 Sport has shaped the Australian national identity through events such as the Ashes, the Melbourne Cup and the America's Cup.There are a number of professional sport leagues in Australia, including the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's (Australian rules football), National Rugby League (NRL) (rugby league), the Big Bash League (BBL), Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) and Sheffield Shield (cricket), the National Basketball League and the Women's National Basketball League, the A-League and the W-League (soccer), the Australian Baseball League, Super Rugby and the National Rugby Championship (rugby union), Suncorp Super Netball and the Supercars Championship (touring car racing).Attendance for the AFL in a single season attracts more than 6 million people to games, while the NRL draws just over 3 million people in a single season.