Israeli basketball team wins after Irish team refuses to shake hands in 2025 Women's EuroBasket game

Sore losers!

"An Israeli women's basketball team beat Ireland 87 to 57 in the first game of the 2025 Women's EuroBasket qualifier in Riga on Thursday evening, a game in which sport was overshadowed by politics when the Irish team refused to shake hands with their Israeli counterparts. ..."

Israeli basketball team wins after Irish team refuses to shake hands - The Jerusalem Post "Basketball Ireland fully supports our players in their decision," the national governing body for basketball in Ireland said in a statement regarding the refusal to shake hands with Israel's team.