Portugal

Portugal

• Leading seeded men's trio into Portugal semifinals

  David Ferrer led the top three seeded players into the Portugal Open semifinals on Friday, beating Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-4, 7-6 (2). 

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  Benfica beats Fenerbahce, into Europa League final

  Benfica advanced to the Europa League final after Oscar Cardozo scored twice Thursday in a 3-1 win against Fenerbahce to overturn a 1-0 deficit from ... 

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  Barcelona, Real Madrid enter uncertain era

  With both Barcelona and Real Madrid still smarting from their respective Champions League collapses, the talk is already turning to what changes can ... 

• Ferrer beats Roger-Vasselin in Portugal Open

  Top-seeded David Ferrer outlasted France's Edouard Roger-Vasselin for a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win in the second round of the Portugal Open on Wednesday. 

• 5th-seeded Benneteau loses at Portugal Open

  Pablo Carreno-Busta of Spain upset fifth-seeded Julien Benneteau in the first round of the Portugal Open on Tuesday, beating the Frenchman 6-3, 6-4. 

• Portugal to cut another $5.2BN in austerity drive

  Portugal's government says it has come up with ways of cutting expenditure by another 4 billion euros ($5.2 billion) over coming years, as demanded ... 

• 6th-seeded Paire advances at Portugal Open

  Sixth-seeded Benoit Paire of France beat Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands 7-6 (5), 6-3 Monday in the opening round of the Portugal Open. The top three ... 

• Sporting beats Nacional 2-1 in Portuguese league

  Sporting Lisbon won 2-1 at home over Nacional thanks to defender Marcos Rojo's late goal in the Portuguese league on Sunday. Spanish forward Diego ... 

• Porto beat Setubal 2-0 to keep pressure on Benfica

  FC Porto won 2-0 at home over 10-man Setubal to keep the pressure on Portuguese league leader Benfica on Saturday. Porto remained unbeaten in 70 ... 

• Portugal celebrates revolution, attacks austerity

  Tens of thousands of Portuguese are marching through towns and cities in annual commemorations of the 1974 Carnation Revolution, which ousted a ... 

• Bailed-out Portugal puts focus on growth policies

  After two years of relentless austerity and steep recession, bailed-out Portugal's government is adopting new measures to spur growth. The government ... 

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  European austerity yields meager results in 2012

  The austerity pain pursued by a number of European countries led to very little gain in 2012. Figures Monday from Eurostat, the European Union's ... 

• Benfica beats Sporting Lisbon 2-0 in derby

  Benfica won the Lisbon city derby 2-0 over Sporting on Sunday to edge closer to recovering the Portuguese league title. Eduardo Salvio opened for the ... 

• Martinez hits brace in Porto win at Moreirense

  Jackson Martinez struck a brace to lead FC Porto to a 3-0 win at Moreirense on Saturday, as the defending champion kept the pressure on Portuguese ... 

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  Portugal launches another round of spending cuts

  Portugal's government is pushing ahead with deeply unpopular austerity policies, announcing plans Thursday to save 800 million euros ($1 billion) this ... 

• Bailed-out Portugal pays more to borrow $2.3 BN

  Portugal has raised 1.75 billion euros in a debt auction that saw its longer-term interest rate rise in a fresh bout of investor jitters about the ... 

• Ogier wins Rally of Portugal, extends lead

  Sebastien Ogier extended his lead in the World Rally championship by winning the Rally of Portugal on Sunday. The French driver steered his Volkswagen ... 

• Ogier extends lead of Rally of Portugal

  Championship leader Sebastien Ogier closed in on victory at the Rally of Portugal after extending his advantage through the six stages on Saturday. 

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  Ogier leads Rally of Portugal after 1st day

  Championship leader Sebastien Ogier was the fastest driver at the Rally of Portugal through Friday's opening five stages, with Daniel Sordo as his ... 

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  EU to extend loan repayments for Ireland, Portugal

  European Union finance ministers agreed Friday to grant Ireland and Portugal seven years more years to pay their bailout loans, easing the burden on ... 

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  Bailed-out Portugal to unveil more cuts next week

  Portugal's prime minister says his government will announce new spending cuts worth 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion) next week to compensate for ... 

• Portugal finance minister cracks down on spending

  Portugal's finance minister has a message for his government colleagues: don't spend an extra penny without asking me first. The government is ... 

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  EU tells Portugal new cuts needed to meet targets

  The European Commission insists Portugal must take new steps to plug this year's budget shortfall after the country's top court struck down several ... 

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  Pain bites into Portuguese life as crisis deepens

  Serving a frugal lunch in their kitchen not much bigger than a bathroom, Pedro and Elena Baptista spoon stewed chicken feet onto their boiled potatoes ... 

• Benfica marches on with 2-0 win at Olhanense

  Benfica eased to a 2-0 win at Olhanense with a pair of second-half goals to extend its lead of the Portuguese league on Sunday. Eduardo Salvio opened ...