Sport

Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Racing Team members Kev Chant, Elvis Belton and James Veal headed to Blandford Forum in Dorset on Sunday, 25th March to compete in their first road race of the season: the Azets Spring Classic Stage Race. Featuring...

Freshwater Bay Golf Club held a Golf Day with professional Ryan Harmer last Sunday (26th March). Ryan Harmer was previously a junior at Freshwater Bay Golf Club. The winning team consisted of Steve Orchard, Miles Oldershaw, John Sexton and Tony Keen....

3 young horse riders from Brighstone CE Aided Primary School are celebrating this week after taking the top spot at an inter-school equestrian event. Year 1 pupils Bethan Benkjer and Skye McCullough (both aged 6), along with Year 3 pupil...

George Gosden There have been mixed fortunes for the Island's top trials riders recently after 2 rounds of this year's British championships. The 1st round was held at Hookwood in Surrey where local ace Chris Stay was forced to retire...

Sandown & Shanklin RFC 1st XV 91 - 5 Chichester RFC 2nd XV Sandown & Shanklin welcomed Chichester RFC 2nd XV to the Fairway Ground for their final fixture of the 2022/23 season, in a game that was postponed from...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club took 5 crews to Southampton for the final head race of the winter - a time trial event over 5km of the River Itchen - in which the men’s novice 4 secured their 1st win. The...

Ryde Coastal Junior Pair Ryde Rowing Club competed at the Southampton Rowing Club Head Race on Saturday in rough and blustery conditions on Saturday (25th March). The Southampton Head Race is staged over a 5,000-metre course on the River Itchen,...

Newport predictably beat bottom club Fleet Spurs after an early scare this evening (Tuesday) but remain 5 points behind Wessex Division 1 leaders Andover New Street. The Port began the brighter of the 2 teams but conceded an early 8th...

3 Jeanneau Sun Fast boats challenged the Nab Tower Course on Friday (24th March) with 2 yachts - Tigris and Orbit - breaking IRC records. The previous record holders on the course were ‘Redshift’ Farr GP42, holding the fully crewed...

Football stadium tour A group of 6 football-mad lads - accompanied by their Dads - have succeeded in their quest to visit all 20 Premier League grounds in just 24 hours in aid of Mountbatten Hospice. Sonny Foster (7), Reuben...