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City Guide - Miami - Sport | ||
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Sport Miami is an excellent city for spectator sports. Several major American teams hail from Miami, including basketball heroes, Miami Heat, who play at home between November and April at the American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Boulevard (tel: (305) 577 4328). Miami's top football team, the Miami Dolphins plays at the Pro Player Stadium, 2267 Northwest 199th Street (tel: (305) 620 2578), from September to January, as do the Florida Marlins, winners of the 1997 Baseball World Series. Their season runs from May to September. For years, South Florida has been a popular horseracing centre. Celebrated racetracks include Calder Racecourse, 21001 Northwest 27th Avenue (tel: (305) 625 1311), with live thoroughbred racing from May to January; and Hialeah Park and Racecourse, 2200 East Fourth Avenue, Hialeah (tel: (305) 885 8000), with racing from March to May. Diving: The Biscayne National Underwater Park, 9700 Southwest 328th Street (tel: (305) 230 7275; web site: www.nps.gov/bisc), with over 72,400 hectares (181,000 acres) of marine habitat, is popular for diving, snorkelling and glass-bottom boat rides. PADI-registered South Beach Divers, 850 Washington Avenue (tel: (305) 530 6110; web site: www.southbeachdivers.com), offers lessons, equipment and daily diving trips. Fishing: Deep-sea fishing day trips are operated by a variety of companies including Therapy-IV, 10800 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach (tel: 305) 945 1578) and Reward Fishing Fleet, Miami Beach Marina (tel: (305) 372 9470). Golf: Florida is a golfers' paradise, with favourable weather year round and more courses than any other American state. The Biltmore Golf Club, 1210 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, is among Miami's most beautiful courses (tel: (305) 460 5364; green fees: US$34 before 1400, US$15 after 1400, plus US$15 for a cart). Crandon Golf Course, 6700 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne, is one of America's top-ranked municipal courses, and home to the Royal Caribbean Classic golf tournament (tel: (305) 361 9129; green fees: US$92 including cart). Doral Golf Resort and Spa, 4400 Northwest 87th Avenue, boasts five 18-hole courses, each varying in difficulty, from the Great White course to the notorious Monster Blue (tel: (305) 592 2000; green fees (depending on course and season): US$85-250). In-line skating: Join the South Beach crowd, and rent a pair of in-line skates from Skate 2000, 1200 Ocean Drive (tel: (305) 271 7999; free lessons on Sundays). Sailing: Moorings, 2550 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove (tel: (305) 858 8650), charters yachts from Miami Bay. Tennis: There are public courts at Bayshore, 2301 Alton Road, Miami Beach (tel: (305) 673 1576), the Biltmore Tennis Centre, 1150 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables (tel: (305) 460 5360), and Key Biscayne Tennis, 6702 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne (tel: (305) 361 5263). |