---

Gung-ho young gun Coco channels perfect wavelength

COCO HO! You'd be hard pressed to invent a better name for a Hawaiian surfer, and the 18-year-old has won her first tour event, the Rip Curl Women's Pro Search in Portugal, as Stephanie Gilmore clings to her world No.1 ranking by the skin of her front and back teeth.…   read more»

Mick Fanning wins Rip Curl Pro Search, closes in on world surfing title

Australia's Mick Fanning has claimed the Rip Curl Pro Search in Portugal to continue his blaze through the ASP World Tour homestretch and widen his lead in the race for the world title.…   read more»

Iberian Lynx returns to Portugal 20 years after extinction

Azahar is the first of 16 lynx born in captivity to be handed over by Spain…   read more»

Surfing gets brighter in the Rip Curl Pro Search Portugal

With clean three-to-four foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves pulsing through the second backup venue of Belgas this morning, the Rip Curl Pro Search completed the remaining three heats of Round 2 before calling competition off for the day.…   read more»

Aussie teen sinks Slater’s title tilt

Just to prove the first time was no fluke, NSW surfer Owen Wright beat nine-time world champion Kelly Slater again and in doing so opened the door a little further for an Australian to claim the 2009 crown.…   read more»