FORMER Eastleigh and Winchester City striker Chris Flood shook up the Vanarama Conference South title race on Saturday by netting a hat-trick against league leaders Boreham Wood. Flood’s treble capped a dream performance by Basingstoke Town who
TWO goals in four second-half minutes unpicked AFC Totton’s perfect start to 2015. After dominating the first 45 minutes at Larkhall Athletic, the Stags were floored by Joe Tumelty’s quickfire double in a 2-0 Southern One South & West defeat
SHOLING have landed arguably the toughest possible draw in the semi-finals of the Hampshire FA Senior Cup. The Boatmen – the lowest-ranked side left in the competition – must travel to AFC Bournemouth in the last four. The other tie pits Alex
SOUTHAMPTON students enhanced their reputation as one of the strongest university snooker teams in the country by winning the Midlands Cup for the first time. Skipper Kurtis Haberstraw said he was “proud of the guys for what we achieved” during
Ronald Koeman was adamant that referee Michael Oliver made a mistake by sending off Ryan Bertrand. Saints 0 Swansea 1 - in pictures >> The left back faces a three game ban, ruling him out of the matches against QPR, West Ham
Captain Ashley Williams hailed Swansea's defensive resolve as they claimed a shock 1-0 win over Saints at St Mary's. Saints 0 Swansea 1 - in pictures >> Jonjo Shelvey's superb 83rd-minute strike settled a tie which had looked
Jonjo Shelvey's fine, late strike secured Swansea a first Barclays Premier League win of 2015 as Southampton were punished for failing to turn their dominance into goals. Ronald Koeman's men had the better of possession and peppered the visitors
Ronald Koeman insists Saints can maintain their top four position until the end of the season despite a disappointing home defeat to Swansea. Saints 0 Swansea 1 - in pictures >> Jonjo Shelvey’s second half strike proved the difference
Saints took on Swansea in the Barclays Premier League. Saints had the majority of play, but after failing to find the back of the net, they were punished by Jonjo Shelvey with a late goal for Swansea. Saints v Swansea - the pictures >
PRO-DEMOCRACY campaigners marched through Southampton to highlight their opposition to Bangladesh's Prime Minister. The group chanted, shouted, sang and held placards with messages protesting the re-election of Sheikh Hasina as they walked through
TWO people were seriously hurt in a crash in Hampshire this afternoon. Firecrews cut them from the wreckage of the accident in Eling, near Southampton. Crews from Redbridge and the retained crew from Totton were sent to the incident at 1.15pm
HE CAN skateboard, stack cups and tidy away his toys. Now this happy Hampshire pooch could have the chance to become a TV star. See Harry in action - in pictures >> Harry the Labrador-patterdale is ‘Pawditioning’ to become
Cadnam have been drawn against AFC Stoneham in the semi final of the Hampshire Premier League Cup, The only second tier club in the last four will play AFC Stoneham at Locks Heath FC on February 25. The previous night, Baffins Milton Rovers will
HAMBLE Club now have a massive SEVEN games in hand on Hampshire Premier League top flight leaders Baffins Milton Rovers. The Portsmouth side defeated QK Southampton 3-0 at the weekend while Hamble’s trip to second placed Liphook was postponed due
A WOMAN whose luxury cruise was ruined by a gastric bug has won more than £10,000 compensation. The five-figure settlement was ordered after a judge ruled there had been failings onboard Fred Olsen's boat Boudicca between March and April 2011,
HAMPSHIRE trainer Emma Lavelle will consider a tilt at the Weatherbys Champion Bumper for See The World following his extraordinary performance at Wincanton on Thursday. The five-year-old galloped into a clear lead heading down the back straight
FORMER Saints striker Billy Sharp scored only his second Leeds goal in 20 games as speculation continues to link him with a loan move to Ipswich. Sharp, 28, signed from Saints in August, has been restricted to substitute appearances in recent weeks
Harry Pell has revealed that his move to Eastleigh is a bittersweet affair. The former AFC Wimbledon midfielder signed for the Conference Premier outfit earlier this week after growing frustrated at his lack of game time at the League 2 club.
DRIVERS are being warned of long delays on one of the county's major roads this afternoon. A jack-knifed caravan is blocking the eastbound A31 at Stoney Cross with long delays as a result. The delays will be of concern to Saints fans travelling
Eastleigh have offset the departure of Yemi Odubade with the signing of Dan Walker from Vanarama Conference rivals Braintree Town. Odubade, whose playing chances have been limited this term at the Spitfires, left on a temporary deal to Woking at
Former Hampshire player Glenn Maxwell starred with bat and ball as Australia crushed England in the International Triangular Series final in Perth. The hosts were wobbling at 60-4 after being invited to bat by England skipper Eoin Morgan, but Maxwell
James Vince maintained his unbeaten record as captain of the England Lions one-day side, but not in the circumstances he would have wished. Having made a flying start to the unofficial five-match series against South Africa A with victories in
IT’S a split-second decision that could mean the difference between life and death. But despite the risks – and the fact it is against the law – motorists are still picking up their phones while driving. There were more than 650 accidents involving
TOTTENHAM are reportedly set to launch a £60m spending spree before the transfer deadline - with Southampton's Jay Rodriguez number one on their hitlist. The striker has been out all season since injuring his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at
A WEATHER warning of sleet, ice and snow has been issued for the Southampton area. Residents are being urged to watch out for patches of ice and strong winds around coastal areas as temperatures plunge. The Met Office says that snow may fall
“WHERE are you heading?” asked the winemaker as I sampled yet another stunning red out in the wilds of Washington State. “Back to Seattle,” I replied. “Well, I hope you like coffee and hippies,” he said, a smile spreading across his face.
GRAZIANO Pelle is aiming for the Champions League - although he doesn't intend to take any shortcuts. He also says strikers have to be strong and protect themselves - so he has sympathy for controversial Chelsea forward Diego Costa over the current
AN ANTI-POVERTY charity has launched an urgent appeal to find a new sponsor from Southampton to step forward and sponsor a child. Wai, a six-year-old boy living in Myanmar, has very limited access to water, education and healthcare, and one in
Police have confirmed that a body found in a lake at Ham Common in Poole is that of missing 25-year-old Samantha Henderson. A post-mortem examination on the body of the missing mother-of-four shows she was violently attacked around the head and
HAMPSHIRE councils have been handed a near-£1m cash injection amid growing fears of a social care crisis. The authorities are among 125 that will share a £37m pot which has been rushed forward ahead of a planned hand-out for the next financial
HAMPSHIRE-born BBC Radio 1 presenter Matt Edmondson has shown his support for those battling breast cancer by joining the £1 Million Tea Party. The star, who has 179,000 followers on Twitter, has urged everyone across the county to eat cake and
Ronald Koeman has told his side they won’t win another game this season if they defend as they did in the first half of their FA Cup defeat to Crystal Palace. Saints welcome Swansea to St Mary’s on Sunday afternoon aiming to banish memories of
IT is an epic journey that will sweep half way across the world. A group of Hampshire engineering students are gearing up to drive more than 10,000 miles to Mongolia in a modified ambulance. None of them have medical skills or first aid training
Our look ahead to Saints' last 16 league games of the season continues with the third batch of matches: Everton (away) Saturday April 4 The Toffees have been a major disappointment this term after finishing fifth in Roberto Martinez’s first
Investigations are underway today into a fatal house fire in Hampshrie fire in which a woman died. The elderly woman, who has not yet been identified, died at the scene of the blaze in Pen Close in Andover. Firefighters from Hampshire Fire
Our look ahead to Saints' last 16 games of the season concludes with the final quartet of matches: Sunderland (away) Saturday, May 2 Gus Poyet’s Black Cats will certainly be fired up for revenge whether they are safe from the drop by then or
Our look at Saints' last 16 league games of the season continues with a preview of the second batch of four matches: West Bromwich Albion (away) Saturday February 28 The Baggies will be hoping Tony Pulis produces a second successful fight
SWEET sixteen. That’s the amount of Premier League matches Saints have left in this potentially historic campaign. And they will be very sweet sixteen indeed if they end with Ronald Koeman having masterminded one of the greatest footballing
AN inquest heard how a woman left her home in an “immaculate condition” as she prepared to take her own life. The coroner was told how Christine Flavell, 56, was found hanged at her home in Totton, after her brother raised the alarm. John Flavell
A POPULAR Southampton footballer died after he was hit by a train in a tragic accident, an inquest heard. Ryan New, who was a pillar of Southampton’s footballing community, had been on a night out with friends when he was struck by a train at Bradford
