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Portugal gets hot reception in Bosnia

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-18

PORTUGAL says it will inform FIFA about its squad's hostile reception at Sarajevo airport ahead of a World Cup playoff match with Bosnia-Herzegovina. A small group of Bosnian fans allegedly threatened, jostled...

European trio closes in on Cup spots

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-16

FRANCE, Portugal and Russia all moved closer to next year's World Cup finals with first-leg playoff wins on Saturday, although none of them did enough to take victory for granted in the second legs this week. France,...

Portugal goes to polls

World
2009-9-28

PORTUGAL voted yesterday in parliamentary elections that are predicted to keep the Socialist Party in power despite the highest jobless rate in over 20 years. The center-left Socialists have blamed the global meltdown...

Portugal, France now in trouble after draws

Sports | Soccer
2009-9-7

PORTUGAL, Czech Republic and France did little to improve their flagging chances of reaching next year's World Cup as they all recorded disappointing draws in Saturday's European qualifying matches. While defending...

Portugal wins Under-19 soccer tournament

Sports | Soccer
2009-4-14

PORTUGUESE national under-19 soccer team won the 27th International Tournament of Oporto after tying 2-2 with the Czech Republic,local press said yesterday. This was the second time Portugal win the tournament. Czech...

Portugal face uphill struggle after Sweden draw

Sports | Soccer
2009-3-29

PORTUGAL face an uphill struggle to reach the World Cup finals after wasting a host of chances in a 0-0 qualifying draw with Sweden yesterday. With Group One's joint leaders Denmark and Hungary posting away wins...

World's oldest woman dies in Portugal aged 115

World
2009-1-4

A Portuguese woman who lived to see five of her great-great grandchildren born and was believed to have been the world's oldest person has died at the age of 115, officials said. Maria de Jesus died Friday morning...

Portugal sends 'Magellans' into schools

World
2008-9-24

PORTUGAL'S Socialist government began the roll-out yesterday of 500,000 ultra-cheap laptops for school children in a program that could be extended to Venezuela, the government said. The computers called 'Magellan'...

Portugal federation unhappy with Chelsea

Sports | Soccer
2008-6-21

CHELSEA lacked respect for Portugal when it announced Luiz Felipe Scolari as its new coach in the middle of the European Championship, the president of the Portuguese football federation said yesterday. Gilberto...

Schweinsteiger bids to upstage Ronaldo

Sports | Soccer
2008-6-19

WHEN Portugal last played Germany, Cristiano Ronaldo was upstaged by another tricky winger with an eye for goal, while Bastian Schweinsteiger is eager to make the same impact in today's Euro 2008 quarterfinal. ...