The House of Shotokan has been racking up medals in both Shotokan and Taekwondo events in Mexico. Recently the local athletes returned with more symbols of glory. But instead of just hearing about it, House of Shotokan’s Grandmaster says that they are bringing international competitors to Belize to participate in the Belize Martial Art Championship. […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s the sporting news. The National Football Team of Belize will make a home stand at the F.F.B. Stadium this Friday, October 7th at 3:30 p.m. against Grenada whom they defeated 3-1 in the away game last month. Going in, Belize finds itself in 2nd place with 3 points […]
On Monday, the managing committee of the Belize Amateur Athletics Association issued a stern release criticizing the presidency of Ian Gray as head of the organization. The committee charges that Gray has usurped its responsibility which they claim now allows him to function as a one man executive. Allegations of misconduct have also been made […]
Belize has so far accumulated one loss and three wins on the road to World Cup 2014 in Brazil. But before you can say Obrigado to the national team, there are hurdles and distractions in the football world that must be overcome. As you are well aware the Football Federation of Belize and the Ministry […]
And though there is a cordial relationship among the F.F.B., the Ministry of Sports and FIFA, there is still the issue of an investigation into the affairs of the F.F.B. That investigation is complete and has been compiled into a report by Commissioners Gerald Henry, Oswald Twist and Chairman Joseph McGann. The commission reports that […]
Now that the controversy between the government and the Football Federation of Belize is being worked out, another sporting association is in turmoil. The presidency of the Belize Amateur Athletics Association under Ian Gray is tonight the subject of strong allegations of misconduct by the management committee of the BAAA. A release signed off by […]
On Monday, a radiant Shalini Zabaneh displayed her gold and bronze medals she won at regional cycling championships in Jamaica. Today another group of young athletes showed off their trophies and medals. The high school athletes participated in the sixteenth CODICADER games held in El Salvador over the past two weeks and they brought home […]
There is a new sport that is catching like wild fire; it took place this past Sunday in Belmopan. It is called Motocross and drew participants from the north, south and west of the country as well as from across the border. As the name suggests, motor bike riders compete on off-road tracks and on […]
Shalini Zabaneh is among the top female cyclists in Belize and in the Caribbean Cycling Championship held in Jamaica over the weekend, she proved to be among the best in the region. Today Zabaneh returned home with two medals for the twelve mile time trial and the forty-three mile road race. She also brought back […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Stop the press, Shalini ZAbaneh in her first trip to the Caribbean Cycling Championship has struck for gold in the Women Elite Road Race staged yesterday at Jamaica. In a 7 woman sprint, Shalini burned the field completing the 6 laps, 43.2 mile ride in […]
In football news, there are twenty-four nations divided into six groups and only the top three CONCACAF teams are guaranteed to advance to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Belize’s first battle is in Group Five with Montserrat, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Guatemala. But while the team began preparation for the arduous journey, […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The 2nd Annual Belize City Council and Leslie’s Imports September Belize City Criterium took to the streets of the Metropolis yesterday as a part of the National Celebrations program and we are at the start of the 35 mile elite race staged on the Albert […]
On Tuesday evening, the nation held its collective breath as Belize took on the Guatemalan national football team. The local boys donned the national colors and stepped up their game in the second half scoring their only goal in the game. The game gives Guatemala six points in Group E with Belize trailing behind with […]
Just before the newscast, the anticipated game between Belize and Guatemala ended in Belmopan. All eyes were on the Belize National team at the Football Federation of Belize stadium as it took on neighboring rivals from Guatemala. Expectations were running high and there was impressive support for the local boys. Hundreds of Belizeans turned out […]
Belize won three-nil over two-time World Cup qualifier Grenada in St. George on Friday. But the national team, which returned to the country over the weekend, had no time to celebrate that victory. The local boys were back on the green today, gearing up for a tough game against Guatemala who over the weekend beat […]
The Football Federation of Belize (F.F.B.) has also been preparing for the Belize/Guatemala showdown. Even the Ministry of Sports is asking fans to root for the local boys. F.F.B.’s Senior Vice President, Bernaldino Pech, has travelled with the team and witnessed the win against Grenada. Pech says that the FIFA certified stadium in Belmopan is […]
According to team captain Shane Orio, the Belize National Selection has been doing its best to remain above water despite previous obstacles at the start of the World Cup pre-qualifiers. Orio further noted that his team was studying today Guatemala’s moves. Shane Orio, Goalkeeper, Belize National Football Team “What we have been doing for the […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Tomorrow, Tuesday 6th September, the National A Team of Belize will host its Guatemalan counterparts inside the FFB Field at Capital City, Belmopan in its second appearance of this round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Our Team goes in hype from Friday evening’s 3-zip […]
But there is some good news to report; team Belize continues to perform well on the road to World Cup 2014 in Brazil. The national football selection played its third pre-qualifying match-up at the St. George’s Grenada National Stadium today and took down the Grenadian team on its own turf with a final score of […]
Next week Tuesday, the Belize National Football Team will face Guatemala. It is the first time that a Guatemalan football team will be playing on Belizean soil. But today, the Belize team is on its way to Grenada where it will take on the Grenadian selection on Friday. It’s a long way to Brazil 2014, […]
Other Belizean athletes are also playing away from home. The Belize Junior Volleyball Team competed in the Central American Junior Championship games in Nicaragua. The team started out with a match against the host country on Friday; they led the game in the first two sets but eventually lost to Nicaragua. Then on Saturday, Belize […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this issue of Sports Monday. The 21st Women’s national Softball Championship raged inside Roger’s Stadium over the weekend as 6 teams battled to wear the crown in 2011 as the action got off on Saturday. However, by Sunday afternoon, only 2 remained standing under the double elimination […]
Good evening, I am James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. It appears that the Football Federation of Belize and the Ministry of Sports have arrived at some sort of understanding and the relationship between the two is no longer one of total confrontation even as we speak. The F.F.B. is in full preparation mode […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this serving of Sports Monday. After winning 5 straight outings against Belizean Teams, this visiting Alajuela Male Softball Team of Costa Rica took the pitch inside Roger’s Stadium on Saturday against the National Male Team to conclude the tour. Team Belize takes the lead when Charles Solis pitching for […]
There’s progress tonight between the Ministry of Sports, the National Sports Council and the Football Federation of Belize. All groups signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes the way out of the impasse. This means that the Ministry of Sports has committed to FIFA that it now accepts the Belize selection to participate in the […]
