Sport

Island Echo spoke with Southampton legend Francis Benali MBE this week ahead of his visit to the Island to give a talk at Medina Theatre on Saturday 25th June. The show will feature a VIP meet and greet, live and...

2nd-placed Ventnor travel to the Hampshire-Surrey border to face Southern Premier Division 1 leaders Rowledge this Saturday (18th June). Ventnor – who won their last game with the penultimate ball of their innings – trail Rowledge by just 3 points....

4 Islanders will complete a day-long golf session across 92 holes, whilst also walking to all 8 courses with their clubs, to help raise money for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. The tournament - dubbed 'Golf the...

5 Wight Tri members were among almost 1,000 competitors in the Cotswold 113 - a half-Ironman distance event - consisting of a 1.2-mile lake swim, 58-mile bike ride, and a 13.1 mile run. 1st home for Wight Tri was Craig...

Ladies' Junior PairShanklin Sandown Rowing club’s fine start to the Hants & Dorset season continued when the club travelled to Swanage last weekend. The Junior Ladies’ pair of Kayleigh Batchelor and Yasmin Wright secured a 3rd consecutive win with a...

Chris West and Big Al Richards. Chris won the best-dressed golfer award.Tony Hammond’s Captain’s Day 2022 was competed for in glorious weather at Freshwater Bay Golf Club. The winners of the 4-ball aggregate Stableford were: Jack Ince, Sean Wright, Cliff...

Ryde Rowing Club, competed at Swanage Regatta last Saturday (11th June), after the abandonment of Ryde Regatta the previous Saturday due to the conditions, and performed well across multiple events. Due to school exams and injury, the Ryde Club had a...

Under-15 side Gosport Whites have celebrated winning the Mid-Solent League - the top league for their age group in Portsmouth - at their end-of-season awards on Ryde beach. Gosport Whites is made up of players mainly from Brading but also...

Ryde won their 1st game of the 2022 season by beating Tichborne Park by 1 wicket in a run fest at Harding Shute on Saturday (11th June). Tichborne won the toss and elected to bat. Opener George Ayling smashed a...

2 Wightlink-Wight Mountain CRT riders - Joe Staunton and James Veal - were in action in the E/1/2 category at Goodwood last Tuesday (7th June). This was another fast-paced race with average speeds of almost 30mph. Joe got in an...