Belize ninety-two, Panama eighty-eight and with that score Belize’s unblemished record on the court continued in the COCABA Championship for men. Although Team Belize is not ranked among the top fifty, our dream team defeated Panama despite its ranking as twenty-ninth on the world basketball charts. Team Belize proved too much for Team Panama. Despite […]
The game between Belize and Panama is over, but the tough battle is still looming ahead and it’s not even with the Mexican team either. It is the International Basketball Federation’s vehemence for claiming that most of the players who were not born in Belize were naturalized citizens, and only one of which would be […]
The COCABA games in Cancun are the first in a series of competitions that lead to the 2012 Olympics in London. That begs the question, “Are the rules and regulations for a person or team representing Belize at the Olympics any different than the FIBA regulated COCABA games?” That’s what News Five Jose Sanchez asked […]
Today the Belize National Basketball Team, dubbed Belizean Heritage by the Association, continued its winning ways by demolishing Guatemala by a score of one hundred to sixty-four, the second thirty plus victory in as many days. Yesterday Belizean Heritage destroyed the Nicaraguans with a score of ninety-eight to sixty-seven. The morning after the thirty-one point […]
The question of eligibility was discussed by Enrique Basulto, President of COCABA, in a News Five interview today in Cancun. Basulto spoke about the grounds for the disqualification of the Belize National Team from this tournament organized by COCABA. Enrique Basulto, President COCABA (Translated from Spanish) “The situation with Belize is that they turned in […]
While the prowess of the Belizean team continues to be evident on the court, so too are the problems of eligibility off it. First there was the question of nationality; whether it was by naturalization or by descent. Then there were talks of missed deadlines. Does it end there? Sadly, no. News Five spoke to […]
And while we have heard from COCABA, the players, the Minister of Sports and the legal advisor of Team Belize, what are people saying on the streets? News Five took to court of the public opinion. Citizen # 1 “I’m supporting the Belizeans all the way. I think FIBA are just scared now that Belize […]
Today our basketball stars took to the floor for a second time in the COCABA Games in Cancun. Our opponents were from Guatemala and the victory we earned was even more impressive than Monday’s – winning by a convincing margin of thirty-seven points, with Belize scoring one hundred and Guatemala sixty-three points. James Adderley has […]
Belize ahead by a mile; that is in Cancun, where the national team played in protest and secured an early lead in the COCABA regional games. The team massacred Nicaragua at the Cancun Poliforum where the games got underway this afternoon. Despite a last minute challenge from FIBA on the issue of the citizenship of […]
The COCABA games had a rocky start for Team Belize. The excitement wasn’t expected until the boys hit the court, but it appears that there was some strategy to scratch off more than half of the players from the roster prior to the first game. The late challenge was made by the International Basketball Federation […]
The COCABA games are dominating the national airwaves today, but there are a host of other sports whose fans want to know what occurred over the weekend. James Adderley has more on sports. In football news, game one of the Belize Female Football championships kicked off at Esperanza on Saturday August eighth when Gentle Touch […]
The Belize National team heads to Cancun this Sunday for COCABA, the Central American Basketball Competition and as you will know by now, Channel Five will be broadcasting the games live via satellite. Our coverage begins bright and early on Open your Eyes on Monday morning from Cancun. William Neal and I will bring you […]
And there is disappointing news from Maracay, Venezuela where the seventh Pan American Women’s championship is taking place. The Belize team has failed to qualify for the 2010 Games in Puerto Rico, having lost, except but two games. Belize today lost narrowly to San Salvador, six to seven. Even while it beat Panama comfortably ten […]
Belize’s National Softball team has not fared well at the Seventh Pan American Women’s Championships. The event is being held in Maracay, Venezuela and Tuesday night we reported that the team suffered two straight losses against Cuba and the Dominican Republic. To stay in the competition, the team also had to win last night’s game […]
Belize’s national basketball team is heading to the regional qualifying games for the Olympics in 2012 and that journey starts in Cancun. And what better place to enjoy the games… Channel Five will be bringing you live broadcast of the games and extended coverage on Open Your Eyes. And what happens in Cancun will not […]
Basketball is not the only game that Belize is playing on an international level. While the male National Basketball team is headed to Mexico this weekend, the Women’s softball team is currently playing in the Seventh Pan American Women’s Softball Championship in Maracay, Venezuela. The statistics are in and while they aren’t good, Belize still […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The two finalists in the Female Football League emerged over the weekend. So we join that mighty confrontation between Gentle Touch of Esperanza and the Belize Defence Force at the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday as the Military tries to overcome a 4-zip deficit from game one. […]
The Belize Basketball Federation announced its selection for the Men’s National Team Roster this afternoon at a press conference which was broadcast live by Channel Five. And there are big names. The national team is playing in the Confederation of Central American Basketball Association which will be held the week of August tenth in Cancun, […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley welcoming you to this delivery of Sports Monday. So let’s head west to Esperanza Cayo where Gentle Touch hosted the Belize Defense Force yesterday as the female football competition continues to intensify. Immediately into the action, the B.D.F.’s Ann Godoy botches this easy save but gets rescued by defense Cynthia […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re logged on to Sports Monday. Game two of the B.P.F.L. 2009 championship series was staged inside the Ricalde Stadium yesterday where Hankook Verdes of Cayo came in with a one goal lead from game one against host team Nizhee Corozal. It could have been a dream start for […]
There is big news in basketball tonight and that’s because some stars are in town tonight to join the National Basketball Team. Belize will participate in the first of a four year basketball qualifying competition to the Olympic Games. That’s in 2012. But earlier, from August fourth to the ninth this year, Belize will compete […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this serving of Sports Monday. The Corozal fans crowded the Norman Broaster Stadium yesterday to support Nizhee Corozal in game one of the 2009 B.P.F.L. Championship series with the heavily supported Hankook Verdes of Cayo. Even the opening ceremonies attest to the magnitude of today’s […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Game two of the home and away semi-final series in the B.P.F.L. took us north yesterday where Nizhee Corozal hopes to eliminate F.C. Belize of Belize City in a bid to get into the 2009 Championship round. After last week’s 2-2 tie, it’s F.C. Belize […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re glad you could join us for this dish of Sports Monday. The B.P.F.L. kicked off its four team semi-finals over the weekend so we headed to the F.F.B.’s Football Field at Capital City Belmopan yesterday where the Belize Defense Force hosted Hankook Verdes in the first of a […]
Basketball fans have a treat tonight. The finals for the Inter-Office League continue on the court. The league started with twenty four teams and last week Friday it was whittled down to the last two. Game two is being played tonight at the Belize City Center. The best of three games determine the winner between […]
