NEW YORKNEW YORK — 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 ...

BERLINBERLIN — Haile Gebrselassie returns to the Berlin Marathon, the site of his world record performance, hoping to secure a place on the Ethiopia team for the 2012 London Olympics. Gebrselassie ...

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 ...

Haile Gebrselassie’s competitive running days are over. The 42-year-old Gebrselassie is retired, having won 11 major marathons and set 27 world records on the track and roads. He won gold medals in ...

The President of Austria, Mr Heinz Fischer, has met athletics legends Paula Radcliffe and Haile Gebrselassie for a reception in the Vienna Hofburg during the marathon weekend in Vienna. On the day ...

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 ...

Gebrselassie is two-time Olympic gold medalist and multiple world champion in the 10%2C000 meters Gebrselassie set over two dozen world records from 5%2C000 meters to the marathon Gebrselassie says he ...

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 ...

Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie has backed British Olympic champion Mo Farah to target a golden treble at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but warned him not to rush into marathon-running. Farah's running ...

Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, the distance-running star who stunningly announced his retirement after dropping out of the New York City Marathon on Nov. 7, said Monday that he had reconsidered and ...

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and two-time gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie are involved in a dispute over an alleged theft at a hotel belonging to Gebrselassie in Addis Ababa. According to the ...

On April 14, Haile Gebrselassie, age 39, won the Vienna City Half Marathon in 1:01:14. If the race had taken place four days later, it would have been a world masters record by more than a minute. On ...