Sport
Spain prosecutors drop fraud charges against Neymar
Addis Ababa, October 28, 2022 (FBC) - Prosecutors in Spain have dropped corruption and fraud charges against football star Neymar Jr and others accused in a trial over the Brazilian’s 2013 move from Santos to FC Barcelona.
Prosecutors had sought a two-year prison term for Neymar and the payment of a 10 million-euro ($9.95m) fine in the case…
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Ethiopian athletes conquer the 2022 TCS Amsterdam marathon
Addis Ababa, October 6, 2022 (FBC) - Ethiopian athletes stormed the 2022 TCS Amsterdam Marathon women elite race, finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
Athlete Almaz Ayana became triumphant in the women elite race clocking 2:17:20 and smashed the…
Chala Regasa wins Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon men elite race
Addis Ababa, October 16, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopian athlete Chala Regasa won the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon men elite race, in New Delhi on October 16, 2022.
Athlete Chala won the Delhi half marathon with a time of 1 hour 30 seconds.…
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…
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…