Sport

All 3 Island Wessex League sides played at home on Saturday and all 3 won. Vics – the last to kick off – completed the Island treble at 16:45. Vics started on Saturday on the back of a 9-game winless...

In the Wessex Premier, 16th-placed Cowes will attempt to put their 0-4 midweek home defeat to Brockenhurst behind them when they take on 14th-placed US Portsmouth at Westwood Park. Cowes Sports manager Max Draper has said: “After Tuesdays efforts again...

The Eagles made the trip across the Solent looking to increase their points tally after a good start to the year. They came up against a well-drilled and hard-working Stubbington team that had finished top-of-the-table in 2020/21. Both sides came out...

Newport Vics A had a mixed week of fortunes, firstly succumbing to Shanklin Warriors in a 10-0 drubbing, with Shanklin’s Michael Bulpitt the player of the match. In their second match of the week, their fortunes turned around as they...

There were mixed results for the IOW hockey teams: the men’s 1st team earned a double-digit win; the ladies had a disappointing defeat. The ladies 1st team welcomed a strong Southampton University ladies team for a top-of-the-table clash. The Isle...

Tuesday night was never going to be an easy task for the Port, with Follands sitting just a point and 2 places behind. And so it proved, with Newport facing an immediate and unrelenting battle. Follands first forced a fingertip...

The Wightlink Warriors management have continued their pre-season planning by releasing confirmation that nomadic clubs Cradley and Weymouth will join the home side for this season’s 3 team tournament. The tournament has been scheduled for Smallbrook Stadium on 3 dates...

Merv Ringer, who died on 7th February 2022, wasn’t a rugby player but became part of the beating heart of Ventnor Rugby Club. He and his late wife Jill took over the full responsibility for all catering and the highly...

Hampshire’s Royal London Cup match against Northamptonshire Steelbacks will be played at Newclose Cricket Ground on Tuesday 9th August. This will be the first time a 1st class game has been played on the Island since May 2019. Newclose, located...

27 members of the Wight Tri club took part in the 4th event of the Wight Tri Winter Duathlon Series, with the choice of either 2.5km or 5 km runs, either side of a 19km undulating cycle.  1st in the...