english premier club southampton have sacked their manager, claude puel. one season at st mary's but during that time guided the saints to the league cup final where they were narrowly beaten by manchester united, and helped them finish a respectable eighth in the premier league. manchester united have completed the signing of swedish defender victor lindelof from benfica. the 22—year—old was an unused substitute in sweden's friendly draw in norway on tuesday. lindelofjoined benfica in 2011 and has been part of three title winning squads and it's understood he cost united just short of $40 million. after sitting out the clay court season roger federer made a disappointing return to action, going out in the second round of the stuttgart tournament. the world numberfive has been resting as he aims for an eighth wimbledon title and took the first set against tommy haas 6—2. but the australian open champion was soon on the ropes and the 39—year—old german wrapped up the match taking the next two sets, 7—6, 6—4, for what was only federer‘s second defeat of the

the argentinian replaces claude puel, who was sacked after one season in charge earlier this month.legrino stood down as alaves boss in late may, after losing the spanish cup final to barcelona and finishing ninth in la liga with a club that had been promoted the season before. castleford have extended their lead at the top of super league this evening to seven points. they beat leeds 23—12 at headingley. zak hardaker scored a superb individual try as castleford bounced back from their challenge cup quarterfinal defeat against hull. it is their eighth successive super league victory and the third time they have beaten leeds rhinos this season. here are the scores from the other games tonight. hull fc are up to second after their 40—18 win over wakefield and that's because of a dramatic defeat for salford at st helens. matty smith kicking a drop goal for saints on the hooter. 25—24 the final score. elsewhere, wigan drew 19—19 at huddersfield. that's all from sportsday with me, will perry. coming up in a moment, the papers. you're watching bbc news. stand by for the papers. the breaki

the argentinlian replaces claude puel, who was sacked after one season in charge earlier this month.osing the spanish cup final to barcelona and finishing ninth in la liga with a club that had been promoted the season before. castleford have extended their lead at the top of rugby league's super league to seven points with a 23—12 win over leeds at headingley. zach hardaker scored a superb individual try as cas bounced back from their challenge cup quarter—final defeat against hull. it's castleford's eighth successive super league victory, and the third time they've beaten leeds this season. that's all from sportsday with me will perry. good night let's see what the weather is up to this weekend and it is looking a little on the mixed side, the clouds have been rolling off the atlantic over the last couple of days bringing fresh or conditions to many parts and the heatwave we had a few days ago is a distant memory. right now we have a weather front slicing the country in half, what does this mean? a weather front normally separates two masses of air, to the south of that we have a we

the argentine replaces claude puel, who was sacked earlier this month afterjust one season in chargeaegon classic in birmingham. kvitova is yet to drop a set in the tournament. giles beat sam quarry in straight sets at queens. 6—4, 7—6 to book his place in the semifinals. odds—on favourite winter was the winner, as the fillies took centre—stage in the coronation stakes at royal ascot. winter, winner of the english and irish 1000 guineas was ridden byjockey ryan moore and trained by aidan o'brien, who won the commonwealth cup in the previous race with caravaggio. and it's been a bittersweet day for red bull's max verstappen ahead of this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. the dutch teenager dominated practice, but his afternoon session came to an embarrassing end with just seconds to go. it was a bad day for the two british drivers on the grid. jolyon palmer's practice ended early and lewis hamilton could only manage tenth. england's boxers have made history at this week's european championships by guaranteeing more medals than ever before in the competition's 90—year history. eight of

southampton have sacked manager claude puel.em to the league cup final and securing a respectable eighth place finish in the premier league. puel onlyjoined the saints a year ago. manchester united have confirmed the signing of swedish defender victor lindelof from benfica on a four—year deal. the fee for the 22—year—old is thought to be around £30 million. and it's been confirmed that the former boxing world champion at five different weights, floyd mayweather, will take on the ulitmate fighting lightweight champion, conor mcgregor. they'll meet in a bout under normal boxing rules in las vegas on the 26th of august. so, mcgregor will have to rein it in. in ultimate fighting they can do anything. this is boxing. the weather. it has been glorious so far this week. will it continue? we have more summer sunshine in the forecast. a muggy night. through the day, it will turn more fresh. sunshine and scattered showers in some parts of the country as well. today, a cold front working in from the west. a fairly weak front moving east bu

the argentine replaces claude puel, who was sacked after one season in charge earlier this month. finishing ninth in la liga with a club that had been promoted the season before. the big race of the day has just finished at royal ascot. odds—on favourite winter was the winner as the fillies took centre stage in the coronation sta kes. winter, winner of the english and irish 1000 guineas was ridden byjockey ryan moore and trained by aidan o'brien, who won the commonwealth cup earlier with caravaggio. the first test between the british and irish lions and the all blacks starts at 8.35 tomorrow morning. the lions will have a fight on their hands — new zealand haven't lost at eden park since 1994. our sports correspondent katie gornall is in auckland. auckland is undergoing a transformation. the lions are coming and what started as a trickle has become a flood. everyday is getting busier. we are like minions walking around here with red tops on! but some fans have struggled to find an affordable place to stay. until locals came up with a solution. they have opened up their homes forfr

the argentine replaces claude puel, who was sacked after one season in charge earlier this month.to barcelona and finishing ninth in la liga, with a club that had been promoted the season before. it's been a bittersweet day for red bull's max verstappen during practice for this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. the dutch teenager dominated both sessions claiming the top spot by almost half a second in the morning. but his afternoon session came to an embarrassing end with just thirty seconds to go untill the chequered flag. it was a bad day for the two british drivers on the grid. jolyon palmer's practice ended early and lewis hamilton could only manage tenth. the countdown is on to the start of the first test between the british and irish lions and new zealand in auckland tomorrow morning. new zealand haven't lost in 23 years at eden park, the venue for the first test. the last side to defeat the all blacks was ireland, back in november and man of the match that day in chicago iam i am really optimistic that they can cause an upset. if they do win the series 2—1 or 3—0 then eddie