Football – Portimao up
Following the long drawn out saga of whether relegated Portimonense were to take Salgueiros’ place in the Liga da Honra [Portugal’s First Division] or not, which went to the PFA’s
Football – Portuguese connection
Rui Costa looks set to join Christiano Ronaldo and assistant coach Carlos Queiroz at Old Trafford. Benfica’s hopes of signing the ex-international were dashed when AC Milan accepted Manchester’s offer
Spotlight – Athlete of the moment
Nicole Cooke is Britain’s biggest gold medal hope on two wheels. She has been racing againstboys in Holland since the age of 12 – and beating them regularly. In 1999,
Michael Schumacher wins at Hockenheim
Michael Schumacher was determined to extend his winning run in front of his home fans at Hockenheim. He was fastest in free training and confirmed his good form by taking
Football – American Cup
As the South American championships moved into its final stages, the favourites enjoyed contrasting fortunes. Record champions Argentina eased past their semi-final opponents Columbia by a 3-0 margin, despite missing
Cycling – The history-maker
Five-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong turned the third and final week of the world’s greatest cycle-race into a victory procession. As the week progressed it was difficult to tell if
NEWS IN BRIEF
Drubbing The Great Britain men’s hockey team, medal contenders in Athens, was beaten 2-0 and 3-1 by India and Germany in quick succession during the four nations tournament in Dusseldorf
The road to Athens – Flag of convenience
The recent inclusion of American journeyman runner Malachi Davis in the British Olympic team has once more highlighted the questionable practice of athletes foregoing their country of birth in order
The road to Athens – SPOTLIGHT – (Wo)Man of the moment
Richard Kruse is hoping to emulate the youthful boldness shown by Wayne Rooney during Euro 2004 when fencing for Great Britain in Athens this August. The 20-year-old University student has
Comment – Second chance
The news that took the Algarve and Portuguese football in general completely by surprise last week was that Salgueiros had been demoted to the Second Division B in the face