Sport

The newly-elected Club Captain, Lady Captain and Seniors Captain were welcomed into office in the traditional manner at Freshwater Bay Golf Club’s annual Captain’s Drive-In, with over £300 raised for Independent Arts. the Captain’s Charity for 2023 who gave a...

In the only Wessex League game to be played on the Island this weekend, 3rd-placed Newport face 4th-placed Downton at Smallbrook in Wessex Division 1 today (Saturday). The Port are currently on a run of 4 successive victories and have...

The Yachtsmen failed to win a game at their 11th attempt despite a brave performance against a cynical Portchester side at Westwood Park on Tuesday evening (24th January). The game was affected by the performance on an over-zealous ref that...

Newport Vics' B player Barry Joyce Shanklin Skuas' Graham Evans went without defeat in the latest round of fixtures in the Isle of Wight Winter Table Tennis League. Newport Vics A needed to play a substitute in their match against...

Reigning Hampshire Division 1 champions Shanklin Ladies defeated Division 4 side Wight Eagles Ladies in the Hampshire Invitational Cup at the County Ground on Sunday (22nd January). This was the 1st time 2 female Isle of Wight sides had been...

The Yachtsmen take on unbeaten top-of-the-table AFC Portchester in a Wessex Premier fixture at Westwood Park tomorrow evening (Tuesday). Portchester have won 18 of their 20 games in the season so far. Leading scorer Brett Pitman has hit the back...

Ventnor turned on the style and knocked in 10 tries against Fareham Heathens in front of a large crowd at Watcombe Bottom on Saturday (21st January). From the whistle, Ventnor played at a tempo that was hard to live with...

Division 1 leaders Shanklin and 2nd-placed Whitecoft & Barton Sports both had their games postponed on Saturday, 21st January. Champions Shanklin had their game against Brading called off due to a waterlogged pitch; 2nd-placed W&B couldn’t play as their opponents...

Cowes Sports have now gone 11 games without a win after conceding a goal to Fareham deep in injury time. The Creeksiders got the better of the Yachtsmen in a 1st half in which they scored and hit the crossbar...

UPDATE: (12:00) The games between Cowes Sports and Fareham Town, and East Cowes Vics and Hameworthy Recreation have both passed pitch inspections. UPDATE: The game between Cowes Sports and Fareham Town is subject to a further pitch inspection at 11:30. UPDATE: The game...