London, May 16 (ANI): Manchester City is reportedly set to announce plans to expand the capacity of their historic Etihad stadium by 6,000 in a 50 million-pound investment, even as they continue negotiations to bring in Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini as a replacement for the sacked Roberto Mancini.

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): In a major relief for thousands of cricket fans with valid tickets, the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed de-sealing of three stands at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai for today's IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils.

Bangalore, May 13 (ANI): Siddaramaiah, who led the Congress party to victory in the assembly elections in Karnataka, will take oath as the 22nd chief minister of the state today.

London, May 11 (ANI): Wembley stadium officials had mistakenly sent out a message to 17,000 corporate members, in which they listed Manchester United instead of Manchester City as Wigan Athletic's opponent in the FA Cup final.

London, May 11 (ANI): Cheering fans at a school football final game were reportedly ordered to quieten down as their noise was disturbing a group of corporates having lunch.

Karachi, May 9 (ANI): Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that he is confident that his team's experiences in South Africa and their progress in the six-day training camp at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium will help them win the last edition of the ICC Champions Trophy tournament.

Bermuda (West Indies), May 6 (ANI): Nepal thrashed Uganda by five wickets in the finals of the ICC World Cricket league Division III in a match played at the National Sports Stadium in Bermuda over the weekend,

Karachi, May 4 (ANI): The training camp set up by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) at Abbottabad to prepare the team for the ICC Champions Trophy, along with the upcoming tours of Scotland and Ireland, had begun on Friday with fielding as the main focus, as it has been Pakistan's Achilles heel for a long time.

Washington, April 25 (ANI): Justin Bieber has booked an entire golf course for when he visits Dubai next week, as he plans to keep himself busy during his two concerts at The Sevens Stadium.

Bangalore, April 23 (ANI): West Indian opener Chris Gayle scored an unbeaten 175 runs of 66 balls at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday evening, thereby scoring the highest T20 score.

Impahal, April 23 (ANI): Participants from all walks of life enthusiastically took part in the rally, which commenced from Khuman Lampak main stadium to the Thangmeiband Athletic Union Ground (THAU) in the Thangmeiband DM College (It was organized by the Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol ( CADA ).)

Washington, Apr 11 (ANI): European football's governing body UEFA, which has been accused of being too soft on racism in the past, has proposed that offending players or officials will be banned for 10 matches if they are found guilty of the offence.

London, Apr 9 (ANI): Manchester United Club has dismissed reports that they will sell the naming rights of the iconic Old Trafford stadium following the renaming of United's Carrington Training Ground to AON Training Complex under an eight - year dea

London, Apr 6 (ANI): Premier League club Manchester United has recruited an acoustic specialist to improve the atmosphere at the Old Trafford stadium, following complaints from many that the stadium is too quiet.

Sao Paulo (Brazil), Mar. 26 (ANI): The Government of Brazil is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting in the next few days to find a solution for the funding of a soccer stadium that is to host the opening match of the soccer World Cup 2014.

Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): While showing off his soccer skills to young players in China's Wuhan Stadium on Saturday, David Beckham accidentally slipped and fell right on his butt.

London, March 25 (ANI): Pictures of The Beatles' 1965 Shea Stadium concert, which were taken by an amateur photographer, have been sold out for 48,000 dollars.

London, March 14 (ANI): Gerard Pique posted a picture of himself with wife Shakira and their tiny one-month-old baby Milan - dressed in a tiny jersey and matching socks - after his team's stunning Champions League win on Tuesday night.

Sydney, Mar 10 (ANI): Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has been injured for the second time in a row, this time getting his right ankle sprained while playing basketball during a day off, ahead of the Mohali Test at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday.

Washington, Mar 7 (ANI): Hundreds of fans of the popular Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem staged a walk-out from a soccer stadium in protest against the team's new Muslim player, who had ironically, scored a goal in the second half of the game.

Johannesburg, Mar 2 (ANI): Football governing body FIFA is set to allow decisions of the goal-line technology (GLT) to be shown to fans on big screens in stadiums and television.

Dhemaji (Assam), Mar.1 (ANI): The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, General (retired) J.J.Singh, inaugurated a two-day 'Army Mela' at Dhemaji Stadium in Dhemaji, Assam.

Chennai, Feb.26 (ANI): After securing a one nil lead over Australia in the ongoing four-match Test series at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Tuesday, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was his usual modest self in admitting that he never thought he would ever represent his country.

Chennai, Feb.26 (ANI): India defeated Australia by eight wickets on the fifth and final day of the first Test that was played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here.

Sydney, Feb 22 (ANI): Australia's fielding coach Steve Rixon, who has been an assistant coach with Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings for the past three seasons, has turned out to be team's man on the inside for the first Test against India in Chennai.