Several dedicated players of Mira Black Pull, including ladies’ soccer and netball, received awards for their achievements of the past season during an event at Bush Valley Gardens outside Louis Trichardt on Saturday.

Speaker after speaker who shared the podium during an honouring ceremony for Mr Ronald Makhadi at the Jericho Hotel outside Thohoyandou a fornight ago, described the soccer legend as a selfless, God-fearing, dedicated sports administrator and influential character who was never hungry for power.

The semi-finals and final of the Thulamela Local Football Association (Thulfa) champ-of-champs matches will be played at the Makonde Home Defenders’ grounds this weekend.

The quarter-final matches of the King Abraham Pre-Season KO competition will be staged at the Sambandou grounds tomorrow.

Well-known Limpopo boxer Raider Muleba has promised fireworks in her forthcoming encounter with the Eastern Cape champion, Ndobayini Kholosa.

Eight teams will play in the quarter-finals of the Murunwa TVET College soccer challenge at Muduluni tomorrow (Saturday).

Eight teams from Tshilamba and the surrounding areas will be engaged in the MI Nefale Annual Soccer tournament this weekend.

Four teams will participate in the Themeli Heritage Soccer Tournament at the Madombidzha Try Again grounds on Saturday.

Tswera Hot Chillies were too hot for Matangari High Aims when they beat them 5-2 to secure a place in the quarter-final stage of the King Abraham Pre-Season KO competition at the Sambandou grounds on Saturday.

New Discovery FC were crowned the new champions of the Khethi Gavhi Soccer Tournament at the Mushiru grounds on Sunday. They beat Lukalo Hot Aces 1-0 in the final to lift the trophy.

Black Leopards will face Stellenbosch FC in their Absa Premiership League match at the Ida's Valley Stadium in Stellenbosch tomorrow afternoon. Lidoda Duvha, who parted ways with their technical staff early this week, must win the match at all costs to restore their lost pride.

The first clashes of the Vhembe T20 league took place on Sunday and provided lots of action and interesting results. Louis Trichardt beat Mohodi Cricket Club on Sunday morning, but Mohodi then proceeded to thrash Giyani in the afternoon. Eltivillas also scored a comfortable victory against Giyani in their earlier match.

“The kind of work that Mamu Community Development and teams are doing is very important - therefore, do not look down on what you are doing and think it is only something small.”

Banyana Banyana’s striker, Rhoda Mulaudzi, is encouraging women to participate in sports.

This week’s matches in the LTT Murunwa TVET College tournament will be played at the Ravele and Muraleni grounds tomorrow (Saturday).