Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Israeli skaters Alexandra Zaretski and Roman Zaretski won the gold medal in the ice dance competition at the Harbin Winter Universiade, held recently in China. The brother-and-sister pair, who were ninth at the 2008 World Championships and silver medalists in the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy competition, are likely to compete for ...
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Toronto Raptor Anthony Parker spent five successful seasons with the Maccabi-Tel Aviv basketball team, and chose the number 18 - for Chai - as a tribute to Israel. Parker told the New York Post: "I'm wearing it because I thought it would be a good way to show a thank ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Israeli swimmer Alon Mandel is competing in the Beijing Olympics just four days after the tragic, accidental death of his father. Mandel set a new national record in the 200 metre butterfly with a time of 1:59.27 minutes, finishing a respectable 28th overall. Mandel will swim in the 100 metre ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Guardian (UK) writer James Montague blogs about an attempt to bring the World Cup to Israel and the Palestinian territories: "The bid is the brainchild of the Israeli filmmaker Eytan Heller and the international NGO OneVoice. 'The original idea came in 2006 during the World Cup when I travelled to Ramallah," ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Montreal born Juan Mendez, power forward for Israel's Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball team, has been named to the 2008 Canadian Senior Men's National team. The team will represent Canada at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Athens, Greece, from July 14-20. The top three finishers will earn a berth at the ...
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