Sport

Swimmer George Hayward has taken the Isle of Wight's second medal at the Orkney 2025 Island Games - Silver in the 50m Backstroke. George completed the race in 25.63, 1.2seconds behind Isle of Man gold medallist Harry Robinson (24.43) but...

Isle of Wight archer Summer Chambers has bounced back from recent disappointment to claim first place and the overall best score at the Guildford Junior Acorn Competition, shooting a remarkable personal best. The 14-year-old talent made the early morning journey...

Amy Kellard has taken silver in the 10,000 metres - the Isle of Wight's first medal at the 2025 Orkney Island Games. The Isle of Man's Christa Cain took gold in the event in an Island Games record breaking time...

Island residents and visitors alike will witness sailing history as Cowes hosts the iconic Admiral’s Cup for the first time since 1999, reviving one of the sport’s greatest traditions. Cowes hosted the first cup back in 1957 and played host...

Helen Scholes has successfully secured her place at the 2026 Age Group World Championships after taking on the challenging Woodhorn Museum Sprint Triathlon World Champs Qualifier. After a blustery bike recce and a soggy night of rain, Helen woke to...

The Princess Royal has officially opened the Orkney 2025 International Island Games, with Lorraine Kelly hosting the ceremony, which was attended by 3,000 at Kirkwall’s Bignold Park. The sun shone as Her Royal Highness welcomed more than 2,000 athletes from...

A superb double hundred opening partnership of 209 between Dineth Thimodya and 19-year-old Josh Carpenter was the cornerstone of a resounding 62-run win for Ventnor at Waterlooville in Division 1 of the Southern Premier League last Saturday. In uncertain weather...

The Isle of Wight sailing team will be heading to this year's Orkney Island Games seeking their first gold medal since 2007 in the team event at Rhodes. Our sailing team took team silver in Guernsey in 2023 and are...

The Isle of Wight Badminton Team will be travelling to Orkney hoping for their first Island Games medal since the home games of 2011. Team IOW consists of; Mathew Honnor, Jacob Honnor, Tom Philips and Sam Gray (Men) and Anna...

Following on from last week’s success in the Interschools Dressage Competition, The Priory School’s equestrian team have triumphed once again - this time at the hotly contested Interschools Showjumping event. Representing the school were Bella Myles, Bella White, Connie Stockley...