FIFA President Sepp Blatter vowed to promote a “regular exchange” between the feuding Israeli Football Association (IFA) and Palestine Football Association (PFA) following a meeting with Palestine Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and other officials today.

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The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games has drawn to a close with a Closing Ceremony held in the SK Handball Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea.

medallists began as favourites for the women’s goalball final, but fell to a surprise 4-1 defeat to Israel

give her team a commanding advantage and with China only able to hit back with one goal of their own, Israel

FIFA President Sepp Blatter claims he is “confident” a resolution will be reached between the Israel

before next week, the issue will go to a vote and if FIFA do decide to uphold the PFA’s proposal, Israel

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Lithuania and China will do battle for men’s goalball gold at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games after both teams booked their spot in the semi-finals with dominant victories.

winning the 2010 World Championships in Great Britain.Paralympic silver medallists China will face Israel

Australia, where they scored three times in each half.The London 2012 silver medallists will go on to meet Israel

Argentina claimed the blind football competition gold medal at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games in Seoul after beating Great Britain in the final.

kept their campaign on track in Pool X by convincingly beating Spain, 11-2, and Denmark, 11-1, while Israel

A deal to show the inaugural European Games, due to open in last than a month on June 12 in Baku, on television is Russia is still being negotiated, it was claimed here today. 

Norway, which recently acquired the rights Rio 2016, and Sport 5 and Sport, two leading pay channels in Israel

European Games continues to grow, and we are delighted that sport fans in Ukraine, Georgia, Norway and Israel

A draw between Great Britain and Germany’ saw both teams miss out on the chance to take top spot in Pool Y of the women's goalball competition at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games in Seoul. 

 Finland and Israel shined in Pool X, with the former overcoming both Spain and Denmark, 7-2, and

Talks between the Palestine Football Association (PFA) and the Israeli Football Association (IFA) appear to have been unsuccessful after PFA President Jibril Rajoub refused to drop their proposal to have the IFA suspended from FIFA.

Member Associations in discussing the matter at the home of FIFA and confirmed that he will travel to Israel

I don't wish the suffering of the Palestine footballers on anybody, including Israel."

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Denmark has announced its candidacy to host the 2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Copenhagen.

within the LEN family.”This year’s edition is due to be held at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel

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It being general election week here in the United Kingdom, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at the two high-profile electoral battles currently being waged in the world of sport, via the medium of the candidates’ Twitter feeds.Not because I judge this likely to offer great insights into the identity of the eventual winners: the sports officials in whose hands the outcomes lie are assuredly far too high-minded to be swayed by anything as trivial as social media.

Indonesia, Trinidad and Tobago, China, Saudi Arabia, St Kitts, Slovenia, Bahrain, Australia;Bubka - Israel

Azerbaijan will play the world number one ranked team The Netherlands in the group stage of the women’s 3x3 basketball competition at the Baku 2015 European Games.

Switzerland in Group D.Reigning female European champions Russia have been drawn against Romania, Israel

Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has dismissed reports he is about to drop out of the contest to become the next FIFA President, insisting he will “continue the race until the end”.

aiming to oust Blatter from a role he has held since 1998.Related storiesMay 2015: FIFA to vote on Israel

FIFA will consider whether to suspend Israel from world football prior to holding its Presidential

cent majority of the 209 Member Federations to succeed.Palestine officials have complained that the Israel

Teenage Russian star Margarita Mamun led the way as the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships opened today in Minsk, leading qualification in both the ball and hoop competitions and propelling her nation towards an eighth straight team title.

ImagesUnsurprisingly, the Russians are also comfortably clear in the team event to lead Belarus and Israel

A switch of venues for the women’s goalball at the World Games has been announced by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), with events to be switched to the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium at the Olympic Park in Seoul.

also be competing as they were drawn in Pool X and they take on Ghana in their opener as well as Israel