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2 months ago | thejc.com | Simon Griver |Ellie Grant |Cricket Belmont |Andrew Sherwood

“This is a sad day for me,” she said. “I did my best to put together an emergency plan to save the club in the present crisis but the players’ lack of willing to cooperate with management left me no option.” Several days after her abrupt departure, the players agreed to a 50 per cent pay cut for April and May and they are open to further cuts. Sources close to Barkat say that she was devastated by the attitude of the squad and is unlikely to return to the club despite the new pay cut agreement.

2 months ago | thejc.com | Georgia Leatherdale Gilholy |Ellie Grant |Cricket Belmont |Andrew Sherwood

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic is set to play in Israel in September. The world No. 6 will compete in the Tel Aviv ATP 250 tournament, just weeks after withdrawing from the US Open due to the legal requirement that non-US residents be vaccinated against Covid-19 before entering the country. The mandate, which has been maintained since November 2021, ruled Djokovic out from the competition given the 35-year-old's decision to not receive the Coronavirus vaccine.

2 months ago | thejc.com | Georgia Leatherdale Gilholy |Ellie Grant |Cricket Belmont |Andrew Sherwood

Former long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe MBE has spoken about her experience running through one of New York’s largest Jewish communities. In a recent interview with The Times, the three-time New York Marathon winner was asked which moment of her career was the “funniest”. Radcliffe, who ended her competitive career in 2015, recounted running through Williamsburg, Brooklyn while competing in the city’s annual marathon.

2 months ago | thejc.com | Georgia Leatherdale Gilholy |Ellie Grant |Cricket Belmont |Andrew Sherwood

Several footballing stars will soon head to Israel following the announcement of the UEFA Champions League group stage on Thursday. Sporting legends such as Lionel Messi, Adrien Rabiot and Nicolas Otamendi will feature among the slew of top teams Haifa is set to play. Maccabi Haifa FC qualified for the competition’s group stage for the first time since 2012, after tying with Red Star Belgrade.

2 months ago | thejc.com | Simon Griver |Ellie Grant |Cricket Belmont |Andrew Sherwood

Despite his age, businessman Gilady, 77, was not shutting himself away at home. Instead he flew to London and then Tokyo last week and told the Israel squad life in Tokyo was not in lockdown. But by Wednesday, he was reconciled to the IOC’s decision to postpone the games until July 2021. Gilady explained the reason for the change was the spread of the virus to Africa and that it would not be appropriate to exclude a continent from the games.