Stiff winds and high society
FRANCO RODINO, a 68-year-old Italian photo journalist, died on Tuesday of a suspected heart attack while covering the first day of the Breitling Med Cup 2007. The incident occurred while
The return of legendary Bjorn Borg
Sergi Bruguera crowned VDL’s grand champion
Bruguera wins at Vale do Lobo
IN A dramatic final, Sergi Bruguera beat Brazilian Fernando Meligeni in straight sets to win the Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tennis tournament last night (Friday). Bruguera effortlessly won 6-1,
Borg bows out
UPDATED 10.25 AUGUST 10 SINCE IT was announced that legendary tennis player Bjorn Borg was part of the line-up at the Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tournament, many hoped that
Record thrashing
ENGLAND’S RUGBY World Cup preparations got under way with an unprecedented 62-5 humiliation of Wales at Twickenham over the weekend. Number eight Nick Easter led the nine-try rout with four
Bright prospects
LIVERPOOL’S PROSPECTS of advancing to the group stage of the Champions League received a boost after being paired with the relatively weak French side Toulouse for their third qualifying round
Hamilton’s Hungarian Humdinger
THE LATEST stage of the 2007 Formula One season was once more preceded by on-track controversy involving English debutant sensation and championship leader Lewis Hamilton. This time, the fierce qualifying
Carlsberg Cup
THE FIRST round of the new format Carlsberg League Cup competition saw Portimão triumph over their better-fancied rivals Rio Ave in the Algarve.
Eagles in the east
THE important pre-season Guadiana tournament in Vila Real de Santo António was won by Benfica.
Trying harder
PORTUGAL’S RUGBY World Cup preparations at Browns Sport & Leisure Club in Vilamoura are beginning to show dividends judged by the national side’s latest 22-20 victory over English Premiership-hopefuls Coventry.