Sport

Cowes Sports and East Cowes Vics both began the new Wessex Premier Division season with home defeats this afternoon.

Sheila Richard and Jo Wright carded a nett 66 to win the annual Afton Trophies at Freshwater Bay Golf Club.

The 2026/27 Wessex League season begins this afternoon, with Cowes, Vics and Newport all starting their new seasons.

Freshwater Bay Ladies have been crowned champions of the 2026 Isle of Wight Ladies Golf Association Foursomes League after an impressive campaign.

Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club was the venue for this year’s Captain’s Day with 68 players taking part in a 12-hole Texas Scramble competition in teams of 4.

It was a true family affair at the Isle of Wight Community Club in Cowes last weekend (Saturday 25th July), when 4 members of the Redpath family lined up together on one rink as Plessey D recorded another impressive Isle...

Three members of Isle of Wight-based Wight Tri were in action across the UK last weekend, taking on a trio of challenging events and producing impressive performances. Annette Hickman travelled to London to compete in the London T100 Olympic Triathlon...

The 20-year-old produced one of the best performances of his career.

Following on from their win at Henley royal regatta earlier this month, Bass Andre returned to the open sea to win 3 Golds at the British Coastal Championships in Whitby at the weekend.

A boundary-filled friendly at Westhill Road saw Hurricanes RFC chase down 183 with an over remaining, condemning Shanklin & Godshill's Midweek XI to a 5-wicket defeat.