The Omaruru Open Tournament offers N$50,000 in prize money at Omaruru from 3 to 5 July. Organiser Jackson Kahambundu is seeking sponsors to fund the purse.
Category: Sports
Forward-Facing Sonar Splits Anglers, and the Catch Isn’t Higher
Forward-facing sonar is dividing American anglers, and early research says the catch isn't higher. Minnesota is considering a new walleye limit.
Athletics Come Home to Face Pirates After 4-of-6 Las Vegas Run
The Athletics open a three-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Sutter Health Park, with J.T. Ginn facing Jared Jones after a 4-of-6 Las Vegas run.
Kaylee McKeown Won’t Rule Out 2032 Brisbane Olympics Run
Kaylee McKeown, the five-time Olympic gold medallist, will weigh her future beyond Los Angeles 2028 and is not ruling out a 2032 Brisbane home Olympics run.
The Connected Ball Beat Blockchain to FIFA’s Biggest 2026 Call
Adidas's 500Hz sensor inside the 2026 World Cup match ball decided a Sweden-Tunisia goal on June 14. Blockchain stayed out of the officiating call.
Iran’s 2026 World Cup Team Lands in the US as a Peace Deal Looms
Iran's 2026 World Cup team touched down in Los Angeles on June 15, the same day a US-Iran peace deal was announced. Here is the full saga behind the surreal...
The Word ‘Soccer’ Was British Long Before America Adopted It
Coined at Oxford in 1885 and printed in British broadsheets for nearly a century, the word 'soccer' is older than American usage by decades. A 2026 World Cup explainer.
LA Protesters Demand FIFA Kick Iran Out of the 2026 World Cup
Iranian-Americans rallied at LA City Hall on June 10, calling on FIFA to expel Iran from the 2026 World Cup over the regime's killings. FIFA did not respond.
A 1992 Leeds United Card, Returned After 34 Years in the Weeds
After 34 years in overgrown land near Leeds, a 1992-93 Leeds United membership card has been reunited with former sports reporter Mark Dexter.
Sherando Pitcher Lily Wray Eyes Occupational Therapy Beyond Softball
Lily Wray, a 17-year-old Sherando High School pitcher from Stephens City, will attend Shenandoah University and pursue occupational therapy early.