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Adama City back on top, Arba Minch scores first victory
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Adama Kenema (Adama City) climbed back to the top of the Ethiopian Premier League with an important 1-0 victory over second-placed Dedebit FC here today, reported the weekly sport newspaper, Intersport.
Adama has thus overtaken EEPCO at the helm, which played to a 1-1 tie with Hawassa City in Yirgalem today.
Meanwhile, newly promoted Arba Minch City scored its first victory...
Edinburgh Cross Country: Victory for Kirubel Erasa, not so for Kenenisa Bekele
Edinburgh, Scotland – Today’s Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross-Country competition turned out to be a great day for 18-year-old Ethiopian-American Kirubel Erasa, who finished first in the junior men’s 6km, but not so for Kenenisa Bekele and Atelaw Bekele (Belgian-Ethiopian), who were beaten in their respective races.
Kenenisa finished a very disappointing 11th place in the men’s 3km run while Atelaw,...
Top Travel Magazines Name South African Airways “Best Airline to Africa”
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) - South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, announced that it has won two awards from two prestigious travel magazines. Business Traveler Magazine has awarded SAA with the “Best Airline to Africa” and “Best Business Class in Africa” awards, while Global Traveler magazine has named SAA as “Best Airline in Africa” and “Best Sparkling Wine...
IAAF History: Ethiopian & African Athletes
African athletes have made a huge contribution to the sport, with the continent’s illustrious history stretching back to even before the formation of the IAAF.
South Africa formed a national federation in 1894 and it was a sprinter from that country, Reggie Walker, who became the first African to win an Olympic gold medal when he took the 100m title in 1908.
However, African athletes gained...
Sheraton Addis’ Banquet Manager Tsegaye Deneke Killed in Tragic Auto Accident
Tsegaye Deneke (Photo: Addis Fortune)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Tsegaye Deneke, a senior manager at the Sheraton Addis responsible for banquets and outside catering, died with three other passengers in a tragic car accident on Thursday night, December 29, 2011.
The accident occurred at 8:00pm after the Nissan four-wheel drive that Tsegaye was driving collided head-on, on the highway five kilometres...
Tariku Bekele of Ethiopia wins 15k run in Sao Paulo
Tariku Bekele of Ethiopia (Photo: Sérgio Shibuya)
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Tariku Bekele of Ethiopia (men) and Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya (women) were the winners at the 87th edition of the traditional “Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre” 15k run held in the streets of São Paulo on Saturday, December 31.
Held each New Year’s Eve, this traditional Brazilian road race commemorates the end...
Ethiopian Athletes dominate 47th San Silvestre 10km Run
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia (Photo: as.com)
Madrid, Spain – Ethiopian teenager Hagos Gebrehiwot and Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba were the winners at the 47th ‘San Silvestre Vallecana’ 10Km – an IAAF Silver label Road Race – on Saturday (31).
Gebrehiwot, barely 17, was a last-minute entrant and outclashed the hot pre-race favourite Eritrea’s Teklemariam Medhin in a tight sprint finish,...
Ethiopia Soccer: Hawassa City holds St. George scoreless
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Hawassa City held St. George scoreless in Week 6 of the 2011/12 Ethiopia Premier League double header match played here today.
Meanwhile, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) scored its first victory of the season when it defeated Dire Dawa City 1-0 in the day’s other match.
The victory lifted CBE 4 notches to 8th place.
Today’s Results:
CBE vs Dire Dawa City 1-0
St. George...
Gadi Kinde, Israeli-Ethiopian Soccer Prodigy
Gadi Kinde (Photo by: Yanai Yechiel)
Soccer star looks to prove his worth in Ashdod’s midfield
It didn’t take Jacky Ben-Zaken long to appreciate the new kid on the block. The owner of Ashdod Sport Club heard the praise being heaped on an Ethiopian on Ashdod’s youth team and decided to see for himself. Gadi Kinde’s skills immediately caught the boss’ eye.
“He saw...
Atelaw Bekele, star attraction for Bupa Great Edinburgh XCountry
EUROPEAN Cross Country champions Atelaw Bekele of Belgium and Fionnuala Britton of Ireland are the star attractions in a select team for the Bupa Great Edinburgh XCountry.
After wins at the European championships in Slovenia earlier this month, they will start as favourites when they represent Europe in the team event against GB and Team USA in Holyrood Park on 7 January.
Britton became the first Irishwoman...
