Israelis get approval to head to Qatar for World Cup
Add another Gulf destination has opened to Israeli citizens, at least for a month.
Despite a lack of diplomatic relations between Doha and Jerusalem, Israelis will have the opportunity to travel to Qatar for the 2022...
Owner of New York Giants unhappy with football game on Rosh Hashanah
New York Giants co-owner John Mara said he’s “not happy” that the National Football League has scheduled his team’s only “Monday Night Football” game of the 2022 season on Sept. 26, the second night of...
NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen experiences the Holy Land
NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen wrapped up a whirlwind tour of Israel this week, taking time to speak with members of the press before heading back to the United States.
Allen, a two-time world...
Tel Aviv University’s sports center named after Israeli-Canadian philanthropist Sylvan Adams
Tel Aviv University named a new sports center after Canadian-Israeli businessman and philanthropist Sylvan Adams in a special ceremony on Wednesday. The new center will include an Olympic-size swimming pool and optimal training conditions,...
Auburn Tigers set to shoot hoops this summer in Israel
Fulfilling a plan that Auburn Tigers men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl has spoken about for years, the team will travel to Israel for a 10-day visit that includes three games. It will play in Tel Aviv...
Israel’s women’s fencing team wins gold at junior world championship in Dubai
Israel’s national women’s fencing team took home the gold medal at the 2022 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships, held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
In the junior women’s team épée, Israel won first...
Libyan fencing team withdraws from competition to avoid Israeli athletes
Libya’s national fencing team has pulled out of the World Fencing Championships in the United Arab Emirates to avoid facing Israeli opponents in the competition, reported Middle East Monitor.
The team was scheduled to go head-to-head...
Avdija scores better basketball season, though still strives for improvement on court
Deni Avdija’s second NBA season with the Washington Wizards, which concluded on Sunday with a 124-108 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, ended much better than his rookie NBA season when the Israeli forward sustained...
Meet Mia Raskin: A Shomer Shabbat college basketball player at Binghamton
For Mia Raskin, basketball and Judaism are essential parts of life. Her deep and simultaneous commitment to her favorite sport and religion never came into conflict; at least, until Raskin began considering her college...
Olympic gold-medalist Linoy Ashram to retire from rhythmic gymnastics
Israeli rhythmic gymnast and Olympic gold-medalist Linoy Ashram is expected to announce her retirement from competitive sports in the coming days, according to Ynet.
The 22-year-old native of Rishon Letzion has won 123 medals throughout her...