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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi Holds Nerve To Win Ski Jumping Gold

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi held his nerve while his rivals lost theirs on Sunday, winning Olympic ski jumping gold on the men's normal hill in a wild and unpredictable Beijing Games final. Germany's World Cup leader Karl Geiger finished 15th in a disastrous performance, while hotly tipped Norwegians Halvor Egner Granerud and Marius Lindvik were also well out of contention. Kobayashi kept his cool to become the first Japanese ski jumper to win Olympic gold on foreign snow, pulling off jumps of 104.5 and 99.5 metres to finish first on 275.0 points. "This season I've been able to jump to the image I have in my mind," said the 25-year-old, who is second in the current World Cup standings and won this season's Four Hills competition.

Harold Varner III sinks long eagle putt on 18th to win Saudi International over Bubba Watson

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Overnight leader Harold Varner III eagled the par-5 18th by sinking a long putt to overtake clubhouse leader Bubba Watson and win the Saudi International in dramatic fashion Sunday.

Sousa crowned Tata Open champion with tough win over Ruusuvuori

Joao Sousa prevailed in a fire-fight with immensely-talented Emil Ruusuvuori in the summit clash of the Tata Open Maharashtra to clinch his first ATP singles title since May 2018 and fourth overall on Sunday. Ranked 137, the 32-year-old Sousa countered the intensity of his 22-year-old sixth seed rival from Finland with his experience to emerge a 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-1 winner in the final that lasted two hours and 43 minutes at the Balewadi Sports Complex. While the two players put on display enthralling tennis, Sousa's perseverance was key in countering the intense hitting and fighting spirit of the Finland player, who was eyeing his maiden title.