Sport
UEFA suspends Champions League and Europa League because of coronavirus outbreak
Addis Ababa, March 13, 2020 (FBC) - All UEFA competitions, including Champions League and Europa League matches due to be played on 17 and 18 March, have been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The draws for the next rounds, set for 20 March, have also been postponed.
In the Champions League, Manchester City v Real Madrid,…
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All sport in Italy suspended because of Coronavirus outbreak
Addis Ababa, March 10, 2020 (FBC) -All sport in Italy has been suspended until at least 3 April because of coronavirus, the country's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced.
This includes Serie A but not Italian clubs or national…
Kenenisa breaks Farah’s big half record
Addis Ababa, March 2, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele broke Mo Farah's course record in the men's Vitality Big Half race held yesterday in London with a time of one hour and 22 seconds.
Bekele shaved 1:18 minutes off the record…
Europa League full draw
Istanbul Basaksehir v FC Copenhagen
Olympiakos v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Rangers v Bayer Leverkusen
Wolfsburg v Shakhtar Donetsk
Inter Milan v Getafe
Sevilla v Roma
Red Bull Salzburg or Eintracht Frankfurt v Basel
LASK v Manchester…
Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh smashes half marathon world record
Addis Ababa, February 21, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh has smashed the half marathon world record at 2020 RAK Half Marathon in Qatar.
Ababel, the 2019 Chicago Marathon runner-up, won the race in a world record of 64:31.…
Lievin meet turned out to be a good evening for Ethiopian athletes
Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Getnet Wale won men’s 3000m indoor track held in Lievin, France, clocking 7:32.80, the fastest indoor time for seven years.
Pre-race favorite Selemon Barega was second in 7:33.19. World…
Morocco submits bid to stage Caf club competition finals
Addis Ababa, February 19, 2020 (FBC) -The Moroccan Football Federation has submitted a bid to host the finals of this year's Confederation of African Football (Caf) club competitions - in both the elite African Champions League and the…