Eric Holtz visits Israel for only short trips and is never recognized here, but after 20 years as a manager in the U.S. he is leading the Israeli baseball team to Tokyo this summer
Ties between athletes and their trainers provide fertile ground for sexual misconduct that's hushed up, new Israeli film reveals. 'For the trainee, the coach is a combination of rabbi, teacher, psychologist and doctor'
As tensions flare with Iran, the security service raised the threat level for the Gulf, but an Israeli champion may still compete
Lack of a fully functioning government leads to funding crisis that means no training camps, no competitions abroad, and no equipment purchases for sports associations
The Israel Football Association said they invited one woman speaker, who canceled
Ziad Aun, who has competed for the international refugee team in recent years, is expected to arrive in Israel at the end of January -- an Iranian was also invited to participate
Four Israelis will be on the 30-rider, international team called 'Israel Start-Up Nation'
Saeid Mollaei, now competing for Mongolia, could make history at Chinese tournament, facing off an Israeli athlete
Mohammad Rashnonezhad, who fled his home country, said he hopes to show 'sports are separate from politics'
Saeid Mollaei, who defected after Iranian authorities pressured him not to compete against Israeli Sagi Muki, competed on Saturday for the first time since his receiving refugee status
Federation says Iran pressured Saeid Mollaei not to fight Sagi Muki ■ Mollaei has since defected to Germany
After Artem Dolgopyat's impressive routine and consistent lead at the competition in Stuttgart, he finished second, raising hopes for next year's Tokyo Olympics
Katy Spychakov has a clear run to represent Israel at the next Olympics, after an impressive showing in Italy
The blue and white will be competing against five other teams in Tokyo next year
Less than a year before Tokyo Olympics, Linoy Ashram finished second in the hoop event at the world championships; another Israeli, Nicol Zelikman, finished fourth
'Sports and politics need to be kept kept separate,' Foreign Ministry says after Mohamed Abdelaal declines to greet Sagi Muki in world championship semifinals
Israeli faced off against Belgian Matthias Casse, after overcoming Egyptian rival Mohamed Abdelaal, who refused to shake his hand at the end of the bout
Palestinians and supporters of BDS urge Hanin Nasser not to compete for Israel at a European competition that begins Thursday
Underdog Yuval Freilich, 24, is first Israeli to win European Fencing Championships: 'I had to make a decision: either I give up fencing and observe Shabbat, or I continue to compete and see how far I can get'
Anyone who saw Lee Korzits win world windsurfing championships would have no idea that she was going through
'We would like to confirm that the I.R. Iran NOC shall fully respect the Olympic Charter and its non-discrimination principle,' Iran Judo Federation said making no exception for Israel. But Iran media remain skeptical
Ethiopian-born Bayoulgn is married to Israeli marathon record holder Marhu Teferi and could qualify for the World Championships as soon as next week
The country's top rhythmic gymnast will bring home two gold medals, two silver, and a bronze
21-year-old Artem Dolgopyat, who won the floor exercise challenge in the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series last years, has his eyes on the Tokyo Olympics
It was the first time Israel topped its Greek rivals in the sport, scoring 84.77 points, its highest grade ever
Israel was to march between Iran and Iraq but local security officials moved the team to march before Jamaica so that 'the Israelis would feel safer'
Syrian flag raised above Knesset along other national flags representing participants in the race ■ Both the male and the female marathons turned out to be a Kenya triumph
Ethiopia's Demie Samuel Getachew won's the men's race, while Kenyan Margaret Wangui Njuguna came first among the women
The blue and white lost to Russia in the finals but now has a better chance of reaching the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
Mark Malyar, who has cerebral palsy, sets world record for 1,500 meters swimming in the Wingate open competition, improving previous record by almost 23 seconds