Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa won the 2014 RAK Half Marathon

Phil Minshull Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa won the 2014 RAK Half Marathon in 59:36, with a record eight men coming home under the hour in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, on Friday morning (14). It was Desisa’s second fastest time of his

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Degu Debebe retires from international football

By Collins Okinyo  Ethiopia’s long serving captain Degu Debebe has called it quits from International football just days after the head coach Sewnet Bishaw was sacked. The soft spoken St. George defender has alluded to the fact that he felt

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Kenya fan stabbed to death after Arsenal-Liverpool game

02/10/14 Liverpool scored four goals in the first 20 minutes against the team who had been league leaders Police in Kenya are hunting a murder suspect after a Liverpool supporter was stabbed to death following the Arsenal-Liverpool match on Saturday.

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Hagos wins 3,000m

Feb 9, 2014  Boston, MA – Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia won the men’s 3,000m race in 7:34.13 at the New Balance Indoor Grnd Prix, an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting Hagos finished ahead of his compatriot and London 2012 Olympic Games 5000m silver medallist

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Hagos wins 3,000m

Feb 9, 2014  Boston, MA – Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia won the men’s 3,000m race in 7:34.13 at the New Balance Indoor Grnd Prix, an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting Hagos finished ahead of his compatriot and London 2012 Olympic Games 5000m silver medallist

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Sewnet sacked because he criticized the government

By Lolade Adewuyi From national hero to villain: The politics behind Ethiopia’s sacking of coach Sewnet Bishaw The former Walia Antelopes coach stepped on the toes of the government and paid for it with his job, despite taking Ethiopian football

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DIBABA BREAKS WORLD INDOOR 3000M RECORD WITH 8:16.60 IN STOCKHOLM

06 FEB 2014     Just five days after breaking the world indoor 1500m record, Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba smashed the world indoor 3000m record at Stockholm’s XL Galan, an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting, with a stunning 8:16.60 run on Thursday

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Saintfiet: I’m the one for Walia’s Coaching job

Feb 6, 2014  Belgian Tom Saintfiet has declared his interest in the Ethiopian head coach position left vacant after coach Sewnet Bishaw was sacked on Wednesday. Saintfiet who was incharge of the Walia Ibex in 2011, caused a stir within

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Sewnet speaks about the Situation

By Collins Okinyo Former Walia Ibex coach Sewnet Bishaw harbours no ill feelings against the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) who fired him on Wednesday. Treated as a hero just a few months back as fans and federation acclaimed him, Sewnet suddenly

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Salhadin: “Ohh so Senwet has been sacked?”

Feb 5, 2014  Ethiopia’s prolific striker Salhadin Said has reacted to the sacking of coach Sewnet Bishaw who was dismissed on Wednesday afternoon. Salhadin, who was not aware of the sacking, learnt it from supersport.com who informed him in a

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