Posts Tagged: Israel Sports
UEFA President Heaps Praise on Israel Following Under-21 Tournament
The president of UEFA had nothing but praise for Israel, the host of this year's UEFA Under-21 championship tournament, at a press conference earlier this...
Meet Israel’s Under-21 Soccer Team with Players of Jewish, Arab, Druze, Russian and Ethiopian Origin (VIDEO)
Israel's official YouTube channel has begun to publish videos introducing members of the country's Under-21 National Team ahead of the UEFA Under-21 Championship, to be...
How Team Israel’s WBC Loss May Be The Country’s Long-Term Gain
The past couple of months of baseball in Israel certainly have been exciting. However, in the short term, the World Baseball Classic qualifying ...
Team Israel Doctor Gives Passionate Speech at World Baseball Classic Qualifier (VIDEO)
Before Israel's first game at the World Baseball Classic qualifiers in Florida last week, team doctor Glenn Copeland delivered a heartfelt speech in which he...
Team Israel’s Thrilling Run at World Baseball Classic Ends in Loss to Spain
Israel fell to Spain, 9-7, in 10 innings Sunday to end the Jewish state's run in the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Two days earlier, Israel had...
Israel’s Davis Cup Tennis Team Beats Japan and Moves to World’s Final 16
After falling short the past two years, Israel's Davis Cup tennis team defied expectations over the weekend and advanced to the World Group stage of...
Youkilis: The Greek G-d of Israel
To many, the Middle East has long been recognized as the world's pulse and epicenter for historical conflict and present-day empowerment. There have been many...
A Letter to Aly Raisman From an IDF Soldier
Below is a letter to olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman, the American and Jewish gymnast who performed to the tune of Hava Nagila in London,...
Israeli Soccer Stars Benayoun and Sahar Visit Hungarian Synagogue (PHOTO)
Two of Israel's most talented soccer stars, Ben Sahar and Yossi Benayoun, visited a synagogue in Budapest recently. The two soccer phenoms, both of whom...
New Yorkers Break Out the Wine, Money for Israeli Baseball
Following The World Baseball Classic's expansion of the international competition to include 28 teams in 2013, from the 16 teams that competed in 2009, baseball officials in...
Israeli School Without Sports Facilities, Produces 4 Olympians
The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya does not have any athletic facilities on its college campus, but still managed to produce four students...
New York Basketball Star Puts College Hoops on Hold for Israeli League
Brian Lissak, a standout New York City basketball star from Columbia Prep is putting his hopes of playing Division I basketball in the U.S. on...
Israel Hoopster Has “Real Chance” to Make NBA Roster in Minnesota
Forward Lior Eliyahu, whose rights were traded Tuesday from the Houston Rockets to the Minnesota Timberwolves, could join fellow Israeli hoopster Omri Casspi...
Israel Hopes For Best Showing Ever at 2012 Olympics, Announces 36-Member Team
At a Sunday press conference in Tel Aviv, the Olympic Committee of Israel (OCI) formally named its 36-member team for this year's summer Olympics in...
