Young athletes, wannabe athletes and just spectators yearning to be in the game, as long as you are between the ages of eight and thirteen there may be a solution to the summertime blues. This morning the National Sports Council started it’s second annual sports camp and News Five’s Arreini Palacio was there. Arreini Palacio, […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and I’d like to welcome you to this edition of Sports Monday. The Belize District Basketball Association championship series moved into game two Friday night at the City Centre with Kulture Reggae boasting a 1-zip lead. For G.A. Roe Gap a win would push them into a decisive game three […]
With Semi-Pro Football a fading memory and CARICOM Basketball a wound not yet healed, we decided to lower our sights a little bit and look at the sports scene from a vantage point much closer to the ground. News Five’s Faralee Gabourel found such a view on the Southside of Belize City. Faralee Gabourel, Reporting […]
A press conference was held today in Barbados to announce plans for regional radio and television coverage of the Olympic games in Sydney Australia. The Caribbean Broadcasting Union and Caribbean News Agency, through their newly created subsidiary, the Caribbean Media Corporation, have purchased the broadcast rights for the games and plan to mount a strong […]
Barbadian Commentators “The ball is in the air, he misses. This could be it here. They have the play…from Barbados. Three seconds, two seconds, the clock in running out. The shot is up, it goes and we have extra time here.” But there was to be no extra time for Belize as officials at the […]
For his part, Dwight Myvette, the man who made the dramatic shot, had absolutely no doubt that his short jumper left his hands well before time had expired. Dwight Myvette, Guard, Belize Nat’l Team “Number thirteen for Barbados was fouled. The coach called me to the bench, he was shooting two free throws. The coach […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and you’re just in time for this big time version of Sports Monday. “We were robbed” is the prevailing view of the Belizean public after watching the semifinal showdown between Belize and the host team Barbados Friday night in the 15th CARICOM Basketball Championship. Nevertheless lets take it from the […]
It’s not the same as being there, but thanks to the technology of satellite communications, tonight’s crucial basketball game between Belize and Barbados will be broadcast live tonight on Channel Five immediately following this newscast. Just moments ago we spoke to Paul Flowers, sports analyst for Love FM, who has been following the tournament in […]
After a long trip and late arrival in Barbados the Belize National Basketball Team finally took its turn on the court. And while the going was rough Tuesday night, by Wednesday morning the squad had hit its stride. In their debut against the U.S. Virgin Islands, Belize, the defending CARICOM champs, looked tired and out […]
The 1999-2000 football season is now history and the Regent Millennium Cup is safely locked up in the southern village of Independence. But that doesn’t mean that football is now dormant. Today the Belize National Football Association launched a program to improve the professionalism of coaches and players, in an effort to develop the overall […]
It’s a sport that has a loyal following but has never made the break into the Belizean mass market. Officials of the Belize Amateur Bodybuilding Association hope to change that image, however, with an upcoming big event. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Central American Body Building and Fitness Competition may be three months away but already […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and we’re here to dish you up another serving of Sports Monday. With the BFL football season completed and the National Basketball team off to the 15th CARICOM championships at Barbados, the focus switched to the visit of the National Volleyball Team of El Salvador for a head on collision […]
It was the perfect end to an exciting season for a young football club. On Saturday night, virtually every resident of Independence Village and more than a few fans, even from as far away as Belize City, gathered in the Michael Ashcroft Stadium to watch their team, Sagitun, be crowned victors. Between the champagne and […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and you’re locked into this monster ride on Sports Monday. With our National Basketball Team in final preparation for the 15th CARICOM Basketball Championships at Barbados, we visited camp at the City Centre this morning. “And yes people, Olin Simpliss goes baseline, deals to Keith Acosta, who slams over Claude […]
The word on the street is true, star point guard for the Belize National Basketball team, Milton Palacio will be in Belize on Monday. Official sources from the team have confirmed that Palacio will be working out with the national team but it is not guaranteed that he will be playing in Barbados. Given the […]
Ariel Rosado is now a household name in the cycling community. The teenager already has several victories under his belt and is always looking for more. But Rosado isn’t only making a name for himself at home. This morning young Ariel traveled to Miami where he will be spending a month in training and then […]
A small delegation of young Belizean athletes is back home after participating in an athletic competition in Costa Rica. Today a press conference was called by the Belize Amateur Athletic Association and the National Sport Council of Belize to welcome the Belize team. However, the news was both good and bad as the media learnt […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and welcome to another ride on Sports Monday. Game 3 of the Regent Millennium Cup Championship staged at the MCC Grounds yesterday, turned out to be an event instead of just a mere football match. The biggest crowd in many moons massed at the Barracks for the final showdown between […]
It is the culmination of a long and grueling season and when it ends before dusk on Sunday, there will only be one champion. Janelle Chanona previews the final duel between Sagitun and Grigamandala. By all accounts, this football season has had more than its fair share of ups and downs. The national team found […]
The CARICOM basketball championships are less than three weeks away but by Belizean standards that’s plenty of time to get our national team organized and ready to defend its title. Today the Basketball Association held a press conference to introduce the team’s coaches and update the public on how preparations are going. News Five’s James […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and we certainly want to welcome you aboard for this ride on Sports Monday. Game 2 of the Regent Millennium Cup championship series took us to the Michael Ashcroft Stadium in Independence Saturday night, where Sagitun needed to win, to stave off elimination. After losing 2-zip to Grigamandala last weekend, […]
Come July second, our Belizean boys will head to Barbados to battle basketball teams from all over the region and team organizers say they won’t bring back bronze. It’s the 15th CARICOM Confederation Basketball Tournament and it’s up to Belize to claim back to back victory. To that end the Belize National Basketball Association have […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and you’re right on time for this latest serving of Sports Monday. The Regent Millennium Cup Championship 3 game series got off at Dangriga yesterday, as Grigamandala hosted Sagitun of Independence. Fans from all over the country crowded the Carl Ramos Stadium for Game I. Bent Burgess tries to give […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and you’re strapped in for another ride on Sports Monday. The BFL playoffs reached the end of the road in week 10 at the MCC Grounds for 2 archrivals. In the role of host Kulture Yabra looks to humble Grigamandala of Dangriga who are headed to the finals. Meanwhile Griga […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and welcome to this fresh flavour of Sports Monday. The City Centre basketball season has been slowly building momentum over the past few weeks, so we caught up with Friday night’s schedule. We join the action at the start of 2nd half with the contest between the Millennium Girls of […]
