{"id":1114377,"date":"2014-05-28T12:08:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T12:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/new\/?p=1114377"},"modified":"2014-05-28T12:08:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T12:08:58","slug":"sydney-city-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-httpsdrpremcom-staging.kinsta.cloud\/travel\/sydney-city-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney \u2013 City of Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"3d7cc8c963a61e748f620f45353014da\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Australians love sport and nowhere more so than in the country\u2019s biggest city \u2013 Sydney \u2013 where some of the sporting world\u2019s most talented stars and most passionate fans hail from. From the traditional antipodean favourites of cricket and rugby to Australia\u2019s boom in football and the origins of <a href=\"https:\/\/athlete-lab.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a new hub for triathlon training in London<\/a>, Sydney has many sporting stories to tell.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cricket is big in Sydney. The city is a regular host of Ashes series Tests between Australia and England at Sydney Cricket Ground. The ground, with its capacity upgraded to 48,000, will also host a number of matches in the 2015 Cricket World Cup \u2013 which Australia is co-hosting with New Zealand &#8211; including England\u2019s group stage tie with Afghanistan and one of the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Away from the national side, cricket is also played in Sydney by the NSW Blues (in the Sheffield Shield competition), the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder (both in the Big Bash Twenty20 competition).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The other sport that most commonly sees Australia clashing with England (and Ireland, Scotland and Wales for that matter) is rugby. And the city will hold a special place in the heart of many an Englishmen, as it was at its Telstra Stadium (now named the ANZ Stadium and originally the 2000 Olympic Stadium) that Jonny Wilkinson and co. beat the host nation to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At club level Sydney is represented in Rugby Union by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waratahs.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSW Waratahs<\/a>, and in Rugby League the city dominates the National Rugby League competition as home to nine of its 16 teams.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sydney.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1114379\" src=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sydney.jpg\" alt=\"sydney\" width=\"800\" height=\"552\" \/><\/a><\/p><div class=\"3d7cc8c963a61e748f620f45353014da\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Cricket and rugby are widely and historically associated with Australia, but the country has not always been synonymous with soccer \u2013 this however appears to be changing. Sydney\u2019s main football teams are Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers, who both play in the A-League \u2013 Australia\u2019s top tier professional soccer league.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Such is the growth in Australia\u2019s footballing stature that the country gained the confidence to bid for the 2022 World Cup. Somewhat surprisingly the bid came last in the race of which Qatar was ultimately the victor. The submitted bid included Sydney as venue for a number of matches, including a proposal to host either the opening match or the World Cup Final. Given the city\u2019s track record of delivering world class events with a stunning backdrop it seems a shame that we will have to wait longer to see the planet\u2019s biggest tournament take place there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goaustralia.about.com\/od\/language\/g\/sydneysider.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sydneysiders<\/a> can take some comfort however from the news that the cream of European football is headed their way in 2014. August will see Italy\u2019s Juventus FC arrive in the city on tour to play against an A-League all-stars team.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is not just on the turf that Sydney provides action. Cycling is another big part of life in the city and at the 2000 Olympics, local man Sean Eadie was among the cycling medallists \u2013 as were a certain Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins. Its climate and landscape make Sydney and New South Wales as a whole an excellent location for triathlon activity and the area hosts a number of these throughout the year. In 2012 two <a href=\"https:\/\/advisortravelguide.com\/balearic-biking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amateur triathletes<\/a> opened Athlete Labin Sydney to provide busy city workers with a convenient place for triathlon cycling training. 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