Germany recently beat out Argentina to emerge victorious in the 2014 World Cup – a dream of football federations across the world and certainly one for Belize. Every journey has to start somewhere, and the Football Federation of Belize is partnering with FIFA to provide expert training for coaches across the country. German football instructor […]
F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente says that FIFA has already approved the plan which will focus on youths and their coaches. It’s a long term project, but the road to the World Cup has to start somewhere. Currently Belize’s Under-twenty selection is playing in the UNCAF championships in El Salvador and has lost the first two […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and here’s the sporting news. Belize opening game Thursday at the UNCAF U-20 Football Championship was very disappointing as our boys took a 6 – zip beating from El Salvador. While our team is locked in this football struggle we’ll hold our tongue until this tournament concludes and our […]
In football news, the Smart Mundialito Semi-finals were played on Saturday. In the first game, City Boys defeated Brown Bombers in sudden death penalty kicks…Cyril Jones of City Boys scored the winning shot. In the second game, Rising Stars defeated Collett Strikers 1 – 0 in regulation time with a goal from Camryn Lozano. Next […]
A trio of young athletes who have completed the Smart Football Summer Camp has been selected to represent Belize in Miami at an athletic training camp in the days ahead. After several weeks of participating locally, twelve-year-old Jovaunn Ramos of Hattieville, along with Deon Cacho and Shemar Waight are off to the United States to […]
According to Jovaunn Ramos, despite being nervous he is expecting to do well in Miami. Jovaunn Ramos, Summer Camp Participant “Well very nervous because it’s the first time and I just hope to do good and pass to the other guys because one of my friends, Deon, already went there and he says that […]
Fans of the beautiful game will be passionately rallying behind their favorite national teams in the upcoming World Cup Finals on Sunday. In Belize, a team of young athletes are completing an annual football training camp which has seen them learning the fundamentals of the sport over the past two weeks. The program, sponsored by […]
A delegation of young martial artists, led by instructors Leon Guild and Juan Card, was in Chetumal over the weekend where they participated in a jujitsu tournament. The unarmed fighting technique, unlike karate, is not as popular locally and in an effort to promote the practice the Belize Martial Arts Academy teamed up with another […]
On Saturday the last regular season games were played in the Smart Mundialito Football Tournament. In game 1, Dimitri Fabro scored a goal for Third World giving them the one – nil win over Carlton F.C. In game 2 Brown Bombers held Ladyville Jaguars to a one – one draw, Dion Cacho scored for Brown […]
Belize may not have qualified to participate in this year’s World Cup tournament but our athletes in five other disciplines will take to the international stage on July twenty-third in Scotland where they will compete in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Belize’s delegation is comprised of eleven athletes and six coaches, as well as a Chief […]
Also accredited to take part in the Road and Time Trials in Glasgow is Byron Pope. Due to a near-fatal mishap last weekend in which the cyclist collided into the rear of a delivery truck along the Hattieville/Boom Road, Pope will not be joining the team to Scotland. In his place is Gregory Lovell. According […]
A cycling race in collaboration with Bowen and Bowen will be held this weekend in San Ignacio. It is the annual King of the Hill cycling race that will see athletes participate in all categories to win the title and various cash prizes courtesy of the beverage company. The race is set for one p.m. […]
Good evening, I’m Kaya Cattouse and this is Sports Monday Sunday evening at the Ladyville football field, Belize District Stars hosted San Antonio F.C. in the 2014 F.F.B. President’s Cup. Alexander Innis plays the ball inside the area to his teammate but the ball was defeated and landed directly in front of Victor Morales […]
On Thursday, we showed you the results of a two-million dollar facelift on the football field and facilities at the F.F.B. headquarters in Belmopan. The works are scheduled to be completed by July second, in time for the Champions League. At the same time, the F.F.B. will be pulling in the National Team for training […]
The Football Federation of Belize facilities in Belmopan are getting a much needed facelift, to the tune of two million dollars. The upgrade includes a FIFA certified field with certified bleachers and sanitary facilities with team lockers, as well as a complete enhancement of existing buildings. The work started in April 2014 and must be […]
Hard on the heels of the National Elite Basketball League championship, the San Pedro Tiger Sharks are preparing to take on a Mexican delegation of athletes this weekend in Corozal Town. The National Sports Council, through its District Sports Coordinator, and the Corozal Basketball Association have teamed up to organize a weekend of sporting events […]
In the National Elite Basketball League, 2 games were played over the weekend. In game 2 o the finals, Western Ballaz tied the series 1-1 beating Tigersharks 74-67 forcing a 3rd game to decide the champions. Richard Troyer lead the Western Ballaz with 29 pts, 15 rebounds followed by Farron Louriano and Kurt Burgess with […]
Boxing is a longstanding sport discipline in Belize, but like with so many other disciplines, it is on life support because of a lack of resources. So a donation handed over today is indeed welcome. It’s the result of an effort by Belizeans in the Diaspora who have pooled their resources to assist sports in […]
Good evening, I’m Kaya Cattouse and this is Sports Monday. In the National Elite Basketball League, Game 1 of the finals took action on the Tigersharks home court in San Pedro. Let’s take a look at the first half of the ballgame. Darwin Leslie, Tyrone Edwards, Winston Pratt, Ashton Edwards and Michael Adams were […]
Fans of boxing are in for a treat this weekend as amateur pugilists from Belize and Guatemala will do battle inside the squared circle at the ITVET Compound on Saturday evening. The Belize Boxing Federation has organized a series of matches pitting athletes from Belize City and San Ignacio against our neighbors in the west. […]
Turning to some sporting news, Belizeans got a crash course on poker when business man Bob Badih Bou Nahra made it to the World Series of Poker’s November Nine Final Table in 2011. Bob is once again gaining grounds in the preliminary events leading up to the WSOP’S FINAL table. The 2014 Games are being […]
Good evening! I’m Kaya Cattouse, welcome to this week’s edition of Sports Monday. In the National Elite Basketball League we see game 3 kick off at the Sacred Heart College Auditorium where the Western Ballaz hosted No Limit. Matthew Young of No Limit wins the tip but apparent that’s the only thing that the […]
The MCC Grounds is closed, and it will remain closed for at least the next two months. Now the MCC is the only somewhat adequate football facility in the city, so you can imagine that the decision by the Sports Council has caused some concern. But the upgrade has been long delayed and the field […]
Belizean footballers who played for the national team at the Gold Cup one year ago have still not been paid in full, as contracted by the Football Federation of Belize. The team did not make it past the first round, but even before leaving for the United States, players signed a contract with the F.F.B. […]
Good evening Belize, with this week’s edition of Sport Monday, I’m Kaya Cattouse and I’ll be the face of Sports Monday for the next six weeks. Let’s get right into Friday night’s action at the big Birds Isle in the National Elite Basketball League where we see the Smart No Limit team has home […]
