Yafai will get a world title shot after it emerged that lone professional conqueror Rodriguez had failed a drug test.
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Pep Guardiola was involved in a heated exchange of words between Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes following Manchester City's 2-1 loss to Newcastle.
Ruben Dias fumed over the decision not to punish Harvey Barnes' push on Gianluigi Donnarumma in the build-up to Newcastle's winner over Manchester City - asking the officials to "make it make sense".
Despite a near remarkable Irish effort to remain in the contest after being shown five cards and reduced to 12 players at one stage, South Africa posted a 24-13 win for a first success in Dublin since 2012.
You head into an intimidating environment with hopes of success and then it goes so epically, spectacularly badly.
Bournemouth missed out on a chance to climb into a top four spot as the Cherries came from behind to draw 2-2 with West Ham.
If you think sport and politics don't mix, you may want to give Friday's World Cup draw a miss.
Our football betting expert Jones Knows provides his insight across the Premier League weekend card and tips up a best bet 10/1 treble.
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The AFCON deadline is around the corner for Premier League clubs to release their players for the month-long tournament in Morocco. Who will lose the most players to the competition, and what games could they miss?