Bekele defends Great Ireland Run title
Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele retained his title with a dominant display in the Great Ireland Run.
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Moses leads Nigeria to knockout phase
Two late penalties from Victor Moses saved Nigeria from an embarrassing African Nations Cup exit as they booked their place in the quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Ethiopia.
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Burkina Faso too strong for Ethiopa
Alain Traore scored twice as Burkina Faso overcame the dismissal of goalkeeper Abdoulaye Soulama to see off Ethiopia 4-0 in Group C of the African Nations Cup.
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Ten-man Ethiopia hold champions Zambia
Zambia opened the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title with a disappointing 1-1 draw in an eventful Group C clash against 10-man Ethiopia at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.
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Athletics: Defar wins women's 5,000m
Ethiopia's Meseret Defar won the Olympic women's 5,000 metres title on Friday in a time of 15 minutes 4.25 seconds.
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Athletics: Gelana takes gold in marathon
Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana revelled in the rain as she claimed a surprise gold medal in the London Olympic marathon.
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Athletics: Dibaba wins gold as Irish pair struggle
Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba held on to her Olympic 10,000m title as Fionnula Britton and Ciaran O'Lionaird failed to impress in London.
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Britton impresses in European build-up
Fionnuala Britton's recent fine form was emphasised on Sunday in Spain as she finished fourth in a high-quality cross country race won by Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia.
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Kebede wins London Marathon
Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia, last year's runner-up, won the London Marathon for the first time on Sunday to end Kenya's six-year grip on the race.
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Bayisa defends Paris marathon title
Ethiopia's Atsede Bayisa successfully defended her Paris marathon title today in a time of two hours 22 minutes 04 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year.
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Cullen pleased with Spanish run
Mary Cullen of North Sligo AC was encouraged by her performance in Saturday's Burgos International Cross Country International in Spain where she finished fourth behind Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia.
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Gebrselassie looking for good time in Berlin
Ethiopia's world record holder Haile Gebrselassie will bid for a fourth successive victory in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.
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Merga and Kosgei win Boston Marathon
Ethiopia's Deriba Merga won the Boston Marathon men's race on Monday and Salina Kosgei of Kenya took the women's title, marking the second consecutive year that two Africans won the event.
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Dibaba takes women's 5000m gold
Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba sprinted to gold in the slowest 5,000 metres race in four Olympics to become the first woman to win both long distance races at the same Games.
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Dibaba takes women's 10,000m gold
Ethiopia's world champion Tirunesh Dibaba won the first track gold medal of the Beijing Olympics in the women's 10,000 metres final.
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Gebrselassie may consider marathon u-turn
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie has revealed he could perform a remarkable u-turn on his decision to withdraw from this year's Olympic marathon if organisers switch the race to a new venue away from the centre of Beijing.
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Radcliffe wins duel in New York
Paula Radcliffe took victory in the New York City Marathon after a close battle with Ethiopia's Gete Wami.
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Defar sets new 5000m mark
Ethiopia's Meseret Defar made light of wet conditions at New York's grand prix meeting to break the women's 5,000 metres world record on Saturday.
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Melkamu in for stricken O'Sullivan
Ethiopia's Meselech Melkamu will replace Sonia O'Sullivan in Sunday's Great BUPA Ireland Run.
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Bekele claims cross country crown
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele powered to his fifth straight men's four kilometres title at the world cross country championships held in Japan this morning.