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NFL Sets Sights on a Long-Term Australia Regular-Season Plan
sports1 day ago

NFL Sets Sights on a Long-Term Australia Regular-Season Plan

Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL will play in Australia on a long‑term basis, starting with the September regular-season game in Melbourne, and could become an annual stop. While the league aims to build a lasting international footprint, critics note international viewership remains small relative to the world’s population, highlighting the challenge of monetizing overseas games; the possibility of returning in 2027 was left open.

via NBC Sports|
#australia#international-expansion#nfl
Shanahan questions value of opening 2026 NFL season in Australia
sports11 days ago

Shanahan questions value of opening 2026 NFL season in Australia

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said there’s not much benefit to starting the 2026 NFL season in Melbourne, despite the league’s international slate, with San Francisco opening as the away team in Australia and later facing a Mexico City game as a home contest; he noted there are eight international games that year and the 49ers have two of them, adding the schedule is imposed and there’s rarely a bye after Melbourne.

via NBC Sports|
#australia#international-games#kyle-shanahan
Seven-Month Sovereign-Citizen Fugitive in Victoria Shot Dead by Police
world12 days ago

Seven-Month Sovereign-Citizen Fugitive in Victoria Shot Dead by Police

After a months-long manhunt, Victoria Police fatally shot Dezi Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen who killed two officers and fled into rural Victoria. Hundreds of officers and aircraft hunted Freeman until a three-hour standoff at a north-eastern Victoria property ended with his death; authorities say the shooting was justified while an investigation proceeds and the families of the slain officers were notified.

via CNN|
#australia#dezi-freeman#police-shooting
Rams-49ers to light up Melbourne as NFL's first regular-season game in Australia
sports16 days ago

Rams-49ers to light up Melbourne as NFL's first regular-season game in Australia

The NFL announced Australia’s first-ever regular-season game: the Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, Sept. 11, with a kickoff around 10:35 a.m. AEST and a live LA broadcast on Sept. 10 at 5:35 p.m. PT; ticket sales and travel packages will be handled by Ticketmaster and On Location, with presale and sale dates released.

via Rams|
#49ers#australia#melbourne
Three New Rock Monitors Discovered in Australia’s North Queensland
animals23 days ago

Three New Rock Monitors Discovered in Australia’s North Queensland

Scientists in north Queensland describe three previously unknown monitor lizard species—the orange-headed rock monitor (Varanus umbra), the yellow-headed rock monitor (Varanus phosphorus), and the rainbow rock monitor (Varanus iridis)—based on genetic differences, marking a rare large reptile discovery in savannah habitats and underscoring conservation risks from the exotic-pet trade.

via Good News Network|
#animals#australia#genetic-divergence
Five Iranian Women’s Soccer Players Revoke Asylum Claims, Depart Australia for Oman
world25 days ago

Five Iranian Women’s Soccer Players Revoke Asylum Claims, Depart Australia for Oman

Five of seven members of Iran’s women’s national team who initially sought asylum in Australia during the Asia Cup have reversed their asylum claims and left for Oman, leaving two who remained in Australia; the move underscores the difficult balance between personal safety abroad and concerns for family safety back home amid ongoing tensions with Iran.

via The New York Times|
#asia-cup#asylum#australia