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3 Common Injuries from Sport Its no secret sport is physically and mentally demanding for anyone ranging from casual participants to full time athletes. The human body is not invincible and when pushing the limits, it can be prone to a multitude of injuries. Always remember to stretch and warm-up where necessary before playing sports to lower chances of preventable injuries occurring. Here are 3 extremely common injuries from sport and how they can be treated. Ankle Sprain An ankle sprain occurs when the ligaments in your ankle tear or are severely stretched. This may be from landing on your foot on an obscure angle. Ankle sprains commonly occur in sports that require frequent jumping and high chances of stepping on players feet. This includes basketball volleyball soccer Symptoms Tenderness to the touch Swelling Bruising Itching Cold or numb feet Stiffness What to do Ankle sprains tend to heal on their own from 2-10 weeks. Make sure to rest and use ice a...

What is the most popular sport in Australia? It turns out Aussies have a few ways of expressing what their favourite sport is. By looking at statistics for event attendance, tv views and actual participation, we are able to see that a variety of sports take the podium for most popular. Spectatorship This table shows how event attendance for various Australian sport has changed over almost 20 years time. Its clear that AFL takes the winner for Aussie spectators, gaining about 1 million more match attenders over 17 years. Interestingly, Rugby League barely changes and soccer almost doubles its spectators. Another notable change is the huge drop in spectators for cricket, almost halving attendance. What could this mean? AFL vs NRL This is another interesting depiction of spectatorship between AFL and NRL for every state in Australia. It makes a lot of sense with AFL being a Victorian creation, mostly consisting of teams based around these areas. Also note that for R...

Do you remember these iconic moments in Australian sport? 1930 The greatest achievement of crickets best batsman You probably won't REMEMBER this one, unless you were around 87 years ago (then good on you!). Sir Donald Bradman, the renowned Aussie cricket batsman made history against England in the Ashes at Headingley with his unmatchable 334 not out. No batsman till this day has been able to even equal this amazing feat.  1987 Australian Wimbledon underdog In the 1987 Wimbledon final between Melbourne serve-volleyer Pet Cash and the world number one Ivan Lendl, our Aussie tennis icon was expected to give up under pressure but refused and defeated the world champion in straight sets. He began the trend of climbing into the stands after being the championship winner.  2000 Nations Sweetheart In the 2000 Olympic games Cathy felt the weight of the nation's expectations when she was invited to light the Olympic ceremony fl...

T h e Summer   O l y m p i c s The Summer Olympics is an international multi-sport event hosted by a different country every four years. First held in Athens in 1896, countries compete against one another in a series of sporting events, competing for bronze, silver and gold medals. The Olympics have grown exponentially since 1896, a competition starting with fewer than 250 male competitors from 14 nations,  to over 10,000 competitors in over 200 nations. The success of the Summer Olympics also lead to the creation of the Winter Olympics.    Events The Summer Olympics  consist s of a number of sports. The Athletics, Swimming and Gymnastics events are generally the most popular and  anticipated, boasting hugely successful international athletes, such as Usain Bolt. A typical list of Olympic sports is shown below. A swimming event at the London 2012 Olympics. Gold Medal Tally A g...

Golf Golf is a unique sport played using a club and ball sport in which players aim to complete holes on various courses in as few strokes as possible. Stretching back as far as the 15th century originating in Scotland, the game has developed into becoming a worldwide sport played by people of all ages. A general game of golf at PGA (Professional Golfers Association) level is played over 18 holes, each containing unique features, such as rough (longer grass), sand bunkers and water hazards and being of a different layout to the other holes, each presenting its own challenge.There are many various types of the game, such as stroke play (the most common form), match play, skins, stableford and so on. Each hole in golf is classified by its par, which refers to the expected amount of shots a professional golfer should be able to complete the hole in. Holes can either be par 3, 4 or 5, with the main deciding factor generally being length of the hole. Managing this in one less st...

Top 5 Australian Female Athletes  With it being Mothers Day - lets take a look at Australias top female athletes.  5 - MICHELLE PAYNE  Payne in 2015, became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, riding Prince of Penzance. She became an advocate female figure during her victorious speech claiming "women can do anything ... so get stuffed". It was her remarkable feat of claiming the nations most prestigious hourseracing event that earns her a place in our top 5 female athletes.   Payne - After winning the Melbourne Cup 2015 4 - STEPHANIE GILMORE  With injury tainting Gilmores surfing career to date. SHe remains as an enormouse figure on the female surfing tour. Gilmore has earnt an asstounding 6 world surfing championship crowns. With several years still left ahead for Gilmore on the circuit, she will most definantly have her eyes on another world title.  3 - ELLYSE PERRY  It is hard enough to master one sport at t...