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Victims unmoved by Boston bomber apology

Few of those who survived the Boston Marathon bombing and the families of the victims have been impressed by a courtroom apology from the culprit

25/06/2015

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Great Wall Marathon

17/05/2015

USA

Victims welcome death sentence for Boston marathon bomber

A jury has sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death by lethal injection. It rejected the other option of life in prison. Three

15/05/2015

Sport

North Pole Marathon

Czech runner Petr Vabrousek kept his composure to clinch one of the world’s most grueling sporting challenges, the North Pole Marathon. The

14/04/2015

Sport

Marathon des Sables: Morabity and Barnes claim overall victory

Morocco’s Rachid el Morabity won the Marathon des Sables for a third time on Friday following the fifth and final stage. Some 1200 runners competed

10/04/2015

USA

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is convicted Boston Marathon bomber

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been found guilty on all 30 criminal counts tied to the 2013 Boston Marathon attack. The same jury will now determine whether

08/04/2015

Sport

Marathon des Sables: El Morabity claims third stage

Morocco’s Rachid El Morabity produced a stunning performance to clinch the third leg of the Marathon des Sables on Tuesday. The reigning champion

07/04/2015

Sport

Marathon des Sables celebrates its 30th birthday

There were celebrations for a 30th birthday in the desert. But it was no play time in the sand. It was the start of what has often been called,“the

05/04/2015

USA

Boston bombings: Relatives of victims attend start of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial

He faces 30 charges, including murder: suspected 2013 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins his trial.

04/03/2015

USA

2013's Boston Marathon - A race the city remembers with fear

The 15 April Patriots’ Day in Boston in 2013 looked like it would be like every other since 1897; a chance for the city to have a party in aid of

04/03/2015

USA

Boston Marathon bombing trial: Jury selection begins

The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man accused of the Boston Marathon bombing, begins today, (Monday January 5), starting with jury selection

05/01/2015

Sport

Admasu clinches Sao Silvestre Road Race

The 90th edition of the Sao Silvestre Road Race got underway in Sao Paulo on Wednesday with Ethiopian runners taking the top spots in the male and

31/12/2014

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Thousands take part in Great Ethiopian Run

25/11/2014

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Haile Gebrselassie: 'I will try to do the impossible'

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