Esporta is trying to buff up the British Empire. Formerly First Leisure, the company operates about 15 racquet clubs and more than 50 luxury health and fitness clubs across the UK and Ireland. Its clubs generally feature gymnasiums, swimming pools, saunas, food and beverage services, and beauty salons, while some of its locations also sport tennis courts and golf courses. The company was founded 1994 with the purchase of the Royal County of Berkshire Health & Racquets Club. It is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of French bank Société Générale.

Surely the Clapham House Group has something to satisfy your taste! The company operates more than 65 restaurants in the UK under such brands as The Bombay Bicycle Club, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, and The Real Greek. Its Bombay Bicycle Club, an Indian restaurant chain, offers sit-down, take-away, and home-delivery services from three restaurants and nine delivery kitchens in London. Gourmet Burger Kitchens offer a variety of sandwich options, while Real Greek features Mediterranean food and wines.

Super 8 was founded in 1974 by South Dakota natives Dennis Brown and Ronald Rivett. The company began with one motel in Aberdeen, South Dakota, offering rooms for $8.88 per night. Super 8 is a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation. Super 8 Motels is a leading franchiser of budget and economy hotels with more than 2,000 locations throughout the US, Canada, and China. Its properties typically offer affordable lodging with limited amenities for families and frugal business travelers. Many locations have cable television and swimming pools, while some of its motels offer complimentary breakfast service.

The NBA Development League serves as the in-house minor league of the National Basketball Association, boasting 16 teams each affiliated with one or two NBA franchises. Young players serving their first or second year in the pro ranks can be assigned to the D-League for development and training before getting called up to the NBA. The league stages its regular season between November and April, concluding with a playoff tournament. The D-League also serves as a training ground for referees, coaches, trainers, and front-office personnel. The NBA formed the D-League with eight teams in 2001.

Hibernian might be the Roman term for Ireland, but the soccer club competes in the Scottish Premier League. The team, along with city rivals "The Hearts" (nickname for Heart of Midlothian F.C.), represents Edinburgh in the league. Founded in 1875 by members of the St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, "Hibs" (or "Hibees," as they're affectionately known) was the first British team to enter European competition in 1955. Hibs has won the Scottish League nearly a half dozen times, along with several Scottish Cup titles. The team's colors are green and white.

Dining and digital entertainment are on the menu for uWink. The company operates two casual dining restaurants in California featuring its proprietary touchscreen terminals at each table that offer interactive games, movie trailers, and other digital media. The screens are also used by customers to order food from a menu of burgers, pizza, sandwiches, and other American fare. In addition to dining, each location features a bar area where patrons can enjoy drinks and play games. uWink is the brainchild of Chuck E. Cheese founder Nolan Bushnell.

President Robin Masten and her husband, James (CFO), started SuiteAmerica in 1990. SuiteAmerica leases furnished apartments on a short-term basis to mostly corporate clients. Its properties include laundry facilities, swimming pools, exercise facilities, business centers, and more. Through its affiliations with other corporate housing companies, SuiteAmerica offers temporary housing solutions in nearly every state in the US. It has offices in California and the Washington, DC area.

When you reach this Rock Bottom, you'll find a warm meal and craft brewed beers waiting. Rock Bottom Restaurants operates about 100 eateries and brew pubs across the US, including its flagship pizzeria chain Old Chicago and its Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery pub chain. Its pizzerias, found in Colorado, Minnesota, and 20 other states, feature deep-dish, Chicago-style pizza and more than 110 different brands of beer. Rock Bottom's smaller brew pub chain offers fish, pasta, and meat, plus a variety of microbrews produced on the premises. In addition to its corporate-run units, the company has a small number of franchised Old Chicago locations. Chairman Frank Day opened the first Old Chicago restaurant in 1976.

MGM Grand Hotel operates one of the world's largest casino resorts. Opened in 1993, the MGM Grand Las Vegas includes four towers with more than 6,000 hotel rooms and some 160,000 sq. ft. of casino space, which includes some 2,500 slot machines and 160 table games. The casino, which takes up an entire city block on the Las Vegas Strip, also serves as a venue for concerts, sporting events, and magic shows. Other attractions include a Cirque du Soleil show, restaurants from celebrity chefs such as Wolfgang Puck and Emeril Lagasse, shopping outlets, a swimming-pool complex, a spa, a wedding chapel, and a lion habitat. MGM Grand is a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International.

The Brighton & Hove Albion Seagulls compete in Football League One (after their relegation from the English League Championship following the 2005-2006 season). In the club's second season of play, the team moved into the Goldstone Ground stadium where it would play until 1995, when the board of directors controversially sold the the stadium before securing an alternative site to play. The Seagulls have worn the blue and white stripes synonymous with the team since 1904. Brighton & Hove Albion temporarily plays its home matches at the Withdean Stadium and is currently in the middle of a quest for a permanent stadium.

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