Sport

Research conducted by outdoor gear specialists Cotswold Outdoor lists the Isle of Wight as the 7th best county for watersports. The Island's accolades as being a best location for an active, fun-filled Summer are owed to its great choice of...

Residents and summer tourists alike will be able to see the start of one of the most challenging yacht races in the world on Sunday (7th August) with the start of the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race off Cowes....

Keegan Brown has clinched his 1st PDC ranking title in 7 years after beating in form Nathan Aspinall 8-7 in the final of Players Championship 23 last night (Thursday). Back in 2015, Brown - also known as 'The Needle' -...

Last night’s speedway meeting at the Smallbrook Stadium was brought to a premature end following a shuddering last race crash involving Kiwi racer George Congreve (pictured). The Handicap meeting had produced some spectacular racing through the qualifying races and semi-finals,...

Westridge Golf Club have won the Royal Green Jackets trophy for the 1st time in the competition’s 47-year history by beating Royal Winchester in the final at Hockley Golf Club. Westridge will now represent Hampshire in the English Junior Champion...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club enjoyed another successful competition at the weekend with 4 wins over the 2-day Newport Regatta. The racing on Saturday saw the club’s junior-senior crew of Ethan Walters, Matt Page, Riley Horrix, Charlie Pitt and Emily Faithfull...

Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club members competed in their annual Cross-country competition on Sunday 25th July. Members took to a very different course after much fiendish preparation by greens staff. They teed off from the 1st tee to the 17th...

Photos: Ian Groves/Sportography Smallbrook Stadium played host to the 2nd running of the NORA British 500cc Speedway Championship and the inaugural NORA British Women’s Championship last night (Wednesday) with splendid efforts by both Jason Edwards and Katie Gordon seeing them...

Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team 2nd Cat rider, Oliver Nolan, has had a busy schedule of racing over the past few weeks, competing in 3 races over a 7-day period last week. Oli - who put in good performances at...

Visitors to this year's Cowes Week will not have failed to notice the Royal Navy's HMS Severn keeping a watchful eye over proceedings as the official Guard Ship of the regatta - and Island Echo has this week had a...