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THE OFFICIAL start of the 30th Dakar Rally will be preceded by a three-day administrative phase at Lisbon’s Belém Cultural Centre, during which time visitors are also welcome to inspect

ENGLAND’S NATIONAL Under 20s Rugby Union team is due to arrive in the Algarve on Sunday for a five-day training camp at Browns Sports and Leisure Club, in Vilamoura. The

THE NATIONAL Hunt season is well under way, and the early signs are that Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star will once more dominate the top division of steeple chasing.

THE NORA football stadium at Ferreiras near Albufeira was the venue for the fourth and last stage of the national field target shooting championships last week. The open air contest

More than 2,000 people participated in the seventh Mamamaratona, the breast cancer awareness marathon which took place in Portimão on Sunday, alongside the successful BLiP exhibition.

THE FIRST stage of the European Longboard Tour in Faro featuring many of the best surfers in Europe saw Frenchman Timothee Creignou take top honours. Second and third places were

THURSDAY WILL see the start of the first-ever Portugal Masters PGA European Tour event on the Arnold Palmer-designed Oceânico Victoria Course in Vilamoura. With a guaranteed minimum of three million

By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com THE CRÈME de la crème of Lisbon’s business community were out in force on Saturday night to celebrate the American Club’s 60th anniversary dinner and dance

BRITISH POWERBOAT racers Jackie Hunt and Mike Shelton were the guests of honour at an exclusive dinner on September 26 at the Boca do Rio Hotel in Mexilhoeira da Carregação.

The Australian Rugby squad was in the Algarve this week to train at Browns Sport and Leisure Club, in Vilamoura, in the lead up to the World Cup in September.