Manx Radio's Friday Sport

Three Railway Cup spots remain up for grabs ahead of the latest Manx football fixtures at the weekend; Another tough trip awaits Douglas in Manx rugby on Saturday with a trio of local teams involved in friendlies on Island; And more league titles and relegation battles could be decided in mixed Manx Hockey during Saturday Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Ben Cunningham

In this extended interview, we hear from Manx sidecar racer Harry Payne following a rollercoaster season in the FIM Sidecar World Championship and his plans for the next campaign What's more, we also hear his thoughts on some of the debates surrounding three-wheel racing right now and going forward

It's been another busy year for the Isle of Man's junior cycling setup, with young local riders getting the chance to develop and shine on the big stage In this extended interview, we hear from IoM Cycling Development Officer, Rob Holden, on how the junior cycling season has been and what's being planned for the future to keep it growing

Results and analysis from today's Manx football, rugby and hockey fixtures on Manx shores and beyond

In tonight's programme - A tasty clash of Div 2 promotion hopefuls is one of the headline games in this weekend's Manx football fixtures; In rugby, Douglas and Vagabonds return to action in UK competition on Saturday; And it's crunch time in mixed Manx hockey as the cup semi-finals beckon Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Ben Cunningham

Rob Pritchard and the team bring the latest Manx football, rugby and hockey results and analysis from Saturday's sporting action (28 October, 2023)

In tonight's programme - The battles for supremacy will continue across the Manx football leagues on Saturday: In rugby, Nomads are on the road and Ramsey and Western Vikings prepare to meet in the Manx Shield; And in hockey the Isle of Man men's national team are in action on Saturday along with the latest Mixed League fixtures Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Ben Cunningham

The Isle of Man's swimmers made more headlines this summer during the Island Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, what's more another crop of local athletes have been snapped up by UK programmes in recent weeks Isle of Man Swimming Coach, Lee Holland, explains how popular the sport is becoming locally and what it means to see Manx swimmers potentially moving up to greater things

Highlights from the NWCFL Premier Division clash between FC Isle of Man and Glossop North End at The Bowl with both sides hoping to use this contest as a springboard towards some better form Commentary from Rob Pritchard and Tony Mepham

October saw the Isle of Man Football Association appoint Lewis Qualtrough as its Interim Chief Executive Officer With a breadth of experience in FA roles to date, what does Mr Qualtrough think is needed to help grow the local game going forward? In this extended interview, we hear his priorities and thoughts around his latest FA position

In tonight's programme - A huge northern derby at the top of the premier league is among the ties this weekend in Manx football: A jam-packed rugby weekend on Island awaits for the Manx sides in both UK and domestic competition; And more intriguing ties in prospect in the latest round of matches in the mixed Manx Hockey leagues Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Ben Cunningham

Back in February this year, Manx Auto Sport reported it had seen a decline in local interest in the sport of rallying Since then, efforts have been underway to change that - so how have those efforts worked out so far? In this extended interview, we hear from former Manx Auto Sport committee member and now event organiser, Dave Clucas

As midweek saw FC Isle of Man's winless run stretch to seven games, the Manx side returned to The Bowl after another three weeks on the road to face an in-form Wythenshawe FC who were looking to continue their charge towards the top of the table Match commentary from Rob Pritchard and Sam Palmer

Round up of local sports

In tonight's programme - Three premier league teams will look to maintain their unbeaten starts to the season as the latest Manx football fixtures await; In rugby, Vagabonds men will host their first home game of the new season at the weekend with Vagas Ladies away on cup duty and Douglas welcoming Whitchurch to Port-e-Chee; And, we get the lowdown ahead of the latest Manx Mixed Hockey fixtures as week four of the campaign takes place this weekend Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Ben Cunningham

Rhian Evans sits down with Orran Smith to discuss his latest extreme sporting venture.

The latest round-up of the football, rugby and hockey scores across the Isle of Man and beyond

In tonight's programme - The early front-runners are starting to emerge early in the new Manx football season with the latest round of fixtures beckoning on Saturday; In rugby, Vagabonds men's and ladies get their new campaigns underway off-Island this Saturday; And in hockey, inter-club derbies and early top-of-the-table showdowns await in week three Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Ben Cunningham

The round-up of the latest football, rugby and hockey fixtures across the Isle of Man, plus the live draw for the first round of the Isle of Man Mixed Hockey cup competitions

In tonight's programme - The latest week of Manx football sees the IoM Women's season get underway; In rugby, Douglas will hope to capture some points as they return to home soil this weekend; And in hockey, the Mixed Season enters week two Rob Pritchard & Darren Timson are joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Ben Cunningham