Good Evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The semi-final round of the Belize District Female Football Competition got off with a bang yesterday at the Ladyville Football Field with all 4 teams seeing action. So we take you inside Game 1 of the double header that matched Caye Caulker Islanders and Hattieville […]
In football news, the Belize national team defeated St Vincent and the Grenadines earlier today. Belize’s global striker Deon McCauley scored the two winning goals. The St Vincent team tried but it could not penetrate goalkeeper Shane Orio. The game ended two to nil. Last week Belize lost to St Vincent here at the FFB […]
There is other positive news to report tonight involving Belizean athletes. The Central American and Scholar Games for student-athletes between the ages of fifteen to seventeen got underway earlier today in Panama City. The Belize Rural High School located in the Belize River Valley area which is representing the jewel played its first game this […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. We take you immediately to the F.F.B. Football Field inside Capital City, Belmopan where the Belize National Male Football Team hosted its counterparts from St. Vincent and the Grenadines Friday in match 5 of this round of the FIFA World Cup Brazil Qualifiers. Of course […]
Horse racing is a popular sport in the west, but there is trouble brewing and it is getting political over who gets to control of the only public track. The Cayo Horse Racing Association has been canceled from using the track at the Peter August stadium by no less than Minister Rene Montero. With an […]
At the F.F.B. Stadium in Belmopan, this afternoon the Belize national team matched up against the visiting team from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Local fan support has dropped dramatically and in fact today’s game had the smallest crowd in the world cup qualifying series. At the tenth minute of play, Vincentian Cornelius Stewart scored […]
Deon McCaulay, his name should ring a bell. He is the national team football player who made Belizeans proud and calmed the psyche of the nation when he scored the winning goals in the qualifying games of World Cup 2014. McCaulay has scored eight goals in six games against Montserrat, Grenada and Guatemala. While the […]
You will see McCaulay in action again this Friday when Belize goes up against St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Vincentian Team arrived this morning at the PGIA and headed up for practice at the MCC Grounds. Belize has won three games so far and even though the dreams to qualify for the World Cup […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The National Male Football Team of Belize kicks off its final series in this round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Friday November 11th inside the FFB Stadium against St. Vincent and the Grenadines. While Belize will not make it to the next […]
November is the month that the Garifuna culture is celebrated across the country. But Dangriga becomes a hub for celebrations particularly on the nineteenth. That is also the day that the Camalote Cycling Club takes on a traditional ride to the Culture Capital. The president of the club told News Five that the event is […]
Normally, the Football Federation of Belize (F.F.B.) and the Ministry of Sports send separate press releases giving updates on the state of the sport. But today the F.F.B., FIFA and the sport ministry sent out a joint release extending the deadline for the F.F.B. executive election which was initially expected to be held by December […]
A small Belizean contingent left Belize for the Pan American Games in mid-October to participate in athletics. Their departure was low key and without much fanfare. The team of ten athletes travelled to Guadalajara to compete against athletes from over thirty countries in the one and two hundred meter races, long, triple and high jumps, […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Collet Maheia won the Annual Cross Country Cycle Classic in 1993 and has never deserted his love for cycling. So 3 years ago, he organized the Bunas Maheia Birthday Race and we must say the 3rd presentation staged was the splash Saturday. We join the […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The 3rd Annual Day of Races as presented by the UWI Open Campus yesterday reigned supreme on Marine Parade in what has become a fixture on the BCA’s calendar. Lining up for the main event in the Elite and U-23 class are 23 of Belize’s […]
The House of Shotokan Karate Academy, that is located just down the street from us, has been on a winning streak in recent competitions against Mexico and they hope to continue that trend on Saturday. The academy is hosting its annual international karate championships at the Belize Elementary School auditorium in Belize City. Other local […]
The National Male Football Team can only be described as over achievers after posting a record 3 wins, 3 losses so far in the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers. In fact, it is absolutely amazing how the nation has raised its expectations this time around. However, as far as the team goes, very little has changed. […]
A Belizean delegation of athletes is preparing to face tough competition as they go up against countries from the Americas in the 2011 Pan American Games. It’s the second largest multi-sport event in the world and this year, it is being hosted in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Pan Am Games will see the participation of thousands […]
The dream for a seed in the upcoming World Cup 2014 has ended for Team Belize following a major loss in an away game played in Guatemala City on Tuesday night. It was a valiant effort to the bitter end but Guatemala would prevail over our national team to advance in the Class E division. […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Much has been said about Friday’s disaster inside the FFB Stadium where an over-confident Belize National Football Selection was unceremoniously knocked off its high horse by a 4-1 blast from their Grenadian counterpart – a team they had blanked 3-zip in the away game of […]
Belize won two nil in its first match up with Grenada on the football field. Grenada’s national team came to Belize today to exact its revenge with a team beefed up with its own international players. It was a severe beating that Grenada put on the national team with the game ending in a score […]
The Grenada game is the past and the Belize National Football Selection does not have any time to rest. That is because on Tuesday next week, the team will have a rematch with Guatemala’s national team. Belize lost the home game and the second in the series takes place in Guatemala. Bernaldino Pech, Football Federation […]
There has been a major shakeup within the hierarchy of the Belize Amateur Athletics Association following the release of a letter scrutinizing the presidency of Ian Gray. Six members of the management committee, including First Vice President Deon Sutherland, cosigned the letter. On September twenty-fourth, the searing document was issued by the management committee alleging […]
The jury is still out on the problems within the BAAA, but another organization known for its recent tribulation, is currently having a great month. With elections underway at the district level and better ties with the Ministry of Sports, the Football Federation of Belize (F.F.B.) is ready for the next international football match, which […]
Earlier in the newscast you heard from the F.F.B. about the expectations and challenges for Friday’s live game. But it seems that the recent games that Belize has won in football are not only being noticed at home. An article posted on FIFA’s website says “Contenders in the CONCACAF region no longer scoff at tiny […]
It appears that the meetings of FIFA representatives the Football Federation of Belize and the Ministry of Sports are having a positive effect on the football movement. On September thirtieth FIFA Executive Member Rafael Salguero and Primo Corvaro attended an Extraordinary Congress of the F.F.B. in Belize. The new F.F.B. statutes were ratified and an […]
