Whitecroft & Barton Sports overcame Northwood St Johns at the Isle of Wight Community Club in the quarter final of the Island Echo Challenge Cup. W&B’s margin of victory was a single goal – however, they could have won by...

In the Wessex Premier, 16th-placed Cowes Sports face a difficult home tie against 6th-placed Baffins Milton Rovers at Westwood Park later today (Saturday). The Yachtsmen have been in poor form of late, having lost their last 3 Wessex Premier games....

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the AP1-88 hovercraft - an iconic craft that not only ran between Ryde and Southsea, but around the world. From 1983 to 2018, AP1-88s were operated across the Solent, between...

TTT March 2023 - IoW Triathlon Club Juniors Podium The Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Racing Team Time Trial Series kicked off on Sunday (12th March) with their 1st event of the season, a 3-Up Team TT on the iconic Military Road...

Members of Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club took to the course in the 1st mixed event of the year on Sunday (12th March). As usual, the Cheverton Trophy - a foursomes stableford - was a very closely-fought contest. Emerging victorious...

John Keats John Keats - whose name has been closely associated with the seaside town of Shanklin - came on a visit to the Isle of Wight 206 years ago on 14th March 1817. Keats stayed in Carisbrooke, where he...

A Junior ‘A’ cup tie between Whitecroft & Barton Sports and High Park on Saturday (11th March) was abandoned after a mass brawl involving players and spectators. Earlier in the game – played at Sandy Lane, Whitecroft – High Park...

2nd-placed Newport travel to Love Lane tonight (Tuesday) to take on fellow promotion contenders 4th-placed Petersfield Town. The Rams are clearly a bogey team for the County Town club, having knocked the Island side out of both the Hampshire Senior...

The 1st event of the Hants & Dorset racing calendar saw Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club's Louis Sheasby and Carter Horrix in fine form, winning the J16 double sculls race at the Head of the Stour by over 20 seconds. The...

Mike Dodds The Island men’s 2XI team welcomed league leaders US Portsmouth, who were 4 points clear, with 2 games to play, knowing that a draw or loss would hand the opposition the league title, in this 1st v 2nd...