If you are a sports enthusiast on a business travel or holiday vacation, you can still enjoy watching a tournament or a match while away. If you are staying in a hotel located in or near a city, you can ask the hotel owners or their representatives about sports competition that is taking place near the hotel. They will most likely check a list of sports events like basketball match, and they can even give you a ride to the venue.
Big cities often have tournaments of different kind of sports, and your timing must just be perfect. If you do not want to miss a basketball match or sports car rallies back at home, most hotels have cable TV in their rooms as part of their diverse amenities. You might get lucky watching live broadcast of your favourite sports with your favourite team playing.