Cristiano Ronaldo is setting his sights on becoming the all-time leading scorer in men’s international football after passing the 100th goal mark with Portugal. The Juventus forward scored twice in Portugal’s 2-0 Nations League victory against Sweden on Tuesday and needs eight goals to equal the record of 109 scored by Ali Daei, who played […]
Portugal President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has helped rescue two women who came into difficulty at an Algarve beach when their canoe capsized. The president, 71, was pictured on Saturday swimming over to the kayakers who were struggling in the water. He later told reporters that the women had been swept by currents from a […]
Rafael Nadal reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the seventh time on Monday as the evergreen 30-somethings of men’s tennis threatened to take a stranglehold at the All England Club. Third seed Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 champion, swept to an easy 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over outclassed Joao Sousa of Portugal. He will next play […]
Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has been named in the list of players retained by Stoke City for the 2019/2020 Championship season, somewhat hinting that he won’t be prised away by a bigger club following an impressive first season with the Potters. Etebo linked up with the Stoke City from Portuguese outfit CD Feirense and […]
As the main draw of the singles event serves off today Tuesday April 23, Aruna Quadri believes he is ready to rock the boat against the world’s best at the ITTF World Championships holding in Budapest, Hungary. The Nigerian star is seeded 22 in the men’s singles and he is expected to confront a qualifier […]
Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a “minor thigh injury” in Portugal’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Serbia on Monday, Juventus have confirmed. Ronaldo went off 31 minutes into the clash in Lisbon after appearing to sustain a muscle problem while chasing after the ball. After the game, the 34-year-old insisted the issue was not serious and that he […]
Nigeria’s table tennis sensation Olajide Omotayo is now fifth best player on the continent following the release of March 2019 ITTF ranking released on Sunday. The Semifinalist at the 2018 ITTF African Championship has been having an impressive season on global stage , which proved catalyst in his movement from his previous position to the […]
The second day of the World Cup brings us the mouth-watering derby as Spain take on neighboring Portugal in the battle for the first place in the Group B. Both sides should still feel comfortable about passing the group regardless of the outcome here given they are to battle the likes Morocco and Iran for […]
Hundreds of people, mostly young activists, took to the streets in the Portuguese capital, protest against poor working conditions. The protests, organized by Interjovem, a young workers’ trade union and the country’s largest workers’ trade union CGTP, took place at a square in downtown Lisbon. “One thing is pockets full, another is empty stomachs,” said […]