Australian Sport
Australia is a "sporting" country - while it is by no means mandatory to play or actively follow - you will no doubt encounter conversations about sport wherever you go. Below are links to websites that can explain further:
- Australian Football League (AFL, Aussie-Rules)
- Official homepage of Australian Football League
- Wikipedia - Australian Rules Football
- Wikipedia entry explaining Aussie rules football
- National Rugby League (NRL, League)
- Official homepage of the NRL
- Wikipedia - National Rugby League
- Wikipedia entry explaining Rugby League
- Rugby Union (Union)
- Official Australian Rugby Union homepage
- Wikipedia - Rugby Union
- Wikipedia entry explaining Rugby Union
- Cricket Australia
- Official website of Cricket Australia
- Cricinfo.com
- Cricket News. live scores and info
- Football (Soccer)
- Official homepage for Football Federation Australia
- Surfing
- Portal of information about the sport of surfing
- Wikipedia - Surfing
- Wikipedia entry explaining Surfing
- Netball
- Official homepage of Netball Australia
- Rules of Netball
- Page explaining the basic rules of netball
- Horse Racing
- Everything you need to know about Horse Racing in Australia
- Tennis
- Official homepage of Tennis Australia
- Swimming
- Official homepage of Swimming Australia
- Golf
- Official homepage of Golf Australia
Major Sporting Events
- Australian Open
- The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held each year. The tournament is held each January at Melbourne Park
- Melbourne Cup
- The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is a race for three-year-olds and over, over a distance of 3,200 metres. It is the richest and most prestigious "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races in the world. The event is held at around 4 pm on the first Tuesday in November by the Victoria Racing Club, on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne
- Australian Grand Prix (Formula One)
- The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race that is part of the annual FIA Formula One World Championship. It is held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at Albert Park in Melbourne
- Bathurst 1000 (V8 Supercars)
- The Bathurst 1000 is a 1,000-kilometre (620 mi) touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
- Rip Curl Pro
- The Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach on the Victorian Coast is Australia's longest running and most prestigious professional surfing event
- Australian University Games - "Unigames"
- Australias largest annual multi-sport event. Held each September/October, the Games is renowned for providing a friendly but competitive environment for Australian university athletes and is the flagship event on the national university sporting calendar
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