The Forward’s Jewish news covrage, stories and posts about sports
Sports
The Latest
-
Fast Forward Jewish US track and field star Ezra Frech wins 2 Paralympic gold medals
Frech set a new Paralympic record in the men’s high jump T63, an event in which he also owns the world record
-
Fast Forward As Israel endured a difficult weekend at home, its athletes won several Paralympic medals, bringing Paris total to 7
Israel has now won seven medals in rowing, swimming and taekwondo
-
Fast Forward Hapoel Jerusalem, Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s favorite soccer club, mourns the death of ‘our friend in the stands’
Fans and executives of Goldberg-Polin’s beloved team had been vocal advocates for his release since Oct. 7
-
Sports The Jewish Sport Report: Why FIFA might ban Israel from international soccer
FIFA is set to rule on a request to temporarily bar the Israel Football Association from international competition
-
Fast Forward Asaf Yasur wins gold in taekwondo, Israel’s first Paris Paralympics medal
Yasur’s gold is Israel’s 385th total medal in the Games, dating back to the inaugural Summer Paralympics in 1960
-
Fast Forward The NFL season is here — with no publicly Jewish players appearing in Week 1
Veterans Greg Joseph, Jake Curhan, Anthony Firkser and Michael Dunn could all return to action this season
-
Fast Forward FIFA is considering Palestinian request to bar Israel from international soccer competition
The governing body of international football is weighing a call issued by the Palestinian Football Association in March
-
News An Oct. 7 survivor and other Jewish and Israeli athletes to watch at the Paris Paralympics
Israel has won 384 medals at the Paralympics dating back to 1960.
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion Why is Netanyahu poised to OK a ceasefire that’s favorable to Hamas? One word: Trump
- 2
Opinion Here’s why I’ll gladly give Trump all the credit for the hostage deal
- 3
Music In lawsuit, Drake accuses Kendrick Lamar of picking on ‘Jewish heritage’
- 4
News LA fires displaced them. But their bar mitzvahs went on.
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward In Israel and across the world, Jews are hopeful — and getting ready for heartbreak
-
Opinion What Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Ruth and the burning bush can teach us about the LA fires
-
Looking Forward How a new ketubah helped one couple restart after the LA fire
-
Fast Forward Biden team resolves its final Title VI antisemitism and anti-Arab cases
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism