Sport

THE Wightlink Islanders hopes of winning this year's National League KO Cup took a big dive following a very disappointing display last night in the first leg of their semi-final against the Dudley Heathens at Wolverhampton.  They have left themselves...

ORGANISERS of the first ever West Wight Quarathlon have hailed the event as a huge success. A 12km cycle, 6 mile kayak, 4.5km run and a 600 metre swim made up the event, which started and ended at the West...

TODAY'S cricket matchs between Hampshire 1st XL and PCA Masters at Newclose Cricket Ground has been cancelled due to poor ground conditions. After heavy overnight rain, the playing area is currently unsuitable for play. Spectators are not being charged for...

SHANKLIN Football Club fear that their club will cease the exist if plans go ahead for a new school to be built on their playing pitches. Plans, which were approved last week, propose that a new Gatten and Lake Primary...

Kyle Hughes, Ben Hopwood, Gary Cottham and Paul Starke will carry the Wightlink Islanders colours into battle at Stoke this coming Sunday (3pm) as they bid to win the National League Fours title. It’s certainly going to be tough for...

On receiving advice from the Met Office that heavy rain, already affecting parts of Devon and Cornwall, is heading our way and will hit the Island within the next few hours, an early decision has been taken to postpone the...

BRENDAN Rodgers, who once played football for the Isle of Wight, has stepped up his game after becoming Liverpool Football Club's new manager. Rodgers, 39, who recently managed welsh-team Swansea before being head-hunted, played for the Island team at St...

AN inaugural mountain bike endurance event that was postponed in April due to the wet weather will take place next Saturday (6th June). The 'Chevy Chase' is a six-hour event taking place on a purpose built mountain-bike trail centre at...

WIGHTLINK Islanders skipper Danny Warwick has vowed to put his personal disappointment at failing to qualify for this year's British Masters Grasstrack Championship behind him and lead his side to victory in their next home National League match against the...

Ventnor fell to their second defeat of the Southern Electric Premier Division campaign after a seven wicket defeat at reigning champions Havant on Sunday. Batting the first, the Islanders found run scoring hard as the impressive Havant bowlers applied a...