Ace Ntsoelengoe Commemoration To honour this football legend a whole weekend of events were organised, which started on Friday with a Golf Tournament and a Gala Dinner to raise funds for the Patrick ‘Ace’ Ntsoelengoe Foundation. This was followed by the unveiling of a plaque, celebrating the renaming of the Mohlakeng Stadium to the Patrick Ace Ntsoelengoe Stadium.

R.I.P Legend Senzo Meyiwa

Our Tribute to John 'Shoes' Moshoeu (1965-2015) John "Shoes" Lesiba Moshoeu was a South African soccer player who was part of the victorious South African team that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations. He played as an attacking midfielder.

Former Springbok Joost van der Westhuizen has lost his fight against Motor Neuron Disease. He died at the age of 45.

Former world 800-metre champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi has been laid to rest at his home village of Muduluni in the Limpopo province. Mulaudzi was given an Official Provincial Funeral in recognition of his remarkable achievements.

Minister of Service and Administration Collins Chabane says once the grief has passed, South Africa will look forward to creating stars of the future. Chabane was speaking at the funeral of Olympic medallist Mbulaeni Mulaudzi.

The funeral service of the late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates Captain Senzo Meyiwa, is underway at Durban's Moses Mabhida stadium. Government officials are among the dignitaries that have joined soccer fans at the stadium. Meyiwa was shot dead at Vosloorus near Boksburg last weekend.

Bafana Bafana legend John "Shoes" Moshoeu passed away on Tuesday 21 April 2015. On ANN7 Prime I paid tribute to Shoes with some stellar guests.

Former Bafana Bafana star John 'Shoes' Moshoeu has been laid to rest. He passed away last week Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. His funeral was held in the Grace Bible Church in Soweto. Hundreds of people gathered for the service.

The special provincial Official funeral service of former Bafana Bafana striker Philemon Chippa Masinga is underway at Khuma stadium near Klerksdorp in North West. High powered delegation from football bodies SAFA and PSL, including former and current players and football supporters are in attendance.

Scores of mourners attended a memorial service at the Grace Bible Church in Soweto to pay tribute to the late former Bafana Bafana player Phil Masinga. Speakers described the fallen hero as a selfless human being.

Soccer legend Doctor Khumalo paying tribute to Philemon Chippa Masinga on Thursday during his funeral service at Khuma Stadium. #RIPCHIPPA #RIPMasinga #NWPG #ThumaMina #RomaNna

Soccer legends and friends of the late soccer legend Philemon Chippa Masinga say his role in the South African football fraternity should forever be cherished and respected. They were paying tribute to Masinga at a special funeral service at Stilfontein in the North West.

Sifiso Masinga speaking at the funeral service of his late father, soccer legend Philemon Chippa Masinga earlier today at Khuma stadium. #RIPChippaMasinga #RIPMasinga #NWPG #ThumaMina #RomaNna

Police are searching for suspects who shot and killed soccer legend Marc Batchelor. Batchelor was gunned down in a hail of bullets outside his home in Olivedale, Johannesburg, by two men on a motorbike.

'To say I am broken is an understatement' - Marc Batchelor's brother

South Africa's national football and Orlando Pirates captain, Senzo Meyiwa, has died after being shot on Sunday in an attempted house robbery.

The country's top regional and national detectives have been appointed to investigate the fatal shooting of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa, National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega said.

Orlando Pirates decided to retire Senzo Meyiwa's jersey

An emotional sendoff, people descended on this port city from across the country. To bid farewell to an iconic sports figure. And with heavy hearts, to celebrate Senzo Meyiwa's life.Praise for a leader and a star.

NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed Sunday when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball. CBS Los Angeles host Greg Wolf and sports director Jim Hill remember Bryant.

Members of the Los Angeles Lakers arrived at Los Angeles International Airport hours after the news that NBA star Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash. Members of the team were visibly emotional as they disembarked the plane.

The Lakers legend, 41, along with his daughter Gianna, 13, and seven others died when their helicopter crashed in the hills of Calabasas on their way to a Mamba Sports Academy basketball game.

Kobe Bryant, daughter among 9 dead in helicopter crash

Zion Williamson, Damian Lillard, Carmelo Anthony, Kawhi Leonard, Trae Young and other NBA players who played on the day of Kobe Bryant's death share their thoughts about the basketball legend and what he meant to them.

Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, 41, and daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant,13, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, sources tell CNN.

Sports fans are mourning the death of basketball icon Kobe Bryant. The L.A. Lakers, the team with whom Bryant played his entire 20-year NBA career, learned of his death en route from Philadelphia. Bryant was one of nine victims of a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif.

Federal investigators are looking into what led to the helicopter crash that killed nine people Sunday, including Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports on the stunned reaction to Bryant's death, and Nichelle Medina joins CBSN from near the scene of the crash with the latest on investigation.

A source close with the Bryant family tells ET, “Vanessa is completely shocked and heartbroken."

Scott Daehlin said he could hear the helicopter carrying the NBA legend, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others but could not see it.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released new footage taken directly at and overtop of the site of a deadly helicopter crash which killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday, along with eight other people when the helicopter crashed near Calabasas, California. The veteran pilot who plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers, authorities said. But even experienced pilots may have only seconds to act when they are blinded by weather, an expert said as investigators began scouring the wreckage for clues to Sunday morning’s crash. The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ next game against the Clippers on Tuesday night after the deaths of the retired superstar and the other victims.

Some of Hollywood's biggest stars are in mourning following the news of Bryant's untimely death.

Vanessa Bryant gave a touching eulogy to to late Kobe Bryant during his public memorial in Los Angeles.

There's a reason why we love athletes so much. They put their bodies on the line to entertain, amaze, and push the limits of what people are capable of. But they're all still human, and their stories eventually end. Here are the sports stars both old and young who passed away in 2018. Tyler Hilinski | 0:17 Rasual Butler | 0:58 Edwin Jackson | 1:34 Hal Greer | 2:19 Bruno Sammartino | 2:52 Dwight Clark | 3:51 Brian Lawler | 4:29 David Pearson | 5:10 Jim Neidhart | 5:59 Dan Gurney | 6:20 Oscar Gamble | 7:00 Rusty Staub | 7:41 Jhoon Rhee | 8:06 Albert "Red" Schoendienst | 8:46 Ray Emery | 9:27 Stan Mikita | 10:09 Tommy McDonald | 10:42 Willie McCovey | 11:28 In memoriam | 12:22

I am very excited to have officially launch my merch/apparel: https://wilsonsy93.com/ With the year 2019 coming to an end, a couple former NBA players have passed away and their legacies will live up. Here are 11 former players who died in 2019

In sports, determined athletes train and pain their bodies, forsaking the comforts of life for athletic prowess. They strive for goals that many people couldn't dream of. Sadly, calamity strikes the hardest in triumphant moments. These athletes passed while playing the sports they loved. Dale Earnhardt Sr. | 0:17 Flo Hyman | 1:11 Fran Crippen | 2:26 Jose Flores | 3:18 Vladimir Smirnov | 4:05

While wresting is a notoriously dangerous sport and most wresters walk-away with their lives intact, this wouldn’t be the case for these wresters who died in the ring. Mitsuharu Misawa, one of the biggest names in Japanese wrestling, also known as “Tiger Mask” would come to a tragic end in 2009 when his opponent would give Misawa a back suplex. Becoming frozen after impact, the nervous crowd would watch in fear, as “Tiger Mask” would finally be declared passed at the hospital, all due to heart failure. British monster heel Malcolm “King Kong kirk” was the tag team partner to the even larger “Giant Haystacks”, and on August 1987, his size made no difference in the ring. When his opponent “Big Daddy” Crabtree would commit his final blow to “King Kong Kirk”, it would be the last, as “King Kong Kirk” would quickly pass of a pre-existing heart condition short after. At the young age of 29, Wayne Van Dyke, aka Richard Delicious was an independent Florida wrestler. At an event hosted by the Ronin Pro Wrestling Promotion, Richard Delicious would suffer a small heart attack, followed by two more on his way to the hospital. Coupled with the broken rib and punctured lung resulting from attempted CPR, this tragedy would be enough to off him. The equally young Japanese wrestler Plum Mariko passed in the ring following a power bomb from her opponent in 1997. It wouldn’t be until the end of the match when Mariko was seen unmoving and snoring, a sign of bleeding in the brain, that Mariko would be deemed gone. Finally “The Blue Blazer”, as played by Owen Hart would succumb to his injuries in 1999. Following a WWF decision to give Hart a legendary entrance only fit for a superhero, things would quickly turn. While an elaborate system of wires was built to lower Hart into the ring, the pulley system would quickly malfunction, sending “the Blue Blazer” plummeting to his end in the ring, only to be declared passed to over 16,000 witnesses.

Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala (1 August 1962 – 7 December 2013) was a South African boxer and junior flyweight champion from Meadowlands, Johannesburg. In 2004, Matlala was voted #72 in the "100 Greatest South Africans" poll organized by SABC. At a height of 1.47 meters, or 4-foot-10, Matlala was the shortest boxing world champion ever. With a total of 68 fights (53 wins and 2 draws), he ended his career with 4 world championships. He presented his WBU belt to Nelson Mandela after his fight to Juan Herrera.

South Africa is mourning the death of yet another treasured son, Baby Jake Matlala. He died at 11am at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital. His passing is a further painful blow to the hearts of South Africans already shattered by the sad news of the death of the father of the nation - Nelson Mandela. His professional career began in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape, in February 1980 and, by the time he retired in March 2002, his record stood at more than 50 victories Joining us now is someone who knew BabyJake very well. Dumele Mateza

Boxing legend Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala, who passed away last week after a long illness, was buried on Friday at the West Park cemetery in Johannesburg.

FOOTIE star Emiliano Sala sent haunting voice messages to his friends revealing he feared his plane was going to “fall apart” shortly before the aircraft lost contact. The new £15million Cardiff City signing, 28, is feared dead after the small private plane went off the radar over the English Channel yesterday. Sala is understood to have sent WhatsApp voice messages to his pals as conditions rapidly worsened while he was in the air, Argentinian newspaper Ole reported.

Footballer Emiliano Sala left a heart-breaking audio message to his friends shortly before his light plane disappeared over the English Channel. In the message, Cardiff City's record new signing said the aircraft looked as though it is 'going to fall apart'.

In a highly emotional tribute, the Nantes players and fans put on a fantastic tribute for the missing striker, Emiliano Sala.

Emiliano Sala's family were joined by his former teammate from the French club FC Nantes, Nicolas Pallois, in carrying his coffin to its final resting place. During a ceremony in the Argentine footballer's hometown of Progreso, family and friends were joined by a delegation from Cardiff City, who Sala had just joined for a record transfer fee when his plane crashed into the English Channel.

Gone too soon, while he still had so much to give to South African rugby. That was the general comment at the funeral service of South African rugby legend, James Small, in Johannesburg this afternoon. Small passed away last Wednesday, age 50, after suffering a heart attack.

Tributes are pouring in following the death of SA rugby legend, James Small. The 1995 Rugby World Cup winner passed away at the age of 50 in Johannesburg after suffering a heart attack.

1995 Rugby World Cup winner, James Small, has passed away at the age of 50. Details surrounding his death are still sketchy, but it's believed he had a heart attack. Small played 47 test matches for South Africa and also played for the old Transvaal who later became the Lions, the Natal Sharks, and Western Province. He was also the leading try scorer in the 1996 Super 12 season.

The funeral service of legendary former Springbok rugby player James Small got underway at The Wanderers Rugby Club in Johannesburg on Thursday. Former teammates paid tribute to the late player ahead of proceedings.

Former Springbok winger James Small has died at the age of 50 after suffering a heart attack. Small was infamous for his role in the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

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Late Senzo Meyiwa's family speak out on abakwaziyo ngophenyo kwecala lokubulawa kuka Senzo.

This is an excerpt taken from 'Up The Bucs' magazine show. It chronicles the rise of the late Senzo Meyiwa at Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana.

Senzo Meyiwa's family says his girlfriend is not welcome at his funeral. They've now lashed out at at Kelly Khumalo, while heaping praise on his wife, Mandisa Mkhize.

Senzo Meyiwa's family says his girlfriend is not welcome at his funeral. They've now lashed out at at Kelly Khumalo, while heaping praise on his wife, Mandisa Mkhize.

David Loxton, CEO of Loxton Attorneys, chats to @XoliMngambi about why Senzo Meyiwa's murder case is still not ready for trial five years down the line.

A weekend newspaper ran a story about Senzo Meyiwa’s murder, saying Kelly Khumalo is part of a cover-up. Khumalo says the newspaper’s reports are misleading.

Friend and team-mate of Senzo Meyiwa, Itumeleng Khune, joined family, friends and fans on Thursday (October 30 2014) to pay tribute to the Bafana Bafana captain.

The funeral service of the late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates Captain Senzo Meyiwa, is underway at Durban's Moses Mabhida stadium. Government officials are among the dignitaries that have joined soccer fans at the stadium. Meyiwa was shot dead at Vosloorus near Boksburg

Michael Jordan pays tribute to Kobe Bryant and gives us an intimate look at their relationship at his memorial with a touching, heartbreaking, and beautiful speech.