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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday. I am Paul Lopez. Belize has produced a number of outstanding athletes that have travelled abroad to play for teams in the U.S and around the world. Within the last ten years, we have been hearing about more and more young athletes across various disciplines travelling […]
Written on February 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Jacob Leslie, the President of the Belize Basketball Federation and Co-Owner of the Belize City Defenders, has been in the middle of the controversy in the Belize Elite Basketball League (B.E.B.L.). Leslie’s team, the Belize City Defenders, and the Benny’s Belize Hurricanes have been clashing off the court over the signing of one player on […]
Written on February 16, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Leslie, he did not want to come out publicly to defend his name. But, he says all attempts to get Smith to remove the social media post and issue an apology have been futile. Up to the time of this interview, the post remained on social media. He says taking legal action would […]
Written on February 16, 2023 | Posted in
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Goodnight, and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday; I am your host Paul Lopez. Here’s wishing you a great start to the week. It was an exciting weekend in sports for Belize, locally and internationally. Let us kick off tonight’s sports coverage right here at home where the Central Secondary Schools Sports Association’s […]
Written on February 13, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, a virtual press conference was called by the owners of five of the eight basketball teams competing in the Belize Elite Basketball League to share their take on the issue surrounding basketball athlete Kirk Smith Junior and the resignation en masse of the appeals tribunal. It began with Smith Junior reportedly putting his signature […]
Written on February 8, 2023 | Posted in
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So what’s the next move for B.E.B.L.? The team owners today said that they will not participate in any of the home games for the Benny’s Belize Hurricanes. Some say that this could destroy the league. Reynaldo Malik, Co-owner, Belize City Defenders “It’s a dangerous precedence, it is a slippery slope, if we allow […]
Written on February 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Basketball player for the Benny’s Belize Hurricanes, Kirk Smith Junior, was still not cleared to play on Friday night, despite an appeals tribunal ruling in his favor. The fact that the ruling was not the definitive decision by the league has resulted in the masse resignation of the appeals tribunal, which comprises of members: Chief […]
Written on February 6, 2023 | Posted in
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Welcome back to another edition of Sports Monday; I am Paul Lopez. We have a lot to present to you tonight, from cycling to a controversial start to the Belize Elite Basketball League and then on to some highlights from the Central Secondary School’s Sporting Association’s 2023 Football Tournament. So folks, let us get right […]
Written on February 6, 2023 | Posted in
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The Benny’s Belize Hurricanes held a press conference this afternoon at the Belize City Civic Center to introduce its star-studded line up of players ahead of Friday’s matchup against the San Pedro Tiger Sharks. Last night, we showed you interviews with players from the team during their practice on Monday night. We were also at […]
Written on February 1, 2023 | Posted in
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And, it is not often that we hear about controversy within the realm of local basketball. But, as the stakes increase within the B.E.B.L. there is bound to be disagreements and disputes. And, such is the case with the signing of Kirk Smith Junior to the Benny’s Belize Hurricanes. If the name Kirk Smith sounds […]
Written on February 1, 2023 | Posted in
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On Monday night, we told you about the return of the Belize Elite Basketball League. During the opening weekend, three teams came out on top. The Benny’s Hurricanes is one of those teams. We visited them during practice on Monday night at the Belize City Civic Center where we found out more about the team […]
Written on January 31, 2023 | Posted in
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Welcome back to our second edition of Sports Monday for 2023, I am Paul Lopez. The National Elite Basketball League is back, but under a new name, the Belize Elite Basketball League, with Jacob Leslie, the President of the Belize Basketball Federation at the helm. It’s been almost three years since basketball has been played […]
Written on January 30, 2023 | Posted in
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Comments Off on The Belize Elite Basketball League Returns; Mia Sylvester Continues to Break Records in Shot Put
The National Elite Basketball League has been rebranded under the new leadership of the Belize Basketball Federation to BEBL, Belize Elite Basketball League. The five months of competition begin tonight in Belize City at the Civic Center, the Belize City Defenders are hosting Griga Dream Ballers in the first match of the season. The Defenders […]
Written on January 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Welcome back to a new year of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. We remain committed to bringing you the best stats and highlights in various sporting disciplines from across the country for 2023. This year, we will bedelving into much more stories of triumphs and defeats from some of your favorite athletes, while breaking […]
Written on January 23, 2023 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, we showed you the images on the progress at the Berger Field and Prime Minister John Briceño making a statement that the government would like to see more facilities like that installed across the country. Today, when News Five caught up with Minister of Sports Rodwell Ferguson, he says that the venture would […]
Written on January 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Berger Field is a location where many of Belize City’s past football talents were realized. In the seventies and eighties, the field was one of the main venues on the south side where people gathered to watch official matches between the best teams, or where neighbourhood players went to hone their skills on the pitch. […]
Written on January 10, 2023 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, the Krem New Year’s Day Cycling Classic took place and riders in the elite, female and junior categories took the trek along the Philip Goldson Highway, from the Belize Mexico border to Belize City. Seventy-one registered riders and ninety-six miles later, the thirty-second edition of the race was won by Derrick Chavarria […]
Written on January 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Rain did not stop the Chief’s “Single Cien” Boxing Day cycling race on Monday. Organized by the Weekend Warriors and Gonzalez Cycling Clubs, and sponsored by Santiago Castillo Junior, approximately one hundred and four riders competed for the title, including thirty-four elite riders. The one hundred kilometer race took a route from the Pallotti bus […]
Written on December 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Eighteen-year-old track and field athlete Mia Sylvester, a resident of Belmopan, is headed to the University of Idaho. Sylvester has been dominating regionally in the disciplines of shot put and discus, winning numerous gold medals for Belize. Recently, she received offered from several universities in the U.S to join their program as a student athlete. […]
Written on December 23, 2022 | Posted in
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In the past, opportunities like these were not readily available, but today, thirty young athletes, along with their respective parents, signed off on a contract for an athletic scholarship to assist with their development. The Belize Basketball Federation, in partnership with the ministries of Education and Sports, made this opportunity a reality for members of […]
Written on December 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Sunday morning was all about the World Cup Finals. Across the country, television screens were tuned in to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Finals. And, at the end of the nail-biting match fans of the winning team emerged in joyous celebration. News Five’s Paul Lopez has a brief review of how it all played […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A Memorandum of Understanding was signed earlier today between the ministries of Education and Sports, the Football Federation of Belize and the Belize Basketball Federation. The M.O.U. will see the Government of Belize, through the previously mentioned ministries, providing financial assistance to as many as thirty students pursuing tertiary education in the United States. The […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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A.B.S. Hard Rock Ballers Under-Fifteen and Under-Seventeen Basketball teams are in need of your assistance to make it to the Big Ballers Tournament in Chetumal this weekend. The Antelope Street Extension youth teams are looking to defend their Big Ballers Tournament championship titles, but the teams have not quite gathered all the funds to cover […]
Written on December 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. The Belize Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation has a new executive. The federation held its A.G.M. over the weekend, when its leadership election was held. This is one week after hosting its annual Mr. Belize competition. Two-term President Mirna Paul-Greenidge stepped down. And, […]
Written on December 5, 2022 | Posted in
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The Football Federation of Belize purchased nineteen acres of land today with the future of the sport in mind. The land is located behind F.F.B.’s administration building and dormitories, at its headquarters in Belmopan. But, before it made the purchase, the federation had to sort out its land documents. While F.B.B. has been laying claim […]
Written on November 30, 2022 | Posted in
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