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Karl Geiger reclaims Ski Jumping World Cup lead as German squad look to dominate at Beijing Olympics

Karl Geiger reclaimed the ski jumping yellow bib after a huge final jump in Neustadt, Germany. The 26-year-old was able to seal the victory with the biggest jump in the competition, measuring 141m, to make himself the fourth German man to claim an individual win at the venue in Titisee. Ad/> Gaining 288.3 points in Saturday's competition meant Geiger was able to reclaim the yellow bib from rival Ryoyu Kobayashi to put him back at the top of the World Cup rankings, 11 points ahead of the Japanese jumper.

Karl Geiger reclaims Ski Jumping World Cup lead as German squad look to dominate in Beijing

Karl Geiger reclaimed the ski jumping yellow bib after a huge final jump in Neustadt, Germany. The 26-year-old was able to seal the victory with the biggest jump in the competition, measuring 141m, to make himself the fourth German man to claim an individual win at the venue in Titisee. Ad/> Gaining 288.3 points in Saturday's competition meant Geiger was able to reclaim the yellow bib from rival Ryoyu Kobayashi to put him back at the top of the World Cup rankings, 11 points ahead of the Japanese jumper.

Cornet makes it a birthday to remember with comeback victory

MELBOURNE : Alize Cornet celebrated her 32nd birthday by staging a stunning comeback to reach the second week at the Australian Open on Saturday - 13 years after the Frenchwoman last made the fourth round at the Melbourne Park major.

Australian Open: Simona Halep crushes Danka Kovinic to race into fourth round

Simona Halep continued her dominant streak at the Australian Open with a crushing win over Danka Kovinic to reach the fourth round.

'Where you really from?' - Race and identity in Northern Irish football

Rosie Zubier represented Northern Ireland at youth level for more than six years. Not once did she feel like part of the team.

Australian Open: Second seed Aryna Sabalenka into round three as Garbine Muguruza loses

World number two Aryna Sabalenka is through to the Australian Open third round but third seed Garbine Muguruza suffered an early exit in Melbourne.

Heather Watson knocked out in straight sets by Tamara Zidansek; Dan Evans through after opponent withdraws

Heather Watson has been knocked out of the Australian Open in the second round after losing to Tamara Zidansek 7-6(4) 6-4 on Melbourne Park. The world No 94 was looking to progress to the third time since 2013 and overcame Egypt's Mayer Sherif in the first round, but she could not find a way past the No 29 seed who progresses after one hour and 48 minutes . Ad/> Momentum swung both ways in the first set as both players broke each other's serve.

Djokovic bets on a COVID-19 cure as he quests for tennis history

COPENHAGEN: Tennis champion Novak Djokovic has an 80 per cent stake of Danish biotech firm QuantBioRes, which is aiming to develop a medical treatment to counter COVID-19, the company's chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday (Jan 19).

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Karl Geiger reclaims Ski Jumping World Cup lead as German squad look to dominate at Beijing Olympics

Karl Geiger reclaims Ski Jumping World Cup lead as German squad look to dominate in Beijing

Cornet makes it a birthday to remember with comeback victory

Australian Open: Simona Halep crushes Danka Kovinic to race into fourth round

'Where you really from?' - Race and identity in Northern Irish football

Australian Open: Second seed Aryna Sabalenka into round three as Garbine Muguruza loses

Heather Watson knocked out in straight sets by Tamara Zidansek; Dan Evans through after opponent withdraws

Djokovic bets on a COVID-19 cure as he quests for tennis history