Sportcity

Sportcity Manchester is a sports district in eastern Manchester, that rose to fame as host of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [cite web|url=http://www.gameslegacy.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi/4|title=The Games|publisher=Commonwealth Games Legacy|accessdate=2007-12-05] It hosts the regional base for the English Institute of Sport and so therefore benefits from: Athletics tracks, The National Squash Centre, The Regional Tennis Centre and the City of Manchester Stadium. [cite web|url=http://www.eis2win.co.uk/gen/where_nw_01_home.aspx|title=North West Contact|publisher=EIS|accessdate=2007-12-05] It was also the proposed location for the "SuperCasino" [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6312707.stm|title=Manchester is surprise casino winner|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2007-12-05] which was hoped would spur re-generation in the area, but the plan was rejected by the House of Lords. [cite web|url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,2045198,00.html|title=Lords throw out plans for Manchester supercasino|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=2007-12-05]

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