JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli gymnast Alexander Shatilov won a gold medal in the men’s floor exercise final at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow.
Shatilov shared the first-place podium on Saturday with Max Whitlock of Britain.
ATHENS, Greece (JTA) — A Greek soccer player was banned for life from playing for the national team after giving the Nazi salute during a game. In barring Giorgos Katidis, who plays for AEK Athens, the Greek soccer federation said...
(JTA) — One man died and as many as 12 people suffered serious medical complications during Tel Aviv Marathon-connected races despite government warnings of extremely hot weather.
The municipality cut short last Friday’s races of 13 and 6.2 miles. The...
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Omri Casspi didn’t hit the boards Tuesday night when his team defeated the Washington Wizards by the score of 95-90, but just suiting up for the game was to him a minor victory .
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Tel Aviv Marathon was postponed for one week because of expected oppressive heat in Israel. The Tel Aviv municipality announced Tuesday that the full 26-mile marathon scheduled for Friday would be postponed because of the expected...
(JTA) — Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman will compete at the Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer. Maccabiah organizers made the announcement Monday. The games chairman, Amir Pered, told journalists that Raisman will be honored during the opening ceremony.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Ethiopian runners who traveled to Israel for the Jerusalem Marathon took off during the race in a suspected effort to stay in the country indefinitely.
The two women, Malet Mekonen, 24, and Mahalat Zalika, 25, were...
(JTA) — Ryan Harris, a junior at suburban Cleveland’s Beachwood High School, won an Ohio state wrestling championship. Harris took the title in the 160-pound class of Div. III on Saturday at the Value City Arena on the campus of...
