Fox, Ockenden to carry Australian flag at Games opening
July 24, 2024 by AAP
Canoeing gold medallist Jessica Fox and hockey great Eddie Ockenden will be the Australian flag bearers at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Read more
Israel Premier Tech 2024 Tour de France: best performance yet
July 23, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Dress rehearsal readies Fox for hectic Games opening
July 22, 2024 by AAP
Jessica Fox has incorporated an Olympic opening ceremony simulation into her training, declaring she’ll be among the athletes floating down the River Seine. Read more
French-born Aussie Fox on hunt for rare Olympic feat
July 19, 2024 by AAP
Israeli team scores podiums in successive Tour de France stages
July 10, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Israel-Premier Tech rider Pascal Ackermann finished in third place in the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, a 187.3-kilometre ride from Orleans to Saint-Amand-Montrond. Read more
Noemie completes Fox family Olympic selection
July 1, 2024 by AAP
Noemie Fox has been officially confirmed as the last member of the Fox family to earn Olympic selection, named to compete in the kayak cross in Paris. Read more
En route to the Tour: Oct 7 survivors join Israeli cycling team in Florence
June 28, 2024 by Amelie Botbol
Two survivors of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre took off in a private jet from Tel Aviv for Italy on Wednesday to meet up with the Israeli team competing in the world’s most prestigious cycling race. Read more
Fox is poles apart with gold medal spree ahead of Games
June 17, 2024 by AAP
Australia’s Jessica Fox won three gold medals at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Krakow, Poland, to take her World Cup gold medal tally past 50 in a perfect warm-up for next month’s Olympic Games. Read more
Canoe star Jessica Fox completes golden half-century
June 16, 2024 by AAP
Paddling phenomenon Jessica Fox continues her impressive build-up to the Paris Olympics, clinching a 50th World Cup gold medal with a second success in as many days. Read more
Noemie Fox locks in Olympic spot in kayak cross
Noemie Fox will join her Olympic gold medal-winning sister Jessica in the Australian canoe team for the Paris Games after a brilliant performance in the kayak cross on the final day of the World Cup meet in Prague. Read more
Fox paddles to another World Cup medal as Paris looms
June 9, 2024 by AAP
Three-time Olympic medallist Jessica Fox has bagged another World Cup medal, winning silver in the women’s kayak final at the ICF World Cup 2 in Prague, Czech Republic. Read more
Fox wins canoe World Cup round in build-up to Olympics
June 2, 2024 by AAP
Overcoming nerves and scratchy form, Jessica Fox has shown her Paris Olympics campaign is on target with a World Cup canoe win in Germany. Read more
Israel competes in road cycling for the first time in 64 years
May 31, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Itamar Einhorn, an Israel Premier-Tech professional cycling team member, has been officially selected by the Israeli Cycling Federation to represent Israel at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. Read more
Nova massacre survivor wins gold at European jujitsu championship
Israeli jujitsu fighter Yarin Shriki won a gold medal at the European Championship in Germany over the weekend, seven months after surviving the Hamas massacre at the Supernova music festival near Gaza. Read more
Jake Girdwood-Reich: players’ pick
May 22, 2024 by Jonathan Benjamin
Still 19 years old and playing the season out of his preferred midfield position at centre back, Sydney FC’s Jake Girdwood-Reich has been selected in the Australian Professional Footballers Association (PFA) A-League men’s players team of the 2023/24 season. Read more
Turkey ban rules out Israeli wrestling team Olympics chances
May 6, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) has barred a delegation of five wrestlers from flying to Istanbul for an Olympic qualifying event on May 9-13. Read more
The Holocaust and Euro 2024 in Germany
April 26, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress, with the German NGO WhatMatters, will pioneer initiatives aimed at leveraging the power of sports to combat antisemitism and honour the memory of the Holocaust ahead of EUFA EURO 2024. Read more
Jemima Montag to compete for two gold medals in Paris
April 22, 2024 by AAP
Australia’s best race walker Jemima Montag will challenge for two medals at the Paris Olympics after the national squad had a big day out at the world team championships in Turkey. Read more
BDS threats to cancel Israeli cycling team an ‘obtuse moral inversion’
April 11, 2024 by Etgar Lefkovits
Threats to disrupt the two biggest cycling races in the world over Israeli participation are an “obtuse moral inversion” by haters of the Jewish state, the Israel–Premier Tech team’s co-owner said on Wednesday. Read more
Jake’s kicking goals
April 5, 2024 by Jonathan Benjamin
19-year-old Jake Girdwood-Reich’s national duties have been extended, with Jake named in an updated Australian U23 national “Olyroos” squad to compete in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup April 15-23, 2024, in Qatar. Read more
Israeli cycling team clinches overall victory in Tour de Taiwan
March 18, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Premier—Tech cycling team, led by riders Joe Blackmore and Itamar Einhorn, has clinched both stage and overall victories in the prestigious Tour De Taiwan. Read more
Jake picked for the Olyroos
March 8, 2024 by Jonathan Benjamin
19-year-old soccer star Jake Girdwood-Reich has been selected as a member of the Olyroos, the Australian U23 national squad. Read more
Rising star Sheezel commits long-term future to Kangas
February 29, 2024 by AAP
North Melbourne has locked away prized asset Harry Sheezel until the end of 2030 after the young gun signed a contract extension that takes him through to free agency. Read more
Israeli cycling team claims victory in second stage of Tour du Rwanda
February 21, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Cyclist Itamar Einhorn and the Israel Premier – Tech Cycling Team notched a significant milestone by winning the second stage of the Tour du Rwanda on Monday, the first time Israeli cyclists took first place in any stage of the annual competition. Read more
Montag breaks her own Australian record in 20km walk
February 11, 2024 by AAP
Jemima Montag has franked her credentials as a red-hot medal contender at the Paris Olympics by smashing her own national 20km record at the Australian race walking championships in Adelaide. Read more
Fox beaten in kayak final at Australian Open
February 4, 2024 by AAP
Olympic star Jessica Fox has finished runner-up in the kayak at the Canoe Slalom Australian Open. Read more
Fox sisters aiming for Paris Olympic kayak double
February 1, 2024 by AAP
Noemie Fox’s biggest rival might become her biggest weapon with the slalom kayaker working with her superstar big sister Jessica Fox to achieve her Olympic dream. Read more
Israeli cycling team member wins Tour Down Under
Welshman Stevie Williams won the last stage of the Tour Down Under to confirm his victory in the overall title. Read more
Maccabi shines in Buenos Aries
January 19, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Maccabi team has brought home 26 medals from the Pan-American Games in Buenos Aries, including six golds. Read more
South Africa strips Jewish cricketer of captaincy
South Africa’s Under-19 team on Friday stripped Jewish cricketer David Teeger of his captaincy, citing “concerns for his safety” following pro-Israel comments he made ahead of the kickoff of the World Cup. Read more
