Restaurant at 10am. A plan of

January 15, 2009by shareitIn

Hawaii 6-0

Geoff Ogilvy dominated the season-opening PGA Tour Mercedes Championships in Hawaii from start to finish to take the spoils by a six-shot margin. The Australian 2006 US Open winner, ranked

January 15, 2009by shareitIn

Southern duel

The Portimao Global Ocean Race is approaching the end of its second leg with two boats vying for the lead in the Tasman Sea. On Sunday Felipe Cubillos and Jose

January 15, 2009by shareitIn

Best of the west

Portimão is the scene of diverse top class sporting action over the coming week. At the city’s Arena the nation’s top handball teams are gathered to dispute the 5th Portuguese

January 15, 2009by shareitIn