Israeli driver on track to make NASCAR history 

August 01, 2016

(JTA) — Alon Day could make history as the first Israeli to drive in a NASCAR national series race. Day, a 24-year-old from Ashdod, Israel, is poised to make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Aug. 13 at...

Amar’e Stoudemire signs two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem basketball team

August 01, 2016

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Amar’e Stoudemire, who retired from the NBA last week, has signed a two-year deal with the Hapoel Jerusalem basketball team. The team announced the deal on its website on Monday. It did not disclose terms of the...

Aly Raisman earns spot on US Olympic women’s gymnastics team

July 12, 2016

(JTA) — Jewish-American Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman has been named again to the U.S. women’s Olympics gymnastics team.

Raisman finished third in the Olympic Trials that finished Sunday night in San Jose, California, to capture a spot on the...

Algeria reportedly cancels soccer match with Ghana because of Israeli coach

July 06, 2016

(JTA) — Don’t hate the player, hate the Jewish coach, might be Algeria’s sports motto.

Algeria’s soccer team is reportedly pulling out of a friendly match with Ghana because they have an Israeli head coach, according to The Times of...

Jewish coach leads Colombia soccer team to 3rd place in Copa tournament

June 27, 2016

(JTA) — Colombia’s national soccer team finished third in the prestigious Copa America Centenario tournament led by its Jewish coach, Jose Pekerman.

Colombia defeated the United States, 1-0, on Saturday in the bronze medal match at University of Phoenix Stadium....

David Beckham says he feels Jewish thanks to granddad

June 20, 2016

(JTA) — Former British soccer star David Beckham told a JCC audience in London that although he was not raised Jewish, he feels like a member of the tribe.

Beckham, 41, was asked last week at a public interview at...

Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team wins historic gold medal at European Championships

June 19, 2016

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team earned several medals — including a gold for the first time at an international competition — at the European Championships held on its home turf.

On Sunday, the Israelis won in the clubs...

Top officials put a Jewish stamp on the Rio Olympics

June 17, 2016

By MARCUS MORAES

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Mazel tov! That’s perhaps how the big shots in charge of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the first to take place in South America, will toast victories when the competition gets underway...

David Blatt reportedly to sign with Turkish basketball team

June 02, 2016

(JTA) — American-Israeli basketball coach David Blatt reportedly is set to sign a deal with a Turkish team.

The former Cleveland Cavaliers coach, who had tried to stay in the NBA after being fired midway through the 2015-16 season, will...

UK golf ‘full’ of anti-Semitism, Jewish ex-BBC chair claims

May 24, 2016

(JTA) — A British media mogul who headed the BBC has accused the United Kingdom’s golf scene of being “full” of anti-Semitism, saying a prominent club banned him in the 1980s because he is Jewish.

Michael Grade, 73, who served...