Black Leopards were almost sure of a point when Orlando Pirates broke their hearts with a late goal in their Absa Premiership League match at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Multichoice Diski Challenge Black Leopards finally rose to the occasion and beat Baroka FC 3-2 in their league match at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday. The young Lidoda Duvha played 23 league matches without tasting victory before their match last Saturday.

The ABC Motsepe League game between Mikhado FC and Eleven Fast Tigers at the Makgoka Stadium outside Polokwane on Saturday was not played to the finish. The game ended abruptly about 15 minutes into the last half. At that stage, Fast Tigers were leading 1-0.

The Rabali Stadium will be a good place for soccer lovers to be tomorrow afternoon. That is where the much-awaited ABC Motsepe League match between Mikhado FC and Tshakhuma RO Nandilani (TRON) will take place.

After suffering two successive defeats, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) are leaving no stone unturned in their preparations for their GladAfrica Championship League match against Steenberg United at the Thohoyandou Stadium tomorrow afternoon.

The much-awaited Absa Premiership League match between Black Leopards and Orlando Pirates will be staged at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

A member of the Vhembe Athletic Club, Clement Maluleke, won the 32km event during Saturday’s Soutpansberg Mountain Race. He finished the route in 02:02:59, more than fifteen minutes ahead of his closest rival, Andy Ramavhanda.

Tshakhuma RO Nandilani (TRON) proved beyond doubt that they are serious about escaping the relegation axe when they beat Ollesdal FC 2-0 in their ABC Motsepe League match at the Tshisaulu Mmbengeni Kone grounds on Saturday.

Time is fast running out for the Multichoice Diski Challenge Black Leopards. With seven matches remaining before the end of the season, the young Lidoda Duvha are still to register their first victory in a league match this season.

When responding to questions from a contingent of journalists shortly after his team brutally walloped North West University (NWU) FC 4-0 in their Nedbank Cup KO competition match at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Sunday, the caretaker coach of Black Leopards, Mr Allan Clark, said he was ready to meet any opposition in the next round of the competition.