(JTA) — Israeli Asaf Yasur won a gold medal Thursday in taekwondo, Israel’s first medal at the Paris Paralympics. Yasur defeated Turkish opponent Ali Can Ozcan by a score of 19-12 in the gold medal match for the 58-kilogram weight class in the...

Just one month after Israel’s national soccer team returned to the Olympics for the first time in nearly 50 years, the country is facing a potential ban from international competition in the world’s most popular sport. FIFA, the global soccer governing...

Regardless of who stood in the batter’s box, Jewish pitcher Max Lazar’s first career strikeout would have been a big deal. But as it was, that moment in Saturday night’s game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks was significant...

(JTA) — Sharing what he said was a video of Israel’s national gymnastics team performing a “Bring Them Home”-themed routine at the Paris Olympics, former U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman had one piece of advice to viewers: “Watch until...

Fencer Nick Itkin has medaled in his second straight Olympics, winning a bronze on Monday. Itkin, 24, a Los Angeles native and the No. 2-ranked men’s foil fencer in the world, won bronze in the individual men’s foil competition at the 2024 Paris...

Today, July 30, there is a palpable buzz in the baseball world. That's because 5 p.m. St. Louis time is the deadline for teams to make trades to bolster their World Series hopes, presenting a prime opportunity for the Cardinals to create new unforgettable...

Rom Malka, 14, is an Israeli-Arab who lives in Be’er-Sheva, Israel, which was attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7. Since the attack, Rom feels completely safe in one location: the Israel Tennis & Education Center (ITEC). More than 20,000 Israeli children...

For a company whose founder was a literal Nazi, you would think Adidas might tread lightly launching a shoe referencing the 1972 Munich Olympics, when 11 members of the Israeli delegation were killed after being taken hostage by a Palestinian terrorist...

If the only history-making Jewish feat in baseball this week had been a historic grand slam, it would have been enough. But then a half-dozen Jewish ballplayers were picked in the MLB Draft — eclipsing 2023’s group of five. Jewish players still...

(JTA) — There are veterans like an Australian gold medalist canoe paddler and Israel’s powerhouse judo team. There are newcomers, like the youngest American female wrestler ever and Israel’s soccer team. And there are athletes competing in...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. To paraphrase comedian Jackie Mason, is there a bigger schmuck in the world than a Jew on a bicycle? He might be right;...

Willie Mays was in the prime of his career in 1963, but his finances were a mess. The Giants’ star outfielder had plunged into debt amid divorce proceedings, and even with more than half of his career home runs under his belt, was staring down bankruptcy. Then...