Sport

A new local football team has become a reality thanks to the Island’s latest leisure attraction. Sandham Karts is sponsoring the newly established Sandown and Lake Youth FC Panthers (under 14's) football team. The team has been set up by...

Isle of Wight swimmer Jenny Ball has been crowned European Champion in the 80-84 category of the 3k open water swim following a fantastic win at the European Master Championships in Slovenia. The weather at the end of August was...

The Tetlow Salvers Mixed Greensomes event was held at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club on Sunday. A small but exclusive field stepped onto the course for an afternoon of competitive golf. The winners on the day were Terry Harris and...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club enjoyed a successful end to the season at the South Coast Championships in Deal, Kent at the weekend. The club had 3 crews in the Junior event with the J14 boy’s crew of Owen Denness, Sam...

Isle of Wight-based international rally driver, Richard Weaver, drove his newly acquired Mitsubishi rally car to a 2nd-in-class win at the weekend. Sunday (9th September) saw the first outing for the new Wight Rally Sport team as they competed in the...

Due to school and other commitments it was a fairly small team from the Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club that competed at the last Coastal rowing event of the season last weekend (Saturday 8th September). The depleted team travelled across the Solent...

The first league match of the season was a trying one for Ventnor Rugby Club's 1XV team as visitors Alton 1XV came with a strong, well prepared squad and an especially nimble back line.  The first points of the game...

Island motocross rider Mitch Young has been placed 8th in the country following a successful MX Nationals season in the British Expert Rankings. It was a welcome result for 24-year-old Mitch, who has had a tough year. He has clawed his...

The Isle of Wight speedway season was brought to a most unfortunate end on Thursday night when enthusiastic youngster Stephen Whitehouse crashed awkwardly suffering injuries serious enough to warrant urgent hospital attention. With the meeting's on-site paramedic required to stay...

Ventnor RFC are looking forward to playing their first match of the new season today (Saturday), putting to bed their development season in 2017/2018. The squad has worked hard to prepare for the year ahead with the coaching team of...