While the jury is out on whether the US President will come to the Jewel, there is one certainty; that Belize is heading to the softball qualifying games. That was the message that the Belize Softball Federation disclosed to the media, this morning when they introduced the sixteen athletes, who will be competing in the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this weekly rush of Sports Monday. The B.P.F.L. moved to conclude the second round of the playoffs this weekend but was hampered by inclement weather. However, out west the Norman Broaster Stadium came alive yesterday with game two of the home and away series between Suga […]
Seven athletes have come back triumphantly from the Central American Senior Championships. The athletes were in Guatemala from Wednesday, June eight until Monday, June thirteenth and won an impressive seven medals in gold, silver, and bronze. But that’s not all because they managed to break two records. And according to the athletes this was not […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this week’s portion of Sports Monday. Eight teams made it to round one of the B.P.F.L. playoffs which featured a home and away elimination format, which means all eight teams saw action over the weekend. At the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday undefeated F.C. Belize hosted Wagiya of Dangriga who was […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley welcoming you to this portion of Sports Monday. Round ten of the B.P.F.L. Football Tournament took us West yesterday to the Norman Broaster Stadium where the battle for the lead in the south zone raged as Hankook Verdes hosted the tough George Town Ibayani. The home team looks to strike […]
The Social Security Board’s sixth annual Ride across Belize kicked off today. It’s a four day event that takes participating riders from the northernmost district, Corozal, to Punta Gorda in the deep south. But it’s not just for a prize or the exercise. Funds raised during the ride are donated to different organizations and this […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re certainly glad you could join us for this rush of Sports Monday. The Belize Defence Force marched into the Peoples’ Stadium yesterday in the role of journeymen against a surging Suga Boys Juventus as the mad rush to make the B.P.F.L. post-season moves into high gear. Just five […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Week seven of the Belize Football League saw the leading undefeated F.C. Belize host the San Pedro Bullsharks inside the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday as the action in the north zone continues to tighten. It’s the visitors looking for the early lead when Olvin Serano fires […]
There is the first case of anti-doping to report in Belize. According to a press release from the Belize Cycling Association, results from the Belize National Anti-doping Agency show that cyclist, Quinton Hamilton, who participated in the eighty-first Annual Cross Country Cycling Classic has tested positive for dexamethasone. The drug is a steroid used to […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Folks, we’re off to the People’s Stadium O.W. where the Football Federation of Belize presented game two of the Delhart Courtney female championship series yesterday as Suga City Girls hosted Triple B’s who came in with a one game lead. However, it’s the visitors who […]
Sporting activities which used to take place at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex on Princess Margaret Drive have been diverted to other stadiums or even to the city streets since refurbishment of the facility has been slow to get off the ground. Both male and female cycling classics which would have once ended with final […]
Sporting fans around the country will be stunned to find out that Belize has been suspended from the CONCACAF Champions League for this season. The suspension was announced late Monday night and was anticipated. According to Bertie Chimilio, president of the Football Federation of Belize, the Jewel was one of several countries given a one […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this delivery of Sports Monday. The Mother’s Day weekend brought the twentieth Female Cross Country Cycle Classic to the nation yesterday as athletes, including five foreigners made a bid for the most prestigious title in the sport. An early look at the pelathon shows a compact […]
It’s been around for the past twenty years and the Female Cross Country Cycling Classic is now a tradition on Mothers’ Day. On Sunday, seventeen women will put aside their normal roles and responsibilities and mount their bikes to test their skills and endurance in a seventy-two mile journey. Modeled off the original Male Cross […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley. Welcome to Sports Monday. The current shutdown imposed on public gathering because of the Swine Flu pandemic put a halt on most sporting event inside the nation. Nevertheless, we caught up with Karate inside the Princess Hotel on Saturday here in Belize City as presented by The Belize Shotokan Federation […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Round three of the Belize Premier Football League competition brought the internecine struggle between F.C. Belize and the Belize Defense Force to the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday. And let’s just give recognition to this B.D.F. fan from who has come to offer full support to his […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley, welcoming you to this week’s serving of Sports Monday. The 2009 Belize Premier Football League competition kicked off over the weekend with five matches nationwide. Here in Belize City, F.C. Belize hosted the new and improved Suga Boys Juventus of O.W. inside the M.C.C. Grounds. Early in the ballgame, the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this week’s splash of Sports Monday so we’ll jump right into the eighty-first running of the Annual Cross Country Cycle Classic. Imagine Belize in 1927 when Elston Kerr won the inaugural ride, this picture of color, numbers, high tech machines and a forty man invasion of foreign competitors would […]
All systems are in place for the eighty-first annual Cross Country Classic which kicks off on Holy Saturday. There are close to one hundred and twenty individual cyclists, an overwhelming number of foreign riders and twenty two teams, including the Guatemalan national team, that are competing for the coveted garland. When the bugle sounds at […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into Sports Monday. The highly anticipated opening of the Inter-office Basketball season got off to a blast, Friday night at the Civic Center with all twenty-four teams representing in the opening ceremonies, which included remarks from the president of the Belize Basketball Federation, Paul Thompson, and I.B.L […]
The Holy Saturday cycling classic is upon us and after a look at how the riders prepare for the grueling races; News Five’s Duane Moody went behind the scenes today to look at the technical side and find out about the mechanics of the sport… Duane Moody, Reporting There are different types of bicycles; BMX […]
In less than two weeks, riders from many countries will flock to Belize for the country’s biggest racing event: the Holy Saturday Cross Country Classic. Here at home, our athletes are training hard to regain the garland and as such are participating in races leading up to the event. On Sunday, ten Belizean riders in […]
While Monday was a highlight for Standard six students sitting the first part of the P.S.E., a sporting event is targeting younger children in elementary institutions. The Belize Amateur Athletics Association in collaboration with the National Sports Council is conducting a sporting competition in various disciplines among primary schools to identify ten athletes to make […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this week’s rush of Sport Monday and by now you must have heard that Valley Renaissance is the boss. So let’s head to the M.C.C. Grounds where the decision game three of the Belize Bank Super League Championship series attracted a massive crowd to that vaunted venue yesterday as […]
Easter is three weeks away and that means it is time for one of the biggest sporting events, the cross country cycling race. And come April fifth and eleventh when the bugle sounds, the tenth annual Junior Cross Country and the Eighty-first Elite Cross Country will get underway. But before the classic races get off, […]
