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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 585

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Sergio Leandro, left, and Pablos Santos simultaneously perform the Shark Attack and Shark Block, July 29, 2023, at Frishman Beach in Tel Aviv. (Chaim Weingarten)
September 16, 2023, 9:49 am
Israel’s answer to pickleball, footvolley is kicking up a stir on Tel Aviv’s beaches
Since the Brazilian import hit the Holy Land in 2003, sabras spending days on the sun-drenched coast have jumped at the sporting phenomenon, which now has a male and female league
By Tara Feldman
Israeli sports startup MindFly has an agreement with EuroLeague, Europe’s top tier basketball competition, to fit players and referees with its AI bodycams and give the fans a first person view of everything they do on the court. (Courtesy)
May 17, 2023, 4:26 pm
Israeli startup to give fans a referee’s-eye view at the EuroLeague final games
In first, referees will wear MindFly’s bodycam to capture a first-person view of games for fans to watch, hear and experience everything basketball players do on court
By Sharon Wrobel
People walk past a Ladbrokes betting shop in London, Wednesday June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Leonora Beck)
April 5, 2023, 2:17 pm
Ladbrokes owner Entain snaps up Israeli livescore sports media firm in $160m deal
365scores mobile live app covers 10 sport categories across 2,000 competitions globally, providing users with live push notifications and feed on results and personalized news
By Sharon Wrobel
People are blurred by a long exposure as they arrive at the NFL Experience on February 11, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
February 12, 2023, 3:47 pm
A Jewish guide to Super Bowl Sunday
As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to take on the Philadelphia Eagles for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, some fans may wonder: What does this mean for the Jews?
By JTA
Ryan Turell playing for the Motor City Cruise. (Courtesy Motor City Cruise via JTA)
February 3, 2023, 4:30 am
YU fans prepare for Ryan Turell’s first G League game in NYC — right after Shabbat
The former Yeshiva University star returns to the Big Apple for the first time in his career, and though he’s playing for the away team, spectators will be shouting his name
By jacob gurvis
The Jewish Sports Review has ceased publication after a 25-year run. (Courtesy Ephraim Moxson; design by Mollie Suss/ via JTA)
October 26, 2022, 3:43 am
Octogenarian ‘Who is a Jew?’ sports writing team throws in the towel after 25 years
Since 1997, Ephraim Moxson and Shel Wallman have produced the Jewish Sports Review, a print-only magazine identifying Jewish athletes from college through professional sports
By jacob gurvis
Moshe Hogeg, Beitar Jerusalem owner, seen during the Israeli Premier League match between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Beersheba at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, on August 25, 2019. (Flash90)
August 10, 2022, 3:49 am
Beitar owner pleads for public’s help to save team after expected sale falls through
Moshe Hogeg says Jerusalem municipality prevented deal from moving forward after bucking potential buyer’s request for loan, which city is unable to provide
By ToI Staff
Beitar Jerusalem soccer supporters sing and wave their flag as players enter the pitch during a team training session in Jerusalem, December 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
June 27, 2022, 1:57 am
Beitar Jerusalem fans announce deal to buy soccer team from owner suspected of fraud
Association managed by club’s supporters says it will raise some NIS 12 million to help reduce deficit, hire new players
By ToI Staff
Israeli and Spanish soccer fans brawl in Bilbao, on May 8, 2022. (Screen capture/ Twitter)
May 9, 2022, 11:54 pm
Israeli basketball fans attacked while in Spain for tournament
Hapoel Holon supporters brawl with people waving Palestinian flags in Bilbao; Likud MK says fans regularly targeted when visiting Spain for games
By ToI Staff
Cleaners wearing protective suits as they sanitize the seats of the San Paolo stadium in Naples, Italy, March 4, 2020. (CIRO FUSCO/ANSA/AFP)
March 8, 2020, 6:20 am
Coronavirus causes canceled sporting events, empty stadiums worldwide
Outbreak hits the world of sport as athletes infected, teams quarantined and spectators limited
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Israeli fans in Beersheba cheer the last stage of the Giro D'Italia in Israel on May 6, 2018. (Flash90)
May 6, 2018, 9:36 pm
Israeli fans at Giro make up for numbers with camels, chutzpah
Tens of thousands turned out to cheer Giro riders over past three days. It may not measure up to the masses that greet the riders in Europe, but we did it with style
By Melanie Lidman
Children from Bet Elazraki Children´s Home and Neve Michael Children's Village at a Hapoel Ra'anana AFC soccer game against Hapoel Tel Aviv FC. (Courtesy, Sharing Seats Israel)
December 28, 2017, 6:00 am
Got spare tickets? Give a seat to someone less fortunate
The non-profit ‘Sharing Seats Israel’ matches sports and performance tickets with organizations that help kids and their families
By Jessica Steinberg
Hapoel Jerusalem fans cheer during a match, illustrative (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 15, 2017, 10:28 am
Hapoel Jerusalem basketball fans say Spanish police beat them during game
Dozens of supporters claim local cops kicked them out of Valencia Eurocup match after making unreasonable seating demands
By ToI Staff
Margo Sugarman
January 15, 2017, 2:35 pm
Margo Sugarman
MLB players become big fans of Israel
How 9 top athletes prepared for the World Baseball Classic: the Dead Sea, rugelach, and practice with their IBA wanna-bes
Players from the Cleveland Indians, top, and Chicago Cubs exchanging congratulations. (Getty Images/JTA)
October 28, 2016, 3:43 pm
Cubs vs. Indians: Which team is more Jewish?
Both clubs seem to have a monopoly on suffering, and baseball is rife with tradition — so is one franchise more ‘heimish’ than another? Two fans make their case
By Ben Sales and Marcy Oster
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