13 April 2014 AFP Ethiopia’s Getu Feleke won the Vienna marathon on Sunday in a race record time that ended a seven year Kenyan domination of the event. The 27-year-old Feleke finished in two hours five minutes and 41 seconds…
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09 April 2014 Athletics Africa Distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie will open the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon Expo at London Dockland’s Excel Exhibition Centre at 11am on Wednesday April 9, 2014. Gebrselassie, widely regarded as the greatest distance runner…
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7 April 2014 Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Defending champion Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia and world record holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya headline the elite men’s division field at the London Marathon on April 13. Kebede won the race in 2010,…
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07 April 2014 By Collins Okinyo Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) have revoked the appointment of Portuguese Mariano Barreto. Consequently, Serbian Goran Stevanovic is scheduled to travel to Ethiopia for personal talks with a view of taking over from Sewnet Bishaw…
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06 April 2014 PARIS (AP) — Three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia won the Paris marathon on Sunday on his debut at the distance. Bekele completed the 42.2-kilometer race in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 3 seconds to break the…
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5 April 2014 By Piers Edwards – BBC Sport The governance of African football is set to undergo significant change, says the man who organised the 2010 World Cup. Now President of the South African FA (Safa), former World Cup…
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Saturday, April 05, 2014 Turkish Press ADDIS ABABA – Two boxers – one Ethiopian and one Egyptian – will meet in the ring next month in an effort to promote peace between the two African nations. Ethiopian heavyweight Sami Reta…
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03 April 2014 Xinhua They might not have been the best of friends on track or in cross country meetings in their decade long relationship as elite athletes. Yet it is that resentment that organisers of Paris Marathon will be…
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01 Apr 2014 By Collins Okinyo Mariano Barreto has been appointed as the new Ethiopian coach with immediate effect. The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) announced on Tuesday that the Portuguese will take over from Sewnet Bishaw who was sacked in…
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31 March 2014 Football411 Former Ethiopia coach Sewnet Bishaw has launched a scathing attack on FIFA, claiming world football’s governing body conspired to see them miss out on a place at the 2014 World Cup. The Walia Antelopes failed to…
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