Sport

The Royal British Legion has been handed a cheque for £547 thanks to the efforts of members of Newport Golf Club. These monies were raised at the annual Tommy Trophy event and raffle, which is held to commemorate and say...

Promotion-chasing Newport take on 5th placed Andover New Street at Smallbrook Stadium tomorrow in the only Wessex League fixture to be played on the Island this Saturday. With only 1 team guaranteed to win promotion to the Premier League this...

A new football weight loss club that has helped UK men lose over 300,000 pounds of weight is set to kick off on the Isle of Wight. The 6-a-side football clubs, organised by MAN v FAT Football, will take place...

The 2021 Isle of Wight Rowing Forum Indoor Rowing Championships took place last weekend, hosted by Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club. This year the event featured adult rowers for the first time and there were some exciting races, alongside quite a...

The Isle of Wight Divisional Football Association has announced an upcoming refereeing course in a bid to attract new referees to the game. The Isle of Wight has a desperate shortage of referees. Last Saturday, no qualified referee was appointed...

Saturday proved to be a successful day for the Isle of Wight Hockey Club with numerous goals scored, despite the bitterly cold and windy conditions. The men’s first 11 played host to a determined Haslemere side. The game started well,...

With Storm Arwen blowing freezing winds across the pitch, Saturday's match between Ventnor 2nd XV and New Milton 3rds had every excuse to become an error-strewn non-event. But far from it! Both teams played an exciting brand of rugby and...

Ryde Royals had 2 good wins within 5 days in Divsion 1, beating Ryde Rivals (9-1) and Ryde Raiders (7-3). Both Hugh Idle and Ricky Lock were in fine form for the Royals in both matches. The Royals maintain second...

An injury time goal saw perennial Island League champions W&B see off Cowes Sports Reserves in a closely fought contest at fortress Sandy Lane on Saturday, to go top of Division 1 for the first time this season. The game...

Newport were comfortably beaten by Wessex League 1 leaders Bemerton Heath Harlequins in gale-force wind conditions at Smallbrook on Saturday. The Port began the 1st half with the wind behind them but failed to take advantage of the elements in...