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Israel basketball national team beats Cyprus, qualifies for next round of World Cup qualifiers

With the 83-54 victory on Sunday night, Israel punched its ticket to the second stage of qualifying and is now 2-2 and in third place in Group E.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
The Israel national team celebrates its 83-54 victory over Cyprus with visiting Israeli fans in Limassol on Sunday night.
MK OTEF DAROM basketball administration poses after signing a sponsorship deal with Ituran.

Israel vehicle tracking company Ituran signs sponsorship agreement with Gaza Envelope club

Under the terms of the agreement, the M.K. Otef Darom basketball team will feature the Ituran logo on the front of their uniforms for all home and away games.

|ByYARON LEVY
THE TEL AVIV MARATHON is the largest sporting event of the year in Israel, by participant numbers.

Tel Aviv’s energy back as runners get on their marks for marathon’s return

Resilience and unity are integral themes in this year’s marathon as thousands of runners from all corners of the country and world return to run the span of the city.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Orlando Magic guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad (R) bobbles the ball on the way to the basket in front of Chicago Bulls guard Corey Benjamin (L) in the first quarter of the game in Chicago, December 18. SUE

Former NBA player calls foul on Israel’s Olympic participation

Tensions continued to escalate as Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered near the Olympic headquarters in Paris, calling for the banning of Israel from the competition.

|ByREBECCA SZLECHTER

Maccabi Tel Aviv in crisis mode with little time left to salvage season

Considering Maccabi’s situation and the crucial stretch of games it is about to begin, Spahija intentionally described his team’s current state as a crisis.

MARCH 7, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Neven Spahija will need to find answers for his team’s recent struggles very soon or the yellow-and-blue will be facing another lost season

Hardware haul for Israelis at Ju-Jitso Worlds

Israel’s representatives were once more forced to compete in Abu Dhabi without any symbol of their country.

MARCH 4, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Israeli Ju-Jitsu World Championship medalists

Katash set for Jerusalem coaching debut as BSL returns

Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Pierre Jackson, who scored 18 points, was named as the game’s MVP. Elishay Kadir led the Israelis with 26 points.

MARCH 4, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s American center Alex Tyus (9) dunks during Friday’s BSL All-Star game, in which the league’s foreigners defeated the Israelis 137-122 at Yad Eliyahu Arena

Yellow-and-blue looks to create some space

After an unlikely combination of results saw Maccabi Tel Aviv return to the summit of the Premier League standings last weekend.

MARCH 2, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Spanish midfielder Jose Rodriguez looks to build on his impressive performance in last weekend’s 4-0 win over Hapoel Haifa when the yellow-and-blue visits Ashdod SC on Saturday

Hapoel Haifa joins Beitar, K8, Ra’anana in semifinals

Hapoel Haifa continues its dream season

MARCH 2, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Haifa striker Alon Turgeman celebrates after scoring his team’s equalizer in last night’s 1-1 draw with Maccabi Haifa, sending Hapoel through to the State Cup semifinals

Maccabi TA blown out at home by CSKA

Disheartening 20-point loss to group leader puts yellow-and-blue in precarious situation

MARCH 2, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Norris Cole (with ball) couldn’t find a way through CSKA Moscow’s defense last night, with the yellow-and-blue being outplayed by its old rival in a 93-73 defeat in Euroleague action at Yad Eliyahu Arena.

Israeli judoka wins bronze after Iranian pulls out of competition

Brimanloo made sure to disqualify himself by being overweight in the weigh-in ahead of the start of the competition.

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul (in white).

Mac TA routs Hap Haifa to move back into first place

Pressure increased on title rivals Hapoel Beersheba and Beitar Jerusalem ahead of their showdown at Turner Stadium on Sunday.

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Nick Blackman

Israel beats Britain, Estonia duel on tap

World Cup qualification continues, with blue-and-white on verge of securing second-round berth.

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Israel guard Raviv Limonad drives to the basket to score two of his 15 points during Friday’s 82-75 victory over Great Britain in Tel Aviv

Maccabi Tel Aviv tips off busy run at Malaga

Final eight games in six weeks will determine yellow-and-blue’s Euroleague playoff fate

FEBRUARY 22, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Pierre Jackson (right) drives past Unicaja Malaga’s Ray McCallum (left) during their meeting in Tel Aviv two months ago.