Tag: Sports
Entertainment, sports and war top 2024 Google searches in Israel
A mix of entertainment, sports and the war against Hamas in Gaza were the top Google search items in Israel over the last year, according to statistics released this week by the world’s most...
They survived Oct. 7 … now they’re playing basketball in Los Angeles
“One day, I was going to be murdered by Hamas, and today, James Harden and the Clippers are applauding me,” Omer Bilansky, general manager of a basketball league for high-school-aged children in the Eshkol...
Patriots’ assistant coach to lace up shoes with design to fight Jew-hate
Evan Rothstein, a member of the New England Patriots coaching staff, will wear shoes customized to promote the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism as part of the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats initiative.
“I’m Jewish. It’s of a...
‘Sorry, sir, we are unable to help you right now’
Before I left for this trip to see Maccabi Tel Aviv play in Amsterdam—the month before I will be starting my service in the Israel Defense Forces—I couldn’t have imagined that it would make...
Protesters storm French Football Federation over Israel game
Scores of anti-Israel protesters burst into the French Football Federation offices in Paris on Monday, and demanded the cancellation of an upcoming Nations League game between France and the Jewish state.
In video footage posted...
German soccer fans pay tribute to Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Supporters of Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen paid tribute to murdered Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Saturday afternoon before their team's friendly match against FC Bayern Munich.
Fans in the stands at Weser Stadium in...
NBA legend Shaq sends message of support to Oct. 7 massacre survivors
National Basketball Association legend Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal this past weekend sent a heartfelt video message in English and Hebrew to survivors of the Oct. 7 massacre and bereaved families.
The 52-year-old, whose trophy shelf includes...
Israeli Formula 4 driver rides fast and furiously for his country
“Especially now during wartime it’s very important to contribute to the country,” Israeli Formula 4 race car driver Ariel Elkin, 17, told JNS on Sunday.
Elkin made the headlines earlier this year by winning a...
Euro 2024 organizers turn blind eye to PLO flag in stadiums
Euro 2024 regulations stipulate that flags of non-participating countries and political propaganda are prohibited in stadiums. However, it quickly became apparent that organizers are not enforcing these rules.
Turkish supporters initially exploited this leniency by...
Israeli stock-car racer gets NASCAR shot, with support for hostages on hood
When Israel’s premier stock car racer gets behind the wheel at a NASCAR competition in Chicago next month, his car’s hood will display an homage to the Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
A four-time EuroNASCAR...