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Tel Aviv derby lands in round four as Israeli basketball league unveils 2026/27 fixture list
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv will meet in the season's fourth round, with the campaign's first Jerusalem 'Classico' under new coach Sasa Obradovic set for mid-November, ONE reports.
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Roni Levy previews Maccabi Netanya's clash with old club Beitar Jerusalem
The Netanya coach fronted a live press conference on ONE ahead of Saturday's Ligat Ha'al meeting with the Jerusalem club he once managed, a match shifted to Bloomfield Stadium.
Read storyMaccabi Tel Aviv loan Braelee Albert to Ra'anana as Atir Talmor joins Elitzur Yavne
Two National League roster moves take shape ahead of the 2026/27 season, with the naturalized American forward seeking a fresh start after an injury-hit loan spell and a Nes Tziona academy product finding a new home.
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Light rail unveils crowd-dispersal plan to clear fans from Teddy Stadium
Jerusalem's new Green Line will route tens of thousands of fans on an 800-metre walk to a different station and stage trains in a tunnel to avoid dangerous crushes after big games, ONE reports.
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Real Madrid thrash Real Sociedad 4-1 as Mbappé's hat-trick crowns Mourinho's Bernabéu return
Kylian Mbappé struck three times to open his home La Liga account for the season, while at the Metropolitano, Julián Álvarez was jeered by Atlético Madrid supporters days after admitting he wants to leave for Barcelona.
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Real Madrid monitoring Roma's Manu Koné as transfer deadline nears, AS reports
The Spanish paper says Madrid have scouted the French midfielder in person and could move for him if a departure opens space in Carlo Ancelotti's engine room before the window shuts.
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Avraham Grant begins new job as adviser to Greek giants Aris Thessaloniki
The veteran Israeli manager, who once led Chelsea to a Champions League final, has started hands-on work with the Greek Super League club, beginning with training-ground visits ahead of his first match on the job.
Read storyFresh knee surgery leaves Noam Dovrat in doubt for Nes Ziona's league opener
The guard, who signed with Nes Ziona after a season at Miami, will miss the Winner Cup after another operation on the knee that once cost him a year and a half — though the club still hopes he can debut when the league season begins.
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Camp Nou emerges as front-runner to host the 2029 Champions League final
Barcelona's rebuilt stadium is competing with Wembley for UEFA's showpiece, with a decision due at an executive committee meeting in Thessaloniki on 15 September.
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Ben Dayan defends young goalkeeper Melika ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv's must-win Lugano return leg
Former Maccabi defender says the club should not write off Ofek Melika over one costly error, comparing the 21-year-old's situation to that of club legend Sergei Uvarov before tonight's Conference League playoff decider.
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London, 17 October 2009: The Floor Routine That Gave Israeli Gymnastics Its First World Medal
At The O2 Arena, a 22-year-old born in Tashkent turned ninety seconds of tumbling into the first World Championships medal Israeli gymnastics had ever won.
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Almog Cohen says he's loving life as Beitar Jerusalem coach ahead of season opener
The former sporting director, who moved down to the touchline this summer, wants "dominance against every opponent" as Beitar host Maccabi Netanya in Saturday's league curtain-raiser.
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Betting markets make Atalanta strong favourites over Hapoel as Maccabi eye Lugano turnaround
Winner's odds for Thursday's Conference League play-off second legs put Hapoel Tel Aviv as heavy underdogs against the Italians, while Maccabi Tel Aviv are given a slight edge to overturn a one-goal deficit against the Swiss visitors.
Read storyFootball chiefs tell state attorney: "The feeling is that the state is abandoning us and the fans"
Israel Football Association chairman Moshe "Shino" Zuaretz and league management chief Erez Kalfon send an urgent joint letter to State Attorney Amit Eisman after a violent opening round of the Premier League season.
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Mourinho brushes off Ronaldo comparison after Mbappé's hat-trick
Real Madrid's returning manager praised Kylian Mbappé's display in the 4-1 win over Real Sociedad as "simply amazing" but refused to be drawn into ranking him against Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv scrap new-fan markup in overhauled season-ticket plan
The basketball club is dropping the price gap between renewing and new subscribers, making Euroleague advance payments optional, and adding discounts for youth, soldiers and children.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv fined €43,000 and hit with ticket ban after pyrotechnics at Atalanta tie
UEFA sanctioned the club over flares and stadium damage during the scoreless Conference League play-off first leg in Bergamo, days before Thursday's decisive return leg against Atalanta.
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Tottenham hammer Charlton 5-1 as Savio scores and assists on £85m debut
The record Manchester City signing lit up the Carabao Cup second round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, while Newcastle survived a scare to beat West Brom 3-2 and join Spurs in the third round.
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Barda sees no reason to change a winning Hapoel Tel Aviv side for Atalanta decider
The Hapoel Tel Aviv coach says he will stick with his group for Thursday's Conference League playoff return leg, while warning his players they must "extract more" from themselves against the Serie A club.
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Newcastle United unveil Nico González after deal with Manchester City
The Spanish midfielder was presented to the St James' Park crowd before the Carabao Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion, completing Newcastle's seventh signing of the summer.
Read storyBarda: Hapoel Tel Aviv will need a 'more than perfect' game to beat Atalanta
The Hapoel Tel Aviv coach says his side must produce their best performance yet to overturn a goalless first leg and reach the Conference League's league phase against Serie A's Atalanta.
Read storyIsrael sends love to basketball legend Miki Berkovich after dementia diagnosis revealed
A wave of reader tributes has followed the revelation that the Maccabi Tel Aviv and Israel great, now 72, is battling severe dementia, with well-wishers recalling the clutch shots that made him a national hero.
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Study finds at least one in four NFL players who died had brain disease linked to head trauma
Research published in The BMJ examined the brains of 235 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021, finding chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the vast majority — and setting a floor of at least 24.5% across all deaths in that period.
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Serena Williams and Alcaraz fall 5-4(4), 4-1 to Bencic and Cobolli in US Open mixed doubles
A rare, emotional return to Arthur Ashe Stadium for Serena Williams ended in the quarter-finals as she and Carlos Alcaraz were beaten by Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli.
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Drone show and a packed Arthur Ashe give Federer an emotional US Open send-off
Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick in an exhibition set at Arthur Ashe Stadium before a spectacular drone display lit up the New York sky in tribute to his five US Open titles.
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Nes Ziona sign former Sacramento Kings forward Justin James as sixth import
ONE reports the Oranges have added the 29-year-old American forward, fresh off a brief spell at Hapoel Galil Elyon, to a foreign roster that already includes Jackson Rowe and Bryce Brown.
Read storyKiryat Shmona reopen contact with Bilal Shaheen over shock return
ONE reports fresh feelers between the club and the left-back who announced his exit three months ago, though a transfer fee gap still stands in the way of any deal.
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Sarri braces for tough test as Atalanta face Hapoel Tel Aviv decider
The Atalanta coach says his side must be fully convinced they can beat a physically strong Hapoel Tel Aviv in Thursday's Conference League playoff return leg in Hungary.
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Cucurella and Bernardo Silva set to start as Real Madrid host Real Sociedad
Mourinho is expected to hand full debuts to summer signings Marc Cucurella and Bernardo Silva, alongside Arda Güler, in Wednesday's rearranged Bernabéu opener.
Read storyCautious optimism at Hapoel Beer Sheva as Dan Biton edges toward a gradual return
Almost a year after a heart scare forced him out of the side, the forward could soon start training again in stages — though the club is refusing to name a date.
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Miller and Camara: Maccabi Tel Aviv players know what is at stake against Lugano
Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Maccabi Tel Aviv must overturn a Conference League playoff deficit against Lugano in Batumi on Thursday, with a place in the league phase on the line.
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Israeli Paralympians advance at kayak and rowing worlds as Daniel finally receives European bronze
Talia Eilat and Mushka Cohen reach the kayak semifinals in Poznań, Saleh Shahin and Shahar Milfelder book a rowing final in Amsterdam, and Shmuel Daniel collects the European bronze he was awarded a month ago after a Ukrainian rival's disqualification.
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In Spain, they explain the reason for Yamal's sour mood
El Chiringuito's Jota Jordi says the teenager is grieving the near-simultaneous departures of three of his closest friends from the Barcelona dressing room, not any rift with the club.
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Atlético Madrid make contact with Juventus over Jonathan David
The Canadian striker, frozen out of Luciano Spalletti's plans, is open to a move to Spain as talks intertwine with Juventus's pursuit of Alexander Sørloth and Nico González's future.
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PSG plays down Dembélé-Luis Enrique tension as contract talks continue
ONE reports the Ballon d'Or winner's brief exclusion from cup squads was a storm in a teacup, with club and player still negotiating an extension through 2029 or 2030.
Read storyBrazilian centre-back Sidney Lima in transfer talks with Maccabi Netanya
Santa Clara's Sidney Lima, contracted in Portugal until 2027, is negotiating a loan move with a purchase option, ONE reports.
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Hull City stun Manchester United 2-0 as sleeve badge blunder catches out Old Trafford club
United ran out for their season opener with the Premier League crest missing from one sleeve, breaching a little-known rule that Chelsea, Sunderland and Crystal Palace all quietly followed.
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Di María calls FIFA bans for Paredes and Molina "quite exaggerated"
The Rosario Central captain says the punishments for Argentina's post-final brawl with Spain went too far, as the AFA prepares an appeal.
Read storyAtalanta prepare for Hapoel Tel Aviv decider without four players, as new signing Elmas sends a message of support
Maurizio Sarri's side chase a place in the Conference League league phase in Miskolc on Thursday, with Ahanor, Kristensen, Hien and Sulemana all missing and new arrival Eljif Elmas ineligible to feature.
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Former Real Madrid and NBA forward Kyle Singler sparks alarm with third round of distressing videos
The 2010 Duke champion accused his old coach Mike Krzyzewski of abandoning him in a new set of Instagram clips, the third such episode since 2024, as the basketball world again rallies around him.
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Flick confirms Balde in the squad and outlines a role for Rodri against Athletic Club
Barcelona's manager moves to calm speculation over his left-back and gives a first look at how Rodri and Pedri could combine ahead of Thursday's La Liga trip against Athletic Club.
Read storyElimelech: Beer Sheva paid the price for not signing 6-7 players
The club legend says Hapoel Beer Sheva's thin bench cost them against Sabah in the Champions League playoff, even as he calls the run an achievement given the squad's limitations.
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Julián Álvarez misses Atlético training citing pain amid Barcelona standoff
The Argentine forward sat out Wednesday's session after what he described as a painful night, deepening the stand-off with Atlético over his push for a move to Barcelona, ONE and El Desmarque report.
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Barcelona settle on 'Alvarez or nothing' as striker search stalls
President Joan Laporta held a four-hour meeting with sporting director Deco to lock in the policy: Barcelona will wait for the Argentine until the final moment of the window rather than sign a stopgap forward, ONE reports.
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13 years on, José Mourinho returns to the Bernabéu bench
Real Madrid host Real Sociedad on Wednesday in Mourinho's first home game since he walked out of the club in 2013 — a night the Portuguese hopes will restore some of the hunger he says the club has lost.
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LASK 5-1 Celtic (5-4 agg): Hoops surrender four-goal lead to crash out of Champions League
Callum McGregor's early goal had Celtic 4-0 up on aggregate and cruising toward the group stage — then Moses Usor, Robert Ljubicic and a Samuel Adeniran double dragged LASK level before extra time settled one of the great European collapses.
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Munich, 10 August 2002: The Vault That Gave Israel Its First European Gold
Thirty years after eleven Israeli athletes were murdered in Munich, a Siberian-born pole vaulter climbed the podium in the same Olympic Stadium — sobbing, wrapped in the flag he had chosen over Russia's.
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Real Betis beat Valencia 1-0 at Mestalla to stay perfect through two games
Pablo García's stunning late volley hands Manuel Pellegrini's side back-to-back wins and sends them level at the top of La Liga, while Carlos Corberán's Valencia are still searching for a home league goal
Read storyAl Ettifaq 2-3 Al Nassr: Ronaldo fumes after halftime substitution as ten-man side completes comeback
Cristiano Ronaldo trudged off angrily at the break as Al Nassr trailed 2-0 and played with ten men for most of the match — then watched from the bench as Sadio Mané inspired a stunning turnaround.
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Sabah 5-2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (6-4 agg): Vítor - 'I feel very bad, this is a very difficult moment'
Captain Miguel Vítor was left shattered after Hapoel Be'er Sheva's Champions League play-off bid collapsed in extra time in Baku, with Sabah scoring twice late to complete a stunning turnaround and reach the league phase for the first time.
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Maccabi Ashdod's two new imports, Turner and McDuffie, touch down in Israel
Point guard Robert Turner and forward Markis McDuffie arrived on Tuesday to begin work with the newly promoted Premier League club, according to ONE.
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Atletico Madrid wanted Reijnders but could not afford Manchester City's asking price, father says
Martin Reijnders reveals Atletico's interest never got past the finances, leaving Al-Qadsiah as the only club willing to meet City's valuation of the Dutch midfielder
Read storyHapoel Tel Aviv 2-0 Kiryat Gat: Avital penalty and second strike send holders through in women's State Cup
Eden Avital scored either side of the half-hour to lift Hapoel Tel Aviv past Kiryat Gat and into the next round of the women's State Cup, as Tel Aviv's two clubs both advanced on a night of home wins.
Read storyKings Kangwa keeps an eye on old club as Beer Sheva chase Champions League history
Weeks after leaving for Panathinaikos in a reported €3.8m deal, the Zambian midfielder shared an Instagram story following Hapoel Beer Sheva's Champions League play-off decider against Sabah.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv among 11 candidates as EuroLeague advances 24-team franchise plan
The Tel Aviv club has been pre-accepted for a deeper due-diligence stage as EuroLeague pushes toward a franchise system that could grow the competition to 24 teams by 2027/28.
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Manchester United confirm £70m signing of Carlos Baleba from Brighton
The Cameroon midfielder has signed a five-year deal at Old Trafford, becoming Michael Carrick's third midfield addition of a busy summer.
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Xavi lands Netherlands job after Guardiola and Slot both said no
KNVB director Nigel de Jong reveals the Spaniard beat under-21 coach Michael Reiziger to replace Ronald Koeman, on a deal running to the 2030 World Cup.
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Xavi jokes he's "on the podium" after Guardiola and Slot turned down the Netherlands job
Unveiled as the KNVB's third choice behind Pep Guardiola and Arne Slot, the new Oranje coach shrugged off the snub with a smile at his first press conference in Zeist.
Read storyLecce chase Stav Turiel, but Hapoel Tel Aviv want far more than €2m
A Sport1 analyst says Hapoel Tel Aviv won't let their Israel international winger go cheaply — and won't let the deal turn into another Roy Revivo saga.
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Maccabi Haifa rebuffed again as Ukraine winger Hutsulyak snubs move
Free agent Oleksiy Hutsulyak has twice turned down the Israeli champions, who revived their interest after Manuel Benson's injury left a hole on the right flank.
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Keaton Wallace lands in Israel to join Maccabi Tel Aviv: "I lost my bags, but I came to work"
The American guard touched down at Ben Gurion Airport days after his wedding, ready to complete Maccabi's backcourt ahead of the new season.
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Idan Ofer among Atlético Madrid shareholders blocking Julián Álvarez's Barcelona dream
ONE reports every owner of the Spanish club, including Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer, opposes selling the Argentine striker to Barcelona — even as Arsenal circle with a €150 million offer.
Read story'Nothing will stop us': fallen fan's family carry a new memorial banner to Hapoel Beer Sheva's Baku decider
After Romanian police and UEFA blocked the family of fallen soldier and lifelong supporter Ben Cohen from bringing a memorial flag into the first leg against Sabah, they have made a new banner without the disputed imagery to fly at tonight's Champions League decider.
Read storyFeed Zlatanović in the box, says former Sabah man ahead of Champions League decider
With Hapoel Beer Sheva a draw away from a first-ever Champions League league phase, ex-Sabah forward Filip Ivanović tells ONE how the Israeli side should approach the second leg in Baku.
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Off-road triathlon returns to Israel with new Gilboa-Afula race
Afula, the Gilboa Regional Council and the Emek HaMaayanot Regional Council have joined forces to bring cross-country triathlon back to Israel after years away, with a point-to-point race planned for early March 2027.
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Hapoel Jerusalem unveil new kit for 2026/27 season as Reebok deal begins
The Jerusalem basketball club presented its match uniforms for the coming campaign, modelled by Shake Milton, Jared Harper and Yuval Zusman, in the first launch since Reebok became its official apparel supplier
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National League for Boys A releases 2026/27 fixture list, kicking off September 15
The third-tier youth competition for players born in 2010 splits into 16-team South and North divisions, with Hapoel Rahat hosting Maccabi Kiryat Gat in the opener and a three-way Kfar Saba derby up north
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Rehovot mayor denies paying cash to anyone over stalled football club merger
Matan Dil rejected as "absurd and unfounded" claims linked to the collapsed bid to unite Hapoel Marmorek and Maccabi Sha'arayim into a single city club, and warned a rival club chairman he could face a defamation suit.
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Strasbourg, 26 March 1981: The Basket That Gave Maccabi Its Second European Crown
In a packed Hall Rhénus, Miki Berkovich took a pass from Motti Aroesti and sent Maccabi Tel Aviv past Sinudyne Bologna, 80–79, completing a treble and proving 1977 was no accident.
Read storyPro-Palestinian West Ham fans vow to keep campaigning until Manor Solomon leaves club
Activists quoted by ONE say they will not stop until the Israeli winger is out of West Ham, weeks after the club condemned an anti-Palestinian chant aimed at him.
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Carragher warns Liverpool's £450m spree could be the worst transfer window in Premier League history
Sky Sports pundits Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville turn on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak after Liverpool's stumbling 2-2 draw at Newcastle, with Andoni Iraola under early pressure to fix a misfiring rebuild.
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Baku braces for a sell-out as Hapoel Beer Sheva defend a slender lead over Sabah
The Azerbaijani side must overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit on Tuesday, with local reports suggesting a bigger stadium than Sabah's own will be packed for the Champions League play-off decider.
Read storyHapoel Hadera name 23-man squad for first test under Amir Nosbaum
The club, back in the third-tier Liga Alef for the first time since 2016/17, sends out a 23-strong squad list for tonight's State Cup tie against Beitar Nordia Jerusalem, the first competitive match of the Amir Nosbaum era.
Read storyRoi Kahat: Be'er Sheva has proven itself the better side, and its transformation is remarkable
Ahead of the Champions League play-off decider in Baku, the Sumgayit midfielder and former Be'er Sheva player rates the Israeli champions 60-40 favourites to reach the league phase.
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NCAA rejects Utah's appeal, ending Noam Yaacov's path to the Utes
The NCAA has denied Utah an eligibility waiver for the Israeli-Danish point guard, ONE reports, unravelling a headline recruitment months in the making.
Read storyBookmakers favour Sabah, Lugano and Atalanta as Israel's European playoff deciders arrive
Winner's odds tell three different stories ahead of Tuesday's Champions League playoff and Thursday's Conference League ties involving Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv.
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Gloukh's presence at Ajax is blocking Ounahi's move, Dutch media report
According to reports from the Netherlands, Oscar Gloukh's decision to stay in Amsterdam and reject Deportivo interest has cooled Ajax's pursuit of Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi.
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Málaga 1-1 Deportivo La Coruña: Aubameyang strikes again as promoted rivals share the spoils
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's early strike put newly promoted Deportivo ahead in their first league meeting with Málaga since 2018, but Carlos 'Chupete' Ruiz's penalty earned the hosts a point on a long-awaited return to Spain's top flight.
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Mickey Berkowitz's family reveals Israeli basketball legend is living with dementia
The 72-year-old, widely regarded as the greatest player in Israeli basketball history, has Lewy body dementia, his wife and son disclosed in a new documentary that ended years of silence.
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Blazers dealt major blow as Sharpe faces six months out with torn meniscus
The 23-year-old guard, who plays alongside Deni Avdija in Portland, is set for knee surgery this week and could miss the bulk of the coming NBA season.
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Bnei Sakhnin players say Netanya fans attacked their cars after season opener
Iyad Abu Abid and Ilai Hajaj say their vehicles were targeted following Maccabi Netanya's goalless draw with Bnei Sakhnin, as the players' union demands a thorough police investigation.
Read storySabah coach: I've followed Beer Sheva since 2017, they're a great team
Valdas Dambrauskas says his Sabah side can overturn a 2-1 deficit against Hapoel Beer Sheva in Tuesday's Champions League playoff return leg in Baku.
Read storyKojok: "We're putting all our energy into reaching the Champions League"
Hapoel Be'er Sheva coach Ran Kojok and goalkeeper Ofir Martziano say the Israeli champions are ready to finish the job against Sabah after a 2-1 first-leg win
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Cooper Lutkenhaus: the Texas teenager carrying America's Olympic hopes
At 17, the Justin, Texas prodigy is already the youngest individual world champion in track and field history — and the runner many believe can end America's 56-year wait for 800m Olympic gold.
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Snooker world champion Graeme Dott found guilty of child sex abuse
The Scot who won the 2006 world title was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow of historic offences against two children; he remains in custody ahead of sentencing next month.
Read storyDolgopyat'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.
Read storyMaradona's "Hand of God" match ball sells for £2.5m at auction
The Adidas Azteca ball from Argentina's 1986 World Cup quarter-final win over England, kept for decades by referee Ali Bin Nasser, fell well short of its $10m estimate at Heritage Auctions.
Read storyDimona winger Harel Nahshon, 16, signs with Ashdod's youth academy
The forward joins from Hapoel Petach Tikva after a prolific season with the club's U-16 side, according to ONE.
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Adham Hadiya asks to leave Hapoel Acre after just six months in charge
ONE reports the Liga Leumit club's coach has requested to end his tenure barely two rounds into the new season, leaving Hapoel Acre searching for a fourth manager in little more than a year.
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Football legends turn on Infantino: "enough is enough"
Robert Pires, Didier Drogba, Juan Sebastián Verón and a host of World Cup winners issue a rare joint statement accusing FIFA's leadership of losing touch with players and fans.
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'Nobody wanted him': Cañizares tears into Vinícius Júnior after Espanyol theatrics
Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Santi Cañizares says no European club made a genuine offer for the Brazilian winger, arguing Madrid renewed his contract to 2032 out of necessity rather than choice.
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Moti Daniel on Avdija's national team future: "I really don't know"
Israel's national basketball team manager would not rule out that Deni Avdija, held back by Portland through injury for this World Cup qualifying window, may not return in blue and white — after a 101-90 warm-up defeat to Georgia.
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Liga Leumit finds a fix for its coaches' Pro course clash with matchday
Seven coaches will now fly home from Switzerland on the morning of round three, but Beitar Jerusalem's Almog Cohen still has no clear plan around his own fixture clash.
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Hapoel Beer Sheva won't release Eliel Peretz while Champions League tie is live, agent says
Agent Gilad Katzav says any talks over the midfielder's contract future will wait until Beer Sheva's playoff tie with Sabah is settled.
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Dolgopyat wins third European floor title, says hearing Hatikvah 'is the greatest thing there is'
The Tokyo Olympic champion topped the podium in Zagreb with 14.466, his third European floor exercise gold, and spoke about what still drives him at 29.
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Rodri is everything Barcelona wanted — and exactly what Real Madrid needed
The reigning Ballon d'Or winner and World Cup-winning captain has left Manchester City for Camp Nou in a deal worth around €76.5m, after quietly but firmly rejecting Real Madrid.
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Coco fit to start, Boateng and Touriel still doubtful for Hapoel's Atalanta decider
Hapoel Tel Aviv have Marcus Coco available for Thursday's Conference League playoff second leg in Miskolc, but Stav Touriel remains a serious doubt and Emmanuel Boateng is only cautiously expected to feature.
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Levante moves to sell Tai Abed as Israeli winger is frozen out again
ONE reports the La Liga club is fielding three offers for the 22-year-old, who has been left out of the squad for a second straight game and has yet to complete 90 minutes since his January move from PSV Eindhoven.
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EuroLeague unveils new Super Cup, launching in Abu Dhabi this September
Olympiacos, Fenerbahçe, Real Madrid and Dubai Basketball will contest the inaugural Final Four event at Etihad Arena on September 18-19, opening the 2026-27 European season.
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Tel Aviv, 11 July 2009: The Night Israel's Tennis Team Reached Its First Davis Cup Semifinal
A 210th-ranked underdog, a five-set doubles epic, and a crowd singing Hatikvah inside Yad Eliyahu Arena — the weekend Israel beat two-time champions Russia and reached uncharted territory in world tennis.
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New England 1-1 NYCFC: Turgeman scores again, three weeks after Montreal antisemitism storm
The Israeli forward struck in the 36th minute against New York City FC, his first goal since fans allegedly directed antisemitic abuse at him in Montreal.
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Ramat Gan unites men's and women's basketball clubs under one roof
Owner Avi Gabai and women's team chief Ora Glazer will run a single Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan operation, with the mayor backing plans for a new arena.
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Julian Alvarez booed by Atletico Madrid fans in 2-2 draw as Barcelona transfer saga rumbles on
The Argentine striker was jeered throughout Sunday's stalemate with Villarreal, and club president Enrique Cerezo accused Barcelona of mishandling its pursuit with a week left before deadline day.
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Spalletti needles Kolo Muani: 'There's a reason he hasn't played for two years'
Juventus's new coach questioned his club-record striker's sharpness after a laboured 1-0 win at Frosinone in Spalletti's competitive bow in charge.
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Man City 2-1 Bournemouth: Maresca's midfield gamble on Guehi delivers dramatic win
A makeshift midfield role for centre-back Marc Guehi proved the difference as Enzo Maresca began his Manchester City reign with a stirring second-half turnaround against Bournemouth.
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Miller vows new faces are coming as Maccabi Tel Aviv chase transfer window reinforcements
The Maccabi Tel Aviv boss says fans should be patient as the club works to land a right winger and a left back before the window shuts, with the Gabi Kanichovsky pursuit still grinding on.
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Newcastle 2-2 Liverpool: Neville wants to put a rocket under Wirtz's backside
Gary Neville singled out Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak as his biggest disappointments of the Premier League's opening weekend after Liverpool's quarter-of-a-billion-pound front two misfired in a stoppage-time draw at St James' Park.
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Jaber returns as Maccabi Netanya host Bnei Sakhnin in season opener
Captain Karem Jaber is back at right-back and new arrival Dolev Haziza pushes for a starting role as Netanya open the Ligat Ha'al season at home.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Jerusalem 5-2 as Abu Farhi goes in goal and shrugs off transfer talk
Called into an emergency stint between the posts during Sunday's Ligat Ha'al opener, the striker closing in on a $6m move to Colorado Rapids brushed off the noise around his exit: "They can say what they want, we'll see at the end of the season."
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Hapoel Jerusalem fans attacked by dozens of Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, ONE reports
Two supporters were hospitalised after masked assailants pepper-sprayed a car, smashed its window and threw stones on the night of Hapoel Jerusalem's trip to face Maccabi Tel Aviv, according to a fan's account carried by ONE.
Read storyRennes 2-2 PSG: Ferran Torres scores twice on debut to rescue a point
Sebastian Szymanski and Esteban Lepaul had Rennes 2-0 up inside 40 minutes before substitute Ferran Torres struck twice in 11 second-half minutes on his first appearance for the French champions.
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Barcelona thrash Elche 5-0 to open La Liga title defence in style
Raphinha and Fermín López both scored twice and debutant Karim Adeyemi also netted, but the rout was overshadowed by a worrying knee injury to Gavi.
Read storyFrom the ring to the chuppah: kickboxing star Ahavat Hashem Gordon marries Oren Sarah Levi
Israel's undefeated 'Golden Boy' of combat sports swapped fight lights for wedding lights in Hadera, tying the knot months after a January proposal.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Jerusalem 5-2 as Dor Peretz scores first hat-trick of his career
Peretz's treble in Sunday's league opener takes him to 93 goals for Maccabi Tel Aviv, with Roy Ravivo also on the scoresheet in Rehovot.
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Beit-Halahmy calls Poland clash the most important game of the window
Israel's basketball coach waved off a 101-90 warm-up defeat to Georgia and turned his focus to Thursday's World Cup qualifier against a Polish side he says is unbeaten and relentlessly physical.
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Atlético Madrid shield Julián Álvarez from fans after 2-2 draw with Villarreal amid Barcelona push
Diego Simeone's staff sent the Argentine striker straight down the tunnel rather than let him face the Metropolitano crowd again, after a mocked scarf gesture and a night of jeers over his stated wish to leave for Barcelona.
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Barcelona name Yamal, Raphinha and Fermín López in starting XI for La Liga opener at Elche
Hansi Flick hands new signing Karim Adeyemi a starting role too as the reigning champions begin their title defence away from home on Sunday night.
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Bnei Yehuda honour fallen fan and Maglan fighter Adam Tzarfati
The Tel Aviv club used its first home game of the season to host the family and army comrades of Sergeant Adam Tzarfati, a lifelong supporter killed in Lebanon in June, presenting them with a portrait of him in the team's colours.
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Newcastle 2-2 Liverpool: Szoboszlai's stoppage-time penalty rescues Iraola's opening day
A stoppage-time penalty from Dominik Szoboszlai denied Newcastle victory on Matthias Jaissle's home bow as Andoni Iraola avoided defeat in his first competitive game as Liverpool manager.
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Israel Football Association postpones new ranking system for children's leagues by a season
The League and Cup Committee reversed course after dozens of clubs protested that the new club-ranking criteria would demote their children's and youth teams from the leagues they currently play in.
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Sokler handed full debut as Maccabi Tel Aviv name strong side for Hapoel Jerusalem opener
New Slovenian striker Ester Sokler and defender Roy Revivo both start as Maccabi Tel Aviv open their league season at Teddy Stadium.
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Kenny Lofton Jr. lands in Jerusalem: 'The plan is to win the EuroCup'
The former NBA big man has signed with Hapoel Jerusalem for 2026/27 after a CBA MVP season in China, and says the club's target is a EuroCup title and a EuroLeague place.
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Guiagon closing in on Saudi move, with Maccabi Tel Aviv in line for a windfall
ONE reports the Ivory Coast winger is set to leave Charleroi for Al-Taawoun in a deal worth around $5 million, activating a sell-on clause that could hand Maccabi Tel Aviv close to $1 million from his 2023 exit.
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Georgina Rodríguez reportedly adopts Ronaldo's three eldest children
Days after marrying Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal, Rodríguez has legally adopted Cristiano Jr., Mateo and Eva, according to ONE and Portuguese media, formally tying together all five of the couple's children.
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Manchester City edge Bournemouth 2-1 in Maresca's shaky Premier League bow
Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol struck in the closing minutes to rescue a stoppage-time win over Bournemouth, but English media said the performance did little to settle nerves about City's new era under Enzo Maresca.
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Haaland parts with his iconic hair: how the Manchester City star looks now
Erling Haaland traded his signature long blond locks for a cropped buzz cut hours before Manchester City's Premier League opener against Bournemouth, filming friends' reactions for an accompanying YouTube video.
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Dayan: Hapoel Jerusalem needs to change its policy a bit
Club great Michel Dayan says Hapoel Jerusalem cannot grow its crowd without better football, while fan figure Haim Levinson sees a slim but real shot at the upper playoff as the Ligat Ha'al opener against Maccabi Tel Aviv arrives.
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No foul was committed, committee rules on Maccabi Haifa's controversial penalty
The professional committee found no offence took place before Eitan Azulai's saved spot-kick in Maccabi Haifa's 2-1 win over promoted Hapoel Ramat Gan, and criticised how long the pitchside review took.
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Kejelcha reclaims world half marathon record with 56:51 in Buenos Aires
The Ethiopian shaved 29 seconds off Jacob Kiplimo's pending mark, while compatriot Fotyen Tesfay completed an Ethiopian double with victory in the women's race.
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Ronny Levy: Maccabi Netanya have a good squad, but we must get stronger
Head coach strikes a cautious tone ahead of Monday's league opener at home to Bnei Sakhnin, while captain Karem Jaber brushes off reported Maccabi Haifa interest.
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Andy Roddick accuses Nick Kyrgios of hypocrisy over Sinner and Swiatek doping attacks
The former world No. 1 says Kyrgios cannot demand sympathy for his own cocaine positive after fuelling online abuse of Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek during their doping cases
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Neta Lavi's stunning volley caps Machida Zelvia's 3-1 win over Urawa Reds
The Israel international struck a first-time volley in the 61st minute as league-leading Machida opened the J1 season with a perfect three wins from three.
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Hull City 2-0 Manchester United: Rooney rips into Luke Shaw's 'schoolboy' defending
Wayne Rooney singled out Luke Shaw's positioning for the Tigers' second goal on Match of the Day, as newly promoted Hull stunned Michael Carrick's side on the Premier League's opening weekend.
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Manchester City agree €100m deal with Lille for Ayyoub Bouaddi, Rodri's long-term successor
The 18-year-old Morocco international, who starred at the World Cup, has settled personal terms with City and is moving to a medical, ONE reports, as Pep Guardiola rebuilds his midfield after Rodri's move to Barcelona.
Read storyMeir Harosh: my most emotional moment? The championship with Eli Ohana
As Beitar Jerusalem's veteran kit manager marks his 70th birthday, he tells ONE that lifting the title alongside Eli Ohana remains the memory that moves him most, and that a headband-obsessed Giovanni Rosso gave him his biggest headache.
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West Ham fan site says meaning behind Manor Solomon chant is clear, even unspoken
A KUMB column argues that a song revived by some away fans at Burnley carries an unmistakable subtext about the Israeli winger, as the club tries to stamp out a chant that first surfaced during his Leeds loan
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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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Dolgopyat wins floor exercise gold for third European title
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion topped the podium in Zagreb with a score of 14.466, adding a third continental crown to a résumé already stacked with Olympic and world medals.
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Revivo tells Maccabi Tel Aviv he remains committed amid Elche transfer saga
Hours before Maccabi Tel Aviv open their league season, the wanted left-back sends a conciliatory message to the club and its fans, saying he will "do everything for the team" for as long as he stays.
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Football federation deputy chief sues Hapoel Lod owner over bribery accusations
Shimon Mimon is seeking 320,000 shekels and has filed a police complaint after Ofir Regev accused him online of taking bribes to alter federation rules.
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A new era: how Liverpool are rebuilding their attack after Salah's exit
Andoni Iraola opens his first full season at Anfield leaning on Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, as Liverpool count the cost of missing out on Yan Diomande and chase Bradley Barcola to fill the void left by Mohamed Salah's move to Trabzonspor.
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István Kovács named referee for Hapoel Beer Sheva's Champions League playoff decider against Sabah
The Romanian official, who took charge of last season's Champions League final, will oversee the second leg in Azerbaijan with Beer Sheva a result away from a first-ever league phase appearance
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Maccabi Haifa open season with 2-1 win over Hapoel Ramat Gan as Ben Sahar says Yarin Levi's answer must come on the pitch
A section of Sammy Ofer Stadium whistled the returning midfielder during the Ligat Ha'al opener, but former Haifa forward Ben Sahar insists most fans back him and that his best reply will be performances, not words.
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Jannik Sinner withdraws from the US Open with knee injury
The world No. 1 pulls out of the year's final Grand Slam after failing to recover in time from the injury that has sidelined him since Wimbledon.
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"I asked myself if I was still worthy": Dolgopyat on the crisis behind his third European gold
The Israeli floor exercise champion tells Ynet how a fall and a barren year of enforced exile shook his confidence, before he beat back a new generation to win gold again in Zagreb
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Beitar Nordia Jerusalem post a fifth straight annual deficit, this time 766,000 shekels
The fan-owned club, three tiers below its more famous namesake, saw expenses outstrip income by more than three-quarters of a million shekels in 2025 despite deep salary cuts, financial statements reported by ONE show.
Read storyReal Madrid 2-1 Espanyol: Carlos Espí's late strike gives Mourinho a winning return
Substitute striker Espí scores in stoppage time as José Mourinho's second spell as Real Madrid manager begins with a dramatic away win.
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Itamar Roitman joins Hapoel Galil Elyon as head of scouting and assistant coach
The club has added Roitman to its basketball staff, reuniting him with head coach Idan Avshalom after their time together at Elitzur Netanya.
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How much will it cost to watch Peretz face Solomon in the League Cup?
Southampton and West Ham meet at St Mary's on Tuesday with Daniel Peretz and Manor Solomon on opposite sides, and ONE has priced up what fans will pay to be there
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Hapoel Tel Aviv close in on Gelbard loan to Kfar Saba as Gurfinkel return nears
The 19-year-old academy left-back is set to join Hapoel Kfar Saba on loan within days, ONE reports, just as Hapoel Tel Aviv push to complete the comeback of former player Yahav Gurfinkel from AEK Larnaca.
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Yaniv Levy steps down from Israel Basketball Premier League directorate
The Basketball Association representative on the league's board announced his departure in a letter to association chairman Amos Frishman, saying it was time to make way after three seasons in the role.
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Augustine Rubit lands in Israel to join Maccabi Ashdod
The 37-year-old power forward, a five-season EuroLeague veteran of Bamberg, Olympiacos, Zalgiris Kaunas and Bayern Munich, touches down on Sunday to complete a move to the Winner League club.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv well-fancied at Hapoel Jerusalem as Ligat Ha'al returns
Bookmakers make the yellow-and-blue clear favourites for Sunday's trip to the capital, on a day when Barcelona and Liverpool also open their league campaigns.
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Dahan's lawyers accuse police of creating false impression an indictment was already decided
The suspended Maccabi Haifa forward's legal team has filed an urgent complaint with Israel's police commissioner, arguing a letter used to justify his 60-day ban wrongly implied a charging decision had already been made.
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Brentford 3-0 Tottenham: De Zerbi admits Spurs are 'not a team yet' as chaotic opener exposes new project
The Italian's expensively rebuilt side never had a shot on target in the first half at the Gtech Community Stadium, while 20-year-old Archie Gray became the club's youngest-ever competitive captain in a night to forget.
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Barcelona's chase for Lukeba hinges on Kounde and Balde's futures
Hansi Flick rates Leipzig centre-back Castello Lukeba highly, but ONE reports the move only becomes real if Jules Kounde or Alejandro Balde leaves the Camp Nou before the window shuts.
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Charlotte FC beat D.C. United 3-1 as Liel Abada sets up the clincher
The Israel international came off the bench and teed up Pep Biel's third goal as Charlotte rallied from behind to sink D.C. United in MLS.
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Seoul, 6 March 2017: The Night Baseball's Biggest Underdog Beat the Host Nation
Ranked 41st in the world and dismissed as a novelty act, Team Israel walked into a sold-out dome in Seoul and beat South Korea in extra innings — the game that launched the most improbable run in World Baseball Classic history.
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Artzi: Israel 'understand the importance' of this window before Georgia warm-up
Ahead of Sunday's friendly in Tbilisi and Thursday's crucial World Cup qualifier against Poland, national team forward Netanel Artzi says a depleted squad is locked in despite the absence of Deni Avdija and Ben Saraf.
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Netanyahu praises Dolgopyat's third European floor title as 'immense honour and pride'
The prime minister added his voice to a wave of official congratulations after Artem Dolgopyat won floor gold in Zagreb for the third time in his career.
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Lugano 2-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv: mistake after mistake leaves European campaign in the balance
A losing night in Switzerland has ONE's podcast panel piling into Maccabi Tel Aviv's recruitment and defensive errors, with Kenny Miller's side needing a comeback in Batumi to stay in the Conference League.
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Inter pick up where they left off with a 4-1 rout of promoted Monza
Hakan Çalhanoğlu's early strike was cancelled out by Gustavo Varela, but three goals in fifteen second-half minutes gave Cristian Chivu's champions a routine opening-day win at San Siro.
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Hull City 2-0 Manchester United: newly promoted Tigers stun Carrick's side on opening day
Sky Sports' Ron Walker says Hull's win at the MKM Stadium was built on "blood, guts and fight" - exactly what was missing from a toothless Manchester United.
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West Ham 1-2 Charlton: Solomon again the standout as Hammers stumble at home
Manor Solomon was singled out as one of the few West Ham players to emerge with credit from a stoppage-time collapse against Charlton Athletic in the club's first home Championship game of the season.
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Athletic Club 1-3 Sevilla: ten-man Basques undone as visitors make it two from two
Yuri Berchiche's early red card leaves Athletic Bilbao chasing the game at San Mamés, and Sevilla punish them through Oso, Chidera Ejuke and Isaac Romero.
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Anan Khalaili endures tough Premier League debut as Crystal Palace fall 2-0 to Everton
The Israeli winger came off the bench at Hill Dickinson Stadium and struggled for service, though Palace-supporting outlets praised his defensive work and a clever assist that almost paid off
Read storyHapoel Tel Aviv's Tal Archel has car broken into in Tel Aviv while team was in Italy
Thieves smashed a window and stole cash and personal items from the centre-back's car, parked at the Wolfson complex, while his teammates faced Atalanta in the Conference League play-offs.
Read storyHazan starts for Maccabi Petah Tikva, Sola and Costa in Kiryat Shmona's XI for season opener
ONE reports the confirmed lineups for Saturday's Ligat Ha'al curtain-raiser at HaMoshava Stadium, where the sides meet on an opening day for only the second time in league history.
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Marseille 4-0 Strasbourg: Gouiri brace and late double seal statement Ligue 1 opener
Amine Gouiri scored either side of a red card for Strasbourg's Samir El Mourabet as Bruno Genesio's side ran riot at the Vélodrome to open the season.
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Pyatov agonisingly misses parallel bars medal on countback in Zagreb
The Israeli gymnast matched bronze medallist Joe Fraser's score of 14.300 but finished fourth on execution at the European Championships, a day after Artem Dolgopyat struck floor gold.
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The public wants broadcasters, not hype men, argues top Ynet columnist
Guy Leiba says Israeli football commentary has become frightened cheerleading for a mediocre league — and that real journalism means being willing to call a bad match bad.
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Cocaine positive ends Nick Kyrgios's long fall from Wimbledon finalist to world No. 919
The Australian who once branded Jannik Sinner and Iga Świątek's doping cases "disgusting" is now the one provisionally suspended, after a sample from Mallorca in June came back positive for a cocaine metabolite.
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Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz to team up for US Open mixed doubles
The 23-time Grand Slam champion and the two-time defending US Open men's singles winner have been handed a wildcard into the revamped mixed doubles event, a marquee pairing for Williams' return to Flushing Meadows.
Read storyZagreb 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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Dimarco names Lamine Yamal the toughest opponent of his career
Ahead of Inter's Serie A opener against Monza, the Italy wing-back said facing Barcelona's teenage sensation three times left a deeper mark than any other rival — even though he limited him to a single goal.
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Atalanta land Elmas on loan as Goretzka closes in on free Aston Villa move
Eljif Elmas has completed a loan switch to Atalanta from RB Leipzig, while Leon Goretzka is reported to have reached a verbal agreement to join Aston Villa as a free agent after leaving Bayern Munich.
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Ligat Ha'al opens new season as ONE asks fans to vote on the title race and stadium safety
As Israel's top flight begins its 2026/27 campaign, ONE's traditional season-opening survey invites supporters to predict the champions and top scorer — while also probing ticket prices and fears over stadium violence.
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Dolinski released from Israel basketball squad to make it to Tulsa on time
The 21-year-old forward will miss this month's World Cup qualifiers against Poland and Latvia after the Israel Basketball Association let him go early so he can begin his studies in the United States on schedule, ONE reports.
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Solomon and Peretz start in England as Khalaili waits on the bench at Everton
West Ham's matchday two starter and Southampton's first-choice goalkeeper both keep their places, while Crystal Palace's record signing hopes for a first Premier League appearance off the bench.
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Simeone includes Julián Álvarez in squad for Villarreal clash, warns fans off the abuse
The Atlético Madrid coach confirmed his wantaway striker will be part of Sunday's matchday squad and said he will not tolerate insults directed at him as the Barcelona transfer saga drags on.
Read storyYuval Sason closes in on move to Bnei Reineh
The Hapoel Ramat Gan forward, who scored 11 league goals last season, is set to join newly relegated Bnei Reineh for a transfer fee, ONE reports.
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Flick brushes off Alvarez talk, hails Deco's 'fantastic job' before Elche opener
Barcelona's manager declined to discuss the Atletico Madrid striker directly but backed his sporting director's summer work as the champions prepare for their delayed La Liga bow.
Read storyAriel Lugasi: 'I matured mentally, it wasn't simple going through what I did'
The Maccabi Petah Tikva winger opens up on a near year-long ACL nightmare, the mental toll of watching peers move on without him, and why he feels ready as his club returns to the top flight.
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Israel's judo cadets close out best-ever world championship with bronze and fifth place in Ecuador
Tom Simkhaev fought back from a semi-final loss to take bronze and Yali Yahav finished fifth in Guayaquil, rounding off a three-medal campaign that included Ella Bar Lev's gold — Israel's strongest showing yet at the under-18 worlds.
Read storyMessi fined by MLS for slapping Philadelphia Union's Quinn Sullivan
The Argentine superstar avoided a card during Inter Miami's dramatic 2-2 draw, but the league's disciplinary committee has now punished the off-the-ball slap to an opponent's neck.
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Points deducted, coach suspended: Ironi Tiberias' scandal-scarred summer
As the Israeli Premier League season opens, Tiberias carry a six-point penalty and a pending saline-infusion case into what looks like a straight fight against relegation.
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Alex Tyus lands in Israel to join Hapoel Haifa
The 38-year-old EuroLeague-winning center touches down in Haifa for his fourth spell in Israeli basketball, ONE reports.
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Hapoel Ramat Gan rebuild almost an entire squad for their Ligat Ha'Al return
Newly promoted Hapoel Ramat Gan has brought in around 20 new players and let roughly 15 go, as owner Avi Yechiel and coach Masai Dago prepare the club for life in the top flight.
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Closing the doors: Mourinho wages war on Real Madrid's leaks
Back in charge at the Bernabéu, José Mourinho is clamping down on dressing-room secrecy after a season of public rows, fines and unflattering headlines undermined his predecessor.
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Rodri's move to Barcelona will cost the club more than €200m in total, report says
Add the transfer fee to four years of wages, taxes and commissions and Spain's World Cup-winning midfielder becomes one of the priciest deals in Barcelona's history, according to a cost breakdown reported by ONE.
Read storyHapoel Jerusalem chief Shai Aharon: "Arie didn't need to leave, maybe that's what saved us"
Ahead of the 2026/27 season, sporting director Shai Aharon reflects on Ziv Arie's mid-season exit, the Cedric Don fallout and a policy of never selling to Beitar Jerusalem.
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Southampton boss Tonda Eckert says he told Ramsdale straight: Peretz is our No. 1
Head coach Tonda Eckert has laid out the Saints' goalkeeping pecking order in blunt terms, with Daniel Peretz first choice, George Long his deputy, and Aaron Ramsdale left to play under-21 football to stay sharp.
Read storyFranck Rivollier explains his move to bitter rivals Maccabi Petah Tikva
Back at Hapoel Petah Tikva after a year across the derby divide, the France-Cameroon forward tells ONE he understands why fans were furious, but insists it was the only option open to him at the time.
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Mbappe chases a third straight Pichichi as Real Madrid open the season at Espanyol
Kylian Mbappe has scored 86 goals in two seasons at the Bernabeu and won the last two Pichichi trophies outright — a third in a row would be a feat no Real Madrid player has managed since Hugo Sanchez in the 1980s.
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Palace manager rules out Real Madrid move for Wharton, hails Israeli signing Khalaili
Pierre Sage says his Conference League-winning midfielder needs another year at Selhurst Park, using the same press conference to talk up the club's record £21m capture of Anan Khalaili.
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Arsenal open Premier League defence with 3-0 win over Coventry as Ødegaard vows to 'attack' the title
Christos Tzolis inspires an emphatic opening-day rout as Mikel Arteta's champions declare their intent to add more silverware, not just protect what they already have.
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Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage shuts down Real Madrid move for Adam Wharton
The new Eagles manager says his prized midfielder is going nowhere this summer, even with Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool all circling.
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Ronaldo scores as Al Nassr beat Al Riyadh 4-0, and Saudi media credit his marriage for the spark
Back in action for the first time since Portugal's World Cup exit, the 41-year-old struck off the bench to level Al Nassr's all-time scoring record — and commentators in Saudi Arabia say his wedding to Georgina Rodríguez is behind the renewed zest.
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Hamza Abdelkarim emerges as a real option to be Barcelona's number 9 this season
ONE reports that the 18-year-old Egyptian, Barcelona's top scorer in preseason, has forced his way into contention to lead the line after the exits of Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford.
Read storyUEFA fines Hapoel Beer Sheva, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv nearly €48,000 combined
Beer Sheva absorbs more than half the total over three separate Champions League qualifiers, with Beitar and Hapoel Tel Aviv also sanctioned for spectator conduct in Europe.
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Real Betis open La Liga season with 1-0 win over Real Sociedad
Rodrigo Riquelme's second-half finish settled a tight opener at the Cartuja, with Álvaro Vallés denying Real Sociedad late on to preserve Manuel Pellegrini's clean sheet.
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Paris, 13 May 2001: The Only Year Europe Crowned Two Champions
In the single season European basketball split in two, Pini Gershon's Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Panathinaikos 81–67 in the Bercy arena to win the rebel FIBA SuproLeague — ending a twenty-year wait for a continental crown, on a night the club had to share the title of "champion of Europe" with a team it never played.
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Serie A shuffles the pack as nine clubs start the season under new coaches
Napoli turn to Massimiliano Allegri, Milan bring in Ruben Amorim and Lazio appoint Gennaro Gattuso, while champions Inter stick with Cristian Chivu — and Israel's Omri Gandelman begins a first full season at Lecce.
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Atlético CEO to Álvarez: 'we will help you, we need you'
Miguel Ángel Gil Marín says Julián Álvarez is not for sale at any price below his €500 million release clause, warning Barcelona off a summer-long chase for the Argentine.
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Johnathan Motley says he sat too much on the bench during his Hapoel Tel Aviv title run
The EuroCup Finals MVP explains why he left Hapoel Tel Aviv for Crvena Zvezda just months after delivering the club's first European trophy.
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Barcelona's Héctor Fort snubs Real Sociedad and Roma to push for Borussia Dortmund move
The 20-year-old right-back, frozen out by Hansi Flick, prefers a switch to the Bundesliga as Barcelona seek up to €20m for his sale
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Dolgopyat wins third European floor title with 14.466 in Zagreb
The Tokyo Olympic champion topped the podium again on floor exercise as Israel's men's team also secured its place at October's World Championships.
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Argentina to appeal FIFA bans handed down over World Cup final brawl with Spain
The AFA says it will formally challenge Leandro Paredes' 10-match suspension and other sanctions before FIFA's appeals committee, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport held in reserve as a last resort.
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Maccabi Petah Tikva 1-3 Maccabi Tel Aviv: champions survive fightback in youth league
Ido Yosef and Itay Mahager struck either side of half-time and Roy Gafni's late penalty settled it, as Dan Roman's holders held off a spirited Petah Tikva response to move to six points from two rounds.
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Atzili tops ONE's ten contenders to be crowned Ligat Ha'al's fantasy king
As the fantasy football game for Israel's top flight reopens for the new season, ONE picks out ten players — from Beitar Jerusalem's priciest man to a pair of newly arrived strikers — most likely to rack up the points.
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The summer that changed the NBA: LeBron, Giannis and every big move
From LeBron James taking a pay cut to join Philadelphia to Giannis Antetokounmpo's shock exit from Milwaukee, the 2026 NBA offseason has reshuffled the league's power balance like no summer since 2019.
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Kroos names Kvaratskhelia his surprise pick for the 2026 Ballon d'Or
The retired Real Madrid and Germany midfielder rates the PSG winger above Rodri, Messi, Bellingham and Mbappe, calling him 'the best player of last season'.
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Ronaldo returns for Al-Nassr against Al-Riyadh, needing 24 goals for 1,000
The Portuguese forward is back from an extended break for wedding and World Cup recovery, sitting on 976 career goals as he begins what may be his final professional season.
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Atalanta 0-0 Hapoel Tel Aviv: Bernasconi says Nerazzurri braced for a press that never came
Atalanta wing-back Lorenzo Bernasconi says his side expected Hapoel Tel Aviv to press high in the Conference League play-off first leg — instead the Israeli visitors sat compact and held out for a goalless draw in Bergamo.
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Musiala left out of German Super Cup squad after second training collapse
Vincent Kompany says Bayern Munich are calm, not panicked, after Jamal Musiala fainted twice in four days during pre-season training ahead of Saturday's clash with Borussia Dortmund.
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Ferencváros show interest in Maccabi Netanya's Bassam Zaarura, ONE reports
The Hungarian champions are said to be aware of Netanya's €1.8 million asking price for the 23-year-old midfielder, though his agent insists he is going nowhere this window.
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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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Former Beitar Jerusalem favourite Uri Magbo signs for Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
The 38-year-old left-back, twice a Beitar player and a Toto Cup winner with the club, has joined the Liga Alef North side until the end of the season.
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Ziv Arieh: the decision to join Maccabi Petah Tikva was easy
Maccabi Petah Tikva's new head coach previewed Saturday's Ligat Ha'al opener against Ironi Kiryat Shmona, with defender Aviv Salem describing a squad still searching for stability.
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Disasi agrees Crystal Palace loan as Parrott completes Real Betis move
Chelsea's Axel Disasi is closing in on a season-long loan to Crystal Palace, while Ireland forward Troy Parrott has sealed a switch from AZ Alkmaar to Real Betis in a deal worth up to €20m.
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Sage says Crystal Palace happy to keep Muñoz despite Khalaili and Mingueza arrivals
The new Crystal Palace manager addressed speculation over Daniel Muñoz's future on the eve of the season opener at Everton, as Anan Khalaili prepares to fight for a place on the right flank.
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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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Bachar weighs lineup dilemmas as Maccabi Haifa open season against Hapoel Ramat Gan
The champions' coach has settled on his back four but is still testing combinations in midfield and attack, with new signing Andrea Novakovic in line for a first appearance, ONE reports.
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Oklahoma City, 28 October 2009: The Night an Israeli First Walked Onto an NBA Court
Omri Casspi's 15 points off the Sacramento Kings bench made him the first Israeli-born player in NBA history — and gave a basketball-mad nation a reason to set its alarms for 5 a.m.
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Italian police seize 45kg of fireworks from two Israeli fans before Atalanta clash
Digos officers raided a Bergamo bed-and-breakfast and confiscated smoke bombs and pyrotechnics as the city mounted heavy security for Hapoel Tel Aviv's Conference League playoff visit to Atalanta.
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Atalanta 0-0 Hapoel Tel Aviv: Sarri admits the Israelis had the physical edge
In his competitive debut as Atalanta coach, Maurizio Sarri conceded his side were second best physically against Hapoel Tel Aviv in a goalless Conference League play-off opener, with the tie now shifting to a neutral Hungarian venue.
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León, 20 October 1968: The Draw From a Sombrero That Invented the Penalty Shoot-Out
Israel's Olympic footballers were beaten by lottery, not by play, when a Bulgarian slip of paper ended their run in Mexico. The heartbreak that followed gave the world the penalty shoot-out.
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Djokovic: "I refused the Covid vaccine and I paid the price"
In a new Amazon Prime documentary, Novak Djokovic revisits his 2022 Australian deportation and says he has no regrets about standing by his refusal to be vaccinated.
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Sex-for-favours scandal engulfs South Korea's football federation
A decade-old government report, buried for years, reveals the Korea Football Association paid for escorts and massage-parlour visits for visiting referees around 2011-2012 — and the fallout is now spreading through Asian and Japanese football.
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The serial injury victim and the most unlikely gold in Olympic history
Steven Bradbury nearly bled to death on the ice in 1994 and broke his neck in 2000. Two years later, in Salt Lake City, he became the first Southern Hemisphere athlete to win a Winter Olympic gold — without throwing a single punch for the line.
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Karem Ashkenazi returns to Hapoel Galil Elyon on long-term deal
The 18-year-old guard, capped by Israel's youth team at last summer's European Championship, rejoins the Upper Galilee club after a season with Maccabi Tel Aviv's academy.
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Trabzonspor 0-1 Ferencváros: Kanikovsky handed late cameo in Europa League play-off win
The Israeli international came off the bench for a 29-minute run-out as Ferencváros held firm for an away win over Trabzonspor in the first leg of their Europa League play-off tie.
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Kattash on Blatt's exit: "We really wanted Tamir, no decision was made to part ways"
Maccabi Tel Aviv opened preseason training with coach Oded Kattash addressing Tamir Blatt's summer move to rival Hapoel Tel Aviv, while a squad missing seven regulars slowly takes shape ahead of the 2026/27 season.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv risk fresh UEFA punishment after flares at Atalanta
Fans lit pyrotechnics during the Conference League play-off qualifier in Bergamo, risking the activation of a suspended ban only weeks after a €40,000 fine for a similar incident against Ludogorets, Sport5 reports.
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Ironman Leeds scraps swim leg over toxic algae, leaving athletes furious
Organisers turned the race into a bike-run duathlon after blue-green algae in Waterloo Lake was found well above safe levels, with many competitors saying they learned of the change from social media before getting an official email.
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Manchester United rule out any Bruno Fernandes sale this summer
Old Trafford has turned back interest from Galatasaray and Al-Hilal, with the captain's release clause for foreign buyers now expired, ONE reports, citing the BBC.
Read storyGal Levi to referee Maccabi Tel Aviv's league opener, Biran takes charge at Maccabi Haifa
The Referees Association has released its officiating list for the opening round of Ligat Ha'al, with Gal Levi handling Maccabi Tel Aviv-Hapoel Jerusalem and Omer Biran in the middle for Maccabi Haifa's clash with Hapoel Ramat Gan.
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Atzili and Ansah handed starts as Beitar Jerusalem's attack faces Ramat Gan in Toto Cup playoff
Maxim Falkushchenko starts in midfield for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim as the sides meet on Monday evening for 7th-8th place in the competition, ONE reports.
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Cagliari forward Yael Trepy in intensive care after near-drowning in Sardinia pool
The 20-year-old French striker, who made his Serie A debut for Cagliari in January, was airlifted to hospital in Sassari after losing consciousness in a private pool on his day off.
Read storySharani Zuberu says he feels 'blessed' after sealing move to Hapoel Jerusalem
The Ghanaian-Togolese defender arrives on a free transfer after four straight Slovak titles with Slovan Bratislava and Champions League nights against Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
Read storyFootball association seeks immediate suspension of Omer Dahan over betting scandal
The Israel Football Association has filed an urgent petition with the disciplinary court to sideline the Maccabi Haifa forward until his criminal case concludes, alleging evidence that he routinely bet on matches involving his own team.
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"An excellent coach, but not a magician": Hapoel Petah Tikva legend defends Omer Peretz after four straight losses
Eli Mahfoud says Peretz needs reinforcements, not miracles, as Hapoel Petah Tikva head into the league opener at Ironi Tiberias off a battered preseason.
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Fantasy football manager unveils new rules for the Ligat HaAl season: goalkeepers rewarded, AI sets prices
Ahead of Saturday's kickoff, the man behind Israel's biggest football fantasy game explains save-based goalkeeper points, an algorithm-driven pricing system and a squad-building tweak.
Read storyKaufman: Gorbenko's run of injuries and illness explains medal-less Europeans
Israel's national swimming coach says a rocky first year of US college swimming, compounded by injuries and illness, cost the defending European 200m medley champion a podium finish in Paris.
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Hapoel Haifa's fixture anger and Ashdod's court fight over the Tiberias case roil Israeli football
As the 2026/27 season nears, Hapoel Haifa blast a 'distorted' schedule while F.C. Ashdod battles in court to freeze matches over a bribery case involving Ironi Tiberias.
Read storyMaccabi Haifa fumes after late committee U-turn hands President's Award to Beitar Jerusalem
ONE reports that Haifa led the scoring before a revote, driven partly by comments from committee chairman Andy Ram, swung the President's Award in Sports to Beitar Jerusalem — reopening old grievances over two players who left Haifa for the capital.
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva land in Bucharest as over 900 fans follow for Champions League playoff opener
The Israeli champions touched down in Romania on Monday to prepare for Wednesday's first leg against Sabah, a de facto home game being staged outside Israel because of the security situation.
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Ashdod asks football's top court to delay season opener over Tiberias affair
The club argues playing before the Tiberias indictment is resolved would create an irreversible reality; Hapoel Afula says the petition should be thrown out.
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Maccabi Netanya facilities manager Bublil: "I wasn't fired or called to a hearing, I'm on sick leave"
Gavi Bublil, the club's longtime operations manager, moved to kill social media speculation about his departure, saying back pain from the Ramat Gan match — not any disciplinary matter — kept him away from the training ground.
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Hapoel Afula demands rejection of Ashdod's bid to postpone season opener
The Liga Leumit club says a last-minute petition from MS Ashdod to delay Tuesday's kickoff, filed over the unrelated Ironi Tiberias saline-infusion case, is legally flawed and tactically timed.
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Amit Cohen: Netanya want, at minimum, to reach the top playoff
The Maccabi Netanya defender says a spirited Toto Cup semi-final exit to Maccabi Tel Aviv only sharpens the club's appetite for a season built around the upper table, Europe and silverware.
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Maccabi Ashdod complete import roster with signing of forward Markis McDuffie
The American forward, fresh off a season at French club Nancy, joins on a one-year deal as Ashdod's fifth and final import ahead of their return to the Israeli top flight.
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Athens, 19 August 2004: The Bronze That Arrived Before the Gold
Five days before Gal Fridman's windsurfing gold made headlines, judoka Arik Ze'evi quietly opened Israel's medal count in Athens — beating a Dutchman by ippon after a detour through the repechage.
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Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City: Maresca admits he's "always worried" after nightmare debut
Riccardo Calafiori struck inside 24 seconds as Arsenal routed City at Cardiff's Principality Stadium in Enzo Maresca's first competitive match in charge, with the Italian pointing to a World Cup-disrupted preparation.
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Bacot lands in Israel: 'Fans can expect a lot of effort from me'
Maccabi Tel Aviv's new American centre touched down after a ten-hour flight and immediately set out his ambitions for the season under Oded Katash.
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Michael Yakobov completes keirin-sprint double at Grand Prix of Poland
The Israeli track sprinter won both the keirin and sprint titles in Pruszków, clocking a track-record 9.473 seconds in sprint qualifying as he banked UCI ranking points under new coach Igor Krymski.
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Reef Mesika and Yossi Twaaba join Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon from Maccabi Kiryat Gat
The veteran defender and in-form forward leave a club just promoted to Liga Leumit to help Ramat HaSharon chase an immediate return to the second tier under new manager Asi Elimelech.
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Pedrão trains at centre-back as Maccabi Haifa keep Novakovich waiting
Brazilian defender given a vote of confidence in training ahead of tonight's Toto Cup test against Hapoel Jerusalem, while new striker Andrija Novakovich still cannot be registered until a foreign-quota exit is completed.
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Mourinho: Real Madrid 'starting to look like a team' after 3-0 win over Schalke 04
The Portuguese coach praised his squad's growing cohesion as Madrid closed out an unbeaten pre-season in Gelsenkirchen, days before the La Liga opener at Espanyol.
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Nuno praises Solomon's 'wonderful qualities' after debut goal in Burnley 2-2 West Ham
Manor Solomon marked his first appearance for West Ham with a well-taken goal at Turf Moor, drawing warm praise from manager Nuno Espirito Santo even as two late Zian Flemming strikes denied the Hammers a winning Championship bow.
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Flick says Barcelona 'could be missing something' as transfer window nears its close
The Barcelona coach praised the intensity of training after Sunday's 5-2 friendly win over Basel, but left the door open to further transfer business before the Joan Gamper Trophy and the delayed La Liga opener at Elche.
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Ashdod asks football's top tribunal to postpone Afula opener over Tiberias case
The relegated club wants its National League opener delayed, arguing that kicking off before Ironi Tiberias's banned-infusions case is resolved could lock in a result it can never undo.
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Gorbenko admits disappointment as Israel leaves European Championships without a medal
The six-time European champion says she expected more of herself in Paris, as Israel's swim team goes home without a medal for the first time since 2018 despite four national records.
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Gashau Ayale takes marathon bronze as Israel win team gold at European Championships
The 29-year-old clocked 2:09:21 in Birmingham to seal an individual medal, and with Tadesse Getahon and Haimro Alame edged Germany by 26 seconds for the team title.
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Raz Hershko falls to Beatriz Souza but salvages bronze at the Lima Grand Prix
The Paris 2024 silver medalist was stopped in the semi-final by Olympic champion Beatriz Souza, then beat Colombia's Brigitte Carabalí by ippon for bronze — with a rematch against Souza now set for August 29 in São Paulo.
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Barcelona reach agreement with Manchester City to sign Rodri
ONE reports the clubs have struck a verbal deal worth roughly €75-76.5m, with paperwork and a medical expected within days as the World Cup's outstanding player prepares to leave the Etihad for Camp Nou.
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Dia Saba's double sinks Erzurumspor 3-0 as Liam Hermash suffers 8-0 mauling in Austria
Two contrasting nights for Israelis abroad: a Süper Lig brace for Dia Saba in Amedspor's win over Erzurumspor, and a heavy rout for Liam Hermash's Grazer AK against league leaders Rapid Wien.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Netanya 1-0 to reach Toto Cup final, Miller: 'We must add players before Lugano'
Helio Varela's early goal sent Kenny Miller's side into a derby final with Hapoel Tel Aviv, but the coach used the win to press for signings before Thursday's Conference League play-off opener in Switzerland.
Read storyMaccabi Tel Aviv continue talks over Kanichowsky return from Ferencvaros
ONE reports the Israeli champions have made the midfielder a priority summer target, but a financial gap with Ferencvaros is still unresolved after six weeks of negotiations.
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David Roddy lands in Israel to begin new chapter at Hapoel Jerusalem
The former NBA forward touched down at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday night, saying it will "take time to adjust" to life and basketball outside the United States.
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Israeli MMA podcast Knockout breaks down a record night at UFC 330
Yaniv Kaminsky and Olga Rubin, joined by guest Uri Shokron, dig into Islam Makhachev's title defence over Ian Machado Garry, Mackenzie Dern's dominant win and what's next for Jean Silva on the latest episode of Noquaout.
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Turkey beat Israel's cadets 72-61 as group stage closes, Serbia awaits in last 16
A big fourth quarter from the hosts denied Israel's under-16 women after a spirited third-quarter fightback, sending the team into Tuesday's knockout game against Serbia.
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Lens 1-0 PSG: Thauvin strike earns ten-man Lens a shock Trophée des Champions triumph
Florian Thauvin's first-half goal was enough for Lens to end Paris Saint-Germain's reign over the French Super Cup, the home side holding out for over an hour with ten men to lift the Trophée des Champions for the first time.
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David Roddy lands in Israel: "It will take time to adjust"
The American forward touched down at Ben Gurion Airport to begin his first season with Hapoel Jerusalem after four years bouncing between six NBA franchises.
Read storyYaakov Shahar: Anan Khalaili is a great pride for Maccabi Haifa
Club owner and CEO salute the winger's journey from the academy to a record-breaking move to Crystal Palace
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Tirante stuns Djokovic 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach Cincinnati third round
Argentina's world No. 50 rallies from a set down to end a physically labouring Djokovic's 10-match Cincinnati winning streak in a gruelling second-round battle.
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CF Montreal bans two fans over antisemitic abuse of Dor Turgeman
The club confirms indefinite bans and restricts its ultras section as the fallout continues from "death to Israel" chants aimed at the New England Revolution striker on August 1.
Read storyGerman teenager Johannes Liebmann shatters 1500m freestyle world record in 14:26.79
The 19-year-old became the first man in history under 14:30 for the distance, ripping 3.88 seconds off Bobby Finke's mark at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.
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Alavés beat 10-man Getafe 3-0 to open La Liga season
Nahuel Tenaglia, Mariano Díaz and Mikel Rodríguez struck at Mendizorrotza after Kiko Femenía's first-half red card left Getafe a man down for the entire second half.
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Daniel Chazan in talks to leave Hapoel Haifa basketball less than a year after buying in
The Israeli-American businessman and agent, who bought into the National League club in November, is negotiating the terms of his departure, ONE reports — the latest twist in a turbulent ownership saga at Romema.
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Daniel Peretz posts the best save percentage in English professional football
The Southampton goalkeeper and Israel international finished the season with a 77.1% save rate, the highest of any keeper in England to play at least 15 matches, ONE reports.
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Rivaldo Soares and Claudell Harris Jr. touch down as Hapoel Holon's rebuild gathers pace
The American guards flew into Ben Gurion Airport on Saturday to begin pre-season with the Winner League club, the latest arrivals in a busy summer of squad-building.
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Tibi handed full debut as Maccabi Petah Tikva visit crisis-hit Tiberias in Toto Cup
Veteran defender starts for the first time since signing, while hosts Ironi Tiberias — playing under the shadow of a disciplinary saga — pair Mansour Badji with Nana Gambel up front.
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Barcelona draw up special plan to get Pedri back to peak fitness
The club is easing its midfielder back in gradually after a World Cup spent managing fitness issues, with the target being sharpest form in spring rather than at the season's start.
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Barcelona table third bid worth €70m for Manchester City's Rodri
The reigning World Cup Golden Ball winner has made clear he wants out of the Etihad, and ONE reports the Catalan club's latest offer may finally be enough to get a deal over the line.
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Marseille strip Højbjerg of captaincy after Newcastle transfer refusal
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg turned down a £15m move to Newcastle United, and Olympique de Marseille responded by handing the captain's armband to Timothy Weah.
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Mourinho begins his second Real Madrid era as the season closes in
Thirteen years after his acrimonious exit, José Mourinho is back in the Bernabéu dugout, and his rebooted reign faces its first real test this month
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Chiba 0-4 Machida Zelvia: Neta Lavi plays 81 minutes as club storms to top of J1
Israeli international Neta Lavi started in central midfield as Machida Zelvia routed JEF United Chiba, backing up their opening-day rout of FC Tokyo to move top of Japan's newly reformatted J1 League.
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Levy and Gal slip to 11th as Hasson and Tiano climb to 10th at the 470 Worlds
A tough day on the water in Enoshima reshuffled Israel's two 470 crews, with the young European champions tumbling down the leaderboard while their compatriots moved into the top ten.
Read storyUkrainian amateur tennis 'legend' Slava Kurbanov killed fighting on the front
The Ukrainian Tennis Federation says the veteran of the country's amateur circuit died in combat, the latest of hundreds of athletes lost since Russia's invasion.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv advance loan talks for Nicolaescu and Henry Addo
The Israeli champions are working to move on three players outside their plans - Ion Nicolaescu, Henry Addo and Kervin Andrade - preferring temporary exits over outright releases.
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Ashri Dror named youth captain as Kiryat Shmona's academy eyes fresh start
The 16-year-old midfielder from Yesod HaMa'ala says he wants to stay focused and take responsibility for his teammates as Ironi Kiryat Shmona's academy begins a new Youth Super League season.
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Hours left to sign up for La Liga Fantasy before Spanish season kicks off
ONE Fantasy's Migdal-backed La Liga game closes registration tonight, just hours before Alavés host Getafe to open the 2026/27 Spanish season.
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Ferran Torres completes move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain
The World Cup final goalscorer signs a five-year contract in Paris in a deal reported at €50 million, reuniting with compatriot Luis Enrique.
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Israel's youth top flight kicks off with six games this Saturday
Ligat Ha'Al Noar's 2026/27 season begins with six fixtures today and three more on Monday, when champions Maccabi Tel Aviv host promoted Hapoel Jerusalem.
Read storyStanković's exit leaves Abu Fani's Red Star Belgrade future in doubt
The Israeli midfielder was Dejan Stanković's personal recruit in Belgrade, but with the coach gone after a Champions League exit to Hapoel Beer Sheva, ONE reports his place at the club is no longer certain
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Maccabi Tel Aviv eye Serbian centre-back Nikola Maraš after bizarre Alavés release
The 30-year-old, cut loose by the La Liga club over a training-intensity dispute, has reportedly received an offer and is already checking out apartments in Tel Aviv.
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Khalaili tells Crystal Palace: 'I've been following you for a long time'
In his first interview since completing English football's most expensive Israeli transfer, the winger tells Crystal Palace's own channel he had Selhurst Park on his radar long before the deal came together.
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Angelidis and Vanharen face the press as Maccabi Tel Aviv prepare for Toto Cup semi-final
Club CEO Jack Angelidis and new sporting director Steven Vanharen fielded live questions on the Revivo and Abu Farhi transfer sagas, Kenny Miller's future and owner Mitch Goldhar, two days before the trip to Maccabi Netanya.
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Tokyo, 24 July 2021: The Girl From Gedera Who Gave Israel Its First Taekwondo Medal
Down 29-5 to the eventual gold medalist just hours earlier, 19-year-old Avishag Semberg fought back through the repechage and a wild third-round swing to win bronze — Israel's first medal of the Tokyo Games and its first ever in taekwondo.
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Álvarez denies apologising to Atlético teammates, demands urgent meeting with club chiefs
The Argentine striker's camp has requested urgent talks with CEO Miguel Ángel Gil Marín as the Barcelona transfer saga drags on, ONE reports.
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Katowice fans give Nazi salute after Hapoel Tel Aviv reach Conference League play-offs with 3-2 aggregate win
GKS Katowice supporters were filmed making apparent Nazi salutes toward the Hapoel Tel Aviv section after Wednesday's second-leg qualifier in Poland, and UEFA says the incident is now under review.
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Israel's gymnastics team finishes 17th in Zagreb, misses out on Worlds berth
Lihie Raz and Roni Shamai could not break into the leading pack in the all-around as Israel placed 17th of 32 nations at the European Championships.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv in talks for Go Ahead Eagles winger who wants the move
Thibo Baeten is reportedly open to joining the Israeli champions, though Go Ahead Eagles have already knocked back Maccabi's opening loan-with-option proposal.
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Bezos-led investor group agrees deal for a third of Liverpool
1892 Holdings, fronted by former QPR chairman Amit Bhatia, values the Premier League champions at more than $7 billion and can move to full control within a year
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Gorbenko swims fastest in 200m medley heats to lead Israel into European final
The three-time defending champion posted 2:11.87 in Paris to top qualifying, while teammate Lea Polonsky narrowly missed out on a final berth of her own.
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Ferran Torres faces 'real monsters' in the fight for a place at Paris Saint-Germain
World Cup hero must beat out Ousmane Dembélé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and new signing Maghnes Akliouche after his move from Barcelona, Spanish media warn.
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British cyclist Finlay Tarling, 19, dies after car strikes him at Volta a Portugal
The NSN Development Team rider, younger brother of Ineos star Josh Tarling, was hit by a vehicle that had entered the course against the direction of racing during stage eight, forcing organisers to suspend the stage and cancel the podium ceremony.
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Ciro Immobile retires from football at 36 after injury-hit spell at Paris FC
The four-time Serie A top scorer and Euro 2020 winner with Italy hangs up his boots, ending a career built on nearly a decade as Lazio's talisman.
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Kapitolnik ties for fifth in high jump final at European Championships
The Israeli clears 2.23m in Birmingham but three misses at 2.27m cost him a shot at bronze, as Gianmarco Tamberi takes gold.
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Yamal, Mbappé and the stars chasing football's rarest treble after Rodri
ONE runs through seven active players — from Lamine Yamal to Julián Álvarez — it rates as the best-placed to join Rodri in winning the World Cup, the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or.
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Al-Hilal 4-2 Al-Faisaly: Benzema and Neves inspire winning start under Inzaghi
Karim Benzema scored from the penalty spot and Rúben Neves converted twice more as Al-Hilal survived a second-half fightback from promoted Al-Faisaly to open the Saudi Pro League season with a win.
Read storyAdva Cohen finishes 10th in 3,000m steeplechase final at European Championships
The Israeli record holder closed her Birmingham campaign short of her career-best continental finishes, as Germany's Gesa Felicitas Krause took gold in a tight final.
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Austria Vienna 1–2 Beitar Jerusalem: Conference League qualifying
Beitar Jerusalem edged Austria Vienna 2–1 on penalties in the Conference League qualifying on 13 August 2026.
Read storyLelior beats Gallina 9.50-5.76 to reach Tahiti Pro semi-final
The Israeli rookie, fresh off eliminating world No. 1 Gabriela Bryan, out-scored local wildcard Kelia Gallina at Teahupo'o to book a semi-final berth in her first Championship Tour season.
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Russell Westbrook retires after 18 seasons as one of the NBA's most divisive superstars
The nine-time All-Star and 2017 MVP walks away as the league's all-time triple-double king, days after a viral rumour linking him to Hapoel Tel Aviv was exposed as a hoax.
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Gal Arad misses European 200m semi-final by seven thousandths of a second
The Israeli sprinter clocked the same time as his Turkish rival in Birmingham, but photo-finish precision handed Deniz Kaan Kartal the last semi-final berth by 0.007 seconds.
Read storyHapoel Holon name Maoz Daniel as new main sponsor
The real estate firm, previously the purple club's secondary backer for two seasons, has signed a three-year deal to become Hapoel Holon's primary sponsor.
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Ceuta coach José Juan Romero: 'If it was up to me, we wouldn't play this weekend'
Ahead of AD Ceuta's Segunda División opener at FC Andorra, manager José Juan Romero used his pre-season press conference to speak about the migrant crisis engulfing his city rather than Saturday's game.
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Celta Vigo's La Liga opener against Osasuna postponed after fungus wrecks Balaídos pitch
A fungal outbreak on the Balaídos playing surface, made worse by recent weather, forced La Liga to push the season-opening fixture back to August 27.
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Flick keeps Orian Goren in Barcelona's first-team fold as World Cup winners return
The 17-year-old Israeli midfielder from Maccabi Petah Tikva stays part of Hansi Flick's senior group even as Spain's newly crowned world champions rejoin preseason training.
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ONE launches Rishona, a documentary series tracking Hapoel Rishon LeZion's promotion push
The series will follow the club on and off the pitch this season under new coach Elad Brown, as it tries to end a run of more than a decade outside Israel's top flight.
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Rodri pushes for Barcelona move as club prepares one last offer to Manchester City
ONE reports the Spain midfielder is piling pressure on his club to sanction a switch to the Camp Nou, with Barcelona readying a final bid after City rejected an earlier package worth up to €70 million.
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Titles at any price: the giant test facing Pérez and Mourinho at Real Madrid
A ONE podcast breakdown of Real Madrid's record-spending summer finds two men on trial as José Mourinho's second spell begins under Florentino Pérez's watch.
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Beitar Nordia Jerusalem unveil new kits for 2026/27 season
The Liga Alef club's yellow-and-black modular strips, designed for a third straight year by Itai Dahan's Didaa Studio, will be worn from the senior side down through every youth grade.
Read storySarri's overhauled Atalanta is not the side Hapoel Tel Aviv might expect in Bergamo
Three coaches in a year, a scrapped back three and a captain sold to Saudi Arabia — ONE reports the Atalanta that Hapoel meet in the Conference League playoff is going through its biggest shake-up in a decade.
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León 3-2 Inter Miami: Messi returns days after father's death as Herons crash out of Leagues Cup
Lionel Messi came off the bench hours after burying his father Jorge in Argentina, but a Daniel Arcila brace sent Club León through and knocked Inter Miami out of the Leagues Cup at the group stage.
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Oren Smadja: 'It wasn't easy to make this decision' as judo hero enters politics
Two years after losing his son Omer in Gaza, the Olympic bronze medalist and former national judo coach says grief pushed him to join Gilad Erdan's Unity party for the October 27 Knesset election.
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Turin, 19 June 1979: The Silver That Remains Israeli Basketball's Highest Peak
In a rented Italian arena, Ralph Klein's Israel upset Yugoslavia, stunned a continent, and reached a European final no Israeli national team has reached since — with Miki Berkovich named the tournament's finest player even in defeat.
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Beitar boss Almog Cohen skips full training in Vienna over spying fears
With Beitar Jerusalem needing to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Austria Wien, coach Almog Cohen kept his starting eleven under wraps after cameras were spotted trained on his side's final session.
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Qingdao, 20 August 2008: The Comeback That Gave Israel Its Only Beijing Medal
After a mid-week collapse threatened to sink his campaign, windsurfer Shahar Zubari clawed back into podium contention and sailed to bronze in the RS:X medal race — the single medal Israel would win at the Beijing Games.
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Katowice 2-1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Hapoel win 3-2 on aggregate): Barda's men reach Conference League playoff
A late collapse cost Hapoel Tel Aviv the second leg in Poland, but their first-leg cushion was enough to send them through to face Atalanta.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv set for Conference League playoff test against Atalanta
Fresh off an aggregate win over GKS Katowice, the Israeli club now face a far sterner task: Atalanta, the 2024 Europa League champions, stand between Hapoel and the Conference League's league phase.
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Mourinho hails 'many positive things' as Real Madrid beat Deportivo 1-0 in Teresa Herrera Trophy
The new Real Madrid coach rotated his squad heavily as Brahim Díaz's first-half stoppage-time goal settled a pre-season friendly at Riazor.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv and Beersheba's league openers postponed as European campaigns intensify
Both clubs will play their delayed Ligat Ha'al fixtures in early September after advancing further than expected in continental qualifying, while Maccabi Tel Aviv presses on with its original schedule.
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Miller: overturning CSKA Sofia deficit is hard, but not impossible
Maccabi Tel Aviv head into Thursday's Europa League return leg in Sofia trailing 3-0, and coach Kenny Miller says the tie is still there to be won
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Xavi Hernández appointed Netherlands head coach, succeeding Koeman
The Barcelona and Spain great has signed a KNVB contract through the 2030 World Cup, becoming the Dutch national team's first foreign coach since Ernst Happel in 1978.
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Jules Koundé's agent seen at Barcelona's training complex amid sale talk
Jonathan Kebe met with sporting director Deco at the Joan Gamper facility, ONE reports, as Barcelona weigh cashing in on the France defender with Tottenham among the interested Premier League clubs.
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Beitar boss Almog Cohen: 'We saw last week we need to make minimum mistakes'
Trailing Austria Wien 2-1 on aggregate, Beitar Jerusalem's coach and striker Shon Weissman size up a must-win Conference League return leg in Vienna.
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Germany's antitrust watchdog upholds the Bundesliga's 50+1 ownership rule
The Bundeskartellamt closed a years-long review by ruling the fan-ownership regulation legal, but ordered Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfsburg, RB Leipzig and Hannover 96 to fix inconsistencies in how it is applied.
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Daria Golovaty just misses out on 200m freestyle final at European Championships
The Israeli sprinter trimmed her time again in the semi-finals in Paris but finished 14th overall, as Anastasia Gorbenko prepared to defend her 400m medley title later the same evening.
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Maccabi Haifa agree loan deal for Netanya goalkeeper Omer Niraon
ONE reports Niraon will join as back-up to Omri Glazer under coach Barak Bachar, with Haifa holding a 1.4 million shekel option to make the move permanent.
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Messi bids farewell to his father: "I have serious doubts whether I can continue"
Lionel Messi laid his father and lifelong agent Jorge to rest in a private funeral near Rosario, days after posting an anguished tribute questioning his own football future.
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Ben-Shimon and Israel coaching staff visit Perach Israel special-needs village
The national team head coach led his technical staff on a visit to residents of the Rosh Ha'ayin facility, calling the encounter humbling.
Read storyRapyd's Shtilman demands Recanati family documents in Maccabi Tel Aviv shares fight
Lawyers for the fintech billionaire and club sponsor allege the Recanati family's sale of a stake to American investor Jason Levien was arranged before a rival bid was blocked, and are demanding paperwork within three days.
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Ronaldo's message of support for Messi after the death of his father, Jorge
The Portuguese forward left a comment of comfort under Lionel Messi's Instagram farewell to his father, who died last week in Rosario at the age of 68.
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Chavarría completes Chelsea move as Vlahović closes in on Beşiktaş
Rayo Vallecano's record sale takes left-back Pep Chavarría to Stamford Bridge, while Turkish reports say Dušan Vlahović has agreed terms to leave Juventus behind for Istanbul.
Read storyPogoń Szczecin owner calls Hapoel Tel Aviv 'genocidal' before Katowice qualifier, Israeli FA reports him to UEFA
Alex Haditaghi, who has no formal role at Wednesday's actual opponents but owns Poland's Pogoń Szczecin, urged Katowice's players to turn the Conference League decider into a political statement; IFA chairman Shino Zuaretz calls the post 'revolting, distorted and inciting.'
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Tomer Ginat to miss Israel's World Cup qualifying window with knee injury
The national team captain has not been able to complete full-intensity training this week, ONE reports, and will sit out the trip to Georgia and the Poland and Latvia qualifiers, with Yam Madar stepping in as captain.
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Maccabi Herzliya add two teenage goalkeepers to the youth academy
Yair Mesika, 18, and Itay Afrigan, 16, sign two-year deals to join the Sharon club's youth ranks days before the 2026/27 season kicks off.
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Zubimendi's Arsenal future clouded by Bruno Guimarães arrival, ONE reports
The Spaniard started 34 league games in his debut season but was left out for the Champions League final defeat to PSG, and now faces a crowded midfield after Arsenal's £75m swoop for Bruno Guimarães.
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Abu Farhi transfer terms agreed as Maccabi Tel Aviv striker awaits MLS sign-off on Colorado Rapids move
Colorado Rapids and Maccabi Tel Aviv have settled the framework of a deal worth around $6 million for the 20-year-old forward, with only league approval left before he completes the switch, ONE reports.
Read storyHapoel Beer Sheva plan to spend Champions League windfall on new signings
Boss Ran Kojok wants a foreign striker and a defensive midfielder before the playoff tie against Sabah, with the club's European earnings already topping €7 million, ONE reports.
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Pachuca 1-0 Charlotte FC: Abada and Toklomati start as Bautista snatches stoppage-time winner
Liel Abada and Idan Toklomati both began for the Israeli-laden MLS side, but Alan Bautista's 90th-minute strike denied Charlotte a perfect run through Leagues Cup Phase One.
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Wimbledon, 8 July 2006: The Mixed Doubles Final That Made Andy Ram Israel's First Grand Slam Champion
On Centre Court, a doubles specialist from Israel and a 21-year-old Russian partner beat Bob Bryan and Venus Williams to give Israeli tennis its first professional major title.
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Savannah, 29 July 1996: The Bronze That Widened Israel's Olympic Horizons
A 20-year-old windsurfer from a Caesarea kibbutz sailed onto the podium at Wassaw Sound and proved, four years after Barcelona, that Israeli Olympic sport was not a one-trick story.
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Barcelona and PSG reach agreement in principle over Ferran Torres transfer
PSG have agreed a deal worth up to €55m for the Spain forward who scored the winning goal in this summer's World Cup final, with Luis Enrique making a personal pitch to lure him to Paris.
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Hapoel Akko beat Maccabi Herzliya 2-0 to reach Toto Cup Leumit final
Muhammad Badarna and Carlos Serenta scored second-half goals as Akko won away in Herzliya to set up a final against the winner of Bnei Yehuda and M.S. Ashdod.
Read storyElche's pursuit of Maccabi Tel Aviv's Roy Revivo cools as fee gap persists
ONE reports that Elche have pulled back from the chase for the Israel international left-back after failing to close the valuation gap with Maccabi Tel Aviv, with rival interest from Italy and Portugal now in the picture.
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Barda downplays Hapoel Tel Aviv's 2-0 cushion ahead of Katowice return leg
Head coach Elyaniv Barda and defender Doron Leidner say the first-leg lead counts for nothing as Hapoel Tel Aviv chase a Conference League playoff-round place against GKS Katowice.
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Dresden, 25 November 2008: The Silver That Finally Reached Israel's Chess Team
Boris Gelfand went through the 38th Chess Olympiad unbeaten, Israel handed eventual champions Armenia their only defeat of the tournament, and a nervy final-round win over the Netherlands delivered the national open team's first-ever medal at chess's biggest event.
Read story'Natural fit': the thinking behind Crystal Palace's move for Anan Khalaili
Palace have reportedly agreed a deal worth around £21m for the Israel international, beating Everton, Aston Villa and Newcastle to a player seen as tailor-made for Oliver Glasner's wing-back system.
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Uncertainty clouds Messi's return to Inter Miami after father's death
The Argentine remains in Rosario with his family, and no date has been set for when he will rejoin the club after burying his father, Jorge, on Sunday.
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Paul Scholes urges Manchester United to hijack Atletico Madrid's move for Cristian Romero
The Manchester United great branded the Tottenham defender 'an absolute clown' but reckons Michael Carrick could get the best out of him at Old Trafford.
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Nikola Jokić plots record $359m supermax deal with the Nuggets — but not until 2027
The three-time MVP could have cashed in this summer, but ESPN reports he is willing to wait a year for a deal that would make him the highest-paid player in NBA history.
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Real Madrid and Vinicius agree to keep new contract salary secret
The club and forward struck a quiet pact after his deal to 2032, wary of stirring wage disputes with Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham, ONE reports.
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Miki Berkovich's grandson Ariel promoted to Ironi Ramat Gan's senior squad
Ariel Berkovich, 17, will train with the Israeli Premier League club while also getting minutes in the National League under the double-roster rule, continuing one of Israeli basketball's most storied family lines.
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Papi Turgeman returns to Hapoel Jerusalem as club ambassador
The former point guard and Israel captain, one of the club's two State Cup-winning heroes of the 1990s, is coming home in a new off-court role.
Read storyBeitar Yavne pulls out of Liga Alef, opening the door for Ironi Beit Shemesh
A year after reaching Liga Alef South for the first time in its history, Beitar Yavne has formally scratched its registration for next season — handing the vacated spot to Ironi Beit Shemesh, who return to the division for the first time since 1989.
Read storyHapoel Lod chairman Ragev: "I may have gotten the wording wrong, I'm sorry it happened"
Ophir Ragev broke his silence on claims he threatened a lawyer's life during a fight over unpaid debts blocking his club's registration, saying he was "emotional" but denies a genuine threat.
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Kapitolnik through to high jump final at European Championships in Birmingham
The Israeli record-holder cleared 2.23m in qualifying at Alexander Stadium, booking his place among Europe's best with the final still to come.
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Hapoel Beer Sheva carry a slim lead into Belgrade, where 50,000 fans could cut both ways
Ahead of tonight's Champions League qualifying return leg at the Marakana, Beersheba-raised journalist Almog Boker says Red Star's massive crowd is as likely to unsettle the hosts as it is to lift them.
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Manor Solomon's father: West Ham see him as a significant player, which is what he wanted
Yossi Solomon tells ONE his son chose West Ham over staying at Tottenham because he wanted a real role, not another year as a fringe option, as the Hammers prepare for life in the Championship.
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Sheran Yeini: it would be fun to team up with Eran Zahavi at Maccabi one day
The former Maccabi Tel Aviv captain, now competing on Israel's Dancing with the Stars, says he hasn't ruled out a return to the club — perhaps alongside his old teammate.
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva carry 1-0 lead into Red Star Belgrade Champions League return leg
Ran Kozuk's Israeli champions travel to Belgrade defending a slender first-leg advantage won with ten men, one step from a first-ever Champions League league phase.
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Bnei Yehuda unveil pink goalkeeper shirt for cancer awareness campaign
The Liga Leumit club dedicated its 2026/27 goalkeeper kit to early cancer detection ahead of the new season, telling fans: "get tested, early detection can save lives."
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Adva Cohen fights through to 3,000m steeplechase final at European Championships
The Israeli record holder recovered from a stumble at the water jump to finish eighth in her heat in Birmingham and book her place in this week's final.
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Panathinaikos owner says he made a 'serious' offer for Nikola Jokic
Dimitris Giannakopoulos claims he tried to buy out the Nuggets superstar's contract this year and was rebuffed — but insists he will sign him to the Greek club next summer.
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Ronald Araújo completes loan move from Barcelona to Liverpool
The Uruguayan defender and Barcelona captain joins on a season-long loan with a €55m buy option, closing out a turbulent year that included a mental-health break spent partly in Israel.
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Harry Kane closing in on new Bayern Munich contract through 2029
The Times reports the England captain is set to extend his stay in Munich by two years, with talks in advanced stages and a signing possible within days.
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Southampton and West Ham drawn together, setting up first Israeli derby in English football
Daniel Peretz and Manor Solomon will face off in the Carabao Cup this month, with Bristol City's Lisav Eissat, a product of Maccabi Haifa's academy, adding a third Israeli-linked name to a crowded Championship.
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Mourinho decides to keep Endrick at Real Madrid despite Roma and Aston Villa loan interest
The head coach has convinced Florentino Pérez that the Brazilian forward, fresh off a productive loan spell at Lyon, is worth persisting with this season, ONE reports.
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Hapoel Beit She'an to replace Herzliya as Israel's UEFA Regions' Cup representative
The amateur side steps in for next month's European tournament in Latvia after Hapoel Herzliya withdrew, ONE reports.
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From $7 to $684: what it costs to watch Israel's stars abroad
New SeatPick data maps out the going rate to watch Oscar Gloukh, Manor Solomon, Daniel Peretz and Israel's other exports across Europe and MLS — and the gap between the cheapest seat and the priciest is enormous.
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Liverpool 2-3 Monaco: Iraola admits his side lack the energy to last 90 minutes
New Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola took charge at Anfield for the first time and saw a 2-0 lead collapse into a defeat to Monaco, saying his squad still need time to build up their fitness.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv recall center Shane Hunter from Legia Warsaw loan
The American big man, signed to a three-year deal in 2024, is being brought back into Oded Kattash's frontcourt after a productive season on loan in Poland.
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UEFA, AFC and Concacaf accuse Infantino of breach of trust over World Cup rights sale
In an unprecedented joint letter, the presidents of three of football's six continental confederations say Gianni Infantino's abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights was pushed through "through deception" and demand a fully independent investigation.
Read storyMaccabi Haifa academy graduate Amit Arzi signs new long-term contract
The 21-year-old midfielder, back from a season on loan at Hapoel Kfar Saba, has committed his future to the club that has raised him since he was eight.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball set six-game preseason tour through Bulgaria, Serbia and Sardinia
Dimitrios Itoudis's squad will test themselves against Partizan Belgrade, FMP and a Cagliari tournament field including Bayern Munich before the EuroLeague opener against the Bavarians in Sofia on September 24.
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Shahar Shalmon to stay at Maccabi Ashdod for a third season as Ben Dor joins Maccabi Petach Tikva
Guard extends his run with the Premier League new boys after two straight promotions, while the young center swaps Hapoel Galil Elyon for a Liga Leumit move, ONE reports.
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Moscow, 8 May 2005: The 7–0 Run That Made Maccabi Back-to-Back Champions of Europe
A year after breaking the Tel Aviv scoreboard, Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Tau Cerámica in the Olimpiysky Arena to become the first club to retain the EuroLeague crown — with Šarūnas Jasikevičius doing the damage.
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Morant has arrived in Portland, but this should stay Avdija's team, US analysts argue
As Ja Morant joins the Trail Blazers roster following his trade from Memphis, American commentators say Deni Avdija's breakout All-Star season means Portland's identity should still run through him.
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Mourinho reveals he agreed to succeed Ferguson at Manchester United in 2013 - then changed his mind
In a new Netflix documentary, José Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson describe a secret 2013 deal for Mourinho to take over at Old Trafford, undone by a tearful phone call and a promise to Chelsea
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Hollinger: Saraf still not an outside threat after Nets summer league
The Athletic's John Hollinger singled out the Israeli guard as one of several 2025 Nets first-rounders who failed to answer questions in Summer League, faulting his outside shooting and inability to consistently finish at the rim.
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Sparta Prague ultras accused of attacking Prague Pride marchers and burning flags
ONE reports that hardcore fans of the Czech champions clashed with participants at the 16th Prague Pride parade, seizing rainbow flags and setting them alight — though Czech police described the day as passing without major incident.
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CSKA Sofia beat Septemvri Sofia 3-0 as Yanev manages squad before Maccabi Tel Aviv return leg
The Bulgarian champions rotated heavily in Sunday's league win, but a first-half injury to defender Angelo Martino leaves a fitness doubt three days before Thursday's Europa League second leg against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Read storyColorado Rapids' $6 million bid for Maccabi Tel Aviv's Abu Farhi still unresolved
The MLS side are pushing for a breakthrough in talks for the 20-year-old forward, but personal terms and a family stake in his economic rights remain unsettled.
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Cycling, athletics and taekwondo unions cry foul over new equipment fund criteria
Israeli sports federations say a revived Ministry of Culture and Sport grant is scoring applicants by their home municipality's statistics rather than the equipment they actually need.
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Hapoel Lod chairman hit with restraining order over lawyer death threats
Ophir Regev, who leads the lower-division club, denies sending the messages after attorney Ohad Cohen reported threats linked to Hapoel Lod's unpaid arbitration debts.
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Khalaili could win a starting spot at Crystal Palace under new boss Pierre Sage
The Israeli winger, closing in on a move that would make him the country's most expensive footballer ever, may open the season ahead of free-transfer signing Óscar Mingueza in Palace's back three, with Daniel Muñoz expected to leave.
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Don Nelson, NBA coaching great and five-time champion as a player, dies at 86
The second-winningest coach in league history and architect of "Nelson-ball" passed away peacefully at home, his family said, after 31 seasons prowling NBA sidelines.
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Court orders gymnastics body, Olympic Committee and Wingate Institute to pay two injured gymnasts 1.6 million shekels
A Tel Aviv magistrate's court found the Israel Gymnastics Federation, the Olympic Committee of Israel and the Wingate Institute failed to protect two national-team apparatus gymnasts whose shoulders were left permanently disabled by years of undertreated training injuries.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv draw Netanya, Hapoel Tel Aviv face Kiryat Shmona in Toto Cup semi-finals
Both Tel Aviv giants learn their route to the Toto Cup final on the same Sunday night, with group-stage pacesetters Ironi Kiryat Shmona standing in Hapoel's way.
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Hapoel Jerusalem sign midfielder Omer Abuhav from Bnei Sakhnin
The 22-year-old moves to the capital on a one-year deal with a club option, arriving after two seasons as a regular starter for Sakhnin.
Read storyMaor Siso vows Kiryat Yam will keep aiming high despite one of Liga Leumit's smallest budgets
The coach says a 3-1 Toto Cup win over top-flight Maccabi Bnei Reineh has sharpened belief in a squad built on a shoestring, with two positions still to fill before the National League season resumes.
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Liga Leumit reveals fixture list for August 18 season opener
Israel's second-tier season kicks off with eight round-one matches, and the league has now mapped out the first three rounds of fixtures.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv sued by longtime Kiryat Shalom cafeteria operator for 520,000 shekels
Zion Blas ran the training-ground kiosk for two decades before it was demolished; his lawyer says everyone at the club was in shock at how the eviction was handled.
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Liga Leumit reveals opening fixtures for 2026/27 season
The National League's first three rounds are set for August, with newly relegated Maccabi Bnei Reineh opening on the road against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.
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Aarhus, Atalanta, Braga and OFI Crete: who could stand between Israel's four clubs and Europe
Hapoel Beer Sheva, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv are all still alive in continental qualifying — ONE previews the heavyweight opponents waiting in the playoff round
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Manor Solomon closing in on West Ham switch on three-year contract
Tottenham and West Ham are negotiating a permanent transfer for the Israel international winger, with the deal expected to be finalised within days, according to ONE.
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Hapoel Petah Tikva weigh alternatives and won't wait much longer for Arroyo
Coach Omer Peretz wants the Bolivian defender on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk, but a collapsed side deal in Ukraine has left Petah Tikva only a few more days of patience before they turn elsewhere.
Read storyBeer Sheva prepare for Red Star Belgrade test as Solomon's Tottenham exit edges closer
Hapoel Beer Sheva chase a first-ever Champions League league phase as they meet Red Star Belgrade in the third qualifying round, while Manor Solomon's camp pushes for a permanent move away from Tottenham.
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Hapoel Jerusalem sign Serbian center Dušan Miletić on one-year deal
The 28-year-old, fresh off a Romanian title and a Eurocup quarter-final run with Cluj-Napoca, joins new coach Saša Obradović's reshaped roster after a brief stop in Lebanon.
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Former Beersheba boss Elisha Levi: 'Nobody gives Beersheba a chance, but I think it's 50-50'
Ahead of tonight's Champions League qualifier in Belgrade, the coach who once dragged Beersheba off the bottom of the table says their balance and organisation make them a real match for Red Star.
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Dinamo Bucharest reject Craiova's €700,000 bid for Israeli defender Nikita Stoinov
Universitatea Craiova's opening offer for the 20-year-old centre-back fell well short of Dinamo's asking price, ONE reports, though the Romanian champions are not giving up on their pursuit.
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Luka Dončić says his summer break from basketball fuels his motivation
The Lakers' new undisputed leader, sidelined for the whole playoffs by a hamstring injury, says he is fully recovered and used his usual offseason formula to recharge before a roster overhaul in Los Angeles.
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Neymar: I'm not thinking about retirement, I have a contract with Santos
The Brazilian forward, who last week ended his international career, says he will only weigh his club future once his Santos deal runs out in December.
Read storyUFC flyweight Allan Nascimento dies in his sleep at 34
The Brazilian fighter was found unresponsive after an apparent heart attack, less than two months after his last octagon appearance.
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Beitar Jerusalem warn: Austria Wien are better than people in Israel think
Almog Cohen's side left for Romania to fine-tune preparations for Thursday's Conference League qualifier, with Luka Gadrani and Tomer Yosefi back from injury for the neutral-venue opener against a 24-time Austrian champion.
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Beer Sheva priced as underdogs for Champions League qualifier against Red Star Belgrade
Winner's betting markets make the Serbian champions strong favourites for tonight's first leg, with Ran Kozuk's newly crowned Israeli champions facing the toughest test of their maiden European campaign.
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Table tennis prodigy Omer Gadot becomes first Paralympic athlete admitted to Wingate academy
The 12-year-old, already Israel's Paralympic table tennis champion and ranked third nationally against non-disabled rivals, will train inside the country's flagship elite sports program for the first time in its history.
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva vow to play with 'madness' as Champions League test with Red Star Belgrade begins
The Israeli champions open their third qualifying round tie against Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade in Hungary on Tuesday, aware they face the toughest test of their European campaign so far.
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Jérémy Doku reveals he was given a banned substance during his World Cup health scare
The Manchester City and Belgium winger says he received cortisone, a drug on WADA's prohibited list, after a lung problem left him coughing blood in the United States.
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Vinicius Jr's agency chief flies to London amid fresh Arsenal speculation
Michael Yormark, president of Roc Nation Sports International, set off a wave of transfer chatter with a cryptic social media post as Real Madrid stand firm on their contract offer to the Brazilian.
Read storyBeitar Jerusalem leave Uri Dahan out of Conference League squad as Tiberias make their move
Manager Almog Cohen omitted the centre-back from the trip to face Austria Wien after Ironi Tiberias approached the club, though Dahan is said to be holding out for a move abroad.
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Pogačar to ride the Vuelta a España for the first time since 2019
The five-time Tour de France champion will chase cycling's elusive Grand Tour triple crown when UAE Team Emirates-XRG lines up in Monaco on 22 August.
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Padded bras and 'chest fairings' spark a policing row at the Tour de France Femmes
Several Women's WorldTour teams have asked the UCI to check riders for oversized, padded sports bras before today's time trial, reviving a fight over an unlikely aerodynamic edge.
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Moscow, 30 May 2012: The Queen Trap That Cost Israel Its First World Chess Champion
Boris Gelfand, the quiet grandmaster from Rishon LeZion, took Viswanathan Anand to a tiebreak for the World Chess Championship — and came within one blundered queen of making history.
Read storyBehind Douglas Owusu's failed Plzeň medical — and how it steered him to Hapoel Tel Aviv
A knee problem flagged during Czech medical tests wrecked a club-record move to Viktoria Plzeň and left the Red Star Belgrade winger without competitive minutes for months. Now he is Hapoel Tel Aviv's most expensive signing ever.
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M.S. Ashdod beat Maccabi Jaffa 2-0 and Bnei Yehuda edge Kafr Qasem 1-0 in Toto Cup
Osama Khalaileh's penalty and a late Maor Kuba strike sent Ashdod to victory at Maccabi Jaffa, while a Stav Nahmani header was enough for Bnei Yehuda at Kafr Qasem in round two of the Liga Leumit's Toto Cup group phase.
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Barcelona eye shock Rodri move as Milan reject Fenerbahçe's Leão bid
Spanish giants circle Manchester City's midfield anchor while Rossoneri owner Gerry Cardinale holds firm against a loan approach for Rafael Leão.
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Norway's Haugset Storms to Yellow With 88km Solo Raid on Tour de France Femmes Stage 3
Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset rode alone for nearly 90 kilometres to win into Poligny, staging the longest solo breakaway victory in the modern women's Tour de France and becoming the first Norwegian to wear yellow.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv's muted unveiling of Tamir Blatt hides an immediate loan plan
The club confirmed the point guard's return from rival Maccabi Tel Aviv with only a stats sheet and no quotes — ONE reports the silence is deliberate, because Blatt is expected to be loaned out again almost at once.
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Ceferin plots Club World Cup boycott and lines up Al-Khelaifi to challenge Infantino
UEFA's president is preparing to sabotage FIFA's 2029 Club World Cup and is grooming Paris Saint-Germain's Nasser Al-Khelaifi as a rival for football's top job, ONE reports.
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Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv clash over Ghanaian winger Owusu as knee doubt clouds move
ONE reports the two Tel Aviv rivals wanted very different terms for Red Star Belgrade's young wide man, with an undisclosed knee issue from a collapsed Czech deal adding a question mark to the chase.
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New England Revolution condemn antisemitic abuse of Dor Turgeman in 2-2 Montreal draw
The club filed a formal complaint with MLS after CF Montréal fans chanted "Death to Israel" at forward Dor Turgeman, who answered with a goal and was later shoved by the home goalkeeper.
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Schalke pull out of Lindstrøm loan, Napoli threatens legal action
Jesper Lindstrøm flew to Germany and passed a medical, but Schalke walked away from the loan hours later, and Napoli says it is ready to fight the collapse through the courts.
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Ran Kozuk: Hapoel Beer Sheva prepare for Red Star Belgrade like any other game
The reigning Israeli champions travel to Belgrade for the first leg of a Champions League third qualifying round tie against the Serbian champions, and their coach insists the routine does not change against a bigger name.
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Report: Hapoel Tel Aviv agree deal with Red Star Belgrade for winger Douglas Owusu
The 20-year-old Ghanaian has already won a Serbian title and cup with Crvena zvezda and is seen in Tel Aviv as the long-awaited replacement for Loizos Loizou, who left for Belgrade in a club-record sale.
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Semenyo says Maresca's simple instructions are 'music to my ears' after Guardiola's exit
The Ghana international who scored Manchester City's FA Cup final winner says life under the new manager is refreshingly direct, even as he admits Pep Guardiola's departure stung.
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Oren Smadja weighs Knesset run with Gilad Erdan's new party
The judo great and former national team coach confirms talks with the ex-Likud minister over a place on his new political list, though he says nothing is decided.
Read storyOmri Kende: plenty of well-known players still gamble
The former Hapoel Tel Aviv defender, who battled a gambling addiction and debts to loan sharks as a teenage player, says the problem remains widespread in Israeli football and that he now wants to help rather than expose names.
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Modric 2.0? The role Mourinho has in mind for Bernardo Silva at Real Madrid
Free from Manchester City after nine seasons, the Portuguese midfielder has signed a two-year deal as Mourinho looks for a Modric-style presence to control tempo at the Bernabeu.
Read storySerbian coach warns Red Star: Ganah is a handful, Ventura is Be'er Sheva's key man
Dušan Matović, who spent nearly a decade coaching in Israel, breaks down Hapoel Be'er Sheva's threat for Serbian media ahead of Tuesday's Champions League qualifier against his native Red Star Belgrade.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv fined and ordered to play Europa League tie without fans
UEFA hits the Israeli champions with a €40,000 fine and a closed-doors order for the visit of CSKA Sofia, after pyrotechnics were set off during the win over Sheriff Tiraspol.
Read storyStanković fights his demons as Red Star Belgrade prepare to meet Hapoel Be'er Sheva
The Red Star coach, still haunted by a 2022 Champions League elimination at the hands of Maccabi Haifa, says only the group stage will do as his side faces Israel's champions in the third qualifying round.
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Ferran Torres on his Barcelona future: "You can never know what will happen"
The World Cup-winning forward says he is contracted to Barcelona for now, but stayed carefully non-committal amid mounting reports of Paris Saint-Germain interest.
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Hapoel Holon chief Lanziano to Hapoel Tel Aviv owner Yanai: focus on your own team
Amid a 13-1 league vote to curb newly naturalized players, Eitan Lanziano used a radio slot to needle Ofer Yanai over Hapoel Tel Aviv's lone dissent - and to lay out Holon's shrinking budget for next season.
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Kvaratskhelia rolls into PSG training in a new electric Rolls-Royce
The Georgian winger turned heads at PSG's Campus base this week, arriving for pre-season training in a Rolls-Royce Spectre reportedly worth close to half a million euros.
Read storyHapoel Tel Aviv drawn against Atalanta in toughest possible Conference League test
Israel's European hopefuls must first eliminate Poland's Katowice before a playoff meeting looms with Atalanta, the Italian side who won the Europa League in 2024.
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Halfon tells Haziza: Netanya is your chance to reclaim the spotlight
Netanya great Podi Halfon says Dolev Haziza, cut loose by Maccabi Haifa, can be "a king" at his new club if he seizes the moment
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Alonso faces selection headache as Chelsea swell to 41 players
The new Blues boss admits trimming the squad is inevitable after a summer spending spree approaching €400m, with Jordan Henderson and Pep Chavarría still to arrive at Stamford Bridge.
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Armoni Brooks turns down Maccabi Tel Aviv, set to sign for Valencia Basket
ONE reports the American guard's flirtation with Maccabi has ended over security concerns about relocating to Israel, sending him to Valencia as ASVEL's financial collapse forces him back onto the market.
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Beitar Jerusalem learn potential Conference League playoff foes: Braga or Dinamo Minsk
Beitar's reward for eliminating AEK Larnaca on penalties is a daunting third-round tie with Austria Vienna – and the winner of a Braga-Dinamo Minsk playoff pairing waiting for whoever comes through.
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Genia Berkman leaves Nof HaGalil after 16 years, signs for Beit She'an
The captain and record appearance-maker departs the club that shaped him since he was a boy, moving across the Liga Alef North table to Hapoel Beit She'an.
Read storyMoshe Sabag confirms 'offer with a lot of money' as Kiryat Gat eyes Liga Leumit return
The manager who rebuilt Kiryat Gat's football project from the fourth tier says a rival club made an approach, but for now insists his focus stays on the team he calls 'my baby.'
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Hansi Flick says Orian Goren has "tremendous quality" — and the Israeli teenager is proving it
Barcelona's manager singled out the 17-year-old from Savyon among a cluster of La Masia prospects shining in preseason, saying this year's crop of youngsters is the strongest of his tenure.
Read storyWilly Agada awaits Hapoel Haifa's answer as club unveils new home kit
The Nigerian striker, weighing a second spell in Haifa, has Bnei Sakhnin offering better terms — as the club also trials Dutch winger Jayden Braaf and reveals its red-and-black kit for 2026/27.
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Tech billionaire Nikesh Arora leads $1bn bid for NBA Europe's London franchise
Palo Alto Networks chief spearheads a consortium chasing one of the new league's most coveted licences, as more than 120 groups circle 12 target cities ahead of a planned 2027 launch.
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Shtilman raises Maccabi Tel Aviv bid to $150m, gives Recanati family a Sunday deadline
The Rapyd founder says refusing his improved offer for the Recanati family's 58% stake would be "insane", as the battle for control of the basketball club intensifies
Read storyHapoel Hadera drawn against Hapoel Marmorek in Liga Alef South opener
The Israel Football Association's fixture release for the 2026/27 third-tier season pairs two clubs with a single, brief taste each of Israeli football's top flight in round one, ONE reports.
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Berman and Skorka appointed to officiate Women's Champions League qualifiers
The Israeli pair will take charge of matches in a four-team mini-tournament in Slovenia as clubs from Austria, Croatia, Romania and the hosts chase a place in the next qualifying round.
Read storyMaccabi Tel Aviv drawn against OFI Crete in Europa League play-off round
The Israeli State Cup holders will meet the Greek side for a place in the league phase — but only if they first get past CSKA Sofia in the third qualifying round.
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Beitar boosted as Gadrani and Yosefi return to full training before Austria Wien tie
The Georgian defender and Israeli international midfielder both took part in complete sessions this week, giving Almog Cohen fresh options for the Conference League qualifier.
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Omri Kende: 'I lied to teammates that there was no training, just to make the lineup'
The former Hapoel Tel Aviv right-back opened up on Power Couple about the manipulation, gambling and deceit that shadowed his playing career — and the daily fight to be honest now.
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Get past Red Star and Be'er Sheva would face Aarhus or Sabah for a place in Europe's top table
ONE maps out the Israeli champions' route to a maiden Champions League league phase: first a daunting third-round tie with Red Star Belgrade, then potentially a play-off against Danish side Aarhus or Azerbaijan's Sabah.
Read storyTottenham ready to sell Manor Solomon to West Ham, Sport5 reports
The Israel international winger wants a permanent move after two years out on loan, and the Championship-bound Hammers see him as a replacement for Crysencio Summerville.
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Hapoel Ramat Gan 3-2 Maccabi Netanya: Feldman admits press was 'not good enough' as frustration grows
A Matheus Dabo brace and a competitive debut for Dolev Haziza weren't enough to save Netanya from a Toto Cup upset, as the club vowed not to repeat last season's defensive collapse.
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Adelson breaks silence on Hapoel Jerusalem crest row: "I think about what's best for this club"
The Hapoel Jerusalem owner addresses the leaked rebrand that angered supporters last season, promising a new crest and a meeting with fan representatives before the Israeli basketball season begins.
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Satoransky: I wanted to cut my workload, and Hapoel Tel Aviv want to win the Euroleague
The Czech guard explains why he left Barcelona for Tel Aviv after 18 months of back pain, and why he believes Hapoel's new ownership can chase Europe's biggest prize.
Read storyMaccabi Haifa release record signing Matías Nahuel after injury-hit flop
The Argentine-Spanish forward's four-year, record €2.5 million contract is torn up nearly two years early, closing the book on an injury-hit spell that ended with a loan to Poland's Jagiellonia Białystok.
Read storyHapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim sign Nigerian midfielder Christopher Boniface
Newly promoted Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim add the Nigerian attacking midfielder on a two-year deal as they rebuild for a first Ligat Ha'Al campaign in 13 years.
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Ex-Barcelona forward Milan Gurović pulls stranger from burning car in Belgrade
The former Serbian international, a Spanish league and Korać Cup winner with Barcelona, freed a trapped driver seconds before his Audi was engulfed in flames.
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Shmulik Daniel awarded bronze at European Rowing Championships after Ukrainian rival's disqualification
The 41-year-old Israeli Paralympic sculler crossed the line fourth in Varese, but a successful Israeli protest over his rival's strapping handed him the podium spot.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv give trial to free-agent left back Bilal Shaheen
The 23-year-old, released by Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the summer, has trained with the Reds this week as cover for Doron Leidner while primary target Yahav Gorfinkel stalls in Cyprus.
Read storyHapoel Tel Aviv rejects fired coach Messay Dego's 1.74 million shekel lawsuit
The club branded the claim "audacious" and insisted its return to the Israeli Premier League came despite Dego, not because of him.
Read storyGlazer's knee shows major improvement as Pedrão returns to Maccabi Haifa training
The goalkeeper could be included against Ironi Tiberias in the Toto Cup if he completes a full session, while the Brazilian defender pushes for a recall to the back line.
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Tribunal lets Ashdod join disciplinary case against Tiberias, but only as observer
The football association's disciplinary tribunal partially granted Ashdod's request to be recognised as an interested party in the injections-affair case against Tiberias, while blocking the club from cross-examining witnesses and rejecting a faster timetable.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv defensive target Stelios Andreou opts to join Estoril instead
The Cypriot international centre-back had been tracked by the Yellow-and-Blue as defensive reinforcement but is heading to Portugal on loan with a purchase option.
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Deni Avdija: 'Not everyone is happy that I'm Israeli, it bothers me less'
The Portland Trail Blazers forward addresses the hostility he sometimes draws over his nationality, while looking ahead to a new NBA season and a second All-Star bid.
Read storyManuel Benson returns to Maccabi Haifa squad after three-month Achilles absence
The winger is back in Barak Bachar's group for Tuesday's Toto Cup trip to Ironi Tiberias, though he is expected to be eased in from the bench.
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Red Star Belgrade, CSKA Sofia and Austria Wien await Israel's four European hopefuls
Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv all discover this week whether they advance towards the play-off round of Europe's three club competitions.
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World Cup sensation Vozinha lands in Chile to a hero's welcome from Colo Colo fans
Hundreds of supporters packed Santiago's airport in the middle of the night to greet the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper, whose heroics at the 2026 World Cup turned him from journeyman into a global phenomenon with almost 30 million new followers.
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UEFA threatens legal action against Infantino and FIFA over collapsed investment plan
European football's governing body says it is weighing litigation, arbitration and regulatory complaints over the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme, and has warned Infantino against destroying evidence.
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Barcelona waits on Álvarez, but stays calm about the striker position
The Catalan club's roughly €100 million offer for Julián Álvarez remains unanswered by Atlético Madrid, but ONE reports Barcelona see no reason to panic or overpay before his August 10 return to training.
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Leeds 4-2 Liverpool: Calvert-Lewin double sinks Reds after 2-0 collapse
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice from long throw-ins as Leeds United overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Liverpool in Chicago, closing out both clubs' pre-season tours.
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Five federations that backed Infantino's World Cup investment plan before it collapsed
Czech Republic, Qatar, Kuwait, Sri Lanka and Lebanon stood by the FIFA president's $20bn plan to sell World Cup rights to private investors — before he was forced to scrap it under fierce opposition from Europe and beyond.
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Daniel Theis nears Maccabi Tel Aviv deal that would rank among the club's richest ever
Sport5 reports the German center has agreed a two-year, roughly $2.2 million-a-season contract, tying Lonnie Walker IV as the second-best-paid foreign signing in Maccabi Tel Aviv history behind Carlos Arroyo's 2008 record deal.
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Rio de Janeiro, 29 August 2013: The Forty-Three Seconds That Made Yarden Gerbi Israel's First World Judo Champion
A 24-year-old from Netanya beat five opponents by ippon in one night at the Maracanãzinho, finishing the French European champion in under a minute to win Israel's first-ever gold at a Judo World Championships.
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Galán and Chingotto beat Leal and Guerrero 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 to win Pretoria P1
The Spanish-Argentine pair survive a match point against them in the decider to end a five-final losing run at Premier Padel's first stop in South Africa.
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Katowice fight back to beat Radomiak 3-1, sending a warning to Hapoel Tel Aviv
GKS Katowice recovered from a goal down to see off Radomiak Radom in the Ekstraklasa, offering an ominous glimpse of the side Hapoel Tel Aviv must face in next week's Conference League qualifier.
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UEFA threatens legal action against Gianni Infantino over World Cup sell-off plan
European football's governing body has warned the FIFA president to preserve every document tied to the abandoned $4.2 billion privatization scheme, escalating a governance crisis that has already cost him a key ally.
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CF Montréal 2-2 New England Revolution: club condemns fans' antisemitic abuse of Dor Turgeman
The Canadian club says it does not tolerate discrimination after a section of home supporters chanted 'Death to Israel' at forward Dor Turgeman, who answered with a goal before goalkeeper Sebastian Breza shoved him to the ground.
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Kangwa: 'I had a 99% chance of missing the Vikingur game' before Panathinaikos exit
The departing Hapoel Beer Sheva star tells ONE how a transfer complication nearly cost him a Champions League qualifier, and explains why the war in Israel was one factor in his move to Greece.
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Agent turf war over Yan Diomande delays his unveiling at Real Madrid
A dispute between Roc Nation and the Ivorian winger's former management team, Maxidel, has stalled his reported €100m move from RB Leipzig, with FIFA now reviewing the case.
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Joan García targets Barcelona's sixth Champions League title after World Cup glory
Fresh off lifting the World Cup with Spain, Barcelona's goalkeeper says the club must chase Europe's biggest prize without letting the pursuit become an obsession.
Read storyHaziza makes bow as Netanya fall 3-2 to Ramat Gan Givatayim in Toto Cup
The former Maccabi Haifa captain came off the bench for his Maccabi Netanya debut and said he is trying to suppress a difficult final month and a half at his old club.
Read storyLeft-back Bilal Shahin trials with Hapoel Tel Aviv after leaving Kiryat Shmona
The 23-year-old, a free agent since parting ways with Kiryat Shmona this summer, is training with Elyaniv Barda's squad as the club weigh whether to sign him as competition for Doron Leidner.
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AZ Alkmaar 4-0 PSV: Weslley Patati scores as Dutch press hail ex-Maccabi winger's 'crazy potential'
The Brazilian netted in a lopsided Johan Cruijff Schaal final against ten-man PSV, giving Dutch outlets fresh reason to rave about the winger Maccabi Tel Aviv sold for a club-record fee last year.
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Haitian-born Kiki Ramos scores as Argentina's Under-17s draw 1-1 with Ecuador
Stephen 'Kiki' Ramos, adopted from Haiti as a baby after the 2010 earthquake, marked his Argentina Under-17 debut with the equaliser against Ecuador — a landmark Sport5 frames against decades without a Black player in the national team picture.
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Xabi Alonso says he 'barely watched football' after his Real Madrid exit
The new Chelsea manager tells The Athletic that his short, turbulent spell at the Bernabéu left him with one lasting scar — but insists it has healed as he begins life at Stamford Bridge.
Read storyIsrael take fifth in mixed duet technical final at European Championships in Paris
Lior Makmel and Yogev Dagan closed out the technical routine final on 193.8017 points, with Dagan continuing his trailblazing run as one of the first men in Israeli artistic swimming.
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Kangwa's agent: Beer Sheva made him a high offer, but he chose to progress
Agent Nir Karin says Kings Kangwa turned down a lucrative Hapoel Beer Sheva renewal to complete his reported multi-million-euro move to Panathinaikos.
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Benfica pair to lead Hapoel Hadera's youth academy as Portuguese partnership begins
Paulo Reis and André Salvado arrive from Lisbon to run Hadera's youth department and spread Benfica's methods through every age group, the first concrete step in a wider club transformation under new owner Ittai Ben-Zeev.
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Iraola's plan for Liverpool: everything will run through Wirtz
The new Liverpool head coach wants to shift Florian Wirtz into a central number 10 role, according to ONE, with Mohamed Salah's departure opening space for the German to become the team's focal point.
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Haziza in line for Netanya bow as Ramat Gan hand Oli his start in Toto Cup tie
Group B leaders Maccabi Netanya host newly promoted Hapoel Ramat Gan on Sunday, with summer signing Dolev Haziza poised to feature for the first time since leaving Maccabi Haifa.
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Diomande can surpass Yamal, says former Leganes captain
Sergio Gonzalez, who played alongside the Ivory Coast winger at Leganes, believes the incoming Real Madrid signing Yan Diomande has no ceiling on his potential.
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Angelo Tsagarakis joins Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan as player development director
The French-Greek 3x3 specialist and world championship shooting medallist has signed a two-year deal to work under Pini Gershon developing the Ramat Gan club's youth pipeline.
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Rodri transfer talks stall as Manchester City hold firm on €75m Real Madrid price tag
Real Madrid have opened direct talks for the Ballon d'Or holder but are refusing to go above €50m, leaving roughly €25m between the two clubs, according to ONE.
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Red Star Belgrade are favourites, but Hapoel Beer Sheva can cause trouble, says ONE pundit
Ahead of Tuesday's Champions League third qualifying round first leg in Beersheba, Guy Tzarfati writes that Kings Kangwa's departure has weakened Hapoel Beer Sheva, but a high press could unsettle the Serbian champions.
Read storyDamascan and Almagor start for Hapoel Jerusalem as Ziv Aryeh returns to face old club
Both sides are still chasing a first Toto Cup win as kickoff nears in Rehovot, with the former Hapoel Jerusalem manager now in the Maccabi Petah Tikva dugout
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Israel's women beat Haudenosaunee 7-4 to win first-ever lacrosse world championship medal
A perfect group stage, an upset of Australia and a bronze-medal statement in Tokyo — Israeli women's lacrosse has never had a week like this one.
Read storyItamar Chizhik blasts players' committee reform as 'shame and disgrace'
The former Maccabi Haifa chief executive, who quit as chairman of the Israeli Football Association's player status body over the shake-up, says clubs and young players are being treated 'like an Excel spreadsheet' — and predicts Haifa itself won't challenge for the title this season.
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About 2,000 Hapoel Tel Aviv fans secure tickets for Katowice clash in Miskolc
The club is expecting roughly 3,500 supporters to turn Hungary into a home fixture for the Conference League qualifier, even as it awaits a UEFA ruling over pyrotechnics
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Shtilman raises bid for Maccabi Tel Aviv's Recanati stake to $120 million
Rapyd chief executive Arik Shtilman has gone back to Udi and Shai Recanati with a sweetened, non-binding offer for their 58% of the basketball club, up from $100 million, alongside a pledge to inject a further $30 million with no strings attached.
Read storyRafael Aronov stops Miroslav Brož in 1:56 to win OKTAGON debut in Prague
The Beersheba police officer needed less than two minutes to knock out home favourite Miroslav Brož in a hostile Štvanice arena, opening his contract with one of Europe's biggest MMA promotions in style.
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Richarlison's Tottenham future in doubt as De Zerbi admits confusion
The Brazilian scored a stoppage-time winner against Chelsea in Sydney, but his manager says the striker has sent mixed signals about staying beyond his final contract year.
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Tokyo, 28 August 2019: The Night Sagi Muki Became Israel's First Male World Judo Champion
In the Nippon Budokan, Sagi Muki fought through a rival who wouldn't shake his hand to win gold at -81kg — never knowing that, on the other side of the draw, an Iranian friend had just thrown a match rather than risk facing him.
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Berkovic predicts a battle for 4th-8th at Maccabi Haifa, calls Beitar's Almog Cohen gamble a mistake
Eyal Berkovic tells ONE he doesn't see Barak Bachar surviving if Haifa's struggles continue, and says Beitar Jerusalem's decision to make Almog Cohen head coach will not end well.
Read storyBeitar right to stand by Miguel Silva after Larnaca shootout drama, says Kornfein
Former Beitar goalkeeper and club CEO Itzik Kornfein says Jerusalem were right to keep faith with Miguel Silva, who turned villain into hero with two penalty saves against AEK Larnaca.
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Kiryat Shmona beat Tiberias 1-0 as Ljubisavljević hails Martins and Mordechai as inspiration
After a second straight Toto Cup win, defender Nemanja Ljubisavljević pointed to the summer departures of Cristian Martínez and Yair Mordechai as proof that hard work at Kiryat Shmona gets rewarded.
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Rakonjac set for medical and Maccabi Petah Tikva contract after leaving Hapoel Jerusalem
The Montenegrin forward, who scored twice in a half-season in the capital, is joining the Liga Leumit club on a deal through the end of the season with an option for another year.
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Infantino eyed $30 million salary in scrapped FIFA World Cup investment plan
The Times revealed the FIFA president stood to earn more than ten times his current pay through the now-abandoned Forward Enterprise scheme, despite his repeated denials that he would personally profit.
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Buffon says he would have picked Antonio Conte to coach Italy
The former Azzurri goalkeeper says Conte was his first choice as the Italian federation searches for a permanent successor to Gennaro Gattuso, with interim boss Silvio Baldini his second pick.
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Don't write him off: Endrick answers Real Madrid's new signing with a goal
Days after Real Madrid signed forward Carlos Espí to add to an already crowded attack, Endrick cut through the noise with a goal against Fiorentina and won praise from José Mourinho.
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Arnautović eyes his Champions League dream as Red Star await Hapoel Beer Sheva
The veteran Austrian striker, fresh off retirement from international football, is one goal-scoring threat standing between Hapoel Beer Sheva and the Champions League league phase.
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Besiktas unveil David DeJulius as Murcia digs in and threatens FIBA and legal action
The former Maccabi Tel Aviv guard was presented by his new Turkish club within a day of finishing second in Spain's scoring race, but UCAM Murcia insists it never released him and is readying a fight through FIBA and the courts.
Read storyGlenn Alvin to make full Maccabi Haifa debut in goal against Ironi Tiberias
Barak Bachar hands the 19-year-old goalkeeper his first Toto Cup start after Omri Glazer's injury, while Ali Mohamed also misses out with an ankle knock.
Read storyBeitar Jerusalem brace for a flood of 4,000 fans as Austria Wien tie looms in Romania
Sport5 reports demand for Thursday's Conference League qualifier in Ploiești has outstripped anything seen so far this European run, with the club lobbying airlines for extra capacity.
Read storyNiv Eliasi closes in on move to Greek side Levadiakos
Hapoel Be'er Sheva's goalkeeper is set to leave the newly crowned Israeli champions on loan for the Greek Super League after losing his starting spot in the title run-in, ONE reports.
Read storyGrenade hits Japanika branch owned by Beitar Jerusalem's Barak Abramov in Hadera
The under-construction sushi outlet is the latest target in a weeks-long wave of grenade, gun and arson attacks on the chain owned by the Beitar Jerusalem boss, amid a feud between rival crime families.
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Konin and Mazor climb to eighth in duet free final at European artistic swimming championships
The Israeli pair improved through every round in Paris, edging out Britain, Switzerland and Georgia in the sport's showcase event.
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Baribo scores again as DC United draw 2-2 with Nashville SC
The Israeli forward's late equaliser extended his hot streak, Idan Toklomati set up Charlotte FC's opener in a loss to Chicago Fire, and Or Blorian started for Sporting Kansas City in a busy MLS weekend for Israelis abroad.
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Ronaldo reportedly set to marry Georgina Rodríguez next week in his birthplace
The Israeli outlet ONE, citing The Sun, reports the couple will wed at Funchal Cathedral in Madeira and celebrate at the Savoy Palace hotel — though no date has been confirmed by Ronaldo or Rodríguez themselves.
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Barcelona and Real Madrid weigh moves for Athletic Bilbao's Aymeric Laporte
Athletic Club insist their World Cup-winning centre-back is not for sale below €80m, even as both Spanish giants monitor his situation.
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Inter Miami 2-2 Columbus Crew: Messi returns, but Casemiro own goal mars home debut
Luis Suárez and Noah Allen goals were not enough for Inter Miami as new signing Casemiro turned into his own net on his home debut and Columbus's Brais Méndez struck a late equaliser.
Read storyEx-Manchester City winger Jayden Braaf lands in Israel for Hapoel Haifa trial
The free-agent Dutch forward, capped at youth level by the Netherlands, arrived on Sunday evening to train with the Toto Cup pace-setters, but coach Haim Silbas is wary of his disciplinary history.
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Bruno Guimarães set for Arsenal medical on Monday in £80m Newcastle deal
The Brazil international is poised to complete a five-year move to north London after Arsenal and Newcastle United agreed a fee close to £80 million.
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Uroš Medić stops Daniel Rodriguez in 30 seconds as UFC's Serbian debut sets a finishes record
Serbia's first-ever UFC card produced ten first-round finishes and a stunning homecoming knockout for Uroš Medić in the main event at Belgrade Arena.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv in talks with Armoni Brooks after ASVEL's financial collapse
The Israeli champions have opened contact with the free-agent guard, but Sport5 reports his hesitation is personal, not financial, over moving his family to Israel.
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Maccabi Haifa's Toto Cup hopes fade as Hapoel Haifa pull clear at the top of Group A
A derby defeat and a heavy home loss have left the club on zero points after two rounds, with neighbours Hapoel Haifa yet to drop a single one.
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Stuck in Germany: Leipzig freeze out Real Madrid over Diomande
RB Leipzig have gone silent on an improved Real Madrid bid for teenage winger Yan Diomande, still holding out for a fixed €120m fee, ONE reports.
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Two days left to catch the early price for Beer Sheva's night race
Registration for September's Light Run festival in Beer Sheva rises at midnight on Sunday, with a half marathon, 10km and family distances on offer through the city under floodlight.
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Israeli sports-tech startup Marquee raises $6.5 million led by Axel Springer
The Tel Aviv-founded company, whose AI platform already serves more than 20 clubs and federations including Premier League and Serie A sides, will use the funding to push into basketball and American football and open its first US and UK offices.
Read storyVinícius Júnior's solution to a Real Madrid deadlock: a signing bonus
The Brazilian winger's camp wants a lump-sum bonus rather than a bigger salary to break a stalled renewal — pointing to the terms Kylian Mbappé received a year ago.
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Ludogorets 2-2 Hapoel Tel Aviv (4-2 agg): Barda's biggest scalp yet sends Reds into Conference League third round
Emmanuel Boateng's second-half brace and a first-half penalty save from Assaf Tzur secured a 2-2 draw in Bulgaria, completing a 4-2 aggregate win that ended Ludogorets' run of European group-stage football and put Elyaniv Barda's side into a tie with Poland's Katowice.
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Real Madrid 2-2 Fiorentina: Mourinho sees 'three different faces' in his first game in charge
The Portuguese head coach praised a fast start, admitted fatigue undid a 2-1 lead, and singled out a raw debutant for criticism after his first match back in a Real Madrid dugout.
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Deni Avdija gets a new frontcourt partner as Jeremy Sochan signs with Portland
Fresh off winning the NBA title with the Knicks, the Polish-American forward has agreed a one-year deal with the Trail Blazers, teaming up with Israel's Deni Avdija.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv sign American guard Eugene German
The 28-year-old, fresh off a productive CBA stint with Beijing Ducks, joins Dimitris Itoudis's roster on a deal through the 2026/27 season.
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Kiryat Shmona beat Tiberias 1-0 as Barda demands action on home stadium saga
Manager Shai Barda said the Toto Cup win over Ironi Tiberias mattered less than the club's long wait for a usable home ground, telling reporters it is time for action rather than talk.
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Girona 1-4 Arsenal: Havertz, Tzolis and teenager Dowman shine in preseason opener
Kai Havertz, debutant Christos Tzolis, 16-year-old Max Dowman and Gabriel Jesus all scored as Mikel Arteta's side opened their summer programme with a comfortable win in Catalonia.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv weigh move for NBA big man Nick Richards
ONE reports the Euroleague club see the free-agent center as one of two leading options as they overhaul their frontcourt, alongside a pursuit of Maxi Kleber.
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Wiebes Wins Uphill Sprint to Seize Yellow as Tour de France Femmes Opens in Lausanne
Lorena Wiebes out-kicked Kim Le Court-Pienaar and European champion Demi Vollering on a punchy Stage 1 finish above Lake Geneva, while Océane Mahé took the polka-dot jersey and Paula Blasi the white on the opening day of the 2026 race.
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Trabzonspor make audacious move for Salah as Pitarch nears Fulham switch
The Turkish champions have reportedly offered the Egyptian superstar a lucrative two-year deal, while Real Madrid's Thiago Pitarch edges towards reuniting with Álvaro Arbeloa at Craven Cottage.
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Arbitrator reverses himself, slashes Hapoel Hadera's training fee for defender Abdach by more than half
Dr. Dan Chai cut his own compensation award for young defender Bashar Abdach from 325,000 to 140,000 shekels just six days after the original ruling, ONE reports, easing the path for the 20-year-old to leave the relegated club.
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Monaco basketball excluded from French league after financial collapse
The reigning French champions are barred from both major domestic divisions and next season's EuroLeague after owner Alexey Fedorychev's frozen assets triggered a debt crisis a last-ditch takeover could not resolve in time.
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Solomon sets up Tonali as Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-1, but Spurs 'don't use him enough'
The Israeli winger's assist for Sandro Tonali's first Spurs goal drew praise from English media in Sydney, even as his long-term future at Tottenham remains unresolved.
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US Open final tickets top $20,000 as tournament's money machine hits new highs
Resale seats for the men's singles final at Flushing Meadows have climbed past $20,900, ONE reports, as the USTA's soaring revenues collide with an $800 million redevelopment of the site.
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Yonatan Cohen scores winner as Bangkok United edge Chiangmai in pre-season friendly
The Israeli forward, a fresh signing in Thailand, struck in the 11th minute to give his new club a 1-0 win ahead of the new season.
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More than $20,000 a ticket: US Open prices hit record highs
Resale seats for the men's final at Flushing Meadows have topped $20,900, according to ONE, as tennis grapples with an affordability gap even as prize money and revenue keep climbing.
Read storyFrom Kfar Chabad's yeshiva to Liga Alef: Hapoel Marmorek's new left-back Shnior Sofer
A 25-year-old who didn't kick a ball in an organised league until he was 16 has turned down bigger offers to join Danny Tolmasov's rebuilding project in Rehovot.
Read storyNasty, aggressive and precise: Daniel Worko's road into Beitar Jerusalem's lineup
From night shifts at a gas station to Israel's Under-20 side, the young midfielder repaid Beitar's faith after a shaky start at Hapoel Ramat Gan.
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UEFA says it has lost confidence in Infantino as scrapped World Cup investment plan sparks resignation calls
European football's governing body says the FIFA president has lost the trust of "the football family" after his push to sell a stake in World Cup profits to private investors collapsed under a threatened boycott and a wave of internal resignations.
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Birmingham City beat Barcelona on penalties after 2-2 draw, but Adeyemi's debut impresses
Karim Adeyemi played 45 minutes on the right wing in Barcelona's pre-season friendly at Birmingham City, and while Hansi Flick's side lost the shootout, Catalan media gave the new signing's first outing an encouraging review.
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Rafael Aronov steps into the OKTAGON cage for the first time, live on ONE2 tonight
The Beersheba police officer turned finisher takes on Czech veteran Miroslav Brož in Prague as he debuts for one of Europe's biggest MMA promotions
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What actually happens if you do 100 push-ups a day for a month?
ONE's fitness desk breaks down the physical and mental toll of the viral push-up challenge, from the brutal first week to what changes — and what can go wrong — by day 30.
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Messi's status in doubt as Inter Miami prepare to host Columbus Crew
Fresh off Argentina's World Cup final defeat to Spain, the captain trained with his Inter Miami teammates this week — but interim coach Guillermo Hoyos won't confirm he'll play on Saturday night.
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Hapoel Rishon LeZion demand NIS 1.134 million for Zrihan's release
The Institute for Player Status must weigh the National League club's training-compensation claim against the departing defender's bid for a nominal fee, after WhatsApp messages surfaced showing he had offers from abroad under review.
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Will he play? Question mark hangs over Messi ahead of Inter Miami's clash with Columbus Crew
The Argentine returned to training this week after the World Cup final, but coach Guillermo Hoyos would not confirm his involvement in Saturday's home game.
Read storyAlongside foreign options, Maccabi Tel Aviv also weighing Maccabi Netanya's Oz Bilu
With Emir Sahiti's future at Bloomfield uncertain, ONE reports the club has sent offers abroad for a new wing option — but a familiar domestic name is back on the list too.
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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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Haaland's summer holiday delivers an unlikely photo op: Michael Jordan
The Norway striker, still riding the high of a breakout World Cup, shared a picture embracing the basketball legend on the French Riviera before Manchester City's preseason begins
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From Sofia to Katowice: Maccabi and Hapoel discover their European qualifying foes
Maccabi Tel Aviv will face CSKA Sofia and Hapoel Tel Aviv take on GKS Katowice as both clubs push for European group-stage football in August.
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Tokyo, 7 August 2021: The Ribbon That Fell and the Gold That Stayed
Inside an empty arena in a pandemic-locked city, Linoy Ashram became the first Israeli woman to win Olympic gold — and ended two decades of Russian rule over rhythmic gymnastics' biggest individual prize.
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Vinícius Júnior agrees personal terms with Arsenal, ONE reports
The Real Madrid winger has struck a preliminary agreement with the Premier League champions on his own terms, according to ESPN Brazil — though Madrid have yet to discuss a sale and insist they will not raise their own offer.
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Mastantuono set to leave Real Madrid on loan after underwhelming debut season
The Argentine teenager was missing from Real Madrid's friendly against Fiorentina as his temporary exit nears completion, with Serie A clubs leading the chase for his signature.
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Flick: I'm not dreaming, I'm focused on the players I have
Barcelona's coach shrugs off Julián Álvarez talk after a penalty-shootout defeat to Birmingham City, hailing teenage forward Hamza Abdelkarim's derby brace on debut.
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Union Saint-Gilloise beat Club Brugge 5-4 on penalties to win Belgian Super Cup as Khalaili scores
Anan Khalaili converted his spot kick as Union held their nerve to beat Club Brugge 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, avenging last year's final to lift the Belgian Super Cup in Bruges.
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Petitions demand Spain strip Messi of Princess of Asturias award after World Cup final row
More than 30 Change.org campaigns are calling on Spain's royal foundation to revoke Lionel Messi's prize, after ugly scenes marred Argentina's 1-0 extra-time defeat to Spain in the World Cup final.
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Uefa threatens World Cup boycott as pressure mounts on Fifa's Gianni Infantino
European federations, backed by Asian and North American confederations, are prepared to boycott Fifa competitions over a plan to sell a 20% stake in the World Cup to private investors — with a senior advisor's resignation and talk of a 2027 rival deepening the crisis around the Fifa president.
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Barcelona sign Belgian teenager Jesse Bisiwu on five-year deal
The 18-year-old winger arrives from Club Brugge for around €8.5 million, becoming the third piece of Barcelona's attacking rebuild this summer.
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Special guest: why Jude Bellingham returned to St Andrew's for Barcelona's visit
The Real Madrid and England midfielder went back to the club that raised him, watching from the stands as Birmingham City drew 1-1 with Barcelona in pre-season
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Hezonja snubs Hapoel Tel Aviv to complete NBA return with Cleveland Cavaliers
The Croatian forward, a EuroLeague champion with Real Madrid and this season's Liga ACB MVP, turned down an Israeli suitor and several European clubs to sign a one-year deal with the Cavaliers.
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UEFA orders Maccabi Tel Aviv to freeze ticket sales for CSKA Sofia tie after Sheriff pyro probe
European football's governing body has told the club to halt sales for its Europa League third qualifying round opener while it investigates the use of pyrotechnics against Sheriff Tiraspol.
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Konin and Mazor finish 10th in technical duet at European Aquatics Championships
The Israeli pair produced a clean, penalty-free routine on the opening day in Paris and also advanced to Saturday's free duet final.
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Llorente breaks silence on viral Ibiza photos with World Cup winner Ferran Torres
The Atlético Madrid star addressed the online speculation sparked by embrace photos with Spain teammate Ferran Torres, insisting confidence — not fear of showing affection — is what makes a man masculine.
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Real Madrid complete surprise deal for Levante striker Carlos Espí
The 21-year-old forward becomes the club's replacement for Gonzalo García after Madrid moved fast to beat Brighton and Hull City to his signature.
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Galil Elyon bring back forward Maurice Camp, Ashdod add French-league center Qudus Wahab
Two Israeli Premier League clubs strengthened their frontcourts this week, with Hapoel Galil Elyon turning to a familiar face and Maccabi Ashdod importing size from France's top flight.
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Mudryk cleared to return to football as Chelsea doping saga ends
The Ukrainian winger, sidelined since November 2024, says the ordeal was "the most difficult period" of his career after the FA and WADA resolved his meldonium case with immediate effect.
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De Zerbi says Tottenham's £237m spending spree is 'not finished' as Savinho chase continues
The head coach says the club has completed only '60 per cent' of its rebuild after breaking its transfer record twice in 48 hours.
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Even China's emperor wouldn't get Bayern talking about Olise, says Hoeneß
Bayern Munich's honorary president mocked fresh Real Madrid speculation over Michael Olise, insisting the France winger is going nowhere this summer
Read storyHapoel Haifa to give former Manchester City winger Jayden Braaf a trial
The out-of-contract Dutch winger, once one of English football's hottest academy prospects, is set to be assessed by Haifa and could feature in a Toto Cup game against Ironi Kiryat Shmona, ONE reports.
Read storyBeitar Jerusalem are a level above us, admits Austria Wien's Ranftl before Conference League qualifier
Right-back Reinhold Ranftl says Austria's league opener matters more than the third qualifying round tie, while head coach Stefan Helm calls Beitar a fair test for a place in the Conference League's league phase.
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Arsenal closing in on €90m deal for Bruno Guimarães
Newcastle's Brazil international has agreed personal terms and the two clubs are finalising a fee, according to ONE and L'Équipe, as the Premier League champions push through a marquee summer signing.
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Ter Stegen closes in on Ajax loan as Brentford smash transfer record for Sangaré
Barcelona's goalkeeper is set to sign for Ajax on a season-long loan this weekend, while Brentford have agreed a club-record £41m deal for Mali midfielder Mamadou Sangaré.
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Maldini leads tributes to Franco Baresi: 'What will we do without our captain?'
AC Milan's one-club legend and Italy's 1994 World Cup captain has died at 66, prompting grief across Italian football from Paolo Maldini, Gianluigi Buffon and even the club's fiercest rivals.
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Casemiro: my dream was always to play alongside Leo Messi
The Brazilian midfielder used his official Inter Miami unveiling to reflect on years of trying to stop Messi as a rival, and what it now means to have him as a teammate.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv close in on Daniel Theis as Armando Bacot deal also nears
The yellow-and-blue are rebuilding their frontcourt around two experienced EuroLeague centres, while Lonnie Walker moves toward an early exit.
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Curtis Jones clashes with Szoboszlai as Liverpool's pre-season harmony cracks
Video of the midfielder remonstrating with teammates after a win over Wrexham has fuelled talk of a dressing-room rift — and, according to ONE, a threat to walk away from the club altogether.
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Lookman is shaping up as Atlético Madrid's answer to life after Griezmann
With Antoine Griezmann gone to Orlando City and Julián Álvarez's future unsettled, ONE reports Diego Simeone is building his new-look attack around Ademola Lookman, the Nigerian forward who scored twice inside the first half of a preseason rout of Getafe.
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Barcelona could face points deduction as Spanish federation opens Álvarez tampering probe
The Royal Spanish Football Federation has launched disciplinary proceedings against Barcelona after Atlético Madrid accused the club of illegally courting Julián Álvarez, with a three-point La Liga deduction among the sanctions on the table.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv freezes CEO hearing until chairman returns from vacation
Owner Ofer Yanai postpones the disciplinary process against Tzachi Reichenstein, saying the club cannot function with both its chairman and CEO away at the same time.
Read storyMaccabi Tel Aviv on alert as Sofia clash becomes the fight for Europe
With CSKA Sofia confirmed as their Europa League third-round opponent, victory would lock in Conference League football and a seeded play-off spot — defeat risks a much tougher route through qualifying.
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Avdija, Lillard and Morant: Portland's star glut leaves one question before title contention
ONE reports that general manager Joe Cronin has built a Trail Blazers roster stacked with three capable No. 1 options — with All-Star Deni Avdija in pole position to become the team's long-term centerpiece.
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Beitar Jerusalem edge AEK Larnaca on penalties to reach the next round
Omer Atzili scored twice but Beitar were pegged back to a 2–3 extra-time defeat and a 3–3 aggregate — then held their nerve to win the shootout 4–3 in Ploiești and go through.
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Ludogorets 2–2 Hapoel Tel Aviv: Boateng double sends Hapoel through 4–2
Emmanuel Boateng struck twice in Razgrad and Hapoel Tel Aviv held on for a draw that completed a 4–2 aggregate win and a place in the next Conference League qualifying round — despite a flare stoppage from the away end.
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UEFA votes to boycott FIFA over World Cup private equity plan, and other confederations may follow
UEFA's 55 member federations voted unanimously to sit out FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, over Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in football's commercial rights — and Asia and Africa are now weighing whether to join the revolt.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv complete Sheriff sweep, will host next Europa League round in Batumi
A 6-0 aggregate win over Sheriff Tiraspol leaves the Israeli champions one tie from the Europa League play-off round, with their opening leg again staged in Georgia rather than at home.
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LeBron James nears deal with ESPN for his own "Last Dance" documentary
According to ONE, LeBron James is in advanced talks with ESPN for a docuseries tracking his final NBA chapter with the Philadelphia 76ers, drawing inevitable comparisons to Michael Jordan's celebrated series
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Kalvin Phillips never recovered from Guardiola's comments — and now he's back at Sheffield United
Five years after leaving Leeds as England's Player of the Year, the midfielder is finalising a full-season loan to the Championship club, still trying to escape the shadow of one press conference.
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NBA scraps Middle East preseason games amid US-Iran tensions
The league will stage no exhibition games in Abu Dhabi or Qatar this year for the first time in five years, even as it presses ahead with long-term plans in the region, including the 2027 World Cup in Doha.
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Hapoel Jerusalem loan rising guard Rani Belaga to Hapoel Galil Elyon
The 20-year-old Israel U20 captain, fresh off a historic triple-double at the European Championship, will get top-flight minutes on loan in the Upper Galilee.
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Bnei Sakhnin complete signing of free-agent defender Kabara as Salman eyes contract upgrade
The Guadeloupean international joins on a free transfer after weeks of talks, while Sakhnin move to reward breakout forward Ahmad Salman amid interest from Hungary's Debrecen.
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World Cup final referee Vinčić breaks silence: "Messi behaved sportingly"
Slavko Vinčić, the Slovenian who took charge of Spain's 1-0 win over Argentina in the World Cup final, says he'll keep his pitch-side exchange with Messi private — but insists the Argentina captain's conduct was exemplary.
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Tokyo, 1 August 2021: The Tie-Break That Made Artem Dolgopyat Israel's Second Olympic Champion
A boy who arrived from Dnipro not knowing the word 'Israel' left Ariake Gymnastics Centre with the gold medal in men's floor exercise — won on a countback after two identical scores split by a single decimal of difficulty.
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Moyyal warns Beitar fans: flares against Larnaca could hurt the team
Former Beitar Jerusalem midfielder Kobi Moyyal wants supporters to leave the pyrotechnics at home for Thursday's Conference League second leg against AEK Larnaca in Romania, and predicts a tight 2-1 win for the Jerusalem side.
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Mourinho suffers first injury blow at Real Madrid as Asencio is ruled out for weeks
Young centre-back Raúl Asencio has picked up a rectus femoris muscle injury in his right leg during preseason, with reports putting him out for around a month to six weeks just as José Mourinho settles into his second spell at the Bernabéu.
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Basketball chief Steinberg: 'A team unworthy of the league won't be here'
The Israeli Basketball Super League management chairman toughened his line on arena standards, waved away a referees' strike threat and admitted he and Hapoel Tel Aviv 'don't see eye to eye on everything'
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Israeli basketball referees threaten to boycott new season over surge in personal lawsuits
Officials' representatives warn Ligat Ha'Al games cannot go ahead unless league chiefs curb legal action against referees, after a Hapoel Tel Aviv fan filed a 640,000-shekel suit against the officials from June's playoff final.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv communications VP Roey Gladstone to step down after nine years
The basketball club's VP of communications and digital, who built the department from scratch in 2017, is parting ways with Maccabi at the end of his term.
Read storyHaifa radio voice Itzik Ahronovich hits back at critics: 'Maccabi Haifa is my life, I take it to heart'
The veteran Haifa football commentator, criticised online for an emotional, raised-voice outburst about the club's rocky start, insists his frustration was aimed squarely at the coaching staff, not the players.
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AC Milan deny false rumours of Franco Baresi's death, say club great is 'going through a difficult period'
The club moved quickly to quash false reports spreading on social media that the former captain and three-time European champion had died, saying he and his family have its full support.
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Adeyemi: I'm not afraid of Lamine Yamal or anyone else
The new Barcelona forward says he won't be intimidated by competition for a starting spot from the club's young stars as he settles in after his move from Borussia Dortmund.
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AEK Larnaca chase first-ever European comeback against Beitar Jerusalem
Mauro Camoranesi's Cypriot side have never overturned a first-leg deficit in Europe — and now must do it against a Beitar team that dominated the opener.
Read storyMaccabi, Beitar and Hapoel Tel Aviv all favourites to advance in Europe on Thursday night
Winner's betting markets make Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv strong favourites to close out their European qualifying ties after commanding first-leg wins
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Miller tells Maccabi Tel Aviv players to build a run of good performances before Sheriff return leg
Fresh off a 5-0 first-leg rout, the head coach wants consistency and further improvement as the Europa League tie is played out in Batumi.
Read storyHapoel Be'er 2–0 Vikingur Reykjavik: Champions League qualifying
Hapoel Be'er beat Vikingur Reykjavik 2–0 in the Champions League qualifying on 29 July 2026.
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Hapoel Jerusalem to play EuroCup home games in Belgrade again this season
The club says the arrangement is temporary as it continues to push for a return of European fixtures to Israel.
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Mollaei tells Sagi Muki: "Israel was presented to me as one that murders people"
The Iranian former world champion, ordered by Tehran to withdraw rather than face Muki at the 2019 World Championships, opened up about years of anti-Israel propaganda at a reunion event in Netanya.
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Liverpool prepare offer worth more than €120m for PSG's Bradley Barcola
ONE reports the Premier League champions are readying one of the biggest bids in their history for the France winger, though Paris Saint-Germain are said to be holding out for around €170m.
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"I aspire to the very top" — but Rishon LeZion's new coach admits he can't match Bnei Yehuda's budget
Elad Brown, freshly installed at Hapoel Rishon LeZion after five years reviving Maccabi Herzliya, says his squad's spending power trails Liga Leumit's traditional heavyweights even as he targets a return to the top flight.
Read storyGFN 1 producer Moti Lasry: "my goal is to build the biggest event in Israel"
Days after a sold-out 11,000-strong fight night put Israeli combat sports on the world map, producer Moti Lasry tells ONE that a sequel is coming around January — with interest already arriving from Miami and France.
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UEFA's 55 federations to hold emergency meeting over FIFA's World Cup investment plan
European football's governing body says Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in a new commercial arm crosses "a red line," as a fan group demands his resignation.
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Israel Football Association lays out development plan for new season
Federation technical staff briefed club youth directors in Shefayim on a new development league, an analytics push and a scouting pilot aimed at reaching players wherever they are.
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Croatia 33-29 Israel: youth handball team fall in European Championship opener despite leading for 45 minutes
Yonatan Flach's 14 goals were not enough to hold off a late Croatian surge as Israel's under-18 side opened the Belgrade tournament with a narrow collapse.
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Pochettino closing in on new USMNT contract through 2030, ONE reports
The Argentine coach is in advanced talks to extend his stay with the United States men's national team for a second World Cup cycle, despite a bruising round-of-16 exit to Belgium.
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Tiberias owner Kalmenson: Ashdod's legal bid to return to the top flight is "doomed to fail"
Aryeh Kalmenson hit back at MS Ashdod's attempt to use a doping indictment against Ironi Tiberias to reverse its relegation, insisting the two clubs finished eight points apart on merit.
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Ashdod's lawyer: minimum punishment for Tiberias must be relegation
Amit Hadad says Ironi Tiberias "acted with malice" over banned IV infusions given to players before the win that sent Ashdod down, and is demanding the club be barred from registering players until the case is resolved.
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Israel face Denmark in U18 EuroBasket round of 16 in Trento
Undefeated in the group stage, Israel's under-18 team took on Denmark in the knockout round of the FIBA U18 EuroBasket in Italy — but the game was still being played as this went to press.
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Rio de Janeiro, 12 August 2016: The bow that never came, and the bronze that did
Or Sasson beat Islam El Shehaby in the first round of Olympic judo, and it was the handshake that never happened that made the world watch — but it was three more fights, and a loss to a legend, that made the medal his.
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Every 48.5 minutes, a goal: the numbers behind Niv Gabai's fast start
A debut goal for Maccabi Haifa, a strike against his old club days into a loan at Ironi Kiryat Shmona, and a contract clause guaranteeing him playing time — Sport5 crunches the numbers on one of Israeli football's most efficient teenagers.
Read storySa'ar Fadida closes in on move to Ironi Tiberias
The out-of-contract attacking midfielder, released by Hapoel Haifa this summer, is in advanced talks with the Ligat Ha'al club, Sport5 reports.
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Fighter beaten by Ruach HaShem Gordon caught stealing from Carmel Market shop
Security footage aired on Channel 13 shows the Moldovan fighter, defeated by Gordon a day earlier, helping himself to goods from a Judaica stall in Tel Aviv.
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Pogačar's record-tying fifth Tour de France win dissected on Israeli cycling podcast
Sport5's Shvoong panel, including former Israeli Tour rider Guy Niv, broke down the Alpe d'Huez drama, Isaac del Toro's white jersey and the Champs-Élysées finale from Paris.
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Dinamo Zagreb complete stunning comeback to eliminate Thun in Champions League qualifying
Moris Valinčić's extra-time strike sends the Croatian champions through 4-3 on aggregate after Thun led 2-0 inside 22 minutes at Stadion Maksimir.
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Panathinaikos lodge offer for Sylvain Francisco as ASVEL's finances unravel
Sport5 reports the Greek giants have proposed at least €3 million a season over three years for the in-form point guard, days after his French club slashed its budget by €35 million.
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Rodri undergoes minor back surgery, City confirm he'll be fit for season opener
The World Cup-winning captain had the procedure in Madrid and was discharged the same day, with Manchester City saying no prolonged rehabilitation is required.
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Shake Milton agrees deal with Hapoel Jerusalem worth $1m a year
The free-agent American guard, released by Partizan Belgrade earlier this month, has agreed personal terms on a one-year contract with Sasha Obradović's rebuilt Hapoel Jerusalem roster, Sport5 reports.
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Green card frees up international slot for Ilay Feingold at New England Revolution
Sport5 reports the Israeli defender has been granted US permanent residency, handing his MLS club a valuable roster boost as he settles into his second season in New England.
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Hapoel Haifa's Silvas tempers optimism after Torgeman brace sees off Tiberias
Alon Torgeman scored twice and ex-Tiberias forward Wahib Habiballah struck against his old club as Hapoel Haifa won 3-1 in the Toto Cup, but manager Haim Silvas warned against reading too much into a pre-season competition.
Read storyA loan, not necessarily with an option: Maccabi Tel Aviv plot Kervin Andrade's next move
The Venezuelan attacking midfielder is barely playing and facing a lengthy ban at Bloomfield, so Maccabi Tel Aviv are hunting for an overseas loan club for the rest of the season — but only a straight loan, ONE reports, with no option to buy.
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Ironi Tiberias search for stand-in coach as Drapić's name emerges
The Galilee club need a caretaker after head coach Eliran Chuda's suspension in a banned-infusions case, and out-of-work manager Slobodan Drapić has been floated as a candidate, ONE reports.
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Danieli joins Ramat Hasharon on loan as Shomron sign American center Mitchell
Alon Danieli moves to Ramat Hasharon on loan from Nes Ziona, while Elitzur Shomron bolster their frontcourt with NCAA forward-center McKay Mitchell, ONE reports.
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From West Ham captain to pizza courier: the story of Iyiola Adebayo
Released by West Ham at 16 after a serious shoulder injury, a once-promising academy captain ended up delivering pizzas for Domino's before finding a new path through a players' welfare programme.
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Mancini returns to coach Italy, with Ranieri alongside him
The Euro 2020-winning coach is back for a second spell in charge of the Azzurri, with Claudio Ranieri installed as technical director after a chaotic search that saw Paolo Maldini quit within weeks.
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IFAB confirms Embolo should not have been sent off against Argentina
Football's law-making body says the VAR review that turned a yellow card for Argentina's Leandro Paredes into a match-changing red for Switzerland's Breel Embolo misapplied the mistaken-identity protocol.
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Cucurella keeps his word, tattoos Spain coach de la Fuente's face
The Real Madrid left-back vowed before the World Cup final that he would ink his national team coach onto his skin if Spain won it all — and he has, ONE reports.
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Itay Moshkovitch returns to Hapoel Upper Galilee for a second stint
The 26-year-old guard is back at the club he represented in 2022/23, filling the backcourt spot left by Yuval Sznajderman's move to Hapoel Eilat.
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Rotem Piumi to begin senior career at Maccabi Kiryat Malachi
The 20-year-old forward, an academy graduate of Maccabi Petah Tikva who spent a season and a half at Hapoel Ra'anana, has signed with the Liga Alef South club.
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Israel's girls' water polo team fall 10-4 to the Netherlands at U16 Worlds
A tough second defeat in Zagreb sends the young team into the 9th-16th place classification round, but coach Idan Kaftori praised a fighting display.
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Two years after the Majdal Shams attack, Bnei Mamba keeps growing
The Golan Druze club lost three young players when a rocket struck its home pitch and killed 12 children; two years on, ONE reports the club has expanded to eleven teams and become a symbol of the community's resilience.
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Kozuk banks on grass pitch as Hapoel Beer Sheva chase Champions League comeback
Coach Ran Kozuk says his side, needing to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Vikingur Reykjavik, will finally have a real grass pitch under their feet in Szombathely — and intends to use it.
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Hapoel Ashkelon appoint Ami Jerbi as head coach for 2026/27
The club's outgoing chief executive swaps the boardroom for the touchline, returning to a familiar dugout after previous coaching spells at Ashdod and Netivot.
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Omri Glazer in tears as knee injury mars his Maccabi Haifa return
The goalkeeper, back at Maccabi Haifa this summer, needed on-field treatment and was replaced after twisting his knee in a first-half collision during the Toto Cup trip to Ironi Kiryat Shmona, ONE reports.
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Tsunami and Bruninho handed full debuts as Maccabi Haifa chase a Toto Cup response
Barak Bachar starts three of his summer signings away to Ironi Kiryat Shmona as the Greens look to shake off their opening-round derby defeat to Hapoel Haifa.
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Gvardiol extends Manchester City contract as Henderson closes in on Chelsea
The Croatian defender ties himself to the Etihad through 2031 while the veteran England midfielder edges toward a free transfer from Brentford under Xabi Alonso.
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Thousands turn out as Maccabi Netanya hold open training session
Smoke grenades, storming fans and a festive mood at the club's training ground as Roni Levi's side build momentum ahead of a second Toto Cup test against Maccabi Petach Tikva.
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Winger Mohammad Graba leaves Maccabi Haifa academy for Kiryat Shmona
The teenage attacker signs a three-year academy deal with Ironi Kiryat Shmona after a productive U-17 season in Haifa, ONE reports.
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Elias signing at Hapoel Haifa was a joint call with players, says owner Katz
Yoav Katz says the squad had a say in landing the pricey midfielder from Hapoel Be'er Sheva, while staying coy on the club's captain and on Yaad Gonen's murky registration card.
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Bucharest hotel greets Beitar fans in Hebrew ahead of Larnaca return leg
The Radisson Blu handed hundreds of travelling supporters a Hebrew-language house-rules notice as Beitar Jerusalem prepare to host AEK Larnaca "at home" in Romania.
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League chair defends women's basketball funding, points to college exodus as the real distortion
Dana Sander, who chairs the Women's Basketball Premier League management, tells ONE that state funding per point is equal to the men's game, and blames a US college pipeline for driving up wages for a shrinking pool of eligible young Israeli players.
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Coach says the NBA is a real option for Israel prodigy David Musis
Nadav Zilberstein made the claim after the 18-year-old center starred in Israel's stunning overtime win over Greece at the U18 EuroBasket in Italy.
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Kibedy Gordon wants more GFN nights — but admits the pressure is intense
The kickboxer, who knocked out his opponent alongside winning brothers Ahavat and Ruach on a landmark Tel Aviv card, says he is now eyeing a UFC contract.
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Maccabi Herzliya sign striker Emmanuel Apeh, goalkeeper Sean Ben Nesher set to return
The Liga Leumit club has moved to rebuild its attack and its goalkeeping department ahead of the new season, with a young forward also heading out on loan to Hapoel Kfar Kassem.
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João Pedro's nine-minute hat-trick gives Xabi Alonso a wild winning start at Chelsea
The Brazilian struck three times in nine second-half minutes as Chelsea outlasted Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 in a chaotic pre-season friendly in Sydney.
Read storyStupaczuk and Yanguas pull out of Pretoria P1 with injury
The world number four pair scratched from South Africa's first Premier Padel P1 event at the last minute, with Franco Stupaczuk citing physical problems.
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Maccabi Petah Tikva eye free-agent striker Marko Rakonjac
The Montenegrin forward, released by Hapoel Jerusalem, is reported as a leading candidate to reinforce the newly promoted club's attack
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Hapoel Jerusalem's 16-year-old defender leans towards Ukraine over Israel
Michael Vakselmen holds dual citizenship, and his father says a Ukraine call-up would be an easy choice — even as Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Beitar Jerusalem circle the teenager.
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Lewandowski's Barcelona gamble cost him €200 million, agent Pini Zahavi reveals
The Polish striker turned down a lucrative Saudi offer to wait for a Barcelona renewal that never came, before eventually joining Chicago Fire in MLS.
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The teenager chasing Ronaldo's shoes at the Bernabéu carries a private tragedy behind him
Yan Diomande has gone from an unnoticed Leganés debutant to a €100m-plus Real Madrid target in little over a year, but ONE reports the Ivorian winger's rise is shadowed by the death of his 15-year-old sister, Roxane.
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ONE plugs today's live episode of its sports talk show Shichat Hayom
The channel teases upcoming segments on a breakout young player, a contract-holding club and Anan Khalaili's next move, but the article itself is a program listing, not a news report.
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Bnei Herzliya chief hits back: 'We took a title from the big Maccabi, something Hapoel couldn't do'
Chairman Eldad Akonis defends his club's standing against a Maccabi Tel Aviv dig, pointing to a State Cup and a rare playoff upset, as a bitter fight over rules for naturalized players rumbles on.
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Uefa moves to scale back VAR and hand authority back to referees
Europe's 55 football associations have signed off on a shake-up that limits video review to clear and obvious errors, ONE reports, as the confederation looks to speed up matches and cut down on marginal interventions from next season.
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Wounded Golani soldier steps into the ring at GFN 1 to inspire other injured troops
Major Dor Gabay, wounded by an explosive device in Rafah last year, fought an exhibition bout dedicated to injured IDF soldiers on the undercard of the Gordon brothers' fight night in Tel Aviv.
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Bnei Sakhnin weigh move for free agent Rotem Hatuel
The club is split over signing the former Hapoel Be'er Sheva favourite, but with the Israeli market short on proven forwards the option is being seriously examined, Sport5 reports.
Read storyMaccabi Haifa weigh free move for Hapoel Petah Tikva goalkeeper Omer Katz
Sport5 reports the Israeli Premier League club see the 28-year-old as a fallback option after talks over Maccabi Netanya's Omer Nireon stalled — though Petah Tikva say they have no intention of letting him go.
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Who really stands to profit if Hapoel Haifa sell breakout star Yaad Gonen?
A messy 2024 settlement with a former youth chief means Hapoel Haifa would keep only a slice of any transfer fee for their academy graduate
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Football clubs cry foul as sports ministry's 140m shekel 'Israeli player' fund favours basketball
The Ministry of Culture and Sport is handing out roughly 140 million shekels this year through its long-running incentive scheme for fielding home-grown players, but a change to the funding formula has left top-flight football clubs with a smaller slice than women's basketball, and they are not happy about it.
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Nottingham Forest's €20m offer for Khalaili turned down by Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Saint-Gilloise have rejected an opening bid from the Premier League club for Anan Khalaili, weeks after his record Inter Milan move collapsed over a failed medical.
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Shviro and Badji set to start for Tiberias in Toto Cup trip to Haifa
Itamar Shviro and Mansour Badji are pencilled in to start as Ironi Tiberias visit Hapoel Haifa in the second round of the Toto Cup, after both made an impact off the bench against Bnei Sakhnin.
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Zidane appointed France's new head coach, succeeding Deschamps
The former Real Madrid and France great has signed a four-year deal to lead Les Bleus through the 2030 World Cup, ending a long wait for a job he says he always wanted.
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Israel's youth handball team opens its first European Championship against Croatia
The under-18 side begins group play in Belgrade on Wednesday having qualified for a European Championship for the first time, with captain Yonatan Flach fresh off a scoring surge in the qualifiers
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Blitz to have foot surgery as more than 1,000 Maccabi fans head to Batumi
Christian Blitz faces months out after re-injuring his foot in the rout of Sheriff Tiraspol, as Maccabi Tel Aviv prepare to host the second leg — and a huge travelling support — in Georgia.
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Israel to send six rider-horse pairs to equestrian world championships in Aachen
Dressage and jumping combinations travel to Germany next month for a championship that doubles as qualifying for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, ONE reports.
Read storyBarcelona enter the race for Rodri as Real Madrid appear close to a deal
Catalan radio reports the champions have made contact over the World Cup Golden Ball winner, even as Real Madrid still look best placed to sign him
Read storyMore than 3,000 fans to accompany Beitar Jerusalem for Larnaca return leg in Romania
Beitar travels to Ploiești on Thursday holding a 1-0 aggregate lead over AEK Larnaca in the Conference League, backed by one of its biggest away travelling parties in years - and a stern police warning over pyrotechnics.
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Israel's under-18 team rank among Europe's most efficient scorers at EuroBasket
After a perfect 3-0 group stage in Trento and Rovereto, Israel sit second in the championship for scoring and efficiency, with Aviv Aronov and David Musis leading the numbers.
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Avi Yechiel completes takeover of Hapoel Ramat Gan
The former Israeli international has officially become the club's owner after Football Association approval, taking charge as Hapoel Ramat Gan heads into its centennial season back in the top flight.
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Hungarian side Debrecen chase Bnei Sakhnin's Salman as forward eyes pay rise
Debreceni VSC have reportedly offered around €200,000 a season for the in-form attacker, but Bnei Sakhnin are refusing to sell — and Salman says he would stay for the right salary.
Read storySuspect arrested over arson at Givatayim restaurant owned by Beitar Jerusalem's chairman
Police detained a man from Rehovot over the July 12 fire at a Japonica branch, the latest in a wave of attacks on the chain owned by Beitar Jerusalem controlling owner Barak Abramov.
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Belgium's second tier to let coaches challenge referees instead of using full VAR
The Challenger Pro League will trial Football Video Support next season, handing the power to trigger video reviews to coaches rather than a video assistant referee
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Ironi Tiberias lawyer accuses IFA spokesman of acting as 'judge and executioner'
Attorney Kobi Levi has demanded a retraction from Israel Football Association spokesman Shlomi Barzel, warning against prejudging a fresh indictment over alleged player IV infusions ahead of Wednesday's hearing.
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The day Leganés' owner told his coach: "We have the new Messi"
A home video of a 16-year-old on a US academy pitch convinced Jeff Luhnow he had found a gem. Two years on, Yan Diomande is closing in on a Real Madrid move worth well over €100 million.
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Kozuk weighs lineup changes for Hapoel Beer Sheva's Vikingur return leg
Training sessions this week have pointed the Hapoel Beer Sheva coach toward personnel changes for Wednesday's Champions League qualifier, though his staff insist the players' approach must shift too.
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Pirlo's son hits back as Italy's coaching search turns to Mancini and Conte
Nicolò Pirlo says "noise" beat competence and values after his father's candidacy for the Azzurri job collapsed, with Roberto Mancini now favoured over Antonio Conte to take the bench.
Read storyTorino and Genoa keep close watch on Maccabi Tel Aviv's Sayed Abu Farhi
ONE reports the Serie A pair are tracking the 20-year-old striker, with scouts expected in Batumi for Thursday's Europa League qualifying return leg against Sheriff Tiraspol.
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Commanders fire tight ends coach Ben Steele on the eve of training camp after DUI arrest
Ben Steele never coached a single practice for Washington after joining the staff in February — the club cut ties days before camp opened following a June drink-driving arrest in Virginia.
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Hapoel Tirat Carmel build their Liga Alef push around homegrown youngsters
Newly promoted to the third tier, the Haifa-area club are handing first-team roles to academy graduates Sahar Mansour and David Swissa under new coach Lidan Deloya
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Puzzle still incomplete: Mourinho weighs Real Madrid's next moves
Four marquee arrivals are already in Madrid, but ONE reports the Portuguese coach must now decide who leaves before his rebuild is truly finished.
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Father's claim adds a twist to Liran Sardal's Hapoel Haifa exit saga
The homegrown defender is technically a free agent after rejecting a reduced contract offer, but his father insists a deal was actually struck – and rival Ligat Ha'al clubs are already circling regardless.
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Three Gordon brothers win on the same historic night in Tel Aviv
Ahavat Hashem, Ruach Hashem and Kibudei Gordon all triumphed at GFN 1 in Tel Aviv, and each now says the UFC is the target.
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Zidane pushes for four-tournament, eight-year deal as France's new coach
Sport5 reports the incoming coach wants — and is set to get — a contract running to 2034 and covering four tournaments, though other outlets describe a shorter deal that ends after the 2030 World Cup.
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Israel's under-18s go 3-0 in Italy and draw Denmark in bid to rewrite basketball history
A perfect group stage at the FIBA U18 EuroBasket sets up a last-16 tie with Denmark on Wednesday, with a place at the world championship — and a shot at Israel's best-ever youth finish — still on the table.
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Ruach Hashem Gordon grinds out points win as brothers' promotion debuts in Tel Aviv
The middle Gordon brother needed all three rounds and the judges' scorecards to see off Moldova's Maximus Bejenuta as the family's new GFN promotion staged its first show at Menora Mivtachim Arena.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv and Tamir Blatt revive contract talks after ten-day pause
Sport5 reports both sides expect the long-running saga to be resolved soon, though Hapoel is still weighing a loan-out option and has warned the guard he won't immediately be in the EuroLeague rotation.
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Assago, 18 May 2014: The Overtime Night Maccabi Stunned Real Madrid
Written off before the Final Four even began, Maccabi Tel Aviv beat CSKA Moscow and then Real Madrid on Italian soil to claim a sixth European crown — in the first Euroleague final to need overtime in 45 years.
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Chelsea's 180-degree turn: Xabi Alonso eyes Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson
After years of stockpiling teenage prospects, Chelsea are reportedly chasing two players in their mid-thirties as their new manager looks for leadership his young dressing room has lacked.
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Why fighters smeared Vaseline on their faces before GFN 1
A small backstage ritual, repeated before all 12 fights on the Gordon brothers' historic Tel Aviv card, left first-time viewers asking questions — the answer is simple skin science, not superstition.
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Beer Sheva's night race returns with reworked routes and a Skazi finish-line party
The 2026 Light Run through the Negev capital will feature a faster, recertified course, family fun-runs and a live electronic set from veteran Israeli DJ Skazi at the finish.
Read storyAdam Ramsay-Peaty questions it all after bitter Commonwealth bronze
Racing under his new married name for the first time at a major championship, the three-time Olympic champion broke down in Glasgow and asked aloud whether the 5:30am starts are still worth it.
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Ex-Karpaty coach: Bruninho is special, but he doesn't believe in himself yet
Fran Fernández, who managed the Brazilian at Karpaty Lviv, tells Sport5 that Maccabi Haifa's new signing has the talent for Spain or Italy — if he can trust it.
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Hapoel far outrank Maccabi in bookmakers' EuroLeague title odds
Panathinaikos are favourites and defending champions Olympiacos are second, while a big-spending Hapoel Tel Aviv sit fifth — well clear of a struggling Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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Kibedy Gordon flattens former UFC fighter Quiñones in under a minute
The eldest of the fighting Gordon brothers delivered a stunning knockout on the debut card of Gordon Fight Nights in Tel Aviv, then called out Dana White for a UFC shot.
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Ilay Barzilay bags the biggest win of his career and edges closer to the UFC
The Israeli lightweight outpointed Brazilian veteran Lucas Almeida at GFN 1 in Tel Aviv, ending more than a year out of action and reviving his push for a promotion contract.
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Sydney Opera House to host inaugural Padel Invitational with Pat Rafter
Former world No. 1 Pat Rafter headlines a two-day padel spectacular beside Sydney Harbour as the sport chases a place at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.
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Ironi Tiberias face "most serious indictment ever" over unsupervised player infusions
The Israel Football Association has charged Ironi Tiberias with helping players receive unauthorised intravenous infusions before a relegation playoff last season. The club's lawyer insists calling 40 or 50 millilitres illegal is absurd, and predicts the case will "end in nothing."
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PSG walk away from Diomandé chase, blast "completely inflated" fee as Real Madrid move in
Paris Saint-Germain say they will not "break their principles" over Yan Diomandé's asking price, clearing the runway for Real Madrid to land the RB Leipzig winger for a fee that could top €120 million.
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Real Madrid submit opening offer for Rodri worth up to €60m
The World Cup-winning Spain captain has reportedly agreed personal terms with the European champions, but Manchester City's valuation — and a looming back operation — could complicate the move.
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Bataille returns to full training as Tsunami primed for Maccabi Haifa debut start
The Belgian defender's recovery from a training-camp knee injury gives Barak Bakhar a timely boost before Tuesday's Toto Cup opener against Ironi Kiryat Shmona, where new signing Wanderson Tsunami is set to start at left-back.
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Ahavat Hashem Gordon edges John Lineker to stay unbeaten in Tel Aviv main event
The 20-year-old Muay Thai fighter survived a bloody, back-and-forth battle with the Brazilian veteran to improve to 13-0 in front of a packed Menora Mivtachim Arena.
Read storyNo exceptions to the timetable, presiding judge warns in Tiberias infusions case
The Israeli football disciplinary tribunal has put Ironi Tiberias's banned-infusions case on a strict, non-negotiable schedule, with presiding judge Noam Liubin telling the parties the proceeding will not be allowed to drag on.
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World Cup final referee Slavko Vinčić announces retirement
The Slovenian official who took charge of Spain's extra-time win over Argentina steps away from the game a week after the biggest match of his career, capping a decade at the sport's elite level.
Read storyAvi Nimni: Maccabi Tel Aviv still need a winger and a defender
The club's all-time top scorer, now an agent and ONE pundit, says Kristijan Belić's foot fracture has exposed gaps in a squad already rebuilt this summer around Ester Sokler and Belić's own permanent transfer.
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Bnei Sakhnin sign forward Loai Halaf on a two-year deal from Maccabi Netanya
The 25-year-old, whose playing time dried up in Netanya last season, heads north to sign with Bnei Sakhnin, ONE reports.
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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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Israel's under-16 handball team crush Mexico 19-3 at the world championship
Yahali Rokach and Yara Huino-Garcia scored three goals apiece as Israel's teenage side ran up 79 percent possession in Zagreb, backing up an opening win over South Africa before a rematch with the Netherlands.
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Hapoel Petah Tikva strengthen their Youth A attack with two prolific teenage scorers
ONE reports the club has signed wingers Liel Azoulai and Idan Kostaki, who scored a combined 39 goals between them in last season's Youth B league, ahead of coach Bar Cohen's first campaign in charge.
Read storyBeersheba's Nir Katz: "I'm not giving him to you, not even for 10 million euro"
The Hapoel Be'er Sheva chief refused to sell Kings Kangwa out of a Champions League qualifier for any price, and watched Panathinaikos complete the transfer instead of AEK Athens on Beersheba's own terms.
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Maldini and Leonardo quit Italian federation roles over Pirlo saga
The pair resigned as Italy's technical director and advisor just 16 days into the job after federation president Giovanni Malagò refused to approve Andrea Pirlo as head coach over his ties to a Russian betting firm.
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Nachmias goes the full 90 as Ludogorets stay top before Hapoel Tel Aviv return leg
The Israel international centre-back played every minute of a routine league win over Dunav Ruse, three days after Ludogorets fell 2-0 to Hapoel Tel Aviv in their Conference League qualifier.
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Hapoel is my home, I want to retire here, says Ginat after new deal
Tomer Ginat has extended his contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv through the 2029/30 season, stretching his stay at his boyhood club to 12 years, with a first league championship now the one prize he still wants.
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Point guard Yuval Schneiderman signs with Hapoel Ironi Eilat
The 23-year-old playmaker joins the National League club after a season at Hapoel Galil Elyon, with coach Oren Aharoni hailing a "real point guard" for the roster.
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Real Madrid ready to loan out Asencio to Marseille as Chelsea explore Welbeck return
Raúl Asencio looks set for a temporary move to Ligue 1 after falling down José Mourinho's pecking order, while Chelsea open talks to bring Danny Welbeck back from Brighton.
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Israeli players' organization honors legendary referee Avraham Klein
Nir Alon and Moshiko Mishalov presented Klein, who officiated three World Cups, with a shield recognizing his decades of service to Israeli refereeing.
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Daniel Peretz on his Southampton move: 'It was an easy decision'
The Israeli goalkeeper, who completed a permanent €7 million switch from Bayern Munich after an impressive loan spell, says his heart was always set on staying at St Mary's.
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Kiryat Shmona to postpone Yair Mordechai ceremony until league clash with Haifa
The club wants to give its former player of the season "full honour" rather than mark his departure in Tuesday's Toto Cup opener, ONE reports.
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Shimon Abuhatzira named coach of Maccabi Netanya's women's team
The former Israel international striker, and father of teenage sensation Yarin Abuhatzira, takes charge of the club's young women's program.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club signs three-year sponsorship deal with Zoho
The Indian technology giant, which recently opened its first Israeli office in Tel Aviv, becomes a new club partner through the end of the 2028/29 season.
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Leeds urged to move for Manor Solomon at £20m after another eye-catching Spurs cameo
Football Insider's Harry Burton says Daniel Farke's side should act quickly for the Israeli winger, who again impressed in Tottenham's preseason win over Auckland FC, according to ONE.
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Kyle Kuzma blasts NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani over viral Netanyahu video
The Milwaukee Bucks forward, a close friend of Israeli international Deni Avdija, called Mamdani 'a mayor playing president' after the mayor's clip on Netanyahu drew tens of millions of views.
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Following Cazorla's path, Ander Herrera goes home to Real Zaragoza
The former Manchester United and PSG midfielder has left Boca Juniors to rejoin the club that raised him, now stuck in Spain's third tier for the first time in 77 years.
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Premier League moves to close the goalkeeper injury loophole
From next season any player treated for an injury must stay off the pitch for a full minute — a rule aimed squarely at goalkeepers who buy their team a tactical break, after Daniel Farke accused Gianluigi Donnarumma of doing exactly that.
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Israel's youth basketball team completes perfect group stage in Italy
Oren Trushkin and Omri Orland say summer training paid off as the U18 side beat Austria to finish Group A unbeaten and reach the quarterfinals.
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Israel youth coach: Orian Goren's "DNA" resembles Xavi, Iniesta and Pedri
Ophir Haim, who guided Israel's age-group sides to a European final and a World Cup semi-final, says the 17-year-old La Masia midfielder's ball retention already recalls Barcelona's greats.
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Israel basketball chief to club owner: if we're corrupt, go to the police
Amos Frishman pushes back on Ofer Yanay's repeated corruption claims as the row over naturalizing American center Dan Oturu for the national team spills into public view.
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Eric García: winning the Champions League with Barcelona is next
Fresh off lifting the World Cup with Spain, the Barcelona defender says his focus has already turned to Europe's top prize.
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Ironi Tiberias officials indicted over banned blood transfusions to players
Israel's anti-doping prosecutor says some players received infusions of more than 100ml with no medical justification, and is seeking bans of up to a lifetime for six club figures.
Read storyIroni Tiberias hits back at infusion-scandal charge sheet, calls it 'riddled with speculation'
The Ligat Ha'al club says the Football Association's indictment over recovery infusions relies on assumptions rather than evidence, and accuses investigators of serious procedural failures.
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Iffe Lundberg signs new contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv
The Danish guard, a standout in last season's Israeli league title run, has agreed a two-year deal worth roughly $1.85m a season, with a club option for a third, ONE reports.
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Tomer Hemed emerges as candidate for Brighton assistant coach role
The Israeli forward turned academy coach is reportedly in the running to replace Andrew Crofts, who left the Amex for Tottenham, according to ONE.
Read storyDibah returns to defence as Hapoel Haifa rotate for Tiberias test
Pahima and Gonen are handed starts as Chaim Silbes reshapes his side for Toto Cup round two, two days after the derby win over Maccabi Haifa.
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Israeli teenager Orian Goren joins Barcelona's senior squad for England training camp
Days after his first-team debut, the 17-year-old midfielder has been included in Hansi Flick's travelling party to St George's Park.
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Israeli shooting federation chief lands on world body panel alongside Lebanese official
Michael Roher's appointment to a top ISSF committee that also seats a Lebanese Olympic Committee representative comes as Israel and Lebanon pursue a US-brokered framework agreement, ONE reports.
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1,400 Hapoel Tel Aviv fans set to travel to Razgrad for Conference League return leg
The away end at Ludogorets Arena sold out fast as Hapoel look to protect a 2-0 first-leg lead in Bulgaria on Thursday, in the club's first European campaign in 12 years.
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Maccabi Rishon LeZion strengthen frontcourt with Nathan Kuta signing
The Israeli club has added the Dutch-Belgian big man after two productive seasons in France's second division.
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Tambi Segas returns to Hapoel Umm al-Fahm for second spell
The well-travelled midfielder rejoins the Liga Alef North club ahead of 2026/27, reuniting with coach Tomer Kashtan after a journeyman few years since leaving Bnei Sakhnin.
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Yavne municipality ends saga with merger of Maccabi and Beitar football clubs
Mayor Roi Gabbay brokers a deal uniting Maccabi Tzvi Yavne and Beitar Yavne under one banner, ending months of uncertainty over the city's senior football scene.
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Abukasis says it's disappointing that foreigners won't come to Sakhnin
The Bnei Sakhnin coach says the club has made attractive offers to overseas targets this preseason, only to be turned down as it searches for a defender and a striker.
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Hapoel Jerusalem eye Maccabi Haifa midfielder Itay Ahoud on loan
The capital club is chasing the young Haifa academy product to strengthen its midfield, but the move hinges on a loan decision that is entirely out of its hands.
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Basketball association rejects Yinai's account of Oturu naturalization saga
Hapoel Tel Aviv owner Ofer Yinai says the federation pushed him to naturalize Dan Oturu, then buckled to Maccabi pressure — the association says his version is simply wrong
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Lecce winger Banda goes silent as club warns he 'will pay the consequences'
Technical director Stefano Trinchera says Lecce have had no word from Lameck Banda for days after the Zambian winger, sold to the club by Maccabi Petah Tikva in 2022, missed pre-season training and a scheduled medical.
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Courtois says he is pain-free and ready after World Cup injury scare
The Real Madrid goalkeeper, hurt in Belgium's World Cup quarter-final exit to Spain, says he expects no lingering problems as he prepares to rejoin training.
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Nicosia, 29 October 2002: the night Haifa humbled Manchester United
Exiled to a borrowed stadium in Cyprus, Itzhak Shum's Maccabi Haifa beat Manchester United 3-0 in the Champions League — still among the greatest results an Israeli club has ever produced in Europe.
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Sanchez Vicario says her $41 million fortune vanished under ex-husband's watch
The four-time Grand Slam champion says she trusted her husband with the finances for over a decade of marriage — only to see most of her tennis fortune disappear, with a Barcelona court finding them both guilty of hiding assets from a bank.
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Norway mourns as Olympic rowing great Olaf Tufte dies at 50
The two-time Olympic champion was found unconscious on his family farm days after training with the national squad; doctors say he suffered acute cardiac arrest.
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Israeli duo Ben Yishai and Liberman claim bronze at the footvolley world championship
Ron Ben Yishai and Lee Liberman beat a German pair 18-7 in Antibes to seal the medal after a semifinal exit to eventual champions Brazil.
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Israel's U18 team crush France to set up a shot at a second straight World Cup
A statement 91-77 win has clinched top spot in Group A for Nadav Zilberstein's side at the European Championship in Italy — and opened a route to next year's U19 World Cup, a stage Israel only reached for the first time last summer.
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Israel's U18 side overpower France to seize control of Group A in Trento
Aviv Aronov's 31 points and a monster David Musis double-double sent Israel to a 91-77 win over France at the FIBA U18 EuroBasket, setting up a Monday decider against Austria for top spot.
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Inside LA 2028: Israel's Olympic officials get a rare look at the Games taking shape
Two years before the opening ceremony, Ynet joined the Israeli Olympic Committee on a tour of Los Angeles venues being converted for 2028 — and paused with delegation leaders at the memorial to the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at Munich in 1972.
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From orienteering champion to Israeli record-breaker, Matan Ivri plots his course to the Olympics
Once forging trails through Israeli forests, the 24-year-old has smashed the national 1,500m, mile and 3,000m records at Wisconsin and now has Los Angeles 2028 in his sights.
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Inside Messi's blueprint for life after football: a network of clubs, not one
From a fourth-division side in Rosario to a Catalan academy and a stake waiting for him at Inter Miami, Lionel Messi is quietly assembling a multi-club empire for the day he finally stops playing.
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David Moses, Israeli basketball's next big thing, delivers at Europe's under-18 championship
The 18-year-old Ramat Hasharon forward, already committed to Florida Atlantic, is backing up the hype with monster numbers as Israel opens its FIBA U18 EuroBasket campaign in Italy with wins over Greece and France.
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Leaked Infantino letter praised Argentina's "professionalism" as FIFA probes final brawl
A private note from the FIFA president to the Argentine federation, congratulating the runners-up on their World Cup final performance, has emerged just as football's governing body investigates ugly post-match scenes in New Jersey.
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Still the fastest: Noah Lyles wins third US 100m title in 9.79 seconds
The Olympic champion matched his own personal best to post the world's fastest 100m time of the season at the USATF Outdoor Championships in New York.
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Hezonja gives up a bigger Real Madrid pay day to chase his NBA return with Cleveland
Fresh off being named the Liga Endesa's MVP, the Croatian forward is walking into a one-year, $2.8 million deal with the Cavaliers — roughly $1.2 million a year less than he could have earned in Madrid, according to Sport5
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Legal or not? Paquito Navarro's net-straddling winner splits the padel world
A viral clip from an exhibition match in Ibiza has fans and pundits arguing over whether the Spanish star's audacious shot, in which he left his paddle hanging over his opponents' side of the net, should have counted at all.
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Abu Fani gets 61 minutes as Red Star Belgrade win Eternal Derby
The Israel international featured for an hour as Dejan Stanković's side beat Vojvodina 3-1 at the Marakana to open their Serbian SuperLiga campaign with a second straight win.
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Bee swarm halts Brazilian youth final as players hit the deck
A swarm of bees invaded the pitch during the first leg of the Campeonato Baiano Sub-20 final between Bahia and Fluminense de Feira, forcing players, coaches and match officials to lie flat on the grass in Feira de Santana.
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Tiberias coach's leaked testimony: "Miki spoke to me and the idea of infusions came up"
In interrogation transcripts obtained by ONE, Ironi Tiberias coach Eliran Chudda says it was club official Miki Bitan who first floated giving tired players infusions after a draw at Hapoel Haifa
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Hapoel Tel Aviv eye another NBA big man in Maxi Kleber, Sport5 reports
The German forward-center, who spent nine seasons in the NBA and is heading toward free agency, has emerged as a candidate to bolster Hapoel Tel Aviv's frontcourt for next season
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Israel's U18 basketball team beats France as Zilberstein hails their athleticism
Coach Nadav Zilberstein says his young side has more raw athletic talent than any other Israeli national team he has worked with, after Aviv Aronov led a 91-77 win over France at the U18 EuroBasket in Trento.
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Hapoel Emek sign young guard Ran Solomon in return to the top flight
The 21-year-old Hapoel Holon academy product joins Sharon Avrahami's squad after a season down in Liga Artzit with Hapoel Chevel Modiin
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Vildoza turns down Maccabi Tel Aviv, signs with Partizan Belgrade
The Argentine point guard, quietly explored by the yellow-and-blue as a backcourt option, has instead put pen to paper on a two-year deal with the Serbian giants after a short, rocky spell in Bologna.
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Abu Fani shines in Red Star Belgrade win as Hleihel scores again for Gangwon
Mohammad Abu Fani impressed before being booked and substituted in Red Star Belgrade's 3-1 win over Vojvodina, while Abdallah Hleihel struck a stoppage-time goal for Gangwon in South Korea, ONE reports.
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Salah, Vlahović and Alaba head a glut of big-name free agents still hunting for clubs
Weeks into the European transfer window, ONE reports a striking list of decorated internationals remains without a contract, led by Liverpool's former talisman and two former Champions League winners.
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Arsenal ready record-breaking wage to prise Vinicius Junior away from Real Madrid
Sport5 reports the Gunners will break their pay structure to sign the Brazilian winger as his Real Madrid contract renewal stalls
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Dani Olmo rejects Roberto Ayala's apology over World Cup final punch
Spain's title-winning midfielder says the Argentina assistant coach's explanation for striking him after the final whistle only proves he isn't truly sorry.
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Pogačar seals fifth Tour de France title as van der Poel wins Paris finale
The Slovenian joins Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Indurain on five Tour wins, beating Remco Evenepoel by 6:26 as Mathieu van der Poel took a dramatic final stage around Montmartre.
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Maldini could quit as Italy technical director if Pirlo appointment collapses, ONE reports
The man given full control over Italy's coaching search is said to be weighing resignation as the federation freezes Andrea Pirlo's path to the national team job over his ties to a Russian betting firm.
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Haaland's former Molde teammate predicts he will eventually join Real Madrid
Magnus Wolff Eikrem, who played alongside Erling Haaland at Molde as a teenager, tells Diario AS he is convinced the Manchester City striker will end up at the Santiago Bernabéu.
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Tiberias owner rejects plea deal, vows to fight banned-infusions case to the end
Ari Kalmanzon says Ironi Tiberias will not settle the tribunal case over banned pre-match infusions, insisting the saga that followed a 3-0 win over Ashdod will go all the way to a ruling.
Read storyItzik Aharonovich: 'Everything begins and ends with Barak Bakhar' at Maccabi Haifa
The Haifa radio pundit tore into the coach's positional calls and squad management after a chastening derby defeat, arguing effectiveness — not tactics — is the real problem.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv owner accuses basketball federation of playing politics with Oturu naturalization
Ofer Yanai says federation chairman Amos Frishman personally asked him to naturalize centre Dan Oturu for the national team — then, he claims, rival clubs moved to change the rules once it became real.
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Roma weigh loan move for Endrick as Milan's bid for Gerard Martín is rejected
Real Madrid's José Mourinho wants his young forward to stay put, while Barcelona has knocked back an opening €20m offer for defender Gerard Martín.
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Messi and De Paul excused from MLS All-Star Game, no punishment this time
A week after Argentina's World Cup final defeat, Messi and Rodrigo De Paul have been withdrawn from Wednesday's showcase in Charlotte under a mandatory rest agreement — sparing them the ban that followed last year's snub.
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Real Madrid agree personal terms with Yan Diomande on five-year deal
The Ivory Coast winger has given Real Madrid the green light to leave RB Leipzig, though a transfer fee reported above €100m still needs to be finalised between the two clubs.
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Ousted investor warns Maccabi Tel Aviv could face bankruptcy
Weeks after being squeezed out of the club's ownership structure, tech entrepreneur Arik Shtilman says the Recanati-controlled club is sitting on losses that could run into the hundreds of millions of shekels - even as he tables a rival $100 million bid for control.
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Machpod: Hapoel Petah Tikva won't repeat last season's heroics
The club great played down expectations after a derby win over Maccabi Petah Tikva, citing a threadbare budget and a reshaped squad under Omer Peretz.
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Hapoel Kfar Saba sign striker Yoav Solel, Hapoel Afula bring in defender Yifrach
Two Liga Leumit clubs move on their squads for the new season, with Kfar Saba landing a goal-scoring teenager from Hapoel Petah Tikva and Afula adding a defender whose family already has ties to the club.
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Barcola turns down new PSG deal, opening the door for Liverpool
The France winger has stopped contract talks with the reigning European champions after growing frustrated with his role under Luis Enrique, and Liverpool are being given priority if a fee can be agreed.
Read storyHapoel Haifa reject offers for Gonen after derby-winning wondergoal, says owner Katz
Yoav Katz tells ONE the club has no interest in selling Yaad Gonen, hours after the 20-year-old's stunning strike helped sink Maccabi Haifa in the Toto Cup derby.
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Cavaliers and Warriors turn to Mario Hezonja after LeBron picks 76ers
Shams Charania reports both teams have sharply increased their pursuit of the Croatian forward as he clears a buyout clause to leave Real Madrid.
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Petit says Kane 'disappeared' when it mattered, ruling him out of the Ballon d'Or race
The 1998 World Cup winner argues Lamine Yamal, Rodri and Lionel Messi are all ahead of the Bayern Munich striker despite his prolific season in Germany.
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Israeli swimmers eye finals as biggest-ever squad heads to European Championships
Thirty-three athletes across pool, open water and artistic swimming travel to Paris, led by defending champion Anastasia Gorbenko and a fourth-placed finisher from Belgrade hungry for a podium.
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Fitness coach Vidraro contradicts Houdda's account in Tiberias infusions affair
Shlomi Vidraro denies ever clearing the banned infusions given to Ironi Tiberias players, telling investigators he warned against it over WADA concerns — directly at odds with head coach Eliran Houdda's own testimony, ONE reports.
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Haziza surprised by Haifa exit, agent says he expected to finish his career there
Agent Ronen Katzav says the veteran winger did not expect to leave Maccabi Haifa after seven trophy-laden years, before completing a two-year, $250,000-a-season move to Maccabi Netanya.
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M.K. Kfar Saba tie down ever-present defender Tal Banash for another season
The Liga Alef South club has extended the local-born right-back, who started all 23 league matches last season, as part of a wider summer refresh under manager Shimon Alkabetz.
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Chuli joins Kiryat Ata as Tyus edges toward a Hapoel Haifa move
The 24-year-old guard leaves Elitzur Yavne for the Premier League, while ONE reports veteran center Alex Tyus is deep in talks to join Hapoel Haifa's National League side.
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Pirlo's appointment as Italy coach frozen over Russian betting sponsorship
ONE reports that FIGC president Giovanni Malagò has paused what looked like a done deal, with Andrea Pirlo's role as an ambassador for the Russian bookmaker Fonbet triggering a political storm in Rome.
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ONE invites viewers to join its live daily sports talk show
The network's rolling studio programme touches on the Tiberias court case, the race among naturalised players and Israelis competing in Europe, but the source itself is a viewer-invite listing rather than a reported story.
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Clubs demand cooling-off period before naturalized internationals count as Israeli in league
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Shimon Mizrahi and Bnei Herzliya's Eldad Akunis want a two-to-three-year wait before players naturalized for the national team can be registered as Israelis in the domestic league, ONE reports.
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Hapoel Jerusalem land NBA forward Kenny Lofton Jr. after big-money chase
The club raised its offer by 30 percent and flew the 23-year-old to Las Vegas to close the deal, ONE reports, as Jerusalem's Euroleague-chasing spending spree continues.
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Baltaksa returns to full training, on track to face Víkingur
The Hapoel Beer Sheva centre-back, sidelined by a head injury sustained before the first leg in Iceland, trained without restrictions on Sunday and is expected to be available for Wednesday's Champions League qualifying return leg in Hungary.
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Salah has agreed to join Beşiktaş — but his agent hasn't
ONE reports the free agent has struck personal terms with the Turkish club on a lucrative two-year deal, but a commission stand-off involving his agent, Rami Abbas, is holding up the signing.
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Hapoel Jerusalem sign former NBA forward Kenny Lofton Jr.
The 23-year-old, a CBA MVP and champion with Shanghai last season, joins on a deal through the end of 2026-27 as Sasha Obradović reshapes his roster for the EuroCup.
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Young guard Yoav Elmishli signs three-year extension with Hapoel Galil Elyon
The 19-year-old academy graduate, who has featured sparingly for the senior side this season, commits his future to the Upper Galilee club that raised him, ONE reports.
Read storyIroni Tiberias doubles down, says federation probe has become 'a campaign of intimidation'
The Liga Ha'al club escalates its fight against association investigator Din Frager, alleging threats, leaks and political interference in a case that could cost it 30 points.
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Fans crown Messi player of the World Cup, ahead of Mbappé and Golden Ball winner Rodri
In a reader poll on ONE, Lionel Messi took 36% of the vote as the tournament's stand-out player, finishing ahead of Golden Boot winner Kylian Mbappé and official Golden Ball recipient Rodri.
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Avi Nimni's son moves up a level with Hapoel Kfar Shalem
Amit Nimni, 19, has signed a one-year deal with the National League club after a prolific season with Samson Tel Aviv's youth side, ONE reports.
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Klopp begins the job all of Germany has been waiting for
The former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach starts his tenure as Germany head coach through 2030, brought in to rebuild belief after a shock World Cup exit
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Al-Hilal troll Roma with 'all roads lead to Riyadh' jab after winning Summerville transfer race
The Saudi champions completed a big-money four-year deal for Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville and turned the announcement clip into a pointed dig at the Italian club that spent weeks chasing him.
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Ironi Tiberias scrape past Sakhnin in Toto Cup opener, but admit: 'it can't continue like this'
A dramatic late turnaround gave the crisis-hit club something to celebrate, but with the head coach and five players suspended in Israel's doping investigation, officials say the situation cannot go on much longer.
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From the far north: Yishai Buzorgui signs with Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
The 24-year-old forward, from a well-known Kiryat Shmona footballing family, joins the Liga Alef North side on a one-season deal after scoring eight goals for Maccabi Ata Bialik.
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Chelsea beat Arsenal to Morgan Rogers in British transfer record
A personal phone call from new manager Xabi Alonso swung a £117 million deal for the Aston Villa forward, according to ONE, leaving Arsenal to look elsewhere.
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De la Fuente says the World Cup belongs to a 'wonderful' Spain, not to him
A week after becoming the oldest coach to win a World Cup, Luis de la Fuente tells ONE why he bristles at being called the tournament's own — and why nobody in his squad gets a place for free.
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Barcelona fear losing World Cup hero Ferran Torres as PSG circle
The Spanish forward, fresh off scoring Spain's extra-time World Cup final winner, is stalling over a new Camp Nou contract while Paris Saint-Germain push hard for his signature, ONE reports.
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Neymar answers poker critics with a brace and a card-dealing celebration
The Santos forward scored twice, including a stoppage-time penalty, to salvage a 2-2 draw with Chapecoense — then mimicked dealing cards and swinging a golf club to mock the backlash over his poker tournament appearance
Read storyTeenage prodigy Yarin Abuhatzira set to sign new Maccabi Netanya contract this week
The 15-year-old, dubbed 'the Israeli Lamine Yamal' by the club's development staff, is closing in on a long-term deal that would scrap his release clause, ONE reports.
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Maccabi Petah Tikva vow to be ready for the league despite Toto Cup derby defeat
New coach Ziv Aria's first match ended in a 1-0 loss to Hapoel Petah Tikva, but the club says reinforcements will arrive before Ligat Ha'al kicks off
Read storyHapoel Petah Tikva and Shavit Mazal advance talks on upgraded contract
The 24-year-old forward, who blocked a Beitar Jerusalem move last summer, is closing in on a new long-term deal that would make him one of the club's senior Israeli players.
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Brazilian winger Zé Flores signs for Bnei Yehuda after Sheriff Tiraspol spell
The 27-year-old, who scored 11 goals and won a cup with the Moldovan champions last season, has put pen to paper on a one-year deal with options for two more.
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Abu Dhabi, 28 October 2018: The night Hatikvah finally played in the Gulf
A year after organisers silenced Israel's anthem for a judo champion in the UAE, Sagi Muki won gold on the same mat — and heard Hatikvah ring out where it never had before.
Read storyEster Sokler set to land in Israel ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv signing
The Slovenian striker is flying in to complete a reported €1 million move from Serbia's Radnički 1923, fighting off interest from Red Star Belgrade and Partizan.
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Doubts grow over Raphaelov and Bachar's rebuild at Maccabi Haifa after derby defeat
A Toto Cup loss to Hapoel Haifa - the club's first in the competition since 1997 - puts an early dent in the sporting director and coach's plans to reshape the squad.
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Ankalaev overpowers Guskov with fifth-round TKO in Abu Dhabi return
Stepping in as a late replacement, Bogdan Guskov ran into a resurgent former champion who ground him down over four rounds before Magomed Ankalaev finished him with strikes at Etihad Arena.
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Zamir admits disappointment as Netanya move collapsed, pledges commitment to Hapoel Jerusalem
The Hapoel Jerusalem goalkeeper addressed the transfer talk after his side's 3-1 Toto Cup opening defeat to Maccabi Netanya.
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Barcelona turn to Bournemouth's Eli Junior Kroupi as Alvarez pursuit stalls, ONE reports
With Atletico Madrid refusing to sell Julian Alvarez, Barcelona have reopened talks over the 20-year-old French forward as a long-term successor to Robert Lewandowski — though Bournemouth insist he is not for sale.
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Fenerbahçe closes in on Johnny Juzang as Maccabi Tel Aviv also circled the guard
The Turkish champions are deep in negotiations for the American guard fresh off a stint at Zenit St. Petersburg, according to a report, in a chase that had also drawn interest from Maccabi Tel Aviv and Olympiacos.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv closing in on guard Eugene German after Motley's exit
The Israeli champions are in advanced talks with the American combo guard, per ONE, as they rebuild their backcourt following Johnathan Motley's move to Crvena Zvezda.
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Peretz can't guarantee Songa and Roei David will stay at Hapoel Petah Tikva
The Hapoel coach savoured a derby win over Maccabi Petah Tikva to open the Toto Cup, but admitted he cannot promise his two most closely watched players will still be at the club when the transfer window shuts.
Read storyMaccabi Netanya's 16-year-old Abuhatzira becomes youngest scorer in Toto Cup history
Roni Levy says Yarin Abuhatzira's ability will earn him more minutes after the teenager struck in a 3-1 opening win over Hapoel Jerusalem.
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Ironi Tiberias fight back to beat Sakhnin in Toto Cup opener amid scandal turmoil
Assistant coach Moti Crispiel said he told his players to set aside the club's doping-related suspensions and focus on football, after a 2-1 comeback win over Bnei Sakhnin.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv eye Jahmir Young and Shake Milton to replace Lonnie Walker
With Lonnie Walker's Tel Aviv exit gathering pace, the Israeli champions are weighing an undrafted Miami Heat summer-league standout against a battle-tested former Sixers guard now free after Partizan cut ties with him.
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Bayern Munich shut down Real Madrid talk over Michael Olise
Sporting director Christoph Freund insists the France winger's future is not in question, dismissing reports linking him with a stunning move to Real Madrid
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Carapaz conquers Alpe d'Huez as Pogačar closes in on record-equalling fifth Tour title
Richard Carapaz survived the race's hardest day to win solo into Alpe d'Huez after Sepp Kuss crashed twice while leading, and Tadej Pogačar now goes to Paris all but assured of a historic fifth yellow jersey.
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World champion Norris snatches Hungarian GP pole from Hamilton by 0.012 seconds
Lando Norris out-qualified Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton by the tightest of margins at a scorching Hungaroring, while Max Verstappen spun and Ferrari face a stewards investigation over an alleged blocking incident.
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Robi Shapira Haifa's youth B side crowned Gulf League champions in a double-title season
Mohamed Badran's goals help power a squad built almost from scratch to the Ligat Mafraz crown, completing a rare double for the fan-founded Haifa club alongside its Youth Gimel side's Northern League triumph.
Read storyMaccabi Haifa confirm Yermakov's exit as Metalist Kharkiv move nears
The Ukrainian goalkeeper is set for a medical before completing his move to Metalist Kharkiv, with Omri Glazer lined up to return to Haifa from Red Star Belgrade.
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Ganem leads a threadbare Tiberias attack as Sakhnin visit for the Toto Cup opener
Ironi Tiberias began their season at Barel Stadium missing five suspended players and their coach, with new signing Kais Ganem thrown straight into the XI against Bnei Sakhnin.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv keeping tabs on Sylvain Francisco as Villeurbanne's finances unravel
The Israeli champions are said to be monitoring the French guard's situation after ASVEL Villeurbanne slashed its budget by more than half, though Francisco previously turned down a move to Israel over security concerns
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Xavi Simons breaks silence on Barcelona exit: 'They didn't believe in me'
The Tottenham midfielder says a lack of faith at Barcelona, not money, pushed him to Paris Saint-Germain in 2019, as he presses on with his recovery from a serious knee injury.
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Lee Kang-in completes Atlético Madrid return as PSG eye Rodri
The South Korean signs through 2031 after three years in Paris, while ONE reports Paris Saint-Germain have registered interest in Manchester City's Rodri.
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Israel's U18s edge past Greece in overtime to open EuroBasket campaign
Aviv Aronov's 30 points helped Israel beat Greece 93-84 in extra time in Rovereto, as coach Nadav Zilberstein's young side turned focus straight to the next game against France.
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Mordechai and Levi handed derby debuts as Glazer captains Maccabi Haifa
Omri Glazer wears the armband against Hapoel Haifa after Pedrão's groin injury, while new signing Yair Mordechai and returning loanee Yarin Levi start their first game in green.
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Arsenal weigh audacious move for Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior
Sport5, citing The Athletic's David Ornstein, reports the Premier League champions have internal backing to pursue the Brazilian winger if his Real Madrid contract talks stall.
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Ninety minutes of frustration: the bind trapping Liel Abada in Charlotte
The Israeli winger scored and drove Charlotte FC forward all night against Atlanta United, then was hooked before full time yet again — ONE reports it is now a settled pattern, not a one-off.
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KuCoin becomes exclusive crypto partner of Pogačar's UAE Team Emirates at the Tour de France
The exchange's branding has been riding on the team's buses and support cars throughout July as Tadej Pogačar closes in on a fifth Tour de France title.
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Maccabi Haifa heavily favored as Toto Cup derby odds are published
Betting markets make Maccabi Haifa firm favorites for tonight's Haifa derby against Hapoel Haifa as the 2026/27 Toto Cup kicks off, with two more all-local derbies also on the opening-round card.
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LeBron James picks the 76ers in his most 'Decision'-like move since 2010
At 41, and after seriously weighing retirement, James turns down the Cavaliers and Heat to chase a fifth ring in Philadelphia on a veteran's-minimum deal.
Read storyDefender Nitai Gigi returns to Maccabi Netanya on a long-term youth deal
The 2010-age-group centre-back has signed a three-year contract with Maccabi Netanya's academy after a season starring for Nahalal Yizrael, ONE reports.
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Money, depth and madness: Hapoel Tel Aviv must reach the Final Four
Owner Ofer Yanai has bankrolled the biggest spending spree in the club's history, and ONE reports the bill leaves Hapoel with essentially one acceptable outcome next EuroLeague season — the Final Four.
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Report: Lazio eye Israel defender Stav Lemkin as Twente stay in doubt
Italian outlet Tuttomercatoweb names the Israel international as a defensive option for the Rome club, barely a year after his move to the Eredivisie
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Hapoel Jerusalem claim first-ever European win with victory over Budućnost
Jaielly's early strike settled a third-place classification match in Greece, giving the Jerusalem club a historic maiden win in Women's Champions League qualifying.
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Real Madrid pivot from Olise to Diomande as Leipzig fee nears €120m
Sport5 reports Real Madrid have abandoned their long chase for Bayern Munich's Michael Olise and are closing in on a deal worth around €115-120m for RB Leipzig's teenage winger Yan Diomande.
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Spanish press praise Orian Goren after Israeli teenager's Barcelona debut
The 17-year-old La Masia midfielder came off the bench in a preseason friendly against CE Europa, and Barcelona's own beat reporters liked what they saw
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Daniel Peretz plays down dramatic-looking wrist splint after Southampton win
The Israeli goalkeeper says the protective guard on his hand, spotted during Southampton's pre-season friendly in Germany, is precautionary and carried over from last season, not a new injury.
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Rodri agrees personal terms with Real Madrid, but a fee standoff with Manchester City remains
Spain's World Cup-winning captain wants to move to the Bernabéu this summer and has accepted Madrid's contract offer, but Manchester City have yet to sanction any sale, according to transfer reports.
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Can you build real muscle with light weights and lots of reps?
A ONE fitness explainer says the old heavy-weight-only rule for muscle growth doesn't hold up — but the story has no news event, athlete or team behind it.
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Not just a championship: the challenges awaiting LeBron James in Philadelphia
James, 41, has called joining the 76ers his "last decision" - but fitting into a stacked roster, finding answers on defence and living up to Philadelphia's brutal fan pressure all come before any title talk.
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Manchester United plot a £2 billion, 100,000-seat stadium to replace Old Trafford
The club is pressing ahead with plans for what would be Britain's biggest stadium, built 350 metres from its current home as part of a wider Trafford Wharfside regeneration led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
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Daniel Mérida wins maiden ATP title after years he could not afford a coach
The 21-year-old Spaniard beat Damir Džumhur in Umag for his first tour-level trophy, a breakthrough built on budget flights, shared hotel rooms and years of self-funded travel.
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Sinner and Djokovic pull out of Montreal Masters ahead of US Open
The world No. 1 and the 24-time Grand Slam champion both cite their health after a gruelling Wimbledon fortnight, handing Alexander Zverev the top seeding in Montreal.
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Vozinha, the World Cup's viral goalkeeper, agrees move to Chile's Colo-Colo
The 40-year-old Cape Verde stopper who stunned Spain and pushed holders Argentina to extra time has reached a verbal agreement to join Chilean giants Colo-Colo, club president Aníbal Mosa confirms.
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"Now or never": Gloukh's moment of truth at Ajax
Dutch pundits believe the Israeli playmaker has been handed a tailor-made system under new coach Míchel after a stuttering debut season in Amsterdam.
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Israeli defender Roei Zahavi joins Romanian third-tier club Păulești
The 21-year-old left back leaves Beitar Haifa for a one-year deal, teaming up with fellow Israeli passport holders Ohad Portman and Niv Levi at the Liga III side, ONE reports.
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How Barcelona walked away from Diomande and signed Gordon instead
ONE reports Deco's club chose to spend big on Anthony Gordon in May rather than chase Yan Diomande, who has since become a €100m-plus target for Real Madrid, PSG and Liverpool
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Ziv Arie: a Petah Tikva derby is never just another game, even in the Toto Cup
The new Maccabi Petah Tikva coach makes his derby bow against city rivals Hapoel Petah Tikva this evening, with two players handed full debuts and captain Mohammad Hindi left out of the starting line-up.
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Spanish reports: Lonnie Walker closing in on Real Madrid move after single Maccabi season
One year after choosing Tel Aviv over Madrid, Lonnie Walker IV is reportedly on the verge of a reversal — Spanish outlets say his move to the Bernabeu is close, even as Maccabi holds the final word.
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Study claims Messi has Brazilian roots through great-great-grandfather
A three-year genealogical investigation, reported by Brazilian outlet Globo and picked up by ONE, traces the Argentina captain's maternal line through São Paulo state decades before his family settled in Rosario.
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Ramat Gan, 3 June 1964: The Asian Cup that Israel won and could never defend
Long before Europe, Israel was a football power in Asia — and for one week in 1964, the smallest confederation member of all became its champion.
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The defender Bnei Sakhnin passed on three years ago is closing in on a Premier League move
Chibuike Nwaiwu failed a trial in Sakhnin back in 2023 — now Fulham have agreed personal terms with the Nigeria international in a deal reportedly closing in on €30 million.
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The Hapoel Tel Aviv flop now closing in on a scoring title in Estonia
Bubacarr Tambedou lasted six appearances at Hapoel Tel Aviv before being let go in 2024 — now he is banging in goals for FCI Levadia and driving their run through Conference League qualifying, Sport5 reports.
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Oryan Goren, 17, makes his Barcelona first-team debut in preseason win
The Israeli midfielder came off the bench as Hansi Flick's side beat CE Europa 4-1 in their opening preseason friendly at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.
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Mantel and Mamu break Israeli records on opening day of the national athletics championships
Pole vaulter Yarden Mantel cleared 4.16m and quarter-miler Noam Mamu ran 46.58 seconds as the 90th Israel Athletics Championship got under way at Givat Ram Stadium in Jerusalem.
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Philipsen finally breaks through to win Tour de France stage 17
The Belgian sprinter ended a 17-day wait with victory out of a chaotic breakaway finish in Voiron, while Tadej Pogačar's overall lead stayed untouched.
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Bundesliga star Kevin Kampl trades the pitch for a Mallorca vegetable farm after family tragedy
The former RB Leipzig and Slovenia midfielder walked away from football in January after losing his brother and father within months of each other, and has found peace growing tomatoes, watermelons and olives on Spain's Balearic coast.
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Ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Alex Garcia signs on to play until at least 47
The Brazilian guard, who helped Maccabi reach three finals in a trophy-less 2007-08 season, extends his Bauru Basket contract again — with his club joking that even LeBron James couldn't steal the day.
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World Cup midfielder Volpato tests positive for cocaine in Sydney roadside stop
Sassuolo's Cristian Volpato, who started for Australia against Egypt at this summer's World Cup, faces a suspended licence after police say a roadside test returned positive for cocaine.
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Former world No. 3 Dominic Thiem registers as a footballer in Austria
The 2020 US Open champion has signed up to play for Badener AC, an eighth-division club near Vienna, in his first competitive registration since retiring from tennis.
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Real Madrid table €100m bid for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomandé
Sport5 reports the Spanish giants have made an official offer worth up to €100 million for the 19-year-old Ivorian, but Leipzig are holding out for more.
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Mourinho wins Real Madrid debut as Mastantuono shines in narrow Alcorcón victory
The Portuguese's second spell at the Bernabéu club began with a scrappy 1-0 friendly win, settled by a late penalty from academy prospect Yáñez after Arda Güler had missed from the spot.
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Israel's under-16 girls' water polo team open world championship campaign in Zagreb
Coach Idan Kaftori's young side face South Africa and Hungary on the opening day in Croatia, with the Netherlands and Mexico still to come in a tough group.
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UFC's Jean Silva guests on Israeli MMA podcast Knockout ahead of Menora corner duty
The Brazilian featherweight opened up on his rise from poverty and his UFC title ambitions in a milestone 50th episode, days before working the corner for training partner Ilai Brazili in Tel Aviv.
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LeBron James signs with the 76ers as Pennsylvania declares 'LeBron James Day'
The 41-year-old's move to Philadelphia, sealed days after the 76ers traded for Jaylen Brown, ends eight years in Los Angeles and reshapes the NBA title race.
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Guardiola turns down Italy job, leaving Maldini to chase plan B
The Catalan coach rebuffed a lucrative pitch to lead the Azzurri's rebuild, with Andrea Pirlo now the frontrunner to take over.
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Bakhar says Maccabi Haifa's crest "speaks for itself" ahead of Toto Cup opener against Hapoel Haifa
Head coach Barak Bakhar and sport director Lior Refaelov used their pre-season press conference to preview Saturday's Haifa derby, new signings and a promise of a tighter defence.
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LeBron James has earned $1.7 billion since turning pro, ONE reports
As the NBA's only sitting billionaire signs a minimum-salary deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, ONE breaks down the Nike, Liverpool and SpringHill deals behind his fortune.
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Eli Ohana breaks his silence on reports Netanyahu wants him on the Likud list
The former Beitar Jerusalem and Israel striker admits the political arena "burns" in him, but says no formal approach has been made and recalls how his brief 2015 stint with Naftali Bennett's party ended in days.
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American forward David Green joins Kiryat Ata
Ironi Lati Kiryat Ata add the 24-year-old power forward fresh off a strong season at the University of Tulsa, with coach Eldad Bentov hailing his all-round game.
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Israeli prospect David Moses set for move to Florida Atlantic
The 18-year-old forward-center is leaving Ramat Hasharon for US college basketball after a breakout playoff run, ONE reports.
Read storyTax authority demands tens of millions of shekels from Maccabi Tel Aviv
The Israeli Tax Authority is pursuing a claim of around 80 million shekels against the club over historic foreign-player deductions, ONE reports, including housing costs linked to a spell based in Belgrade.
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Paredes says Messi had already decided the World Cup final would be his last for Argentina
The Boca Juniors midfielder told DSports that his national team colleague had made up his mind before the loss to Spain — though Messi himself has yet to confirm anything.
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LeBron James signs with Philadelphia 76ers, ending eight-year Lakers spell
The 41-year-old picked the Sixers over Cleveland and Miami on a two-year, $8 million deal, saying he still loves the game and has more to give in his 24th NBA season.
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Dolev Haziza bids farewell to Maccabi Haifa as move to Maccabi Netanya is confirmed
After seven years, three championships and a Champions League campaign, the former captain has signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Netanya.
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Manchester City weigh move for Barcelona's Marc Bernal as a long-term Rodri successor
The Premier League champions have made contact over the 19-year-old midfielder, but a €500 million release clause and Barcelona's refusal to sell leave any deal a distant prospect, ONE reports.
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Hapoel Haifa unveil black away kit built around the city's landmarks
The club's new 2026/27 away shirt, designed in-house, leans on Haifa sites over a century old, with a white home-style release still to come.
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Hapoel Petah Tikva unveil three new kits for 2026/27, timed for derby debut
A comic launch video starring eight first-team players and a supporter-turned-kit-man introduces the club's home, away and third shirts ahead of Saturday's Toto Cup derby with Maccabi Petah Tikva.
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Mark van Bommel appointed new Belgium head coach
The former PSV, Wolfsburg and Antwerp boss succeeds Rudi Garcia and will lead the Red Devils into Nations League action against Italy in September.
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Beitar Ma'ale Adumim's youth side wins promotion to the national league
The Boys B team topped the Judean Shfela table by four points over Maccabi Gan Yavne, with captain Harel Abergil finishing as the division's top scorer on 23 goals.
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Tamir Berman crosses the road from Bnei Yehuda to Hapoel Kfar Shalem
The Argentine-Israeli defender swaps one Hatikva Quarter tenant for the other, ONE reports, as Kfar Shalem build a squad for another promotion push under returning coach Noam Shoham.
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How long should you rest between sets at the gym?
A training explainer from ONE breaks down why the right rest interval depends on whether you are chasing strength, size or endurance.
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Rapyd's Shtilman offers $100 million for Recanati family's Maccabi Tel Aviv stake
The club's own shirt sponsor has made a non-binding bid for the Recanatis' full 58% controlling holding, weeks after the family bought out the Federmans to take charge of the basketball giant.
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Yair Shpungin agrees to stay with Hapoel Machane Yehuda for Liga Alef return
The 30-year-old striker, who scored nine goals in a season split between two clubs, will remain with the newly promoted side as it steps up from Liga Bet.
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Klopp warns he will quit as Germany coach if media targets his family
In his first press conference since replacing Julian Nagelsmann, the new head coach drew a hard line on privacy — and said he would walk away without compensation if the federation ever decides it no longer wants him.
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Jürgen Klopp returns to the touchline as new Germany head coach
The former Liverpool manager has signed a four-year deal through the 2030 World Cup, taking over from Julian Nagelsmann after Germany's shock Round of 32 exit to Paraguay.
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Real Madrid open talks to sign Lonnie Walker away from Maccabi Tel Aviv
Spanish journalist Chema de Lucas reports the European giants are negotiating with the American guard, who still has two years left on his Maccabi contract.
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Gordon brothers say they never expected their own fight promotion to grow this big
Ahavat, Ruach and Kibedy Gordon spoke ahead of Monday's GFN 1: Israel vs. the World card at the Menora Mivtachim Arena, where the Tel Aviv fighting family headlines against opponents including former UFC bantamweight John Lineker.
Read storyRefaelov: 'I was one of those who pushed for Bachar to sign a new deal'
Maccabi Haifa's sporting director opened pre-season by revealing his role in retaining coach Barak Bachar, addressing Dolev Haziza's exit and confirming Kenji Gorré as new captain.
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Hapoel Holon sign American-Jamaican guard Drew Thelwell
The Israeli club continues rebuilding its roster for the new season, adding the 24-year-old point guard fresh off a promotion-winning campaign with Pau-Lacq-Orthez in France.
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Ironi Tiberias open season without coach and six players amid banned-infusions case
Head coach Eliran Chodeda, captain Guy Hadida and several teammates are suspended over a banned-infusions investigation as Tiberias begin the campaign against Bnei Sakhnin in the Toto Cup.
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Suspicious betting? Seven alerts raised over World Cup matches despite FIFA's clean bill of health
An independent integrity monitor tied to the Council of Europe flagged seven low-level suspicious betting cases from the tournament, including a red card, a disallowed goal and a $4.8 million wager on Spain, even as FIFA insists it found nothing untoward.
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Hapoel Rishon LeZion bets on youth as it rebuilds for the future
More than 100 children turned out for the club's summer training camp, the first visible step in a youth strategy the Liga Leumit side hopes will carry it back to the top flight.
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World Climbing cancels vote to suspend Israel from competitions
A last-minute motion from USA Climbing, Australia and Cyprus averted a vote on banning Israel, Russia and Belarus from international competition, with a disciplinary review ordered instead.
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Hezonja's NBA comeback is stuck waiting on LeBron James
Real Madrid's Liga ACB MVP has real NBA interest from Golden State and Cleveland, but ESPN reports both are waiting to see where LeBron James lands before committing to anyone else
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Hapoel Petah Tikva optimistic over Arroyo loan as Zrihan emerges as target
The club expects Shakhtar Donetsk to sign off on a loan for Bolivian defender Diego Arroyo, while it awaits a compensation ruling over Rishon LeZion's Roy Zrihan ahead of Saturday's Toto Cup derby with Maccabi Petah Tikva.
Read storyMaccabi Tel Aviv stun Sheriff Tiraspol 5-0 to open European campaign
Sayed Abu Farchi scored twice as Kenny Miller's side put one foot in the Europa League third qualifying round with a rout in Moldova.
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Panathinaikos closing in on Kings Kangwa transfer from Hapoel Beer Sheva, Greek media report
The Zambian international's move to Athens edges nearer as Panathinaikos reportedly agree a package worth around €4 million, pushing AEK Athens out of the race.
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Bnei Eilat's new owners vow to climb a league every season
The Red Sea club's fresh ownership group has put in 1 million shekels and installed Kobi Refua as sporting director, saying the target is the national league within three to four years.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv beat Ludogorets 2-0 in long-awaited return to Europe
Omri Altman and Chico scored in Miskolc, Hungary as Hapoel Tel Aviv opened their Conference League qualifier with victory over Ludogorets Razgrad — the club's first European match in 12 years.
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Beitar Jerusalem open European campaign with 1-0 win at AEK Larnaca
Brayan Carabalí's free kick against ten men gave new head coach Almog Cohen a winning start in the Conference League second qualifying round.
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Athens, 25 August 2004: The race that gave Israel its first Olympic gold
On a windswept afternoon at Agios Kosmas, a windsurfer from Kibbutz Sdot Yam turned a tactical gamble into the moment Hatikvah played at an Olympics for the first time.
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Anti-Doping Agency Seeks At Least Seven-Year Bans for Six Ironi Tiberias Officials
Israel's National Anti-Doping Agency has filed disciplinary charges against Ironi Tiberias coach Eliran Chodeda, club owner Miki Bitan and four other officials, demanding suspensions of up to eight years — or lifetime bans in the most serious counts — over unauthorized intravenous infusions given to players during last season's relegation fight.
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Bryce Brown to Stay at Nes Ziona for Third Season
American guard Bryce Brown, last season's scoring sensation for Ironi Nes Ziona, has agreed to remain with the club for the 2026/27 Israeli Basketball Premier League campaign.
Read storyCamoranesi: Beitar Jerusalem "deserve credit" after taking their chance in Cyprus
A 77th-minute Brayan Carabalí goal, aided by a red card against 10-man AEK Larnaca, gives Beitar Jerusalem the edge in their Conference League second-round qualifier — and even the home coach admits Jerusalem earned it.
Read storyMaccabi Tel Aviv's message to its foreign players: secure Europe first, talk transfers later
As the club's podcast revealed the line being given to Christian Blitz, Tyrese Asante and Hélio Varela, Kenny Miller's side backed up the policy with a 5-0 demolition of Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova.
Read storySissokho scores first Maccabi Tel Aviv goal as yellow-and-blue rout Sheriff Tiraspol 5-0
The Malian midfielder finally opened his account almost two years after joining, capping a dominant away display in the Europa League second qualifying round.
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Bulgarian press turns on Ludogorets after Hapoel Tel Aviv rout
Sofia's sports media reacted with fury to Ludogorets' 2-0 first-leg loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv, calling the Bulgarian champions toothless and warning they need a near-miracle to survive their Conference League qualifier.
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Beitar Jerusalem fans attacked outside stadium before Larnaca clash
Israeli supporters were assaulted in a car park near the AEK Arena roughly an hour before kickoff, with several hurt and arrests on both sides; Beitar went on to win the Conference League qualifier 1-0.
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Otamendi bows out of Argentina duty after World Cup final heartbreak
The 38-year-old centre-back came off the bench in the defeat to Spain and confirmed his international career is over, leaving Lionel Messi as the last man standing from Argentina's 2014 World Cup squad.
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Flares halt Hapoel Tel Aviv's long-awaited European return
Play was suspended for five minutes in Hungary after Israeli fans lit smoke grenades and flares during Hapoel's first continental fixture in 12 years, leaving the club exposed to possible UEFA censure.
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Gloukh opens his season's account as Ajax rout Vojvodina 4-1
The Israel international struck in the 52nd minute as Ajax took control of their Conference League qualifier in Novi Sad, with two more goals in reserve for next week's return leg.
Read storyKiryat Yam add Bognim and Agbaria as they aim for another playoff push
The Liga Leumit climbers have brought in forward Itay Bognim from Hapoel Haifa and left back Fares Agbaria from newly promoted Hapoel Ramat Gan, ONE reports, as Kiryat Yam look to reach the upper playoff bracket again.
Read storyAEK Larnaca 0–1 Beitar Jerusalem: Carabalí strike gives slender Conference League lead
A rare goal from centre-back Brayan Carabalí gave new coach Almog Cohen a winning start in Europe, as Beitar Jerusalem beat AEK Larnaca 1-0 away in the Conference League second qualifying round.
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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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At 85, Avraham Bachar hears from the coaches he shaped
The former Maccabi Tel Aviv winger turned youth-football lifer marks his 85th birthday as colleagues from across three decades of Israeli coaching pay tribute, ONE reports.
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Asante draws Serie A interest as Lecce eye reunion with Gandelman
ONE reports three clubs are chasing Maccabi Tel Aviv centre-back Tyrese Asante this summer, with Lecce — now home to Israel international Omri Gandelman — among the suitors.
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De Jong pushes back on doubts over his Barcelona commitment after World Cup knee blow
The Dutch midfielder says it is "difficult" to see his loyalty questioned on the back of "false reports," as Barcelona confirm a knee ligament tear that could keep him out for months.
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Carapaz solos to Orcières-Merlette as breakaway storms the Alps
The Ecuadorian's late attack delivers the first breakaway win of this Tour's high mountains, while Pogačar and Evenepoel mark each other into the decisive Alpe d'Huez double.
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Sorting Out the Tiberias Affair: The Three Fronts of Israeli Football's Injections Scandal
ONE reports the saga over banned intravenous infusions at Ironi Tiberias has split into three separate battles: one against the coaching staff and ownership, one against five suspended players, and one that could still produce a formal indictment against the club itself.
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Kibedy Gordon's Warning to His Rival: "You're Going Down"
Ahead of a historic card that will see all three Gordon brothers fight on the same night in Tel Aviv, Kibedy Gordon predicts he'll stop Mexican veteran Jose Alberto Quiñonez inside two rounds.
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Leagues Administration orders clubs to ready stadium shelters ahead of new season
With Ligat Ha'al set to kick off next month, Israel's Football Leagues Administration has told every top-flight club to inspect and prepare protected spaces at their home grounds without delay.
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MLS opens tampering investigation into Inter Miami over Casemiro signing
Days after unveiling the Brazilian midfielder as Lionel Messi's new teammate, David Beckham's club is facing league scrutiny over how it obtained his rights from LA Galaxy.
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Arsenal land Tzolis in Belgian-record deal as Garnacho quits Chelsea for Aston Villa after a year
The Gunners have completed a £34m swoop for Club Brugge winger Christos Tzolis to replace Leandro Trossard, while Alejandro Garnacho's turbulent 12 months at Chelsea end with a loan move to Aston Villa.
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Beitar Jerusalem Players Pause for Tisha B'Av Prayer Hours Before Larnaca Test
With kickoff in Cyprus arriving before the Tisha B'Av fast even ends, Beitar's squad gathered for Mincha and a Torah reading abroad - a moment that doubled as a birthday blessing for forward Omer Atzili.
Read story"If we need to stop the league, we'll stop it": IPFL chief on war footing ahead of new season
Acting league boss Nir Yankelevich says Israeli football is once again preparing contingency plans for a wartime suspension, months after the season was already halted for five weeks during the Iran conflict.
Read storyReport: Panathinaikos eye Hapoel Beer Sheva star Kings Kangwa after AEK talks collapse
ONE reports the Greek giants have identified the reigning Israeli Premier League Player of the Season as a midfield target, turning to the Zambian after their pursuit of Brentford's Mathias Jensen stalled.
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Red convoy: thousands of Hapoel Tel Aviv fans escorted to Hungary for Europe return
Around 30 buses of supporters, backed by a police escort, made the journey to Miskolc for Hapoel's first European match in 12 years, against Bulgaria's Ludogorets.
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Rodri set for back surgery as Man City face season without their Golden Ball winner
Weeks after captaining Spain to World Cup glory and collecting the tournament's top individual prize, Rodri is heading for surgery on a back problem with no return date in sight, ONE reports.
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ONE's Daily Sports Talk Show Previews Beitar's Cyprus Trip, Tel Aviv Derby Build-Up and Tiberias Dispute
The live weekday program "Sichat HaYom" teases discussion of Beitar Jerusalem's travelling support in Cyprus, Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv's European preparations, and a municipal sports dispute in Tiberias — but offers no reportable news itself.
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Beitar spokesman: police told UEFA nothing unusual happened in Larnaca
Asaf Nahum pushes back on a Larnaca hotel's claims of graffiti and disorder by Beitar fans, saying police briefed a UEFA delegate that no incidents occurred, hours before Thursday's Conference League qualifier against AEK Larnaca.
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Karim Adeyemi completes move to Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund
The German winger has signed a five-year deal at Camp Nou in a transfer reported at around €22 million plus €7 million in variables, becoming Hansi Flick's second forward addition of the summer.
Read storyDriks 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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Beitar hotel in Larnaca complains of graffiti, noise and cannabis smell hours before Conference League opener
The Radisson Blu, housing Beitar Jerusalem's traveling delegation and fans in Cyprus, distributed a letter of complaint over supporter conduct just hours before kickoff against AEK Larnaca, ONE reports.
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Hapoel Hadera Wins Court Injunction in Liga Alef Placement Fight
A Tel Aviv District Court judge has frozen Hapoel Hadera's disputed assignment to Liga Alef's southern district, ONE reports, pushing a placement fight the club already lost inside football's own courts into the civil system just before the season starts.
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Manor Solomon named in Tottenham's touring squad for Australia and New Zealand
The Israeli winger, largely frozen out since 2023, joins Spurs' 35-man party for matches against Auckland FC, Sydney FC and Chelsea — a rare chance to make his case, ONE reports.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv face Sheriff Tiraspol in a tie that could shape their whole European season
Kenny Miller's side travel to Tiraspol for a Europa League second qualifying round first leg that either keeps the group-stage dream alive or drops them into a tough Conference League fallback.
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Beitar Jerusalem denies fans caused damage in Larnaca ahead of AEK clash
Hours before their Conference League qualifier, the club rejected reports of overnight hooliganism in Cyprus, insisting tear gas near their hotel was fired only at AEK Larnaca supporters who started the trouble.
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Camoranesi brings his anti-Spain football creed to Beitar Jerusalem test
The World Cup winner turned AEK Larnaca coach has never hidden his disdain for Spain's passing game — now his Cypriot side face Beitar Jerusalem in the Conference League with a very different approach.
Read storyMaccabi Haifa close in on well-travelled Wolves defender Nigel Lonwijk
The 23-year-old Dutchman, a PSV academy product who never played a first-team match at Molineux, is set to fill the gap left by Abdoulaye Seck's departure to Saudi Arabia.
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Fulham chase Real Madrid pair García and Mastantuono as Arbeloa raids old club
New Fulham boss Álvaro Arbeloa wants to reunite with two players from his brief spell in Madrid — a permanent deal for striker Gonzalo García and a season-long loan for teenage sensation Franco Mastantuono, according to a report from ONE.
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Hapoel Haifa reopens old file, chases return of William Agada
Coach Haim Silves has put the Nigerian forward, who once starred on loan in the Carmel, back at the top of Hapoel Haifa's wanted list, ONE reports.
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Winner's odds make Maccabi Tel Aviv the only Israeli favourite tonight
Israeli bookmaker Winner prices Maccabi Tel Aviv to beat Sheriff Tiraspol, but has both Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv as underdogs as three Israeli clubs open their European campaigns on the same night.
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LeBron James stalls free agency, banking on a trade for Irving or Davis
Three weeks after leaving the Lakers, the 41-year-old still hasn't picked his next team — reportedly because he's waiting to see if a suitor can first engineer a reunion with Kyrie Irving or Anthony Davis.
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Al-Hilal make surprise move for Dembélé as PSG contract talks stall
Saudi champions Al-Hilal have quietly reached out to Ousmane Dembélé's camp as the Ballon d'Or winner's stalled renewal talks with PSG threaten to collapse, according to reports.
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Maccabi Netanya close to loan deal for Sheffield United winger Nwachukwu
The Israeli top-flight club is finalizing terms with Sheffield United for a loan-with-option move for Christian Nwachukwu, a 20-year-old Nigerian winger currently out on loan in Turkey, according to Sport5.
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Tiberias warns it will field an all-youth side if hit with any further points deduction
Owner Arie Kalmanzon calls a withdrawn tribunal petition "a meaningful and positive step," but a senior club official says Ironi Tiberias will turn to its academy and let unhappy players go if the Israel Football Association docks even one more point over the double-contracts affair.
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Abada nets a brace, Baribo strikes late as Blorian tastes first MLS win
Three Israelis were involved across MLS on the same night — Liel Abada scored twice for Charlotte, Tai Baribo salvaged a point for DC United, and new Sporting Kansas City signing Or Blorian started at left-back in a 2-1 win over Minnesota.
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Tel Aviv, 1 May 2004: The night the Final Four broke the scoreboard
Playing a European final on their own floor for the first time, Maccabi Tel Aviv did not just win it — they demolished Skipper Bologna 118-74, the most one-sided championship game the Euroleague had ever seen.
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Maccabi Haifa rated Israel's most valuable club in new Ligat Ha'al rankings
A Sport5 valuation model built for a new pre-season quiz puts Maccabi Haifa just ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv as the richest club in Israel's top flight, with Hapoel Be'er Sheva a distant third.
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Finals MVP Iffe Lundberg agrees new Maccabi Tel Aviv deal through 2028
The Danish guard, who inspired Maccabi to the Israeli title and was named Finals MVP, has ended months of on-off talks by re-signing rather than testing the market, Israeli outlets report.
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Seck signs for Saudi Arabia's Al-Faisaly — but his four years at Maccabi Haifa go unmentioned
The Senegalese defender left Haifa as a title winner and a Champions League regular, yet Al-Faisaly's welcome post skipped his most recent club entirely, ONE reports.
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Cubarsí's late block preserved Spain's World Cup crown
Ferran Torres scored the final's only goal, but ONE reports it was a last-ditch, 120th-minute clearance from teenage defender Pau Cubarsí that actually kept Argentina out and sealed Spain's second World Cup.
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Hezonja's NBA Comeback Hits a Snag as Real Madrid Gains Leverage
Mario Hezonja told Real Madrid this week he was leaving for the NBA, but a reportedly botched exit-clause payment has handed the Spanish club the upper hand in what happens next.
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Manor Solomon back in lilywhite as Tottenham edge MK Dons in pre-season friendly
The Israeli winger played 45 minutes and nearly added a second before Roberto De Zerbi emptied his bench, with Mateus Fernandes' stunning early volley enough to see off newly-promoted MK Dons at Hotspur Way.
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Miami Heat deny LeBron signing after leaked 'introduction' video sends NBA into frenzy
A since-deleted YouTube link titled a LeBron James introductory press conference for July 27 set off a market-moving frenzy — but the Heat say it was a social-media mistake, not a done deal.
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Barda: Hapoel Tel Aviv face 'Champions League-level' test as European exile ends
Twelve years after their last continental campaign, Hapoel Tel Aviv open Conference League qualifying against Bulgaria's Ludogorets Razgrad on Thursday — at a neutral venue in Hungary.
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Ashdod Claw Back From Two Down to Draw 2-2 With Bulgaria's Pirin in Friendly
Trailing 2-0 at the break against Pirin Blagoevgrad, the newly relegated Israeli side rallied through Ily Tamam and a crossbar-rebound finish from Admond Asenta as preparations continue for life in Liga Leumit, ONE reports.
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Miller: Maccabi Tel Aviv "Fit and Ready" for Sheriff Tiraspol Test
Ahead of his first European campaign in charge, head coach Kenny Miller says Maccabi's Super Cup form proves they are ready for Thursday's Europa League qualifier in Moldova.
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Netanya's asking price sinks Nir'on's move to Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa have abandoned their pursuit of goalkeeper Omer Nir'on after Maccabi Netanya demanded an outright sale rather than a loan, ONE reports, leaving Haifa to rebuild a goalkeeping department that is losing both its incumbents.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv Land Wanted Teen Ben Simeon on Three-Year Deal
The 2008-born Israel youth international swaps Akko for Bloomfield Stadium after also drawing interest from Hapoel Beersheba and Maccabi Tel Aviv, ONE reports.
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Deputy Chairman Meiri Meets Hapoel Center's Tzadaf as Football Association Camps Edge Toward Joint Ticket
Talks between the Maccabi and Hapoel centers appear to be thawing ahead of Israel Football Association elections, with both sides converging around backing incumbent chairman Shino Zoaretz.
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Almog Cohen: 'You Can't Buy the Experience Larnaca Has'
Beitar Jerusalem's head coach says budgets have narrowed but AEK Larnaca's continental know-how remains the bigger threat as the sides meet in Cyprus in the Conference League's second qualifying round, ONE reports.
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Wembanyama and Irving Signal Support for Mamdani's Call to Arrest Netanyahu
ONE reports the San Antonio and Dallas stars backed the New York mayor's video urging Washington to enforce the ICC warrant against the Israeli prime minister.
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IDF names Gaza referee, footballers and coaches it says doubled as Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives
The Israeli military has published a list of twelve Palestinian sports figures from Gaza — including a FIFA-listed assistant referee — whom it says served in Hamas and Islamic Jihad military wings while killed during the war.
Read storyBeitar legend Eli Ohana reportedly set for guaranteed Likud Knesset spot
Channel 12 says Netanyahu is expected to reserve 'King Ohana' a safe place on Likud's list for the autumn election — a first formal step into national politics for the Beitar Jerusalem icon.
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Indictment Looms for Ironi Tiberias in Banned IV-Infusion Case
The Israel Football Association's prosecutor is expected to file charges within days over allegations that Tiberias players received oversized saline infusions before a relegation-defining match, as the club fights to have the lead investigator disqualified.
Read storyHapoel Beer Sheva close in on Atlanta United's Amador as Lopes successor
The Portuguese left-back, currently nursing an Achilles issue in MLS, is reported to be Beer Sheva's pick to fill the void left by the departing Hélder Lopes.
Read storyBnei Eilat's Youth B Side Go Unbeaten to Win Southern District Title
Shabtai Tassel's Ne'arim Bet side won 17 and drew three of 20 games without a single defeat, finishing eight points clear of Maccabi Kiryat Gat as Bnei Eilat's 2011-born cohort pushes toward the National League, ONE reports.
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Ten-woman Hapoel Jerusalem lead PAOK at half-time in Champions League debut
The reigning Israeli women's champions played more than 70 minutes with ten players after a 19th-minute red card, yet went into the break 1-0 up away to PAOK in their maiden European qualifying tie, ONE reports.
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Hapoel HaEmek Extends Assistant Coach Yablonovsky's Contract by Three Seasons
The Afula-based club is locking in continuity on its bench, keeping Golan Yablonovsky alongside head coach Sharon Avrahami and adding Oded Hendler as a second assistant.
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Monza reportedly approach Maccabi Tel Aviv over defender Tyrese Asante
The Serie A club have opened contact about the Dutch-Ghanaian centre-back, according to ONE, days before he is due to play Maccabi's Europa League qualifier against Sheriff Tiraspol.
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Former owner Shaul Eisenberg sues, says Hapoel Tel Aviv's name belongs to him
Shaul Eisenberg, who ran Hapoel Tel Aviv's basketball club for two decades before stepping away in 2007, is demanding NIS 12.6 million and warning the team may have to drop its own name after Ofer Yannay's takeover of majority ownership.
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Figo: Real Madrid Always Wants the Best
The Portuguese great backs a Rodri move to the Bernabéu, names his Ballon d'Or favourites and says Mourinho's only job now is to start winning again.
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Jason Levien set to take Maccabi Tel Aviv's seat on the EuroLeague board
The American attorney-turned-club-owner is expected to replace Dani Federman as Maccabi's representative, the latest ripple from a summer of upheaval atop the club's ownership.
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Ivić: "I was shocked by the bonus at Maccabi Tel Aviv"
The Serbian coach who steered Maccabi Tel Aviv to a 31-point title romp in his debut season says an unprecedented bonus scheme was part of what drove him to one of the most dominant campaigns in Israeli football history.
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UEFA Won't Let VAR Use World Cup's 'Mistaken Identity' Rule to Overturn Diving Calls
European football's governing body has told its video assistant referees to leave the World Cup's most contentious innovation on the shelf this season, after the rule sent Switzerland's Breel Embolo off in tears against Argentina.
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Maccabi Haifa turn to Wolves loanee Nigel Lonwijk to replace Eissat at the back
Sport5 reports Maccabi Haifa have agreed a deal for Dutch centre-back Nigel Lonwijk, a 1.95m Wolverhampton Wanderers player who has spent his entire career out on loan, as the club's answer to Liseb Eissat's move to Bristol City.
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14 Age-Group Records Fall at Israel's Youth Swimming Championship
Nearly 900 swimmers raced over five days as Michal Oguinetz swept every individual freestyle title on offer and Maccabi Rishon LeZion topped the club standings.
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Brazili accuses Almeida of exploiting his 'willingness to fight' after Brazilian misses weight by 15kg
Israeli MMA prospect Eilai Brazili says Lucas Almeida arrived in Israel well over the agreed limit ahead of Monday's Tel Aviv headliner, calling it disrespectful to him and to local fans.
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Hapoel Jerusalem's Women Open Israel's Champions League History Against PAOK
Fresh off their first-ever Israeli title, Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem face Greek champions PAOK today in Veria in a knockout semi-final that opens Israel's first-ever appearance in the Women's Champions League.
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Neymar trades the pitch for the poker table while Santos fly to Venezuela
Rested by Santos for a Copa Sudamericana trip to Caracas, the Brazilian forward turned up at a São Paulo poker tournament instead — reviving questions about his commitment as his career winds down after Brazil's World Cup exit.
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Pedrão Offered to Maccabi Petah Tikva as Veteran Tibi Ruled Out of Derby
ONE reports Maccabi Haifa have offered surplus defender Pedrão to their Premier League rivals, while Petah Tikva prepare for Saturday's Toto Cup derby against Hapoel Petah Tikva without the injured Eitan Tibi and Li-Yam Dan.
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Before Israel's Biggest Fight Night, GFN's Visiting Fighters Toured Shiloh and Jerusalem
Ahead of the Gordon brothers' historic three-way appearance on one card, GFN 1 opponents including John Lineker and Lando Vannata were taken on a tour of Israel's ancient sites, ONE reports.
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UEFA's Čeferin boycotts World Cup final over FIFA's handling of Trump-Balogun affair
Aleksander Čeferin stayed away from Spain's extra-time win over Argentina in protest at FIFA freezing a red-card ban for USA forward Folarin Balogun after President Trump lobbied Gianni Infantino directly.
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Bulls Rookie Star Buzelis Wants Avdija's Blueprint for Attacking the Rim
Matas Buzelis says he has been picking Deni Avdija's brain since Summer League in Las Vegas, hoping to add more downhill drives to a game he feels leaned too heavily on the three-ball.
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Bezos in talks to join investor group eyeing Liverpool stake
Sky News reports the Amazon founder has held discussions about joining a consortium led by Amit Bhatia that is negotiating a minority investment in the Premier League champions, though sources stress no decision has been made.
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Ironi Nes Ziona add wandering frontcourt man Jacob Wiley on two-year deal
The American-Macedonian forward, fresh off a stint in Puerto Rico, joins the Winner League club after a career that has already taken him through Germany, Australia, Greece, Spain, Montenegro, Japan and the NBA.
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Manchester United Ready €60m Opening Bid for PSG's Warren Zaire-Emery
Old Trafford is preparing a concrete approach for the France midfielder after a three-year chase, though Paris Saint-Germain's valuation is reported well above United's opening number — and the club has also made contact over Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr.
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Portland set to become the NBA's outlier as new owner guts the broadcast booth
Sport5 reports Tom Dundon is folding the Trail Blazers' TV and radio operations into one lean unit, cutting veteran voices loose and following the same playbook he used to gut his hockey team's radio booth in 2018.
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Hapoel Beer Sheva's European Dream Wobbles After Reykjavik Reverse
The reigning Israeli champions must overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Víkingur Reykjavík in Hungary next week, after a defeat in Iceland exposed cracks that had been papered over during the title run.
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Spanish public overwhelmingly backs Rodri for the Ballon d'Or
A reader poll finds nearly half of respondents in Spain want Rodri, not Kylian Mbappé, to win this year's Ballon d'Or after his Golden Ball-winning World Cup — even though a serious knee injury wiped out much of his club season.
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Man United miss out as World Cup star Summerville set for shock Al-Hilal move
Netherlands winger Crysencio Summerville, fresh off a two-goal World Cup, has agreed to join Al-Hilal from West Ham after Manchester United's interest stalled and a rejected bid left Roma walking away.
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Belgrade, 7 April 1977: The night Tal Brody put Israel "on the map"
A neutral-court upset over CSKA Moscow and a one-point final against Varese gave Maccabi Tel Aviv its first European basketball crown — and Israeli sport its most quoted sentence.
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Scaloni brushes off Messi's viral locker-room video, says stars will now 'rethink' their futures
Argentina's coach denied any dressing-room rift after the World Cup final loss to Spain and would not rule out Messi and Emiliano Martínez stepping back from the national team.
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Report: Ronaldo's Portugal career set to end against Wales on September 24
A Portuguese agent, cited by journalist Mohammed Awaad, says the 41-year-old plans to bow out of international football at Alvalade in a Nations League tie against Wales, closing the book on 233 caps and 146 goals.
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Report: Trump Wants FIFA's Infantino as Next UN Secretary-General
Sport5, citing the New York Post, reports that Donald Trump is pushing for his World Cup partner Gianni Infantino to succeed António Guterres at the United Nations — a proposal that would need to clear a Security Council veto gauntlet.
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FIFA banks record $15 billion from 2026 World Cup, nearly double Qatar's haul
Gianni Infantino told FIFA's membership in Manhattan that the expanded, 48-team tournament in North America shattered every financial benchmark in the governing body's history, powered by soaring broadcast, sponsorship and ticket revenue.
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Víkingur 1–1 Hapoel Beer Sheva: Kangwa levels in Iceland but barely celebrates
The Zambian forward salvaged a 1-1 draw for Hapoel Beer Sheva at Víkingur Reykjavík in the Champions League, and his muted reaction was read in Athens as another sign of how close he already is to joining AEK.
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Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Set for Historic Champions League Debut Against PAOK
The reigning Israeli women's champions play their first-ever European match on Wednesday, facing Greek side PAOK in Veria with a place in the next qualifying round at stake.
Read storyKangwa scores but Beersheba fall to Vikingur in Champions League opener
The Zambian striker's second-half equaliser wasn't enough as Reykjavik struck twice, leaving Israel's champions needing a comeback in next week's return leg.
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Maccabi Haifa Goalkeeper Kayouf Ruptures Achilles Before Season Even Starts
An MRI confirmed the worst for Sharif Kayouf after he was helped off the pitch in a preseason rout by Hapoel Kfar Saba, ending — for now — his hopes of a move to Hapoel Ramat Gan.
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Versano Breaks Israeli U18 Hurdles Record as Afrifah Completes Sprint Double in Jerusalem
Hila Versano set a new national under-18 mark in the 400m hurdles and Marcy Afrifah swept the 100m and 200m as the Israeli Athletics Championship closed out at Givat Ram Stadium.
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Partizan Belgrade joins Hapoel Jerusalem in race for Wendell Moore Jr.
The Serbian giant is chasing the free-agent forward as a replacement for the departed Sterling Brown, putting it in direct competition with Hapoel Jerusalem for the 24-year-old NBA journeyman.
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Ronaldo Likes Instagram Post Accusing FIFA of Rigging World Cup for Argentina
Days after Portugal's own elimination, Cristiano Ronaldo's verified account liked a Spanish TV clip branding FIFA a "mafia" that favored Lionel Messi's Argentina all the way to the final.
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Modrić agrees new Milan deal, signing off on retirement talk for now
The 40-year-old Croatian is set to formally extend his stay at San Siro through June 2027, Italian and Israeli outlets report, days after Croatia's World Cup exit.
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Another suspect held over grenade attack on restaurant chain owned by Beitar Jerusalem's owner
A man in his 20s from Bat Yam was arrested and taken in for questioning over a stun grenade thrown at a Japanika branch linked to Beitar Jerusalem owner Barak Abramov, the latest arrest in a wider wave of attacks tied to a criminal turf war.
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Naor Barkol Leaves Youth Ranks Behind to Coach Holon Yermiyahu
After more than a decade exclusively in youth football, the Holon-born coach takes his first senior job at Liga Alef South side Holon Yermiyahu.
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Argentina and Spain reportedly closing in on a November Finalissima rematch in Qatar
Weeks after their dramatic World Cup final, ONE reports that advanced talks are underway to finally stage the long-delayed Finalissima between Europe's and South America's champions at Lusail Stadium.
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Shuki Nagar Named Professional Director at Maccabi Amit Be'er Ya'akov
The well-travelled former Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv defender moves into a new role overseeing football development at the growing central-Israel youth club.
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Best Attack, Best Defence: M.S. Dimona's Youth Side Sweeps to a Shfela League Title
The Negev club's 2010-born Ne'arim Alef team clinched the regional championship with two rounds to spare, scoring more and conceding fewer than anyone else in the division, ONE reports.
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Bnei Yehuda pause for Nitzan Shirazi, 12 years after his death
On the day their former player and coach would have turned 55, Bnei Yehuda stopped morning training for a minute of applause and a club statement remembering a man who never left the Hatikva Quarter's heart.
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Evenepoel destroys the clock by Lake Geneva as Lipowitz's Tour ends in the barriers
The world champion tears 28 seconds out of Tadej Pogačar's lead on a lakeside time trial, but the day's cruellest twist is a broken collarbone for his own team leader Florian Lipowitz.
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Messi's cryptic tunnel speech before World Cup final fuels conspiracy claims against FIFA
A viral clip of Messi telling Argentina to "forget everything" before Sunday's final has fans guessing, while an Argentine journalist alleges — without evidence — that FIFA steered the result toward Spain to help Gianni Infantino win re-election.
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Playoff Hero Or Poni Leaves Nahalal Yizrael for Hapoel Hadera's Youth Ranks
The attacking midfielder whose stoppage-time free kick kept Nahalal Yizrael in Israel's top youth flight is joining Hapoel Hadera's Youth A squad for next season, after his own age group was relegated.
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AEK Athens pull offer for Beersheba's Kangwa after club refuses to rest him for Vikingur tie
The Greek club wanted assurances that Kings Kangwa would sit out tonight's Champions League qualifier so he could still play for them in Europe this season. Hapoel Beersheba said no — and AEK walked away.
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Pilot's cruel mid-flight prank convinces grieving Argentina fans they had won the World Cup
A cabin full of Argentina supporters erupted in celebration when their pilot announced a World Cup final win — before he delivered the punchline: Spain had actually taken the trophy.
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Banda's Lecce stand-off could still hand Maccabi Petah Tikva a bonus payday
The winger missed Lecce's pre-season report date amid interest from Saudi Arabia's Al-Fateh — but the detail worth watching in Israel is a 15% sell-on clause tying his next move to Maccabi Petah Tikva's finances.
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Omri Glazer completes homecoming to Maccabi Haifa on three-year deal
Israel's national-team goalkeeper leaves Red Star Belgrade to rejoin the club where he first became a Ligat ha'Al name, reuniting with head coach Barak Bakhar at Kiryat Eliezer.
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Haifa Labour Court Rejects Bnei Sakhnin Bid to Freeze Arbitration in Mimer Pay Dispute
A regional labour court has cleared the way for arbitration to continue in former coach Sharon Mimer's roughly NIS 920,000 claim against Bnei Sakhnin, rejecting the club's request to halt the process.
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The man who eliminated Maccabi and Red Star is closing in on a move — to Red Star
Free agent Derrick Lukassen, once of Maccabi Tel Aviv, is reported close to a three-year deal with Red Star Belgrade — a club he knocked out of the Champions League himself last summer, and one that could yet meet Hapoel Beer Sheva in this year's qualifiers.
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Spain baffled as FIFA leaves Cubarsí and Laporte off World Cup Best XI shortlist
Despite anchoring the tournament's meanest defence, the centre-back pair who started every Spain knockout game were missing from FIFA's Team of the Tournament nominees — with the full-backs picked instead.
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Champions of Israel Fly Furthest: Beer Sheva Cover 5,315km to Reach Reykjavik Qualifier
Hapoel Be'er Sheva have travelled further than any other side in Tuesday's Champions League qualifying round, ONE reports, adding logistics to the list of obstacles facing Ran Kozuk's team in Iceland.
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LaLiga chief Tebas: Infantino 'must go, he's destroying football'
Days after Spain's World Cup triumph, LaLiga president Javier Tebas tore into FIFA's leadership, calling in-match hydration breaks 'a farce' and arguing the Folarin Balogun red-card reversal nearly cost Gianni Infantino his job.
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Yarmakov out, Glazer in: Maccabi Haifa's rebuild starts in goal
As Giorgi Yarmakov heads to Ukraine, veteran coach Slobodan Drapić says Haifa have not weakened between the posts — but he wants the wider rebuild built on patience and youth, not panic.
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Officially: Bashar Abdach signs three-year deal with Maccabi Petah Tikva
The 21-year-old central defender arrives from Hapoel Hadera after impressing during preseason training, with Israel's player-status committee setting compensation at 140,000 shekels.
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Reuven Atar: Rafaelov must come down to the grass to help Bachar
The Maccabi Haifa great says the club's new sporting director can't run the Bachar era from an office chair alone — he needs to be out on the training pitch too.
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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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Olise Denies Involvement With Secret Daughter as Child-Support Dispute Goes Public
A German mother says the Bayern Munich and France winger has refused all contact with their toddler daughter and stopped paying support; his lawyers insist he has offered help from the start.
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Spain's Crown, Mbappé's Record and Football's American Makeover
Two days after Ferran Torres settled the final in extra time, the tournament's real legacy is coming into focus — a dominant Spain, a rewritten scoring record for Kylian Mbappé, and a sport visibly bending toward American commercial rhythms.
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Haifa council says Hapoel Haifa owes it 190,000 shekels, threatens training base
City officials say they won't let this one slide, warning the club could lose its Beit Neigler training ground days before the Haifa derby — the latest strain on a club already reeling from a separate 1.485 million shekel court judgment.
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Israeli champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva open Champions League bid against unbeaten Víkingur
The newly crowned Israeli title-holders travel to Reykjavik on Tuesday night to face an Icelandic side unbeaten in 23 matches, with Kings Kangwa carrying much of the attacking weight.
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Southern dream: Be'er Sheva chase a first Champions League breakthrough in Reykjavík
Israel's champions face Víkingur Reykjavík in the second qualifying round with an injury-hit squad, a Super Cup defeat behind them and, as ever, no home advantage.
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Despite the Small Hours, Israel's Toto Says It Had Its Biggest-Ever World Cup
With many matches kicking off in the middle of the night in Israel, the state gambling monopoly says punters wagered more than ever anyway — topped by a record single-day haul on final day.
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Without Messi, Argentina comes home to a hero's welcome after World Cup heartbreak
Thousands braved cold and rain along the Ricchieri highway to greet Lionel Scaloni's squad a day after Spain's extra-time win in the final — while Messi stayed away from the homecoming.
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Israeli refereeing team named for FCSB's Conference League qualifier
David Foksman leads an all-Israeli quartet appointed to the first leg between FCSB and Latvia's FK Auda, UEFA's latest show of trust in the country's officials.
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Butterflies and a 12-year wait: Hapoel Tel Aviv lands in Hungary for Europe's return
The Reds flew out Tuesday to Miskolc, where Thursday's Conference League qualifier against Ludogorets Razgrad will be played as a 'home' fixture in front of an expected 5,000 travelling fans.
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Draymond Green jokes he'd become 'the next PJ Tucker' if LeBron joins Warriors
Mid-way through a summer-long public pitch to lure LeBron James to Golden State, Green told a fan on Threads he'd happily hand over the offense and reinvent himself as a corner three-point specialist — reviving a running joke about PJ Tucker's shooting he first made back in 2020.
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Vinícius Júnior debuts sharper jawline after chin filler procedure
Photos from a Goiânia clinic show the Real Madrid winger with a strikingly redefined profile, the reported result of a minimally invasive facial procedure he sought after weeks of online mockery of his chin during the World Cup.
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Enzo Fernández speaks out on World Cup final red card, skips the apology
In his first public comments since Argentina's ten-men collapse in Spain's extra-time win, the Chelsea midfielder thanked fans and praised the national shirt — but never mentioned the reckless late foul that triggered his sending-off.
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Barcelona, 30 July 1992: The silver that ended the wait
On Israel's tenth trip to an Olympic Games, a 25-year-old judoka from Tel Aviv finally brought a medal home — and dedicated it to the eleven who never made it back from Munich.
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David Roddy reported to sign with Hapoel Jerusalem
The 25-year-old forward, a 2022 first-round NBA pick, would make his first move outside the United States under new head coach Saša Obradović — though the deal has so far surfaced in only one report.
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Mamo and Mantel break Israeli records at national athletics championships
Noam Mamo ran 46.58 seconds in the 400m and Yarden Mantel cleared 4.16 meters in the pole vault, each improving marks they had set only weeks earlier, on a record-setting day at Israel's national athletics championships in Jerusalem.
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Messi: 'The pain is enormous' after World Cup final heartbreak
In his first public comments since Spain's extra-time win, Lionel Messi called Argentina's 1-0 defeat devastating but said the run to consecutive finals was something to hold onto.
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FIFA to Weigh Expanding 2030 World Cup to 64 Teams
A CONMEBOL-backed plan to mark the World Cup's centenary with 64 nations is under formal review at FIFA, a shift that could also reshape Europe's — and Israel's — qualifying path.
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Hapoel Nof HaGalil rebuilds youth coaching staff after relegation
A new professional manager and a reshuffled panel of junior-team coaches aim to stabilize the club's academy following the senior side's drop to Liga Aleph.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv's road to Europe runs through Bulgaria, with Žilina or Katowice waiting
Before any thought of a third qualifying round, Hapoel Tel Aviv must first get past Bulgaria's Ludogorets Razgrad in the Conference League's second round.
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Two Israeli referees handed European qualifier appointments for the new season
David Fuksman and Snir Levi are reported to officiate UEFA Conference League and Europa League second qualifying-round ties as the 2026-27 European campaign opens.
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Israel's 100m record-holder Blessing Afrifah pulled from national championships with hamstring injury
Israel's fastest sprinter is withdrawn at the last moment from the 100m and 200m in Jerusalem as his team guards his fitness for next month's European Championships in Birmingham.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv close to signing Slovenian striker Ester Sokler from Radnicki 1923
A principle agreement is reported with the Serbian club for the 27-year-old forward in a deal worth around one million euros, with a signature expected within 48 hours. Nothing is yet official.
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Ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Jeff Dowtin Jr joins Napoli Basket
The American point guard, who left Maccabi Tel Aviv before the season ended and later held talks with AEK Athens, has been officially unveiled in Naples ahead of next season's EuroCup.
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Kings of the world: Ferran Torres strikes in extra time as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup
The European champions suffocated Lionel Messi's Argentina at MetLife Stadium, survived Emiliano Martinez's record 11 saves and a disallowed goal, and won their second World Cup through Ferran Torres' 106th-minute volley — while more than 10,000 Israelis watched together at Menora Mivtachim Hall in Tel Aviv.
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Haifa's goalkeeper reshuffle agreed: Glazer set for return as Yermakov heads to Ukraine
Maccabi Haifa have reportedly finalised both ends of their summer goalkeeper swap: Israel international Omri Glazer returns on a four-year deal from Red Star Belgrade, while Heorhiy Yermakov joins Metalist Kharkiv for a reported three million euros — with official announcements expected within 48 hours.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv confirm they will open new season in Sofia
The EuroCup winners and EuroLeague debutants say the security situation forces them to keep an activity base in Bulgaria, with a return home conditional on improvement: "At the moment — we will open the season in Sofia."
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Report: Hapoel Jerusalem chasing ex-Denver forward David Roddy after first offer rejected
The Jerusalem club's opening proposal of roughly $2.2 million over two years was turned down by the 25-year-old former first-round pick, but negotiations are said to be continuing as the club builds toward its EuroLeague push.
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Locked out before the derby: Hapoel Haifa say city has barred them from training ground
The club returns from its Bulgaria camp on Monday facing a bar from the Beit Nagler complex over an alleged debt — six days before the Toto Cup derby against Maccabi Haifa. "We feel like an unwanted stepchild in the city," the club said.
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Evenepoel conquers the Solaison as Vingegaard crashes out of the Tour
Remco Evenepoel outkicked Tadej Pogacar and Isaac del Toro on the Plateau de Solaison for his first road-stage win at the Tour de France, on an afternoon overshadowed by Jonas Vingegaard's crash and first career Grand Tour abandonment.
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Noa Konfino named Maccabi Ashdod team manager ahead of top-flight return
The 27-year-old former statistics chief takes on the senior squad's day-to-day management as the newly promoted club prepares for the Winner League — reportedly as the only woman in the role in the league.
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Sour finish in Ljubljana: Israel under-20s beaten by Lithuania in ninth-place game
Israel's reserve national team led at halftime but was outscored 30-18 in the third quarter, losing 95-79 to Lithuania and closing the FIBA U20 EuroBasket in 10th place — with top-division status already secured.
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Ariel Atias, Israel's decathlon record-holder, retires at 27 to coach the next generation
The Israel Athletics Federation announced on Sunday that the country's finest combined-events athlete will end his 16-year career at Monday's Israeli Championships in Jerusalem, before joining the federation's Academy for Excellence coaching staff in September.
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'He waited for my first mistake': Stav Lemkin looks back on a first season of two halves at Twente
Hauled off at half-time on his Eredivisie debut and frozen out by the coach who signed him, the Israel defender ended his first Dutch season as an automatic starter in a Twente side that clinched European football.
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AEK Athens submit official offer for Hapoel Be'er Sheva star Kings Kangwa
The Greek club has formally bid for the Zambian midfielder who drove Be'er Sheva to the title, but the reported sum of over €2.5 million remains well short of the champions' asking price of more than €4 million.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv send six academy graduates on loan to Kfar Shalem in one sweep
The champions have reportedly moved six youth-title winners to partner club Hapoel Kfar Shalem in the second tier, clearing the pathway for playing time ahead of the new season.
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Beşiktaş president says Salah move stalled after agent raised commission demand
Serdal Adalı claims Mohamed Salah approved a move to Istanbul before agent Ramy Abbas sought a commission of roughly 35 percent — a figure the club calls unacceptable and the agent's camp disputes, with an MLS option alongside Israeli defender Or Blorian still floated.
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Dolev Haziza expected to join Maccabi Netanya as gaps in talks narrow
The former Maccabi Haifa captain's agent met Netanya officials on Sunday, with the club reportedly hoping to complete the free-agent signing before Tuesday's traditional season-opening training session.
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Kiryat Shmona confirm agreement to sell Cristian Martínez to Slovan Bratislava
The Panamanian midfielder, named Player of the Match against Croatia at the World Cup, travelled to Slovakia at the weekend to complete a three-year move to the Slovak champions; the fee has not been disclosed.
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Israeli teenagers clock 2:15.00 to erase 35-year-old 1,000m relay record in Rieti
Nivi Seligmann, Roni Rabinovitz, Koral Tsimbalist and Hila Varsano took nearly five seconds off a national mark that had stood since 1991, closing Israel's European under-18 championships on a record even without a place in the final.
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Eli Ohana bids official farewell: "I have finished my path in football"
The 62-year-old Beitar Jerusalem great and 1988 Cup Winners' Cup winner has ruled out ever returning as a coach or executive, dismissing talk of leading Israel alongside Eyal Berkovic and confirming that broadcasting is now his only place in the game.
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Datiashvili turns a race-one win into seventh at the ILCA 6 Youth Europeans
Gaya Datiashvili opened the European youth championship in Thessaloniki with a race win and recovered from a start disqualification to finish seventh among Europe's under-19 girls, the best result in a 12-strong Israeli team.
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Josh Kerr shatters athletics' oldest track record with 3:42.66 mile in London
The Scot took nearly half a second off Hicham El Guerrouj's 3:43.13, a mark that had stood since Rome in 1999, in front of 60,000 at the London Diamond League.
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Gadrani doubtful for Larnaca as contract standoff with Beitar Jerusalem sharpens
Beitar's Georgian centre-back is a fitness doubt for Thursday's Conference League opener against AEK Larnaca while pressing for a raise of at least 50 per cent — with the club and player reportedly hundreds of thousands of euros apart, yet both minded to strike a deal this week.
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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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Helsinki, 19 July 1952: the day Israel walked into the Olympic movement
Seventy-four years ago today, a 25-strong delegation marched behind the blue-and-white flag at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Israel's first Olympic Games won no medals — but the debut itself was a quiet act of international recognition for a four-year-old state.
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England win a ten-goal epic 6-4 as Saka hat-trick claims World Cup bronze
Bukayo Saka's hat-trick and a stoppage-time Jude Bellingham goal crowned one of the wildest matches in World Cup history in Miami Gardens, while Kylian Mbappé's brace carried him past Lionel Messi as the tournament's all-time record scorer.
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Pogačar dances to a fourth Tour stage win at Le Markstein as lead stretches to 4:30
The yellow jersey attacked 1.5km below the Col du Haag summit and soloed home on the 155.3km Vosges stage from Mulhouse, extending his overall lead to 4:30 ahead of Sunday's summit finish at the Plateau de Solaison.
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Belaga makes history with a triple-double as Israel U20s rout Latvia 96–74
A 16-point, 12-assist, 10-rebound night from the captain and a 26–9 second quarter carried Israel into the ninth-place game against Lithuania at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket.
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Tzur saves three in shootout as Hapoel Tel Aviv oust Beitar after 2–2 thriller
Daniel Dappa's 96th-minute equaliser cancelled out Shon Weissman's debut penalty, and Assaf Tzur saved three spot-kicks in a 3–1 shootout win that sent Hapoel Tel Aviv — not Beitar — into the Toto Cup semi-finals.
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Chelsea agree £117m Morgan Rogers deal to make him Britain's costliest player
Aston Villa have accepted a bid worth £117m for the England forward, per David Ornstein of The Athletic, with a medical set for Monday and a six-year contract to 2032 awaiting signature.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv backer's sponsorship of referees' body ignites integrity row
A three-season sponsorship of the Israeli referees' association by Micky Koppel's company — a long-time Maccabi Tel Aviv sponsor whose owner is a self-declared devoted fan of the club — has drawn fan criticism, forcing the association to defend the deal as non-exclusive and precedented.
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'We'll need to compromise': Maccabi run out of patience with Lundberg as Walker edges towards staying
Maccabi Tel Aviv are reported to have given Iffe Lundberg days to answer an improved offer before turning elsewhere, while the club now expects Lonnie Walker to remain — unless a serious NBA offer arrives.
Read storySeck reported to be on verge of Al-Faisaly switch after Maccabi Haifa exit
The Senegalese centre-back, who left Haifa this summer at the end of his contract, has reportedly travelled to Saudi Arabia to complete a free-agent move to the newly promoted top-flight side — though the league's own announcement passed over his four years in Israel.
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Maccabi Haifa agree permanent sale of Show to Kocaelispor
The Angolan midfielder's two-year detour through Haifa ends with a 500,000 euro move to the Turkish top flight, where a season on loan turned him into a first-team fixture.
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Netanya race to shield 16-year-old Abuhatzira after €100,000 release clause is laid bare
Yarin Abuhatzira, hailed on national radio as the best player in Israel for his age, can reportedly be bought out for just €100,000 — and Maccabi Netanya are hurrying to rewrite his contract before anyone tests it.
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Four European clubs reportedly tracking Maccabi Tel Aviv winger Hélio Varela
Samsunspor, Qarabağ, Red Star Belgrade and Ferencváros are said to be monitoring the Cape Verde international after his World Cup summer — but no bid has been reported and his Bloomfield contract runs to 2028.
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Fifty years on: Montreal 1976, the black ribbon and Israel's first Olympic finalist
The Games that opened on 17 July 1976 asked Israel's athletes simply to show up four years after Munich. Esther Roth-Shahamorov answered by racing into an Olympic final — and resetting what Israeli sport thought it was for.
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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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Bnei Sakhnin sign Romanian goalkeeper Raul Bălbărău
The 25-year-old arrives on a free transfer after two and a half years at Petrolul Ploiești, signing a one-year deal with a club option for two further seasons and setting up a direct fight with Mohammed Abu Nil for the number-one shirt.
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Police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv's Villa Park ban left with £57,800 payout
Draft accounts show Craig Guildford received about 236,000 shekels as compensation for loss of office after resigning over the discredited ban on Israeli supporters, a payment the UK's shadow justice secretary called 'a disgrace'.
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Maccabi Haifa and Metalist agree terms on record Yermakov sale
Israeli and Ukrainian reports align: the clubs have settled a deal worth around €3m for the goalkeeper, who is expected in Ukraine within the week; no official announcement has yet been made.
Read storyAbramov breaks silence on Japanika attacks and alleges a media 'conflict' he says he fell victim to
In his first extended broadcast interview since grenades, arson and gunfire hit his restaurant chain, the Beitar Jerusalem owner denied receiving threats, denied criminal ties — and claimed, without offering evidence, that a feud between Keshet's leadership and Leumi Partners chief Victor Vakrat is driving the fire his way.
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Sharp signs off Summer League with 16 points as Kings edge Hornets
The Tel Aviv-born guard hit four three-pointers and added three steals in Sacramento's 92–90 win over Charlotte, closing his first Summer League with his most rounded performance yet.
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Abu Fani goes the full 90 as Red Star Belgrade crush Mačva in SuperLiga opener
The Israel midfielder completed every minute of his league debut in Belgrade as the Serbian champions swept aside Mačva Šabac 5-0 in Friday's season-opening round at the Rajko Mitić Stadium.
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'To them, the fans are an ATM': Rapyd chief Shtilman turns on Maccabi Tel Aviv's new owners
Days after the Recanati family completed their $50m move to majority control, the club's main sponsor Arik Shtilman accused them of buying to profit rather than build, claimed signings were lost, and vowed to remain a loud critic.
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Rodina Moscow reportedly eyeing Maccabi Netanya midfielder Basam Zaarura
The newly promoted Russian Premier League club are said to be weighing a summer move for the 23-year-old Shefar'am-born midfielder, whose Netanya contract runs until 2027.
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Salah 'agrees verbal deal' with Besiktas, French outlet reports
Foot Mercato's Santi Aouna says the free agent has a verbal agreement on a one-year contract in Istanbul worth around €12m a season — but no first-rank international outlet has confirmed it, and his agent insists nothing is decided.
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David Natan, champion of Hapoel Ramat Gan's wonder season, dies at 86
A youth product who struck a last-minute winner in the 1963-64 title run, Natan passed away days after his son led Israel's under-20 women to a historic European basketball silver.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv close in on former NBA forward Jacob Toppin
Negotiations with the 26-year-old ex-Knicks and Hawks forward have reportedly advanced, with the club confident he will join for 2026/27 — and his Jewish heritage means he would not count as an import.
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Levy and Gal take junior world 470 silver after title defence is lost on a countback
Israel's defending champions finished level on 36 points with Italy's Lisa Vucetti and Vittorio Bonifacio in Gdynia, only for the junior world crown to slip away on the final-race tie-break.
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Szoboszlai commits his prime to Liverpool with new contract until 2031
The Hungary captain and reigning Player of the Season has signed a five-year extension at Anfield, ending months of negotiations three years before his previous deal was due to expire.
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US analysts warn Portland's Morant gamble could squeeze Deni Avdija's breakout role
Portland-focused analysis argues the Trail Blazers have crowded their backcourt instead of building around their first-time All-Star, with Ja Morant's arrival threatening the on-ball role that fuelled Avdija's career year.
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Spanish media tip Israel's Orian Goren, 17, as cover for injured De Jong at Barcelona
Mundo Deportivo is reported to rank the 17-year-old La Masia midfielder among Hansi Flick's internal options while Frenkie de Jong faces months out with a knee injury sustained at the World Cup.
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Andrija Novakovich: the well-travelled striker reuniting with Kenny Saief at Maccabi Haifa
Eight years after sharing a United States camp with Kenny Saief, the Wisconsin-born target man arrives on the Carmel with a nomadic CV, a divisive goalscoring record and a friend already in the dressing room.
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Kanyuk sets seven-day deadline as Hapoel Ramat Gan claim swells to 350,000 shekels
Through his lawyer, the midfielder has sent the newly promoted club a formal warning letter demanding 350,000 shekels within seven days — citing unpaid bonuses, unlawful termination and missing pension contributions — before a lawsuit is filed.
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Maccabi Haifa said to pay Red Star an estimated €300,000 to close Omri Glazer deal
Red Star's reported €250,000 demand appears to have been settled at a higher price: Israeli reporting now says Haifa will pay an estimated €300,000 to close the deal, with the Israel goalkeeper expected in the country within days.
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Liam Hermesh agrees move to Austrian Bundesliga side Grazer AK
Out of contract at Maccabi Haifa and fresh from a Moldovan Cup-winning loan at Sheriff Tiraspol, the 22-year-old defensive midfielder is set to join GAK on a free transfer, with an unveiling expected within days.
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Worko in line for Beitar debut as Shua sweats on fitness and Carabalí commits
Beitar Jerusalem's projected side for Saturday's cup tie with Hapoel Tel Aviv hands a first start to summer signing Daniel Worko — while a virus leaves Yarden Shua in doubt and Brayan Carabalí resolves his future in the capital.
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France's World Cup replay petition passes 50,000 signatures as FIFA backs referee
Fans claim Lamine Yamal handled the ball before the penalty that set Spain's 2-0 semi-final win in motion, but no formal French protest has been lodged and FIFA insists Iván Barton's appointment was fully justified.
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Police announce further arrest over grenade attacks on Beitar owner's Japanika chain
A suspect accused of throwing a grenade at a Kiryat Ono branch of Barak Abramov's restaurant chain has been remanded for 12 days, as police widen an investigation rooted in a feud between crime families.
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Maccabi Haifa tie teenage striker Adrian Ballout to a new three-year deal
The 2010-born forward from the Galilee village of Mi'ilya — credited with 103 goals in three junior seasons — has signed until 2029 after one championship-winning year in the academy.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv academy adds Nahalal Yizrael pair Oretzki and Kadosh
Centre-back Liroy Oretzki and striker Marom Kadosh, both from the 2012 age group, join the under-14 setup at Kiryat Shalom after standout seasons with the Jezreel Valley club.
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Emily Elkobi, 12, dances Israel to gold at All Dance finals in Thessaloniki
The Herzliya schoolgirl won her solo category with a routine called 'Cat Women' at All Dance International's championship in Greece, where her crew Outrage also took gold and earned a ticket to November's world finals in Orlando.
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Israel's under-20s swept aside 35:23 by Iceland with a World Championship place still on the line
Shorn of four squad members, Israel trailed 20:9 at half-time at the Turda Arena and must now beat the loser of Croatia's tie with Romania on Sunday to claim 15th place — and with it a World Championship berth.
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Rivollier crosses the Petah Tikva divide again as Hapoel bring French striker back
A year after leaving for Maccabi, the 25-year-old French forward returns to Hapoel Petah Tikva on a one-year deal with a two-season option, reuniting with promotion-winning coach Omer Peretz.
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Varsano lowers Israeli under-18 400m hurdles record at European youth championships in Rieti
The 17-year-old Maccabi Tel Aviv hurdler ran 1:00.02 in Friday's opening round to reach Saturday's semi-finals, while steeplechasers Ido Noam and Aviv Ochman booked places in Sunday's 2,000m final.
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Police detail strict entry rules for Beitar Jerusalem's Netanya meeting with Hapoel Tel Aviv
Gates open at 18:30 under rigorous screening, pyrotechnics carry a 3,000-shekel fine and roads around Netanya's Miriam Stadium close on Saturday evening as two European-bound rivals meet.
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Maccabi Haifa open girls’ basketball academy with Reali School
The Haifa partnership will combine secondary education with high-level basketball training for players from ninth grade, creating a new development route in northern Israel.
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World Cup winners to receive rings in FIFA first
Argentina or Spain will leave Sunday's final with the trophy and medals plus 30 personalised championship rings, while 1,996 licensed editions will be offered to supporters.
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Steinberg sixth, Kantor eighth as Israel miss Long Beach podium
Tamar Steinberg reached the iQFOiL semi-final and Sharon Kantor the quarter-final on the LA28 waters, but Israel's board-sailing contingent finished the regatta without a medal.
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Blorian plays 75 minutes in MLS debut as Sporting KC lose 3–2
The Israel centre-back started at Energizer Park and departed after treatment before Eduard Löwen’s late penalty gave St. Louis the points.
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Giannis presents Miami move as his clearest route back to the title
The two-time MVP appeared at Kaseya Center in No. 7, setting a championship standard for a Heat roster rebuilt around him and Bam Adebayo.
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NBA examines Trent’s reported $64m Bucks contract
The league is reviewing the circumstances around Milwaukee’s four-year agreement with Gary Trent Jr.; no breach has been established and the deal remains in place.
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Vinčić handed whistle for Argentina–Spain World Cup final
The Slovenian official who controlled the 2024 Champions League final will lead a five-man on-field crew at New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday.
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Wildfire smoke clouds Spain training, but final outlook improves
Spain prepared for Sunday’s World Cup final under heavy haze in northern New Jersey, although the smoke is expected to clear before the 3pm kickoff against Argentina.
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Houston hold Saraf and Wolf quiet in 100–83 Brooklyn defeat
Ben Saraf scored two points and Danny Wolf added four as the Rockets seized a 15-point first-quarter lead and ended Brooklyn’s Summer League semi-final hopes.
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Kanichowsky and Ferencváros advance to face Twente
The Israeli midfielder played 61 minutes as the Hungarian champions beat Vojvodina 3–0, completing a 5–1 aggregate win and booking a Europa League tie with FC Twente.
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2018–19: the two summers that changed Israeli youth basketball
Israel's first FIBA title in Chemnitz was followed by a home defence in Tel Aviv, turning a breakthrough generation into the benchmark for every U20 team that followed.
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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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Israel U20s crush Italy 84–59 to secure Division A safety
Yonatan Keller scored 19 points and Israel controlled the final three quarters in Ljubljana, turning a relegation test into a 25-point statement.
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Maccabi Haifa agree Novakovich deal pending medical
The 29-year-old United States striker is due in Israel next week, but the move will become a signing only after he completes the club's medical process.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv draw Sheriff in Europa League second round
Sheriff advanced 1–0 on aggregate against Aluminij and will host the first leg on 23 July before the return tie a week later.
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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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Trump to attend Argentina–Spain World Cup final
The US president will be at New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday as the host nation’s federal operation converges on the tournament’s 104th and final match.
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Balker extension closes Maccabi Haifa route for now
Huddersfield have tied the Suriname centre-back to a contract through 2028, forcing Haifa to redirect a defensive search that had reached an advanced stage.
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Hapoel Jerusalem badge vote meets 1,300-signature backlash
Season-ticket holders received alternative designs as part of a wider rebrand, but a fast-moving petition has turned the club’s identity project into a test of supporter trust.
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Ness Ziona turn to Paris Lee for two-year backcourt reset
The former EuroLeague steals leader arrives from UNICS Kazan with 128 games of elite European experience and a mandate to organise an ambitious new roster.
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Diarra joins Kasımpaşa as Hapoel Tel Aviv move collapses
The former Hapoel Haifa winger has signed in Istanbul after Hapoel Tel Aviv’s reported agreement with Reims stopped short of personal terms with the player.
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Beitar cleared to register Warku after NIS 240,000 award
The player-status decision reduces Hapoel Ramat Gan’s reported NIS 1.2 million claim and opens the way for the 21-year-old to enter Beitar Jerusalem’s squad.
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Hapoel Ramat Gan sign Luan Campos on two-year deal
The promoted club add a flexible Brazilian forward with an option for a third season, extending a recruitment plan built around width, movement and top-flight experience.
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Boavista ordered to cease activity as insolvency closes the Bessa
The 2001 Portuguese champions must vacate their stadium by 31 July after missing a monthly creditor payment, the latest step in a collapse split across club and football company.
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Israel U20 let halftime lead slip in 33–31 Faroe defeat
The M20 side drop into the places 13–16 bracket, but one victory from their remaining placement games would still secure a 2027 World Championship place.
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Otomewo completes Hapoel Jerusalem’s record €1.6m sale to Reims
A five-year contract turns a one-season rise from Hapoel’s Nigerian talent project into the supporter-owned club’s largest outgoing transfer.
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₪450,000 ruling closes Beitar’s Noam Mocha compensation dispute
The player-status decision fixes the development payment owed to M.S. Ashdod, separating the cost of Mocha’s football education from the three-year contract he has already begun at Beitar.
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Dan Biton asks for medical privacy as he works towards a return
The Hapoel Be’er Sheva midfielder says he is undergoing complex medical procedures but has disclosed no diagnosis or recovery date, a boundary the club is maintaining.
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Four appointments complete a generational change in Israeli basketball’s disciplinary court
A year-long handover has replaced four long-serving judges with a salaried panel, while the association’s rules preserve the court’s formal independence and route of appeal.
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Hapoel Eilat add Aaron Wheeler to a roster built for the Premier League
The promoted club have signed a 2.05-metre forward whose first Israeli season supplied rebounding, weak-side defence and credible three-point shooting in a limited role.
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Fenerbahçe turn Marcus Bingham’s breakout year into a two-season bet
The former Hapoel big man has converted an outstanding VTB League campaign with UNICS Kazan into a EuroLeague contract built around length, mobility and defensive range.
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Kunin doubles up as Mazkeret Batya retain national artistic-swimming cup
A two-point club contest and Katy Kunin’s solo-duet double gave Israel’s summer championships a finish defined by both collective depth and senior quality.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv keep it classical in 2026/27 shirt reveal
A red home strip and white away kit open the club's Adidas era, with an NFC-enabled crest and a supporter refrain stitched into the identity.
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Israeli football records fewer racism convictions and pitch pyrotechnics
New figures point to a meaningful improvement after tougher anti-racism rules, although unequal reporting periods and missing match-level denominators limit the headline percentages.
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Stiles inquest finds heading-linked CTE contributed to his death
A coroner found the England champion had severe dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease and CTE, with repeated heading responsible for the CTE.
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World Cup final seats reach $8,680 in Spain's allocation
Official prices expose a dramatic split between a tightly limited $60 supporter tier and the four-figure cost of most federation-allocation seats for Argentina against Spain.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv add RTMI as two-year principal sponsor
The finance company's mark will appear on match-shirt sleeves and Bloomfield advertising as an established basketball partnership expands into football.
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Maccabi Haifa reach into double-winning past for new home shirt
The 2026/27 design draws on the club's 1990/91 green-and-white identity as Maccabi Haifa extend their Adidas partnership through 2031.
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Ten-man Maccabi beat Be’er Sheva 3–1 to lift Super Cup
Saied Abu Farchi scored twice and Sagiv Yehezkel supplied all three goals as the cup holders won the season’s first Israeli trophy despite Roy Revivo’s dismissal.
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Sharp scores 12 as Kings fall to Celtics in Summer League
The Israeli guard added two steals without a turnover but shot 4-of-13 in Sacramento's 82–76 loss, two days after scoring 23 against Brooklyn.
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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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Spa opens a new phase in Antonelli–Russell title fight
The Belgian Grand Prix begins on Friday with Mercedes' drivers separated by 25 points and Ferrari arriving after winning two of the last three races.
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Messi takes Golden Boot lead without scoring after two-assist semi-final
Argentina's captain and Kylian Mbappé remain level on eight goals, but Messi's four assists now give him the first tiebreak with one match left for each player.
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UK seeks FIFA probe as Milei backs Argentina's Falklands banner
Britain has asked football's governing body to investigate the champions' post-semi-final display, while Argentina's president called the players' message understandable but separated it from diplomacy.
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Barça sign former Maccabi centre Josh Nebo through 2029
The EuroLeague rebounding specialist returns to Spain's title race after a trophy-laden finish in Milan, carrying a game shaped by his breakthrough seasons in Israel.
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Israel adopts restart countdowns, treatment waits and wider VAR
The domestic game now has immediate sporting penalties for slow restarts and substitutions, a one-minute treatment wait and a narrow expansion of video review.
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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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Argentina stun England with two late goals to reach World Cup final
Enzo Fernández cancelled out Anthony Gordon’s opener before Lautaro Martínez headed a 92nd-minute winner, sending the holders into Sunday’s final against Spain.
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July 16, 2001: the Maccabiah that opened against the odds
Security fears, a reduced field and the memory of the 1997 bridge disaster shadowed the 16th Maccabiah, yet more than 2,000 athletes still marched into Teddy Stadium.
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Žalgiris bring Valančiūnas home after 14 NBA seasons
The 34-year-old centre returns to Lithuanian club basketball for the first time since 2012, giving the EuroLeague side an imposing low-post and rebounding anchor.
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Orian Goren trains with Barcelona first team in preseason
The 17-year-old Israeli midfielder has joined Hansi Flick’s opening sessions, a valuable evaluation window rather than a formal senior promotion.
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Rani Cohen takes Hapoel Eilat CEO role after promotion
The former league executive joins a club returning to the top flight after a 29–1 National League season, with licensing, budget and roster systems now entering a higher-risk phase.
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Wærenskjold wins the fastest stage in Tour de France history
The Uno-X rider took the Nevers sprint after 161.3 kilometres at an average 50.91 km/h, eclipsing a record that had stood since Mario Cipollini’s 1999 victory.
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Ronen Hanzis returns with Ironi Beit Dagan in fourth-tier reset
The former Maccabi Tel Aviv winger is restarting his senior career in Liga Bet after two seasons away from competitive football.
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Kiryat Ata add Nike Sibande to reshape their backcourt
The 1.93-metre American-Ugandan guard arrives after a EuroCup season with NINERS Chemnitz, bringing size, rim pressure and a broader defensive profile to the perimeter.
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Israel U20s fall to Greece and face Division A survival fight
A 79–66 round-of-16 defeat ended the quarter-final bid; Italy now stand between Oren Aharoni’s team and the safer half of the Division A classification bracket.
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Recanati family raise Maccabi Tel Aviv stake to 58% as deal closes
The acquisition of the Federman family’s 29% holding has been completed, creating a majority shareholder and ending a defining chapter in the basketball club’s ownership.
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Satoranský officially joins Hapoel Tel Aviv on one-year deal
The 2.01-metre Czech playmaker arrives after four seasons at Barcelona, giving Dimitris Itoudis another experienced initiator while any local-player eligibility remains unresolved.
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Silver sets summer target as Leonard’s Toronto return remains frozen
The proposed Raptors–Clippers blockbuster is still uncompleted while an external investigation examines whether Leonard’s endorsement arrangement breached salary-cap rules.
Read storyNetanya enter advanced loan talks for Brazilian centre-back Zé Marcos
The 28-year-old is contracted to Vitória and currently on loan at Sport Recife, making the proposed move a multi-club negotiation rather than a simple agreement with the player.
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Mexico, 1970: the goal that put Israel on the World Cup map
Three minutes after Sweden took the lead in Toluca, Mordechai Spiegler answered from distance and created a moment that still stands alone in Israeli football history.
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Spain shut out France to reach the World Cup final
Mikel Oyarzabal’s penalty and Pedro Porro’s second-half finish delivered a 2–0 semi-final victory and took Spain to the biggest match in international football.
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Paris, 1993: the night Israel turned 2–1 into history
France were preparing to celebrate World Cup qualification. Israel, bottom of the group and without a competitive win, scored twice in the final eleven minutes to leave the Parc des Princes in disbelief.
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Be'er Sheva fly to Iceland without injured new winger João Victor
The Israeli champions chartered a direct flight to Reykjavík on Saturday, days ahead of Tuesday's Champions League first leg, with new signing João Victor sidelined by a hamstring tear.
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Bnei Eilat land Gil Itzhak in fourth-tier statement signing
The experienced National League forward has signed a three-year deal as Bnei Eilat accelerate an ambitious promotion project under sporting director Kobi Refua.
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Manchester United sign Tielemans through 2031
United have officially added Belgium captain Youri Tielemans after his Europa League-winning season at Aston Villa, signing the midfielder through June 2031.
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Fresh grenade attack hits Abramov-owned restaurant as inquiry widens
Police are investigating an explosion at the Japanika branch in Rosh Pina after a new grenade attack extended a violent series in which four people had already been arrested.
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Hapoel Lev Hasharon U17s step up after winning Sharon division
The regional champions will give the community club a National League representative next season, extending Israel Sports Pulse’s coverage below the professional senior divisions.
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Motley joins Red Star after Hapoel farewell
The 2025 EuroCup Finals MVP has completed his move to Belgrade on a multi-year agreement, turning Friday's Tel Aviv departure into a confirmed EuroLeague transfer.
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Maccabi Netanya consider Sheffield United winger Christian Nwachukwu
Sport5 identifies the Nigerian wide forward as a candidate for Netanya, while Sheffield United’s official record confirms he remains under contract through at least summer 2027.
Read storyMaccabi Herzliya confirm Idan Dahan signing for National League campaign
The 25-year-old arrives from Maccabi Petah Tikva with top-flight experience, giving Herzliya a confirmed addition rather than another summer target.
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Pogačar breaks open the Tour on Bastille Day as lead reaches 3:36
A decisive attack on the Col de Pertus carried the yellow jersey to a third stage win of the 2026 Tour and put Jonas Vingegaard more than three and a half minutes behind.
Read storyAtzili and Cohen burned by flares at Beitar’s open training
Sport5 reports that Omer Atzili and Yarden Cohen were hurt during a flare-heavy session attended by about 5,000 supporters, with firefighters later called to the Beit Vagan complex.
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Peretz commits to Maccabi as Miller promises reinforcements
Dor Peretz says remaining at Maccabi Tel Aviv was the right decision for his family and career, while Kenny Miller expects additions before a run of Super Cup and European fixtures.
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Israel U20 handball beat Poland by eight to keep world route open
Needing a seven-goal win, Israel delivered a 39–31 victory to finish the group on top and move into the 9th–16th classification phase with World Championship qualification still available.
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Gloukh chooses the harder Ajax route: earning the No. 10 role
The Israel midfielder is not pushing for an exit after a turbulent first season; his next test is turning production into the tactical trust required of an automatic starter.
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Hasan Hilo leaves Bnei Sakhnin for Serbia’s Radnički 1923
The centre-back has completed a move to the Serbian top flight, adding another Israeli-developed defender to the overseas contingent.
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La Liga sets opening dates for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético
The first three match rounds are now scheduled, with Atlético opening on 19 August, Real Madrid on 22 August and Barcelona on 23 August.
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Ironi Tiberias challenge investigation in federation appeal
The club have escalated their objections into a formal challenge while questions over evidence and player eligibility remain unresolved.
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Insurance exclusion explains Avdija’s absence from Israel window
Sport5 reports that Portland would not release the forward without full cover for a pre-existing back issue, leaving the national team without its biggest player.
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Maccabi Haifa move to secure Yarin Levy with improved deal
Talks are expected to centre on a 25 per cent salary increase and the removal of his release clause for the coming season.
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Tomer Asayag stays with Ironi Kiryat Ata and moves towards captaincy
The guard has signed for a second season, giving Kiryat Ata continuity in a key backcourt role.
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Sport5: four Beitar players told they are outside the plans
Ori Dahan, Ravid Abergil and Ilay Hagag have reportedly been told opportunities will be limited, while Beitar seek a paid solution for Aílson Tavares amid interest from Dinamo Bucharest.
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Bellingham tops ONE’s World Cup quarter-final fan vote
The England midfielder finished ahead of Julián Álvarez, Kylian Mbappé and Mikel Merino in a reader poll before the semi-finals.
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Maccabi Haifa add Haier as shirt-sleeve partner
The technology and home-appliance brand has agreed a sponsorship deal for the coming campaign.
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Promoted Hapoel Ramat Gan add Liam Elok to their attacking options
The winger has joined from Maccabi Petah Tikva and travelled directly to the club’s Austrian training camp.
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Walker’s NBA deadline is holding Maccabi’s backcourt in suspense
Lonnie Walker IV remains under contract in Tel Aviv, but a time-limited NBA exit clause means Maccabi’s next guard decision cannot be separated from the talks taking place in Las Vegas.
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Neymar weighs Santos, MLS or retirement after Brazil farewell
The forward is expected to decide his club future after Brazil’s World Cup exit and the end of his international career.
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Or Zahavi signs for Maccabi Kiryat Gat
The centre-back adds senior experience as Kiryat Gat continue building for the new campaign.
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Why England–Argentina carries six decades of World Cup history
From 1966 and the Hand of God to Beckham, Simeone and the 2002 rematch, the semi-final reunites two teams whose tournament meetings rarely stay only about football.
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Yarden Garzon embraces Zaragoza move despite the noise around it
The Israeli international says she is proud to represent her country as she begins an important club chapter in Spain.
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Israeli referee team appointed to Conference League return leg
Gal Levy will lead the officiating team for Dinamo Tbilisi’s meeting with Mondorf on Thursday.
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Zach LeDay signing raises Hapoel Tel Aviv’s frontcourt ceiling
The EuroLeague forward has signed a two-year deal and returns to the country where his professional career began, bringing Hapoel another high-level scoring option.
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Maccabi Netanya take DR Congo winger Isaac Tshibangu on trial
The former Anderlecht prospect has joined Netanya’s training camp as the club assesses another attacking option before making any commitment.
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Brazilian club answer defender’s lawsuit with public error montage
After Léo Coelho filed a $1.4 million claim, Amazonas responded with a farewell video highlighting goals the club blamed on the centre-back.
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Tamer Nofi leaves Bnei Eilat leadership after 17 years
The long-serving club figure has stepped aside following approval of a management-rights transfer, closing an era at Israel’s southernmost senior football club.
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Eight Youth Premier League teams begin 2026/27 registration
The federation portal shows a wide range of squad readiness, from near-complete lists to clubs still assembling their player groups.
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Beitar target foreign midfielder and centre-back as squad plan shifts
The Jerusalem club’s recruitment picture may expand if Muaid Aseka receives temporary-resident status, opening another route through the foreign-player allocation.
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Be’er Sheva wait on Győr–Víkingur to learn their next European opponent
The Israeli champions’ next Champions League qualifying assignment depends on a tie in which Víkingur carry a 1–0 first-leg advantage.
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Kevin Garnett backs Avdija as Portland’s crowded roster takes shape
The Hall of Famer called the Israeli an all-round All-Star and argued that the Trail Blazers need their unusual depth to compete in the West.
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Beitar’s 20,000-ticket sellout can change the club’s economics
If extraordinary demand becomes a repeatable habit, Beitar Jerusalem gain a stronger financial base and less dependence on any single owner.
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Khalaili’s Inter deal collapses after Italian fitness ruling; Ipswich step in
Italy's sporting-fitness process blocked the move to Inter. Union will now run their own medicals in Belgium, with coach David Hubert expecting Khalaili back in training next week and suitors still circling.
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Oren Sahar begins his Pepperdine chapter with a clear development brief
The Maccabi Tel Aviv and Israel youth guard moves to US college basketball with his new coach highlighting shooting and passing.
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Maccabiah 2026 closes in Tel Aviv after two weeks of competition
Thousands of athletes from more than 40 countries completed the Games before a closing ceremony that combined sporting honours, remembrance and a symbolic extinguishing of the flame.
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Eight spectators injured in Tour de France finish-area incident
A press vehicle left its route close to the stage-nine finish after the driver reportedly suffered a medical episode; one spectator was seriously injured.
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Israel U20 men overpower Czechia with five double-figure scorers
A balanced 87–73 win combined flowing offence with sustained defensive pressure as Israel strengthened its European campaign.
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Israel plans first dedicated national house at the LA 2028 Olympics
The Olympic Committee initiative is intended to give athletes, partners and supporters a permanent base during the Los Angeles Games.
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Tour de France: the fifth-title question is only the start
Tadej Pogačar’s pursuit of a record-equalling fifth Tour meets Jonas Vingegaard, a high-mountain route and three weeks in which team strength can outweigh a single great day.
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Sinner beats Zverev to retain Wimbledon and claim a fifth major
The world No. 1 recovered from losing the opening tie-break to win in four sets, complete a 30-match winning run and defend his title at the All England Club.
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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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Discipline cases close as the Super Cup takes centre stage
Plea arrangements involving Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Be’er Sheva were approved, clearing one off-field storyline before the domestic season’s first major marker.
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A fearless Israel U20 group reaches its biggest night
The women’s team’s route to a European final has been built across academies, domestic clubs and US college programmes—and on a refusal to blink against favourites.
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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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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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Wolf and Saraf produce in Brooklyn’s Summer League defeat
Danny Wolf scored 20 and Ben Saraf added 15, but the Nets fell 83–76 to Atlanta.
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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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World Cup knockout map: the pressure points that decide the final route
A clean guide to the remaining bracket, the schedule and the tactical matchups worth watching—without turning every possibility into a prediction.
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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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Road to LA 2028: qualification is already the real competition
The Olympic cycle looks distant until quotas tighten. Israel’s established medal sports and emerging programmes now need a single, visible qualification tracker.
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Madeira revisits the roots of Cristiano Ronaldo after his Portugal farewell
A journey through the neighbourhood, school and family history that shaped Portugal’s record-breaking captain offers context beyond the final World Cup result.
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Basketball federation brings forward review after player absences
The debrief will examine availability, insurance and preparation before Israel’s next World Cup qualifying window.
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Maccabi’s first pre-season warning arrives without panic
A 1–0 loss to IMT Belgrade exposed the usual July problems—timing, finishing and defensive sharpness—without pretending a warm-up result predicts the season.
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Maccabi’s new attendance rule changes the matchday equation
A resale-first season-ticket policy is designed to reduce empty seats while preserving access for supporters who cannot attend every home fixture.
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