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Maccabi Tel Aviv flips the script with Winner Cup derby triumph over Hapoel

In Israeli League action, Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Hapoel HaEmek 65-59 to remain unbeaten in league play, improving to 5-0 under Sasa Obradovic.

MACCABI TEL AVIV players celebrate their Winner Cup conquest after completing a remarkable 86-75 comeback victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv, rallying from a 23-point deficit to claim the first trophy of the season.
ROEI ALKUKIN celebrates with the Hapoel Tel Aviv fans after his last-gasp goal gave the Reds a 1-0 win over Hapoel Beersheba and boosted them atop the Israel Premier League standings.

Late drama and big results shake up Israel Premier League before three-week international break

VASILIJE MICIC (left) and Hapoel Tel Aviv players look to regroup after a difficult Euroleague week, as the Reds prepare for a pair of highly anticipated duels vs Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Both Israeli teams struggle in Euroleague

The indoor swimming pool at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community Sports Center in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem, inaugurated on November 3, 2026.

East Jerusalem’s first public pool inaugurated at $20m Beit Hanina sports center


Israel to file UEFA complaint against Ireland over coach's 'genocide' remarks

The complaint was also expected to address the treatment of Israeli journalists during press conferences before and after the two countries' Nations League matches.

The UEFA Nations League soccer match between Israel and the Republic of Ireland at Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen, Hungary, September 27, 2026.

Basketball: Hapoel Tel Aviv dominates Maccabi in decisive derby conquest

Hapoel Tel Aviv dismantles Maccabi 105-87 behind Vasilije Micic's 31-point perimeter masterclass.

Hapoel Tel Aviv teammates Daniel Oturu (left) and Tomer Ginat celebrate during the Reds’ 105-87 victory over arch-rival Maccabi Tel Aviv late Sunday.

Basketball: Hapoel Tel Aviv dominates Maccabi in decisive derby conquest

Hapoel Tel Aviv dismantles Maccabi 105-87 behind Vasilije Micic's 31-point perimeter masterclass.

Hapoel Tel Aviv teammates Daniel Oturu (left) and Tomer Ginat celebrate during the Reds’ 105-87 victory over arch-rival Maccabi Tel Aviv late Sunday.

Hapoel Tel Aviv captures Toto Cup, continues remarkable resurgence

Goals from Roie Alkukin, Omri Altman and Daniel Dappa put Hapoel 3-0 up before Dor Peretz’s double made for a nervy finish at Bloomfield Stadium.

HAPOEL TEL AVIV players celebrate after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-2 in the Toto Cup final at Bloomfield Stadium, capturing the club's first top-flight trophy since the 2011/12 Israel State Cup.

From Milwaukee to Israel: A lifetime of Brewers fandom peaks with World Series title

A Milwaukee native who moved to Israel in 1993 watched the Brewers win their first World Series alongside his 86-year-old mother, who saw the Braves win it all in 1957.

The Milwaukee Brewers celebrating the title

Fighting for belonging: A Jewish boxer's extraordinary journey through poverty, faith, and tragedy

Within a decade, Yuri Foreman became a world champion, representing a country where he had once struggled to feel accepted and carving out a place in the long history of Jewish boxing.

CELEBRATING HIS VICTORY over Daniel Santos in Las Vegas on Nov. 14, 2009, alongside legendary promoter Bob Arum, after becoming Israel’s first major professional boxing world champion. Arum had told Foreman that promoting a Jewish world champion was one of his ambitions.

A Jewish guide to the MLB offseason

Here’s a quick Jewish guide to the next month in the baseball world.

Sep 22, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Colton Gordon (36) throws a pitch during the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

The science of a sporting edge

At Tel Aviv University’s new Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute, researchers and athletes are joining forces to turn Israeli innovation into better performance—and, ultimately, more Olympic medals

Yael Regev, Prof. Irad Ben-Gal, Sylvan Adams and TAU President Ariel Porat

Hapoel Tel Aviv riding high into derby with Toto Cup glory on the line

The victory keeps Hapoel Tel Aviv firmly in the mix near the top of the table, alongside the likes of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Beersheba, and Maccabi Haifa.

HAPOEL TEL AVIV players celebrate their latest victory as the Reds look to carry their momentum into Thursday’s Tel Aviv derby against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Toto Cup final at Bloomfield Stadium.

England, Bayern forward Kane crowned 2026 Ballon d'Or winner

Kane is the first Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, after Michael Owen won it in 2001.

Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates after winning the men's Ballon d'Or award, October 26, 2026.