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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...
Cristiano Ronaldo of FC Real Madrid during the match of UEFA Champions League against FC Shakhtar at the Arena Lviv stadium on November 25, 2015 in Lviv, Ukraine. (Wikimedia Commons)

Report: Cristiano Ronaldo sold Ballon d’Or trophy to Israel’s wealthiest person

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A new report has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2013 Ballon d’Or prize was auctioned off for charity in 2017, collecting roughly $645,000 from Israel’s richest man, Idan Ofer, for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. According to Marca, with...
Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija. Source: Screenshot.

Israeli hoopster Deni Avdija’s hot streak highlighted by surge in rebounding

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For Deni Avdija and the Washington Wizards, there is no place like home. The Israeli forward and his team recently completed their longest homestand of the season with a 5-1 record. Avdija’s performance has...
Credit: Chess.com.

Despite boycott call, chess teams in Israel for world championship

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In a blow to the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, all 11 foreign national teams will compete for the World Team Championship alongside Israel in Jerusalem beginning on Sunday. The World Chess Federation (FIDA) did...
The Doha skyline. Credit: Pixabay.

Israel to soccer fans visiting Qatar: Keep a low profile

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Israelis attending the 2022 FIFA World Cup that kicks off on Sunday are being urged to avoid standing out. “The Iranian team will be in the World Cup and we estimate that tens of thousands...

Novak Djokovic wins Tel Aviv tournament for 89th title

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Novak Djokovic won his third trophy of 2022 and the 89th of his career at the Aviv Watergen Open on Sunday, defeating Marin Cilic in straight sets. Djokovic, 35, won 6-3, 6-4 to add the Israeli...

Qatar says no to temporary Israeli consulate during World Cup

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Qatar has rejected Israel’s request to open a temporary consulate in the Gulf state to assist Israelis traveling to Doha for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, according to Middle East Monitor. Jerusalem announced in June that it...