World record holder Eliud Kipchoge was beaten in the London Marathon as Shura Kitata won a thrilling sprint finish to claim an unexpected victory. Four-time winner Kipchoge was the favourite, but fell behind with two laps to go and finished…
by Collins Okinyo 20 February 2017 Ethiopia have appointed former Adama City FC coach Ashenafi Bekele as the new man in charge of their national team. Bekele replaces Gebremedhin Haile, who was…
More(IAAF) Defending world U20 cross country champion Letesenbet Gidey and national 5000m champion Getaneh Tamire Molla were among the winners of the 34th Jan Meda International Cross Country, Ethiopia’s trials for the…
MoreRunners from the African country lift both men’s and women’s titles in perfect conditions by James Porteous “Last year was very bad,” laughed Bizuneh Melaku Belachew, one of the bedraggled thousands who…
MoreNow the head of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, Gebrselassie is determined to clean up athletics’ image, but has his reasons for why he wants to see Russia return to competition Starting with…
MoreTamirat Tola breaks course record while Kenenisa Bekele drops out, debutant Worknesh Degefa takes women’s race Tamirat Tola is the surprise winner of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. The 25 year-old Ethiopian…
MoreTamirat Tola breaks course record while Kenenisa Bekele drops out, debutant Worknesh Degefa takes women’s race Tamirat Tola is the surprise winner of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. The 25 year-old Ethiopian…
More(IANS | Dubai) Ethiopian runner Kenenisa Bekele said here on Wednesday that he returns to the Dubai Marathon, to be held on Friday, in order to erase his disappointment from January 2015…
More(IAAF) Bahrain’s Aweke Ayalew and Ethiopia’s Senberi Teferi captured outstanding victories at the 35th Cross Internacional de Itálica in Santiponce, near the Spanish city of Seville, the fifth leg of this season’s IAAF…
More(IAAF) Bahrain’s Aweke Ayalew and Ethiopia’s Senberi Teferi captured outstanding victories at the 35th Cross Internacional de Itálica in Santiponce, near the Spanish city of Seville, the fifth leg of this season’s IAAF…
MoreIn a spectacular sprint finish, U.S. Army runner Leonard Korir edged out Olympic silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa for a victory at the Houston Half Marathon. It’s Korir’s second major win in two…
MoreLibreville, Gabon – Ethiopia is drawn in Group F qualifier for the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) which will be held in Cameroon. The qualifying draw for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations…
MoreEthiopian Olympic marathon runner Feyisa Lilesa still hopes to compete for his country – despite being exiled since last summer’s Games. Lilesa has been living in the US on a temporary visa…
MoreEthiopian Olympic marathon runner Feyisa Lilesa still hopes to compete for his country – despite being exiled since last summer’s Games. Lilesa has been living in the US on a temporary visa…
MorePress Release: The first IAAF Gold Label Road Race of 2017, the Xiamen International Marathon, started promptly at 08:00 on Monday 2nd January and was dominated by Ethiopian athletes in both the men’s…
MoreArsenal youngster and United States under-23 international Gedion Zelalem is wanted by Borussia Dortmund, sources close to the German club have told ESPN FC. Zelalem, who was born in Germany and started…
Moreby Collins Okinyo It has been a year of mixed fortunes for Ethiopian football with a lot of emphasis and development put on grassroot football, women football, U20 and U17 team. The…
MoreBy: Reuters | Addis Ababa | Published :December 28, 2016 Ethiopia, one of five countries the IAAF says is in “critical care” over its drug-testing systems, will impose lifetime bans on drug cheats, the…
More(IAAF) — The hunt for the first sub-14:10 has been going on ever since Tirunesh Dibaba ran her 14:11.15 in Oslo in 2008. Last year Genzebe Dibaba and Almaz Ayana took turns, but in…
MoreEritrean Tesfom Okubamariam has been named the 2016 Tropicale Amissa Bongo African Cyclist of the Year in a ceremony held on Wednesday evening in Libreville, Gabon. The 26-year-old was voted by a…
MoreEritrean Tesfom Okubamariam has been named the 2016 Tropicale Amissa Bongo African Cyclist of the Year in a ceremony held on Wednesday evening in Libreville, Gabon. The 26-year-old was voted by a…
MoreThe game clock was ticking down when a sharp-shooting player from the Addis Ababa wheelchair basketball team threw up a well-aimed shot. A game-winning score! Alemu Yosef couldn’t hide his disappointment. A…
MoreDick Enberg, a Hall of Fame broadcaster known as much for his excited calls of "Oh my!" as the big events he covered during a 60-year career, died Thursday. He was 82.…
MoreDick Enberg, a Hall of Fame broadcaster known as much for his excited calls of "Oh my!" as the big events he covered during a 60-year career, died Thursday. He was 82.…
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