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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

HBO to spotlight Natalie Portman’s role in bringing women’s soccer to Los Angeles

“Angel City,” which is set to debut on HBO and stream on HBO Max in May, will tell the story of the team’s first season in the National Women’s Soccer League.

MARCH 31, 2023ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
Natalie Portman at the "Queen & Slim" premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., Nov. 14, 2019.

Israel's outstanding Paralympians honored in award ceremony

'The Paralympic athletes of the State of Israel, who have represented the country since its establishment, are the most accomplished athletes.'

FEBRUARY 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
All the winners of the awards for the outstanding Paralympic athletes of 2022.

Yellow-and-blue back atop Winner League

Leader Maccabi Haifa rained out vs Hadera • Beitar crushes K8 • Hap Jerusalem’s slump continues

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV guard Wade Baldwin rises for a dunk during the yellow-and-blue’s 81-68 victory over Hapoel Beersheba this week in Israel Winner League action

Mac Tel Aviv, Hap Beersheba gain ground

Leader Maccabi Haifa rained out vs Hadera • Beitar crushes K8 • Hap Jerusalem’s slump continues

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
IN A bottom-of-the-table duel, Bnei Reineh (in blue) earned a point against Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel Premier League action on Sunday night Netanya.

Tamir Blatt back in Israel, but just for visit

Blue-and-white guard ‘living my dream’ as Alba Berlin duels with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Euroleague.

JANUARY 20, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
TAMIR BLATT’S career has been on a good trajectory and the 25-year-old Israeli is a key part of the rotation for an Alba Berlin team that is first in the German league.

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s slump seen through stats prism - commentary

With injuries, personnel problems, and poor play, yellow-and-blue’s season spiraling out of control.

DECEMBER 7, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ALEX POYTHRESS tried to play through injury, but the Maccabi Tel Aviv big man needs surgery now, leaving yet another glaring hole that the club needs to fill.

Lebanese table tennis player refuses to play Israel, receives praise from Hamas

Hamas leaders told the 11-year-old girl that she was honoring the Arab world.

NOVEMBER 26, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bissan Chiri has been praised by Lebanese officials for representing the country with honor.

With balloons and contact cards, first Israel-Qatar flight heads to World Cup

History is made as the first direct flight departs Israel for Qatar for World Cup games.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByREUTERS
An excited traveler holds a soccer ball next to sign for flight leaving from TLV to DOH.

Qatar's World Cup is an Arab tragedy - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The first Middle Eastern World Cup is an international farce, a moral atrocity, and an Arab tragedy.

NOVEMBER 18, 2022ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
FIFA PRESIDENT Gianni Infantino and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz al-Thani hold a shirt during the FIFA Congress in Doha in March.

Continental contenders align expectations

Heading into EuroLeague, Maccabi Tel Aviv among a number of revamped squads with title hopes

OCTOBER 7, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
AFTER DEPARTING for Hapoel Holon in 2017, Guy Pnini is back with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and even at 39 has plenty to offer in terms of leadership and production.