The relationship between Israel and sport has always been nuanced. It’s one of not many countries in the world where basketball and football are the two most popular sports.It’s actually rarer than ...

Our weekly Jewish sports newsletter offered a history of American football in Israel, an update on Jews in the Australian Open and more. Basketball and soccer are hands-down the most popular ...

A major Danish study shows that racquet sports like tennis, badminton, and even matkot reduce mortality by 47% and extend ...

Despite soccer being the most popular sport in Israel, the country’s achievements in this field on the international arena so far have been modest. “Our position in the soccer world is quite unique,” ...

Catchball has become the most popular sport among adult women in the country, with nearly all the players over 30 years old. TEL AVIV (JTA) – Every week, thousands of women across Israel gather ...

If you could change anything in this world, what would it be?” asked NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, while seated among 30 Jewish, Christian and Muslim, children during a break in the action at a ...