Sport

Ryde Harrier Daniel Eckersley has excelled in events on both the road and the track recently.  by winning the Masters International Half Marathon which was incorporated into the Manchester Half Marathon. With Home Countries teams running in different age categories,...

Local schoolboys George Holbrook and Kai Grace were part of the winning Eastleigh Tornadoes U16s team at the recent Junior Premier League National Championships. The pair of Medina College students first started playing for the Hampshire-based team at the start...

Newport Men's Novice and Women's Masters crews competed at Poole Regatta last weekend. Conditions were good for coastal rowing. The Women's Masters had Lexie Nestor-Powell making her Regatta debut, Lexie only started rowing last September. Unfortunately, the Men's Junior crew...

Tributes are being paid to local football legend John 'Simmo' Simpkins, who passed away recently. John - who played in goal - had stints at both Newport and East Cowes Vics and also played for Salisbury, Basingstoke and Bashley. Following...

Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle RaceTeam members were in action on the mainland last week. On Tuesday, Jason Peach along with new signings Charis Jones and Jack Davies competed in #3 of the Goodwood Series. With a break of 2 riders up...

Members of Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club enjoyed their annual Rolling Pin competition earlier this week. Taking place on 27th May in a Mixed Greensomes Stableford competition, the competition was, as usual, hard-fought. Winning, with 42 points, was the husband-and-wife...

A busy weekend for Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club saw their crews enjoy success across 2 different events. The club had a trio of crews travel to Dorney Lake for the National Schools regatta, the country’s biggest junior rowing event. Carter...

A total of 8 Wight Tri ventured over to the mainland on the early morning ferry to take on the Southampton Fast Twitch Sprint Triathlon, based at the Applemore Leisure Centre in Dibden Purlieu. This was also the first mainland...

Local schoolboy Ashton Cox starred at the Junior Premier League (JPL) National Championships recently. Ashton - who started playing football when he was just 3 years old - plays for Southampton-based Millbrook U14's on a Saturday after being approached by...

Kalon, Emily and Connor Tymon Around 300 fans attended Island Fight League 3 for an action-packed evening of live combat sports at GG's Bar & Restaurant last Saturday (18th May). Promoters Emily Tymon, Kalon Tymon and Connor Tymon held their...