Ethiopia news - Sports

Somalia’s runners provide inspiration

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:26:27 -0400

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Mon, 2008-08-25 14:00

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By Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports

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BEIJING – Samia Yusuf Omar headed back to Somalia Sunday, returning to the small two-room house in Mogadishu shared by seven family members. Her mother lives there, selling fruits and vegetables. Her father is buried there, the victim of a wayward artillery shell that hit their home and also killed Samia’s aunt and uncle.

all eyes on China

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:49:58 -0400

Fireworks light up the National Stadium in Beijing during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The 29th Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40 billion dollars and shrouded by political controversies, burst into life with a spectacular opening ceremony

World record shattered!!

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:47:45 -0400

Ethiopia's marathon runner Haile Gebrselassie crosses the finish line to set up new world record at the 34th Berlin marathon in Berlin September 30, 2007.

Fantastic United.

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:58:47 -0400

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd L) celebrates with Alan Smith (2nd R) after scoring the fifth goal during their Champions League

Tony Dungy wins superbowl

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:21:20 -0500

Tony Dungy of Indineapolis becomes the first Black coach to win the superbowl in the National football league.congratuation Coach.

A rainbow is seen during the African qualifier

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:47:08 -0400

A rainbow is seen during the African Nations Cup qualifier soccer match between Rwanda (in yellow) and Liberia in Monrovia October 8, 2006.

Becham and Victoria

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:47:39 -0400

English soccer player David Beckham and his wife Victoria take a taxi-boat in Venice.

Israel blasts its into Lebanon.

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:27:52 -0400

An Israeli Army soldier prepares the next shell as a mobile artillery unit fires from a position near the town of Kiryat Shmona, close to the Israel-Lebanon border July 22, 2006.

Red card is not the way to retire Zidane!!!!

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:31:02 -0400

Referee Horacio Elizondo (R) of Argentina shows France's Zinedine Zidane a red card during their World Cup 2006 final soccer match against I

flying for the ball in london

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:34:51 -0400

Russia's Maria Sharapova serves to Israel's Anna Smashnova during their match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 28, 2006.

Oosh It Hurts

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:57:42 -0400

Brian McBride (R) of the U.S. walks off the pitch to receive treatment after picking up an injury, as Italy's Andrea Pirlo watches, during t

World Cup

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:33:27 -0400

Holland got their World Cup campaign off to the perfect start with a 1-0 victory over Serbia & Montenegro in Leipzig. The highly impressive

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Ethiopian athletes return to rapturous welcome

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:52:04 -0400

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Thu, 2008-08-28 00:00

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ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — The Ethiopian Olympic team arrived home to a hero's welcome Wednesday, as thousands of ecstatic fans lined up the capital's streets to greet the track stars.

Kenya, Ethiopia shine for Africa

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:58:35 -0400

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Mon, 2008-08-25 13:00

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By Phumza Macanda

BEIJING (Reuters) - Africans again dominated distance running at the Beijing Olympic Games thanks to Kenya and Ethiopia, but athletes pleaded for more funding for their poor states.