Football

8th-placed Cowes Sports travel to Portsea Island to take on 2nd-from-bottom United Services Portsmouth in the only Wessex League fixture featuring an Isle of Wight team this afternoon (Saturday) weather and ferries permitting. The Yachtsmen are still in contention for...

East Cowes Vics beat Newport in a league fixture for the 1st time since the 80s in the Good Friday Derby at Beatrice Avenue. Before the game, the East Cowes side made presentations to Harrison Yates and Toby Snow for...

Rickie Lambert Former Saints and England footballer Rickie Lambert has announced his intention to play for Southampton Legends against Isle of Wight Legends at Westwood Park on 18th May. Liverpudlian Lambert rivals Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier for his goalscoring...

High Park Reserves have reached the final of the Junior B Cup by overcoming Niton on penalties at Seaclose on Saturday afternoon. The match was replayed after the abandonment of the fixture on 9th March following a leg break to...

Newport Man-of-the-match Leon Pitman Newport beat bottom club Aldermaston at Beatrice Avenue this afternoon (Saturday) with a goal in the final minute of the game. The Atom Men performed far better than their position at the bottom of Wessex Division...

In the Wessex Premier, 7th-placed Cowes Sports travel to 14th-placed Fareham today (Saturday). The Yachtsmen remain just 3 points behind 5th-placed Brockenhurst in the final playoff place. On Tuesday, the Isle of Wight's only Wessex Premier representatives ended a run...

Man-of-the-match McDonough Newport were beaten by 2 late goals at Beatrice Avenue on Thursday evening by the team immediately below in the table: Folland Sports. Folland have a habit of soaking up pressure from Island sides before landing some heavy...

Man-of-the-match Jordan Chapman East Cowes Vics have gone 6 points clear of 6th-placed Fleetlands by beating Fawley at a damp Beatrice Avenue yesterday evening (Tuesday). The loss of leading striker Ji Nash (21 goals) and the unavailability of Jake Wright...

Graham Daish with grandson Josh Croom Photo: Mike Vimpany 1 of the greatest East Cowes Vics - and Isle of Wight - football managers, Graham Daish, has sadly passed away, it was announced yesterday (Monday).  Under Graham Daish, Vics twice...

A youthful Shanklin side overcame Binstead by the best of 7 goals despite finishing the game with 10 men on Saturday (16th March). The result could be considered 'surprising' as only the previous Saturday, Binstead had trounced Shanklin 1-5 at...