(JTA) — Israelis want nothing more than for their country to be considered normal.
That may have to wait.
A much-anticipated soccer game between the Argentine and Israeli national teams was canceled Wednesday because, Israeli and Argentine officials say, of physical threats made to the Argentine players... Continue Reading ⇒
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Argentina’s national soccer team canceled this week’s friendly match with Israel after pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
After two months of pressure, the Argentinian team’s players late on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the match scheduled to be held on Saturday night... Continue Reading ⇒
EILAT– For the second consecutive stage in a row, Italian cyclist Elia Viviani of the Quick-Step Floors team, won in a bunch sprint for the Stage 3 of the 101st Giro d’Italia, the last of the stages to take place in Israel. The long distance run of 229 km. (142.29 miles) ran... Continue Reading ⇒
TEL AVIV– Elia Viviani, racing for the Quick-Step Floors team and the hot favorite for Stage 2, won an expected bunch gallop in Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean seaside, while Jakub Mareczko (Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia) gave Italians first and second place in Saturday’s results for the Giro d’Italia.
By BEN SALES JERUSALEM (JTA) — When Guy Niv rides his bicycle around a wide curve in the western Galilee on Sunday morning, he’ll be traversing the same roads he did as a kid cycling through the woods with his dad.
Soon afterward, Guy Sagiv will speed down Israel’s... Continue Reading ⇒
(JTA) — For most of last year, many predicted that UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen would be the first player chosen in the 2018 National Football League draft.
The sturdy 6-foot-4 signal-caller has racked up an impressive array of passing statistics since his freshman year in 2015, and analysts have... Continue Reading ⇒
(JTA) — Top NFL quarterback prospect Josh Rosen would prefer playing in New York rather than Cleveland because of its larger Jewish community, two ESPN radio shows suggested.
The radio discussions were first highlighted by The Big Lead, a Gannett sports blog.
Stephen A. Smith, speaking Wednesday on his ESPN show,... Continue Reading ⇒
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (JTA) – Sitting on a couch near his locker at the Houston Astros’ spring training facility here in mid-March, Alex Bregman is reflecting about an encounter his father had at the World Series last fall.
It was in Los Angeles, between innings of the opening... Continue Reading ⇒
(JTA) — Kenyans dominated in the Jerusalem Marathon, with Kipkosgei Shadrack winning his third consecutive race and Emily Chepkemoi Samoei taking her second straight among the women.
Shadrack’s time Friday of 2 hours, 21 minutes and 25 seconds was about four minutes longer than his 2017 record. The second and... Continue Reading ⇒
