Australian Sports
02 Australian information sources 
/ Betfair Education / 07 March 2008 / Leave a comment
On UK TV screens, you can now see live Australian football, rugby league, rugby union, cricket, soccer, golf, racing and motor racing at various times of the year. Aussie sports tend to be quite parochial so you'll need to look at local websites to find the pertinent information for betting. AFL, basketball, golf, rugby league, rugby union, V8 Supercars - they've all got their own information sources. Take a look at some of these and you'll be on the way to winning on Australian sport.
Australian Football
Australian Rules football, known simply as AFL, is the biggest sport in Australia. The season begins in late March, with 22 rounds of action before a finals series in September to decide which team brings home the premiership flag.
www.afl.com.au (official site with live scores, audio, statistics, news)
www.footyform.com.au (match previews and statistics)
Basketball
The Australian basketball season runs through the local summer. The official site has live scores, news, statistics and more.
Cricket
Cricinfo is renowned as the site for cricket, but here are a couple of extras for you.
www.cricket.com.au (official site with live scores, audio, statistics, news)
www.howstat.com (excellent stats database)
www.abc.net.au/cricket (news and live audio)
Golf
The Australian PGA Tour runs through the southern summer.
Rugby League
NSW and Queensland dominate the National Rugby League (NRL), but that hasn't stopped the Melbourne Storm and NZ Warriors getting in on the action.
www.nrl.com.au (official site with live scores, statistics and news)
www.rleague.com (news, stats and previews)
Rugby Union
Super14 rugby stretches across three countries but deserves a mention in this list.
www.rugby.com.au
www.rugbyheaven.com
Soccer
The Hyundai A-League gets better and better every season with big names and big crowds.
V8 Supercars
In Australia, motor racing is all about the V8s and the rivalry between Ford and Holden. Races are often shown live or same day delay on Motors TV in the UK.
General news sites
www.foxsports.com.au
www.smh.com.au
www.sportal.com.au
sports.ninemsn.com.au
www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport
