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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

Arizona tops Israel Selects in hoops exhibition

The Israel Selects play again against the Kansas State Wildcats tonight at Hadar Yosef in Tel Aviv.

AUGUST 15, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
RYAN TURELL (left), playing for the Israel Select Team, battles against Arizona Wildcats forward Keshad Johnson (right) during last night's exhibition games in Tel Aviv.

US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles makes comeback to Israeli Eurovision song

Noa Kirel's Eurovision 2023 song, Unicorn, was the soundtrack to American olympian Simone Biles' return to the competition circuit.

AUGUST 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Women's Team - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 27, 2021. Simone Biles of the United States during the Women's Team Final

Israeli soccer star Manor Solomon joins Tottenham, Premier League club with Jewish history

Solomon’s play drew interest from powerhouse clubs across Europe, including Spain’s FC Barcelona, England’s Arsenal and Germany’s RB Leipzig.

JULY 11, 2023ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
Manor Solomon celebrates after scoring a goal during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Fulham FC, March 6, 2023.

Israel hosts JCC Maccabi Games

The games will be held in Haifa in eight different sports.

JULY 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
ISRAELI NBA player Deni Avdija lights the torch at the opening of the JCC Maccabi Games in Israel on Sunday night

Israeli U-21 soccer team advances to European Championships semi-finals

Dramatic victory over host Georgia in penalties sees blue-and-white make 2nd international last-4 this summer • Paris Olympics on tap?

JULY 1, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAEL MIDFIELDER Omri Gandelman (right) scored the lone goal in the blue-and-white 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic at the Under-21 European Championship in Georgia.

MLB team members forced to take New York public transportation due to motorcade

While professional athletes spend months training for their season, they may not have been trained to sit in stand-still traffic while crossing paths with President Joe Biden's motorcade in NYC.

JUNE 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Citi Field baseball stadium in New York, home field of the New York Mets

Wizards sell minority stake to Qatar Investment Authority

If the league approves the deal, it will have been the first time a sovereign wealth fund bought ownership into an American team.

JUNE 26, 2023ByEVA ROYTBURG
DENI AVDIJA will have many new teammates next season on the Washington Wizards, and the team looks like it will have a new minority owner as well.

Israel fails to make it to U-20 FIFA final, to play for top three

Israel will play in the third place game on Sunday against the loser of the second semifinal between Italy and South Korea.

JUNE 8, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
May 24, 2023 Israel players pose for a team group photo before the match

How Arnold Horween, an unsung Jewish Harvard hero, changed American sports

What kept Jewish athletes from gaining prominence through the years?

MAY 13, 2023ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
Arnold Horween, right, and Ralph Horween, left, in 1919.

Maccabi Tel Aviv takes opener in Monaco

Traveling yellow-and-blue fans help boost Katash’s club to lead in Euroleague quarterfinal series

APRIL 27, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV players and fans celebrate with Israeli flags at the Gaston Medecin Arena after the yellow-and-blue beat host AS Monaco 79-67 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their Euroleague quarterfinal series.