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  Los Angeles, Sport

With several top professional teams, Los Angeles offers plenty of opportunities to enjoy spectator sports. Baseball is America’s favourite summer pastime, and Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Avenue (tel: (323) 224 1448), north of Downtown, is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers (). The season runs April‐October; tickets cost US$6‐21. Staples Center, 1111 South Figueroa Street (tel: (213) 742 7100; ), is a new sports/entertainment arena and the home of two basketballs teams, LA Lakers (tel: (310) 419 3131; ) and LA Clippers (tel: (213) 745 0500; ), as well as the ice hockey team, LA Kings (tel: (888) 556 4752; ). Tickets cost from US$10‐165. The winter sports season runs October‐April.

LA has not had a resident National Football League team since 1995, so the star collegiate teams ignite Angelenos’ passions. UCLA games () are at the Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena (tel: (626) 577 3100; ), the venue for the New Year’s Day parade and college football tournament. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 3911 South Figueroa Street (tel: (213) 747 7111; ), is the home venue for UCLA’s football rival, USC (tel: (213) 740 4672; ).

There is a soccer team, the LA Galaxy (), who play in the Major League. They are due to get a new stadium for the 2003 season, as part of a US$112 million sports complex on the campus of Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson.

Fitness centres: Fitness is huge in LA. Fitness centres that allow day members include: 24‐Hour Fitness (tel: (310) 652 7440; ), in Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills; Gold’s Gym (tel: (310) 392 6004; ), in Venice Beach and Hollywood; and Bally Total Fitness (tel: (800) 258 2006; ), with Downtown and Hollywood locations.

Golf: There are numerous public golf courses in the area. A list can be obtained from the Convention and Visitors Bureau. Green fees start from US$20, although upmarket courses, such as Malibu, will be much higher.

Horseracing: Located 23km (14 miles) northeast of Downtown, Santa Anita Park, 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia (tel: (818) 574 7223; ), is LA’s historic thoroughbred racecourse.

Tennis: The City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department (tel: (213) 473 7055; ) maintains over 100 public tennis courts around the metro area. Many are free, on a first‐come, first‐served basis.