Tuesday Morning Sport With Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

The Club Minor Football Championship Finals took place over the weekend

SOCCER

The Club Minor Football Championship Finals took place over the weekend.

Maynooth have been crowned Minor A Champions after their 2-5 to 0-8 win against Sarsfields.

Athy are Minor B Champions after beating Newtown Gaels by 2-11 to 2-5.

Ellistown claimed the Minor C title with a 7-9 to 0-7 win over Aylmer Gaels.

St Kevins beat St Edwards in the Minor D final by a goal on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-10.

Clane are Minor E champions after their 2-6 to 0-9 win against Maynooth.

Leixlip got off to a bright start in the first round of the AIB Leinster Junior Hurling Championship.

They beat Navan O'Mahonys by 3-17 to 0-11.

The Suncroft ladies have booked their place in the Leinster Intermediate Football Championship Semi Final.

They beat St Joseph's of Westmeath on a scoreline of 1-11 to 0-7.

They will play Na Fianna of Meath in the last 4 after they beat Fingallians of Dublin by 5-7 to 3-6 in their quarter final yesterday

Lionel Messi claimed a record eighth Ballon d'Or last night.

The Argentinian inspired his country to last year's World Cup title in Qatar.


The women's award went to Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati.

The Barcelona midfielder also helped her country to World Cup success earlier this year.


Australia have pulled out of the running to host the 2034 World Cup.

Football Australia said they "explored the opportunity" of trying to hold the tournament but "decided against it".

It leaves Saudi Arabia as the only confirmed bidder ahead of today's deadline.


After a 5-1 victory on Friday night in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland senior women's team face Albania again later today.

Their Nations League encounter has a 5pm start in Shkoder.

A win this evening would make it four from four for the Girls in Green.


Elsewhere in Ireland's group, Northern Ireland play Hungary in Belfast from 7-o'clock.



Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley has accused Cork City of showing a lack of respect for the league champions.

Having won the title on Friday night for a fourth year in a row, the Hoops played out a nil-all draw with City at Turner's Cross last night.

However, the home team didn't provide a guard of honour for Shamrock Rovers before the match.


There are two last-16 games in the Carabao Cup this evening.

Mansfield Town host Port Vale while Exeter City entertain Middlesbrough with both of those games underway from 7.45.


Queens Park Rangers have appointed Marti Cifuentes as their new head coach.

The Spaniard takes over from Gareth Ainsworth, who was sacked by the Championship side at the weekend.

Cifuentes comes in from Swedish top-flight side Hammarby.

QPR are second from bottom of the table.

CRICKET

Today's game at the Cricket World Cup in India is Pakistan versus Bangladesh.

Play gets underway at half-past-8 this morning.

RACING

Racing will proceed at the The Curragh today, after the track passed an inspection this morning.

The first race is due to go to post at 12:20pm.