BOLA – Portugal with a new record of positive cases (COVID-19)
The daily bulletin released by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) on the pandemic recorded, this Friday, a new record of positive cases in our country: 6,653. The previous maximum, remember, had been reached last Saturday (6,650). In the last 24 hours, 69 deaths from Covid-19 have been regretted, bringing the number of deaths in Portugal […]
BOLA – Biden promises to be unifying and working to “heal” America (United States)
President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, gave his victory speech this morning in Wilmington, in his home state of Delaware. The site, a car park, was prepared long ago, waiting to be used. It took four days, so Biden appeared at a running pace on the podium, after his elected vice president, Kamala Harris, […]
THE BALL – Urgent meeting to resolve the prohibition of surfing in Praia do Norte (Surf)
The President of the Chamber of Nazaré, Walter Chicharro, requested an emergency meeting with the General Health Directorate (DGS), in order to guarantee the return of the sport to Nazaré “in the scrupulous compliance with the rules implemented by the pandemic we are experiencing and the survival of the dozens of professionals, surfers, spotters, photographers, […]
THE BALL – Regional competitions suspended in all modalities (Madeira)
The Regional Government of Madeira decided to suspend for 30 days all regional competitions of all modalities, one of the many measures determined to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement was made this Wednesday by the chief executive, Miguel Albuquerque, by videoconference, where he also confirmed the closure of the nightclubs in the archipelago. “There […]
BOLA – Tancos’ main defendant opposes accusation: There were only two accomplices (Justice)
Present to the Santarém court on Tuesday, João Paulino contradicted the prosecution’s thesis. Considered the main defendant in the assault on Tancos, he says he had help from just two more accomplices and not eight, as the Public Ministry argues. To the judge, Paulino explained that he went to get the weapons from the military […]
THE BALL – More than three thousand recovered in the last 24 hours (COVID-19)
Portugal recorded over 2596 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 149,443 infections of the new coronavirus have been recorded. Note also for the 45 deaths recorded (2635 in total), the second worst day and for 3295 recovered (86,295), the highest number since May 24. There are […]
THE BALL – 37 more dead, 3,062 infected and 150 hospitalized (COVID-19)
This Sunday, Portugal counts 37 more deaths and 3,062 new cases of Covid-19. The bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health states that the country has already registered 2,544 fatalities and 144,341 infected. Pressure has also risen in hospitals, with over 150 inpatients, but two less in intensive care: in total, 2,122 inpatients and 284 in […]
THE BALL – Portimão at risk (Moto GP)
At a time when the daily numbers of the pandemic in Portugal, and in the world, are growing at an unprecedented rate, there is a serious possibility that the World Championship of motorcycling may not get to accelerate in the Algarve, from 20 to 22 November. It was also possible to see the words of […]
THE BALL – Portimão at risk (Moto GP)
At a time when the daily numbers of the pandemic in Portugal, and in the world, are growing at an unprecedented rate, there is a serious possibility that the World Championship of motorcycling may not get to accelerate in the Algarve, from 20 to 22 November. It was also possible to see the words of […]
BALL – Germany bans public presence in stadiums as of Monday (Sports)
Professional sports competitions in Germany, including football league matches, will be held behind closed doors from Monday onwards to try to contain the spread of the covid-19, the German authorities announced today. According to the resolution agreed between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of the sixteen German federal states, amateur sports activities are also […]