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They play basketball in SLB, the top tier.
The Leicester Riders are a British professional basketball team based in Leicester, United Kingdom, the oldest in the British Basketball League (BBL). The Riders compete in the Super League Basketball (SLB). Established in 1967, the club have played in various locations around Leicestershire before moving to their current purpose-built home venue, the Mattioli Arena, in 2016.
formerly New Walk Museum
Trad museum showing the area since prehistory.
Ruin of a mansion completed in 1520, believed to be the birthplace of Lady Jane Grey (1537-54). She was queen for nine days until overthrown by Mary Tudor and beheaded, aged 17; Mary then set about anybody else who was under the misapprehension that England had become Protestant. The house was abandoned in the 18th century.
Museum on Ambion Hill, long thought to be the site of the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. There's a re-enactment close to the anniversary on 22 Aug. The site is now believed to lie a couple of miles further south, beneath modern farmland.
Independent two-screen cinema.
"The Foxes" were relegated in 2025 and again in 2026 so they now play soccer in League One, the third tier. Their King Power Stadium (capacity 32,000) is a mile south of city centre. The women's team were likewise relegated and play in WSL2, their second tier - usually at King Power, but if there's a fixture clash they play in Pirelli Stadium in Burton upon Trent.
They play baseball in the amateur WMBL. The playing season is April-August.