Sport

Coverage of local sports from every angle — tournaments, athlete profiles, and the business behind the games. Explore the impact of sport in our town, and stories that inspire our community.

Teams beaten by the weather....

Football in the Rye area has really been hit hard due to the bad weather over the last month. Dan Lake Reports

By Ben Keeley

/ 29 Jan 2016

Kickboxers tapping through town

Not a sport for softies perhaps, but anyone can learn how to gain personal confidence through practising the art of self-defence

By Kenneth Bird

/ 21 Jan 2016

Eagles fly into the semis

After a few weeks without a game Beckley Rangers Eagles were finally back in action after a change in venue. Ashleigh Fraser reports

By Ben Keeley

/ 21 Jan 2016

Rum Race goes ahead

Despite worries over the weather, the first race of 2016 for Rye Harbour Sailing Club goes ahead

By Ben Keeley

/ 14 Jan 2016

Cricket club holds its AGM

Rye cricket club will be reviewing another impressive season and also look ahead to the next 12 months as they hold there annual general meeting. Martin Blincow reports

By Ben Keeley

/ 14 Jan 2016

Rye Harbour snooker the rest

The Snooker League enters the new year with a tight race between the top teams

By Ben Keeley

/ 7 Jan 2016

Mob attacks Frenchman . . !

Mayhem returned to the sleepy streets of Winchelsea on Boxing Day as the town's Ancient Streete Game was played out between three teams contesting for the Frenchman's Head

By Ben Keeley

/ 7 Jan 2016

Bring on the sporting girls

Sport is so often regarded as the prerogative of men - but it shouldn't be, argues John Minter

By Ben Keeley

/ 23 Dec 2015

Cricket prepares for new season

Rye Cricket Club feature their new international in the summer coaching programme

By Ben Keeley

/ 23 Dec 2015

And the mermaids swam fastest

Human beings stretched to their limits, nail biting competition, potential disaster, the Christmas Pudding Race had it all

By Charles Harkness

/ 17 Dec 2015

On Monday 14 December the veterans of Icklesham Casuals travelled to the Pilot Field home of Hastings United looking to retain the Hastings FA Veterans Cup as they faced Little Common Veterans. David Mayne reports

By Ben Keeley

/ 17 Dec 2015

Casuals thump Rangers

Icklesham Casuals' Rec pitch being unfit for play, the match v Hastings Rangers switched to Bexhill Road. Was this bad news? Read David Mayne's report

By Ben Keeley

/ 17 Dec 2015