Black Leopards must beat University of Pretoria FC (Amatuks) when they meet in their Motsepe Foundation Championship League match at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Sunday if they are serious about securing a place in the promotional playoffs at the end of the season.

After collecting only two points from their last two matches - both played at the Thohoyandou Stadium - Venda Football Club (VFC) will be on the road to Pretoria on Sunday. They will play against Pretoria Callies at the Lucas Moripe Stadium outside Pretoria.

Musasenda Big Five emerged victorious in the Mogudie Soccer Tournament, defeating Gondeni Big Cat 4-3 in a penalty shootout to claim the trophy at the Khubvi Benjie’s Grounds on Sunday. With no goals scored during regulation time, the winner was determined through the dramatic shootout.

Marhavi FC was fined R14,000 for assaulting a referee, invading the field of play by their chairman, and assaulting an official from FC Basel. They were also found guilty of causing the match to be abandoned. Additionally, Marhavi forfeited three league points to Basel.

Three local boxers who participated in the Insane Boxing Promotions Tournament in Cape Town seemingly received free boxing lessons from their opponents at the Pride Fighting Academy on Hope Street in Cape Town on Saturday, 27 April.

A Grade 11 learner from Vhulaudzi High School in Tshitavha returned with a silver medal from the SA High Schools Track and Field Championships held in the Western Cape earlier this month.

With only two matches remaining till the end of the season, which of the teams affiliated with the Limpopo Stream of the ABC Motsepe League will qualify for the promotional playoffs and which ones will face the relegation axe is still unclear. The teams will play their second-last league matches this weekend.

The well-known sports personality and former coach of Venda athletics and netball teams, Mr Mamba Patrick Nthangeni (69), passed away at the Phuluso Netcare Hospital in Polokwane on 21 April after a long illness. During his life, Nthangeni served as the coach of the Univen and Venda netball teams. He was also a coach at the former Finyazwananda Technical College, now known as Vhembe FET.

Napoli FC were crowned the champions of the Lumveleni Easter Soccer Tournament after defeating Manamani Blue Birds 1-0 in the final at the Ngudza Grounds last Sunday.

Well-known veteran cricket player from Louis Trichardt, Yahya Jiwa, has been selected for the national side that will represent South Africa in the upcoming Over-50s Africa Cup and early next year in the Over-50s Cricket World Cup.

After failing to reach the final of the Lumveleni Easter Soccer Tournament at the Ngudza Grounds last Saturday, Musasenda Big Five rose to the occasion and beat Mukula Young Santos 3-0 to lift the Vision Soccer Tournament trophy at the Khubvi Benjie’s Grounds on Sunday. The winner was determined via penalty shootout after a goalless draw at the end of regulation time.

One of Vhembe’s own netball stars is continuing to impress on the national and international stage. Phophi Nematangari from Duthuni is currently captaining both the University of Pretoria’s (Tuks) first team and the South African Youth netball side (Baby Proteas).

Two former traditional musangwe bare-knuckle pugilists, Khodani “Cena” Nephalama and Ishmael Makhado, are set to fly to Cape Town to participate in the Insane Boxing Promotions Tournament. The event will take place at the Pride Fighting Academy on Hope Street in Cape Town next Saturday, 27 April.