thomas had started the 218 kilometer stage from saint flour to albi in fifth, but benefitted from a latereak in the peloton that caught some riders off—guard. belgian wout van aert went on to win the race, while thomas is now one minute and 12 seconds behind overall leaderjulian alaphilippe. in the days other sports news. steve bruce has left his position as manager of sheffield wednesday and is now favourite to take over at newcastle united. bruce guided wednesday to 12th in the championship last season after only taking over injanuary. he has already held talks with newcastle about replacing rafa benitez. celtic have rejected a second bid from arsenal for scotland left—back kieran tierney. the premier league club, are thought to have offered in the region of £25 million for the 22—year—old. they previously had an offer of £15 million turned down. meanwhile, after his exit from arsenal, aaron ramsey has been given a warm welcome from juventus fans. the wales midfielder signed for the serie a side on a free transfer from arsenal. he'll be playing under the former chelsea manager mauricio

thomas had started the 218 km stage from saint—flour to albi in fifth, but benefited from a late breaknish, while thomas is still over a minute behind overall leaderjulian alaphilippe. the first groupings have been announced for the open, which gets under way at portrush on thursday. home favourite rory mcilroy will play with the new us open champion, gary woodland, and england's paul casey. tiger woods is with fellow american patrick reed and englishman matt wallace, whilst bryson dechambeau and the australian adam scott will play alongside the reigning champion, francesco molinari. he admits looking after the claretjug for the past 12 months has provided him with quite a few challenges. i was very, very careful with it, especially the first few weeks. so much so that i forgot on the plane not to forget the claret jug. they obviously had the priority, but we have had a couple of drinks out of it, and nothing out of the ordinary. we have small kids at home, so i had to keep it out of reach most of the time, to avoid disaster. tom daley and matty lee won bronze in the ten metre synchron

thomas had started the 218 kilometre stage from saint—flour to albi in fifth overall, but benefitted sprint. he said some of the riders ran out of gas and the elastic snapped. the arsenal captain laurent koscienly is "very hurt" by his row with the club — that's according to his friend and former team—mate olivier giroud. koscielny‘s refused to travel on arsenal's pre—season tour of the united states after his transfer request was refused. the 33—year—old has been criticised by fans, and is facing disciplinary action from the club. very hurt by what has happened, you know? he is an emotional person. i hope that both sides will find the best agreement. i know that the club gave him the opportunity to play at arsenal, and it was a big, big opportunity for him to show his quality in the premier league. and i think he has always been grateful about that. and respectful to the club. i don't understand the outcome we are getting to the situation. i feel very sad for him, because he is a great person and the media wants to give him a bad image of himself. i'm pretty sure we don't know every

thomas had started the 218—kilometre stage from saint—flour to albi in fifth overall, but benefitteds held talks with newcastle united about replacing rafa benitez, and is now the favourite to get thejob. and spare a thought for barcelona‘s newest signing antoine griezeman on his first day of training with the spanish champions. a bit ofa a bit of a play with the rondo. he signed for the catalan club for £107 million but he was nutmegged not once, but twice by his new team—mates. we re were there people watching from the side going, how much did we pay for him again? at least he's smiling about it. the tunnel of shame! new laws to protect survivors of domestic abuse are to be proposed to parliament today, with the publication of a long—awaited bill. two years after theresa may promised to overhaul the law, mp5 will get their say on a range of proposals, including a new legal duty on councils to provide secure homes for those fleeing violence. let‘s speak now to home office minister victoria atkins, who joins us from our london newsroom. thanks forjoining us. what difference is this d