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Manchester Sports and Manchester Outdoor Activities
(Manchester, England)



The city of Manchester has excellent sports facilities, including a wide range of popular Manchester spectator sports, such as rugby and cricket. Manchester is most famous for its football club and the Manchester United Football Club is known throughout the world.

There are also good sports facilities in Manchester for participants, and these include golf courses, tennis courts, badminton courts, swimming pools, fitness centres and popular gymnasiums.

The local Manchester newspapers provide a useful sports section, which regularly lists daily and weekly local Manchester sports events, which are held in and around the city centre.




Manchester Sports: Manchester United Football Club - Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 872 1661
Manchester United Football Club is one of the most famous and wealthiest football teams in the world and the players are treated as major celebrities. Some of the most Manchester United's most famous players have included David Beckham and Mark Owen. The Manchester United Football Club play regular matches at the Old Trafford stadium and behind-the-scenes guided tours of the stadium are available. Tickets for any of the home matches are hard to come by and should always be booked in advance.

Manchester Sports: Manchester City Football Club - City Of Manchester Stadium, Sportcity, Rowsley St., Manchester M11 3FF, Manchester, England
Manchester City Football Club is Manchester's best-supported local football club, although they do not currently enjoy the same success as their rivals, Manchester United. The prestigious City of Manchester Stadium, which was built for the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and seats almost 50,000 people, has become the home ground of Manchester City Football Club and the team play regular matches here during the football season.

Manchester Sports: Manchester Cricket - Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0PX, England
Tel: +44 (0)870 062 5050
The Lancashire County Cricket Club is the most popular and beloved cricket team in England, although it has not actually won and major championship for many years. Founded almost 200 years ago, Manchester's Lancashire County Cricket Club play many cricket matches during the summer at Old Trafford. Manchester's famous cricket match is the Roses, where the Lancashire County Cricket Club compete against Yorkshire. International test matches are also played at this ground periodically.

Manchester Sports: Fitness Centres and Manchester Gyms - Manchester, England
There are numerous well-equipped fitness and sports centres in central Manchester, with excellent state-of-the-art fitness and weight training equipment, aerobic courses, personal trainers, saunas, solariums, steam rooms, hydrotherapy and massage. Most gyms and sports centres in Manchester are open daily, from early in the morning until late at night.

• Galleon Health and Leisure Club - The Waterside Hotel and Galleon Leisure Club, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5WZ, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 445 0225
• Wythenshawe Forum Complex - Civic Centre, Poundswick Lane, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 5RX, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 935 4020
• Sugden Sports Centre - Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HL, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 200 3777
• Holmes Place Fitness Centre and Gym - Unit 4, The Printworks, Manchester, M4 2BS, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 931 9922
• Y Club Fitness Centre and Gym - Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4JR, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 837 3500

Manchester Sports: Glen Jakes Horse Riding School - Bean Leach Road, Offerton, Stockport, Manchester, SK2 5JE, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 483 7063

Manchester Sports: Manchester Equestrian Centre - The Stables, Torbay Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9WL, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 748 4374

 
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