Portugal crowned 2026 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival champion
Vietnam News 09:41 12/07/2026Portugal’s Macedos Pirotecnia team claimed the championship at the 2026 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) final held in the eponymous city in central Vietnam on Saturday, defeating defending champion Jiangxi Yangfeng Art Display Co., Ltd from China.
Portugal survive late drama to beat Croatia and reach World Cup last 16
World 11:39 03/07/2026Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first World Cup knockout-stage goal of his career, Goncalo Ramos netted a stoppage-time header and Portugal got a last-second break on an offside call to beat Croatia 2-1 on Thursday and set up a last-16 clash with Spain.
Colombia and Portugal advance after no-bore draw in Miami
World 12:07 28/06/2026MIAMI -- Colombia and Portugal played out a breathless 0-0 draw that was anything but dull to a wall of sound at Miami Stadium on Saturday with both teams advancing to the last 32 of the World Cup as the top two in Group K.
'I'm back': Record-breaker Ronaldo fires Portugal to 5-0 win over Uzbekistan
World 10:50 24/06/2026HOUSTON - Cristiano Ronaldo silenced his critics in spectacular fashion, becoming the first player to score in six World Cups while netting twice in Portugal’s emphatic 5-0 Group K rout of Uzbekistan in Houston on Tuesday.
Portugal coach Martinez unruffled by DR Congo draw
World 10:38 18/06/2026Portugal coach Roberto Martinez was unfazed on Wednesday by his side's unexpected 1-1 World Cup draw with unheralded Democratic Republic of Congo and said his side showed "extraordinary" attitude but still had work to do.
Portugal general strike over labour reform halts trains, flights, shuts schools
World 17:07 03/06/2026A second general strike in six months disrupted services across Portugal on Wednesday, halting trains, cancelling hundreds of flights and closing schools, as unions protested against the government's labour reform plans.
Police question ex-butler over artworks seized in Portuguese house
World 14:00 25/04/2026LISBON - Police said on Friday they had seized 278 artworks, including paintings possibly by Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro, at a house in Portugal, and were questioning the former butler of the late owner on suspicion of trying to sell some of them.
1 dead in Portugal as storm forces thousands to evacuate in Spain
World 16:59 05/02/2026A storm unleashing more than 40 centimeters of rain in 24 hours battered the Iberian Peninsula on Wednesday, killing one, forcing thousands more from their homes, shutting schools and cancelling trains.
Storm Claudia kills 3 in Portugal, causes flooding in Britain
World 09:31 16/11/2025LISBON -- Violent weather brought on by storm Claudia killed three people and injured dozens in Portugal, authorities there said on Saturday, while in Britain rescue workers were organizing evacuations due to heavy flooding in Wales and England.
'Cooked alive': Europe's wildfires hit tourism spots and forests
World 15:17 13/08/2025Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday, with another heatwave pushing temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of Europe.
Henrique Calisto returns to strengthen Vietnam-Portugal football ties
Vietnam News 15:14 08/08/2025Henrique Calisto, former coach of the Vietnam national football team and president of the National Association of Football Coaches of Portugal (ANTF), paid a visit to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on Thursday afternoon as part of his official working trip to the country in a bid to deepen ties between the football federations of both nations.
Portugal tightens naturalisation rules, doubles residency requirement
World 09:51 24/06/2025Portugal's centre-right minority government, under pressure from the far right to reduce immigration, said on Monday it would double to 10 years the amount of time most foreigners need to be legally resident in Portugal before applying for citizenship.
