Door open for Sydney United to join second-tier: FA
March 7, 2023 by AAP
Racist behaviour by some Sydney United 58 fans won’t prevent the club from entering Australian soccer’s proposed second-tier competition. Read more
Olympic canoe star Fox continues Australian dominance
Olympic gold medallist Jessica Fox wasn’t prepared to be upstaged by her little sister Noemi, storming to victory in the final of canoe event at the Australian championships. Read more
The dreams turning into reality: Jake becomes a Young Socceroo
February 10, 2023 by Jonathan Benjamin
Sydney FC mid-fielder 18-year-old Jake Girdwood-Reich has been selected for the Football Federation Australia (FFA) under-20s men’s team, the Young Socceroos. Read more
South Africa Rugby drops invitation to Israeli team
February 6, 2023 by JNS
South Africa Rugby has withdrawn an invitation for the Tel Aviv Heat to participate in a tournament slated to begin next month. Read more
Registration open for the Jerusalem Marathon
January 3, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tens of thousands of runners from all over Israel and around the world are expected to participate in the 12th International Jerusalem “Winner” Marathon. Read more
Two mates debut the A-League
November 4, 2022 by Jonathan Benjamin
Another Jewish footballer raised in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has made his A-League debut a week after one of his friends played his first match in Australia’s top league. Read more
Nearly 4,000 people ran the 2022 International Bible Marathon
October 19, 2022 by TPS-IL
Israel’s 2022 International Bible Marathon was held over Sukkot. Read more
Novak Djokovic wins Tel Aviv tournament for 89th title
October 4, 2022 by J-Wire
Novak Djokovic won his third trophy of 2022 and the 89th of his career at the Aviv Watergen Open on Sunday, defeating Marin Cilic in straight sets. Read more
Inter-match AFL at the MCG
October 3, 2022 by Jack Chrapot
Former Sydneysiders representing Israel in Lifesaving World Championships
September 23, 2022 by J-Wire
Israeli are competing for the first time in the ILS Lifesaving World Championships currently being held in Riccione in Italy. Read more
Maccabi Haifa reaches Champions League group stage for first time since 2009
August 26, 2022 by JNS
Maccabi Haifa FC has reached the Champions League group stage for the first time since 2009. Read more
Grandmother with Jemima on Gold medal-winning walk
August 7, 2022 by AAP
When Jemima Montag’s bracelet clinked against her wrist as she claimed 10,000m race walk gold, she could feel her late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, there with her. Read more
Soccer stars Messi and Neymar in Israel for French Super Cup
August 1, 2022 by JNS
Soccer stars Lionel Messi and Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior will, along with their Paris Saint-Germain F.C. teammates, play a match against fellow French team FC Nantes at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on Sunday night. Read more
Wrap-up on the wrap-down: Israel comes up big on much more than medals
July 26, 2022 by Howard Blas
The road to the Maccabiah is long and challenging for athletes in individual and team sports. Read more
Maccabiah 55+ soccer player suffers heart attack during match
July 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The quick intervention of a Magen David Adom team, a life-threatening heart attack suffered by an Australian 55+ soccer player at the 21st Maccabiah Games, was brought under control. Read more
Maccabiah and Israel: A sporting event of ‘a Jewish nature’
July 24, 2022 by Howard Blas
Bringing more than 10,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries to compete in 42 sporting events all around Israel for the Maccabiah games is an impressive feat. Read more
From Israel with goals
July 20, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Soccer A-League club Perth Glory has confirmed that commanding Israeli striker Ben Azubel has signed a two-year contract with the club. Read more
Maccabiah: Australia’s flagbearers announced
July 10, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
Sydney’s Johnny Pillemar and Lauren Ehrlich have named as Australia’s flag bearers when the team marches into Jerusalem’s Teddy stadium on Thursday for the opening ceremony. Read more
Israeli youth soccer team reaches European championship semi-finals for first time
Israel’s national youth soccer team made history over the weekend by becoming the first Israeli team to qualify for the semi-finals of the UEFA Under-19 European Championships in Slovakia. Read more
$1 million grant for Sydney Maccabi Tennis Club
June 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Government will support the revitalisation of ‘White City’ with a $1 million grant to the Sydney Maccabi Tennis Club. Read more
Israeli rhythmic gymnastics team takes gold at European Championships
June 23, 2022 by JNS
Israel’s rhythmic gymnasts came up big during the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships held last week in Tel Aviv, taking home two gold medals, four silver medals and a bronze. Read more
Holy City prepares to host 48 countries for U18 European Athletics Championship
June 22, 2022 by TPS-IL
In less than two weeks, Jerusalem will be the site of the U18 European Athletics Championship, a historic event for Israeli sports. About 1,000 young athletes from 48 countries, will compete in the largest track and field event ever hosted by Israel. Read more
Another Fox takes to the water
June 20, 2022 by AAP
Australia’s Noemie Fox is stepping out from the shadows of her Olympic canoe champion sister Jessica, making a name for herself in the extreme slalom event. Read more
Israelis get approval to head to Qatar for World Cup
June 10, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
Add another Gulf destination has opened to Israeli citizens, at least for a month. Read more
Zac swinging to success
May 4, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Six-yr-old Zac Wolfe has won the 2022 Australian Junior Age Golf Championships (under 7s division) held at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast. Read more
Jewish jockey wins Grand National on a 50/1 shot
Jewish jockey Sam Waley-Cohen has won the world-famous U.K. Grand National on 50/1 shot Noble Yeats in a fairytale ending to his career. Read more
A special visitor
March 31, 2022 by J-Wire
When Australia’s Head 9f Delegation for this year’s Maccabiah returned home following a pre-Games meeting in Israel, he had a special travelling companion. Read more
Swimming with the tide: athlete, actor, volunteer and Israeli supporter Mark Spitz
March 23, 2022 by Howard Blas
Fifty years after the 1972 summer Olympics in Munich, swimmer Mark Spitz is still a household name and a Jewish legend. He is best known for winning seven gold medals in the 1972 games. Read more
Getting ready for the Maccabiah
March 15, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World’s new acrobatic gymnastics champion comes from Samaria
March 8, 2022 by TPS-IL
Jonathan Friedman, 19, from the community of Salit in Samaria, won the mixed pairs competition at the 12th Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions in Baku, Azerbaijan, with his teammate Amy Refaeli. Read more
