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St. George FC defeats Trans Ethiopia 3-0
Addis Ababa – Defending champions St. George defeated Trans Ethiopia 3-0 here today to go 11 points clear of nearest rival Dedebit FC, who are to play a crucial match with Ethiopian Coffee tomorrow.
Banks SC and EEPCO played earlier in the day but we have not yet received the score.
The Ethiopian Premier League will continue tomorrow with the following matches:
Addis Ababa: Insurance vs Metehara...
114th Boston Marathon: Dire Tune plans to reverse last year’s shocking loss, Deriba Merga hopes to defend title
Boston, Massachusetts – Dire Tune plans to reverse last year’s shocking loss while her Ethiopian compatriot Deriba Merga hopes to defend his title when the 114th edition of the Boston Marathon gets underway here on Monday.
Dire, the 2008 winner, suffered a heart wrenching loss last year when Salina Kosgei of Kenya used a last-second surge to edge her for the women’s title, finishing just...
Cinderella Team Dedebit FC Faces Mounting Obstacles in Second Round
Addis Ababa – Newly promoted Dedebit FC created the biggest surprise of the season when it finished the first round of the 2009/10 Ethiopian Premier League with 13 wins, 3 ties and only 1 defeat, well ahead of defending champions, St. George FC.
Apart from drawing 0-0 with mighty St. George, Dedebit defeated some of the country’s reputable and experienced sides like Ethiopian Coffee (1-0), Ethiopian...
Is Corruption Ruining Athletics in Ethiopia?
Hayle Ibrahimov (Azerbaijan) was formerly known as Haile Desta Hagos in Ethiopia
The plague of corruption and bribes within the Ethiopian athletics milieu has lately increased dramatically. At the same pace, the tentacles of some pseudo brokers and agents from the outside are running deep into illicit business.
The Ethiopian squad poor performance at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships...
St. George extends lead with 2-1 away win in Adama
Adama - Defending champion St. George extended their lead of the Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) to 8 clear points with a 2-1 victory over Adama City (aka Adama Kenema) here on Sunday. Meanwhile, newly promoted and surprising team Dedebit FC, which led the EPL for most of the season, was held to a 1-1 draw by Trans Ethiopia in Mekelle.
In other matches played over the weekend, EEPCO scored a rare...
Meseret Defar wins 25th Carlsbad 5000
Carlsbad, California — World record holder Meseret Defar of Ethiopia became the first three-time women’s champion of the Carlsbad 5000 when she finished the 25th anniversary race here on Sunday in a time of 15 minutes and 4 seconds, followed by defending champion and fellow compatriot Aheza Kiros and Meskerem Assefa.
In the men’s race, Kenya’s Eluid Kipchoge crossed the finish line...
Deressa Chimsa & Yeshi Esayas win Daegu Marathon
Daegu, S. Korea – Deressa Chimsa and Yeshi Esayas of Ethiopia took convincing victories at the second edition of the Daegu International Marathon here on Sunday, Bob Ramsak said in his report for the IAAF website. Deressa clocked 2:08:45 to win the men’s race while Yeshi defended her title in the women’s with a 2:29:17 run, breaking her own course record
The course will be used...
Tadesse & Atsede win Paris Marathon
Paris, France – Atsede Baysa and Tadesse Tola produced an impressive Ethiopian double victory at the 34th Marathon de Paris in the French capital on Sunday.
Baysa broke the women’s race record with her 2:22:03 performance, the fastest in the world this year while Tola smashed his personal best by more than nine minutes to take the men’s title in 2:06:37.
Marathon breakout for Tola –...
A Brace from Adane Girma sees off Gallant Dedebit
St George FC and Dedebit FC (1st against 2nd in the league table) locked horns today afternoon in this week’s biggest match of the Ethiopian Premier league. While league leaders St George with 50 points and a game at hand obviously targeted extending their lead to six points, Dedebit FC were determined to beat the leaders and level with points.
To be fair, this long-awaited and much expected game...