Die semi-finale rondes van die Louis Trichardt Krieketklub se T10-liga is Saterdag, 11 November, op die Louis Trichardt Ovaal beslis om te bepaal wie eerskomende Saterdag teen mekaar in die finaal te staan gaan kom en wie vir derde en vierde plek gaan uitspeel.

After wielding the whistle for 26 years, Mr Joseph Mammba from Hamakhuvha village in the Vhufuli area has retired from refereeing.

The much-awaited Vhembe derby between Black Leopards and Venda Football Club (VFC) will be played at Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Local strongman Leon le Roux from AFB Makhado, outside Louis Trichardt, was at it again, this time flexing his muscles at the Africa Strongman Championships at Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia, on 28 and 29 October. Up against tough competition, he brought home a silver medal.

Venda Football Club (VFC) has appointed the former head coach of Polokwane City FC, Mr Duncan Lechesa, effective from Monday this week. According to the club’s chairman, Mr Itani Munzhelele, Mr Lechesa’s appointment to the team’s hot seat demonstrates the club’s commitment to gaining promotion to the DStv Premiership Division at the end of the current soccer season.

Dzwerani United Brothers FC have reason to celebrate. They were crowned the champions of the Thulamela Ward 26 Soccer Tournament at the Mahematshena Grounds in the Vuwani area last Sunday.

Air Force Base Makhado hosted their annual cancer-awareness golf day once again at the Soutpansberg Golf Club on 28 October to raise much-needed funds for the Makhado Care Group, an organisation that is making a difference in the lives of cancer patients in communities around the Makhado municipal area.

The past season has been a nightmare for Maindis Ladies Football Club. With only two league matches remaining before the end of the season, Maindis finds themselves at the bottom of the Hollywoodbets Super League with just eight points. The Bungeni side has managed to win only two of the 28 matches they have played to date.

Former no-nonsense Makhuvha Up The Ants defender Mbulaheni Patrick “Gemo” Netshidzivhani says the standard of soccer in the country at large, but in the Vhembe District in particular, is declining because today’s players are no longer as committed to the game as soccer players used to be in the old days.

Local boxing trainer John “Smoking Joe” Nemakonde says he has signed one of the most gifted boxers in the country, who he believes is going to take this sport to greater heights in the not-too-distant future. He was referring to up-and-coming pugilist Mulweli “Mr Knockout” Rasalanavho.

The Malamulele Stadium will be the place to be on Saturday afternoon. The highly anticipated Motsepe Foundation Championship League match between Venda Football Club (VFC) and Magesi FC is scheduled to take place there.

After collecting the maximum points in their last two matches, Black Leopards are geared to add more points to their league account when they play against Platinum City Rovers in their Motsepe Foundation Championship League match at the Isaac Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark on Friday afternoon.