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Aviad Sido climbing Mount Everest, May 2023. Courtesy.

‘From the deepest hole to the highest mountain’

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The view from atop the world’s highest peak was breathtakingly stunning. Staring out amid the clouds at the world below on the morning of May 19, Aviad Sido was spellbound but he knew that he...
The Israeli national youth soccer team (in blue) during a European U21 championship playoff vs Ireland at Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa, Sept. 27, 2022. Credit: TPS.

Israelis aim for historic run at U-20 World Cup in Argentina

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Israel kicks off its FIFA Under-20 World Cup campaign against Colombia on Sunday after qualifying for the tournament for the first time. Argentina was not slated to host the event but it was moved there...
Professional soccer. Credit: Pixabay.

FIFA removes Indonesia, which banned Israel, as youth soccer tournament host

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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) removed Indonesia on Wednesday as host of the under-20 U-20 World Cup soccer tournament, previously slated to take place from May 20 to June 11 in Bali, Indonesia. It...
Obed Hrangchal (right), a recent immigrant to Israel from India, becomes the Jewish state's kickboxing champion in the 57-kilogram (125-pounds) division in Kfar Yasif in the Galilee, March 17, 2023. Credit: Ramon Gym Club.

Bnei Menashe immigrant from India becomes Israel’s new kickboxing champion

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Obed Hrangchal, a recent immigrant to Israel from India, became the Jewish state’s kickboxing champion on Friday. Competing in the 57-kilogram (125-pound) division, Hrangchal took the championship in the town of Kfar Yasif in the...
The start of the Jerusalem Marathon on March 17, 2023. Credit: Sportphotography.

Running is good philanthropy at 2023 Jerusalem Marathon

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In its 12th year—its “bat mitzvah,” so to speak—the Jerusalem Winner Marathon on March 17 drew more than 40,000 runners and participants from 72 countries. Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Jerusalem’s deputy mayor who also holds the city’s tourism and...
Matt Mervis of Team Israel bats against Nicaragua at the World Baseball Classic in Miami, March 12, 2023. Credit: Courtesy of Major League Baseball.

Israel handed second straight mercy-rule loss at World Baseball Classic

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It’s a good thing Team Israel manager Ian Kinsler has a sense of humor. Even after a nearly identical loss to Puerto Rico on Monday, Kinsler could still manage a chuckle after being beaten by the...
Edwin Díaz, of Puerto Rico, pitches against Matt Mervis, of Israel, at the World Baseball Classic on March 13. Credit: Courtesy of Major League Baseball.

Puerto Rico near-perfect in shutout of Israel at World Baseball Classic

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A bit of World Baseball Classic mercy turned an almost perfect game on Monday into a 10-0 Puerto Rico win against hitless Israel over eight innings. Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, consul general of Israel in Miami, threw...
Jordan Gladstone, a batboy for Team Israel, and his father Adam Gladstone, who works in operations for the team, at the World Baseball Classic on March 13, 2023 in Miami. Photo by Howard Blas.

Meet Team Israel’s 14-year-old batboy from Baltimore

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It was a muggy, cloudy day in Miami, but it was comfortable in the air-conditioned stadium with a retractable roof, where Team Israel was taking batting practice on March 13 ahead of its second...
Matt Mervis of Team Israel bats against Nicaragua at the World Baseball Classic on March 12, 2023. Credit: Courtesy of Major League Baseball.

Israel comes from behind to win 3-1 in World Baseball Classic

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Team Israel’s first game of the 2023 World Baseball Classic against Nicaragua on Sunday was supposed to be its easy game before playing powerhouse teams Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. But it took a come-from-behind...
Team Israel battles it out in the World Baseball Classic in Miami from March 11 to March 15, 2023. Credit: Israel Association of Baseball.

‘Team Israel will surprise a lot of people,’ predicts Israel National Baseball Team general...

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Team Israel is currently battling it out in the World Baseball Classic in Miami, where it’s part of a grouping with powerhouses the Dominican Republic, which many are picking to win; Venezuela and Puerto Rico. Nicaragua...