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Super Eagles Held in Ethiopia 2-2

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Four days after upsetting Argentina 4-1 in an international friendly, Nigeria's Super Eagles were brought crashing down to earth when they could only manage a 2-2 with Ethiopia in a more important Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Sunday. Following their stunning win over the South Americans, the Super Eagles arrived Addis Ababa as overwhelming favourites to collect maximum points and impose their will on Group B. But they faced a stubborn Ethiopian side... (more)

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Ethiopia's Shumi Gerbada wins Stockholm Marathon

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Dire Tune of Ethiopia beats elite men and wins women's race by more than 64 secondsFlopped Ethiopian 'day of rage' highlights Zenawi's staying power »Ethiopia's Shumi Gerbada wins Stockholm Marathon (more)

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Markos Geneti wins LA Marathon against all odds

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Ethiopian Markos Geneti wins the LA Marathon by shattering the course record by almost two minutes with a time of 2 hours 6 minutes 35 seconds in his first ever marathon run. The day was described as one of the stormiest days in LA marathon history with thousands of runners have been evaluated for hypothermia and 25 have been transported to local hospitals. Despite the weather and his first run at t (more)

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Ethiopian Mekonnen wins Tokyo Marathon

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Hailu Mekonnen of Ethiopia won the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 35 seconds. Mekonnen's time was 11 seconds off the race record set by Switzerland's Viktor Rothlin in 2008. Kenyan Paul Biwott was second with a time of 2:08:17 while Japan's Yuki Kawaguchi took third in 2:08:37. World marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie withdrew from the race on Thursday after the Ethiopian bruised both knees in training recently. The 30-year-old Mekonnen said he wanted to try to ma... (more)

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Ethiopia's Girima Assefa & Koren Yal win Mumbai Marathon

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Ethiopians Girma Assefa and Koren Yal set new course records to complete a sweep for the African country, winning the men's and women's honours at the eighth edition of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon here today. Assefa completed the 42.1-km race in two hours, nine minutes and 54 seconds beating the previous record of 2:11:54s set by Kenya's Kenneth Mungara two years ago. (more)

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Haile to the Chief!

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Haile Gebrselassie retires! "It is better to stop here." Maybe not yet. Thanks for the memories and best wishes on your next adventure(s)! Eskinder Nega takes Haile to task for his recent flirtation with Meles. He also takes a critical look at Haile's rash announcement of his retirement and his political aspiration. Read here. (more)

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Ethiopian football icon Mengistu Worku dies

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Ethiopian football icon Mengistu Worku died at the age of 70 on Thursday, December 16, two weeks after returning to Addis Ababa from a long medical treatment in where he underwent intensive care in Bangkok, Thailand for the last two years (more)

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NYC Marathon: Guts from Chile, glory for Ethiopia

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Gebre Gebremariam saw his country's greatest marathoner pull up in pain on the Queensboro Bridge, at the 16th mile. He urged Haile Gebrselassie to keep going, but what the world-record holder felt in his right knee told him his career was over, and it was time for a new Ethiopian star. (more)

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Haile Gebrselassie announces his retirement

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World-record holder Haile Gebrselassie stunned the running world by announcing his retirement Sunday after dropping out of the New York City Marathon. The 37-year-old Ethiopian great, widely considered the greatest distance runner ever, pulled out at the 16-mile mark with a right knee injury. “I never think about to retire. But for the first time, this is the day,” Gebrselassie said at a brief news conference afterward. “Let me stop and do other work after this.” (more)

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Debutants steal show at New York City marathon

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Debutants stole the show at the New York City marathon Sunday as Ethiopian Gebre Gebremariam won the men's race on his marathon debut and Kenya's Edna Kiplagat took the women's title in her first New York race. Gebremariam, the 2009 world cross country champion, ran with easy grace through the last hilly stretch in Central Park to pull away from Emmanuel Mutai for a comfortable win in two hours eight minutes 14 seconds. (more)

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Ethiopians Derartu Tulu, haile Gebrselassie star at NYC Marathon

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Derartu Tulu smiled when somebody noted her history of winning gold medals stretches back even further than that of fellow Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie. "Thank you for having remembered me from all those years ago," the reigning New York City Marathon champion said. She was a bit of a forgotten woman at her sport's biggest events before the victory in 2009 that surprised even Tulu. Now 38, she sees no reason she can't defend her title at Sunday's race - and keep competing at the highest level. (more)

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Half Marathon/Ethiopia: a first start for Defar

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For the first time in her life, the world indoor champion in 3000 meter, the Ethiopian Meseret Defar took an important decision of her career by making her debut Sunday over the half marathon in USA. Her decision to take part in this marathon has been welcomed by the race organizers in USA. During this [...] (more)

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ኢትዮጵያ በጊኒ 4ለ1 በሜዳዋ ተሸነፈች

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እሁድ ሴፕቴምበር 5/2010 በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ በአበበ ቢቂላ ስታዲየም በተደረገ የ እግር ኳስ ውድድር የጊኒ ብሄራዊ ቡድን የኢትዮጵያ አቻውን 4ለ1 አሸነፈ። ብሄራዊ ቡድናችን በቅርቡ ውጤት ያስገኛል በሚል ናይጄ-ግሊዛዊ ዜግነት ያለውን የውጭ አሰልጣኝ ቢያመጣም 4ለ1 በሆነ ሰፊ ውጤት ተሸንፏል። (more)

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Dibaba wins 10,000 race at African championships

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Double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia beat world champion Linet Masai of Kenya in the women's 10,000 meters at the African Athletics Championships on Saturday. (more)

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Ethiopia: Ydnekatchew Tessema, Forgotten Hero Of African Soccer

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Paving The Way For South Africa 2010: Ydnekatchew Tessema, Forgotten Hero Of African Soccer By Tom Dunmore Pitch Invasion National team player, national team coach for his country’s only major international triumph, co-founder of his continent’s FIFA confederation, president of that confederation for 15 years, and in many ways the man who set in motion [...] (more)

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Explosion at an Ethiopian Restaurant in Uganda Targets World Cup Viewers

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Bomb exploded at a popular Ethiopian restaurant in Uganda on Sunday as people watched the World Cup final on TV. (more)

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ለዓለም ዋንጫ ደ.አፍሪካ ለመሄድ 50 ሺህ ብር የከፈሉ ታገዱ

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በደቡብ አፍሪካ የሚካሄደውን የ19ኛውን የዓለም ዋንጫ ውድድሮች ለማየት ከኢትዮጵያ ወደ ደቡብ አፍሪካ ለመሄድ 50 ሺህ ብር የከፈሉ 550 ሰዎች ፈቃድ ተከለከሉ። ያስያዙት ገንዘብ አልተመለሰላቸውም። (more)

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Haile Gebrselassie�may run in N.Y. Marathon

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Look for an official announcement Wednesday that Haile Gebrselassie, the fastest marathoner in history, will make his U.S. marathon debut in New York on Nov. 7. He plans to run with 1,200 school kids this week to celebrate National Running Day in New York, and his official announcement should follow. The 37-year-old Ethiopian legend has run two half marathons in the Big Apple, most recently this spring, and has built an affinity for both the city and the New York Road Runners organization that stages the... (more)

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Haile Gebrselassie Announces Plan to Run in New York City Marathon

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Haile Gebrselassie, the Ethiopian world record holder marathon runner, will make his ING New York City Marathon debut this fall. Gebrselassie made the announcement Wednesday while taking part in the New York Road Runners fun run at Randall's Island in celebration of National Running Day. “Someday someone will ask me, ‘Did you win New York City?’ If I don’t run New York, then my career cannot be complete,” Gebrselassie told New York Road Runners. The last time Gebrselassie competed in New York City the ou... (more)

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Ethiopian Athletes dominate Bolder Boulder 10k

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Ethiopian athletes once again dominated the Bolder Boulder 10k race when they won in both the men and women categories. In the men’s race, Lelisa Desisa finished first in 29:16.93, with fellow compatriot and defending champion Tilahun Regassa coming second (29:16.96) and Tadese Tola, also of Ethiopia in third. Ethiopia’s Mamit... (more)

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