Sport

THE Wightlink Islanders were denied their first trophy of the 2012 speedway season by the Stoke Potters at Smallbrook last night in what proved to be a thrilling encounter full of top quality racing in the second leg of this...

Twenty young athletes from the Isle of Wight are preparing to represent their home on the world stage in Italy. The annual World Youth Games take place between May 24 - 26 in Sardinia, with the Isle of Wight competing...

Following on from their emphatic KO Cup quarter-final victory over the Rye House Raiders last week, the Wightlink Islanders will be looking to claim their first piece of silverware for 2012 at Smallbrook Stadium tonight. They entertain the Stoke Potters...

TUESDAY saw 37 Ryde Harriers and Guest runners take part in a non-series 5 mile nominated event circling Binstead golf course. The winner was Joy Furmidge, with a nominated time of 54:45 Joy finished just 1 second out in 54:44. Joint Second...

A marathon football match in aid of charity has been cancelled due to a unexpected fixture clash Organisers were hoping to break the record for the world's longest football match by playing over 60 hours a football, however a postponed...

A new league campaign starts this coming weekend for Ventnor Cricket Club. The first team, back in the ECB Southern Electric Premier Division after winning promotion last year, will be determined to make a better fist of life at the...

A 21-year-old sailing fanatic is due to set off from Cowes today (Saturday) in a record-breaking circumnavigation of Britain. Raising funds for the Ellen MacArthur Trust and Sports Relief, Ludo Bennett-Jones will navigate some 2,500 miles around Britain in a...

DUE to the torrential downfall of rain experienced over the last 24 hours, Tuesday's speedway meeting against the Stoke Potters has been postponed. A waterlogged track means that the second leg match in the Wightlink Trophy cannot go ahead. The match is...

ISLAND ice-hockey team the Wightlink Raiders have stated their intent early for the new season with the signing of 22 year old Welsh forward Corey Watkins from Invicta Dynamos. Watkins, who is known throughout the league as an agitator and...