Simon Griver

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 | 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.

Dec 31, 2024 | en.globes.co.il | Simon Griver

Last month was set to be one of the driest Decembers on record until the torrential rain of the past few days. Now, the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) is filling up fast. The lake has risen 10 centimeters over the past five days and is ending 2024, 2.485 meters from its maximum level of 208.80 meters below sea level, according to the Kinneret Authority. There would still need to be much more heavy rain over the next four months for the Kinneret to reach its maximum level this year.

Dec 5, 2023 | thejc.com | Simon Griver

Sport Barkat leaves Beer Sheva with regrets Hapoel Beer Sheva owner Alona Barkat has left the club. She transferred ownership to a trustee after the players refused her proposal to take a 30 per cent pay cut for the next 15 months due to the Coronavirus crisis. “This is a sad day for me,” she said.

Dec 5, 2023 | thejc.com | Simon Griver

Sport Israeli IOC members justified Tokyo U-turn At the beginning of last week, Israeli IOC member Alex Gilady was adamant that the Olympics would go ahead in July. “If we cancel because of the Coronavirus, then maybe next time we’ll have to cancel because of the flu,” he said.