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Chelsea stadium, home to Chelsea FC, one of the clubs originally involved in the European Super League. Credit: Hanafi Latif/Shutterstock.

Billionaire Roman Abramovich to sell Chelsea FC, donate from sale to help victims of...

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Russian Jewish businessman Roman Abramovich announced that he will sell the British soccer team Chelsea FC and said all money from the sale will be donated to help victims of the war in Ukraine. In a...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers left guard Ali Marpet. Source: Instagram.

Jewish NFL player retires from Tampa Bay Buccaneers after seven seasons

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Jewish Tampa Bay Buccaneers left guard Ali Marpet announced his retirement from the National Football League s in an Instagram post over the weekend. “After seven formidable years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, I’ve come to the...
Israeli skater Vladislav Bykanov finished third in the quarterfinals of the 500-meter dash in 41.17 seconds at the Beijing Winter Games. Photo by Wander Roberto via Israel Olympic Committee.

Beijing Olympics ends without a medal for Israel

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The closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Sunday brought to an end another Winter Games without a medal for Israel. Nevertheless, the six athletes representing the Jewish state had some high...
Karawan Halabi. Credit: Israeli Athletic Association.

Israeli woman becomes first Druze athlete to set national track record

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Karawan Halabi, 27, on Tuesday became the first Druze athlete to set an Israeli track and field record, finishing the 1,000-meter race in 2:43:99 minutes. The previous record belonged to Edna Lankri, whose time of...
Barnabas Szollos, 23, is representing Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Source: YouTube Screenshot.

Hungarian-born skier comes in sixth place for Israel with more races to come

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Barnabas Szollos achieved Israel’s best-ever individual finish at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Thursday when he came in sixth place overall in the men’s alpine combined. The 23-year-old Hungarian-born skier, who’s representing Israel in...
Eli Lunzer. Credit: Courtesy.

It’s Super Bowl week, and Eli Lunzer is tackling a different side of sports

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For Eli Lunzer, the road to Super Bowl Super LVI started weeks before the team match-ups were determined. Lunzer will arrive in Los Angeles for a nonstop week of work before the Cincinnati Bengals...
FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Credit: Taljat David/Shutterstock.

FIFA under fire for spate of anti-Israel incidents, breaching ethical codes

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The UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) volunteer organization sent a formal complaint to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) this past week, calling on them to take action towards eradicating discrimination in sport,...
Sheina Vaspi. Credit: Courtesy of International Paralympic Committee.

Israel’s first Winter Paralympics athlete is an alpine skier

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Downhill skier Sheina Vaspi, 20, will be Israel’s sole competitor at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing from March 4 to March 13. Although Israel has always sent a team to the Summer Paralympics, this marks the first...

Israeli figure skating duo chase ‘impossible dream’ to Beijing

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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...
Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine (blue) competing in 2021, prior to his ban. Credit: International Judo Federation.

Scorned Algerian judoka: Sports federations cooperate with ‘Zionist terrorism’

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Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine, who received a 10-year ban from competition for withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics to avoid potentially facing an Israeli opponent, announced on Monday that he was retiring. Nourine, 30, had unsuccessfully appealed the ban,...