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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

Plenty of action for Israel teams in both basketball and soccer

Israel’s national Basketball team began training camp this week for its upcoming World Cup qualifiers at home against Georgia.

AUGUST 31, 2018ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
DESPITE A 2-1 home victory last night over Sarpsborg 08, a late penalty goal saw Maccabi Tel Aviv eliminated from the Europa League with a 4-3 aggregate loss to the Norwegian side.

Israel’s Glushko eliminated in second round

Injury hampers lone Israeli’s chances vs Osaka • Kvitova advances • Serena and Venus to meet early

AUGUST 31, 2018ByHOWARD BLAS
ISRAEL’S JULIA GLUSHKO (left) shakes hands at the net with Japan’s Naomi Osaka after the latter defeated Glushko 6-2, 6-0 last night in the second round of the US Open.

Glushko rallies, advances to second round

The new-and-improved Glushko is adaptable and she is a fighter and was determined to play to the bitter end.

AUGUST 28, 2018ByHOWARD BLAS
DESPITE LOSING the first set and sustaining a leg injury against a higher-ranked opponent, Israel’s Julia Glushko (above) advanced to second round of the US Open last night with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Romanian Monica Niculescu.

Local soccer season set to kick off campaign

Reigning champion Beersheba looks to make it four in a row, while Maccabi TA, Beitar Jerusalem eye contention.

AUGUST 23, 2018ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL BEERSHEBA coach Barak Bachar (left) and Beitar Jerusalem’s Guy Luzon (right) have hopes of leading their respective teams to success this season

Herzog has big challenge ahead with blue-and-white

The 49-year-old Austrian’s appointment came after almost a year in which Israel was without a coach, since Elisha Levy was relieved on his duties.

AUGUST 15, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
ANDREAS HERZOG was introduced as Israel’s national team soccer coach this week, with his first meaningful games coming next month against Albania and Scotland (August 14, 2018)

Teferi sets Israeli marathon record at Euros, Chemtai loses medal

The 29-year-old was confident heading into Sunday’s race. While she was in 11th place after 1,400 meters, she rallied to take the lead before faltering.

AUGUST 10, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
ISRAELI RUNNER Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (center) breaks down in tears after a mental error in the penultimate lap of last night’s 5,000 meters event at the European Championships cost her a medal.

Beersheba knocked out of Champions League

After a difficult and very stressful week for Barak Bachar’s team, which also included a loss to Hapoel Haifa, Beersheba wanted to regain some confidence ahead of the Premier League campaign.

AUGUST 1, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
Hapoel Beersheba dug itself too deep in the Champions League second qualifying round matchup

Israel’s Sasson settles for silver medal in Zagreb

This is the first competition that counts towards qualifying points for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 and therefore was very important to all competitors from the Israeli team.

JULY 30, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli judoka Ori Sasson

Israel takes title at FIBA Under-20 Euros

Bright future for blue-and-white basketball as Beit-Halachmi’s side routs Croatia 80-66 in final

JULY 22, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
ISRAELI PLAYERS celebrate on the bench in the closing minutes of the blue-and-white’s 80-66 victory over Croatia last night in the final of the 2018 FIBA Under-20 European Championship in Chemnitz, Germany, a result that gave Israel it’s first-ever title at the event.

Team USA wins Men’s Lacrosse World Championship in Israel

The tournament included a total of 46 teams vying for the title.

JULY 21, 2018ByDAPHNA KRAUSE
The winning moments after USA secured its title as Men’s Lacrosse World champions.