Dan MacCarthy goes to the Algarve on the southern end of Portugal to discover a more energetic side of the perennially popular holiday region.

A BRAZILIAN man has been remanded in custody accused of killing Irish businessman Paul Houston in Portugal.

Portuguese police are awaiting the results of a post mortem on the body of a 51-year-old Irishman who was found dead in the Algarve resort of Alvor over the weekend.

Thomas Gravesen may not have been promised a return to the Danish side after his one-match suspension, but the midfielder believes his side must improve when they face Bulgaria in Braga today if they are to stay in the competition.