Sport

The Isle of Wight speedway team opened their National Trophy campaign with a very satisfying 9 point win over the Mildenhall Fen Tigers, the defending trophy holders, last night (Thursday). In a gripping, incident packed meeting every Warrior made a...

Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club recently held their Smiths Coasters Mixed Flag competition, which was closely fought. The winners on the day were Shawn Ford and Linda Piche – the final shot was a drive down the 19th. In second...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club travelled to Oxfordshire for the Abingdon Spring Head Race on Sunday 14th April. There were promising results for the club yet again, most notably Riley Horrix’s win in the J15 1x. In the same event, Ethan...

6 Wight Tri Members ventured across the Solent for the Applemore Triathlon event in Southampton earlier this month. The event consisted of a 400m pool swim, a 30k bike ride and a 5k run. In stark contrast to the weekend...

The First round of the World Ebike Series took place in Monaco on the 12th/13th April 2019, making history as the first international electric assisted bicycle race. Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team member Adam Holleyman was invited to complete in...

The Wightlink Wizards' season opened with the away fixture against the Reading Racers at Swindon on Bank Holiday Monday, with a successful outcome for the Wizards winning 20-16 on the night. The Reading side were forced in to a team...

Women's J16 Quad - Kaleigh Batchelor, Lottie Tapsell, Rachael Debenham, Yasmin Wright and Daisy Faithfull Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club travelled to Southampton for the Coastal Head of the River Race, hosted by Southampton Amateur Rowing Club, earlier this month. The...

L-R: J Palin, R Kinsley and A Rowe It was a night to remember for Ryan Kinsley at the Smallbrook Stadium last night (Thursday) as the Scunthorpe rider won the British Under 21 Semi-Final hosted by the Wightlink Warriors. A...

Steve Gilbert and Simon Jupe took victory in the Vase Pairs competition at Newport Golf Club recently. The winning duo score 62.8 to pip T. Exell and T. Mitchell to victory. 1st - S. Jupe and S. Gilbert - 62.8...

Members of the Isle of Wight Performance Rowing group attended a 3-day camp held at Eton Dorney last week, spending 6 hours a day on the water under the guidance of both Island and mainland coaches.  The group travelled to...