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Belize Wins Gold in Football at CODICADER Games

The 2019 CODICADER Games are being held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras where team Belize won a gold medal in male football earlier today.  Belize’s victory over Panama by a score of seven goals to six came during a penalty shootout at the end of regulation time when both teams drew at one goal apiece.  On Thursday, […]

Sports Minister Explains Reasons Why Works on Marshalleck Stadium has Slowed

Works on the Marshelleck Stadium in Benque Viejo del Carmen has slowed and the community is taking notice. Repairs were being done under the Belize Infrastructure Limited but there is an issue with finances and the scope of the project. Minister of Sports, Patrick Faber sits on the board of BIL as Co-Chair and explained […]

Belizean athletes competing in the CODICADER Games are snatching the medals

A contingent of Belizean athletes left Belize without fanfare and are currently in Honduras where they are competing in the U-15 CODICADER games in Tegucigalpa. The local team is taking on mighty players from Central America in various disciplines and is putting on a big fight. Earlier today, Kenrick Gordon bested other athletes from the […]

The Weekend in Sports

Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend in sports…]

A tough day for Team Belize in the C.A Beach Volleyball Championship!

For the fourth time Belize is hosting the Central American Beach Volleyball Championship. The nineteenth staging of the regional competition kicked off this morning and continues through to Sunday. All Central American countries are participating with the exception of Panama. Belize has two males and one female team competing. The last time Belize medaled in […]

Belize Hosts 19th Central American Volleyball Championship

The Belize Volleyball Association is hosting the nineteenth Central American Beach Volleyball Championships. President of the Association Allan Sharp says that team Belize has been preparing for months. Belize will feature two male teams and one female team. This is Belize’s fourth year hosting the event. It will kick off on Friday and ends on […]

Meet Belize’s Beach Volleyball Teams

At today’s press conference, the press also met team Belize. There are six athletes competing for Belize. They are divided into three teams; two males and one female. They have been coached by Cuban Juan Carlos Perdomo.  According to the BVA, these teams are experienced and skilled and have played against some of their competitors. […]

Young Soccer Referees Called to Workshop

There’s a call for aspiring young referees in the sport of soccer and today that call was headed by a number of soccer enthusiasts from across the region.  This morning at the headquarters of the Football Federation of Belize in Belmopan, a handful of up and coming coaches and referees gather for a seminar in […]

Belize and Refereeing Football

Among the attendees is Glen Ritchie.  Having attended a recent summer camp, he dreams of becoming a professional referee and admits that achieving that goal simply means that he has to go through the process of learning all aspects of the sport.   Glen Ritchie, Aspiring Referee “I’ve been asked by several people to join […]

The Weekend Sports Stats

Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend in sports…]

The National U-15 Boys Compete in the 2019 CONCACAF Championships

The national under-fifteen team secured a win today against Saint Kitts and Nevis after a disappointing loss to French Guiana on the first day of competition. The team is currently in Miami, Florida where the CONCACAF Championship is ongoing. The athletes have been preparing for months to make their mark in their first international match […]

The Sporting Events over the Hot and Humid Weekend

Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend in sports…]

Bandits Set for Scotiabank CONCACAF League 2019

The Belmopan Bandits are once again headed to the Scotiabank CONCACAF League, a tournament it will be participating in for the third time in a row.  Despite not having emerged victorious in previous outings, the team is poised to compete once again and called together the media this morning to announce that it has home […]

New Team Jerseys for the Belmopan Bandits

Aside from that bit of good news, the team also revealed its new jerseys heading into the competition.   Douglas Grant, Executive Assistant, Belmopan Bandits “You know the Bandits go with the traditional red, white and black jerseys.  Could I invite the young Jalen Budna and young also, but Honduran import Kevin Vicente, to step […]

James Adderly and the Weekend Sporting Stats

Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend in sports…]

B.D.F. Cricket Team Prepare for Semi-final Round of Championships

While at Price Barracks today, we caught up with the B.D.F. cricket team, who has been preparing for the nationals in the sports. This year, a team of avid cricket athletes from the regular force and the volunteer battalion has their eyes set on the trophy and the bragging rights to become the 2019 Harrison […]

PRO FC Prophecy Fighting Championship to Take Place in San Pedro

PRO FC is on a mission not only to promote the sport of mixed martial arts, but also to provide Belizean fighters with a platform to become regionally ranked.  For that to happen, PRO FC organizes several MMA fights and one is scheduled for this Thursday in San Pedro Town.  The PRO FC Prophecy Fighting […]

The Sports Blotter with James Adderly

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Meet the Belize Delegation Heading to the Pan American Games

The eighteenth Pan American Games takes place in Lima, Peru from July twenty-sixth to August eleventh. A select few have been chosen by the Belize Olympic Committee to represent the Jewel in the upcoming games. Today, at its headquarters in Belize City, the delegation was revealed to the media. There will be three athletes, two […]

Ahmadiyya Basketball League Heads North for Copa Cancun 2019

The Ahmadiyya Basketball League is an athletic movement in Belize that has grown exponentially since it was launched a few years ago.  It has proven to be an effective means of bringing young men together and fostering in them a spirit of brotherhood and camaraderie.  Beyond building a solid team, the boys are all talented […]

Beach Volleyball Athletes Bring home Bronze Medal

With all the crime affecting the City, there is some good news tonight. Two beach volleyball athletes were victorious over the weekend and came home with the bronze medal and trophy from the twelfth Central American under-twenty-one Beach Volleyball Championship, which was held on the sand courts of Campo Marte in Guatemala City. Francis Hauze […]

The Weekend Sports Stats with James Adderly

Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday   [Highlights of the weekend in sports….]

Football Coaches Participate in CONCACAF’s D’ License Coaching Course

Football coaches from all over Belize are stepping up their game. They are taking part in a course at the F.F.B. headquarters in Belmopan to improve their level of performance when engaging with the players on the field. The training programme is being arranged by CONCACF. Here is News Five’s Hipolito Novelo.   Hipolito Novelo, […]

Despite Downpour, Here’s the Stats on Sporting Events

Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend in sports…]

What’s Happening this Sunday for Olympic Day

This Sunday at the B.T.L. Park in Belize City, the Belize Olympic Committee is bringing together all its member federations and associations to put off an Olympic Day. Held under the theme, “Move, Learn and Discover,” it’s an opportunity for Belizeans to know more about the various sporting disciplines that are currently practiced in the […]