A hundred and three high school students are participating in a string of cycling activities organized by the C-Ray Cycling Club as a precursor to introducing the sport in secondary schools across the country. This evening the young riders gathered at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex where they took part in a time trial. The […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. It was always going to be a tense affair inside the MCC Grounds for Game 2 of the PLB semi-finals as both combinations came in yesterday tied in goal aggregate after Belmopan Bandits got a 2-1 home win against a competitive Belize Defence […]
Student athletes from primary schools across Belize City participated in a table tennis tournament at the Belize Elementary School today. The event was organized by the Belize Table Tennis Association and is the culmination of several weeks of demanding training for up and coming ping pong talent. When the last ball was served St. Joseph […]
A group of five karatekas from the House of Shotokan Karate Academy headed to Chetumal over the weekend where they participated in an invitational martial arts tournament. The event drew contestants from as far north as Tabasco and when all the kicks and punches had been thrown; Belize emerged victorious with a total of nine […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. The 4 team playoffs in the PLB Closing season got off with a bang on Saturday with all 4 teams seeing action. At the Isidoro Beaton Stadium the Belmopan Bandits hosted the surging Belize Defense Force in game 1 of a 2 game series […]
This year and for the first time, Belize gets to host the CODICAR games which are regional games that foster the integration movement in Central America. Belizean athletes have traditionally competed in the games and done well, this time they get to stay home and face the competition from the Central American region. They will […]
Fans of football, those who have attended games at the M.C.C. Grounds recently, are outraged about parking inside the facility since there is now a fee of five dollars to do so. On Sunday, a football aficionado criticized the National Sports Council for its decision to proceed with charging the public for use of the […]
The Government of Belize, according to Aragon, has invested north of fifty million dollars in developing sports across the country. Despite that much capital spending, the Marion Jones Sporting Complex, once the most celebrated, professional, outdoor recreational facility in the country, is yet to be completed after years of construction. The product of much delay […]
Tariq Cano…you may remember him as the runner up in first season one of Channel Five’s The Belize Apprentice. But what many did not know is that Cano is a cyclist. He’s been riding for over a decade and a half and has been competing since the age of fourteen. Throughout the years, he has […]
Cano, who was employed with the Belize Bank for some years, decided to give up the business suit for a cycling jersey. The twenty-five year old says his goal is to become the first Belizean born to enter the professional leagues. Tariq Cano, Cyclist “It started last year. What you have to do is […]
A little over a month ago there was public concern over the construction of a parking lot at the MCC Grounds by the Princess Group. News Five investigated and found what seemed to be a win-win scenario for the Sports Council. The Princess would fund the parking lot as well as the construction of a […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. The 2016 PLB closing season concluded regular season play yesterday inside the MCC Grounds as the Belize Defense Force took on Verdes FC in a bid to ensure a playoff spot. Former champion Verdes with no chance to make the playoffs looked to capture […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley, this is sports Monday and I certainly hope that you had an enjoyable holiday. Of course the entire nation was glued to the 88th running of the Annual Cross Country Cycle Classic the biggest one day opportune event in this nation we call Belize. Every village, every municipality, everywhere […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The playoff picture inside the PLB closing season is taking shape but there are some crucial back matches remaining that could propel a few teams on to the inside the lane. In Belize City yesterday the Belize Defense Force made a big jump to […]
Belmopan now boasts of another FIFA-certified stadium. The Isidoro Beaton Stadium was launched this afternoon and tonight a first international friendly match will be held to whet the field. Worth well over three million dollars, the stadium is a two-star facility complete with all bells and whistles. It is owned by the Belmopan City Council […]
The Belmopan Bandits are set to play El Progreso of Honduras in an international friendly tonight at the newly reopened Isidoro Beaton Stadium. Hundreds of football fans are already gathering at the sporting complex to cheer on the powerhouse that John Saldivar built. It is a showcase that will feature Belize’s best doing battle with […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Wagiya FC rolled into the FFB Stadium Saturday night to be hosted by a singing Belmopan Bandits. Some 15 minutes into the Belmopan team pushing the pace when Amilton sets up El Capitan Elroy Smith and really he should have done better with his […]
Earlier in the week, we reported on a delegation from FIFA and CONCACAF that was in Belize recently to meet with embattled F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente and General Secretary Michael Blease. They also took the opportunity to meet with a trio of executives, as well as the F.F.B. Electoral and Appeals Committee and active football […]
Embattled F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente’s ad hoc suspension has been ruled invalid. A legal team representing FIFA flew into the country over the weekend and met with three executives from the Football Federation of Belize to discuss a number of internal issues plaguing the organization. Those concerns included an attempt by First Vice President Sergio […]
Notwithstanding the disappointing outcome of Sunday’s meeting, Gamez told the media that they are all working in the best interest of football and will continue to serve under Vicente’s leadership. Chuc, on the other hand, says that F.F.B. is continuing with its current election cycle. Cruz Gamez, Executive, F.F.B. “We had a long discussion […]
La Ruta Maya canoe race in its 19th year reached another milestone in entertainment despite a mighty downpour just before Friday’s start from below the Hawkesworth Bridge in San Ignacio. As usual, the male elites spring to the front with Koop Sheet Metal displaying a perfect start from among the 150 canoes; that featured 7 […]
This morning at the foot of the Hawksworth Bridge in San Ignacio, sixty teams of paddlers gathered on the Macal River to commence. The annual La Ruta Maya Challenge. It was quite a spectacle, as canoes of all colors and paddlers of all ages raced towards the low-lying bridge in a bid to capture the […]
The Marion Jones Sporting Complex is getting some attention. Forgive us if we seem unduly excited about it, but it’s gotten to the point where anything positive done to enhance the facility is great news. Perhaps we should report right off that the gates of the stadium have been thrown open for residents to use. […]
And there’s more good news. In 2015 just days before elections there was a ceremony to announce that the Mexican government was pumping five million dollars into the facility. That hasn’t exactly happened yet, but there is some movement where the allegedly FIFA-certified football pitch is concerned. National Sports Director Ritchel Dominguez told us today […]
Ruperto Vicente is back in Belize from Switzerland following the election of Gianni Infantino as the new FIFA President. The F.F.B. President left town while controversy and tension bubbled and boiled in the Federation. Three Executive members have sought to suspend him while he in turn has sought counter-sanctions against those three members. The Congress […]
