Iranian judoka, Israeli coach record message about peace, friendship in sports
Iranian judoka Vahid Sarlak and Israel’s national women’s judo coach Shani Hershko filmed a message about keeping politics out of sports at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
“I am next to Israeli athletes. I have a great...
Second judoka refuses to compete against Israeli opponent in Tokyo Olympics
A second judoka dropped out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in order to avoid facing an opponent from Israel.
Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool weighed in earlier for his match against Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul in...
Avishag Semberg takes bronze in Israel’s first-ever Olympic medal in taekwondo
Israeli athlete Avishag Semberg won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday. The medal is Israel’s first at the Tokyo games, its first in taekwondo and its 10th...
His basketball chapter may be over, but Omri Casspi’s next story has yet to...
When Israeli basketball player Omri Casspi announced his retirement from professional basketball this week, fans and colleagues in the United States, Israel and the world of sports management were somewhat sad and a bit...
Israeli NBA star Omri Casspi announces retirement from professional basketball
Omri Casspi, Israel’s first basketball player in the National Basketball Association, has retired from playing the sport professionally.
“Basketball has given me a lot over the years. I reached the peaks of European and world...
‘Allez, allez!’ Shouts of enthusiasm, encouragement as Israelis tackle Tour de France
When Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer Wout van Aert took the 21st and final stage of the Tour de France and Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar won the overall 2021 Tour de France on Sunday, there...
‘Follow Team Israel’: Headed for Tokyo, hoping for glory
Nearly 10 years ago, just before the 2012 London Olympics, new immigrants to Israel David Wiseman and Shari Wright-Pilo noticed a lack of what they considered to be much-needed English-language news and content about...
Beitar soccer club drops match with Barcelona for refusing to play in Jerusalem
Beitar Jerusalem soccer-club owner Moshe Hogeg said on Thursday that he canceled a friendly match with Barcelona after it refused to play in Jerusalem.
“After receiving the contract for signing and being exposed to the...
‘It’s a moment I will never forget,’ says Washington Nationals draft pick Elie Kligman
Jewish baseball history was made for a second time this week when on Tuesday, 18-year-old Elie Kligman, an Orthodox Jewish teen from Nevada, was drafted by the Washington Nationals.
Kligman, who keeps kosher and will...
Jacob Steinmetz becomes first Orthodox Jew drafted into MLB to play for Arizona
History was made in Major League Baseball on Monday as 17-year-old Jacob Steinmetz, an Orthodox Jewish boy from Woodmere, N.Y., in Nassau County on Long Island, was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the...