Sport

An opportunity has arisen to manage the Isle of Wight football teams with vacancies for both the men's and women's team managers. The teams compete in the international Island Games every 2 years. The Isle of Wight men's side have...

Frank Schlepp Ferenc ‘Frank' Schlepp - a 45-year-old powerlifting enthusiast from the Isle of Wight - has secured a bronze medal in the fiercely competitive British Classic Bench Press Championships held in Rayleigh, Essex. Despite facing significant challenges - including...

Ryde C have been confirmed champions after their 10-0 victory over clubmates Ryde Goshawks in the penultimate week of matches in Division 1. Despite some spirited play by the Goshawks, Paul Rainford, Graham Evans and Ryan Cates proved too good...

St Helens Blue Star were a force to be reckoned with in Island football for almost 140 years. Island Echo takes an in-depth look at the former club with exclusive photos... The village club are believed to have been formed...

West Wight v Vectis Vectis reached the quarter finals of the Memorial Cup by beating West Wight in a penalty shootout in a reversed fixture at Cowes Enterprise College yesterday (Saturday). However, West Wight held a 2-goal lead until the...

All Wessex League are games subject to pitch inspections this Saturday (2nd March). UPDATE (09:00): Newport IW v Andover Town is OFF In the only Wessex League fixture to be played on the Isle of Wight, 16th-placed Newport will hope...

Newport lost their Wessex Division 1 game to the Linnets at Beatrice Avenue yesterday evening (Wednesday) despite racing to a 2-goal lead in the 1st 20 minutes. Bottom-of-the-table New Milton had been without a league win until last Tuesday when...

Arthur Farley has his sights on under-21 world and European glory after making a welcome return to the water at the ILCA Senior European Championships. Farley missed most of last season after being diagnosed with chronic hairy cell leukaemia, a...

Cowes Sports' playoff place prospects were damaged by defeat by Bournemouth Poppies this evening (Tuesday) in a game in which they finished with just 9 men. The Yachtsmen travelled to Bournemouth with a strong squad, including the returning Jimmy Mumford...

Alex Smith has further strengthened his playoff-chasing Vics side by signing attacking midfielder Jake Wright. Jake - who learned his footballing skills at Portsmouth Academy - has previously played for Newport and Fareham Town in the Wessex League, Gosport Borough...