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The Australians are a sporty people. Take Sydney for instance. Come weekends and
you will find the city folk either heading for the beach with a surf board tucked
under their arms or for the golfing tees with a caddie in tow or for the basketball
courts for some high-energy slam-dunk action. Sports in Sydney is a huge affair,
nothing short of a celebration.
Some Popular Sports In Sydney
Sports in Australia, that is sports and games that are actually actively practiced,
span a huge number. This variety extends to the Sydney sports arena as well.
Cricket and rugby are some of the most popular sports in Sydney. Some other
well-liked and much-indulged sports and games in Sydney are football, basketball
and golf.
Rugby In Sydney
The headquarters of the Australian Rugby League and the National Rugby League
(NRL) are located in Sydney. Also eight of the sixteen NRL teams have their
base in Sydney and then you have the Sydney University that has produced countless
top-notch rugby internationals over the years.
Nappies, playing the truant at school, teenage crushes and "tackles"
and "drop-kicks"-the average Sydney man has gone through all these
phases and the one really serious about his rugby has stuck to the game with
a vengeance.
Cricket In Sydney
Amongst the various Australian games that have brought the accolades for the
country, cricket definitely tops the charts. Sydney Grade Cricket has witnessed
some of the finest international cricketers in action like Imran Khan, Allan
Border, Glen McGrath and Bret Lee and the Sydney Cricket Ground is regarded
as one of the premier cricketing venues in the world today, the site of many
a titanic clashes.
Cricket is a culture in Sydney.
Football In Sydney
The Sydney Swans sail gracefully and majestically in the Australian Rules Football
scenario. This form of football had to fight tooth for tooth and claw for claw
with rugby to establish its place in the popularity charts. It was only since
the 1980s that the Sydney folks began to take an active interest in the game.
But what an interest it has been. Amongst the various sports in Sydney, Australian
Rules Football is now certainly one of the most popular and kids all over dream
of donning the red-and-white Swans jersey.
Fervent football is the passion of Sydney.
Golf In Sydney
Sydney games are high on the enthusiasm quotient. When it comes to golf, Sydney
is high on the fame quotient too. The breathtakingly beautiful greens at the
Royal Sydney's Championship golf course have been the site for numerous prestigious
golfing tournaments, most notably the Australian Open Championships, the Australian
PGA Championship and the Australian Men's and Ladies Amateur Championships.
Gary Player, Peter Thomson and Greg Norman are just some of the stalwarts who
have graced these tournaments.
Basketball In Sydney
The kids in USA dream of joining the LA Lakers or the Chicago Bulls. The kids
in Sydney dream of dribbling away to glory with the Sydney Kings or the West
Sydney Razorbacks. But with the same zeal and passion. Basketball is a rage
amongst the Sydney people and the numerous Sydney games of basketball never
fail to see sellout crowds.
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