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Jewish A-League star playing in Scotland

News Jonathan Benjamin -
Former Sydney FC A-League club player Jake Girdwood-Reich has signed a three-year contract with Scottish Premier League Club Motherwell FC. He leaves U.S. MLS St....

Australian triathlete claims four golds in remarkable Maccabiah campaign

News Rob Klein -
Melbourne triathlete Barry Lipp has completed a remarkable Maccabiah Games campaign, winning four gold medals and a silver only weeks after believing he would...
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World Cup antisemitism targets Lionel Messi, revives old anti-Jewish myths

News Steve Linde -
Major international sporting events are increasingly being exploited to spread antisemitic conspiracy theories online, with the 2026 FIFA World...

Israel’s Guy Sasson defends Wimbledon quad doubles crown

News JNS -
Israeli Paralympic tennis player Guy Sasson and his Dutch partner, Niels Vink, won the Quad Wheelchair Doubles title at...

Perfect 10 for Lipton at Maccabiah Games

News Rob Klein -
Australian masters swimmer Alida Lipton has produced a stunning 10-from-10 medal haul at the 22nd Maccabiah Games, winning a...

Israeli tech scores across the World Cup

News J-Wire News Service -
Within minutes of a World Cup goal, Israeli technology can turn the action into a mobile highlight, update live...

Ireland-Israel Nations League game moved to neutral site

News JNS -
Ireland’s UEFA Nations League home match against Israel on Oct. 4 will be played at a neutral venue and...

Maccabi Bridge bridges generations

Have You Heard? J-Wire Newsdesk -
Last weekend, Maccabi Bridge held its inaugural 2026 National Championships in Sydney, bringing together more than 50 bridge players...

Albanese says alleged antisemitic abuse at netball match is “beyond belief”

Australia & NZ J-Wire News Service -
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the alleged antisemitic abuse directed at Jewish children during a Sydney netball match,...

Police charge woman over alleged antisemitic abuse at children’s netball match

Australia & NZ J-Wire News Service -
A 42-year-old woman has been charged and provisionally suspended from all netball activities after allegedly directing antisemitic abuse at...

Israel calls on FIFA to depoliticise football following Rajoub stage walk-off

News TPS-IL -
Israel is calling on FIFA to keep politics out of sports, the general secretary of the Israel Football Association...

Sydney Swans to honour Bondi victims and first responders

Have You Heard? J-Wire News Service -
The Sydney Swans will hold a tribute to the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack ahead of their...

Anthony calls on Jessica to capture second Gold

News AAP -
Jakara Anthony had an Olympic great in her corner with Jessica Fox on hand to help the Australian skiing...

Jewish Australian Scotty James wins Olympic silver in Milano Cortina halfpipe

News Rob Klein -
Jewish Olympian Scotty James has claimed silver for Australia in the men’s snowboard halfpipe at the Milano Cortina 2026...

First ever Israeli bobsleigh team qualifies for Winter Olympics

News JNS -
Israel’s bobsleigh team has qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time, to be held next month at...

Our Guy: Israeli wheelchair tennis star aims for Grand Slam sweep

News JNS -
Israeli tennis player Guy Sasson is on the cusp of one of Israel’s greatest sporting milestones. At the upcoming Australian...

Maccabi Tel Aviv declines allocation for Aston Villa match issuing a strong statement

News TPS-IL -
Maccabi Tel Aviv announced last night that it has decided to decline any allocation offered for away fans at...

Maccabi under-18s seek to win their third championship since 1998

News Richard Benjamin -
2025 is set to go down as one of the most successful in the decorated football history of Jewish-affiliated...

Protesters disrupt Kiwi cyclists’ Israeli team at La Vuelta

News Greg Bouwer -
New Zealand cyclist George Bennett and his Israel–Premier Tech teammates were forced to a halt during the fifth stage of the prestigious Vuelta a...

Jessica Fox undergoes surgery after tumour diagnosis

News J-Wire -
Olympic kayak champion Jessica Fox has withdrawn from upcoming World Cup events in Europe after revealing she had a...

Leading Aussie gold-medal chance ruled out of worlds

News AAP -
A serious hamstring injury has ruled one of Australia's leading gold-medal hopes out of the upcoming world athletics championships. Dual...

Lowys, Leeds and looking back

News Henry Benjamin -
Decades ago in Sydney, a father took his three sons regularly to watch Hakoah play soccer, but this came...

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