Sport

Three new businesses have joined the fast-expanding list of Isle of Wight based companies backing the return of speedway to the Island this year.  Ventnor-based Honda dealer Church Street Motorcycles, forklift specialists Wight Materials Handling and traditional blacksmiths JR Philpott (& Dad) are...

Following a disappointing season in 2015 there was an encouraging start for the Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club in their first competitive outing of 2016 on Saturday. The club were racing at Christchurch Rowing Club's Head of the Stour, a timed...

Photo: Patrick Eden The Island Sailing Club, the organisers of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, are to welcome back last year's Gold Roman Bowl winner, Giovanni Belgrano and Whooper. This duck-egg blue 1939 Laurent-Giles one-off, is...

The Royal Yacht Squadron, in association with The Real Club Marítimo de Santander and the Royal Ocean Racing Club, is to host a race from Cowes to Santander, Spain starting from the Royal Yacht Squadron’s line on 15th August 2016. ...

7 riders from the Isle of Wight travelled to compete in the Test Valley 10 mile time trial on Saturday (5th March) with great success. The course was relatively flat out with a heavy surface, with the strong headwind on the...

Track Team Warrior stalwart Stu Clelland has completed what must have seemed like a 'painting the Forth Bridge' sized task when he volunteered to paint the main stand at Smallbrook Stadium during a recent working weekend. Portsmouth based Stu, 49, has...

Four-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds is encouraging people on the Isle of Wight to support Sport Relief 2016, with a variety of events taking place across the Isle this month. Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games events are taking place from Friday 18th...

Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde is the home of the Isle of Wight 6-a-side Football Mundial league that runs every Tuesday Night between 18:00-22:00 on the fantastic Astroturf Pitch. Results for Tuesday 9th February – Isle of Wight 6-a-side league UTB...

Isle of Wight based Bloody Hell Hot Sauce (BHHS) is the latest Island-based company to join the Wightlink Warriors track return in 2016. The sauce which is made on the Island with Mango, habanero and chipotle jalapeno peppers will be...

Rew Valley Youth FC say they have been overwhelmed by the support they've had since they launched their 'Give us a Yard appeal' to help raise funds for a new ground to call home at Watcombe Bottom. So far donations have totalled over £500...