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YACHTSMEN SEEK TO DO DOUBLE OVER FORMIDABLE STONEHAM SIDE
14th-placed Cowes Sports take on 3rd-placed AFC Stoneham at the Zilch Waste Stadium (Westwood Park) in the Wessex Premier this afternoon (Saturday). Stoneham are a very strong side, who have lost only 1 league game in the season to date...
Read moreDetailsBRANDON ROBINSON-THOMPSON OFF TO ANOTHER SUPERB START IN DP WORLD TOUR TOURNAMENT
The Isle of Wight's Brandon Robinson-Thompson ended Day 1 of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in joint top position yesterday (Thursday). The golf professional shot 66 in windy conditions at the Doha Golf Club to tie with Dane Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen...
Read moreDetails2 WINS FOR ISLE OF WIGHT LADIES HOCKEY SIDES IN POSITIVE START TO FEBRUARY
The Isle of Wight Ladies 2XI secured their first win of the season on Saturday at Smallbrook, and the Ladies 1XI made it 2 wins in 2 weeks against Basingstoke sides. The Men’s 2XI became the first side this year...
Read moreDetailsCHESS WORLD HEADING TO RYDE AS ISLE OF WIGHT TO HOST ELITE TOURNAMENT
The Isle of Wight will welcome some of the world’s finest chess players later this month for the Wightlink Isle of Wight Chess Masters. This event has already made its mark as one of the strongest tournaments in the UK,...
Read moreDetails500 RUNNERS TURN OUT IN PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR THIS YEAR’S RYDE 10M RACE
529 athletes lined up along Ryde Esplanade to compete in the Ryde 10m race on Sunday (2nd February), organised and staged by Ryde Harriers. Ryde 10m is part of the Hampshire Road Race League, which features 12 races - and...
Read moreDetailsVICS VANQUISHED BY PORTCHESTER IN CUP QUARTER FINAL AT BEATRICE AVENUE
East Cowes Victoria were knocked out of the Wessex League Cup by AFC Portchester at the quarter final stage of the competition yesterday evening (Tuesday). The Victorians went into the game on the back of 7 straight league wins and...
Read moreDetailsMASTERS SWIMMING COMPETITION RETURNS TO MEDINA POOL THIS SATURDAY
The Isle of Wight Marlins Masters Open Swim Meet will take place at Medina this Saturday (8th February) from 13:45. Masters swimmers from across the Island will be competing against swimmers from the Home Counties. The afternoon's competition includes events...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT RFC SUFFER NARROW HOME DEFEAT TO HAVANT
Isle of Wight were agonisingly close to their first win since September in a pulsating Counties 2 encounter against Havant at Wootton Rec. Given the respective league campaigns of the 2 sides, visitors Havant were strong favourites to take the...
Read moreDetailsTEENAGE ISLE OF WIGHT CYCLIST SETS SIGHTS ON OLYMPICS
Isle of Wight cyclist Harrison Hendy has joined the GB Cycling Team’s National Talent Pathway for road and track endurance racing, a pathway that could lead to Olympic glory. The 15-year-old from Arreton is one of 18 boys to be...
Read moreDetailsCRAIG REACHES POOL TOURNAMENT FINAL IN BUCHAREST AFTER DARTS KNOCK-OUT
Craig Brown - brother of Isle of Wight darts star Keegan - has reached the final of a pool tournament in Bucharest, Romania after being knocked out of a darts event. Craig was in the Romanian capital to compete in...
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