Sport

It was a historic and action-packed weekend for Ryde Harriers as athletes competed in both the London and Manchester Marathons, with Matt Sharp claiming the title of Marathon Champion of England following a remarkable performance in Manchester. With nearly 100,000...

East Cowes Victoria are just 90 minutes away from claiming a place in the Wessex Premier League after beating Alresford Town on the road in the semi finals of the playoffs last night (Wednesday). The Victorians have never achieved promotion...

Ryde man Terry Smith completed the gruelling 255-mile Thames Ring ultra marathon on Saturday (26th April), 1 of just 8 to complete the full course out of 37 starters. 37-year-old Terry finished what is considered to be the longest non-stop...

10 ladies took to the course to contest the Royal Isle of Wight Medal on Sunday (27th April).  The Royal Isle of Wight Medal is played for annually by the ladies of Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club who have either...

A record £51,500 has been raised for Wessex Cancer Support following Sunday’s London Marathon. The charity had its biggest ever team with 15 runners taking part in the 26.2-mile event. Darren Godbert was one of the runners, raising around £3,600...

14 Shanklin Sandown and Ryde Rowing Club’s juniors travelled to the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham on Saturday (26th April) to represent the Wessex region at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta.  Shanklin’s J14 double of Josh Batchelor and Digby Ridgewell...

Isle of Wight champions W&B won the Memorial Cup by beating Cowes Sports Reserves at the Zilch Waste Stadium on Tuesday evening (29th April). Whitecroft & Barton now have a clean sweep of Isle of Wight trophies, having already won...

The Island Stages rally will not take place in 2025, with organisers instead setting their sights on a revised date of February 2026, it has been confirmed. The closed-road motorsport event was expected to return in November this year, following...

A group of 4 friends have raised just shy of £9,000 for Young Lives vs Cancer by running the TCS London Marathon.  23-year-old Kit Maytum, 24-year-old Connor King, 24-year-old Callum Watkins and 24-year-old Bradley Lane-Williams took on the 26.2 mile...

The 'Round the Island' Offshore Powerboat Race will take place this Saturday (3rd May), marking the opening round of the 2025 UKOPRA Offshore Championship. Up to 16 teams from across the UK and Sweden will compete for the Classes 1,...