Sonny Bill joins Fury camp and Digne signs for Villa: Thursday’s sporting social
Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best examples from January 13.
Football
Newcastle welcomed another new face.
We've got Wood. 💪
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— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) January 13, 2022
Congratulations and good luck @officialcwood #toontoon @NUFC ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) January 13, 2022
Chris Wood gets down to business at #NUFC! 👊
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— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) January 13, 2022
Lucas Digne arrived at Aston Villa.
Bonjour, Villans…
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) January 13, 2022
So happy to be here thank you for the amazing welcome 😜 let’s go @AVFCOfficial 💙💜🦁 pic.twitter.com/7vS365pUlE
— Lucas Digne (@LucasDigne) January 13, 2022
Karim Benzema was the El Clasico MVP.
👍 ¡@Benzema, 𝗠𝗩𝗣 de #ElClásico!#Supercopa pic.twitter.com/UdgGhLQ23d
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) January 13, 2022
Boxing
Sonny Bill was ready to join Tyson Fury’s camp.
When you get a chance to learn from the best, you don’t ask questions, you just book your flight! See you soon legends 🥊🥊 @Tyson_Fury @joeboxerparker @AndyLeeBoxing pic.twitter.com/RolSX0N8hl
— Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) January 13, 2022
Lennox Lewis was wrestling with a heavyweight conundrum.
Ok. That’s funny! 😂👊🏾💥 pic.twitter.com/tIZ9sOIBd7
— Lennox Lewis, CBE, CM (@LennoxLewis) January 13, 2022
Cricket
The misfortune continued for Zak Crawley.
Not a great series on the nuts front 🤣 https://t.co/gCrdpaDLGV
— England’s Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) January 13, 2022
Stuart Broad and Steve Smith geared up for the final Ashes Test of the series.
All smiles ahead of the last Ashes Test match here in Hobart pic.twitter.com/en5yoXnB0F
— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) January 13, 2022
A cheeky Downing Street throwback from Kevin Pietersen.
Work event! pic.twitter.com/KDr5tVrjkj
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) January 13, 2022
David Warner was also going back in time.
Darts
Wayne Mardle had a laugh.
I was told it was a work meeting! pic.twitter.com/pdgWOQYQ70
— Wayne Mardle (@Wayne501Mardle) January 13, 2022