Sport

An away trip to Fareham Heathens - the league leaders - was always going to be one of hope rather than expectation for Ventnor RFC. Ventnor's woes were exacerbated by a raft of injuries and unavoidable absences. Hence, Joe Coghlan...

Morgan Foord The Eagles Ladies continued their rich form with a 3-0 win over Bursledon at the GKN Sports Ground in East Cowes on Sunday. The Island side started brightly with an opening goal from Abi Joyce to fire the...

In Saturday's semi-finals of the Island Echo Challenge Cup, Ventnor beat Binstead on penalties at the Molehill while W&B narrowly overcame Bembridge at Sandy Lane. BINSTEAD & COB 3-3 VENTNOR (Ventnor won 4-2 on penalties) Division 1 newcomers Ventnor reached...

In a new series, Island Echo takes a look at former Isle of Wight sports teams, and we start with Ryde Sports... In their heyday, the Reds - a club with a 110-year history - were 1 of the 'big 3'...

East Cowes Vics beat New Milton through a goal late in injury time at Beatrice Avenue this afternoon (Saturday). Before the game, the East Cowes side were confident of victory against a side who have had yet to win in...

In the Island Echo Challenge Cup, Binstead and Ventnor lock horns at the Molehill while Whitecroft & Barton Sports take on Bembridge at Sandy Lane today (Saturday). Binstead  - who have yet to win a game this year - got...

Man-of-the-match Michael Thompsett Newport comfortably beat midtable Clanfield on Wednesday evening with a goal in each half. The Island side began slowly but picked up momentum as the game wore on. Clanfield's number 11 came close to scoring in the...

Cowes Sports Ladies FC - otherwise known as the Roes - have announced their disbandment and withdrawal from Hampshire County Division 2 this afternoon (Wednesday). The Roes have had a long break from playing, due to cancellation of fixtures, postponements...

Arthur Farley from Wootton, a big name in the world of virtual reality (VR) sailing, bagged a podium in the RORC transatlantic race. Competing against 27,934 other skippers/players he managed 3rd overall in the 2,900-mile RORC transatlantic race, which set...

Cowes Sports slumped to a 2nd successive defeat by being dumped out of the Velocity Wessex League Cup at the Quarter Final stage by league leaders AFC Stoneham this evening (Tuesday). The 1st half began with pressure for the Island...