ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and national hero Haile Gebrselassie pledged on Wednesday to join the fight against rebellious forces in his country, after the prime minister ...

NEW YORK (AP) - World-record holder Haile Gebrselassie stunned the running world by announcing his retirement Sunday after dropping out of the New York City Marathon. The 37-year-old Ethiopian great, ...

Two years after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s claim that he was going into battle reflected both resolve and vulnerability. By Declan Walsh Two legends of long-distance ...

Haile Gebrselassie isn't going to stop running, he's just going to stop racing. The 42-year-old Ethiopian great, a two-time Olympic champion at 10,000 meters and a multiple world-record holder at ...

For two decades, Haile Gebrselassie enchanted fans of running with his mastery of the art. Because he is such a rare athlete, because of his infectious joie de vivre and because he is an all-around ...

NEW YORK (AP)-- World-record holder Haile Gebrselassie has pulled out of the New York City Marathon with an apparent right knee injury. The Ethiopian great stopped at the 16-mile mark on the ...

ATHENS — The symbolism could not have been more obvious if Haile Gebrselassie had dipped a torch into the caldron looming above the Olympic Stadium track and passed the flame to his young Ethiopian ...

BRUSSELS -- Haile Gebrselassie's road to the 2012 London Games hit a speed bump after the Ethiopian veteran fell and injured both knees in training. The world record holder was forced to pull out of ...

Ethiopian long-distance track and road athlete Haile Gebrselassie has announced his retirement from competitive running. The 42-year-old confirmed his decision after the Greater Manchester Run on ...

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and national hero Haile Gebrselassie pledged on Wednesday to join the fight against rebellious forces in his country, after the prime ...