Palestinian Football Association (PFA) President Jibril Rajoub has been banned from attending matches for a year after FIFA ruled he had incited hatred and violence towards Lionel Messi.

pictures and shirts depicting the Argentinian superstar if he opted to play in a friendly match against Israel

These statements were made ahead of a friendly match scheduled for 9 June 2018 in Jerusalem between Israel

match as part of their preparations for the World Cup in Russia.Rajoub's comments were criticised by Israel

the FIFA Statutes regarding human rights.His long-winded interjection did not specifically mention Israel

PFA had earlier lodged an appeal against FIFA's decision to postpone a verdict in the dispute with Israel

France secured their place in the semi-finals of the women's tournament at the World University Futsal Championships with victory over hosts Kazakhstan in Almaty today.

berth.Russia will follow Ukraine into the next round if they avoid defeat to Canada tomorrow.Poland beat Israel

Russia, Ukraine and Portugal all emerged unbeaten from their groups as the men's World University Futsal Championships continued in Almaty.

Croatia settled for third above Germany.A third straight success was achieved by Portugal as they beat Israel

in the women’s event, having both earned two wins from their matches.Russia were 6-0 winners against Israel

Hosts Kazakhstan celebrated victory on the opening day of the World University Futsal Championships in Almaty.

claimed a 5-2 success against Poland in Group D, with their match followed by China's 4-2 win over Israel

 Canada were 5-2 winners against Israel in Group A of the women’s competition.Ukraine beat Poland

The Asian Games have returned to Jakarta this summer and opened yesterday in the very Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium built to hold that event back in 1962.

These included Taiwan and Israel but ominously, perhaps prophetically, they were represented with black

The pressure to exclude Israel came from the Middle East.Israel’s Olympic Committee President Shalom

It came as little surprise that Israel cut their losses and withdrew from the Games.Mayer denied that

with boos from local fans unhappy at criticism of their country and Government over their stance on Israel

Almaty is set to host the World University Futsal Championships with group matches beginning tomorrow in the Kazakhstan city.

opposition.Group C includes Thailand, Germany, Ukraine and Croatia, while Group D is comprised of Portugal, Israel

Poland.A group of nine teams are scheduled to compete in the women’s event, with Russia, Canada, Ukraine, Israel

The United States made a winning start to the Para Cycling Road World Cup at Baie Comeau in Quebec as it won the team relay handbike mixed elite event that opened five days of competition.

Ryan Pinney, Alicia Dana and David Berling took bronze with 14.67.Silver went to the Spanish team of Israel

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Youth World Championships have continued in Moscow today with the qualifying rounds of the men's and women's lead events.

each performed flawlessly, both scoring 2.29.They are followed in the rankings by Nimrod Marcus from Israel

Hungarian legend Miklós Ungvári became the oldest winner of an International Judo Federation World Tour event as he claimed the gold medal in the men's under-73 kilograms category on home soil at the Budapest Grand Prix today.

ippon in golden score after the bout ended level after regulation time.European champion Sagi Muki of Israel

Final round flourishes from Lithuania's world discus champion Andrius Gudzius and Polish shot putter Paulina Guba turned silver to gold here at the 24th European Athletics Championships in another sultry evening session of fluctuating drama.

 Born in Kenya, she moved to Israel in 2008 as a nanny for the children of Kenya's Ambassador to

International Olympic Committee (IOC) doyen Richard Pound is no longer involved in the body's influential Legal Affairs Commission after latest membership lists were announced for 2018.

continues legal action in an attempt to clear his name after being accused of sexual harassment and rape in Israel

Crisis levels surrounding the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) have intensified today after 46 countries called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to intervene in what they describe as an "unacceptable coup" by the organisation's Board.

Oceania.Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel

Former under-81 kilogram world champion Avtandili Tchrikishvili from Georgia won his first Grand Prix title in the under-90kg class today at the International Judo Federation Zagreb Grand Prix in Croatia.

second Grand Prix gold medal of the year by beating the Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Or Sasson from Israel

Thailand won a further four gold medals on the final day of the inaugural International University Sport Federation (FISU) World University Muaythai Championships in Pattaya today.

result, 29-28.Of the nine finals that went ahead today, only one ended with a stoppage.Nili Block from Israel

Teenage sensation Daria Bilodid claimed her sixth tournament victory in nine months at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Zagreb Grand Prix.

Pulkrabek of Czech Republic and Britain's Ashley McKenzie picked up the bronze medals.Tal Flicker of Israel

under-66kg title.He saw off Ukraine's Georgii Zantaraia as Hifumi Abe of Japan and Baruch Shmailov of Israel