Our favourite NBA player is once again on the move. Milton Palacio, a four-year league veteran and one time leader of Belize’s CARICOM champion national team, has been signed by the Toronto Raptors. The six foot three inch point guard, who has played for the Grizzles, Celtics, Suns and Cavaliers in the NBA, was a […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and thanks for allowing me into your living rooms for another fresh dish of Sports Monday. The Belize Premier Football League opened its annual semi-pro season over the weekend with all eight teams seeing action. Here in Belize City we were treated to a clash between former champions Kulture Yabra, […]
As a people we are renowned for our athletic abilities…just one reason why the Ministry of Education is putting a strong emphasis on physical education in our nation’s schools. But harnessing raw talent and honing it into impressive skills can be a tricky thing, and all sides agree, the earlier we start the better. That’s […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’ve logged on for this latest hit of Sports Monday. Week two of the semi-pro basketball season found the newcomer Bryant’s Tenants make its debut against Orange Walk Shell One-Stop. So we immediately go to the tip off as Andrew Robateau of Bryant’s jump against Wendell Robinson. And Wendell, […]
Belizean boxing’s last great moment occurred when Fitzroy Guiseppi knocked out Luis “Lagunita” Rodriguez for the Caribbean and Central American title. That, unfortunately, was in 1979. A quarter century later News 5’s Patrick Jones is wondering when and if that feat can be repeated. Patrick Jones, Reporting They may not bear more than a superficial […]
Camps are always a big summer activity for Belizean children. And one of the longest running vacation institutions is the Curlin King Track and Field Summer Athletic Programme. The camp not only helps the children to get physical, but it also encourages them to stay in school. Today, King, along with three of his dedicated […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome aboard for another ride on Sports Monday. Lord’s Bank was the place to be Saturday afternoon where the decisive game three between Berlan of Bermudian Landing and Wicked Eleven of Flower’s Bank for the Harrison Parks National cricket titled was staged. But first we’ve got to get the […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and allow me to welcome you to this issue of Sports Monday. It might not have been properly publicised, and in fact, it did not attract the number of fans an event of this magnitude usually commands, but the Belize Basketball Association nevertheless opening the curtain Friday night on the […]
The Prince Room at the Princess Hotel and Casino is about as far removed as you can get from the dust and mud of Roger’s Stadium. But, as News 5’s Patrick Jones discovered, the teaching of softball skills is not confined to the diamond. Patrick Jones, Reporting There were no cheerleaders or dollar beer at […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley brining to you this week’s edition of Sports Monday. And folks on Saturday Lord’s Bank in Belize Rural was transformed into the perfect replica of an English countryside, complete with picturesque scenery, excited fans, gentlemen dressed in white and a high level of cricket play. And we would be diplomatically […]
James Adderley usually plies his trade for News 5 on Mondays…but every now and then an interesting sporting event comes along that merits his attention at other times. Such was the case last night with one of the nation’s favourite pastimes. James Adderley, Reporting As mangoes continues to flow in abundance, and the nation’s school […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this deal we call Sports Monday. We’ll quickly jump into the cricket scene as the Harrison Parks Competition kicked off its three game championship series for the 2003 national title on Saturday. So we head to beautiful Bermudian Landing where for the first time in its […]
The raw prowess of Belizean skill in the athletic arena, both at home and abroad, has never been disputed. But to a large extent, our ability to dominate has been limited by a lack of resources to improve sporting programmes and facilities. Within that context then, it is indeed inspirational when a Belizean athlete overcomes […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and it’s a privilege to welcome you to this latest dish of Sports Monday. Eight teams started the hunt for the Prime Minister’s Knockout Cup Tournament, but at this juncture only two remain standing. These two teams met at the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday as Kulture Yabra of Belize City hosted […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re boxed into this fresh deal of Sports Monday. The defending semi-pro football champion Sagitun of Independence came to the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday in a must win situation against Kulture Yabra after falling in a 1-zip blast at home last week in this semi-final round of the Prime Minister’s […]
It’s one of the fastest growing brands in Belize and today Milo, “the food drink of champions” stepped up to the plate to help the nation’s youngest athletes. Country Representative for Nestlé’s Milo, Errol Brisco, this morning handed over a twenty thousand dollar cheque to the National Sports Council. According to the council’s treasurer, the […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Harrison Parks cricket competition has arrived at the semi-final round of the playoffs as four teams remain in the hunt for this year’s national title. At Burrell Boom on Saturday Berlan of Bermudian Landing and Excellence of Double Head Cabbage kicked off this three […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this latest posting of Sports Monday. Mother’s Day, May eleventh brought the top eight female cyclist of the nation together for the thirteenth edition of the Female Cross Country Classic, and we must say it was the grandest ever after attracting, the biggest participation of […]
They are becoming almost as well known to the public as their male counterparts…and why not? Belize’s female cyclists have come a long way. On Sunday we’ll find out just how far. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For more than a decade, Belizean female riders have been fighting for a seat in local cycling circles, and for […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this fresh dish of Sports Monday. For those of us who have been waiting rather impatiently for the football season, well the Belize Premier Football League has done something about it with the opening of the Knockout Tournament over the weekend. Here in Belize City, the […]
While most of us were trying to hide out from the heat on Thursday, several men and women were hitting the Northern Highway competing in the 2003 Courts Labour Day Cycling Classic. Cameraman George Tillett and driver Stephen Ferguson got up early to capture the start, but I cheated and met them at the finish […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this all female edition of Sports Monday. The men have recently dominated the sport of cycling, but these two weeks will see a lot more focus on the female riders. Yesterday the Belize Cycling Association sponsored the Hill Circuit Classic, a forty-mile race for females that runs […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re in tuned to this latest version of Sports Monday. The Easter weekend brought with it the annual Cross Country Cycle Classic, a seventy-five year old tradition that saw its seventy-fourth presentation. Just before the start, we see the 1992 champ Big Mike Lewis signing up, two time champ […]
News stories on football usually involve controversy between the sport’s governing body and its most important league. But while the big boys have been feuding, the young ladies have been polishing their skills. Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Last November women’s soccer made a come back after being dormant for some nine years. […]
The combination of young men and tight shorts is just one of the reasons why the Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic is the nation’s most popular sporting event. But behind the flash and dash, every year the event is steeped in controversy…and this year is no different. Henry Moreira, Sunflower Team “I look forward […]
