Sport

AFC Wootton has made it through to the last 8 of a Hampshire Cup competition for the 1st time in their history following a rather sodden Saturday, in which nearly all games were lost to the weather. Wootton were very...

UKSA has reported a 150% increase in the number of women undertaking its Superyacht Cadetship from 2020 to 2021 in a trend that sees a positive shift towards increased diversity in the superyacht sector.  The Isle of Wight based charity,...

First organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in 1976, the 1,805nm Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race is a yacht race of epic proportions. Held every 4 years, the next edition will start on Sunday 7th August 2022 from...

UPDATE: Both Wessex League games due to be played this afternoon (Saturday) – Cowes Sports v Brockenhurst and East Cowes Vics v Andover New Street – have been called off after pitch inspections. As of 10:30 today only the following...

Vics welcomed Fawley to Beatrice Avenue for their first fixture of 2022 needing a win to lift them above their opponents who, like Vics, are in a battle at the wrong end of the division. With only 3 minutes on...

Cowes Sports begin 2022 with a much-improved performance, twice hitting the woodwork after conceding a goal in the opening seconds of their game against Shaftesbury. The match began with a minute’s applause for Yachtsman fan Rob McKie, father of Cowes...

The Royal London Yacht Club, the organiser of Cowes Classics Week, has announced that Peter Taylor MBE will take over as Chair of the regatta for 2022. Peter brings a wealth of talent to the role; he is an International...

The Isle of Wight Table Tennis Centre at Smallbrook on the outskirts of Ryde is opening up ladies practice sessions on Fridays.  The sessions are being launched to attract more women into table tennis. They are being held for any...

All 3 Isle of Wight Wessex League sides – Cowes Sports, Newport, and East Cowes Vics – will be playing on the Isle of Wight this Bank Holiday Monday (3rd January). In the Wessex Premier, 15th-placed Cowes Sports will be...

Isle of Wight RFC held their annual charity game for the benefit of Layla’s Trust at Wootton Rec this Christmas, with match fees and a well-supported raffle raising in excess of £300 for the Island charity. A variation on the...