Israeli Sports

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Israeli swimmers pose by the pool in Abu Dhabi after arriving this week for the 2019 Special Olympics World Games

Different goals for teams in playoffs

The Israel Premier League heads into the playoff rounds on Saturday after completing a 26-game regular season.

New Israeli Stoudemire powers Jerusalem

On same day as being granted citizenship, former NBA All-Star leads Hapoel into Champions League quarters

A basketball life well lived by Liron Cohen

Israeli icon reflects on her long and winding hoops journey across the world over two decades.

Hapoel Jerusalem closes in on Champions League quarterfinals

Yellow-and-blue edges Rishon Lezion in 2OT, Jerusalem holds off Hapoel TA

A local basketball roundup.

Clubs jockey as regular season winds down

Beersheba streaks on, climbs into fourth place • Maccabi Tel Aviv shuts out Ashdod • Beitar fading

Maccabi edges Rishon Lezion in 2OT • Jerusalem holds off Hapoel Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv took a three-point lead after 10 minutes as Tarik Black scored four points for the yellow-and-blue while Long dropped five points for Rishon.

Clubs jockey as regular season winds down

Beersheba streaks on, climbs into fourth place • Maccabi Tel Aviv shuts out Ashdod • Jerusalem fading.

Deni Avdija turning heads wherever he plays

After Basketball Without Borders MVP, Israeli teenager being touted as a lottery pick in 2020 NBA Draft.

Lions, Troopers to duel in Israel Bowl

The game, an 11 a.m. kickoff, is a rematch of last season’s Israel Bowl XI, a game which the Lions won 28-20.

Bittersweet basketball qualification finish for Israel

Blue-and-white falls to Serbia, dashing hopes of World Cup berth, but future of Israeli hoops is bright.

Tel Aviv women’s rugby team claims 13th Israeli title

The win at the Wingate Institute marks the team’s 13th national championship; they have only lost once - last year - to their rivals, the Raanana Raptors.

Nahariya new hotbed for former NBA players?

Jordan Crawford and Myke Henry open up about their positive experience in northern Israel.

Hapoel Jerusalem runs away from Eilat

Yellow-and-blue back in first after rout of Herzliya

Beersheba bounces back to beat Beitar

Zrihan’s double helps Southerners secure 1st victory in a month, leader Maccabi Tel Aviv blanks K8.

Hapoel Jerusalem lets the good times roll

With State Cup title in the bag, cohesive Reds set sights on more hardware this season.

Hapoel Jerusalem captures State Cup title

Second-half surge propels Katash’s Reds past Maccabi Rishon Lezion by 15 points in final.

Israeli Arabs express interest in buying Hapoel Tel Aviv

The heads of Shimshon Kfar Qasem Club have expressed interest in purchasing Hapoel Tel Aviv from the Nisanov brothers.

Four arrested after Hapoel Petah Tikva fans barraged with stones

Suspects were reportedly seen pelting fans with anything they could get their hands on while being led away by security guards

Who is Omri Casspi?

Israeli Professional Basketball Player.

First-place Holon holds off Maccabi Tel Aviv

Jeremy Pargo led Maccabi with 18 points and Angelo Caloiaro chipped in with 16 points in the defeat.

Surging Maccabi Haifa beats Hapoel Tel Aviv in thriller

However, in the 24th minute, Hapoel’s Adi Gotlieb pounded the ball home from inside the box past a helpless Guy Haimov to cut the gap to 2-1.

Universal Grizzly love for Casspi, but can he rebound from latest injury?

Bickerstaff and several team members spoke glowingly of Casspi as both a reliable player and important role model and remain optimistic about his return.

Sidelined Omri Casspi to undergo surgery for torn meniscus

Casspi, 30, has averaged 6.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 36 games off the bench this season, while shooting 53.4 percent from the field and 34.9 percent from deep.