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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.

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

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

 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


Mac TA hopes to rebound in derby after Euroleague exit

Maccabi Tel Aviv aims to get its season back on track when it visits Hapoel Tel Aviv in BSL action on Monday night.

DeAndre Kane (front)

Beitar, Haifa target Cup final showdown

Semis double-header sees Jerusalem clash with Kiryat Shmona and Haifa face Ra’anana

Beitar Jerusalem striker Gaetan Varenne (right) is set to continue in the team’s starting lineup

Katash gets maiden conquest as Hapoel Jerusalem coach

Maccabi complained that it was under a non-stop barricade of curses during the game, with matters threatening to get out of hand on several occasions.

Hapoel Jerusalem’s Bar Timor

Beersheba beats Bnei Yehuda to retake first

Beitar Jerusalem one point back in 2nd, and Hapoel Haifa stuns Maccabi Tel Aviv with 93rd-minute winner.

Hapoel Beersheba’s John Ogu celebrating his game-winning goal

The most ambitious undertaking in Israeli sports?

Israel’s first pro cycling team aims to build interest at home with a little help from one of the sport’s most prestigious races.

RIDERS OF the Israel Cycling Academy stick together during stage four of the 2018 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in eastern Spain in early Februrary. From left: Guy Niv (Israel), Ben Hermans (Belgium) and Ruben Plaza (Spain)

Jerusalem loses Ohayon for season - Ashdod, Herzliya victorious

“We lacked composure at the end and allowed Maccabi to put us under pressure.”

Hapoel Jerusalem guard Yogev Ohayon won’t play again this season after injuring his wrist during the defeat to Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday

Maccabi Tel Aviv keeps pressure on Beersheba, Beitar

Dominant effort in Netanya propels third-place yellow-and-blue to 2-0 blanking of Petah Tikva

Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Avi Rikan (left) celebrates with teammates Yuval Spungin (center) and Jean-Sylvain Babin (right)

Fastest woman in Israel is religious U.S.-born mother of five

Beatie Deutsch finishes 2018 Jerusalem Marathon in an impressive 3:09 – and in a skirt

Jerusalem Marathon, March 2018

Blue-and-white judokas medal in Morocco

“It is a great experience to win a gold medal in Morocco, hear Hatikva and feel so proud of our athletes and the State of Israel,” said national team coach Shani Hershko.

Israeli judoka Timna Nelson Levy

Israeli NGO breaks participation record at Jerusalem Marathon

1,500 runners from Israel and other countries participated in the race for team Shalva.

Israeli Olympian Ori Sasson runs with Team Shalva at the Jerusalem Marathon, March 2018