Sport

A scheme which supports some of the Island's most promising sporting stars has been extended by 6 months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It means the group of 79 sportspeople who qualified for the latest 2020 Talented Athlete Scheme...

Some people watch football out of passion. Others watch it because they either transformed their passion for football into a more lucrative hobby or because they liked sports betting in the first place, and football is one of the sports...

Jerry Cooper from the team with his indoor training set up With cycle racing suspended due to the current Coronavirus crisis, the Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Racing Team is organising virtual cycling events to help keep the team fit and motivated...

An exciting new rowing race has been launched by the organisers of Round the Island Race, the Island Sailing Club and The Bubbleheads Rowing Team. The rowing teams will set off on Thursday 24th September from the Royal Yacht Squadron...

Cowes Spring Classics, the regatta for wooden classics, has announced that Henri-Lloyd is to become the Official Race Clothing Partner for 2020. Henri-Lloyd is one of just a handful of true British heritage brands. Through relentless innovation, the brand became...

Top Isle of Wight cyclist Harrison Hendy, who is supported by Wightlink through the Talented Athlete Scheme, has been mixing school work with roller training in the spring sunshine this week. 10-year-old Harrison is a regular on the youth cycling...

Round the Island Race 2020 has been postponed due to the situation surrounding COVID-19 and the current Government guidance on social distancing. The Island Sailing Club has today (Friday) taken the difficult decision to reschedule this year’s Round the Island...

The fifth round of the IOWMCC's 2020 Winter Series Trials Championship took place on Sunday 15th March at Shorwell Chalk Pit in Shorwell. 8 flowing sections were set out by brothers Steve Chase and Phil Chase, with the help of Stuart...

For the match against Fleet Town, Cowes Sports FC were boosted by the reappearance of former player-manager and talisman, John McKie, who had resigned from Hamble FC. McKie proved his worth as early as the 8th minute, when, after Jared...

Ryde Rowing Club's Junior Pair of Austin Smith and Ben Sanderson Following several cancellations due to the weather, the Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club finally competed in the first event of the season on Saturday (14th March) – the BTC Rowing...