Coco Gauff has repeated history as she returned to the Australia  Open and issued out a win against Venus Williams just half a year after defeating the older Williams at Wimbledon.

"That was really difficult. She played really well," Gauff said post-match. "[...] I definitely was more confident this time. I think I was used to playing on big courts, so the crowd - I guess the size of the crowd didn't startle me as much as last time. Definitely, a bit more positive coming into this match.''

With her win, Gauff now becomes only the 4th woman in the past 30 years to win 6 or more major matches before turning 16.

Elsewhere in the tournament the favorites of Roger Federer, Noami Osaka, and Serena Williams all come out on top in their respective matches as Osaka took down the Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova while Williams defeated Russia's Anastasia Potapova. Federer claimed his victory by beating out Steve Johnson of the USA.

While speaking at a dinner in Central London, hosted by his Sentebale charity, Prince Harry addressed his split from the royal family, marking the first time that he's spoken publicly about the subject he and his wife Meghan Markle announced their decision to do so. 

"It was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges," revealed the Duke of Sussex. "And I know I haven’t always gotten it right, but as far as this goes, there really was no other option. What I want to make clear is we’re not walking away, and we certainly aren’t walking away from you.” 

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He went on to confirm that the resolution he and the Duchess sought was to continue to serve the Queen "without public funding." However, the compromise was not met.

“Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasn’t possible,” he said. “I’ve accepted this, knowing that it doesn’t change who I am or how committed I am.”

Harry's words arrived just one day after Buckingham Palace officially announced that Harry and Meghan would be losing their royal titles of "His Royal Highness" and "Her Royal Highness."

"I will always have the utmost respect for my grandmother, my commander in chief, and I am incredibly grateful to her and the rest of my family, for the support they have shown Meghan and I over the last few months," Harry added. “I will continue to be the same man who holds his country dear and dedicates his life to supporting the causes, charities and military communities that are so important to me.” 

Sunday evening, Joaquin Phoenix took home the SAG Award for Best Actor for his role in Joker and as he accepted the prize, the seasoned actor used his platform as an opportunity to honor the other actors hosted in the same category while also paying homage to the Joker before him.

“I’m standing here on the shoulders of my favorite actor, Heath Ledger," he would say to begin his speech.

He went on to highlight the talent of fellow m=nominees such as Leonardo DiCaprio, who was up for his lead role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Detroit emcee Kash Doll has unveiled a new schedule for her forthcoming Dollhouse Tour, which will take the rapper through a series of fourteen total dates that include her hometown, Philadelphia, Houston, Toronto, and Los Angeles.

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“Damn this is my very own tour,” penned Kash Doll in tandem with the trek’s announcement. “I’m so grateful I can’t wait man.”

The new tour marks Kash Doll’s first major headlining tour and arrives in support of her most recent Stacked album. The run begins on March 15th in Detroit and will end on April 9th in Boston. The tour will feature supporting acts of Rubi Rose and Jucee Froot. Both are female emcees rising the ranks in the south with the former hailing from Atlanta while the latter represents Memphis.

DOLLHOUSE’ TOUR DATES

March 15 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

March 20 Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo State Theatre

March 23 New York City, NY – Gramercy Theater

March 24 Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry

March 26 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Hell

March 27 Birmingham, AL Zydeco

March 29 Houston, TX Studio @ Warehouse

March 30 Dallas, TX Trees

April 1 Los Angeles The Roxy

April 3 Oakland, CA The New Parish

April 5 Washington, D.C. Union Stage

April 7 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop

April 8 Toronto, ON Opera House

April 9 Boston, MA Middle East – Downstairs

The 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards launched Sunday night at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. Among the night's highlights were the win for Parasite in Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. It makes the film the first foreign language film to win the award.

Somehow, someway, Vince Gilligan took Breaking Bad’s beloved Saul Goodman and brought him on a surprisingly emotional, compelling, and Emmy-nominated journey. Now, it would appear the prequel series that is Better Call Saul is coming to an end. The best kind of end, mind you: one that willingly rockets headlong toward its well-mapped conclusion, accepting that all good things must indeed conclude. Deadline reports that AMC has officially renewed the Bob Odenkirk-led series for a sixth and final season.

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With season five set to premiere on back-to-back nights of February 23 and February 24, the ten-episode arc will find our hero becoming the dubious yet loveable scumbag he was born to be. Speaking on the journey thus far, showrunner Peter Gould praised the commitment of Sony and AMC. “From Day 1 of Better Call Saul, my dream was to tell the complete story of our complicated and compromised hero, Jimmy McGill – now AMC and Sony are making that dream come true,” says Gould, at Better Call Saul’s TCA winter press tour. “We couldn’t be more grateful to the fans and critics who are making this journey possible. Next month we start work on the sixth and final season — we’re going to do our damnedest to stick the landing.”

Look for Better Call Saul to wrap on a high note, if Breaking Bad is any indication of where things might be headed. One has to wonder how many more familiar faces might show up for the ride. Does anyone have love for Better Call Saul?

Issa Rae is always up to something whether it’s an anticipated film or television show and since announcing just yesterday that season four of her HBO series Insecure will be arriving in April, today another trailer for a film with her name on it has arrived. Issa and Kumail Nanjian star in The Lovebirds and play a perfect, in love couple whose life gets turned upside down during a car ride. 

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In the clip below, Jibran and Leilani are seen driving down the street when they accidentally hit a cyclist. Within minutes a man who calls himself a cop takes over the steering wheel and ends up killing the man, leaving them with the car and the police on the way. “Initially they were written for white people which, plot-wise, would have been a different story,” Issa said of the movie. “It’s not a story about race but we wanted to acknowledge our race and the fact that we’re an interracial couple.”

“The aspects I love the most are the rare moments of sweetness between the two leads,” Kumail said of his favorite moments. “They spend so much of the movie bickering that the hints of what they used to be are my favorite.”

The film hits theaters on April 3rd. 

The Kansas City Chiefs are officially scheduled to play Super Bowl LIV to face off against the San Francisco 49ers, making it the first time in 50 years that the Chiefs will be advancing to the Super Bowl. The Chiefs earned their ticket to Miami by beating out the Tennessee Titans on Sunday for the AFC championship while the 49ers beat out the Green Bay Packers for the NFC championship by a score of 37-20.

Naturally, the 49ers are well-versed in Super Bowl visits, having won 34 of 53 total appearances. Their last stint was in 2012 while their last championship win took place in 1994 in Miami. 

Professional skateboarder Paul Rodriguez has another limited edition Nike SB collab in the works, drawing on inspiration from P-Rod’s Mexican heritage and the country’s boxing roots. The P-Rod x Nike SB Dunk High first launched exclusively at select skate shops on Saturday, January 18 but they’ll release again  the SNKRS app on Tuesday, January 21. 

That said, the kicks are already available at StockX in a number of sizes for just slightly more than the $125 retail price. Considering the collaborative Dunks are a limited release, you’d be wise to secure your pair today before the resale prices blow up even further.

P-Rod’s Mexico-themed Nike SB Dunk High comes equipped with a pristine, white leather upper, highlighted by red and green detailing as a nod to the colors of the Mexican flag. The kicks also feature a championship belt inspired lace dubrae, a matching Paul Rodriguez logo on the tongue and a tri-colored outsole.

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Chinese New Year will be taking place on Saturday, January 25th this year and sneaker brands are gearing up for the occasion. Adidas is always one of the first brands to unveil their Chinese New Year lineup and this year, they will be using the Adidas UltraBoost 2020 as their crown jewel. UltraBoost’s are typically very popular so in only makes sense that they would make a whole CNY pack around the silhouette.

According to Sneaker News, the Adidas UltraBoost 2020 Chinese New Year pack will feature five distinct shoes that celebrate the Year of the Rat. Each colorway is unique and comes with different flowery patterns. These models are fairly interesting and in some cases, they even feature colored boost which is becoming more of a common trait amongst UltraBoosts. Four of the colorways have a black base while one of them is white. This white model is unique as it has a gold animal on the tongue instead of the Adidas logo.

These will be dropping on Friday, January 24th for $180 USD each. Let us know in the comments below if you plan on copping any of them.

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