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...
Scorned Algerian judoka: Sports federations cooperate with ‘Zionist terrorism’
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,...
British soccer team to host Premier League’s first Hanukkah event
Watford FC will be the first-ever Premier League club to host a Hanukkah celebration, the team has announced.
The sold-out gathering on Dec. 2 is also the first event organized by the club’s newly established Jewish...
Shifting gears: Ultra-Orthodox woman turns professional cyclist
Until just two years ago, now-professional cyclist Goldie Gelhar had not done any sports in her life. Born and raised in the haredi city of Bnei Brak, she took a single swimming lesson as a child,...
Israel’s first-ever Olympic medalist to head Israeli Olympic Committee
Israel’s first-ever Olympic medalist is breaking new ground once again, with her appointment as the first woman to ever head the country’s Olympic Committee.
Yael Arad took silver in judo at the 1992 Olympic Games in...
UAE soccer team set to make history by competing in Israeli tournament
A national soccer team from the United Arab Emirates will compete in a soccer tournament in Israel for the first time ever.
The UAE’s national youth team will take part in Israel’s international Gavri Levy...
Who Abuses the “Beautiful Game”
WC Directors for International Relations and for Latin America
Diego Maradona was aware that his private life was not exemplary. In addition to being one of the best soccer players in history, he was also...
Tipping off new NBA season, Deni Avdija is looking to put ‘Israel on the...
Deni Avdija took one look at all of the members of the Israeli media on the Zoom screen armed with questions and joked that he was worried he’d miss the Washington Wizards team flight...
Deni Avdija warms up to second season in NBA
Deni Avdija, the only Israeli player in the NBA, returned to action on Saturday night after a longer than expected recovery and rehabilitation from an ankle injury earlier this year. The Washington Wizards faced...
For NBA’s Deni Avdija, year two means easing back from injuries and into game...
Basketball player Deni Avdija was the talk of the town in Israeli and Jewish circles last season. The 19-year-old Israeli was drafted No. 9 in the first round of the NBA draft by the...