The Belize Jaguars is in its final preparations for football matches to be played against the national teams for the United States, Cuba and Costa Rica. The three games will be played in Portland, Oregon; Salt Lake City, Utah and Hartford, Connecticut. The team leaves the country at the end of the week and it […]
Many believe that the government should do more to fund the country’s first national team to play in the Gold Cup. But last week, Minister of Sports, Herman Longsworth, indicated that the government has gone as far as it could to help the F.F.B. when he said, “We believe that it is the responsibility of […]
It is the countdown to the Gold Cup 2013. The national football selection heads to the United States in the next few days for their historic play against powerhouses from the US, Cuba and Costa Rica. But as the team prepares for the games, sports aficionados are tonight grieving the death of Bembe “the Mugger” […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. With Belize Telemedia waiting in the wings; Fresca Lady Rebels had to roll past the Belize Bank Friday evening inside Rogers Stadium to make it to the finals of the Belize Female Softball Championship 2013. We pick up the action in the 2nd inning all […]
At eight o’clock tonight only on this station, Veteran Sportscaster, James Adderley, begins the first of a two part series called Road to the Gold Cup 2013. Adderley discusses the preparation of the team as they head to the historic games to be played in the U.S. But first, meet Elroy Smith who is the […]
In our series of Road to the Gold Cup, Channel Five follows the players who have been selected to join the national team, the Belize Jaguars. Tonight you get to meet Luis Torres, who hopes to achieve gold in Gold Cup. {Feature on Luis Torres…}
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. We take you out immediately to the F.F.B. Stadium at Capital City Belmopan where the National Male Football Team of Belize continued its preparation for the Gold Cup inside the United States by taking on a handpicked selection of local players on Saturday. Coach […]
Political parties may divide but sports always unite a country. Today extraordinary and talented youths took part in the opening of the national primary school volleyball championships. Duane Moody joined the youths as they spiked their points over the nets at Birds Isle and Belize Elementary School. Duane Moody, Reporting Boys and girls from […]
On the Road to the Gold Cup: The National Football team will be playing the United States, Cuba and Costa Rica in the upcoming Gold Cup games in July. Tonight in our series featuring team members of the Jaguars, we go one-on-one with Shane Orio. {Feature on Shane Orio…}
‘On the Road to the Gold Cup’…is Channel Five’s focus on the national ‘A’ selection football team’s journey to the July 2013 Gold Cup to be held in the United States. The Belize Jaguars have been in camp for months now preparing to take on the United States, Cuba and Costa Rica in three games […]
Since previous head coach Leroy Sherrier returned to his home in Costa Rica, the Football Federation had found a suitable replacement. Ian Andrew Mork was formally introduced as the head coach today and we asked him how ready is the national team for the Gold Cup? He said the team’s goal is to shock the […]
On the Road to the Gold Cup: The National Football team will be playing the United States, Cuba and Costa Rica in the upcoming Gold Cup games in July. Tonight in our series featuring team members of the Jaguars, we go one-on-one with shot stopper Woodrow West to find out what it takes to keep […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports. The age old rivalry between Belize Telemedia and Mirage Lady Rebels produced another monster showdown Friday night inside Rogers Stadium as both teams came out determined to grab the #1 seeding for the upcoming playoffs. It’s Barbara Cadle who gets B.T.L. going when she smocks […]
Immediately following the 2013 annual cross country cycling classic held in late March, several cyclists were selected to take a mandatory anti-doping test of which Channel Five was one of the sponsors. Well the samples were sent out and the results are back….the good news is that all the athletes tested negative for any form […]
Training continues for the Belize Jaguars as they prepare to take on the United States, Cuba and Costa Rica in three games to be played in the United States for the 2013 Gold Cup scheduled for next month. The players are a unique set that have been playing to maintain national and international standards for […]
A telethon will be held this Saturday to assist the Belize National Team to raise funds and we will be showing that event live from the Princess Pool side. The team returned this morning to Belize after playing a friendly game against Guatemala in Antigua as it trains for the July Gold Cup. We have […]
On the Road to the Gold Cup 2013, Belize played Guatemala this afternoon in Antigua, Guatemala. While the National ‘A’ Selection, the Jaguars, ended its second international friendly game with a stalemate, there were nail-biting moments. After ninety minutes of regulation time the match resulted in a draw. This is the second non-competitive meet in […]
Turning to basketball, the Belize Basketball Federation (B.B.F.) participated in the annual COCABA meeting on June first in Montelimar, Nicaragua. Following that meeting, it was confirmed that our local ballers will be participating in the 2013 U-fourteen championships to be held in Honduras at a date to be announced. If that is good news, it […]
The Road to the Gold Cup: On Friday, we featured the story of Jaguar’s team captain Dalton Eiley, who has been on the football field for fourteen years. Any success by the jaguars at the Gold Cup will involve the energy and skill of every team member. So tonight, meet forward and halfway player, Harrison […]
Good evening, I am James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. The Orange Walk 1st Division season quarter final round was filled with action yesterday as San Estevan F.C. took on the San Lazaro Revolution in game 2 of the 2-game series to advance to the semi-finals. After beating San Lazaro 2-1 last week […]
The Road to the Gold Cup: The Belize Jaguars are preparing to take on the United States, Cuba and Costa Rica in three games to be played in three cities in the United States: Portland, Oregon; Salt Lake City, Utah and Hartford, Connecticut. The team has been at camp in the past week training for […]
There is bad news in the football community tonight as the Belmopan Bandits FC, winners of the recent Premier League of Belize Championship, has been declared ineligible to participate in the upcoming CONCACAF Champions League 2013. The reason is that despite a significant upgrade in infrastructure, the F.F.B. Stadium in Belmopan still falls short of […]
The House of Shotokan recently had a eight man fight inside the auditorium at the Belize Elementary School grounds. The karate team has just returned from Chetumal, Quintana Roo where they participated in another tournament. The grandmaster of the House of Shotokan, Shihan Ray Kelly, says that two of his athletes won gold. Shihan […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and this is sports. Since it’s mandated that Belize must present a U-17 football team in UNCAF’s 2013 female competition, Belize has been paired with Guatemala for 1st round play. In the away match we lost 8-nil so expectations were somewhat low for game 2 inside F.F.B. Stadium yesterday. In […]
Belize’s National Team Jaguars is training hard for its upcoming matches at the Gold Cup scheduled for July seventh in the US. It’s been a long, hard road for Team Belize which has endured serious challenges in coaching and funding. But the goal is set and as part of the Jaguars’ training the Football Federation […]
