- 3d ago
Ararat-Armenia beats Universitatea Craiova 1-0 to secure Europa League berth
Ararat-Armenia secured a 1-0 win in Yerevan through a 98th-minute penalty rebound to eliminate Universitatea Craiova 2-1 on aggregate from the Europa League play-offs.
- 5d ago
Lifeguard and tourist drown in Andora rescue attempt as three die off Ligurian coast
A 62-year-old lifeguard and a 66-year-old swimmer died off Andora on Tuesday during a rescue attempt, contributing to three fatal sea incidents in Savona province.
- 5d ago
Tadej Pogacar wins Vuelta stage four with 50 km solo raid in Andorra
Tadej Pogacar finished in 2:40:35 after attacking 50 kilometres out in Andorra la Vella, extending his overall Vuelta a Espana lead to 3:21 over Primoz Roglic.
- 6d ago
Severe hailstorm forces abandonment of Vuelta a España stage 3 in Pyrenees
Race organisers halted the 174-kilometre stage from Gruissan to Font-Romeu with 15 kilometres remaining after ice covered the Col de Mont-Louis, leaving Tadej Pogacar in the red jersey ahead of stage 4 in Andorra.
- Aug 24
Matthew Brennan wins Vuelta Stage 2 in Manosque as Tadej Pogačar extends overall lead
British sprinter Matthew Brennan took victory in Manosque after 214.3 kilometres of racing, while Tadej Pogačar contained late attacks to preserve the red jersey.
- Aug 23
Italian teenager hospitalized with skull fracture after defending friend in Andora
A 19-year-old tourist from San Mauro Torinese is in reserved prognosis at Pietra Ligure hospital after assailants struck him with an uprooted road sign in Andora.
- Aug 22
AD Ceuta and Las Palmas stage pitch protest over border crisis
AD Ceuta FC and UD Las Palmas players wore protest shirts and held a 30-second match standstill at Alfonso Murube stadium following the July border influx.
- Aug 22
Tadej Pogacar wins Vuelta opening time trial in Monaco by 0.09 seconds
Tadej Pogacar edged Ethan Hayter by nine-hundredths of a second in the 9.4-kilometer Monaco time trial to take the race leader's red jersey ahead of stage two's ride to Manosque.
- Aug 20
Two-time world cycling champion Julian Alaphilippe retires at 34 after 13 seasons and 45 pro victories
The two-time world road race champion has confirmed his immediate retirement from professional cycling, ending his career following the 2026 Tour de France and foregoing the final year of his Tudor contract.
- Aug 14
Montenegro kicks off PSD political season with football match ahead of 50th Festa do Pontal
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro played in a PSD friendly football match in Loulé on 13 August, scoring a goal on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Festa do Pontal, while addressing a holiday controversy and outlining immigration policy goals.
- Aug 2
Lorena Wiebes wins Tour de France Femmes opener in Lausanne, takes first yellow jersey
The Dutch sprinter powered up the Côte de Saint-François to beat Kim Le Court and Demi Vollering, while Paula Blasi claimed the white jersey amid team-role tensions.
- Jul 30
Spain establishes unified command in Ceuta as tensions persist one month after mass crossing
Territorial Policy Minister Ángel Víctor Torres warned against escalating violence in Ceuta as the government coordinates shelter, security plans for the 8 September school opening, and responses to the 30 July mass entry.
- Jul 20
Julia Stusek, 18, wins first WTA match at Hamburg Ladies Open, defeating former top-40 player Nadia Podoroska
The 18-year-old wildcard, ranked 435, beat Argentina's Nadia Podoroska 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a 2.5-hour first-round match at the Rothenbaum to reach the last 16.
- Jul 6
Portugal's PM faces backlash for World Cup trip to Dallas as country stays on wildfire alert
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro travelled to Dallas for Portugal's round of 16 match against Spain, missing the opening of his party's parliamentary days and drawing sharp criticism as mainland Portugal remains under a state of alert due to wildfires.
- Jul 4
Tour de France 2026 kicks off in Barcelona with new team time trial format and Pogacar-Vingegaard duel
The 113th Tour de France gets underway in Barcelona with a 19.6-kilometre team time trial featuring individual times, while Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard renew their rivalry.
- Jun 28
PS chief claims two legislative victories, accuses AD government of 'dating' far-right Chega
At the PS National Commission meeting marking his first year as secretary-general, José Luís Carneiro declared two recent policy blocks as party-wide victories and accused Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's AD government of a 'dating' relationship with the far-right Chega.
- May 27
Study: Germany lags behind in university startups, missing opportunity for 13 million jobs and €5 trillion in economic output
A new study by AlpMomentum, Redstone, TU München and Universität Trier reveals Germany ranks in the lower middle of Europe for spinning out startups from universities, with just 9.7 per €100M budget, far behind leader Andorra. Scaling challenges and brain drain to the US are cited as key barriers.
