The Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK) has stopped state funding for five athletes, including tennis player Jeļena Ostapenko and cyclists Tom Skujiņš and Kristas Neiland, as a punishment for their participation in competitions which included competitors from Russia and Belarus.

after competing in events containing Russians and Belarussians ©Getty ImagesNeiland, who rides for Israel-Premier

The United States, Dominican Republic, Japan, and Puerto Rico have been tipped as favourites for the World Baseball Classic title in the 20-team competition which is set to run from tomorrow until March 21.

Pool D, which has been named the group of death.Double runners-up Puerto Rico will also battle with Israel

Tampere has been named as the Finnish host city for the group phase of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) EuroBasket tournament in 2025.

Finland's men beat Israel the last time they played in Tampere to qualify for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.Riga

The Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation (FSGR) has said it will consider "all the possible legal consequences" of appealing a two-year ban issued against Irina Viner who has been honoured by Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Olympics.Her comments after the Russian Olympic Committee missed out on rhythmic gymnastics gold to Israel

Ukrainian fencer Andrii Cherkashyn has set up a fundraising website after fleeing the country and arriving in Britain.

the war with Russia began last February, he had to leave his home in Kyiv before finding refuge in Israel

A concert is set to take place to mark matches in the World Baseball Classic tournament coming to Miami in the United States.

with Miami hosting Pool D games, featuring Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic and Israel

Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) director general Joachim Thumfart has said that it is a possibility that Russia could compete at a future edition of the Ju-Jitsu Asian Championships. 

Nothing in sport is sanctioned for the Israel-Palestine conflict, nothing was sanctioned for the Syria

Israeli gymnastics has been rocked by allegations that parents were asked to bribe judges to give their children higher marks in international competitions.

investigation.Dayan is a seven-time European medallist, winning gold in 2020 and 2021, and represented Israel

at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.According to the report, Icha Kramer, a former Board member of the Israel

The Israel Gymnastics Federation has vehemently denied the allegations of bribery."

will not succeed in their dark plot to damage the Olympic gold medals and dozens of other medals that Israel

Netanya in Israel has been selected as the host of this year’s World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships

Coming from Israel, it’s pretty cool to hear that Netanya will hold the World Aquatics Junior Swimming

short-course champion Anastasia Gorbenko said she was thrilled by World Aquatics' decision to select Israel

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has insisted that the Olympic Games "cannot prevent wars" but "can inspire us to solve problems by building bridges" in a statement coming just two days before the "painful" one-year anniversary of the start of Russia's military assault on Ukraine.

the entire world in peaceful competition", highlighting how athletes from South and North Korea and Israel

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has unveiled the World Championship trophy for its new event, the Under-23 Men’s Softball World Cup, which is set to start in Argentina on April 15.

and third-ranked Canada and Japan, seventh-ranked New Zealand, eighth-ranked Venezuela, Team WBSC and Israel

Ami Dadon and Julia Cheroni have been named sportsman and sportswoman of the year, respectively, at Israel's Awards for the Outstanding Paralympic Athletes from 2022.

and Avishag Semberg.The country's Sports Minister Miki Zohar was present alongside President of the Israel

The medals and honour that our Paralympic athletes bring to Israel in the world are just a small sign

The Paralympic athletes of the State of Israel, who have represented the country since its establishment

Former Israeli baseball player Ben Wanger has spoken of his determination to make an "impactful change on the local community" in preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.

Wanger, who represented Israel at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has joined the Los Angeles 2028 Organising

I have a pretty uniquely Jewish family background," said Wanger.Ben Wagner was part of the Israel team

So when representing Israel, it was a really special thing for my family."

Home favourite Raz Hershko raised the roof at the Shlomo Arena with women’s over-78 kilogram gold on the final day of the International Judo Federation Tel Aviv Grand Slam.

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Israel’s Sagi Muki thrilled the home fans when he struck men’s under-81 kilograms gold in a matter of seconds at the International Judo Federation Tel Aviv Grand Slam.

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