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Postiga gives Portugal 1-0 win over Russia
By Daniel Alvarenga LISBON (Reuters) - An early Helder Postiga tap-in gave Portugal a precious 1-0 home win over Russia at the Luz stadium on Friday that injected life into their World Cup qualification hopes and sent them top of Group F. Postiga scored after only nine minutes on an unseasonably icy evening in Lisbon, pouncing on an inviting Miguel Veloso free kick from the left for his 26th ...
7 Jun 2013, 5:23 pm | click here to view more
Soccer-Postiga gives Portugal 1-0 win over Russia
* Postiga scores early winner with tap-in * Captain Ronaldo busy but wasteful * Portugal top group, but Russia have two games in hand (Adds quotes) By Daniel Alvarenga LISBON, June 7 (Reuters) - An early Helder Postiga tap-in gave Portugal a precious 1-0 home win over Russia at the Luz stadium on Friday that injected life into their World Cup qualification hopes and sent them top of Group F ...
7 Jun 2013, 5:20 pm | click here to view more
Brazil slump to 22nd in world football rankings
World Cup hosts Brazil slumped to a new record low in the FIFA world rankings on Thursday as the five-time world champions dropped three places to 22nd.
6 Jun 2013, 11:54 am | click here to view more
Soccer-Russian test delays holiday for Portugal
By Daniel Alvarenga LISBON, June 5 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team mates must avoid going into holiday mode too soon as they round off a long season with a tricky World Cup qualifier against European Group F leaders Russia on Friday. Sitting third in the group, level on 11 points with second-placed Israel and a point behind this week's visitors who have played two games fewer ...
4 Jun 2013, 9:00 pm | click here to view more
Mount Olive College honor students visit Spain, Portugal
MOUNT OLIVE – Students in the Mount Olive College Honors Program recently spent a week overseas in the beautiful countries of Spain and Portugal. President and Mrs. Philip P. Kerstetter, Dr. and M...
18 Jun 2013, 9:08 pm | click here to view more
Poland and Portugal not supported at Xbox One launch, importing near ruled out
More good news: Xbox One won't be supported, among other places, in Poland and Portugal when the console launches this November. Worse, it looks like you won't be able to import an Xbox One if you live there because you won't be able to activate games with an Xbox Live account registered in an unsupported region. The list of 21 countries Xbox One supports at launch - part of a disclaimer article ...
13 Jun 2013, 3:57 pm | click here to view more
Cheap places to stay in Portugal: readers' travel tips
Portugal is cheaper than anywhere else in western Europe, which is reflected in the prices of these great places to stay, from arty cabins in the Algarve to a chilly surfer's hostel close Lisbon • Add a tip for next week and you could win a great prize Winning tip: Fonte da Estrela A thatched lime-walled Pixie Hut and two self-catering artistic wood cabins on lush mountain site walking distance ...
13 Jun 2013, 12:17 pm | click here to view more
Universal Places Leverages CloudBees Platform to Serve up Dream Vacations
CloudBees, Inc., the Java Platform as a Service innovation leader, today announced that Universal Places, an online travel agency that serves 9,000 seaside and countryside d
11 Jun 2013, 8:00 am | click here to view more
Chinese splash cash in Portugal
By Andrew Batt: Chinese property buyers and investors have been buying big in Portugal, with one agent reporting sales worth more than €25million in just two and a half months.Real estate agency Fine & Country recently took part in a Beijing property show and promoted the 'Golden Visa' opportunity alongside a showcase of luxury property investments. A residency allow may be granted toinvestors ...
11 Jun 2013, 7:15 pm | click here to view more
NHS hires record number of Spanish and Portuguese nurses while refusing Britons because of slashed training budgets
In 2007, just 75 nurses from Spain and Portugal registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council to work here. In 2012, that had risen 14-fold to 1,060.
1 Jun 2013, 9:57 pm | click here to view more