Petra Kvitova admitted she was worried about the air quality in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, particularly as an asthma sufferer. The year’s first major has been impacted by poor air quality in Victoria’s capital after bushfires ravaged Australia in recent months. Organizers have faced criticism during the qualifying rounds, although air quality has been rated as “good” in Melbourne since Thursday. MORE: O’Shannessy says data, AI future of tennis “I’ve been a bit worried about it. Now I’m very happy that, as I mentioned, the sky, it’s there again clearly,” last year’s runner-up told a news conference Saturday in Australia (Friday in the U.S.). “Of course everybody knows that…

The Hawks acquired old friend Jeff Teague from the Timberwolves on Thursday in exchange for Allen Crabbe. Atlanta also received Treveon Graham in the deal. Teague, who spent the first seven years of his career with the Hawks, had struggled to mesh with Minnesota’s style of play. He is on an expiring contract. Crabbe gives the Timberwolves a catch-and-shoot player who can play off Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns. He, too, is on an expiring contract. While the trade between non-contenders might not have an immediate impact on the playoff race, subsequent moves may be consequential. MORE: Hawks reportedly out of Drummond talks Here’s a look at what the trade means for…

The NFL regular season is in the rearview mirror, playoff matchups have been set, and wild-card weekend is on the horizon. The Ravens, behind likely MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson, will enter as the No. 1 seed in the AFC and the favorites to win Super Bowl 54. The defending champion Patriots’ Week 17 loss to the Dolphins pushed them to the No. 3 seed and allowed the Chiefs to enjoy a first-round bye. The NFC picture is more crowded. The 49ers are the No. 1 seed, but they won’t be favored too significantly over the Saints, Packers, Vikings and Seahawks. Here’s everything you need to know about what’s sure to be…

Hoping to grab a seat or two for Super Bowl 54? Well, get ready to empty your purse or wallet. Ticket prices continue to rise for the biggest event in sports, and 2020’s edition pn Sunday, Feb. 2 will be no exception. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., will play host to this year’s Super Bowl, cramming in over 60,000 spectators. It’s the first time in a decade that the final game of the NFL season will take place in Miami, as the Saints came back to defeat the Colts 31-17 for the franchise’s first championship in 2010. If you’re planning on heading to Florida for Super Bowl 54, be…

The 2020 college football season is finished, with LSU being crowned national champions after defeating Clemson 42-25 in the College Football Playoff final in New Orleans. The 2020 NFL playoffs have reached the end game, with the 49ers and Chiefs set to face off in Super Bowl 54 in Miami. With more of the 2020 NFL Draft order settled now that two more teams have been eliminated and with final information about how many underclassmen have declared, it was a good time for an updated Sporting News NFL mock draft. MORE: 2020 NFL Draft declaration tracker Several of the CFP stars from LSU and Clemson are set to go early, including a third consecutive Heisman Trophy-winning QB at No.…

Premium maternity brand Isabella Oliver has launched a new rental programme as part of its mission to become more circular and increase the longevity of maternity clothing. The initiative, which plans to radically change the maternity sector, aims to cater to a “growing number of pregnant women who want to purchase just a few key items and rent the rest”. The idea of renting maternity wear is to encourage customers to “go greener and eliminate the effects of fast fashion,” explains the brand, as maternity wear has such a short lifespan, as maternity clothing is worn on average from 16 weeks into the pregnancy, until five weeks after giving birth,…

Jamie O’Hara has SLAMMED Manchester United and insists they are to blame for Marcus Rashford’s huge injury blow that could see him out for at least six weeks. Rashford has been sidelined with a stress fracture to his back – the same problem O’Hara suffered with during his playing days. The former Tottenham man says the England striker may never be the same player again, and it’s all down to his club’s mismanagement. O’Hara, who described it as a ‘terrible injury’, eventually needed major survey to fix his problem, having two screws and a rod inserted into his spine, and was kept on the sidelines for NINE MONTHS to recover.…

Liverpool continued their surge for a first top flight title in 30 years with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over rivals Manchester United. Manchester City’s draw on Saturday and Leicester’s defeat at Burnley earlier in the day handed Jurgen Klopp’s side a boost, not that they needed one, ahead of Sunday’s game against their old enemies. An early Virgil Van Dijk header was followed by Mohamed Salah’s breakaway goal in stoppage time, but the lateness of the second strike did not do justice to the dominance they had in the game. Liverpool have not lost a league game for 381 days, have lost just one top-flight match in the last 623…

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal MUST beat Chelsea on Tuesday evening if they are to have any chance of finishing in the Premier League top four this season. The Gunners make the short trip to west London tomorrow for what is the pick of the midweek games, with Arteta hoping to beat the Blues for revenge – and a vital three points. Frank Lampard’s side came from behind to win when the two London rivals met only three weeks ago, and Arsenal’s results have been hit-and-miss since then. They followed up the loss to Chelsea by securing an emphatic win over Manchester United and an FA Cup defeat of Leeds, but…

The Swiss manager would’ve struggled to imagine his new star signing making a better start to life in the Bundesliga Lucien Favre called Erling Haaland “incredible” after the striker came off the bench to score a hat-trick against Augsburg on his Borussia Dortmund debut. Inspired by Haaland, Dortmund rallied from 3-1 down to record a 5-3 away win on Saturday that will live long in the memory. The Norway international came on for Lukasz Piszczek after 56 minutes and netted with his first touch 183 seconds later with a low shot into the far corner. Haaland doubled his tally with a tap-in and got his third with a cool finish,…