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OpinionColumn

Dolgopyat's Gold Was the Easy Part. Getting Him to the Podium Is the Real Fight.

A third European floor title in Zagreb is a fine story about a great gymnast. The story Israeli sport keeps underplaying is that the same athlete was barred from even entering a country to compete just ten months ago — and the response from the people meant to protect him has been far too soft.

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World FootballColumn

Barcelona load up on midfielders with Rodri — but who scores the goals?

A Ynet opinion piece argues the club's marquee deal for World Cup winner Rodri crowds an already stacked midfield while leaving Hansi Flick short of a genuine finisher up front.

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OpinionColumn

Zagreb Gold Number Three: Drop the Hedge, Dolgopyat Is Already Israel's Greatest

A third European floor title, an Olympic gold-and-silver double no other Israeli owns, and a world crown besides — the record has stopped being an argument for 'on course' and started being the case, full stop.

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World FootballColumn

Premier League's new-manager gamble: can Maresca, Iraola and Alonso survive the pressure?

A record nine Premier League clubs open 2026/27 with a manager who wasn't in the job last season, and ONE asks whether Enzo Maresca, Andoni Iraola, Xabi Alonso and Michael Carrick can handle the league's unforgiving spotlight.

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from Washington Wizards vs. Los Angeles Clippers at Captial One Arena, Washington, D.C., January 25th, 2022 (Photo: Joe Glorioso | All-Pro Reels)
Israelis AbroadColumn

US analysts spell out what Portland need from Deni Avdija this season

With Damian Lillard back from his Achilles injury and Ja Morant now in the backcourt, American analysts say Avdija's job is shifting from lead creator to the Trail Blazers' most adaptable weapon.

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Nico Paz with Como 1907 before Como-Cagliari Serie A match (10 May 2025)
World FootballColumn

Real Madrid's academy has already banked €181.5m this summer, ONE reports

Nico Paz, Gonzalo García and a string of sell-on clauses have turned La Fábrica into Real Madrid's biggest earner of the transfer window, with the total still climbing

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ILSP ColumnsColumn

Ginat to 2030 is not sentiment. It is Hapoel Tel Aviv's whole strategy in one signature

A 31-year-old forward four months out of knee surgery has been tied down until 2030 by a club that spent part of last season in exile. The romance is real, but so is the calculation behind it.

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The Washington Wizards hosted their media day for the 2022-23 NBA Season. Images featuring Cory Kispert, Deni Avdija, Kristaps Porziņģis, Bradley Beal, Kyle Kuzma, Will Barton, Rui
Israelis AbroadColumn

Blazers coach Nori's first season seen hinging on Deni Avdija's leap

ONE reports that NBA analyst Andrew Carlson believes new Portland head coach Micah Nori's debut season will be shaped above all by how far Deni Avdija progresses, alongside Ja Morant's integration and a short-term contract that leaves little room for error.

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Israeli FootballColumn

Driks warns Maccabi Tel Aviv: win tonight isn't enough, Sheriff are no pushover

Club legend Eli Driks tells ONE that Maccabi Tel Aviv must both beat Sheriff Tiraspol and go on to reach the league phase proper, cautioning against writing off a Moldovan side with real Champions League pedigree.

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Israeli BasketballColumn

Israeli basketball's American alumni are chasing their way back to Europe

A breakout NBA Summer League for former Hapoel Holon guard Darin Green Jr., and Nathan Mensah's restless post-Maccabi Tel Aviv travels, are the clearest local threads in this summer's scramble of Americans hunting a EuroLeague-level home.

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Ben Saraf in EuroCup action for ratiopharm Ulm in October 2024
Israeli BasketballColumn

Israel's second basketball wave is real — and ninth place is still ninth place

Saraf, Wolf and Sharp closed a Summer League fortnight inside NBA organisations while the U20s turned a Greece collapse into consecutive routs. Today's ninth-place game against Lithuania measures neither medals nor mock drafts, but the floor of a system.

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Israeli FootballColumn

Israeli football has learned how to sell — now the fees have to become real

A goalkeeper bought for a reported €100,000 heading out at a reported €3m, a confirmed €1.6m record in Jerusalem, a champion keeper coming home for small change: this summer's trading looks like strategy. Whether it is a model depends on what is confirmed — and repeated.

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Israeli BasketballColumn

Israel U20s answered a survival game with grown-up control

The 84–59 score mattered because it preserved Division A status; the way Israel built it showed how quickly a youth team can reset its identity after elimination.

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Israeli FootballColumn

Yehezkel made Maccabi’s width a Super Cup weapon

Three assists told the story, but the more important lesson was how one wide outlet kept changing the point of attack—even after Maccabi Tel Aviv went down to ten men.

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Lionel Messi walks onto the pitch for Argentina against Egypt at the 2026 World Cup
World Cup 2026Column

Messi's third final would measure reinvention, not just longevity

Cafu's record captures extraordinary durability; Messi's route from 2014 creator to 2022 scorer and 2026 playmaker explains why Argentina can still build around him at 39.

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Lamine Yamal playing for Spain in 2025
World Cup 2026Column

The final is not Messi against Yamal. It is a contest over where risk lives

Argentina can make Spain’s possession uncomfortable; Spain can make Argentina defend choices rather than players. Sunday’s final will be decided by the spaces around its two headline names.

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World BasketballColumn

The Jaylen Brown trade resets two Eastern Conference timelines

Boston’s reported deal with Philadelphia is more than a star swap: it changes shot creation, salary flexibility and the race to build the East’s next durable contender.

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Israelis AbroadColumn

Khalaili’s transfer summer is about role, not just price

Inter’s reported interest dominates the headlines. The more useful question is whether the next club can turn Anan Khalaili’s explosiveness into a stable top-level role.

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Lionel Messi, Player of Argentina national football team, and FC Barcelona
World FootballColumn

Messi, England and the World Cup stage that still feels new

The tournament’s biggest remaining storyline pairs football’s most familiar protagonist with an opponent he has never met on this stage.

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Israeli Fans during the basketball game between Israel and Greece for Eurobasket 2009. [Israel 80-106 Greece, Eurobasket 2009, Poland] Israel 80-106 Greece
ILSP ColumnsColumn

Five tactical questions that will shape the next sporting week

From Be’er Sheva’s European rest defence to Gloukh’s occupation of Ajax’s half-spaces, these are the details that will decide more than the next headline.

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FC Salzburg gegen Paris Saint-Germain (UEFA Champions League 2024-12-10) 6. Runde 0-3
The Name DeskColumn

The Name Desk: why it’s Oscar Gloukh—not a fresh guess every week

Hebrew transliteration is flexible. Professional sports coverage should not be. Our first language column explains the system behind consistent names.

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