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Windsurfing YOG medallist Kieran Martin sails to victory

10/2/2013 11:24:00 AM

Now, with a successful summer behind him in which he was crowned RS:X ISAF Youth World Sailing Champion, Kieran is looking forward to hitting the books at university and preparing for Rio 2016.

What did you learn at the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010?

The main thing I learnt was how to be around different people from all around the world, as to some it could feel very overwhelming. The main idea was to speak with and get to know as many people as possible. It is great getting to know people and it makes everything feel a lot easier as you have people to hang out with.

Do you feel the YOG has helped you prepare for other international competitions?

It has helped more off the water rather than on it. It helped with being much more independent as you have no parents there; you have to do most things yourself. It also helped a lot with media as it was being thrown in at the deep end - from not really doing anything to do with media to cameras and interviews every day. You learn to have sentences for everything, which helps.

Are you aiming for Rio 2016?

That would be a dream goal yes, but I think the more realistic target would be 2020 as I will be dealing with university and sailing. But after that, I will be able to just focus on one thing, which would make life much easier.

Do you have any words of wisdom for those young athletes hoping to compete in the Youth Olympic Games?

It is probably the best thing I have been to, everything about it was amazing. Just soak up everything there because it would be some amazing memories! Work your hardest to go to one of the best things you will experience.

NFL: Results and standings

10/1/2013 4:04:44 AM

Results and standings in the National Football League

Monday's results

New Orleans 38 Miami 17

Standings (w l t pct pf pa)

National Football Conference Standings

East Division

Dallas 2 2 0 .500 104 85

Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 99 138

Washington 1 3 0 .250 91 112

NY Giants 0 4 0 .000 61 146

North Division

Detroit 3 1 0 .750 122 101

Chicago 3 1 0 .750 127 114

Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 96 88

Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 115 123

South Division

New Orleans 4 0 0 1.000 108 55

Carolina 1 2 0 .333 68 36

Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 94 104

Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 44 70

West Division

Seattle 4 0 0 1.000 109 47

San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 79 95

Arizona 2 2 0 .500 69 89

St. Louis 1 3 0 .250 69 121

American Football Conference standings

East Division

New England 4 0 0 1.000 89 57

Miami 3 1 0 .750 91 91

NY Jets 2 2 0 .500 68 88

Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 88 93

North Division

Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 91 87

Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 81 81

Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 64 70

Pittsburgh 0 4 0 .000 69 110

South Division

Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 105

Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 98 69

Houston 2 2 0 .500 90 105

Jacksonville 0 4 0 .000 31 129

West Division

Denver 4 0 0 1.000 179 91

Kansas City 4 0 0 1.000 102 41

San Diego 2 2 0 .500 108 102

Oakland 1 3 0 .250 71 91

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Football: English Premier League table

9/30/2013 9:01:40 PM

English Premier League table after Monday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Arsenal 6 5 0 1 13 7 15

Liverpool 6 4 1 1 8 4 13

Spurs 6 4 1 1 6 2 13

Everton 6 3 3 0 9 6 12

Chelsea 6 3 2 1 7 3 11

Southampton 6 3 2 1 5 2 11

Man City 6 3 1 2 14 7 10

Hull 6 3 1 2 6 7 10

Aston Villa 6 3 0 3 9 8 9

West Brom 6 2 2 2 6 5 8

Cardiff 6 2 2 2 6 7 8

Man Utd 6 2 1 3 8 8 7

Swansea 6 2 1 3 8 9 7

Norwich 6 2 1 3 4 6 7

Stoke 6 2 1 3 4 6 7

Newcastle 6 2 1 3 7 11 7

West Ham 6 1 2 3 4 5 5

Fulham 6 1 1 4 4 9 4

Crystal Palace 6 1 0 5 4 10 3

Sunderland 6 0 1 5 4 14 1

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Football: Ukrainian league result

9/30/2013 3:55:10 PM

Ukrainian league result on Monday:

Arsenal Kiev 3 Sevastopol 1

Played Sunday

Mariupol 0 Uzhgorod 1

Karpaty Lviv 2 Tavria Simferopol 1

Vorskla Poltava 2 Dynamo Kiev 2

Metalist Kharkiv 3 Zaporozhie 2

Played Saturday

Zorya Lugansk 2 Volyn Lutsk 0

Metalurg Donetsk 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 2

Dnepropetrovsk 2 Odessa 0

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Football: Scottish Premiership table

9/30/2013 8:41:41 PM

Scottish Premiership table after Monday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Inverness CT 8 6 1 1 15 4 19

Celtic 7 6 1 0 17 7 19

Motherwell 8 5 1 2 11 9 16

Aberdeen 8 4 2 2 11 7 14

Hibernian 8 3 2 3 7 8 11

Dundee Utd 8 2 4 2 11 7 10

Partick 8 2 4 2 8 9 10

St Johnstone 8 2 3 3 8 9 9

Ross County 8 2 1 5 10 17 7

Kilmarnock 8 0 3 5 8 15 3

St Mirren 7 0 2 5 3 13 2

Hearts 8 2 2 4 6 10 -7

Note: Hearts deducted 15 points for entering administration

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Tennis: Japan Open results - 1st update

9/30/2013 9:12:23 AM

Results from the ATP Japan Open in Tokyo on Monday (x denotes seeding):

First round

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bt Juan Monaco (ARG) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x2) bt Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-3, 7-6, (10-8)

Nicolas Almagro (ESP x6) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3)

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) bt Daniel Brands (GER) 6-3, 6-1

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Football: Italian Serie A results

9/30/2013 8:44:39 PM

Result from Italy's Serie A on Monday:

Fiorentina 2 (Gonzalo 64, Vargas 78) Parma 2 (Gargano 45+1, Gobbi 90+2)

Played Sunday

Torino 0 Juventus 1 (Pogba 54)

Catania 2 (Plasil 22, Castro 54) Chievo 0

Cagliari 1 (Nianggolan 83) Inter Milan 1 (Icardi 75)

Atalanta 2 (Denis 45+1, 63) Udinese 0

Verona 2 (Iturbe 40, Jorginho 74-pen) Livorno 1 (Rinaudo 45+1)

Sassuolo 2 (Schelotto 55, Floro Flores 76) Lazio 2 (Dias 50, Candreva 54)

AS Roma 5 (Florenzi 8, Gervinho 17, 62, Benatia 25, Ljajic 85) Bologna 0

Played Saturday

Genoa 0 Napoli 2 (Pandev 14, 25)

Milan 1 (Birsa 46) Sampdoria 0

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Tennis: China Open results

9/30/2013 7:06:32 AM

Results from the China Open in Beijing on Monday (x denotes seeding):

Men's singles

1st round

Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt Ze Zhang (CHN) 7-6(7/4), 6-4

Women's singles

1st round

Ana Ivanovic (SRB x14) bt Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 7-6 (11/9), 6-1

Jelana Jankovic (SRB x8) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0

Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) bt Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 6-3, 6-2

Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 6-4, 6-1

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Football: Ukrainian league table

9/30/2013 3:55:43 PM

Ukrainian league standings after Monday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Metalist Kharkiv 11 9 2 0 26 7 29

Dnepropetrovsk 11 8 2 1 21 9 26

Shakhtar Donetsk 11 7 2 2 24 11 23

Odessa 11 7 2 2 13 8 23

Dynamo Kiev 11 5 3 3 15 14 18

Vorskla Poltava 11 4 5 2 17 16 17

Zorya Lugansk 11 4 3 4 15 11 15

Metalurg Donetsk 11 4 2 5 15 16 14

Mariupol 11 4 1 6 8 10 13

Karpaty Lviv 11 3 4 4 9 12 13

Sevastopol 11 3 4 4 15 19 13

Volyn Lutsk 11 3 3 5 10 19 12

Uzhgorod 11 3 1 7 11 16 10

Arsenal Kiev 11 3 1 7 10 19 10

Zaporozhie 11 1 3 7 12 18 6

Tavria Simferopol 11 1 0 10 6 22 3

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Football: English Premier League results

9/30/2013 8:56:15 PM

English Premier League result on Monday:

Everton 3 (Lukaku 5, 37, Barkley 25) Newcastle 2 (Cabaye 51, Remy 89)

Played Sunday

Stoke City 0 Norwich City 1 (Howson 34)

Sunderland 1 (Giaccherini 52) Liverpool 3 (Sturridge 28, Suarez 36, 89)

Played Saturday

Aston Villa 3 (El Ahmadi 51, Bacuna 73, Weimann 75) Manchester City 2 (Toure 45, Dzeko 56)

Fulham 1 (Ruiz 45) Cardiff City 2 (Caulker 12, Mutch 90+2)

Hull City 1 (Brady 12-pen) West Ham United 0

Manchester United 1 (Rooney 57) West Bromwich Albion 2 (Amalfitano 54, Berahino 67)

Southampton 2 (Osvaldo 47, Lambert 49) Crystal Palace 0

Swansea City 1 (Davies 82) Arsenal 2 (Gnabry 58, Ramsey 62)

Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Sigurdsson 19) Chelsea 1 (Terry 65)

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