Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re in tuned with this offering of Sports Monday. Friday brought another big double header of Division I basketball at Bird’s Isle and we pick up the action late in the first half with M&M Christian Ambassadors boasting a ten point lead over Mirab. The Ambassadors extend the lead […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this fresh dish of Sports Monday. It might not be semi-pro basketball, but it’s certainly the only game in town, which has forced everybody back into the amateur ranks. That may a good thing for now, and we join President Bernard Wagner of the Belize District […]
It’s been reported before, but this time, hopefully it’s for real. Semi-pro basketball is coming back after a two year hiatus. Plans are underway for clinics to enhance the skills of players on the court and moderate their behavior off the court. Commissioner Troy Gabb, says that within the next six weeks we will be […]
We’ve recently seen heroes like Marion Jones and Milton Palacio in Belize… and today another sports great visited the jewel… but we’re not sure if his is a household name. Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Cricket is a sport that thrives throughout the English speaking Caribbean, but the sharp crack of bat and ball […]
When we left La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge on Thursday, seventy canoes had blasted off from Cayo’s Hawkesworth Bridge heading east. When they finished around midday on Sunday, there were only sixty boats remaining, but the pace was a torrid one. The winning team, sponsored by Koop Sheet Metal of Spanish Lookout, crossed under […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The 19th Belmopan Cycle Classic attracted riders from North America, Mexico and Guatemala, as some eighty riders made a bid. We take you to the early morning sights and sounds at the start of the in front of Santos Diaz on Central American Boulevard, and […]
You can measure the ordeal using a number of different yardsticks: time spent on the water, distance travelled, or the number of strokes of the paddle… But however you chose to quantify it, just completing La Ruta Maya is a feat of which even the last place finisher can be proud. Stewart Krohn, Reporting Sometimes […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and we are rolling into another blast of Sports Monday. Last year Kulture Yabra and Griga Tropical were bitter rivals, but 2001 there has been an obvious decrease in the tension of this particular confrontation. After all, Griga Tropical shows only four wins through seventeen ballgames, while Kulture Yabra has […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and we certainly want you to partake of this clubbing version of Sports Monday. The fight world in Belize has literally been in chaos over the past two years, not unlike semi-pro basketball, a victim of inertia at the very top. However, the boxing community was able to put a […]
With a season mired in controversy both on and off the field, the sport of football has on several occasions come close to open warfare. Over the last few days a visit by the regional federation president has prompted football officials to once again try to get the ball rolling in the right direction… but […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and we urge you to gather round for this crisp portion of Sports Monday. The Belize City football fans crowded the MCC Grounds Saturday night for the monster semi-pro football match-up between Kulture Yabra of the city and Juventus of Orange Walk. Both teams enter the fray in second and […]
The National Sports Council has started a pilot programme in which cyclists travel to Havana to train amongst Cuba’s best. Quinton “The Baddest” Hamilton was the first athlete to enroll in the programme and has just returned from his six week intensive exercise. He says he’s more than ready to get back into competition. Quinton […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this version of Sports Monday. The mad rush to make the six-team BFL football playoffs continued into week XIV with Kulture Yabra looking to improve its options going down the stretch. However, Real Verdes after climbing all the way from the bottom of the standings to […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into that busy frequency called Sports Monday. After it’s first regular season loss last week, Juventus of Orange Walk rolled into town yesterday at the behest of Acros of Belize City, team with a suspect record despite its playoff ambitions. We open to Danny Diego’s Belize City […]
In sports news, the roller coaster career of Belizean American basketball player Milton Palacio is once again back on track. After playing only limited minutes during his rookie session as a point guard with the NBA’s Vancouver Grizzlies, Palacio was released from the team. He was picked up this season, however, by the Boston Celtics. […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re in tuned to this latest version of Sports Monday. Kulture Yabra of Belize City found itself matched up against turf rivals Acros for a second Sunday in a row. Would they be able to repeat last week’s big W. We open to Hugo Ortega moving against “Butta” Ferguson […]
They call it the “sweet science” but in Belize the sport of boxing bears little resemblance to what we watch on HBO. Having reached a peak with the thrilling championship victory of Fitzroy Guisseppi in 1978, local fists are no longer flying and reputable promoters are as scarce as blue notes on the day before […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this latest edition of Sports Monday. Week XI of the BFL football season found Kulture Yabra of Belize City in a turf war at the MCC Grounds against Acros also of Belize City Saturday night. For this man, Paulie Bradley, it’s a very sad day after […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and allow me to welcome you to this latest version of Sports Monday. The BFL Appeals Committee apparently agreed with Real Verdes in its dispute with the league and promptly returned all eighteen previously taken away points by the Protest Board. This left Kulture Yabra of Belize City and Builders […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re just in time for this fresh dish of Sports Monday. Kulture Yabra of Belize City went into the People’s Stadium Orange Walk with an undefeated record facing Lazio Jumex in week nine in a battle many thought was too close to call. It’s a real struggle for both […]
When Marion Jones visits Belize next week she will quite rightly receive the biggest welcome this small nation can muster. But Marion Jones is not the first Olympic track and field gold medalist to visit these shores. In 1983 a National Stadium in even worse shape than the present version, was the venue for what […]
The National Sports Council today released a detailed itinerary of next week’s historic visit by world champion sprinter Marion Jones. As expected, it’s a strenuous schedule that may even tax the strength of an Olympic gold medallist. During her four days in Belize Jones will be feted by municipal authorities in Belize City, Dangriga, Punta […]
Belizean cyclist Quinton “The Baddest” Hamilton leaves Belize on Monday to participate in a sports training exchange with the largest Caribbean island, Cuba. The six to eight week programme is the start of a promising opportunity for young Belizean cyclists to perfect their craft and improve Belize’s image on the world stage. Hamilton, who is […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into the first offering of Sports Monday for the year 2001. We certainly want to take this opportunity to our many fans around the nation a peaceful and prosperous New Year. Now to the business at hand, the Krem/BEL Cycle Classic blasted off from Corozal Town Monday […]
One man who’s got a lot to be thankful for this Christmas is Belizean-American Milton Palacio. Only recently signed by the Boston Celtics, Palacio got his first starting assignment last night against the New York Knicks on national TV. from Madison Square Garden. It was a rough night for the second year guard as he […]
