Sport

Reigning National League Riders Champion Ben Morley has given Island speedway fans a massive pre-Christmas boost with news that he will be back to ride for the Wightlink Warriors in 2019. A new recruit to the Island at the start...

The ladies of the Isle of Wight Bowls Club reached the last 16 of the National Yetton Plate competition in the very tightest of games against Loddon Vale from Basingstoke on Sunday. The Islanders led by a narrow margin for...

Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club held their annual Christmas Mixed Foursomes, for the Marsh Trophies, on Sunday.  The day was very breezy but stayed dry for the 44 players who took part in the competition. Mulled wine and mince pies...

Despite a late arrival due to travel conditions, Isle of Wight RFC were quickly into the game against an Overton side some 3 places above them in Hampshire 1 at the weekend. With a start in  the back row, Luke...

Members of Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club took part in the British Indoor Rowing Championships for the first time in 20 years on Saturday (8th December). The event, held at the Velodrome in London’s Olympic Park, saw the Shanklin athletes deliver...

The Isle of Wight's Kimberley Murray made her World Cup debut for Great Britain in the sport of Skeleton at the weekend, finishing in a very respectable 13th place. 30-year-old Murray took to the track in Sigulda, Latvia on Sunday...

Fans favourite Danno Verge has been confirmed as the first signing for the 2019 Wightlink Warriors speedway team.  22-year-old Verge returns for a second season at the Andrew Younie Smallbrook Stadium having increased his match average to 4.83 during 2018...

Due to some late call-offs, Ventnor travelled with a bare 15 players to face a well-drilled Ellingham and Ringwood team who are currently flying high in Hampshire League One at the weekend. The scoreline does not remotely reflect the action...

Sandown & Shanklin made the much shorter trip this week to Gosport in a return to league action against Gosport & Fareham RFC 2nd in the Hampshire Premier last weekend. The Hurricanes got off to the better start, after building...

It was top vs bottom in Div 1 of the Leslies Motors Indoor League last Sunday as winless Prison Officers took on unbeaten leaders EPP. Despite battling performances from Martyn Richards (41) and Chris Earley (27), the Officers final score...