Women’s Junior Water Polo Championship titles after pulling off a shock 10-5 victory in Netanya in Israel

Hosts Israel and reigning champions Russia are among the nations to qualify for the quarter-finals of

off a spirited Hungary side to secure a 16-10 win.Making their first appearance in the competition, Israel

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has defended controversial proposals to stage the World Cup on a biennial basis, claiming the frequency of the flagship event will not harm its "magic".

being staged on a biennial basis ©Getty ImagesInfantino was speaking during his first official visit to Israel

Tolerance in Jerusalem.The event was organised by David Friedman, who held the role of Ambassador to Israel

FIFA President Gianni Infantino to Palestine has been cancelled at the last minute, after a trip to Israel

Infantino, making his first official visit to Israel, appeared at the opening of The Friedman Center

Strength at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem set up by the former Trump-administration Ambassador to Israel

desecration," it said in a statement.Gianni Infantino has claimed during his first official visit to Israel

Why can’t we dream of the World Cup in Israel and its neighbours?" he asked."

With the Abraham Accords, why should we not do it here in Israel with her neighbours in the Middle East

Slovenian two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates added another race victory to his name after beating Italian Fausto Masnada of Deceninck-QuickStep at Il Lombardia in Bergamo.

Groupama-FDJ and Romain Bardet of Team DSM were seventh and eighth, while Canadian Michael Woods of Israel

Federation (FINA) World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship titles as the 2021 edition gets underway in Israel

Israel, Argentina and Peru will also be aiming to make a splash as they make tournament debuts in Netanya.Greece

Assunta Scutto earned an opening day gold for hosts Italy at the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Junior Judo Championships, with athletes from Georgia, France and Russia also successful.

quarter-finals.Picard was able to take home a bronze after winning his repechage before overcoming Yam Wolczak of Israel

Varazdat Lalayan highlighted Armenia’s prowess in the heavier categories of men’s weightlifting by rounding off the European Junior and Under-23 Championships in Rovaniemi in Finland with three continental records.

s 45kg, and Norway, whose Solfrid Koanda took the under-23 women’s super-heavyweights.Athletes from Israel

South Africa's Matthew Sates was the star on the last day of the first leg of the Swimming World Cup in Berlin in Germany, having won two gold medals in the men's 400 metres individual medley and 200m freestyle.

100m backstroke, with Christian Diener leading home Ole Braunschweig in 50.32, as Yakov Toumarkin of Israel

claimed bronze.Anastasia Gorbenko of Israel won the women's 50m breaststroke in 29.61, and the US' Lydia

The 19th Mediterranean Games are scheduled to open on June 25 next year in the Algerian port city of Oran, but 70 years ago next week, they had just become the newest addition to the sporting calendar. They were held in Alexandria, another North African port city.

Invitations were sent to ten countries but not Israel, which did not yet have a recognised Olympic Committee

The Russian Handball Federation (FGR) is looking to "initiative a criminal case" after eight players were suspended for match fixing at this year's European Men’s Under-19 Championship.

losing to eventual champions Germany, Denmark and Norway.They then suffered further defeat to France, Israel

Marina Kurnosova, the Deputy Minister of Physical Culture and Sports in Novosibirsk, has claimed the city has sufficient experience to host the 2036 Olympic Games.

2012 and 2020 editions - while Ahmedabad in India is also keen.A joint application from Germany and Israel

The United States claimed victories on the opening day of the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup in Sardinia in Italy, winning in men's and quad disciplines.

from ending with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Anthony Cotterill.The US won their men's discipline match against Israel

France will be looking to reclaim the men’s title as they eye a record-equalling ninth crown at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup - the International Tennis Federation’s flagship wheelchair tennis event - in the Italian island of Sardinia.

Netherlands back on the roll of honour.Japan - first-time winners of the World Team Cup quad title in Israel

Britain’s Sam Hall made a sensational return to International Judo Federation (IJF) World Tour action by capturing a gold medal at the Zagreb Grand Prix.

golden-score period to seal his place in the semi-finals.Hall then stunned top seed Matan Kokolayev of Israel