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Highlights of the Weekend Sporting Events

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

Andrew Faber Sporting and Cultural Complex Coming Soon

Ground was broken this morning on Faber’s Road Extension for the building of a sporting and cultural complex in honor of late city councilor Andrew Faber.  He was the younger sibling of Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber, who perished in a road traffic accident along with two others in 2011.  During his time at City […]

Battle in Belize; a Mixed Martial Arts Tournament

On Saturday at eight-thirty p.m. at the Belize City Civic Center, MAA Events Inc. from Los Angeles, California will be hosting a Battle in Belize Tournament. The mixed martial arts event will see athletes from the Central American region as well as the U.S. compete in several rounds of fighting. Today, a meet and greet […]

Meet NEBL’s Defending Champions, the Belize Hurricanes

Basketball aficionados are looking forward for the opening of the National Elite Basketball League Season which gets underway later this week. But over the weekend, Belize Hurricanes got a jump start and formally introduced its fifteen players to fans. Looking smart in their new jerseys, the team says it is poised to retain its winning […]

Sportscaster James Adderley and the Weekend Stats

Good evening, I am James Adderley and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]

James Adderley: the Weekend in Sports

Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities….]

Little League Baseball Making a Comeback After 25 Years

A non-profit called Belize Visionary Foundation of Baseball and Softball wants to bring back little league baseball in Belize. According to the foundation, it has been more than twenty-five years since a little league game has been played but they are going to change that. For the past year, a group of young players from […]

The Philip Willoughby 7-a-Side Football Tournament

U.D.P. Standard Bearer for Port Loyola, Philip Willoughby is organizing a first-of-its-kind football tournament on New Year’s Day. Dubbed the Philip Willoughby Seven-a-Side Football Marathon, it is open to the entire public, but particularly those football enthusiasts in the area to come out and participate. Football teams are invited to come out and register on […]

James Adderley and the Weekend in Sports

Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]

Light and Peace Blocked from Competing in the NEBL

Hundreds of Belize City youths have received some sort of professional training by the Light and Peace Basketball Foundation. The foundation, for more than a decade, has been hosting basketball tournaments with the aim of developing the sport in the country as well as the players. The foundation under the leadership of Roscoe Rhys and […]

Weekend Sports with James Adderley

Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities….]

Football 4 Life – an International Friendly between Belize and Guatemala

A first-of-its-kind Football for Life peace match took place today at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex in Belize City. The under-eighteen national teams from Belize and Guatemala converged on the pitch for the international friendly organized by the In the Gap Institute in collaboration with Belize Telemedia Limited. While the mission is to promote sports […]

James Adderley with the Weekend in Sports

Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Heads Basketball Tournament in Chetumal

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Belize is leading a team of young athletes to Chetumal this weekend where they will be participating in a basketball tournament with teenagers from across Mexico.  Last year, the athletes placed second in the annual competition and this time around they are taking an under-eighteen selection with them in hopes […]

The Weekend in Sports

Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities….]

Belize Reinstated to RADO

The National Anti-doping Organization, NADO, has a new director, following the Brandon Cattouse fiasco earlier this year which resulted in Belize’s suspension from the Regional Anti-doping Organization.  The incoming director is well-known sports enthusiast and former footballer Carlos ‘Charlie’ Slusher.  In a letter from the regional body dated November twenty-seventh, RADO informs that after evaluating […]

The First International Friendly Rugby Match Between Belize and Guatemala

Rugby may not be as popular a sport in Belize as soccer or basketball, but it is picking up traction among certain pockets of sports enthusiasts.  Over the weekend, the Belize national team participated in an international friendly match with a visiting team from Guatemala.  It was the Eagle’s first try in an international game, […]

Sporting Activities over the Weekend with James Adderley

Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]

Sportscasters James Adderley with the Weekend Stats

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

Belize Jaguars Versus Puerto Rico at Isidoro Beaton Stadium

The results of an international match this Friday at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium in Belmopan will determine whether the Jaguars will advance to qualify for Gold Cup in 2019. The Puerto Rican team is already here and the Jaguars will have to beat them to move up. If that happens, the national team will also […]

Establishing Rugby in Belize

Football, basketball and track and field are sports that are well known in Belize among athletes and aficionados. Now there is rugby, a discipline that is physically and mentally challenging and is developing a steady following across the country.  Expat Tony Gillings began renewing interest in the game setting up teams in different municipalities.  A […]

Belize Versus Guatemala in Rugby International Friendly

The Belize national rugby team is currently preparing to face off against the national team from Guatemala on November twenty-fifth at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex in Belize City. After several local competitions, the international match takes place and Rugby Belize is asking the public to come out and witness the revitalization of the sport. […]

Highlights of the Weekend in Sports

Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday.   [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities….]

The Winners of the National Primary School Football Championship

From early as eight o’clock this morning, young talented football athletes from twelve primary schools from across the country converged in Belize City for an opportunity of a lifetime. The annual national primary school football championship is ongoing at the Marion Jones Stadium. In the girl’s category, we can report that Valley of Peace Christian […]

Pok Ta Pok, an Ancient but Re-emerging Sport in Belize

Whenever you hear about sports in Belize, you think about football, basketball, and volleyball. You even hear about cricket, but it’s a rare occasion when you hear about Pok-Ta-Pok. It might be an ancient Mayan ball game, but Pok-Ta-Pok is being played today by the ‘Black Jaguars’ of Yo Creek Village. The Pok Ta Pok […]