As the hours wind down to the opening of semi-professional basketball tonight at the City Center news five continues its look at the featured teams with the Penta Lakers. On the eve of the grand opening of semi-pro basketball, we caught up with former champion Penta Lakers in a fine tuning session. Naturally tonight they […]
Normally the Triple J dock at the Court House Wharf is full of people waiting to go to the cayes aboard a water taxi. But today News Five met two visitors who brought their own transportation. And if you thought the vessels used in La Ruta Maya River Challenge were small, try traveling the world […]
Tonight in the series, “Inside the B.B.A.” Alex king profiles a team that is believed to be one of the major contenders in this year’s semi-pro series: the Kremandala Raiders. Love them or hate them, one thing is for sure, the road to the semi-pro championship has always gone through the Raider’s camp. But time […]
In Channel Five’s continuing week-long series titled “Inside the B.B.A.,” James Adderley takes a look at the team called Travellers Pirates. As our pre-season feature of the semi-pro basketball teams continues we checked in at big Bird’s Isle last night to view the training session of the Travellers Pirates team and for sure we were […]
They may be small in stature but the recently formed Belize National Football team is being described as the country’s first team that has been fully trained to compete effectively in tournaments. Today the team left for Costa Rica. News Five was there for the send-off. Hilberto Muschamp, Team Captain “This is a very young […]
This Friday night will see the opening of the long awaited semi-pro basketball season. Five teams will be competing for the B.B.A. title and tonight News Five’s James Adderley profiles one of them: the Dangriga Isanigu. The new Semi-Pro Basketball league kicks off its inaugural season on March 19th at the City Centre. On Saturday […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re certainly welcome to this fresh serving of Sports Monday. The volleyball competition at the City Center has picked up much intensity people so we sneaked our cameras in Saturday night for the featured match-up between Continental Flyers and Advance Advertising. We pick up the action with the score […]
With over fifty entrants from all over the country and over twenty thousand dollars in cash prizes and gifts La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge has in only two short years propelled itself to the highest level of Belizean sporting events. In earlier reports we’ve carried news of the start and finish of the four-day […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this fresh portion of Sports Monday. The 17th edition of the Belmopan Cycle Classic staged on Sunday brought at least 115 male and 4 female riders to the starting line at the Pound Yard Bridge here in Belize City. And cycling official Melvin Torres […]
Not all of this weekend’s action on the water will take place in Belize City harbor. The first leg of La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge got underway early this morning below the Hawksworth Bridge in Cayo. The four-day canoe race runs from San Ignacio all the way down the Belize River to Belize City. […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s a fresh dish of Sports Monday. CONCACAF’s championship football tournament brought Costa Rica’s Alajuela to the M.C.C. Grounds for yesterday’s monster clash with Belize City’s Acros, one of the 2 national teams participating in this year’s competition. Despite the advertised game time of 3:30, the open whistle blew […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for a fresh portion of Sports Monday. National Football Championship Juventus of Orange Walk kicked off the annual CONCACAF Football Championship yesterday at the People’s Stadium against the Honduran sub-champion Montagua of Honduras. And of course for an international match of this magnitude official niceties […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for a fresh portion of Sports Monday. Week V of the B.F.L. playoffs would decide who makes it to the championship round. So we head to the People’s Stadium where defending champion Juventus finds itself faced with a very focussed La Victoria of Corozal, the […]
If you’re the kind of person who likes adventure, you may want to consider entering the second annual Ruta Maya Canoe Race over the ninth of March weekend. All you need is a canoe, some sleeping bags, the registration fee and a three-person team willing to get a little wet. Richard Harrison of Big H […]
Good evening; I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this portion of Sports Monday. Sagitun of Mango Creek stepped into the Ricalde Stadium yesterday looking to rebound off its first playoff loss in three home games. Hitting the road made things worse but La Victoria of Corozal had its own championship dreams and […]
Boxing has long been popular with the fans, but the sport hasn’t always gotten the technical support the boxers, coaches and judges may need. But a course is currently underway which is attempting to condense a lot of training into two short weeks, in the hopes of improving the sport so many enjoy. Hyacinth Latchman […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with Sports Monday. Week 3 of the B.F.L. football playoffs took us to capital city Belmopan where the Builder’s Hardware Bandits found themselves against La Victoria of Corozal, still looking for their first playoff win. It’s not only a clash of wills; it’s a crash of bodies too as demonstrated […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for a fresh portion of Sports Monday. Week 2 of the B.F.L. playoffs took 3-time defending champion Juventus of Orange Walk further north to the Ricalde Stadium for a clash with Corozal’s La Victoria, looking to rebound after last week’s overtime loss to Sagitun of […]
In related news, recreation at Hattieville Prison appears to be changing for the better. The seven hundred and fifty eight men and women of the facility will soon get a chance to play basketball and volleyball, if they behave themselves, that is. The inmates, under the supervision of Officer Ray Gongora, recently started construction of […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley so pull up for another portion of Sports Monday. It’s playoff time in the B.F.L. and all four teams saw action over the weekend. Yesterday we caught up with the People’s Stadium match-up that saw defending champion Juventus of Orange Walk open against the Belmopan Bandits the last team to […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley so pull up for another portion of Sports Monday. The Belmopan Bandits came to Belize City looking for destiny – looking to make the B.F.L. playoffs for the first time in its five-year semi-pro history. All they needed was a victory against a winless Acros team at the M.C.C. Grounds […]
A scout leader from Belgium is riding all around the world as part of his life’s dream. Xavier Debois arrived in Belize yesterday and this afternoon News Five caught up with him to find out about his world tour. Xavier Debois, Scout Leader “The main purpose of being in Belize is only to learn about […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and nuff thanks for joining our first serving of Sports Monday in 1999. Yesterday the M.C.C. Grounds hosted the biggest crowd of this B.F.L. season as the Yabra Sporting Club faced second round leader Sagitun of Mango Creek in a must win situation. Yabra goes for instant offense from Ofus […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for a fresh serving of Sports Monday. For Acros football team of Belize City, a winless second half in the current B.F.L. Competition seems to be quickly approaching a painful reality. Yesterday the struggling Acros team looked to change its circumstances against another struggling ball […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re back with another dish of Sports Monday. Week six of the second round in the B.F.L. Football Tournament took us to the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday and the Yabra Sporting Club hosts La Victoria of Corozal as both teams take the field. If the city fans had great expectations […]
