Israel sports

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.

|ByITAY GODER
AT JUST 16, Or Divan has skipped the natural order of Israeli soccer. From scoring over 100 goals in a season to her time in the World Cup qualifiers, the striker is proving that greatness doesn’t wait for age.
OMRI GANDELMAN (with ball) celebrates after scoring the equalizing goal in Israel’s 2-2 friendly draw with Georgia in Tbilisi over the weekend.

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.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAELI GOALKEEPER Daniel Peretz commands his box with authority, delivering another match-saving performance as Southampton’s ‘Iron Dome’ continues to fuel the club’s promotion charge from English soccer’s second tier.

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.

|ByITAY GODER
Josiah-Jordan James has emerged as a key contributor for Hapoel Jerusalem as the Reds chase a EuroCup semifinal berth from their temporary home in Belgrade.

Jerusalem eyes EuroCup semis as ‘Triple J’ finds his groove

Josiah-Jordan James has emerged as a key contributor for Hapoel Jerusalem as the Reds chase a EuroCup semifinal berth from their temporary home in Belgrade.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

Israel comes in 7th at European baseball championship

Israel’s baseball team ended its European Championship run with an 11-5 win over Croatia, highlighted by home runs and strong pitching.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
THE ISRAEL National Baseball Team displayed mostly solid defense during its European Championship run, which resulted in a seventh-place finish for the blue-and-white.

Israeli men finish 5th at flag football Euros, qualify for Worlds

Israel’s men’s flag football team finished fifth at the Euro Champs in Paris, securing a spot at the 2026 World Championships in Düsseldorf.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
THE ISRAELI men's national team poses after finishing in fifth place at the IFAF Flag Football European Championship this weekend in Paris.

Israel cycling team barred from Italian race amid protest threats

Israel–Premier Tech was barred from the Giro dell’Emilia due to protest threats, highlighting rising efforts to sideline Israeli athletes worldwide.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
SRAEL–PREMIER TECH riders pose before Stage 1 of the Vuelta a Espana in August. The team has been barred from the Giro dell'Emilia over 'safety concerns.'

UCI chief says Israeli athletes are welcome amid boycott calls

A member of the International Olympic Committee affirmed that Israeli athletes will be allowed to participate in cycling competitions.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025ByREUTERS
Cycling - Vuelta a Espana - Stage 21 - Madrid to Madrid - Spain - September 8, 2024 A rider of Team dsm-Firmenich PostNL rides past people with flags and banners in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict during the last stage of Spain

Dramatic weekend in Israeli Premier League, Maccabi Tel Aviv snatch 2-1 win over Hapoel Jerusalem

At Bloomfield Stadium, Maccabi Tel Aviv left it late to snatch a 2-1 win over Hapoel Jerusalem; Beitar Jerusalem also had to dig deep, edging Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2-1 at Teddy Stadium.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV's Ali Camara celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal to lift the yellow-and-blue to a 2-1 victory over Hapoel Jerusalem at Bloomfield Stadium.

Canada, Israel play Davis Cup tennis match without spectators after 'safety concerns'

Videos and photographs shared on Instagram by the Israel Tennis Association showed that the three Friday and Saturday matches featured rows of empty seats.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Jordan Hasson.

Israel set to play Canada for Davis Cup showdown in Scotiabank Centre

Team Israel is heading to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, to compete against Team Canada from September 12 to 14 in World Group I.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025ByHOWARD BLAS
Israeli tennis captain Jonathan Erlich.

Israel's exit from EuroBasket left the good, the bad, and the ugly on sight

A win over France was no doubt the highest point for Israel, while a close loss to host Poland after having heard the Israeli national anthem Hatikvah booed loudly was one of the lowest.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Deni Avdija bleeding.

Israel falls to Greece, exits EuroBasket

Avdija scores 23 but can’t match Antetokounmpo’s 37 as blue-and-white bows out in round-of-16.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
GREEK SUPERSTAR Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks over Israel’s Tomer Ginat (41) and Roman Sorkin during Greece’s 84-79 victory over the blue-and-white in their EuroBasket round-of-16 clash late Sunday night in Riga, Latvia.

Israel’s U17 flag football team snags silver at European Championship

Flag football has been gaining momentum worldwide, and the Israeli Under-17 team is preparing for the sport's debut inclusion in the 2028 Olympics.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
Under-17 national flag football team reached the podium for the third straight year at the European Championships, falling to Spain in the final to settle for silver.