Football

UPDATE: All Wessex League games (Cowes Sports, East Cowes Vics, Newport) have failed pitch inspections this morning (Saturday 1st April) and will not be played. Postponements to Island League games will be shown where they have been announced. Cowes Sports v...

Newport predictably beat bottom club Fleet Spurs after an early scare this evening (Tuesday) but remain 5 points behind Wessex Division 1 leaders Andover New Street. The Port began the brighter of the 2 teams but conceded an early 8th...

Football stadium tour A group of 6 football-mad lads - accompanied by their Dads - have succeeded in their quest to visit all 20 Premier League grounds in just 24 hours in aid of Mountbatten Hospice. Sonny Foster (7), Reuben...

3rd-placed Newport travel to North Hampshire to face Wessex Division 1 bottom club Fleet Spurs tonight. The Port are currently 5 points behind league leaders New Milton Town but have 4 games in hand. Only 1 club is automatically promoted...

Team Isle of Wight will head to Nazare, Portugal this summer to compete in the European Club Cup as Beach Soccer Champions of England. The European Club Cup will offer the Island side the opportunity to test themselves against some...

The Romans are through to the 4th Round of the Memorial Cup after beating Cowes Sports Reserves on penalties at Westwood Park. The 1st half was a tight affair with both sides having good periods of possession without creating any...

East Cowes Vics secured another win against a top Division 1 club with a narrow but deserved victory over 2nd-placed New Milton Town on Saturday (25th March). This was their 2nd win in a month against a team in the...

UPDATE: Newport's game against Andover Town has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The Yachtsmen will be battling to save their Wessex Premier League status when they travel to 8th-placed Christchurch on Saturday. Cowes Sports are currently just 3 points...

2 goals from centre forward Sam Cant saw Vics move 7 points away from the Wessex Division 1 drop zone by seeing off Ringwood Town on Tuesday evening. Vics included a familiar face in their line-up: former captain Ryan Gregory....

A Pan Community FC player who allegedly kicked an opponent in the face during a match last weekend has been permanently banned from the club. The grossly unsportsmanlike behaviour occurred after the player - who Island Echo is not naming...