Sport
AIU bans Kenyan athlete for 3 years for breaking anti-doping rules
Addis Ababa, October 13, 2022 (FBC) - The International Association of Athletics Federations' Athletics Integrity Unit confirmed that Kenyan marathoner Mark Kangogo has been expelled from competition for three years for breaking anti-doping rules.
He was initially provisionally suspended for testing positive for two banned substances,…
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Legendary sports journalist Fikru Kidane dies
Addis Ababa, October 11, 2022 (FBC) – The legendary Ethiopian sports journalist Fikru Kidane dies aged 87 while receiving a medical treatment for a brief illness.
Fikru Kidane was a legend of Ethiopian sports journalism and an…
Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw stuns the world with TCS London Marathon win
Addis Ababa, October 2, 2022 (FBC) - 23 years old Ethiopian athlete, Yalemzerf Yehualaw, stunned the world, winning the TCS London Marathon Elite Women’s race, on Sunday, October 2, 2022.
Yalemzerf stumbled on a speed bump about ten…
Ethiopian Premier League new season returns this weekend
Addis Ababa, September 29, 2022 (FBC) - Ethiopia’s premier clubs football competition, the Ethiopian BetKing Premier League, new season returns on Friday September 30, 2022 at the Bahir Dar Stadium, said the League’s governing body.
The…
Tigist Assefa shatters Berlin Marathon Course Record
Addis Ababa, September 25, 2022 (FBC) – Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia defied the odds with a shocking victory at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, clocking 2:15:37 to obliterate the course record by almost three minutes. The run is the third-fastest…
Ethiopian athletes storm Sydney Marathon
Addis Ababa, September 18, 2022 (FBC) - Ethiopian athletes took the 2022 Blackmore Sydney Marathon race by storm, as Tigist Girma won the Women’s marathon followed by her compatriot, Letebrhan Haylay, who took second spot, while Chalu Deso…
Fasil Kenema FC goes through to the next round of CAF Confederation Cup qualifier
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2022 (FBC) - Fasil Kenema Football Club have gone through to the next preliminary round of the 2022-23 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation cup.
Fasil Kenema FC, last season’s Ethiopian premier league runners-up,…