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sports16 days ago•20 min saved

49ers Kick Off 2026 Season Overseas in Melbourne Showdown with Rams

The San Francisco 49ers will open the 2026 season against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia—the NFL’s first regular-season game there—on Sept. 10 at 5:35 p.m. PT at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With a 17-hour time difference, players will take the field Friday morning in Melbourne and the game will air Thursday night on the West Coast; hospitality and general public tickets go on sale April 6–7 via Ticketmaster, with travel packages available through On Location.

via 49ers.com|

#49ers #international-series #melbourne

sports16 days ago•23 min saved

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

sports17 days ago•3 min saved

Rams vs. 49ers to Open NFL Season at Melbourne Cricket Ground

The NFL announced Australia’s first regular-season game will feature the Rams vs. 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with kickoff set for 8:35 p.m. ET (5:35 p.m. PT) on Sept. 10, and Sept. 11 local time in Melbourne; tickets and hospitality packages will go on sale in the coming weeks, with the broadcast network to be announced.

via NBC Sports|

#49ers #australia #melbourne

environment29 days ago•50 min saved

Melbourne Bin-Bandit: Cockatoo Caught Red-Handed

Reddit user in Melbourne captured a sulphur-crested cockatoo raiding his bin weekly, revealing a clever, socially learned trash-hoarding behavior among cockatoos that researchers say spreads across Australian neighborhoods.

via The Dodo|

#cockatoo #environment #melbourne

sports1 month ago•2 min saved

Verstappen’s Melbourne practice ends with car damage as F1 news flood hits the grid

Max Verstappen’s Red Bull sustained significant damage in Melbourne practice after a gravel exit, with the team saying the damage will keep them busy ahead of the season opener. The roundup also notes Aston Martin has burned through half its battery allocation, Qatar Airways canceling hospitality events due to the Middle East crisis, Lewis Hamilton finding useful data from Ferrari’s SF-26 despite a challenging Friday, Lando Norris dealing with a transmission-control issue, and Charles Leclerc saying Mercedes are a step ahead after practice.

via racingnews365.com|

#f1 #melbourne #practice

lifestyle1 month ago•35 min saved

Valentine’s Day Engagements: Sisters Say Yes Hours Apart, Go Viral

Two Melbourne sisters, Kate and Amy Griffin, each got engaged on Valentine’s Day—Kate to Paddy Turnbull and Amy to Stephen Duvnjak—sharing the moment on FaceTime and fueling a viral TikTok clip as they celebrate their engagement era, with a double wedding unlikely due to differing tastes.

via Yahoo|

#double-wedding #engagement #lifestyle

sports1 month ago•15 min saved

Aston Martin F1 car faces nerve-damage risk, season opener in doubt

Aston Martin’s F1 car is reportedly at risk of causing nerve damage to drivers and is unlikely to finish the Australian Grand Prix season opener, casting doubt on the team’s prospects as Alonso (and Stroll) arrive in Melbourne.

via AP News|

#aston-martin #f1-season-opener #fernando-alonso

formula-11 month ago•16 min saved

Melbourne hosts 2026 F1 season opener: forecast, timetable and viewing options

The 2026 Formula 1 season starts with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, highlighting a major regulation overhaul and the debut of Audi and Cadillac, while outlining how to watch (UK: Sky/Now TV; US: Apple TV with select races in IMAX theatres) and detailing the weekend schedule (FP1/FP2/FP3, qualifying, and the race) plus the latest weather outlook for each day.

via Motorsport.com|

#australian-grand-prix #broadcasting #formula-1

sports2 months ago•2 min saved

McCaffrey Doubts Melbourne Trip for 49ers-Rams Showdown

The NFL plans a 2026 49ers-Rams game in Melbourne, but Christian McCaffrey questions the feasibility of such a long-distance international game, noting Australia’s distance and pondering how the schedule would work, even as the league pushes international matches; flights SF–Melbourne are roughly 16 hours with a ~14-hour return, underscoring the logistical challenges.

via NBC Sports|

#football #international-games #melbourne

sports2 months ago•14 min saved

NFL to stage historic 49ers-Rams clash in Melbourne’s MCG

The NFL announced the San Francisco 49ers will play the Los Angeles Rams—the league’s first regular-season game in Melbourne, Australia—at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2026, as part of a record nine international games across multiple continents; further details such as date and kickoff will be announced later.

via NFL.com|

#49ers #international-games #melbourne

sports2 months ago•21 min saved

49ers, Rams Set to Kick Off NFL's Melbourne Era in 2026

The NFL will host its first regular-season game in Australia in 2026, with the San Francisco 49ers visiting the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as part of a multiyear expansion to grow the league globally, marking a milestone for NFL Australia and Australian fans.

via 49ers.com|

#49ers #international-expansion #melbourne

world2 months ago•2 min saved

Melbourne bar bust-up ends with chair misfire and instant karma

Security footage from a Melbourne Bar 20 incident shows two men ejected for being offensive to staff, then attempting to re-enter and clashing with bouncers. One man grabs a chair from a nearby restaurant; aimed at staff, the chair accidentally hits his mate instead as guards duck away. The pair were removed from the venue, and the incident was not reported to police.

via LADbible|

#australia #bar-fight #bouncers

sports2 months ago•17 min saved

Rybakina claims Australian Open title with poised mastery

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final in Melbourne to win the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, delivering a calm, precise performance and a celebrated title.

via AP News|

#australian-open #melbourne #rybakina

pop-culture2 months ago•17 min saved

Melbourne Chair Mishap Goes Viral After Stray Swing Hits Friend

A Melbourne man who had been kicked out of a King Street strip club tried to swing a chair at a security guard but instead hit his nearby friend, sending him to the ground. The friend recovered with no major injuries, the incident wasn’t reported to police, and video of the moment circulated online, turning the mishap into a viral moment.

via Complex|

#chair #melbourne #pop-culture

local2 months ago•2 min saved

Friend’s misthrown chair knocks man out outside Melbourne club

Two men ejected from Bar 20 in Melbourne get into a fight; as one man tries to re-enter, his friend grabs a chair from a nearby restaurant and hurls it toward security, hitting his mate instead; the victim briefly lost consciousness but quickly recovered; no police or ambulance were called.

via 7NEWS|

#bar-20 #brawl #chair