Jewish Olympic legend Ágnes Keleti dies at 103
Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor who became the world's oldest living Olympic champion and later shaped Israel's gymnastics program, died Thursday in Budapest at age 103.
The legendary Jewish athlete, who captured 10 Olympic medals—the...
New York Yankees reach eight-year, $218m deal with Jewish pitcher Max Fried
The New York Yankees reached an agreement on Tuesday with Jewish pitcher Max Fried, 30, for the largest guarantee issued to a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball history.
The eight-year, $218 million offer is also considered...
Entertainment, sports and war top 2024 Google searches in Israel
A mix of entertainment, sports and the war against Hamas in Gaza were the top Google search items in Israel over the last year, according to statistics released this week by the world’s most...
They survived Oct. 7 … now they’re playing basketball in Los Angeles
“One day, I was going to be murdered by Hamas, and today, James Harden and the Clippers are applauding me,” Omer Bilansky, general manager of a basketball league for high-school-aged children in the Eshkol...
En route to the Tour: Oct. 7 survivors join Israeli cycling team in Florence
Two survivors of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre took off in a private jet from Tel Aviv for Italy on Wednesday to meet up with the Israeli team competing in the world’s most prestigious cycling...
Foundation to Combat Antisemitism buys 30-second Super Bowl ad
The man who helped Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. write the “I Have a Dream” speech will appear in a Super Bowl commercial from the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS).
The organization, founded by New England Patriots...
‘Hatikvah’ played in Doha after Israeli wins gold in fencing
"Hatikvah," the Jewish state's national anthem, sounded in a Doha sporting arena this week after Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich won a gold medal at the International Fencing Federation's Grand Prix, which ended on Wednesday...
Israeli hockey wins gold at U20 tourney after ban reversed
Israel's Under-20 men's national ice hockey team skated to a gold medal with a perfect record at the world championship tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, that concluded on Saturday.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) initially banned the...
‘I got hot for nine holes,’ says pro-am champ of Amex golf tourney
Lee Wielansky had an especially good vantage point to watch the American Express Tournament in La Quinta, Calif., on Jan. 21. He competed in the PGA Tour event. Wielansky is a Jewish recreational golfer...
World hockey body reverses Israeli ban for upcoming tournament
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on Wednesday rescinded its decision made last week to ban Israeli athletes from competing in an upcoming tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, due to alleged safety concerns.
"Following recent exchanges and extensive...