Sunday sport: Spain and Germany gear up for Group E encounter; St Thomas' take five-in-a-row

Updated: 4.35pm

Here's the latest updates from today's sporting action...

Morocco have beaten Belgium 2-0 in Group F at the World Cup in Qatar. The action was confined to the latter stages, with the first goal coming from Abdelhamid Sabiri in the 73rd minute before Zakaria Aboukhlal added the second in additional time.

Costa Rica defeated Japan 1-0 in their Group E game earlier, with Keysher Fuller scoring the winning goal in the 81st minute.

The result opens the door for Germany - who lost their opening game - who play Spain at 7pm.

Before that, Crotia are currently 1-0 down to Canda in the day's 4pm kick-off.

Kilkenny's Ballyhale Shamrocks defeated Kildare's Naas 3-22 to 1-16 in the first of the Leinster club hurling semi-finals at Croke Park.

Ballyhale will now meet Dublin's Kilmacud Crokes in the final after the Stillorgan men beat St Mullin's of Carlow, 1-24 to 1-12.

In the Munster club football semi-finals, Kerry's Kerins O'Rahily's narrowly bested Clare's Éire Óg in Tralee, ending 1-9 to 1-8.

Meanwhile at Semple Stadium, the province's second semi-final was forced to extra time, with Limerick's Newcastle West eventually triumphing over Tipperary's Clonmel Commericals, 1-16 to 1-11.

In the last four of the Ulster club football championship, Derry's Glen beat Antrim's Cargin 1-10 to 0-8 at Healy Park.

In Pearse Stadium, St Thomas' have claimed their fifth consecutive Galway senior hurling title, beating Loughrea 1-15 to 0-17.

In Ladies Football, Donaghmoyne beat Kilmacud Crokes 1-11 to 0-7 in their All-Ireland club semi-final.

Dublin's Sinead Goldrick and Armagh's Blaithin Mackin were part of the Melbourne Demons team which won the AFLW Grand Final earlier.

Melbourne beat the Brisbane Lions, which includes