09-04-2011 08:44
Europe offered Portugal Friday an 80-billion-euro ($115 billion) bailout, but set tough conditions as it bid to draw a line under a destabilising debt crisis.
25-03-2018 10:13
Portugal on Saturday (Mar 24) launched an unprecedented drive to clear its vast forests in order to prevent a repeat of last year's deadly wildfires, which killed 112 people and sparked a massive backlash against the Socialist government.
02-04-2011 09:44
Debt-burdened Portugal had to pay sharply higher returns Friday to raise fresh funds as Fitch slashed its ratings on concerns upcoming polls will make life even more difficult for the country.
21-10-2016 14:00
VILAMOURA, Portugal: Marc Warren took a one-shot lead at the Portugal Masters on Thursday (Oct 20) but speculation that the European Tour could witness a round of 59 at the rough-free Victoria Clube de Golfe proved premature.
10-07-2016 18:00
PARIS: The Euro 2016 final on Sunday (Jul 10) sees a match between hosts France and Portugal that will unleash a clash between one of the world's greatest players ever Cristiano Ronaldo and would be pretender Antoine Griezmann.
01-07-2016 09:27
MARSEILLE: Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal battled their way to a place in the European Championship last four on Thursday (Jun 30), winning a penalty shootout 5-3 against Poland in a tense quarter-final.
11-07-2016 11:23
PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo wept with sadness and joy as substitute Eder's extra-time goal saw Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 in Sunday's (Jul 10) Euro 2016 final to win their first major tournament.
19-06-2015 14:19
Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Mario handed Portugal a 1-0 win over England in their opening game at the European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic on Thursday.
28-08-2013 08:54
Firefighters and local residents struggled on Tuesday to tackle raging wildfires that have consumed large swathes of forest in Portugal and Spain, claiming the lives of four emergency workers.
19-06-2021 11:32
Germany are under fierce pressure going into a crucial Euro 2020 game against Portugal on Saturday as world champions France look to clinch a place in the last 16 and Spain chase a first win.
26-10-2020 12:04
PORTIMAO: Lewis Hamilton became Formula One's record all-time race-winner on Sunday (Oct 25) when he claimed his 92nd victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix to pass Michael Schumacher at the top of the list.
12-10-2019 10:22
Cristiano Ronaldo moved to within six goals of his international century when he scored in a 3-0 win over Luxembourg on Friday (Oct 11) which kept the defending champions on course for the Euro 2020 finals.
06-06-2019 11:08
Portugal manager Fernando Santos hailed Cristiano Ronaldo a "football genius" after his 53rd career hat-trick sent Portugal into the final of the Nations League on home soil in Porto with a 3-1 win over Switzerland.
05-12-2018 10:10
LISBON: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Portugal Tuesday (Dec 4) for a two-day visit to strengthen ties, amid concern in some EU capitals over China's growing influence on the continent.
20-11-2018 21:20
PARIS: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday that he had pitched the idea of a joint bid between his country, Portugal and Morocco to host the 2030 World Cup.