The growing popularity of cycling in Belize has prompted many people, including those who started riding just to lose weight, to enter organised competitive events. One such event this Sunday is designed specifically for the group of people who call themselves Baseboys and Barbershop crews. And believe me, with the egos involved, all bets are […]
Tonight preparations continue in earnest for the official consecration of Reverend Canon Philip Wright as Bishop for the Anglican diocese of Belize. Presiding over the ceremony will be Archbishop of the West Indies Drexel Gomez. This afternoon Archbishop Gomez called on Anglicans to work with the clergy as only through unity can the work of […]
The N.B.A. season is still young and after a slow start Belizean Milt Palacio seems to be hitting his stride with the Utah Jazz. Playing only twelve minutes against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night, Milt still managed to score a season high eight points, hitting two for five from the floor, including a reverse […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and we bring another dish of Sports Monday. In week nine of the RFG Insurance Cup Tournament Kremandala got the opportunity for a second home win by hosting a struggling Benque Viejo United inside the M.C.C. Grounds. And it?s the host team with this early look at goal that they […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and here?s the latest delivery of Sports Monday. In week nine of the RFG Cup Tournament found the Calcutta Bulls hosting Belmopan United yesterday up north. This is after the Capital City gang had wrestled three points from this very Calcutta Bulls via a successful protest in the B.P.F.L. With […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and you?re on board this weekly ride we call Sports Monday. Week eight of the RFG Insurance Cup Tournament brought part two of the Belize City derby to the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday. If you remember, in part one F.C. Belize and Kremandala had settled for a 1-1 stalemate, so we […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley with today?s dish of Sports Monday. Week seven of the RFG Cup Tournament found Kremandala inside the M.C.C. Grounds in action against the Placencia Pirates, with the city team still looking for its first home win of the season. As a result, they opt for the fast start with Ernest […]
This weekend, the Central Secondary School Sports Association invites you to the High School Basketball Competition. The games start this Saturday at the Bird’s Isle and according to president of the association, Deon Sutherland, this year’s competition is expected to be better than ever. Deon Sutherland, President, CSSSA ?We have a total of seven female […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this week’s dish of Sports Monday. Week six of the RFG Insurance Cup tournament found F.C. Belize in action against Hankook Verdes in a bitterly contested ballgame inside the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday. As a matter of fact folks, the action gets heated early when the Verdes striker Luciano Rodriguez […]
When we last heard from Milton Palacio he was coming off a solid season as a backup point guard with the N.B.A.’s Toronto Raptors, averaging almost six points and three and a half assists per game. And while the twenty-seven year old born-in-L.A. Belizean has now moved to Utah–his sixth team in seven years–there is […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this latest dish of Sports Monday. Week Five of the RFG Cup Tournament brought part one of the Belize City derby to the M.C.C. Grounds where Kremandala hosted FC Belize in a battle for dominance inside the metropolis. And two minutes into the bitter rivalry it’s […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this splash on Sports Monday. Week four of the RFG Insurance Cup Tournament saw Belmopan United play host to Mango Creek F.C. inside the Isidoro Beaton Stadium Saturday night. Its sixteen minutes into the ballgame when the visitors strike off this set piece courtesy […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re very welcome to this latest edition of Sports Monday. Week three of the RFG Insurance Cup Tournament brought undefeated Wagiya of Dangriga into the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday for an old time shoot-out against archrival Kremandala of Belize City, a team looking to establish its dominance in its second […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with a hefty dish of Sports Monday. The Lionman Triathlon–an invention of Efrain “Beeps” Philips–has certainly captured the Belizean imagination. In its seventh edition, this particular event turned out to be a monster. And here’s a taste of the early morning sights and sounds at the Sandlighter’s Promenade here in […]
Tonight at the Princess Hotel there will be more flexing than the Cuban dancers can handle and more moves than can fit in the Charisma nightclub. No, we haven’t been invaded by Michael Jackson impersonators…the King’s room is the venue of the annual Mr. Belize competition and the Miss Body Fitness. According to organisers, fifteen […]
Sports action this weekend will also feature the women of the Belize National Female Basketball team as they participate in a triangular tournament. The event will include champion teams: Los Hurricanes out of Cancun and Yade from Merida. This morning organisers told News Five that after competing in a similar tournament in Mexico two months […]
With a host of fans and sponsors cheering them on, not to mention four thousand dollars in prizes as incentive, this weekend’s Lionman Triathlon promises to be both exciting and gruelling. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has a preview. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Since 1999, the Lionman Triathlon has been a highlight on the Belizean sports calendar. […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this week’s portion of Sports Monday. The RFG Insurance Cup Tournament kicked off the 2005 season over the weekend with a whopping seven ball games spread out across the nation. Here in Belize City, football fans got to see Kremandala open against Hankook Verdes at the M.C.C. Grounds, so […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and here’s your fresh dish of Sports Monday. Fresh off the presentation of the national softball tournament, the Belize Softball Federation followed up by staging the prestigious invitational inside Roger’s Stadium yesterday in Belize City. Four teams made a bid for the title this year under the double elimination format. […]
It didn’t make it in time for Sports Monday, but we think a hotly contested football game between the twin pillars of national security played over the weekend deserves some special attention. During Family Day activities coordinated by the Belize Defence Force on Saturday at the Marion Jones Stadium, one of the headline events was […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with your latest dish of Sports Monday. The National Softball Tournament was staged inside Rogers’ Stadium over the weekend with the nine best teams in the country making the big dance. We pick up the action on Sunday as the double elimination format forces C.T.C. Lady Rebels of Belize City […]
If you are looking for something interesting to do this weekend, your search is over. At five tomorrow morning the main event of the annual Belize Defence Force Running Festival kicks off on the Western Highway with a full marathon. It starts off at the Hattieville Bridge, working its way across the Boom Road before […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with yet another dish of Sports Monday. The heavy downpour over the weekend forced the postponement of most sporting activities here in the Jewel. Since we live in the tropics, it’s no biggie; we simply shifted gears and caught up with Jude Lizama, tournament director of the National Softball Tournament […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley with this fresh dish of Sports Monday. The Cayo Female Softball Tournament presented week two of the playoffs yesterday at the Joan Garbutt Stadium inside Esperanza where the host team, the Wolverines, and the defending champions Camalote Duurlys Cristal both went in with undefeated records from the double elimination playoff […]
It was busy busy at the airport this afternoon as two distinct but important groups of visitors landed in Belize, while a number of excited Belizean youths prepared to take off on their first trip to Europe. First to arrive in the V.I.P. lounge of the Philip Goldson International Airport was the official delegation of […]
