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CROSS COUNTRY COMPETITION AT SHANKLIN & SANDOWN GOLF CLUB
72 members of Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club took part in their annual Cross-Country Competition on Sunday 13th August. The cross-country competition required extensive preparation by the greens staff. This was no competition for the faint-hearted. Playing a Texas Scramble...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT SATURDAY FOOTBALL PREVIEW: COWES SEEK 1ST WIN AND PORT 1ST POINT OF SEASON
Cowes Sports will be seeking their first 3 points of the season against Christchurch at Westwood Park on Saturday afternoon. The Yachtsmen began their season with a 1-4 battering at home by Baffins; however, last Saturday saw a much improved...
Read moreDetailsWIGHTLINK WARRIORS SECURE SPEEDWAY LEAGUE TITLE AT SMALLBROOK
The Isle of Wight Wightlink Warriors were crowned the inaugural Nora No Brakes Racing League Champions at the Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde last night as they held off the attentions of close rivals Sittingbourne and Cradley in an entertaining meeting...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT’S SUPER 9s DISABILITY TEAM TOP REGION BUT FACE 1 FURTHER GAME ON SUNDAY
The Isle of Wight Super 9 disability team has topped the regional South East section of the National Disabled Cricket League. Our Island representatives played against Essex, Middlesex, Hampshire and Kent, winning 3, losing 1 with 1 game abandoned, topping...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT WOMAN TO REPRESENT UNITED STATES IN OUTRIGGER CANOE RACING
A former resident of Freshwater, Nikki Ridley-Miles - who was born and brought up on the Island - has been selected to represent the USA in the fast-growing sport of outrigger canoe racing. The former Freshwater and Shanklin resident -...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT MIDWEEK FOOTBALL ROUND UP: PORT NARROWLY BESTED AT BEATRICE AVENUE
Newport lost by the best of 5 goals in their 1st home game of the season at Beatrice Avenue. The Port began and ended the game well but were undone by a disastrous 10-minute spell in the 1st half during...
Read moreDetailsSPEEDWAY WARRIORS WILL HAVE NO EASY RIDE AT SMALLBROOK THIS THURSDAY
This week’s speedway action at Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde on Thursday (17th August) sees a return to team action for the Wightlink Warriors in Round 3 of the Nora No Brakes Racing League - a competition that the home side...
Read moreDetailsWIGHT TRI HOLD PENULTIMATE SPLASH AND DASH EVENT OF SUMMER AT YAVERLAND
Wight Tri have held the 4th of their Summer Splash and Dash series events - the Yaverland Aquabike. The sea was relatively calm for the 1 or 2 laps of a 250m Australian exit swim. Onto the bike to take...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT CRICKET CLUB TAKE ISLE OF WIGHT SENIOR CUP VICTORY BY 200 RUNS
Newport IW Senior cup winners 2023 Newport Cricket Club have won the Isle of Wight Senior Cup by beating Arreton by 200 runs at Newclose on Saturday (12th August). After losing the toss and being put into bat, Newport put...
Read moreDetailsYACHTSMEN SINK SHANKLIN ‘INVINCIBLES’: ISLE OF WIGHT MIDWEEK FOOTBALL
Cowes Sports Reserves went 2nd in Isle of Wight Division 1 after beating champions Shanklin at Westwood Park on Tuesday evening (15th August). This was the Seasider's 1st defeat in Island League football since 29th January 2022 when the Seasiders...
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