Sport

Yarmouth Gig Rowing Club have completed a 21-mile endurance challenge on Loch Ness, finishing 4th in their class in the gruelling ‘Monster the Loch’ race. The event took place on Saturday 6th September and saw 124 human-powered craft tackle the...

Do you have a sporting star in your club or team? Do you know someone who is always there to support your group? Is there that stalwart who has been a local hero for decades? Now is the chance to...

Youth rugby returns to Wootton Rec this Sunday (7th September) as Vectis RFC kicks off the new season. Vectis RFC is the Isle of Wight’s only youth-only rugby club and welcomes boys and girls aged 5 to 18, regardless of...

A new partnership between MAN v FAT Football and Utilita Energy’s Football Rebooted campaign is set to change lives and help the planet. Football Rebooted launched in May 2021 after a Utilita-commissioned report highlighted how the pandemic and cost-of-living pressures...

The final Wight Tri summer series event at Yaverland became a Duathlon after a sewage issue ruled out swimming. Originally set as an Aquabike race, the event was swiftly adapted to a run-bike-run format due to water quality concerns. Athletes...

Ryde, Newport and Shanklin Sandown clubs brought home titles, medals and strong performances from this year’s South Coast Rowing Championships in Plymouth. HISTORIC CHAMPIONSHIP WIN FOR NEWPORT ROWING CLUB Newport Rowing Club made history on Saturday as their Junior Men’s...

Newport IW Football Club will remain ground-sharing at Cowes Sports’ Zilch Waste Stadium (Westwood Park) for the entirety of the 2025/26 season. The arrangement was initially intended to cover only the opening fixtures of the campaign, but delays in completing...

Cowes Sports reached the 3rd round of the Velocity Wessex League Cup by beating Blackfield & Langley by the best of 5 goals at Gang Warily this evening thanks to a brace from young winger Jared Tout Walters. The Yachtsmen...

Legacy Elite Gymnastics Academy made a strong debut at their first IGA competition, bringing home 15 medals and 5 national qualifications. Seven gymnasts from the Isle of Wight took part in the event, which was hosted by IGA and featured...

Ventnor RFC were comprehensively beaten by Lymington Mariners in a pre-season friendly on Saturday (6th September). Playing into the wind during the first half, Ventnor were forced to contend with Lymington Mariners' territorial kicking game. The pressure was managed well...