Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for another fresh serving of Sports Monday. For some time now football fans have been waiting for a glimpse of the National Football Team in action in an international match but you wouldn’t have known it from the trickle of fans that showed up for […]
Thirty-five junior athletes will be going for the gold in the Central American Championships on June eleventh. The final team, which was selected on Wednesday, will be participating in track events ranging from the 100 meter and long distance events to high jumps and shot put. According to the secretary of the Belize Amateur Athletic […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this serving of Sports Monday. Sunday saw Juventus of Orange Walk make its fifth appearance in CONCACAF Champions Tournament play this season, still looking for its first win – hosting Saprissa of Costa Rica at the People’s Stadium in Orange Walk. We open to the official ceremonies […]
Semi-pro basketball may be kicking up dust at the City Centre, but the action on the court is not the only thing on the mind of the Belize National Basketball Association. Today marked the opening of a rules clinic for referees, coaches and their players sponsored by the B.N.B.A. and the Belize Olympic Committee. According […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this version of Sports Monday. The Southern Bombers landed at the City Centre Friday night looking for their first win in semi-pro basketball. However, going up against undefeated B.T.L. Nets with the best record in the league was never going to be a walk in the park. […]
After surprising Belize and in fact the entire Caribbean with our basketball prowess taking gold in the CARICOM Tournament last year, we had all expected Belize’s team to do well in the COPA Tournament in Cuba last week. But it takes more than heart to win a tournament and our boys did far worse than […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re just in time for a fresh flavor of Sports Monday. We take you out to the Roger’s Stadium here in Belize City for a pair of softball matches as we join the female opener with C.T.C. batting against J.L.’s. It’s Delvorine Mena on the mound for J.L.’s when […]
Well, after losing to the Dominican Republic on Tuesday and Cuba last night, we had hoped they would beat Costa Rica this afternoon. But unfortunately, the news was bad once more. Belize’s boys in Cuba lost again today 84-76. Just like Wednesday night against Cuba they came out strong in the first half, with a […]
Belize’s National Basketball Team was defeated in its first game in Havana, Cuba yesterday, but is hoping to gain some ground tonight in a game against the host team. Tuesday afternoon the defending champions of the Torneo CentroBasquet, the Dominican Republic beat Belize 69-52. A statement from the Belize Sports Council says Belize started out […]
The Belizean basketball team left today for the COPA Basketball Tournament in Cuba which begins on Tuesday. The members of the Belize National Team are: Milton Palacio, Dwight Myvett, Alex Carcamo, Leon Watson, Darwin Carter, Kirk “Shabba” Smith, Bart Sanchez, Evan “Duck” Garnett, Fred Garcia, Darren Bovell, Claude “Too Tall” Jones, Clinton Fuller and Lloyd […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s a fresh serving of Sports Monday. The second round of the Semi-Pro Basketball season opened Friday night to the crucial confrontation between 4-0 B.T.L. Nets and 3-1 Kremandala Raiders. The Raiders came in seeking to avenge that early first round loss while the Nets were simply focussed on […]
Last year coach David Greenwood helped Belize’s CARICOM team win the gold. Today the Belize National Basketball Association announced that they will once again rely on Greenwood to coach our national team to victory. This time in Cuba for the COPA tournament on May third. Greenwood arrives on Friday along with Milton Palacio, Alex Carcamo […]
The tournament is next week and Belize still doesn’t have a head coach for the team it is planning to send to the COPA basketball tournament in Cuba, but the Belizean basketball players being pulled in from abroad are starting to arrive. This morning Dwight Myvett joined the crowd of hopefuls. Myvett, who has been […]
Good evening and here’s the sporting news. It was a big weekend of sports here in the city so we’ll jump right into the boxing card at big Bird’s Isle yesterday. Young Amir Garcia is getting tips from boxing coach Leopold Smart. He came out fired up against his brother but Devon Garcia would take […]
In an effort to help Belize’s young people find constructive activities, the Belize Chess Federation is reinvigorating its Chess in the Schools Program. The International Federation, FIDE, has given Belize one hundred chess sets and boards. Thirty of these will be used for Belize Chess Federation activities and the rest will be distributed to schools […]
Yesterday you met Murphy McLaren who will be challenging Norman “Papi Pote” Orosco in this weekend’s fight at Birds Isle. Today it is Orosco’s turn to tell you what you can expect from the match. Although it is just an exhibition match, as you will notice, Orosco and his trainer are not planning to pull […]
This week a group of people you normally see on the nation’s playing fields will be gathering at the Fiesta Inn for Futuro II, the Federation International de Football Association, FIFA, Educational Programme. The reason? To learn more about this sport and how to improve the way it is played in Belize. Constantinos Soupliotis, FIFA […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re welcome to this slice of Sports Monday. The Kremandala Raiders vowed to rebound big after the loss to B.T.L. and got that chance at the City Centre when they were hosted by the winless Southern Bombers Friday night. If there is a way you want to start then […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re back with this new portion of Sports Monday. Acros of Belize City went into yesterday’s international showdown at Norman Broaster Stadium still looking for number 1 this year’s CONCACAF football tournament. We’re about to find out if the fourth try worked like a charm. It was the Guatemalan […]
The Police Youth Corps is holding two days of sporting events at the M.C.C. Grounds. The event has the participation of children and instructors from all districts. Superintendent Yolanda Murray told News Five why they brought all the youth corps members together. Supt. Yolanda Murray “For the youth corps to get to know one another. […]
A veteran of the old semi-pro is back in Belize to take part in the new semi-pro. Kevin Siroki who played for the Belmopan Bandits in 1997 is now teaming up with the B.T.L. Nets for the 1999 basketball league. Siroki played high school and college basketball and coaches college basketball in his hometown. He […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to another serving of Sports Monday. We take you immediately into the early morning of Holy Saturday for the start of the 71st edition of the annual Cross Country Cycling Classic and it’s always a spectacle to see over a hundred riding off in search of fame and […]
There are those who head for Miami, for Cancun, for San Pedro or Dangriga and P.G. but there are also those who head for the Western Highway. Every Easter Belize’s cyclists forego the pleasures of foreign or domestic travel to carry on a revered sporting tradition: the Holy Saturday Cross Country Classic. This year the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re into a fresh slice of Sports Monday. The long awaited championship series of B.F.L. football finally got off the ground yesterday at the People’s Stadium in Orange Walk where 3-time defending champion Juventus played host to former champ La Victoria of Corozal. Needless to say the large crowd […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this version of Sports Monday. The long awaited Semi-Pro Basketball League got off to a grand start Friday night at the City Centre and we join the opening ceremonies as Penta Lakers man the sidelines. The home team B.T.L. Nets makes its grand entrance on the refurbished […]
