Football

Bashley came into Saturday’s match with high hopes, but in the end, they had to settle for a home point against Helston Athletic.

AFC Totton looks like the only side that can catch the league leaders., keeping up their incredible form with a 2-0 victory over Bracknell Town.

New Milton Town suffered their first home defeat in almost seven months against Newport, who held on after taking a three-goal first-half lead.

Lymington Town FC picked up a hard-earned victory after surviving a late scare to move level on points with Romsey Town on Saturday.

Fawley AFC flipped the script on Frimley Green, with the second-from-bottom side beating the second-from-top side in a comfortable four-goal victory.

Christchurch kept up their remarkable form, dominating a Fareham Town side who entered the match as the league’s third-placed team on Saturday.

Ringwood Town kept their improbable late push for a promotion play-off place alive after taking a point off fourth-placed East Cowes Victoria.

Brockenhurst FC ended a four-game winless streak and scored five goals for the first time since August, beating Wincanton Town FC.

Bashley came up against the league’s most in-form side, Bishops Cleeve, who eased closer to cementing their place in the end-of-season play-offs.

AFC Totton produced one of their worst performances of the season, slumping to an unexpected defeat at mid-table Wimborne Town on Saturday.

New Milton Town struck late in Gosport to secure a vital victory in the Wessex League Division One and see them move one step closer to glory.

Three local sides featured in midweek action: Ringwood beat Ash United, Totton & Eling drew with Newport, and Brockenhurst lost to Cowes.

Ringwood Town and Fawley AFC played a highly competitive, back-and-forth contest that saw both sides lead before the dust settled on a 2-2 draw.

Lymington’s excellent mid-season form has dried up since the New Year, so the last thing they needed was to visit promotion-chasing Hamworthy United.

Relegation-threatened Portland United secured three crucial points in their fight for survival, leaving Brockenhurst empty-handed.

New Milton Town moved closer to winning the league after coming from behind to win, while second-placed Frimley Green dropped points.

Bashley will feel they deserved more, but after coming from behind at the Veho Community Stadium on Saturday, they had to settle for a point.

AFC Totton felt they deserved the late leveller from Scott Rendell, who ensured the spoils were sides against Merthyr Town.

An “incredibly brave” Jordan Chiedozie has revealed his playing days as a footballer are over after he suffered life-changing injuries in a car crash.

CNC Christchurch boxer Gemma Ruegg says holding the Commonwealth Silver title after beating Charlotte Powell in Manchester was a “surreal experience”.