Meet twenty-two-year-old Darnell Oden from Punta Gorda. He is a physical trainer at Peini Fitness Gym who is dedicating his time to youth empowerment. He has also been hosting basketball activities since last year. Oden spoke with News Five about working on youth development programs through sports. Darnell Oden, Physical Trainer “We are currently working […]
Peini Fitness is on a mission to get residents in Punta Gorda into living healthy lifestyles. Physical Trainer Darnell Oden speaks of motivating people. Darnell Oden, Physical Trainer “I am trying to motivate a lot of folks, older folks and even younger people because of the different types of sickness at different ages, even […]
It was suspended for two years because of the COVID pandemic and while the reigning champion, Guatemalan Julio Miranda Padilla was not a serious threat in the home stretch for this year’s Cross Country Cycling Classic, Belize still did not regain the title for ninety-second Holy Saturday race. New Five’s Marion Ali was at the […]
The Belize Women’s National Team finished third in its group in CONCACAF’s World Cup Elimination Rounds. On Tuesday, Belize came up on top against Barbados in a three-nil victory in El Salvador. Shendra Casimiro scored the first goal for Belize, followed by team captain Jayda Brown who scored two goals. While Belize’s women’s team did […]
An emotional Jayda Brown also took questions from the press following the game. Here is what she had to say. Jayda Brown, Captain, Belize Women’s National Team “I feel extremely excited because we have had tremendous growth. We are here to represent our people, to show that Belize does have talent. Over the past […]
Belizean basketball fans have something to celebrate tonight as an under eighteen team has won the Copa Campeche Tournament. Nine athletes, along with Coaches Darwin “Puppy” Leslie and Linbert Moody, returned from Mexico early this morning tired but jubilant. It’s a great step as the team moves into the FIBA games scheduled in Panama this […]
At news time tonight, a second friendly football match is taking place in Chetumal between the U-19 Belize Men’s National Football Team and the CAR M.M., a team from Cancun. It is being streamed live on the Football Federation of Belize Facebook page. It is the second of four international friendlies as the team prepares […]
On Sunday, the women’s cross country classic took place and taking the top two spots were American cyclists from Team Cardinal. Using a tactic to break away from the pack, Katy Sorrel and Morgan Stern put their best foot forward and bested the Belizean cyclists in the race that started in San Ignacio and finished […]
Unfortunately, defending champion Kaya Cattouse did not contest the thirty-first Women Cross Country Cycling Classic because she is riding professionally with the L.A. Sweat team in the U.S. The Women Cross Country Cycling Classic saw eleven cyclists compete. Prizes were issued for the top five winners. Vice President of the Cycling Federation of Belize Dion Leslie […]
Many people think having arthritis or other conditions means they can no longer enjoy certain sports. Well, tonight on the Bright Side, Sabreena Daly meets a woman who uses weight lifting to not only ease her pain but enter competitions. And as you will find out, Alida Sharp didn’t start her weight training in her […]
The Belize Volleyball Association is hosting the 2022 male national volleyball championship this weekend at the Mexico Sports Center in Belize City. On Saturday, April ninth, twelve teams from across the country will be competing in twenty-two matches; starting at eight-thirty a.m. Entrance fee for adults is five dollars while children ages six to twelve […]
Speaking about volleyball, one Belizean volleyball athlete is making waves in the U.S. for Calumet College of Saint Joseph in Indiana. Francis Hauze was one of four Belizean volleyball athletes who successfully acquired athletics scholarships. Hauze’s level of performance over the first season in the U.S. made him “Freshman of the Year”. News Five’s Duane […]
Today is celebrated as World Table Tennis Day. It is also the fiftieth anniversary of “ping-pong diplomacy” which refers to the exchange of table tennis players between the United States and People’s Republic of China in the 1970s. The event paved the way for President Richard Nixon to visit Beijing in 1972 and has been […]
He has had an active role in the local basketball scene – from playing the sport, to the management of a team, and even organizing sporting events. And this past Saturday, Jacob Leslie and his team were endorsed as the new leadership of the Belize Basketball Federation. They were uncontested. News Five spoke with the […]
While there will be an official handing over and press conference later this week, News Five asked B.B.F. President Jacob Leslie about the resurgence of basketball as a leading sport. Leslie says that while the National Elite Basketball League attracts semi-pro athletes and fans from across the country, the federation needs to refocus on developing […]
In other sports news, elections for the Belize Athletics Association were held on Saturday and Deon Sutherland was returned as its president. Sutherland has been at the helm of the association since 2014 and was given another four-year team to lead. For those who may not know, the B.A.A. is the only association that executes […]
President Deon Sutherland says that one of the tasks of the association is to create an enabling environment, providing athletes with access to facilities and coaching staff to train and perform well, while the athletes must be on the track. His mission, going forward, is for athletes to compete and not participate in the Olympics. […]
Over the weekend, there was one player visibly missing from the Belize versus Cuba game held on Sunday– Woodrow West. That’s because the Football Federation of Belize and the management of the Verdes Football Club issued a joint release saying that West was suspended from the national team and participating in the FIFA friendly match […]
It was announced years ago, but never materialized. But finally, after all these years, a football pitch will be installed at the Berger Field in Belize City. Today, the official design of the project was unveiled and News Five was there. Here’s this report. Isani Cayetano, Reporting This open space at the corner of […]
This afternoon in Belize City, athletes in several disciplines participated in the Queen’s Baton Relay. They cycled and ran through the principal streets of the Old Capital as Belize joins seventy-one other countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations. The relay culminated at Battlefield Park around three o’clock where a brief ceremony was […]
The Football Federation of Belize is engaging young people all across the country. In the Toledo district, there is an emphasis on youth empowerment and youth activism through sports, particularly football. Linford Avila is the new sports coordinator for FIFA activities in Punta Gorda and his ultimate goal for the camp is to inspire youth […]
Belizean professional volleyball athlete Bryton Codd is back in the Jewel after playing an intense first season with a Finnish team. It’s been eight months since the twenty-six-year-old signed a two-year European contract. After a brief adjustment period to train and play the sport full-time – not to mention the cold and shorter amounts of […]
Day four of the Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge was almost a snapshot of day one, with Team PACT dominating the event. The race started last Friday at the foot of the Hawkesworth Bridge in Santa Elena, Cayo, and travelled one hundred and seventy-five miles to the Belcan Bridge in Belize City on […]
After a two-year interruption caused by the COVID Pandemic, and very short notice, the Annual Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge is on. For the next three days, forty-six teams competing in eight different categories are paddling from Santa Elena Town, Cayo, to Belize City. Our news team of reporter, Marion Ali, and cameraman, […]
For almost two years, most sporting activities had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions that were in place. Some disciplines resumed, but with limited capacity. With the new S.I. passed, Sports Minister Rodwell Ferguson says that contact sports are soon to resume. Rodwell Ferguson, Minister of Youth & Sports “We […]
