By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian American mixed martial artist Belal “Remember the Name” Muhammad defeated on Saturday Brazilian fighter Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night at Apex facility in Las Vegas, dedicating his victory […]
Jordanian fencing player Iyas Al-Zumur refused to face an Israeli opponent on Saturday, at the Junior and Cadet group of the World Fencing Championships in Dubai, Arab media reported. Etharrak, a Jordanian activist group that […]
By Hassen Lorgat War is not only about the killing by innocent young men (and increasingly women) but it is also big business. From this tragedy, we can begin to relearn the essential values of […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Kuwaiti athlete, Mohamed al-Fadli, refused to participate in the World Fencing Championships, which is currently taking place in Dubai, to avoid sparring with an Israeli athlete, Al Jazeera Arabic […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Jordanian kickboxing coaches Mohammed Saud and Ibrahim Saraqma pulled out of the ‘Development Seminar and Coaching Workshop’, underway in Bahrain, due to the Israeli participation in the event, Al Jazeera […]
Over 10,000 Palestinian and international runners arrived in Bethlehem on Friday to participate in the Eighth International Palestine Marathon, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The marathon started at the Church of Nativity taking […]
Egyptian professional squash star Ali Farag called out double standards on Ukraine coverage on Saturday, after winning the world squash tournament for Optasia held in London’s Wimbledon. “We all see what’s going on in the world […]
By Ramzy Baroud Israel’s war on Palestinian sports is as old as the Israeli state itself. For Palestinians, sport is a critical aspect of their popular culture, and since Palestinian culture itself is a […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff It was a dramatic final that perfectly capped an equally dramatic competition. But it is now official, Maghazi Services basketball team is the winner of the Gaza Strip Basketball Cup. […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Former Egyptian football player Mohamed Aboutrika on Monday slammed the Federation of International Football (FIFA) for their failure to punish Israel, after the decision to ban Russia from all football […]
Palestinian runner Sami Nateel, of the Al-Maghazi Services Club in the Gaza Strip, won on Friday the first place in the 5K race at the Egypt International Marathon , the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
By Mahmoud Nasser Two weeks ago, the Palestinian National Football Team for Amputees officially commenced, on December 2, their training sessions under the supervision of the Red Cross in the Palestine Stadium in Gaza. The […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Though the final match in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup brought Algeria and Tunisia together, it seems that Palestine was the dominant common denominator throughout the game. Algeria won 2-0 […]
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Gaza athletes participate in various running competitions organized by the Palestinian Association for Track and Field in cooperation with the sports committee of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency […]
Algeria secured a place in the semi-finals of the FIFA Arab Cup on Saturday by beating Morocco in a dramatic penalty shoot-out, winning 5-3. The quarter-final fixture at Qatar’s Al-Thumama stadium saw the two North […]
By Sammy Baroud The 10th Installment of The FIFA Arab Cup is underway in Qatar. Coming off of a convincing 5-1 win against The Comoros, Palestine (PLE ranked 98 in the world) kicked off their […]
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The Sports Committee of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), organized, in cooperation with the Palestinian Union of Track and Field, a series of sports […]
By Amira Ismail My name is Amira Ismail. I am 23 years old. I hold a pharmacy degree from Al-Azhar University. Since I was little, I fell in love with basketball. It was my first […]
Malaysian authorities decided to prevent Israeli squash players from entering the country to take part in a major tournament next month, Israeli media revealed on Wednesday. “It is the latest instance of the Muslim-majority Southeast […]
By Mahmoud Nasser Obayda El Khabo is a survivor of misfortune. The 27-year old is fighting numerous odds. In the small town of Beit Hanoun, Obayda is famously known as the guy who rouses the […]
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Palestinian kickboxer Abdallah al-Ghalban has, once again, won the Palestine Championship for Kickboxing by emerging on top, following several days of competitions hosted by the Nasser Al-Arabi Club in Gaza […]
FIFA has fined the Scottish Football Association over £8,0oo($10,786) after Scotland supporters booed the Israeli national anthem during last month’s World Cup qualifier, the BBC reported. The SFA was also sanctioned for an inappropriate flag […]
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The Palestinian Union for Kickboxing in Palestine – the Southern branch – concluded its Full Contact Championship for Youth, with the participation of 53 young kickboxers from various clubs throughout […]
The Palestine Football Association (PFA) announced on Tuesday the cancellation of a meeting with FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. PFA President Jibril Rajoub, who was supposed to meet with […]
By Issam Khalidi Throughout decades, sports were a mirror that reflected Palestinian reality and portrayed it with all its details. The Palestinian struggle has always been multilateral and sport was one of them. Sports developments […]
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has suspended the Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach from participating in any activities or competitions organized by the body for 10 years after refusing to face Israeli athlete […]
By Ramzy Baroud Amid chaotic politics and anti-immigrant and refugee sentiments, Stadio Olimpico in Rome seemed like an oasis of social and cultural harmony. AS Roma and Raja Casablanca fans gathered in their thousands […]
A 14-year-old Mauritanian chess player has pulled out of the Junior World Cup because the draw set him up to face an Israeli player, Middle East Monitor reported on Wednesday. “I decided to retire, because […]
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu was attacked by his own right-wing allies, who accused him of disrespecting the Shabbat tradition barring Jews from working on Saturday by greeting the country’s Olympic champion. Rhythmic gymnast Linoy […]
By Ramzy Baroud When the Palestinian Olympic delegation of five athletes – adorned in traditional Palestinian attire and carrying the Palestinian flag – crossed into Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium during the inauguration ceremony on July 23, […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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