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Sporty Sydney
Sydneysiders - like most Aussies - are nuts about sport: watching it, playing it and betting on it. Australia's na-
tional self-esteem is so intertwined with sporting success that locals worship their teams as they would a religion.
This national obsession makes for heady times in front of the big screen at the local pub, and certainly contributed
to Sydney's overwhelmingly successful 2000 Olympic Games. Sport dominates weekend TV schedules, but nothing
beats catching a game live. Sydney's all-consuming passion is rugby league - a superfast, supermacho game with a
frenzied atmosphere for spectators.
