Iranian women permitted to attend top soccer match for first time in 39 years
Hundreds of women were allowed to attend the Asian Champions League soccer final in Tehran on Saturday, a tentative end to a decades-old ban on women attending top soccer matches in Iran.
Iranian women have...
Linoy Ashram snags gold for Israel in rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram won a gold medal for Israel in the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, beating out stiff competition in three separate routines with hoops, ball and ribbon.
“It’s what I dreamed of for...
Into the deep end: American-Israeli swimmer dives into Maccabiah history
Swimming has always been at the center of Michele Kupfer’s life. She swam as a child growing up in Florida, she swam during her childhood summers in Israel, and she had the amazing fortune...
Algerian judoka gets 10-year ban for refusing to compete against Israeli in Tokyo
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has banned Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach, Ammar Benkhalaf, from participating in activities or competitions for 10 years after the athlete withdrew from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic...
August 17, 1911, Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, world chess champion, was born
On August 17, 1911, Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvínnik was born. A Soviet chess player, world champion several times between 1948 and 1963. At the age of 24, Botvinnik was among the world chess elite, winning...
Israeli team arrives in Saudi Arabia for e-sports tourney
A team of Israelis arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday to participate in a global video game competition.
Three gamers, their coach and manager entered the Gulf state via the United Arab Emirates using their...
Israeli figure skating duo chase ‘impossible dream’ to Beijing
A lot of hopes are riding on the skates of Hailey Kops and Evgeni Krasnopolski.
The figure-skating pair are among six athletes expected to represent Israel at the Beijing Olympics, February 4-20. And Israel has...
Mark Cuban agrees to sell majority Dallas Mavericks stake to Dr. Miriam Adelson for...
Mark Cuban, the Jewish billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor and NBA team owner, is poised to make two major changes in his business and public presence.
Cuban has agreed to sell his majority ownership of the...
Deni Avdija out for rest of season with ankle injury
On Wednesday night, 2,133 lucky Washington Wizards fans saw their hometown team in person at the Capitol One Arena for the first time this season and for the first time in 407 days. They...
American Jewish baseball players to make aliyah for Israeli Olympic team
Ten American-Jewish Major League and Minor League Baseball players are beginning the process of making aliyah next week, in order to be eligible to play for Israel at the 2020 Olympic Summer Games.
Participants in the Olympics...