Sport is an
important part of the culture in Australia, with a long history in the country
dating back to the pre-colonial period. Early sports that were played included cricket, horse racing, Australian
rules football and rugby.
There are a number
of professional sport leagues in Australia, including the Australian
Football League (Australian rules football), National Rugby League (rugby league), Super
Rugby (rugby union), the A
league and W-League (soccer), ANZ
Championship (Netball), the National
Basketball League, the Women's National
Basketball League and the Australian
Baseball League.
The rugby is one of
the most popular sports in Australia, it has three division; a Rugby Union,
Australian Rules and a Rugby League.
The media plays an
important part in Australia's sporting landscape.
Sports play an important role in Australia and cricket is another important one that you've forgot to mention. By the way,I've heard something interesting related with expressions like 'to hoot' or 'cheer' in support of something; they are equivalent in Australia to the term 'to barrack' for a sporting team.Interesting,isn´t it?
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