06-08-2018 11:00
Europe sweltered through an intense heatwave on Sunday (Aug 5), with soaring temperatures contributing to forest fires, nuclear plants closing and even threatening the Netherlands' supply of fries, although some countries experienced a slight respite.
08-06-2018 15:53
With talisman Cristiano Ronaldo back in the side, Portugal strolled to a 3-0 win over Algeria in a World Cup warm-up match in Lisbon on Thursday (Jun 7).
11-10-2017 10:38
PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Antoine Griezmann's France booked spots at the 2018 World Cup finals on Tuesday (Oct 10) while the Netherlands crashed out.
11-08-2017 15:19
ABRANTES, Portugal: Over 2,600 firefighters battled 62 wildfires raging across Portugal on Thursday (Aug 10), officials said, as the return of scorching heat put an end to the respite after a spate of blazes.
19-06-2017 10:00
KAZAN: Cristiano Ronaldo brushed off speculation about his Real Madrid future, although Portugal conceded a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Mexico at the Confederations Cup on Sunday (Jun 18).
22-05-2017 19:00
MATOSINHOS, Portugal: Four-time world champion Sebastien Ogier held his nerve to claim a record-equalling fifth triumph at the Rally of Portugal on Sunday (May 21).
18-04-2017 18:00
LISBON: Five people died when a Swiss-registered light aircraft crashed into a supermarket warehouse in the suburbs of Lisbon on Monday (Apr 17), rescue services said.
13-08-2016 10:15
LISBON: Firefighters were making progress in quenching forest fires that have ravaged parts of Portugal and France, officials said on Friday (Aug 12), as Spain faced a rash of possibly deliberate blazes.
10-06-2016 16:06
Cristiano Ronaldo's presence makes Portugal a more significant potential target for terror attacks during Euro 2016, according to coach Fernando Santos.
23-06-2016 08:50
LYON: Cristiano Ronaldo scored two trademark brilliant goals on Wednesday (Jun 22) to go into European Championship history and rescue Portugal in a 3-3 draw with Hungary that took them into the last 16.
12-07-2016 11:45
BRUSSELS: Eurozone finance ministers agreed on Monday (Jul 11) to officially declare Spain and Portugal in breach of the EU public spending rules, a key step to possibly imposing unprecedented penalties against members of the currency bloc.
19-05-2016 11:00
The delay put off a potentially embarrassing decision for Spain until after elections on Jun 26 and gave more time for a new government in Portugal to get on its feet.
20-11-2013 09:16
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliant hat-trick as Portugal survived a second-half scare in their 3-2 World Cup play-off second leg win against Sweden on Tuesday to qualify 4-2 on aggregate.
16-11-2013 09:01
France were facing World Cup elimination on Friday after slumping to a 2-0 play-off first-leg defeat in Ukraine while Cristiano Ronaldo kept Portugal's hopes alive with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Sweden.
27-06-2012 11:13
Having swept past France to reach the Euro 2012 semi-finals, Spain can expect a more exacting ordeal on Wednesday when they face a Portugal team who beat them 4-0 in their last meeting.