Tag: Sports
Michael Jordan to sell majority Hornets stake to Jewish-led investor group
The Charlotte Hornets announced recently that Michael Jordan will sell his majority stake in the team to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall. The latter two are Jewish and are generally referred to...
Beitar Jerusalem banned from Europe for year
The Israel Football Association (IFA) came down hard on one of the country’s most popular teams, Beitar Jerusalem FC, banning it for one year from UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) competitions.
The ban was...
‘From the deepest hole to the highest mountain’
The view from atop the world’s highest peak was breathtakingly stunning.
Staring out amid the clouds at the world below on the morning of May 19, Aviad Sido was spellbound but he knew that he...
Israelis aim for historic run at U-20 World Cup in Argentina
Israel kicks off its FIFA Under-20 World Cup campaign against Colombia on Sunday after qualifying for the tournament for the first time.
Argentina was not slated to host the event but it was moved there...
‘Nothing less than a terrorist attack’: Israeli fans come under siege at basketball game...
Israeli fans of the Hapoel Jerusalem Basketball Club came under attack from AEK Basketball Club fans at the latter’s home stadium in Athens on Wednesday.
Fans documented and posted to social media clashes between fans,...
FIFA removes Indonesia, which banned Israel, as youth soccer tournament host
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) removed Indonesia on Wednesday as host of the under-20 U-20 World Cup soccer tournament, previously slated to take place from May 20 to June 11 in Bali, Indonesia. It...
Bnei Menashe immigrant from India becomes Israel’s new kickboxing champion
Obed Hrangchal, a recent immigrant to Israel from India, became the Jewish state’s kickboxing champion on Friday.
Competing in the 57-kilogram (125-pound) division, Hrangchal took the championship in the town of Kfar Yasif in the...
Running is good philanthropy at 2023 Jerusalem Marathon
In its 12th year—its “bat mitzvah,” so to speak—the Jerusalem Winner Marathon on March 17 drew more than 40,000 runners and participants from 72 countries.
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Jerusalem’s deputy mayor who also holds the city’s tourism and...
Israel handed second straight mercy-rule loss at World Baseball Classic
It’s a good thing Team Israel manager Ian Kinsler has a sense of humor. Even after a nearly identical loss to Puerto Rico on Monday, Kinsler could still manage a chuckle after being beaten by the...
Demonizing Kohelet won’t silence calls for judicial reform
In the midst of a national convulsion in which opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are willing to stop at nothing in their campaign to prevent the government from enacting judicial reform, the...