Tuesday Morning: Five Irish Boxers In European Elite Women's Championships Action Today

Karim Benzema wins Ballon D'Or

BOXING

Five Irish boxers have the chance to secure at least bronze medals at the European Elite Women's Championships in Macedonia today.

First between the ropes will be Westport's Shannon Sweeney, who faces Slovakia's light-flyweight Nicole Durikova in the 48kg quarter-finals.

Carly McNaul has Italian opposition in the form of Olena Savchuk in the quarters of the flyweight division.

Commonwealth gold medallist Michaela Walsh goes up against Romania's Claudia Nechita in the featherweight last-8.

In the evening session, Amy Broadhurst has a light-welterweight quarter-final against Serbian, Milena Matovic.

And in the light middleweight quarter-finals, Christina Desmond faces Hanna Ingrid Hede of Sweden.

GAELIC GAMES

There has been a time change for the LGFA Leinster Senior Championship Semi-Final Eadestown will now play Tinahely of Wicklow on SUnday, at 1pm.

Kfm will have live updates of the game.

SOCCER

Karim Benzema's 44-goal season for Real Madrid saw him awarded the Ballon D'Or last night.

The French striker beat Sadio Mane into second, with Kevin de Bruyne third.

Benzama helped Madrid win La Liga and the Champions League last season.

📈 Karim Benzema's ranking through the years#ballondor pic.twitter.com/SjEHd9dQRP

— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) October 17, 2022

Barcelona's Alexia Putellas made history by becoming the first woman to win the Ballon D'Or two years running.

Back-to-back Women's Ballon d'Or, Alexia Putellas !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/UygJYBwyS9

— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) October 17, 2022

Two of the bottom four are in action in the Premier League tonight.

Nottingham Forest prop up the table ahead of their trip to Brighton.

There's a 7.30pm start at the Am-Ex stadium.

Wolves begin the night a point outside the relegation zone, and are away to Crystal Palace from 8.15pm.

RUGBY UNION

Leinster trio Donadea's Will Connors, Ronan Kelleher and Harry Byrne have been ruled out of the November internationals because of injury.

RACING

There's an eight-race flat card at Gowran Park this afternoon, where the going is soft.

The first is off at 1.30pm.