Sports
Israeli law firms raise NIS 172,000 for northern communities in charity basketball tournament
Ten leading law firms competed in a charity basketball tournament in Tel Aviv to raise funds for families still recovering from the war.
From Ra’anana around the world and back: Edan Leshem takes a swing for Sharsheret - interview
Yarkon River cycling event returns with 3 routes
Hapoel Jerusalem stays perfect in EuroCup, Holon loses in Basketball Champions League
Israeli clubs face mixed fortunes in Europe
Hapoel Tel Aviv advances in Conference League • Maccabi Tel Aviv falls out of Europa League • Beitar Jerusalem eliminated.
Not a 'rich people's sport': Yachting clubs say sailing in Israel affordable, drawing diverse crowd
“In the past three or four years, it's become a real trend," David Simon, one of the owners of the Derech Hayam (Via Maris) sailing school and club said.
Pamela Laufer-Ukeles returns to tennis after 20 years and a battle with breast cancer
The lessons she received from playing tennis and from surviving breast cancer now intersect on the courts of Ra’anana, where the 50-year-old law professor and competitive tennis player trains.
Jared Kushner's brother Joshua, former Disney CEO Bob Iger, buying NBA's Los Angeles Lakers team
The sale comes barely a year after the team’s controlling stake was sold for $10 billion to Mark Walter, the billionaire CEO of Guggenheim Partners who also owns MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers.
Israeli soccer star Manor Solomon completes move to West Ham United for a reported £5 million fee
Solomon, 27, has now joined his fourth English club following his permanent departure from Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur.
Mixed results for Israeli clubs in European soccer qualifying, Hapoel Tel Aviv achieve valuable win
Beitar Jerusalem came up short against Austria Wien 2-1 in the first leg of their Conference League third-round qualifying tie, while Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a 3-0 defeat to CSKA Sofia.
Former Beitar Jerusalem player Shimon Chernocha dies at age 78
"He was always a listening ear, knew how to give the combative advice to the team," said former player Aviram Brokhian. "Every player on the team loved him."
Israel adds four more medals at Jiu-Jitsu Worlds
Israel's jiu-jitsu team capped the Junior World Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Abu Dhabi with four more podium finishes, leaving the team in second place in overall medal standings.
Israel’s next big hope: Maayan Gorin aiming high with U18 National Team
Teen point guard discusses representing Israel, her move to one of Canada's top basketball academies, and her dream of getting back to Division A before pursuing a college career and WNBA.
Casey Wasserman and the changing landscape of international sport
How a sports marketing pioneer came to shape the LA28 Olympics and navigate the complex, interconnected world of modern international athletics.
