Team Israel

Alon Leichman becomes first Israeli head pitching coach in the MLB

Leichman, who grew up on Kibbutz Gezer, had just wrapped up a season as assistant pitching coach for the Miami Marlins when he received the news on Saturday.

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Alon Leichman, former assistant pitching coach for the Miami Marlins, looks on before a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 18, 2025.
ISRAEL UNDER-21 players celebrate with forward Ran Binyamin (center) after he scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal in first-half stoppage time of the blue-and-white’s 3-1 upset victory over the Netherlands in Euro 2027 qualifying.

Israel rallies to shock Netherlands three to one, reviving Euro 2027 campaign

Guy Luzon’s side showed remarkable character in Budapest, climbing temporarily into second place in Group G and injecting new life into its campaign.

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MANY FORMER tennis stars, such as Andre Agassi, have taken up pro pickleball.

Israel makes waves, wins three medals at Pickleball World Cup

Team Israel made a stunning debut at the Pickleball World Cup in Florida, defeating the reigning world champions and winning one gold and two silver medals.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
THE ISRAELI men got off to a hot start at the flag football European Championship on Thursday, with blowout victories over Slovakia and Sweden to open the tournament.

Israeli flag football teams kick off Euros

Israel enters the tournament with momentum and drive. The men’s team is ranked eighth globally, while the women's team is ranked 17th.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

Behind the silver lining for blue-and-white baseball

Israel caps off stellar summer on the diamond with second-place finish at European Championships in Torino

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021ByDANNY GROSSMAN
TEAM ISRAEL won a silver medal at the European Baseball Championships in Torino, Italy, after a heartbreaking 9-4 loss to the Netherlands in the final.

Baseball: Israel loses European Championship to Netherlands, wins silver

The Dutch take the gold, downing Israel 9-4 with a late-inning comeback.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021ByDANNY GROSSMAN
Team Israel wins silver after heartbreaking loss to the Netherlands in the final game of the European Baseball Championships, on September 20, 2021.

Baseball: Israel beats Russia to open European Championship

Team Israel faces France on Monday at 5:00 p.m. Israel time before completing its first round of championship play against England on Tuesday morning. 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021ByDANNY GROSSMAN
Israel's baseball team celebrates their win over Russia at the start of the European Championships, on September 12, 2021.

Zipper opens eyes at FIBA U18 tournament

Israeli teen from Ashkelon comes out of nowhere to take MVP in first taste with National Team.

AUGUST 12, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Israeli basketball story by Joshua Halickman on page 11 – Picture of Israeli guard Ron Zipper

Team Israel’s baseball manager quits after a disappointing Olympics

Team Israel failed to medal in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, finishing fifth with a squad of nearly all Americans.

AUGUST 11, 2021ByMARC BRODSKY/JTA
Yokohama, Japan; Team Israel pitcher Benjamin Wanger (23) throws against USA in group B play during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium.

Victory in Tokyo: Israeli judo team brings home bronze

Israel's judo team saw victory against the ROC, finishing with a score of 4:1, taking home Israel's second bronze medal of Tokyo 2020.

JULY 31, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE, SHIRA SILKOFF
Timna Nelson Levy celebrating the bronze medal win after winning 4:2 against the ROC

Olympics: Yoav Cohen comes first in Men's Windsurfer - fails to win medal

Despite winning Saturday's race, Cohen did not make up enough lost ground to win a bronze medal, losing out to China's Kun Bi.

JULY 31, 2021BySHIRA SILKOFF
Yoav Cohen in action at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour for the men's windsurfing medal race, July 31 2021

14 day news roundup: Abbas decree

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

JANUARY 26, 2021BySTEVE LINDE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas hands an election decree to chairman of the Palestinian Central Election Committee, Hana Naser, in Ramallah, January 2021

Team Israel Start-Up Nation paves a path to peace

Sylvan Adams promotes the significance of people-to-people contact.

OCTOBER 22, 2020ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Team Israel Start-up Nation at the 2020 Tour de France.

Israeli debate team defeats best universities in the world

The team competed against some of the best universities in the world, including Oxford University and Harvard University.

JANUARY 8, 2020ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Israeli debate world championship Roy Shulmann makes a speech at the World Universities Debate Championship, 2019