Sport

Following a recent open afternoon - advertised on Island Echo - Newport Bowls Club has had several new members join.  Yateley Bowls Club from the north of Hampshire recently visited the Island and played 5 Island sides, including Newport Bowls...

Joe StauntonWightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team recently travelled to Goodwood and the Alexandra Park circuit in Portsmouth to compete against some of the top riders in the South of England. 1st Cat rider, Joe Staunton, has been on great form...

9 Legacy Elite gymnasts representing the Isle of Wight took home 29 medals at the Hawaiian Travaganza friendly recreational open in Petersfield in their 1st ever competition. 3 Island girls – Tessa, Ellora and Liberty - were crowned overall champions...

Ryde rower Dale Buckett – competing for the Upper Thames Rowing Club – raced in a coxless 4 in the Wyfold Cup at Henley Royal Regatta: the world’s best known rowing regatta. Dale’s crew performed excellently to reach the semi-final,...

Day 5 of Cowes Classics Week saw West South West to South-South Westerly winds of up to 20 knots and lots of sunshine provided some exciting champagne sailing on the last day of this year's iteration.  All classes had 1...

Arran Butcher made mincemeat of the opposition as he scorched to 5 untroubled wins, securing victory in Round 1 of the Island Masters Series at Smallbrook on Thursday (30th July). With several of the bigger grass track names on their...

All 4 of Britain’s male UCI Continental Teams and a Great Britain national squad have been unveiled as the first confirmed squads for the Tour of Britain 2022 - which will end here on the Isle of Wight. This year’s...

The 4th day of Cowes Classics Week saw South Westerly winds from 10 to 15 knots and some sun giving the competitors a good days racing in a crowded Solent which had 4 Cowes Classics Week race circuits, the Royal...

2 Isle of Wight cricketers – Adam Hose and Danny Briggs – have been named in the Birmingham Bears squad to play at Headingley against Yorkshire Vikings this evening (Friday). Both former Ventnor cricketers starred in Birmingham’s 144 run victory...

The 3rd day of Cowes Classics Week saw South Westerly winds from 8 to 15 knots and some sun, giving competitors an easier day’s racing and enabling 2 races for the classic dayboats on the bank, as well as 1...