TWO goals from Ben Osborne gave Christchurch the Wessex League Cup today after a 3-1 final victory over Brockenhurst at Bemerton. A Sam Griffin strike in the first-half had put Priory ahead, with Warren Kenna equalising shortly into the second
Antolin Alcaraz headed a late winner as Wigan condemned Blackburn to relegation and ensured their own Barclays Premier League survival tonight. The Latics defender powered in from a corner with four minutes remaining as the visitors completed
A SOUTHAMPTON dance duo are through to the final of Britain's Got Talent. Kai Widdrington and Natalia Jeved won the judges' vote to get through to Saturday's live final. The teenagers from Bassett impressed Simon Cowell and the rest
FORMER Hampshire batsman Benny Howell maintained his fine form as Gloucestershire beat Middlesex in the CB40 at Lord's today. The youngster, who left the Ageas Bowl during the winter, struck an unbeaten 45 to guide his new county to victory. That form
Glamorgan's former England fast bowler Simon Jones endured a miserable return to Hampshire, where he spent the last two injury-ravaged years, today. Jones was on the wrong end of a thrashing as Hampshire got home by 48 runs, under the Duckworth
SAINTS should take inspiration from Norwich and Swansea - and so will West Ham if they emulate Saints in winning promotion to the Premier League. Both the Canaries and the Swans have confounded the odds after their promotion from the npower
West Ham are 90 minutes away from a return to the Barclays Premier League after sweeping aside Cardiff in their play-off semi-final. The Hammers quickly shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on automatic promotion – they were beaten
Steve Claridge jumped off the subs bench this afternoon to help Gosport Borough to a stunning victory at Poole Town in the Southern League Division 1 South & West play-off final. Poole were leading 1-0 until the 45-year-old Claridge forced
AFC Totton's hopes of a third promotion in five amazing seasons was ended this afternoon. Stuart Ritchie's Stags were beaten 4-2 at Oxford City in the Southern Premier League play-off final. Ex-Saints striker Steve Basham was among Oxford's
David Taylor, Totton & Eling’s new captain/coach, may have set a new world record for the highest ever individual score in a 50 over recreational cricket match. The 37-year old all-rounder, who joined the Eels from Alton in the close season, smashed
THEY are proudly flying the flag for Southampton in the live semi-finals of one of the country’s toughest competitions. But if they are going to make it to the Britain’s Got Talent final and the chance to perform for the Queen, Kai Widdrington
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was left with multiple injuries during a “dispute” in a Hampshire home. The 27-year-old woman and her 19-month-old daughter are now in hospital after police were called
A FATHER-of-four whose wife and unborn baby died is suing ambulance chiefs for around £500,000 damages. Ahmed Shah Moied, from Southampton, claims his wife, Addeba, and daughter, Fatima, would still be with him if paramedics had rolled his
HAMPSHIRE businesses are counting the cost of the wettest April on record. Attractions and garden centres lost between a third and half of all their trade as tourists, shoppers and gardeners stayed dry indoors. The relentless downpours are thought to
SAINTS star Adam Lallana is involved in an off-the-pitch battle – just days after helping his club secure their return to the Premiership. The 23-year-old midfielder, who scored one of the four goals against Coventry, has angered his neighbours by submitting
A GROUP of MPs today called for urgent action to solve the housing crisis as it is revealed that nowhere near enough new homes are being built across the south. The Local Government Committee said there was a “significant” housing shortfall
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing today into the death of a biker in a horror crash in the New Forest. The motorcyclist, understood to be a man from Southampton, was riding west along the A35 between Lyndhurst and Dorset when he was in collision
Tatnam terminator Michael Walker has stirred a hornets’ nest ahead of Poole Town’s crunch showdown with Gosport Borough today. The linchpin defender will lead the Dolphins as they bid to down Boro in the final of the Southern League Division
BAGPIPERS marched through a Hampshire coastal village to fundraise for a statue of a legendary war-time musician in Normandy. They came from all over the south to parade through Hamble to help fundraise for a statue of the late D-Day piper
AFC Totton defender Jamie Whisken is hoping to celebrate back-to-back promotions like his best pal Adam Lallana. The pair both enjoyed promotions last year and Whisken is confident he can help complete the other half of another memorable double at Oxford
AN HISTORIC Hampshire church has been left badly water damaged after thieves ripped lead from its roof. The repair bill is likely to run into thousands of pounds after criminals climbed onto the roof of 400-year-old St Nicolas Church in Stoneham Lane
SOUTHAMPTON eye experts have discovered that a cancer drug is just as good at fighting eye disease as a more expensive alternative. City specialists are part of a pioneering study that is looking to see if cancer drug Avastin can tackle age-related macular
CHRIS Wood is looking forward to a reunion with former teammate Simon Jones in Hampshire’s first one-day game of the season. The Royals take on Glamorgan in their opening Clydesdale Bank 40 game at the Ageas Bowl today (1.45pm start). Former England
