We lost a heartbreaker on Tuesday but tonight, despite long odds, another Belizean football team will get a chance for redemption. News Five’s James Adderley has a preview. James Adderley, Reporting UNCAF football continues to capture the Belizean imagination even as F.C. Belize faces formidable odds against Puntarenas of Costa Rica tonight inside our very […]
Belize’s Revolutionary Conquerors of Dangriga started out strong during their match last night against Real Espana of Honduras, but their luck did not last. The local boys scored the first goal in the sixteenth minute of the first half when Dennis Serano blasted one into the opposing net. However, our guests tied the match ten […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s this week’s issue of Sports Monday. The Maxi Basketball Tournament at Big Bird’s Isle kicked off its playoff round Friday night with two big ballgames. We’re at the end of the first quarter in the opener between M&M Christian Ambassadors and Tuff e Nuff when […]
James Adderley, Reporting The Francisco Morazan Stadium inside San Pedro Sula, Honduras, provided a field of dreams for Belizean football as Revolutionary Conquerors of Dangriga opened the 2007 UNCAF Champions Tournament against the Honduran powerhouse Real España last night. And indeed it couldn’t have been a better start for the Belizean sub-champion when the Real […]
We’ll open tonight’s newscast with a quick take on sports … and, like most recent reports from that arena, the news is not good. In a game ended a little over an hour ago F.C. Belize, this year’s F.F.B. Champion, went down to a three-nil defeat at the hands of Punta Arenas of Costa Rica. […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this version of Sports Monday. The champion and the sub-champion in the 2007 Belize Premier Football League take their dreams to the international scene as they compete in this year’s UNCAF Champions Tournament. The champion F.C. Belize opens against Puntarenas at Cost Rica tomorrow three p.m., […]
Recent forays into the International sporting arena by Belizean athletes have not been particularly encouraging … but later this summer athletic teams from Belize will be travelling far and wide to represent the country. Today I watched them get into shape. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Despite the warm weather the children who will be representing Belize […]
James Adderley Good evening, I’m James Adderley bringing you this week’s dish of Sports Monday. The tension that met the decisive game three of the semi-pro basketball championships Friday night inside the City Centre between the Belize Bank Bulldogs and the San Pedro Tigersharks was a true testament to the big prize at stake. For […]
He laboured four years on the back benches before a split in the ruling party thrust him into Cabinet as Minister of Defence, Youth, and Sports. Today Rodwell Ferguson, wielding the smallest of those three portfolios, got a chance to spread some cheer around the country. Janelle Chanona, Reporting During brief ceremonies at the Sports […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re privileged to present to you this latest dish of Sports Monday. The semi-pro basketball finals brought Game II of the three game championship series to La Isla Bonita Saturday where the San Pedro Tigersharks were hoping to tie the series against the Belize Bank Bulldogs. It’s Jason Stubbs […]
Sports correspondent James Adderley is out of the country this week, but we convinced Janelle Chanona to try her hand at reporting the athletic action this weekend, courtesy of Berger Paints. In sporting news from the diamond, a small but diehard group of softball fans showed up in Sand Hill on Sunday afternoon to witness […]
In sporting news the Belize Cycling Association has a new president. In elections held last night Gerald Garbutt defeated incumbent Melvin Torres by a large margin, with a record number of members showing up to vote. Rounding out the executive is Ryan Garbutt as Vice President, John Swift is secretary, and Marco Reyes, treasurer. Committee […]
The delegation is pitifully small, an acknowledgement of both our financial limitations and lack of national commitment when it comes to sports … but while the seven athletes heading to the Pan American Games in Brazil will be short on support, they’ll be long on heart. In case you don’t see them on E.S.P.N. our […]
Staying with the theme of sports, we’ll turn to the always intriguing world of cycling where this week, reports News Five’s Janelle Chanona, the biggest race does not require a bike. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Historically, cycling in Belize has been a source of intense competition, athletic camaraderie, and of course … tremendous controversy. And while […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s another dish of Sports Monday. Lester Cadle and the Orange Walk Eagles found themselves facing the golf course if the could not muster a win Saturday night against the San Pedro Tigersharks who took Game I of the semi-final semi-pro basketball playoffs by a 96 – 86 score. […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. We take you immediately to the Princess Hotel and Casino where Saturday night Belizean boxing took centre stage. In the centre of the square ring is the new promoter Osmond Martinez introducing Wilmer Rene Fernandez of Honduras to his right and local boozing talent Horace […]
This weekend Belize will be hosting the Central American Bodybuilding Championships for the third time and this morning the first wave of officials and competitors arrived in Belize City. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has more. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Sixty participants from four countries are expected to compete in the 2007 Central American Bodybuilding Championships. Giovanni […]
Since its heyday in the 1970s, Belize’s boxing scene has been on the ropes and maybe even down for the count. But promoter Osmond Martinez is hoping to change all that starting this Saturday night at the Princess Hotel in Belize City. On that night Belizeans will be treated to two professional fights and four […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. With three teams already into the postseason of Semi-pro basketball, the battle for the final playoff berth raged up north at the Corozal Civic Center Saturday night as the Corozal Running Rebels hosted B.N.E. Oilers of Belmopan. It’s a pretty good start for the visiting […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and here comes another dish of Sports Monday. The playoff picture inside this year’s semi-pro basketball cleared up a whole lot over the weekend. At the Civic Center Friday night the Belize Bank Bulldogs hosted the Orange Walk Eagles in a bid for the #1 seed in the postseason Immediately […]
Track and field results doesn’t often make headlines, but the performance of Belizean athletes last weekend in a regional competition has given sporting officials cause for optimism. The CADICA Open held in Costa Rica, was not without a fair share of drama however as the national team arrived late and had to ask organisers to […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and here’s this week’s dish of Sports Monday. The drums summoned Belizeans from every corner of the Jewel as the Carl Ramos Stadium came to life with Game II of the R.F.G. Insurance Title series between F.C. Belize and Revolutionary Conquerors at Dangriga yesterday. As visitors, F.C. Belize comes in […]
Good Evening I’m James Adderly and we welcome you to Sports Monday. Game one of the RFG Cup Championship was staged at the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday where F.C. Belize hosted the Revolutionary Conquerors of Dangriga to kick off the home and away series for this most prestigious football title. Folks, we’re just one minute into […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The two finalists of the RFG Insurance Cup Tournament Title emerged over the weekend. So we head to beautiful Dangriga by the sea where yesterday’s derby pitted Revolutionary Conquerors and Wagiya in game two of a semi-final home and away series. It’s a slow start […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this version of Sports Monday. The semi-final round of the RFG Cup Tournament brought Tex Mar Boys of Mango Creek into the M.C.C. Grounds on Sunday to kick off the home and away series with F.C. Belize. We’re just inside this ballgame when Ashley Torres […]
