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Highly acclaimed Portuguese fado singer Mariza will star at the opening ceremony of the final of the European Champions League later today at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon (the match is between Real Madrid, including Ronaldo if fit, and Athletico Madrid). Mariza, backed by a ............
The Portugal News reports that Credit rating agency Moody’s announced on Monday that it had upgraded the rating of debt issued by three Portuguese banks, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Banco Espírito Santo (BES) and Banif (the latter founded in Funchal, of course), and left ............
The European Tour chief executive will come face to face with caddies this week to discuss last week’s controversial decision to complete the Madeira Islands Open. It was George O’Grady, on the phone from Wentworth, who instructed that play should resume after Alastair ............
The 2014 Madeira Islands Open starts tomorrow (concluding on Sunday) at Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra as the European Tour celebrates its 1,500th official event – returning to Europe after a three-week spell in Asia.
Two years ago, Ricardo Santos became the first Portuguese ............