Israel Sports

Israeli sports hold a significant niche in the competitive world of European sports and Israel's sports stars, as well as, Jewish athletes from around the world are presented and celebrated for their contributions and achievements. Sports enthusiasts will love the section Israeli sports for the best of Jewish sports stars and their achievements.

Maccabi Tel Aviv confident heading into Euroleague playoffs

After an impressive continental season amid Israeli turmoil, yellow-and-blue tips off the quarterfinal series against old rival Panathinaikos

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
21/04/2024

Ramle nabs 3rd straight Israel women's basketball title

Elitzur Ramle captured the Israel women’s basketball championship after defeating Harold Lev Jerusalem 84-60, winning its third title in a row with a clean 3-0 sweep in the finals. 

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
18/04/2024

Israel’s canceled ski season reveals a ripple effect of war: economic hardship in the north

This winter, not a single paying visitor was able to visit the year-round attraction in northern Golan Heights.

By URIEL HEILMAN/JTA
17/04/2024

Tel Aviv routs Baskonia, into quarterfinals

Brown and Baldwin pace Tel Aviv in Euroleague Play-In. Best-of-5 series with Panathinaikos next.

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
17/04/2024

Beersheba pulls off upset of leader Maccabi Tel Aviv

MACCABI HAIFA players celebrate their goal early on in what held up as a 1-0 victory over Bnei Sakhnin this week in Israel Premier League action.

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
16/04/2024

Ken Holtzman, winningest Jewish pitcher in MLB history, dies at 78

Holtzman managed the Petach Tikva Pioneers in the Israel Baseball League’s first and only season in 2007.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
16/04/2024

Maccabi tips off against Baskonia in Play In

After 16th straight triumph in Israel, yellow-and-blue heads to Belgrade for key Euroleague tilt

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
15/04/2024

Elitzur club takes commanding 2-0 lead in best-of-5 final with tight 95-94 conquest in Jerusalem

ELITZUR RAMLE GUARD Eden Rotberg (4) scored 33 points to lead her club to a 95-94 victory over Noor Kayuf and Hapoel Lev Jerusalem, with Ramle now holding a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 final.

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
14/04/2024

Israel signs agreement with South American soccer federation, paving way for elite competition

Israel's soccer association partners with CONMEBOL, opening avenues for participation in elite tournaments like Copa America, fostering sports diplomacy and potential peace-building.

By JUAN MELAMED/JTA
12/04/2024

Maccabi Tel Aviv holds Maccabi Haifa in Clasico draw

MACCABI TEL AVIV’s Gabi Kanichowsky shoots between a pair of Maccabi Haifa defenders during the yellow-and-blue’s 1-1 draw with Maccabi Haifa this week in Israel Premier League championship.

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
09/04/2024
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