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Sport came to Australia in 1810 when the first athletics tournament was held, soon after cricket, horse racing & sailing clubs and competitions started.
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Early forms of football played in Sydney.
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horse racing was established in New South Wales and other parts of the country.
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Cricket underway with the Melbourne Cricket Club
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The Melbourne Cup was first run
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The first team formally being organised in Sydney that was named the Wanderers.
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Basketball was first played in Adelaide, South Australia.
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During the 1930s, the playing of sport on Sunday was banned in most states outside South Australia.
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Australia won the Davis Cup 8 times in the 1950s: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1959.
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The annual three match interstate rugby league series between New South Wales and Queensland adopted for the final match 'State of Origin' selection rules.
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Ian Thorpe's relay beat the Americans in the 400m relay who had never lost a race in the Olympics.
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Sydney hosted the Summer Olympic Games at a cost of $6.6 billion.
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John Aloisi's scored one of the most important penalties for the Socceroos to qualify for the world cup for thje first time since 1974.
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The AFL and all 18 clubs unreservedly apologised for their failure to adequately support Goodes from 2013 until the end of his career.