Beitar rules Jerusalem derby; Beersheba takes first
Hapoel coach Ziv Arie lamented the slow start but noted his side created chances, while goalkeeper Nadav Zamir admitted the early goal made the match difficult.
Israeli Sports
Blue-and-white skates to hockey gold in Bulgaria
Hapoel Tel Aviv clinches Euroleague playoff berth with derby W over Maccabi in Serbia
Israeli Olympic medalist Peter Paltchik on failure, pain, comeback, ahead of Jerusalem Marathon
Maccabi Tel Aviv keeps Play-In hopes alive
With five games left in the Euroleague, the yellow-and-blue are within striking distance but need all hands on deck.
Desert diamond: Or Divan and the new dawn of Israeli women’s soccer
Divan is a rare talent in the local landscape, her superb aerial game making her a constant threat on high balls, completing the profile of a truly modern and well-rounded player.
Israeli national soccer team draws at Georgia in friendly
Ahead of the Nations League matches coming up in the fall, Israel played Georgia to a 2-2 draw in friendly action over the weekend at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi.
Tony Blair rejects Gaza genocide charge, says Western leaders are failing to stop antisemitism
Tony Blair rejected claims that Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide, warning that Western leaders are failing to confront the political climate fueling rising antisemitism.
Maccabi Tel Aviv keeps Euroleague Playoff hopes alive with win over Fenerbahce
It was yet another game that demonstrated yet again how critical the club’s Israeli contingent is, as Roman Sorkin and Tamir Blatt both starred for Oded Katash’s squad.
Prince of Tbilisi: Teen Izhak Ashpiz’s impressively stoic rise to Israeli judo royalty
Winning gold here as an outsider is akin to winning a high-stakes poker game in a room full of professionals who own the house. Ashpiz didn’t just win; he dictated the terms of the engagement.
Getting back to the games while under fire
Israeli sports leagues prepare to resume under strict safety guidelines, with empty stadiums and arenas.
Both Tel Aviv clubs stay in Euroleague hunt: Hapoel dominates, Maccabi rallies
Hapoel Tel Aviv crushed Bologna 109-91 as five players scored in double digits to help the Reds cruise to a decisive win.
Hapoel Tel Aviv downs Paris; Jerusalem eliminated by Turk Telekom
The win moved Hapoel’s record to 19-11 as it remained in fifth place ahead of a duel with Bologna late Thursday night back in Sofia.
From Bayern’s bench to Southampton’s savior: Daniel Peretz and the rise of the ‘Iron Dome’
Daniel Peretz was the “Golden Boy” of Israeli soccer, a player who had famously stared down German strikers at the U-21 Euros and won.
