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Ten American-Jewish Major League and Minor League Baseball players are beginning the process of making aliyah next week, in order to be eligible to play for Israel at the 2020 Olympic Games.
The Union of European Football Associations has refused to allow Israel’s national broadcaster, Kan, to broadcast the World Cup and Euro 2020 soccer games to Israeli television sets in Judea, Samaria or eastern Jerusalem, saying it will not agree to Israel broadcasting its games in the “Palestinian territories.”
Israelis will compete under their national flag for the first time in the history of the International Judo Federation’s Grand Prix tournament.
Working with Chelsea Football Club and others, an ambitious new initiative called “Red Card for Hate” aims to promote a global dialogue to combat all forms of animosity and bias in sports.
Prior to playing in college, he was a member of a number of teams, including the football and soccer teams, at Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Boca Raton, Fla., from 2000 to 2009.
The International Judo Federation had canceled competitions in Tunisia and Abu Dhabi after they had discriminated against Israeli judokas.
More than 50 religious soldiers were sworn in as paratroopers at a ceremony at the Western Wall, the largest-ever recruitment in a special company.
Dan Kramer withdraws from an International Equestrian Federation event that serves as a qualifier for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, due to its conflict with the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on Sept. 19.
Jibril Rajoub, the president of the Palestinian Football Association, has been given a one-year suspension for inciting hatred and violence against Argentinian soccer superstar Lionel Messi.
Linoy Ashram, 19, broke a world gymnastics record at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Minsk, Belarus. The Israeli team finished in fifth place overall.
Since mid-March, 49 people, including 13 children under the age of 10, have drowned in Israeli beaches, rivers and pools.
Big sports news: Israel was chosen to host the European Championships of flag football next year in Jerusalem.
