09-06-2016 11:00
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal warmed-up for Euro 2016 with a 7-0 mauling of Estonia at Lisbon's Stadium of Light on Wednesday.
20-07-2016 10:00
LISBON: Coach Fernando Santos has extended his contract with Portugal until 2020 after leading them to a shock Euro 2016 title, Portuguese football bosses said on Tuesday (Jul 19).
22-02-2016 15:57
Traditionally a country of emigration, Portugal has offered to take up to 10,000 migrants from countries struggling to cope with the influx, to help maintain its own population.
15-02-2016 14:53
A cyclist died in floods in northern Portugal after being swept away by a river, emergency services said on Sunday, as storms battered the country.
19-10-2015 11:45
Andy Sullivan won his third European Tour title of the season at Vilamoura on Sunday, dominating the Portugal Masters throughout for a commanding nine-shot victory.
15-10-2014 11:44
Cristiano Ronaldo's late header gave Portugal a 1-0 win in Denmark to kickstart their qualifying campaign
07-01-2014 09:23
Portugal paid final homage on Monday to footballing legend Eusebio, who grew up in grinding African poverty to become one of the world's greatest players.
04-09-2012 08:00
Real Madrid duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe joined up with their Portuguese national team colleagues on Monday, but neither is expected to train until Wednesday due to minor injuries.
11-09-2020 10:22
National team star striker Pham Thi Hai Yen is thrilled with her opportunity to go abroad to play for Lank FC in the Campeonato Nacional III Championship, the third division of Portuguese women's football.
08-07-2011 09:18
The European Central Bank stuck to its guns Thursday, hiking interest rates to tame inflation, its main responsibility, and offering help for Portuguese banks to better fight the eurozone debt crisis.
22-07-2019 09:19
Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000 firefighters in central Portugal on Sunday (Jul 21) to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where more than 100 people died in huge blazes in 2017.
10-06-2019 06:33
Portugal added the inaugural Nations League title to their Euro 2016 triumph as Goncalo Guedes' strike on the hour won an underwhelming final 1-0 against the Netherlands in Porto on Sunday (Jun 9).
16-03-2019 12:00
Cristiano Ronaldo was named in defending European champions Portugal's squad on Friday (Mar 15) nine months after his last international appearance at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
07-01-2019 09:39
Bagpipes, drums - and kids smoking cigarettes: in this Portuguese village, locals celebrate the Christian festival of Epiphany in a fashion that raises eyebrows elsewhere.
14-10-2018 10:35
Heavy squalls began to hit Portugal late on Saturday (Oct 13), with the country on red alert as Hurricane Leslie barrelled towards its coastline in what could be the fiercest storm since 1842.