Category: Sports

  • Ethiopians Sweep Top Prizes in Lagos Marathon

    Ethiopians Sweep Top Prizes in Lagos Marathon

    Ethiopian Sintayehu Legese has emerged the winner of the 4th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. Legese triumphed ahead of Kenyans Joshua Kupkorir and William Yegon, who placed second and third at the IAAF-sanctioned event. The participants in spite of downpour in the early hours of Saturday defied the rainfall to ensure they were not late…

  • Kenya to face Burundi in Chan qualifiers

    Kenya to face Burundi in Chan qualifiers

    According to the draw held on Wednesday at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) headquarters in Cairo, Harambee Stars – currently under the tutelage of French coach Sebastien Migne – will play host to the Swallows in Nairobi in the first leg. The return match is slated for Bujumbura. “The schedule (date and time) for…

  • Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Returns to Defend New York Marathon Crown

    Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Returns to Defend New York Marathon Crown

    By Sabrina Yohannes. After his first marathon victory at the Beijing world championships in 2015, Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie mused on the fact that his family had objected to his taking up running. “My parents wanted me to be a great student but I wanted to be a great athlete,” he quipped at the time. “Today’s victory…

  • Somali football Hits Historic milestone

    Somali football Hits Historic milestone

    Football is helping to bring a level of happiness to the citizens of Somalia in a country that has long been ravaged by upheaval. Last Saturday marked a historic moment with the laying of a foundation stone for the Somali Football Federation’s (SFF) new premises, with the national association having operated in rented offices for…

  • Farah splits with coach Salazar, moving back to London

    Farah splits with coach Salazar, moving back to London

    Britain’s Olympic and world champion Mo Farah has split with long-time coach Alberto Salazar because he wants to move back to London with his family, he said in an interview on Monday. Distance great Farah, who moved to Portland, Oregon in 2011 to work with distance guru Salazar, said the decision had nothing to do…

  • Djibouti: Malaysia the best sporting nation in South-East Asia

    Djibouti: Malaysia the best sporting nation in South-East Asia

    Djibouti (HAN) August 30 th, 2017 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Sports.  In Malaysia, With a total count of 323 medals, this is Malaysia’s best-ever finish in the history of the SEA Games. Malaysia is the best sporting nation in South-East Asia, topping the medal tally at the 2017 SEA Games (KL2017) with 145 gold,…

  • Ethiopia Shuts Down Drugstore Selling Banned Substances

    Ethiopia Shuts Down Drugstore Selling Banned Substances

    Addis Ababa (HAN) August 30 th, 2017 – Public Diplomacy and Selling banned substances to athletes Project.  According ELIAS MESERET of AP, a drugstore in Ethiopia that was selling banned substances to athletes across the road from the country’s main track stadium has been shut down pending an investigation, anti-doping authorities said Tuesday. Ethiopia’s Anti-Doping…

  • Ethiopia: Prime Minister Invested $500 Million Football Ambitions

    Ethiopia: Prime Minister Invested $500 Million Football Ambitions

    Addis Ababa (HAN) August 20th, 2017 – Public Diplomacy & Regional Sports Investment. The Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam affirmed Ethiopia’s growing capacity to host AFCON. Ethiopia is building 8 new stadiums each with a capacity of over 30,000. Ethiopia’s passion for football saw them host the Africa Cup of Nations thrice during the early years,…

  • Mo Farah Slams Trump ban, Makes me an Alien in U.S.

    Mo Farah Slams Trump ban, Makes me an Alien in U.S.

    LONDON– British Olympic champion Mo Farah condemned U.S. President Trump’s curbs on immigrants and visitors as coming “from a place of ignorance and prejudice” and said they would make him an “alien” in the United States, where he trains and lives with his family. Farah, who was born in Somalia, is Britain’s most successful track…

  • Leonard Korir out-leaned race record-holder Feyisa Lilesa

    Leonard Korir out-leaned race record-holder Feyisa Lilesa

    Late breaks led to first-time wins for Kenya’s Dominic Ondoro and Ethiopia’s Meskerem Assefa at the Chevron Houston Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, on Sunday (15). Meanwhile, USA’s Leonard Korir out-leaned race record-holder Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon, an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race, on a windy and…

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