Milan's main sporting attractions are football and motor racing. The city has two football squads, Inter Milan (website: www.inter.it) and AC Milan (website: www.acmilan.com), which share the Stadio Meazza - more often known as the San Siro Stadium - Via Piccolomini 5 (tel: (02) 4009 2175). A free shuttle from metro Lotto takes fans to the stadium before matches but not afterwards. The walk back takes about 15 minutes. Large Milanese banks sponsor both teams - Banco Popolare di Milano sponsors Inter Milan and Cariplo sponsors AC Milan. Tickets (priced EUR13-113.50) can be purchased from branches of the relevant bank; or, for Inter Milan, from TicketOne(tel: (02) 892 424; website: www.ticketone.it) and, for AC Milan, from their ticket office, Via Turati 3 (tel: (02) 6228 5660). The two teams are usually neck and neck, hotly contesting Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Each year in early September, the racetrack at La Monza, north of Milan, hosts Formula 1's Grand Prix. Trains or buses (723 or 724) from Stazione Centrale serve the stadium, taking between 30 and 50 minutes. Tickets can be booked from Automobile Club Milano (tel: (02) 774 5400) or direct from the stadium (tel: (039) 24821). Tickets for general admission to the stands start at EUR26, rising to EUR284 for reserved seats. Milan's volleyball team Asystel Milano and basketball team Adecco Milano can sometimes be seen playing at Palalido, Piazza Stuparich (tel: (02) 7000 1657).
Cycling: Cyclists can stay fit and avoid the traffic and weather using the covered piste at the Velodromo di Trezzano sul Naviglio, Via Carpaccio 17 (tel: (02) 4840 9142).
Fitness centres: The award-winning Filaforum stadium (tel: (02) 488 571; website: www.filaforum.it) has a host of leisure and fitness facilities, including nine squash courts, a pool and an ice rink, in Milanofiori, south of the city. A shuttle service connects the stadium with Famagosta on the metro. Details of all leisure centres in Milan are available on-line (website: www.milanosport.it), which has a map and full details of all facilities available.
Golf: Lombardy's only public golf course is Le Rovodine, Via Karl Marx 18, 20090 Noverasco di Opera (tel: (02) 5760 6420; fax: (02) 5760 6405; website: www.rovedine.com), seven kilometres (four miles) from the centre of Milan.http://www.rovedine.com)/
On the outskirts of the city, southwest of the centre, Castello di Tolcinasco has a dedicated Golf and Country Club, Tolcinasco, 200 Pieve Emanuele (tel: (02) 9046 7250; website: www.golftolcinasco.it), offering 36 holes. A round during the week will cost EUR41.50 (EUR51.50 at weekends). Alternatively, there is an 18-hole course, Milano Golf Club (tel: (039) 303 081), at the Parco di Monza near the autodrome.
Ice skating: Ice skating is a popular way for students and young executives to unwind until late in the night. The rinks stay open until midnight every day except Monday. Good rinks include Palaghiaccio Piranesi, Via G B Piranesi 14 (tel: (02) 7398 319; website: www.studioghiaccio.it), and Agorà, Via dei Ciclamini 23 (tel: (02) 4830 0946).
Tennis: Covered and open-air courts are available for hire at the sports centre, Centro Sportive Mario Saini, Via Corelli 136 (tel: (02) 756 1280), for L19,000/EUR10 per hour. The Associazione Sporting Club Corvetto, Via Fabio Massino 15/4, has 13 indoor courts, a gym, bar and restaurant and does not require membership (tel: (02) 531 436). To join a tennis club is considerably more expensive. The Tennis Club Societa Canottieri Milano, Alz Naviglio Grande, charges EUR1033 for annual membership and EUR17.50 for a court per hour (tel: (02) 4895 2364).
