Good evening, I’m James Adderley you’re welcome to this rush of Sports Monday. Week seven in the RFG Cup Tournament saw the Belize Defence Force make its stand at the M.C.C. Grounds against the San Pedro Dolphins who came in yesterday intent on swimming up the standings. So it’s no surprise to see the visitors […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’ve logged on to this thing we call Sports Monday. Week VI of the RFG Cup Tournament brought the surging Suga Boys Juventus of O.W. to the M.C.C. Grounds for its scheduled shoot-out with the defending champion F.C. Belize who find themselves struggling to get into the top four […]
They say that nice guys finish last … but tonight we have news of some nice Belizeans—a guy and a gal actually—who finished second. One is eleven year old Alexander Fonseca who was one of two runners up in the Conde Nast “My Caribbean” essay contest. Fonseca, the son of Minister of Education Francis Fonseca […]
James Adderley Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this fresh dish of Sports Monday. We decided to take a closer look at the newly formed Super League of Belize, so we zoomed in on Saturday night’s face off between Benque Viejo D.C. United and the home team Roots F.C. inside the […]
The seven-member delegation included four athletes and three officials and today they returned to Belize after a splendid performance at the recent Special Olympics in China. Michael Graham, Gold Medallist, Track & Field “Just try hard and bring the gold to Belize.” Marion Ali “Anybody can do this?” Michael Graham “Yes.” Marion Ali “Was it […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this session of Sports Monday. Week four of the R.F.G. Cup Tournament found the Belize Defence Force making a stand at the M.C.C. Grounds against the Revolutionary Conquerors of Dangriga. Five minutes in, B.D.F.’s Deon ‘Pussy’ Flowers get this shot at goal but the Dangriga defence […]
James Adderley Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we certainly welcome you to this burst of Sports Monday. Week three of the R.F.G. Cup Tournament brought Wagiya of Dangriga Saturday night to the M.C.C. Grounds for the first face off with F.C. Belize this football season. With a one and one record going in, the […]
Marion Jones may be giving her medals back but that doesn’t mean that Belize is devoid of Olympic gold. A release from Belize’s team at The World Special Olympics in Shanghai, China indicates that Belizean athletes have earned four medals in various events: three bronze and one gold. The gold came today in the male […]
Disgraced Olympic champion Marion Jones has returned the five medals she won at the Sydney games. According to international press reports, today Jones’ lawyer, Henry DePippo, confirmed that earlier today the sprinter “relinquished” the three gold and two bronze medals that she was awarded in 2000. The move comes five days after Jones admitted that […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this edition of Sports Monday. We get our first look at the Belize Defence Force this football season as they took to the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday to face the defending champion F.C. Belize in week II of the R.F.G. Insurance Cup Tournament. The Military certainly […]
A short time ago, Marion Jones, one of Belize’s National Heroes suffered a stunning fall from grace as she issued a statement to friends, family, and fans admitting that she was using performance enhancing drugs when she won five medals in the 2000 Olympics. Jones faced a New York judge today and formally confessed her […]
As Marion’s confession makes it way through the Belizean community, it’s hard to miss the disappointment felt by many. When Marion lifted the Belizean flag in Sydney for all the world to see, she lifted our spirits along with it, and that simple yet profound gesture ensured that she would always have a place in […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I’m James Adderly, this is Sports Monday. The fourth Central American Junior Softball Championship hosted at Roger’s Stadium found Belize, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador making a bid for the 2007 edition of this prestigious title. We join Sunday’s pivotal meeting between Belize and Guatemala in a first of two […]
It might be a far too dramatic way to get in shape if you’re just starting your exercise program but the second annual Strong Man competition might the motivation you need to your act together. So far, seven challengers have signed up to compete in a series of physically demanding activities as they vie for […]
We have followed them as they prepared for the big event … and today Belize’s Special Olympics team set off on the first leg of what promises to be the journey of a lifetime. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Twelve year old Chevanne Madrill, thirteen year old Christine Rhaburn, thirteen year of Michael Grayham and seventeen year […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this delivery of Sports Monday. The 2007 Central American Football Tournament saw Belize for the first time in the role of host to four countries, but this session will mostly be remembered for Team Belize’s dismal performance. Let’s take you to Belize’s […]
James Adderley, Reporting History was made in Belizean football last night as the F.F.B. opened the Under 16 Central American Football Tournament inside the M.C.C. Grounds. The soothing sound of the National anthem as rendered by the Nation Football Team gave pomp to the circumstances as the jewel found itself in the role of hosting […]
James Addereley, Reporting Good Evening. I’m James Adderley and you’re indeed welcome to this rush of Sports Monday. Youthful ambition and proven experience were destined to clash in the 94 mile Acros National Road Championship presented by the Belize National Cycling Association yesterday. The 8 a.m. start at Roaring Creek sees some 45 of the […]
With the brief exception of Marion Jones, Belize has never made so much as a ripple in the international athletic spectacle known as the Olympics. But there is another global movement, every bit as important as its more famous namesake, in which Belizeans can and do excel. This morning I had the privilege to meet […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re certainly glad you could join us for this issue of Sports Monday. The eight annual Lionman Triathlon and Corporate Relay took its rightful place on the September celebrations program with Sunday’s presentation anchored at Sandlighters Promenade, her in Belize City. The defending champion, Jose Choto, […]
If music isn’t your thing, you might want to head over to Sandlighters Promenade on Sunday morning for the eight running of the Lionman Triathlon. Elite, master, junior and female participants are set to swim, ride and run in this year’s event and today organizers hoped that the sport’s growing popularity will encourage a new […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we feel privileged to present to you this Tuesday version of Sports Monday. Hurricane Felix really could have put a hurt on this small nation, and we are certainly thankful to Jehovah for His mercy. In the meantime folks, before Felix put the country on high […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this fresh dish of Sport’s Monday. So, we take you out to the City Centre Friday night, where the Albert Team hopes to complete the sweep against Old Technical Boys for the 2007 Over 35 Basketball Title of Belize City. And it’s Travis Santos leading the […]
In a bit of sports news we are informed that Belize’s female softballers finished a disappointing fourth out of five in the Central American Club Championships held over the weekend in Esteli Nicaragua. The “Hot Mamas” team from Unitedville got off to a rocky start, losing two – zip to Nicaragua on Friday but bounced […]
Having lost 3-nil to the powerful Costa Rican club, Puntarenas, in San Jose, few Belizeans were expecting miracles in the return match at the M.C.C. And while, true to expectations, there was no divine intervention, F.C. Belize managed to gain some respect. James Adderley has the highlights. James Adderley, Reporting Even FIFA would have been […]
