Sport

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club enjoyed stunning success at their own regatta with 8 victories to take the Victor Ludorum Shield on Sunday (5th June). Daisy and Emily Faithfull won for the 2nd time this season in the Ladies’ Senior pairs...

Cowes will host the the Pro Sailing Tour for the first time, bringing high-speed multihull racing to the heart of the Solent for a 2-day rendezvous on 5th-6th July. Renowned for its intensity, boat-on-boat battles, and a very high level...

3 Cowes Sports players – Gareth Bricknell, Ashley Brett, and Chris Elliot – have signed for Island League side West Wight. 34-year-old Gareth Bricknell is something of an institution at Cowes Sports. The forward/midfielder has spent 13 seasons at Westwood...

Competing in the biggest elite Junior rowing event in the country at the Olympic venue Dorney Lake, 3 Shanklin Sandown Rowing club members enjoyed great success in the National Schools Regatta. With 30-45 crews contesting most events, the NSR forms...

Vectis Youth Under-10s and Under-12s competed at Stamford Bridge in an international cup with teams from as far afield as South America at the weekend. Vectis Under-10s finished runners up in the Chelsea Cup after impressive victories over SPL Benfica...

Shanklin & Godshill recorded a 5-wicket victory over Folland at Westhill on Saturday (4th June). Shanklin chose to field on winning the toss. Folland scored a satisfactory total of 225, losing their final wicket in the last over. Ben White...

Jack Scully-Syer. Photo: Robert Buckett 12-year-old Ryde Academy student Jack Scully-Syer has written to Island Echo for help in finding sponsorship so that he can progress further in the sport of speedway racing. Jack has been riding speedway bikes since he...

Dineth Thimodya Ventnor suffered their 2nd defeat of the 2022 season, losing by 7 wickets to North Hampshire side Alton on Saturday (4th June). Ventnor lost the toss and were put into bat. Both openers lost their wickets cheaply: Namish...

3 yachts with fascinating histories – Sally of Kames, Charm of Rhu, Alberta, and Zest – will all be entering the Cowes Classics Week beginning on 25th June. Cowes Classics attracts a wide variety of yachts, ranging from fleets of...

Ventnor bowler, Will Mew In Southern Premier League Division 1, top-of-the-table Ventnor - currently 2 points clear of 2nd-placed Portsmouth - travel to North Hampshire to face 6th-placed Alton. Ventnor are currently on a run of terrific form, having secured...