SAINTS midfielder Jack Cork is already targeting Saturday’s match against Newcastle as a chance to return to the Premier League’s top eight. Cork, who returned to the starting line-up after a two-week recovery from injury, insists there is still
FIREFIGHTERS have tackled a blaze at a Hampshire home. A crew from Gosport went to the scene, which was in the living room of a first floor flat above a shop in Brockhurst Road, Gosport at 8pm yesterday. They used a hose, two breathing apparatus
Mauricio Pochettino felt that referee Anthony Taylor missed a “clear foul” on Dejan Lovren in the build-up to Tottenham’s first goal. The Saints boss claimed his centre-half was pulled back by Nacer Chadli before Kyle Naughton crossed for
GOSPORT Borough’s dream of a sensational FA Trophy final victory against red hot favourites Cambridge United was dashed this afternoon at Wembley. Ryan Donaldson scored twice in the second half as Cambridge, second in the Conference Premier, won
Fareham have pulled off the Great Escape in England Hockey’s Western Conference. A 3-2 win over Isca in Exeter ensured they avoid the drop at the expense of neighbours Havant, who are relegated after a 1-0 defeat by newly crowned champions Cardiff
Gylfi Sigurdsson's stoppage-time strike completed a miserable afternoon for Saints who let slip a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at White Hart Lane against Tottenham. An afternoon of defensive mishaps meant this match looked like it would end in an
A TWO-year-old girl suffered serious injuries in a collision with a car in Hampshire today. The youngster was airlifted to hospital after she was hit by a blue Peugeot 206 at 10.20am. She was taken by air ambulance to Southampton General Hospital
Images from the stirring Premier League match at White Hart Lane where Saints let a 2-0 lead slip to lose 3-2 to Tottenham Hotspur.
HAMPSHIRE police are investigating the rape of a British woman in Egypt. She was staying at a five-star hotel in Sharm-el-Sheikh when she was allegedly raped by a guard who had been escorting her to her room. Now she has returned to Britain
PHIL Wicks won today’s 30th staging of the B&Q Eastleigh 10k. The Belgrave Harrier (above) clocked 29 minutes and 34 seconds – one of the quickest times in recent years. But the course record is still held by Glynn Tromans, who
GLENN Maxwell today gave Hampshire fans a mouthwatering indication of what they can expect this summer. The big-hitting all-rounder blasted 74 off only 33 balls for Australia against Pakistan in the t20 World Cup in Bangladesh. Maxwell, who
England batsman Michael Lumb has backed captain Stuart Broad's claim that players were put in danger as lightning struck close to the ground in Saturday's nine-run defeat by New Zealand. A thunderstorm ended the game after 5.2 overs of the Black
Ryan Elliott scored twice as Infinity strengthened their Hampshire League Division 1 promotion challenge with a 2-1 win at fellow high-fliers Andover Lions. Elliott scored in the 21st and 67th minutes before Casson Spencer replied. Hamble Club
REIGNING champions Locks Heath are well on course to retain their Puma Engineering Hampshire League Premier Division title. They defeated Fleetlands 2-0 to remain three points behind leaders Headley United but with four games in hand. Matt
FLORAL tributes and messages have been laid at the scene of a fatal crash in which a teenager was killed. Bunches of flowers have been left tied to a tree next to the site where the 18-year-old driver's car crashed into a tree on the Hampshire/
IT was a claim that was guaranteed to raise eyebrows on both sides of the Solent. Hampshire MP Caroline Dinenage stood up in the House of Commons and declared it was often quicker to travel from Lymington to Portsmouth via the Isle of Wight than
ROME, Barcelona, Vienna, Berlin and... Southampton. They are five of the 155 European cities battling it out to win a £4million jackpot. The Daily Echo can reveal that civic chiefs have launched a bid to win the Mayor’s Challenge, which will
THE sporting landscape is changing in Birmingham, and it could be changing in other big cities like Bristol and Hull. For thousands of fans, their club’s name is sacrosanct. It must never be tampered with. But many are increasingly finding
BUDDING Hampshire singers will be battling it out to become the next singing sensation. Samuel Jones, known as S Jay, Amy Marsden, Abbie Spark, and duo Lauren Thomas and Rhiannon Dyke are through to the regional finals of TeenStar, a national singing
A BABY was rescued after becoming trapped in a car last night. The one-year-old boy locked himself into the vehicle at Badger Farm Sainsbury’s, Winchester, as his parents were loading the car. One crew from Winchester Fire Station attended
A WOMAN was cut free from her car after a crash at an accident blackspot. Crews from Winchester Fire Station cut off the roof of her blue Nissan Micra after a collision near the Winnall roundabout in Easton Lane, Winchester. She was taken to
FIREFIGHTERS stopped an 80ft tree from going up in flames last night. One appliance from Winchester Fire Station attended the blaze inside a beech tree at St Catherine's Hill, Winchester. Watch manager Chris Roper said a small fire had been
IT’S the tool that could save a life. Now paramedics across the south are backing the Daily Echo’s campaign to have defibrillators installed in every school in the county. The Daily Echo launched the campaign after the life-saving kit stopped
IT was the moment they had all been waiting for. Thousands of runners took part in the Sport Relief Mile in Southampton city centre this morning to raise money for good causes. Mayor Ivan White started off a series of one-mile races at
A FORMER Hampshire policeman is set to embark on a 650-mile pilgrimage to raise money for a children’s hospice. Andrew Howes, from Oliver’s Battery, served as a constable in Romsey for eight years and is now taking on the challenge of walking the
SHE will represent Southampton’s older generation. Today the Rev Erica Roberts takes up her new role as one of just a handful of chaplains for older people in the UK. Bishops from across Hampshire will gather at Highfield Church, Southampton
