This morning’s eleven-mile individual time trials turned the list of leaders in the M and M Tour of Belize upside down. James Adderley was at the finish line in Hattieville and has the interesting highlights. James Adderley, Reporting Stage seven of the M&M Tour of Belize produced a monumental shift in the overall standings as […]
Today was day six of the M and M Tour of Belize and News Five’s James Adderley was once again up with the roosters. James Adderley, Reporting The bright young face of Daniel Quetzal displays the intensity of a race leader trying to hold off a hungry pack on day six of the M&M cycling […]
The nine-day cycling race known as the M and M Tour of Belize becomes more interesting with each new stage. James Adderley was on the road this morning and returns with the latest. James Adderley, Reporting Stage five of the 2006 M&M Tour blasted off under clear skies this morning featuring sixty-eight cyclists on a […]
On yesterday’s broadcast of Sports Monday we briefed viewers on the first three days of the M and M Tour of Belize. Today News Five’s James Adderley is back with the latest on the nine-day excursion. James Adderley, Reporting The M&M Tour entered its fourth day this morning with the forty mile ride up and […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and we invite you to sit back and enjoy this edition of Sports Monday. The mighty M and M Tour has gripped the nation after its monster start Saturday at Sugar City. So we head to Orange Walk as seventy-one riders, representing ten teams, take off on the first leg […]
The Belizean cycling scene will heat up this week as the 2006 M & M Tour of Belize kicks off in Orange Walk town tomorrow morning. For the next nine days more than eighty riders will race through five districts, taking on not just the challenge of the course itself but also some strong competition […]
Tonight Belizeans are reeling from a series of murders and shootings that have left a trail of bloody violence across the old capital. And while our coverage tonight will include a full report on those senseless killings, we will begin our newscast on a different note: a story of celebration from the cultural capital, Dangriga, […]
Heavy rains and school cancellations earlier this week may have threatened the National Primary School Basketball Championship games, but it appears nothing could have dampened the spirits of an enthusiastic crowd of children who showed up at the Belize City Centre today to compete and cheer for their peer players. This afternoon, News Five spoke […]
If walking isn’t your thing, on Sunday cycling enthusiasts will congregate in the Toledo district for the start of the first annual Temple to Temple Cross Country Bicycle Expedition. The race route begins at the Lubaantun archaeological site at seven-thirty in the morning and over the next seven days riders will travel to different ancient […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley, this is Sports Monday. The RFG Cup Tournament finals kicked off Saturday night inside the Michael Ashcroft Stadium as BOCA F.C. of Mango Creek played host to New Site Erei of Dangriga to kick off this home and away series for the Belize Premier Football League title. The last time […]
As part of official tourism week activities, this Sunday, the B.T.B. is sponsoring a relay triathlon in Belize City. And according to organisers, with first prize set at nine hundred dollars and a trophy, participants are lining up to swim, ride and run their way across the finish line. We caught up with Leila Peyrefitte […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and we certainly want to welcome you aboard for this ride that we call Sports Monday. The two finalists to the 2006 RFG Cup Tournament emerged over the weekend as both teams going into game two with a W were able to prevail on goal aggregate. So after a season […]
It’s getting to be a common story on this broadcast, but it’s the kind of news we wouldn’t mind reporting every day. That’s right, Belizean Milt Palacio continues to burn up the N.B.A. hardwood. Last night Palacio scored seventeen points as his Utah Jazz won their seventh game out of the last eight, a 110-102 […]
He’s had his ups and downs in terms of playing time and performance this season but Belize’s man in the N.B.A., Milton Palacio, received rave reviews Saturday night as his Utah Jazz upended the league leading Detroit Pistons. Milt proved to be Mr. Clutch in overtime when, with his team holding a slim 90-88 lead […]
Good evening I?m James Adderley, so let?s quickly jump into this week?s output of Sports Monday. The semi-final round of the RFG Cup Tournament got off out in the southern district over the weekend. We caught up with New Site Erei hosting F.C. Belize yesterday at Dangriga yesterday. And indeed the Carl Ramos would have […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and we feel privileged to have you aboard for this New Year?s issue of the ride we call Sports Monday. Of course we?ve got to start by wishing all Belizean the very best in the year 2006 and our hope remains that good will overcome evil. In the meantime, let?s […]
If you need a break from the traffic gridlock and frenzy of holiday shopping, or have a few days off next week and want something to do, the Museum of Belize has mounted a special new exhibition on Belizean sports. The show, on the upper level, is sure to bring back fond memories for older […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley with this weekly serving of Sports Monday. By the time the final schedule in regular season was staged in the RFG Cup Tournament over the weekend, seven of the eight teams headed to the playoffs had already emerged. Question is would Belmopan United be able to maintain its slim playoff […]
In recent years, basketball has dribbled off the local sports scene, largely due to lack of support from sponsors and fans. But right around the time P.U.P. backbencher Cordel Hyde was reinstated as Minister of Sports and Youth, came word that come 2006 sneakers will be screeching across the hardwood in official league play. Tonight […]
Good evening I?m James Adderley and here?s a fresh dish of Sports Monday coming your way. Week thirteen of the RFG Cup Tournament finally brought the long awaited visit of Dangriga?s new Site Erei to the M.C.C. Grounds where the south made its presence known by the sound of the cultural drums. However, Kremandala is […]
Football is arguably Belize’s most popular sport, with thousands of fans gathering in stadiums across the country each weekend to see their favourite stars and the plays of the day. But in this country, organised sporting activities don’t come with insurance packages and when a player gets injured on or off the field, reality changes […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and you?ve just landed aboard this monster ride we call Sports Monday. It survived a two-week postponement and a highly intensive vetting process, but by the time the first ever Mountain Bike Cross Country event rolled off from its start yesterday at Garbutt?s Gas Station in Roaring Creek, it had […]
She blazed onto centre court from an early age, and tonight female basketball star Tracy Garnett is getting ready to jump into the big leagues. The twenty-one year old has been offered a chance to strut her stuff for team coaches of the National Women’s Basketball League in the United States. On December tenth, the […]
Good evening I?m James Adderley and we?re rolling with this week?s version of Sports Monday. Week eleven in the B.P.F.L. tournament brought a few surprises and we must say the performance by Benque Viejo United against F.C. Belize at M.C.C. Grounds yesterday certainly fits in that particular category. Indeed its roaring start for F.C. Belize […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and we welcome you to this post-Gamma issue of Sports Monday. It proved to be a case of water, water everywhere as tropical storm Gamma passed very near the Belizean coastline over the weekend. As a result, all sporting events scheduled from Friday through Sunday were washed out. On the […]
