Sport

Sandown & Shanklin RFC won their 4th successive game by beating Bournemouth 2nds in Hampshire Counties 1 on Saturday (28th September). The home side started the brightest and got onto the scoresheet first. Having made their way into the Bournemouth...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club travelled to Southampton for the final regatta of the season last weekend. The club had 10 crews entered for the Itchen Junior Regatta, securing 5 wins. The club’s Novice J14 double of Sam Meadowcroft and James...

East Cowes Victoria battled their way through to the last 16 of the Wessex League Cup by beating Wessex Premier side United Services Portsmouth on penalties last night (Tuesday). The Victorians went into the game missing 4 experienced and influential...

East Cowes Victoria and Newport IW FC have both won Wessex League awards for the month of September. Vics won the Division 1 Club of the Month award. Last month, the Beatrice Avenue boys were undefeated in 6 games, winning...

The annual Battle of the Sexes at Westridge Golf Club was played on Saturday (28th September) - a fun day of golf which saw the men victorious. This weekend also saw the conclusion of Westridge's summer knock-out competitions. The first...

Members of the Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Racing Team racing team were in action again on the mainland at the weekend. Oli Nolan and Finley Manser-Grundy travelled to Prospect Park, Reading to compete in the 3rd Round of the Wessex CX...

Isle of Wight bodybuilder Pearl Dobson has won Gold in the Tsunami Showdown Pro Qualifier this weekend in Metz, France. This follows a very hard-fought second placing at the 2bros Regional competition in Maidenhead last weekend Pearl - who lives...

A Royal Air Force veteran from the Isle of Wight has joined the Help for Heroes wheelchair basketball team after impressing coaches at an exhibition match designed to showcase the sport. Gary Butler from East Cowes, who was medically discharged...

Shanklin Ladies travelled to Division 3 side AFC Varsity Reserves in the Hampshire Invitation Cup on Sunday (29th September), scoring 19 goals without reply. Shanklin went about their business in a ruthless and clinical fashion with a double hat trick...

West Wight have won their 4th successive game by beating Binstead in the Gold Cup at the Molehill on Saturday (28th September). Defensive errors from West Wight led to Binstead finishing the first half with a 2-goal advantage thanks to...