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Siraj Gena and Frehiwot Dado to defend Rome Marathon titles
Rome, Italy – Defending champions Siraj Gena and Frehiwot Dado of Ethiopia will return to defend their titles at Sunday’s (20) Rome Marathon.
Rome will host the first ever Italian IAAF Gold Label Road Race. No less than 16,188 runners coming from 84 different countries have entered the major Italian Marathon race which will toe the starting-line from the world-wide famous Fori Imperiali on Sunday...
Russian Traveler Fyodor Konyukhov prepares for expedition to Ethiopia
Renowned Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov is preparing for an expedition to Ethiopia, which will start on March 20 and see him covering part of the 1,200-km route on camelback. The expedition will traverse the territory inhabited by five tribes, which are yet to be explored. Konyukhov said that he plans to repeat a route blazed by prominent Russian diplomat and traveler Alexander Bulatovich, who added...
Hilary Bradt: Visiting Ethiopia -1976 vs 2010
The rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis, Lalibela, Ethiopia. (Photo: Alamy)
Hilary Bradt, founder of Bradt guides, first visited Ethiopia in 1976, and wrote home about fleas, unrest and staggering beauty. How different would it be now?
In 1976 I backpacked through Ethiopia during the final stages of an 11-month overland journey from Cape Town to Cairo. I was arrested for discussing capitalism, bitten...
Access Capital Acquires Safari Lodge in Adama
Adama - Access Capital Services SC has acquired Safari Lodge in Adama (Nazareth), which is located 100km east of the capital, Addis Abeba, as parts of its plan to set up a timeshare facility under its subsidiary, Access Resorts, reported the weekly English business newspaper, Addis Fortune.
Safari Lodge was opened in 2001 at a cost 36 million.
The acquisition of Safari Lodge marks the second major...
Ethiopian Premier League: Hawassa City moves to 2nd place
Yirgalem – Hawassa City defeated Lideta Nyala 1-0 here today to move to 2nd place in the Ethiopian Premier League (EPL).
Hawassa has now 24 points, three points behind leader Defence Force (12 matches).
However, Hawassa has played more matches (14) than 3rd place Ethiopian Coffee (21pts/11matches) and fourth Dedebit FC (16pts/10 matches).
This was the only EPL match scheduled this week as St. George...
Ethiopia finishes 123rd in latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking
Zurich, Switzerland – Ethiopian football didn’t make a dent in the latest FIFA/ Coca-Cola World and CAF Rankings as it finished 123rd and 34th respectively.
Ethiopian football moved just one single spot in both rankings.
Spain once again top the World’s ranking followed by the Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, England, Uruguay, Portugal, Croatia and Greece.
Egypt, which ranked in the top...
Ethiopian Premier League: St. George to host Hawassa City
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) leader Defence Force and defending champion St. George will host Hawassa City and Lideta Nyala respectively here today.
For Defence, a victory will give them a 6-point cushion over Ethiopian Coffee, although the latter will still have two matches in hand. Â Lideta Nyala will also be looking for a win as it will lift them to 4th place from their current...
Yenew Alamirew of Ethiopia breaks Daniel Komen’s 3000m indoor record in Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany – Yenew Alamirew of Ethiopia broke Daniel Komen’s record when he won the 3,000m race in 7:27.80 at the 25th edition of the Sparkassen Cup here yesterday.
Komen’s meet record goes after 13 years
Yenew Alamirew had never seen an indoor track before, but the 20-year-old Ethiopian sped away from established stars to log a 7:27.80 win in the men’s 3000 metres, becoming the third-fastest...
Ethiopian Premier League: EEPCO defeats Lideta Nyala 2-1
Ethiopian Premier League: EEPCO defeats Lideta Nyala 2-1
Addis Abeba – EEPCO defeated Lideta Nyala 2-1 in the lone Ethiopian Premier League match played here today.
This marks the third victory of the season for the EEPCO, which moved up to fourteenth place while Sebeta City dropped to 15th.
Meanwhile, Binyam Assefa of Sebeta City joined Oumed Oukri as the Ethiopian Premier League leading goal...
Ethiopia Premier League: Hawassa City overtakes Dedebit for 3rd place
Fincha – Hawassa City continues its climb in the Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) with a 2-1 win over Fincha Sugar here today.
Hawassa has now overtaken Dedebit FC and sits in 3rd place. However Dedebit has 2 matches in hand and should it win any of its match, it could reverse the situation once again.
Although it was Fincha who scored first, Hawassa responded with two goals from Shimeles Bekele and...
