A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Mohamed Abrini was arrested in the borough of Anderlecht, in Brussels, next to the western district of Molenbeek, while two other suspects were detained at the same time as Abrini, and two further arrests made in an undisclosed location in Brussels.
The five-member team will be given a detailed presentation before they visit the attack site on Tuesday.
The legendary Indian cricketer was the Man of the ODI series, but the Most Valuable Player title went to an unlikely Aussie, point out Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji.
Formidable India will hope to get more answers for their unsettled middle-order puzzle when they take on a reeling West Indies in the five-match ODI series, starting Sunday and ticking off the home team's countdown to the 2019 World Cup.
Mahmudullah Riyadh produced an all-round effort to guideBangladesh to a comprehensive 51-run win against United Arab Emirates, as the host opened their account in the Asia Cup T20 tournament in Mirpur on Friday. Batting first, Bangladesh managed only 133 for eight largely due to rearguard action from Man-of-the-Match Mahmudullah, who scored a quickfire 36 off 27 balls with the help of a boundary and two sixes. However UAE's batting faltered once again as they produced a below-par effort to get bowled out for 82 in only 17.4 overs. Mahmudullah took 2/5 along with a brilliant catch to make it a memorable outing for him. Skipper Mashrafe Mortaza (2/12), left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahaman (2/13 in 4 overs), Shakib Al Hasan (2/20) and Al-Amin Hossain (1/8) were also amongst wickets. It was a day where Mahmudullah showed his all-round skills taking a smart diving catch at gully to dismiss Shaiman Anwar off Mortaza's bowling.
The two areas where India's team management and selectors need to do a lot of brainstorming are the No 4 slot and an extra fast bowler.
590 cricketers -- including 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players -- will go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
'Jaish is known for its fidayeen activities.' 'This well trained human resource backed by military-based training makes the JeM an obvious choice over the LeT and HM.'
They were presented the Platinum Jubilee memento, embossed with BCCI insignia on a silver salver, a tie and an exquisitely handcrafted Kashmiri shawl by Sports Minister Sunil Dutt.
'With Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the unemployed jihadis will certainly turn their gaze to India and Kashmir.' 'Despite this imminent danger to national security, defence preparedness does not find a mention in the ongoing electoral campaign,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Check out India's schedule on Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Tuesday.
The United Arab Emirates gladly made the most of a woeful performance from Qatari goalkeeper Qasem Burhan to rout the Gulf Cup winners 4-1 in their Asian Cup opener on Sunday.
Wanted in connection with the two attempts on the life of President Pervez Musharraf, Abu Faraj al-Libbi is said to be number three in Al Qaeda heiarchy after Osama Bin Laden and Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahri.
Rising Pune Supergiant, who have gone from strength to strength, will look to seal their place in the Play-offs with a win over inconsistent Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League in New Delhi, on Friday.
While the two T20 matches will be a precursor to the ODI series, vice-captain Rohit Sharma is likely to be given a short break to rejuvenate and come back fresh for the ODIs.
Among them are Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Shabir Ahmed Shah.
Hazem el-Beblawi, a liberal economist and Egypt's former finance minister, was on Tuesday appointed as the country's new prime minister in a transitional government as the interim president unveiled a roadmap for fresh polls by early next year to end the raging political crisis.
A case under various sections of IPC, Arms Act and Explosive Substance Act was registered against the Union minister.
The World Cup is just a couple of months away, and even after even a 0-2 loss in the just-concluded T20 series there won't be any shift in plans as far as skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri are concerned.
Images from the opening match of the 14th Indian Premier League, between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Chennai, on Friday.
Sayed Mohammed Hanif (40), his wife Fahimida (37) and associate Arshat Shafi Ahmed Ansari (26) were already in judicial custody for the Ghatkopar.
Police identified the suicide bomber as Adil Ahmed, who officials said joined the Jaish in 2018.
The case dates back to January, 2007 when the man was arrested with an AK series assault rifle, 200 bullets, five hand grenades and a satellite phone by the Karnataka Police.
Muslim soccer fans visiting Russia for the World Cup celebrated the end of the fasting month of Ramadan on Friday, with Egyptian fans hoping the festival would bring their national team good luck in a match with Uruguay later in the day.
The navy has also found some of the passengers' belongings and was sweeping the area in search of the plane's black box, the military said.
The JeM terrorists also carried 'armoured piercing steel core ammunition' which can go through Level 3 protection bulletproof vehicles that police and other security forces use, they said. The ammunition was in large quantity and could have posed a grave threat, top police officials said.
A summary of the opening day's play in the Elite Group Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Gautam Gambhir started his new season in the right earnest with a patient century as Delhi made a pedestrian Assam attack toil by reaching 269 for four at stumps on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Group A encounter in New Delhi on Saturday.
One-legged Egyptian soccer players aim for a league of their own.
A special court remanded Sayed Mohammed Hanif, his wife Fahimida and associate Arshat Shafi Ahmed Ansari to police custody till November 11.
Sayed Mohammed Hanif, his wife Fahimida and associate Arshat Shafi Ahmed Ansari were arrested on Monday under POTA.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the ninth day of the Asian Games, on Monday.
"Considering their role, eight convicts deserve death penalty," the prosecution told the court.
Ousted Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak's two sons and his last Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq were on Thursday acquitted of corruption charges by a criminal court in Cairo.
The Egyptian government has ordered military special forces to assist the police in securing vital state facilities across the country.
The terrorists want Muslim women and girls to wear burqas and strictly follow the purdah system.
Who was the most valuable player of the India-West Indies ODI series?
A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.
