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South Australian Sports Institute
Sport plays an important role in the business, community, social and cultural life in the state of South Australia. Sport as entertainment plays an important role with South Australia, in 2007 having the second highest rate of event attendance of all states and territories with 49% of South Australians aged 15 years and over attending a sporting event each year.Sports attendance in Australia Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional and rural opportunities to participate in sport plays an important role in community life throughout SA. SA has developed a range of programs in supporting inclusive sports pathways focusing on specific populations groups such as indigenous, mature-aged, early childhood, people with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
National Basketball League (Australasia)
The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's Professional sports#Basketball, professional basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australasia, currently composed of ten teams: nine in Australia and one in New Zealand. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand. The NBL was established as the National Invitation Basketball League (NIBL) in 1978 and commenced its first season in 1979. It was renamed to the NBL in 1980. The league was played in the Australian winter until 1998 when it switched to summer seasons beginning with the 1998–99 season. The NBL's regular season runs from October to February, with each team playing 28 games. The league's finals extends into March, culminating with the Championship grand final series. History Before the establishment of the NBL, there were two national basketball competitions: the National Titles and the Australian Club Championships. The NBL was established as the National Invita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 80 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2001 ATP Tour, 2001 and 2002 ATP Tour, 2002. Hewitt won Lleyton Hewitt career statistics, 30 singles titles and 3 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two singles Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, majors at the 2001 US Open – Men's singles, 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2002 Wimbledon Championships, a doubles major at the 2000 US Open – Men's doubles, 2000 US Open, the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles, 2001 and 2002 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles, 2002 Tennis Masters Cups in singles, and led Australia Davis Cup team, Australia to Davis Cup crowns in 1999 Davis Cup, 1999 and 2003 Davis Cup, 2003. In November 2001, Hewitt became (at the time) the youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jane Crafter
Jane Crafter (born 14 December 1955) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life Crafter comes from a golfing family. Her father Brian Crafter was a professional golfer, while her brother Neil Crafter, Neil was a leading amateur golfer, representing Australia in the 1984 Eisenhower Trophy. Her uncle was Murray Crafter, a professional golfer, too. Before playing professional golf, Crafter worked as a pharmacist for three years. Professional career Crafter won once on the LPGA Tour in 1990. She won three times on the ALPG Tour. Crafter has worked as a golf broadcaster for ESPN. Personal life She has had dual citizenship in Australia and the United States since 2007. Professional wins (6) LPGA Tour wins (1) LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1) ALPG Tour wins (3) *1992 Alpine Australian Ladies Masters *1996 Alpine Australian Ladies Masters *1997 Toyota Women's Australian Open Other wins (1) *1987 JCPenney Classic (with Steve Jones (golfer), Steve Jones) Legends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 British Empire Games, 1930 as the British Empire Games and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 (which were cancelled due to World War II), has successively run every four years since. The event was called the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950 British Empire Games, 1950 (four editions), the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1954 to 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1966 (four editions), and the British Commonwealth Games from 1970 British Commonwealth Games, 1970 to 1974 British Commonwealth Games, 1974 (two editions). The event removed the word ''British'' from its title for the 1978 Commonwealth Games, 1978 Games and has maintained its current name ever since (twelve edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paralympian
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, have been held shortly after the corresponding Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The Paralympics began as a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948. The 1960 Games in Rome drew 400 athletes with disabilities from 23 countries, as proposed by doctor Antonio Maglio. Currently it is one of the largest international sporting events: the 2020 Summer Paralympics featuring 4,520 athletes from 163 National Paralympic Committees. Paralympians strive for equal treatment with non-disabled Olympic athletes, but there is a large funding gap between Olympic and Paralympic athletes. The Paralympic Games are organized in parallel with and in a similar way to the Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-sport event, variety of competitions. The Olympic Games, Open (sport), open to both amateur and professional athletes, involves more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory. By default, the Games generally substitute for any world championships during the year in which they take place (however, each class usually maintains its own records). The Olympics are staged every four years. Since 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994, they have alternated between the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year Olympiad. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hindmarsh Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium (also known as Coopers Brewery, Coopers Stadium under naming rights) is a multi-purpose stadium in Hindmarsh, South Australia, Hindmarsh, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United FC, Adelaide United. The stadium has a capacity of 16,500, of which 15,000 is seated, and is home to professional Association football, football (soccer) A-League Men, A-League team Adelaide United FC, Adelaide United, who regularly fill this capacity, and averaged crowds of over 12,000 to its matches during the A-League 2006-07, 2006-07 and A-League 2007-08, 2007-08 seasons. United used the stadium for its home matches in both the league and in various AFC Champions League campaigns. The venue hosted five matches during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and underwent a redevelopment to the eastern stand in preparation. History Built in 1960, the stadium stands on the site that was once Lindsay Circus/Hindmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Netball SA Stadium
Netball SA Stadium is an netball in Australia, Australia netball stadium based in Mile End South, South Australia, Mile End South, Adelaide. Due to Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship and naming rights arrangements, it has also been known as ETSA Park and Priceline Stadium. The stadium is owned by the Government of South Australia who in turn lease it to Netball South Australia. It is the main home venue for Adelaide Thunderbirds of Suncorp Super Netball and Southern Force (netball), Southern Force of the Australian Netball League. It is also the main host venue for the Netball South Australia Premier League. It also serves as the headquarters for Netball South Australia. History Construction Netball SA Stadium was officially opened on 14 March 2001 in Australia, 2001. It was built on former Rail yard, railyards at Mile End South, South Australia, Mile End South. It was built at a cost of Australian dollar, A$11.1 million, funded by the Government of South Australia and Netball So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adelaide Super-Drome
The Adelaide Super-Drome is a velodrome located at Adelaide, South Australia's State Sports Park, Main North Road, Gepps Cross. The Super-Drome was designed by Architect Carlo Gnezda and was opened in 1993. From 1993 the venue was managed and promoted by 1984 Olympic Games Men's team pursuit gold medalist Michael Turtur. He was assisted by the venue's track designer Ron Webb in bringing out international competitors. It is the headquarters for the Australian Institute of Sport’s Track Cycling Program due to its fully accredited international-standard training and competition facilities, for Adelaide's mild climate, and for being a short distance to the Adelaide Hills. Events and Usage The Super-Drome has hosted international events and has been used as a training base for teams competing in Michael Turtur's Tour Down Under which is run annually in Adelaide and the surrounding countryside since 1999. The Super-Drome was also the site of the 2011 Oceania Track Championships. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a stadium in Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Parklands, parklands. The venue is predominantly used for cricket and Australian rules football, but has also played host to rugby league, rugby union, soccer, and tennis, as well as regularly being used to hold concerts. Established in 1871, the structures and grounds underwent significant redevelopment between 2012 and 2014. It has three grandstands: Riverbank Stand, Eastern Stand, and Western Stand, and is known for its heritage-listed scoreboard, which stands alongside a new digital scoreboard. Australia's first stadium hotel, named the Oval Hotel, opened in 2024. Adelaide Oval has been headquarters to the South Australian Cricket Association since 1871 and South Australian National Football League, South Australian National Football League (SANFL) since 2014, and is managed by the Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority. Adelaide Oval has hosted the AFL Women's Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Suncorp Super Netball
The Super Netball League (known predominantly by its sponsored name Suncorp Group, Suncorp Super Netball (SSN)) is a professional netball league in Netball in Australia, Australia. It superseded the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Netball in New Zealand, New Zealand, as the top-level netball league in Australia in 2017. Since 2019, the league has been governed on behalf of Netball Australia by an independent commission. Its main Sponsor (commercial), sponsor is Suncorp Group. Sunshine Coast Lightning were the inaugural Suncorp Super Netball winners. History In May 2016, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 ANZ Championship season, 2016 season. In Netball in Australia, Australia, its replacement league – initially known as simply the National Netball League before an official name was decided upon – included the five former Australian ANZ Championship teams (Adelaide Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
