The basketball team of Khadamat Al-Bureij Club – the defending champion – qualified for the final of the Sector Basketball League, in the opening of the Golden Square matches for the return round of the 2022/2023 sports season, which are being sponsored by Jawwal, with its second victory over its competitor Khadamat Al-Bureij, with a score of 84-40 over Abu Youssef Al-Najjar Hall. In the city of Khan Yunis, in the presence of members of the management of the federation and the management of the two major clubs, and a large crowd that crowded the stands on a Ramadan evening.

The match was strong, and Al-Bureij decided most of the results of the quarters of the match in his favor in a match that started strong and a great defensive force. This affected the scoring of points from both teams, until the first 5 minutes and a half, so Ramy El-Gamal scored 8 points for Al-Bureij, including a hat-trick, and two points for each of Nashat Kaskin and Ahmed Wishah. And Ahmed Mahdi and Eid Al-Shaer, and for Rafah 5 points Ahmed Abu Al-Saud, Mahmoud Adwan and Mahmoud Abu Shaar, to end the quarter 16-5 for Al-Bureij.

In the second quarter, Rafah's performance improved, and Salah emerged, scoring 9 points by dipping into the basket, 6 points scored by Ibrahim Al-Maghari, 3 points by Abu Shaar, Thaer Issa responded to Al-Bureij, and 2 points by Abu Rahal, to end the quarter 18-15 for Rafah.

In the third quarter, Al-Bureij dominated defensively and offensively, and pressured the entire stadium on the Rafah players to clamp down on them, which weighed heavily on the latter’s players. They scored only 7 points with a hat-trick by Ahmed Salah, and 4 points for Mahmoud Adwan. Al-Bureij players showered the Rafah basket with points, so Abu Rahal scored 11 One point, including a triple, 9 points for Ahmed Weshah, 8 points for Nashat Kaskin, including a dip in the basket, and 5 free throws scored by Thaer Issa, and two points for Al Shaer, Al Jamal and Fadi Abu Jalal, to end the quarter 39-9 for Al Bureij.

In the fourth, Al-Bureij settled matters, as Jabr scored 6 points, Rahal hat-trick, 3 points for Musleh, and two points for a knife, while Rafah scored two hat-tricks through Salah and Al-Maghari, and two points for Al-Hams and Hassanein, to end the quarter 14-10 for Al-Bureij, with a total score of 84-40. The referee of the match: Dooley Basil Kron, Dooley Saeed Diazadeh, Ahmed Al-Qadi for the square, scorer Mohamed Salahat Mikati, Mohamed Al-Aloul Mikati match, 24 seconds, Tamer Qeshta.

Match of the day

Today, Monday, at nine o'clock in the evening, the youth of Al-Bureij and its host, the YMCA, will meet at Saad Sail Hall in the Palestine Sports Complex, to determine the second team that qualifies to meet Khadamat Al-Bureij in the final.

Ramadan tournament for old players

(6) teams qualified for the second round of the Ramadan tournament for veterans, organized by the Palestinian Association for Veteran Athletes throughout the holy month of Ramadan, under the auspices of Abdel Salam Haniyeh, Assistant Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, at the Gaza Sports Club.

In the second group, the decision of the promoted players was postponed after the positive tie dominated the first match that brought together Shabab Jabalia and its Palestinian counterpart negatively, bringing the balance of the two teams to 4 points. Gaza Sports topped the fourth group and advanced to the second round after its victory over Beit Hanoun, who rose second from the group, with a 2-1 victory, scored by Muhammad Abu Hashem and Nizam Al-Salmi, and for the loser Omar Al-Zaanin.

Al-Daraj Club, which topped the third group, accompanied by Al-Zaytoun, qualified for the second round after its victory over Al-Mashtal 5-2, scored by Hazem Shteiwi – a double, Muhammad Shteiwi, Muhammad Moqbel, Moayad Abu Afash, and the arboretum, “Ahmed Al-Jamal.” Al-Shati qualified as the leader of the first group, accompanied by Al-Sadaqa Second to the group. Gaza Sports Club qualified as the leader of the fourth group, accompanied by Beit Hanoun. The referee of the matches: “Muhammad Al-Hasani, Abdullah Abu Osheba, Hassan Salah.

The championship is supervised by: Ziyad Abu Samra as president, Hossam Al-Gharbawi in the media, Muhammad Abu Riyala, Rajaa Al-Haj Ahmed.

Ziyad Abu Samra, head of the supervising committee, confirmed that the matches of the second round of the championship will be held on floodlights at the Gaza Sports Club stadium in Sudan, and the championship matches will continue today, and two matches will be held, the first of which will bring together the apples with Palestine, and the police union and Jabalia youth will meet, and all matches will start according to the schedule distributed to the clubs at the hour Three o'clock in the afternoon at the Gaza Sports Club stadium in Al-Sudaniyya.

Jerusalem Basketball Championship

The team of the late Khalil Abu Ghazal won the Jerusalem Championship, which was organized by the Sports Department of Hamas in the Al-Maghazi area, crowned the competitions of the Jerusalem Ramadan Basketball Championship, which was held at the Al-Maghazi Club Stadium, by defeating the team of the martyr Ashraf Darwish with a score of 62-41, in a solemn celebration and a Ramadan evening. Distinguished, the masses were entertained, in the presence of Eid Musleh, head of the sports department in the central region, Rabih al-Bar, head of the sports department in al-Maghazi camp, Mamdouh al-Omari, head of the administrative body in al-Maghazi, Abd al-Basit al-Awdat, head of the Maghazi Services Club, members of the board of directors, and Karam Abu Madin of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and Lviv. From sports cadres, national and legal personalities, dignitaries and mayors, and a large crowd of fans, followers, and fans of the game. And in the closing ceremony, which began with the reading of verses from the Holy Quran on the souls of the martyrs

The central speech of the celebration, Rabih Barr, Head of the Sports Department, thanked the Maghazi Services Club for hosting the tournament, and stressed that the holding of such tournaments came to show the extent of Maghazi’s love for this game and to show the competitive strength in the tournament, praising the great discipline of the players and the fans in the success of this tournament, which will be A gateway to launch more tournaments in the coming days. In conclusion, the committee supervising the tournament and the attendance of personalities honored the winning team with the title cup and gold medals, and the second team with silver medals, as well as honoring the tournament referees.

The referee of the meeting: Saeed Ziazadeh, Moamen Al-Jarba, Musa Ghannam, Mikati Marwan Hamad, and the recorder, Muhammad Al-Salahat.

End of the Friendship Tournament

The Friendship Sports Club concluded the first chess tournament for the year 2023, which was organized by the club at its headquarters, under the supervision of the Chess Federation in cooperation with the Sports Committee, in a ceremony attended by Dr. Hazem Shehadeh, President of the Club, Sherif Dhaher, Vice President of the Chess Federation, and Engineer Ahmed Abu Salmiya, Director of the Club.

Shehadeh welcomed the attendees, and announced the establishment of a chess school that will open its doors next July, and professional courses for the game will also be organized, stressing that the club will take care of the game, as it is a mental game that will increase the mental strength of the players, and it is called the game of geniuses. For his part, Daher congratulated the winners of the tournament, thanking the Friendship Club for hosting and the wonderful organization. Daher set the date for the start of the federation's central tournament, which he set on the first of next May, through which Palestine's representatives will be selected in the foreign tournaments.

Honoring the winners

In conclusion, the player Imad Nasr won the first place with 8 points, and Muhammad Shehadeh came in the second place with 7 points, Abdullah Al-Nazla in the third place with 7 points, Musab Nassar and Nidal Al-Raei in the fourth and fifth places with the same balance of points, and the positions between them were decided according to the system Internationally accredited Swiss. It is noteworthy that more than 70 players participated in the tournament. The tournament referee is a team of referees consisting of: Samir Kanaan, Muhammad Abu Asr, Atef Abu Zaid.

Postponement of the final flight

The Palestinian Volleyball Association postponed the final match of the Martyr Dr. Ibrahim Al-Maqadmeh Volleyball Championship, which will bring together the two poles of the game, Friendship, the title holder and the Super Cup champion, and Khadamat Jabalia the runner-up, and the champion of the Jenin Martyrs Cup, to Friday, corresponding to 4/7/2023 instead. From Wednesday 4/5/2023 at Saad Sail Hall at half past eight, and it will conclude with the crowning of the champion club.

Star Championship

The Ramadan Stars Championship for Football Sixes was completed, sponsored by the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and the Malaysian Cultural Center in cooperation with the Football Association. Khairy Mahdi, Tariq Al-Hour – a brace, Bilal Al-Nanmam – a brace, and Fares Jarwan won the Best Player Award.

In the second match, Tubas defeated Nablus 8-5. Muhammad Abu Dhaher scored a double, Moayad Ismail scored 3 goals and Ibrahim Weshah scored 3 goals, and Weshah won the best player award in the match.

Thus, the Central Governorate semi-finals will meet next Friday, Nazareth x Bethlehem, Tubas x Hebron, while the final will be held next Saturday to determine the champion of the Central Governorate, who will meet the southern champion from Rafah and Khan Yunis. In the Gaza Governorate group, which takes place at Saad Sail Hall, in the first match, Safed and Carmel played, and the match ended in a positive draw 1-1. Second place after winning administratively, and in the North Governorate group that takes place at the Palestinian Al-Ahly club hall, the Qalqilya team defeated Hadera with a score of 4-3.

The Sports Committee implements a sports day

The Sports and Olympic Environment Committee, in partnership with Al-Israa University, commemorated Earth Day on the campus of the university in Al-Zahraa City in Gaza, by implementing environmental and sports activities, with the participation of university students, the committee team and the university administration. The activities included planting olive trees, implementing a volleyball match, and presenting a popular Dabkeh show, in continuation of the activities that began in the West Bank, to be implemented in the Gaza Strip, to emphasize the unity of the land, the cause, and the people, and to enhance the concept of sports and the environment among Palestinian youth, and raise awareness of the importance of preserving the land. It is noteworthy that the committee is affiliated with the Olympic Committee, headed by Abdul Majeed Melhem, and consists of experts in various fields.