Sport

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight looks set to host a Hampshire County Cricket Championship match for the first time in almost 60 years in May next year. According to the sport website The Cricketer, World Cup fixtures at the Ageas...

A charity rugby match between Ventnor RFC XV and the Island's emergency services will be held in memory of former player and local firefighter, Martin Poynter. Both sides will be taking part in the charity fundraising event on Saturday 22nd...

The Isle of Wight's Kimberley Murray has taken her first gold in the sport of Skeleton whilst competing in the IBSF Europe Cup in Winterberg, Germany.  Kim, from Ryde, took her inaugural win earlier today (Saturday) to beat Janine Becker...

After a few weeks break from competitive competition following the completion of the Hants & Dorset Amateur Rowing Association 2018 season, Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club's junior squad have embarked on their winter racing programme. The team travelled West to compete...

Ventnor looked to mirror their recent home form with an away win at the weekend but it wasn’t to be as they were overcome by Andover. Andover got the game's first points after their scrum half made a dart down...

Isle of Wight rally driver Richard Weaver emerged victorious at The Challenger Stages held at Bovington Army Camp in Dorset on Sunday (18th November). In a competitive field of 70 other rally cars, Richard, co-driven by James Pink, took the...

92 members of Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club set off in pursuit of the Royal British Legion’s Commemorative Golf Medal earlier this month. On Saturday 11th November club members gathered in the car park to observe the 2 minute silence...

Isle of Wight RFC returned to winning ways in an entertaining match with an exciting finale at Wootton Rec over the weekend. IW were delighted to come out on the right side of a close encounter after a couple of...

Just 10 days after Barry Bishop and Martin Widman were presented with a Local Heroes accolade for reviving and developing speedway on the Isle of Wight, the Wightlink Warriors have now been named as speedway’s Community Club of the Year...

11-year-old Arthur Attrill achieved the biggest win of his tennis career so far in Southampton at the weekend, winning the 12 and under Regional Tour event to qualify for the forthcoming National tournament in December.  The Ryde Academy student won the regional qualifying event...