For all intents and purposes, a showdown in the Belize Football Federation that had been predicted for Saturday has all but died down. FFB President Bertie Chimilio would have been challenged by Sergio Chuc but after the stats were checked, it turns out that Chuc’s eligibility to run has been called into question based on […]
Bertie Chimilio is the FIFA strongman in Belize. He has survived many attempts to displace him as head of the Football Federation of Belize. This coming weekend, no less than the Minister of Sports will try to run Chimilio out of town and have him and his executive replaced. The Minister has been holding meetings […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The road to the F.F.B. Inter-District Football Championship screeched to its conclusion yesterday inside the Norman Broaster Stadium as World FC played host to Libertadores of Corozal. Of course, Libertadores would have had to win by a 5 goal margin to claim the title after […]
Ten Special Olympics athletes returned to Belize on Tuesday from Panama where they competed in the third CODICADER Games for Students with Disabilities. They did not come home empty handed and we’re not referring to their luggage. The athletes, both male and female, scored a total of five medals in shot-put and different races. Head […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to Sports Monday. The new cycling calendar as presented by the Belize Cycling Association got off with a bang yesterday as the 50 mile Alpheus Williams HIV Classic reigned supreme on the Western Highway with all the big guns out to make the point that they’ll be ready […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The softball community converged on Roger’s Stadium yesterday to pay respect to a fallen hero of the sport, Charles Solis, with the presentation of a grand regular tournament in his name featuring the defending champion Mirage Lady Rebels, National Champion Grace Kennedy of Roaring Creek, […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. As the semifinal round of the FFB’s Inter-District Football Tournament reaches its natural conclusion, over the weekend, we headed West, yesterday where World FC hosted Club Athletico inside the Norman Forrester Stadium to close out the home and series after last week’s 1-1 draw at […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. In its 2nd year, the University of the West Indies Day of Races really captured the hearts and minds of the fans with its innovative approach to an event that rapidly become a feature on the Cycling Calendar. The passing of the UWI Torch to […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday The 6th Annual Sagitun Cycling Classic was staged yesterday at Independence with a whopping 60 riders suited up for the 66 Mile Open race on a circuit from Senter to PG Junction, through Big Creek and back to Senter for the big finish. And of […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Inter-District Football Tournament as presented by the Football Federation of Belize moved into the playoffs over the weekend with all 8 teams seeing action in the quarterfinal round. We caught up with the matchup inside the People’s Stadium, O.W. where Carmelita FC hosted Mavericks […]
Well by now you’d know that Richard caused substantive damage around the country and that life came to a standstill in most areas as most citizens headed to shelters or secured themselves at home. It means that sporting events were off limits and so this Monday’s Sports report from James Adderley is being deferred for […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Amateur Boxing returned to Belize with a bang Friday night inside the Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel which housed a monster matchup between Leopold Smart’s Gym and an official contingent from Chetumal, Mexico. Things got off to a roaring start as 2 under 16 fighters from […]
Training and preparations have been completed and now it’s on. Belizean and Mexican Boxers are squaring off in seven matches at the Biltmore. The locals are all hyped up and the visitors are up to the challenge. But who will ultimately be victorious? You’ll find out later tonight, but first News Five’s Isani Cayetano checked […]
The National Under-Fifteen Male Basketball Team is getting ready to head to Mexico for the Centro Basket Tournament. They’ve been preparing for at least nine months, but before they head north, the guys are testing their mettle against the Sacred Heart College under-eighteen team, who placed second at the CODICADER Games earlier this year. Mark […]
Friday night’s exhibition boxing matches are gaining momentum so get ready to rumble. As the local boxers train for the anticipated event, the last minute details are being put in place at the Biltmore. Channel Five will be broadcasting the boxing revival after our evening news package and earlier today News Five’s Jose Sanchez caught […]
This coming Friday, boxing aficionados will convene at the Biltmore for what is intended to be a revival of the very physical sport. This station is closely following the comeback and will air the matches after the evening news. Tonight we feature twenty-three year old Max ‘Pain’ Williams, an up and coming boxer who signed […]
Thousands of miles away in New Delhi, India, a contingent of Belizeans are competing against top athletes in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Controversy shrouded the games when they started because the facilities were either not up to par or had not been completed. But the games are now well underway and News Five got an […]
There was also some bad news about the females who competed in athletics. Meighan told News Five that two of the three runners were injured and had to drop out of the competitions while the third didn’t qualify to move ahead. Owen Sonny Meighan, Public Relations Officer, National Olympic Committee “Kina [Martinez], she is our […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Team Belize dismounts the tour bus that took them to the Estadio Municipal Julian Tesecum at San Jose Petén, Guatemala on Saturday for its big international friendly against the Guatemala national football team under heavy scrutiny by the media and fans. As our team takes […]
There are well known fight shows such as Boxing After Dark and even though those programs aren’t held in Belize, pay-per-view versions of those fights have been widely promoted in the Jewel. As a matter of fact, even in our local print media, the results of a Pacquiao, Mosley or a Mayweather fight would be […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The national Football Team embarks on a 2nd International friendly this weekend when they journey to Petén, Guatemala to face their Guatemalan counterparts at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 9th. The last outing saw Belize hold the Trinidad and Tobago national team to a scoreless […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The menace of Tropical Storm Matthew gripped the country of Belize over the weekend to the extent that most events, sports and otherwise, were postponed as the nation became consumed in self defense against this natural disaster. The threat has dissipated and all thanks and […]
Arriving today in the Jewel on a brief visit, was the six foot ten inches tall, NBA star, Chris “the Birdman’’ Andersen. He has played for the New Orleans Hornets and is currently with the Denver Nuggets. Birdman has made a spectacular comeback; he was banned for two years in 2006 for violating the league’s […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. The decisive Game III for the 2010 Belize Bank Super League Football title was staged on the neutral turf of the People’s Stadium in Orange Walk yesterday as City Boys United FC and Nizhee Corozal made their final bid for this football championship. With so […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. It was the 10th day of September when our national Football Team hosted their Trinidad and Tobago counterparts, also known as the Soca Warriors, inside the FFB Stadium at the Capital City, Belmopan. We must say the pre-game ceremonies added pump and circumstance to an […]
