Sports SummaryBrief at 2:30 p.m. EDT

The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams have arrived in Melbourne for what’s billed as Australia’s first NFL game, opening the season before more than 100,000 fans at the Southern Hemisphere’s largest stadium. NFC West rivals approached the trip differently: San Francisco had been in Melbourne for a week, while the Rams arrived about 28 hours before kickoff. The contrast has drawn attention alongside the star-studded lineups. The broader sports brief also covers Caitlin Clark’s experience at the women’s World Cup, where the pressure is described as real even without a title yet, and Elena Rybakina’s win over Zheng Qinwen to reach the US Open semifinals and return to No. 1 in the WTA rankings.