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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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Monday could be a $150,000 payday for Ethiopia's Gebregziabher Gebremariam

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Haile Gebrselassie begins comeback from “retirement” with half-marathon in Austria »Monday could be a $150,000 payday for Ethiopia's Gebregziabher Gebremariam (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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Boston Marathon: Teyba Erkesso Wins Woman’s Race

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Teyba Erkesso of Ethiopia has captured the grand prize at the 2010 Boston Marathon in two hours, 26 minutes and 11 seconds. (more)

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Doha 2010 – Gezahegne becomes youngest ever female champion

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Kalkidan Gezahegne takes the gold, and defending champion Gelete Burka takes the bronze in the Women's 1500m Final. (more)

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Ethiopia: Defar wins fourth straight indoor 3000m title

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Ethiopian Meseret Defar won a record fourth consecutive women’s world indoor 3000m title on Saturday. Defar, who won Olympic 5000m gold at the Athens Games and a bronze in Beijing, clocked 8min 51.17sec. “I’m very happy with this race and my fourth gold medal,” she said. “It was an easy victory [...] (more)

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Yemane Tsegay takes Lake Biwa Marathon crown

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Tsegay takes Lake Biwa crown Yemane Tsegay taking the Lake Biwa Marathon title (Yohei Kamiyama/Agence SHOT) Breaking away from the lead pack after 22Km, Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia won the Lake Biwa Marathon on Sunday. (more)

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Shetaye Gemechu first Ethiopian runner to test positive for EPO

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Olympic marathoner Shetaye Gemechu has received a two-year ban from the Ethiopian Athletics Federation after testing positive for the banned substance EPO. The 29-year old is the third high profile Ethiopian in the last six years to be charged with a doping offense but first to test positive for EPO. She denied the charges in an exclusive Universal Sports interview. (more)

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Tergat says Kenya must find a way to stop Ethiopia | News by Country | Reuters

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Kenyan coaches must improve training and motivation if the country is to end Ethiopia's dominance of the world cross country championships, five-times world champion Paul Tergat said on Saturday. (more)

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It is love-all in Ethiopia for Federer

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World number one Roger Federer sends the ball spinning into the net. His opponent, Ethiopian teenager Jirata Demksa smiles and prays the Swiss is having an off day. (more)

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Tennis: Federer reduced to tears on visit to Ethiopia

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Roger Federer poses with students at a primary school, funded by his charity, the Roger Federer Foundation, in Ethiopia World number one Roger Federer sends the ball spinning into the net. (more)

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