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The London based Portuguese Chamber of Commerce held its annual Algarve Golf Tournament and Dinner this month at the Alto Golf Club in Alvor. Twenty-eight golfers had signed up for

UPDATED 10.45 AUGUST 8 FIVE TIMES Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg triumphed against the Equadorian Andres Gomez in the first match of the Vale do Lobo tennis tournament on Tuesday, August

SOME OF the greatest names in world tennis will once again entertain, and in some cases amuse, at the Grand Champions tennis tournament being held at the Vale do Lobo

sports@portugalresident.com Algarve bowls TAVIRA PLAYED host to the second series of the Summer League bowls matches, on May 19. PDF Pirates beat CPO Cats by 34–29 and VDL Wolves lost

sport@portugalresident.com SAM ALLARDYCE has been confirmed as Newcastle’s new manager, as the close season continues to claim its managerial casualties. Stuart Pearce was made to pay the price for a

sports@portugalresident.com Home rule PADRAIG HARRINGTON survived an extra play-off hole against Bradley Dredge to end Ireland’s 25-year wait for a home winner at the Irish Open, on Sunday. The Ryder

ENGLAND’S RUGBY squad will be coming to the Algarve this summer, for intensive training in the run up to the Rugby World Cup in France, which begins in September. The

By: Ruth Sharpe ruth@portugalresident.com AFTER THREE years of construction, at a cost of 12 million euros, the Complexo Desportivo de Lagos, Lagos Sports Centre, officially opened to the public on

A LACK of outdoor exercise trails or paths has become a hot topic for the Algarve, and many câmaras have been criticised for not providing them for residents. Macário Correia,