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The grandmaster from the Ashdod club finished with 10 points and edged out Avital Boruchovsky and Michael Klenburg only on tie-breaks at the national blitz championship held in Afula. Noga Orian is the national women's champion, and 14-year-old Avital Shilon-Rahav finished fifth and was crowned Israeli champion under 18.

The NBA legend shared how Jerry West convinced him to join the Lakers in 1996: "I set up movie deals for you." And also: the promise about Kobe that turned out to be a prophecy.

19-year-old Xavi Espert completed 90 minutes in the two opening rounds and once again impressed the Barcelona coach, who previously compared him to the Bayern Munich legend: "I am a bit surprised by how he plays."

The Israel national team star made his first start, showing impressive stats, but the gap in quality was evident. Erling Haaland (17, 84) and Rayan Cherki (54, 59) secured a second win for City, while Palace remains without a point.

After a 2:2 draw with Rennes in the opening round and a loss in the Super Cup, the French champions struggled once again but were saved by a late rally in stoppage time and a decisive header from Marquinhos.

Coach Marko Mitrović praised the Israeli striker: "He has qualities that you can see in training. He will start scoring and won't know where it's coming from."

Carlos Alcaraz is ready to return to the courts. The Spaniard, who has not played a singles match for more than four months due to a right wrist injury, stated today (Friday) that he feels "100 percent" ahead of the start of the US Open, where he will try to defend his title.

The European champion salvaged another 2:2 draw, this time against Lille, thanks to two goals in stoppage time. The Bavarians continued exactly where they left off last season, with a 5:1 win over Stuttgart. Italy: victory for Milan.

The 26-year-old judoka took the top spot on the podium after defeating French judoka Blandine Pont in the gold medal match. Timna Nelson-Levy and Inbar Shemesh were eliminated in the early stages.

Reports from Europe indicate that while Emery sought a loan deal for the Portuguese star, Galatasaray secured his signature with a 43 million euro offer. The player is scheduled for medical tests at the end of the week before finalizing the move.

Juventus is one of the biggest teams in world football, but the rest of the Israeli champion's rivals are also a difficult hurdle, and some of them have glorious traditions. These are the teams that will face the last remaining representative of Israeli football in Europe this coming autumn and winter.

The Israeli champion was drawn against one of the biggest empires on the continent. They will also face Bournemouth, AZ Alkmaar, Dinamo Zagreb, Union Saint-Gilloise, Celta Vigo, and OFI Crete. Anan Khalaili and Crystal Palace will face Lyon and Real Sociedad.

The Italian club has announced a series of legal actions against the Zambian midfielder and his new team from Libya. The dispute centers on breach of contract and the unauthorized use of the player's images.

The media in Catalonia continues to praise the playing style with a false nine and compliments the move the coach made with Raphinha. And also: the historical record.

Elyaniv Barda's team ("a big disappointment") lost 1-0 in Miskolc and ended their European campaign. Altman: "We felt we could do it, from the first minute." In Italy, they praised the Reds: "A tough hurdle."

After a 106:86 loss to Poland, the Israeli national team has lost its realistic chances of qualifying for the World Cup. Players and staff are now focusing on learning from the experience for future campaigns.

Born in Australia, raised in the USA, and decided to compete for Israel. The 17-year-old high jump talent, who cleared 1.96 m at age 13, trains under legend Dwight Stones and dreams of clearing 2.40 meters. His journey is a story of connection to his roots, family support, and a desire to bring glory to the country.

The Israeli came off the bench and did not influence his team's 5:3 win over Sion (9:5 on aggregate). A brace for Tolu Arokodare. Kanichowsky watched his team complete the job against Mohamed Salah. Red Star, without Abu Fani, collapsed again.

Not ready for the season: Despite leading against 10 players following a Peretz penalty goal (69'), the Yellows ended their European run after a 3:2 aggregate loss. Moncada equalized (79').

The Brazilian stopped the clock at 45.80 seconds at the Diamond League meet in Zurich, breaking Karsten Warholm's legendary record from Tokyo and becoming the first person to go under 45.90 seconds. The Norwegian himself finished second.

The medalists from the Paris Paralympic Games took third place on the podium in the 2,000-meter rowing event with a time of 8:14.46 minutes.

The 'Yellows' suffered a severe professional disappointment in the Conference League qualifiers, but the real damage is becoming clear with a massive loss of revenue of tens of millions of shekels that could have been avoided at the last moment.

FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Ariel Beit-Halahmy's team opens the second stage, where any result other than a win could significantly distance them from a ticket to the World Cup.

Conference League, qualifying playoff: After the 0:0 in the first leg, the Reds will try to cause an upset and qualify for the league phase of a European competition for the first time since the 2012/13 season.

Amos Frishman sent a letter to Jorge Garbajosa requesting to allow the national team to host its games in the country again. The latter promised that the issue would be raised at the next board meeting.

After years of stars not being interested in participating and collapsing ratings, the exhibition game has been canceled and will no longer take place after more than seven decades.

Aston Villa sold players for 353 million euros this summer - just below the record set by Monaco in 2018/19. Manchester City is also still in the race.

The Turkish giant secured an impressive 2:1 victory in Lyon, Norway's Viking celebrated a surprising 3:1 win over Dinamo Zagreb, AEK Athens advanced after a 4:0 victory against Levski Sofia, and Christian Martinez propelled Slovan Bratislava to the next stage.

Jose Mourinho enjoyed a successful home debut as Real Madrid coach, largely thanks to Kylian Mbappe. The star striker led the team to a 4:1 victory over Real Sociedad with a hat-trick (40', 60', 80'), while Vinicius also found the net (68'). Luka Sucic scored the lone goal for the visitors (44').

The French midfielder gave the middle finger to Lyon fans after the Turkish team's victory, a brawl broke out in the tunnel and a French staff member was injured. Openda: "We must avoid such things."

Assembled from players across the globe, Hapoel Tel Aviv's defensive line has become the league's best. Now, the team hopes this reliability will help them overcome Atalanta in the Conference League following a 0-0 draw in the first leg.

The list of teams participating in this season's Champions League was finalized on Wednesday evening following the conclusion of all playoff matches. All 32 clubs now await tomorrow's draw, which will determine the matchups for the eight rounds of the league phase.

Following the use of flares during the 0:0 draw against Atalanta in Bergamo, the Reds have been fined 43,000 euros. Additionally, a ban on selling away tickets for one match has been imposed, with another suspended.

The Maccabi Tel Aviv coach believes it is possible to erase the deficit against Lugano and secure a ticket to the European league stage. He is warming up for the return of the fans to the stands: "They create a home atmosphere, we appreciate their extraordinary effort."

The Champions League is approaching the first big moment of the 2026/27 season: the league phase draw, which will be held on Thursday, August 27, in Monaco. According to UEFA, the upcoming season will be the 72nd in the history of the competition and the third in the new format, in which there is no classic group stage but a single table of 36 teams.

Hapoel Jerusalem is launching a public relations counter-offensive, clarifying that it is far from giving up the fight for a ticket to the continent's premier competition. A day after reports were published in Europe stating that the club was left out of the list of 11 leading candidates that moved to the next stage of the franchise tender, the management of the Reds published a firm clarification...

The legendary tennis player received an official farewell at Arthur Ashe Stadium, seven years after his last match in New York. The Swiss held exhibition matches and reminisced: "I have amazing memories of this court, the fans here, and the city."

About 15,000 spectators came to see the 23-time Grand Slam winner return to Arthur Ashe alongside the Spaniard. After an impressive debut victory, Bencic and Cobolli ended the celebration: "Playing with her is just amazing."

After the disappointment of Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the historic qualification of Sabah to the Champions League, two more tickets were distributed on Tuesday to the prestigious tournament via the playoffs: the Norwegian Bodo/Glimt secured the first, while Celtic lost the second in a magnificent collapse and saw LASK make history.

Serena Williams was world number one when Carlos Alcaraz was born. 23 years later, the two teamed up on Tuesday in the mixed doubles tournament at the US Open and won 3:5, 1:4 against Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool in the first round. 44-year-old Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, had not played at Arthur Ashe Stadium since her emotional farewell to tennis in 2022.