Tennis is No.1 with Aussies

TENNIS has topped the list for sports-mad Australians, a new survey shows.

In a surprise result, tennis (62 per cent) pipped swimming (61 per cent), with Aussie Rules third (57 per cent) as the sports most Australians are interested in.

The Sweeney Sports Report, the nation's most authoritative sports and sponsorship survey, ranked cricket fourth (51 per cent), while soccer slumped to 49 per cent as World Cup euphoria continued to fade. Sweeney Sports general manager Todd Deacon admitted he was shocked tennis was the sport of choice. Read More