Urgh, this is gros… oh, I see
Uh, because it’s the ball’s fault, right?
One of England football’s best strikers gets down on one knee.
Gymnast’s make it look easy… most of the time.
You’ve got something on your fac… never mind.
Aw, when your mum’s a former world champion and now the daughter’s picked for the GB team too
? ‘We did it’ … one of my favourite shots from the weekend #represent @EilishMccolgan & @Lizmccolgan pic.twitter.com/pA2NNTQjY0
— Dr Peter C Simmons (@peteman82) July 3, 2017
You have monks turn up to support you at your races too, non?
Stavelot monks have attended today’s race to cheer on the riders! Less than 160 km to go! – Watch LIVE now on @ITV4 pic.twitter.com/1BVLdgG459
— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 3, 2017
Well this is just smashing.
Found this by a student from a session on role models in our girl’s empowerment project. Exactly what makes it all worthwhile #PaveTheWay ?? pic.twitter.com/Q643IMLTyv
— Stacey Copeland (@scopelandboxer) July 2, 2017
A cracking way to introduce a new football signing. Take a bow PR peeps at Aston Villa.
?✍️ pic.twitter.com/G2DxMQhAv6
— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) July 3, 2017
Paris sneakily use an American icon in their bid to get the 2024 Olympic Games over Los Angeles.
Seems @Paris2024 will stop at nothing to undermine @LA2024, even trying to hijack one of America’s greatest living icons… https://t.co/jjGRrAP58b
— Duncan Mackay (@Duncan_ITG) July 3, 2017
British cyclist makes the most of his fancy yellow shirt at the Tour de France.
We’re all inspired by Wimbledon, including a heavily pregnant Serena Williams!
Hiking in Greenland – stunning, non?
Well done Hector. We’re all shocked and devastated in the UK about the London tower block that caught fire, trapping many residents inside.
I promised to donate £50 for every minute I played at #U21Euro. I will be donating to @BritishRedcross. Please support in any way you can ? pic.twitter.com/OX6kVTFKY4
— Héctor Bellerín (@HectorBellerin) July 2, 2017
This is not great by Tour de France cyclist Peter Sagan. Not great at all.
Cav: “l get on with Peter well… but the elbow, I’m not a fan of him putting his elbow in me like that” pic.twitter.com/Cch2SGx4eS
— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 4, 2017
More from #elbowgate at the Tour De France…
Now you know it really is serious… #TDF2017 (via @bglendenning) pic.twitter.com/IGSY9gFUEr
— Sarah C Robinson (@SarahCRobinson) July 4, 2017
I’m confused, isn’t L’Oreal a grooming product? We can’t see Lewis Hamilton, so… well, I don’t get it.
Game on. ??? @lorealmenexpert #beinvincible #lorealmen #Ambassador pic.twitter.com/LLouundme8
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) July 4, 2017
Two weddings for Welsh sport stars.
Two Paralympic Weddings over the weekend – congratulations to @GemmaCollis on marrying Craig whilst @robbie_tt tied the knot with Megan pic.twitter.com/vCzrYODV6E
— DisabilitySportWales (@dsw_news) July 3, 2017
Teenager Billy Monger lost both his legs in a racing crash A FEW WEEKS AGO. I said A FEW WEEKS AGO. He’s getting back in the car already with support from the racing world and beyond.
Cristiano Ronaldo one of the best footballers on the planet, adds to his family with twins.
Blessed pic.twitter.com/Sby3sUOjVa
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) July 4, 2017
Back to Peter Sagan… he’s only gone and been disqualified. Sacré bleu.
Le jury des commissaires a pris la décision de mettre Peter Sagan hors course / Commissaires’ panel decided to exclude Peter Sagan. pic.twitter.com/4zaAXhIANT
— Le Tour de France (@LeTour) July 4, 2017
World-leading boulderer Shauna Coxsey gets the needle… see what I did there.
For those that don’t live in the UK, The Archers is a long-running radio serial; for those who do live in the UK, ditto.
It’s all kicked off on the Archers. Ambridge’s resident sexist Will won’t let a woman on the cricket team.
— Elizabeth Ammon (@legsidelizzy) July 4, 2017
Cyclist Jess Varnish takes her pooch everywhere.
Smuggling H in my shopping bag ? He seemed to like it! pic.twitter.com/oGom9SF3mj
— Jessica Varnish (@JessVarnish) July 4, 2017
For those that don’t live in the UK, etc… it’s about a show called Red Dwarf and a character called Smeg Head or Smeeeeeg Heeeeeead… you had to be there.
No #Wimbledon moment will ever top the combination of these two sponsors pic.twitter.com/izlvXLnwVx
— Holly Brockwell (@holly) July 4, 2017
Winter (Olympics) is coming…
Not your usual London bus ad. @pyeongchang2018 pic.twitter.com/NIPZlFZ4Aq
— Steve Wilson (@SteveWilsonITF) July 4, 2017
When you’re a rowing two-time Olympic gold medalist, live by the river and have just married a TV nature presenter, life is sweet.
What a sunset!!! Stunning evening here by the river with @SteveBackshall ??? pic.twitter.com/XyodP2hh5B
— Helen Glover (@Helenglovergb) July 4, 2017
Sometimes a radio broadcaster job ain’t half bad, eh Georgie?
So @MrNickKnowles sorted it for me to golf on top of a mountain today with @ottheli. AMAZING #queenstownNZ #nzmustdo #golf #extremegolf pic.twitter.com/x1WaHXZj5g
— Georgie Bingham (@georgiebingham) July 5, 2017
Football season is coming…
Rangers lost to a club in Luxembourg. Not Luxembourg but a club in Luxembourg. Not the best team in Luxembourg, the 4th best in Luxembourg.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 4, 2017
When you realise you’ve made it in sport.
‘I had a poster of @airlavillenie…. I’ve got to take it down because now he’s my competitor!’@mondohoss600#LausanneDL#RoadToTheFinal pic.twitter.com/4tUVsm3xS9
— IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) July 5, 2017
Some people aren’t happy with the wall to wall Wimbledon coverage but are very polite about it…
Once again @LettersDesk if not the voice of the people then at least the voice of me pic.twitter.com/tklayxvzp0
— Luke McGee (@lukemcgee) July 5, 2017
Meanwhile, those of us who do enjoy tennis watched an absolute belter of a match with lovely sportsmanship at the end.
After a three-hour and 10 minute battle, an emotional embrace at the net for Johanna Konta and Donna Vekic…#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/XWhbX3J1WB
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2017
Ballkids got to be ready for anything…
Is that in their job description? ?@vika7 putting the Ball Girls to work… #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/5h0OmO6Bqs
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2017
Great photo of the British fans enjoying Jo Konta’s march through the rounds at Wimbledeon.
Konta’s moment of victory…#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/bLdWReYyRE
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2017
Retired Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg gets involved in the 9-5.
STOP! Time to go home ? pic.twitter.com/9YVz8FmC8Y
— Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) July 5, 2017
Yup.
Great to hear Chris Broadman discussing how archaic it is to have ‘young female hostesses’ presenting jerseys on @LeTour @Sportsister @ITV4
— Clarissa Schilling (@ClarissaGoodwin) July 5, 2017
Andy Murray signs an autograph in, well, an odd place.
Dreddy Tennis puts a fan straight…
#TongueRing??♂️ #Really? https://t.co/DYFxOLP274
— Dustin Brown (@DreddyTennis) July 5, 2017
Crikey, even The Members must queue at Lord’s for the cricket.
This was the members queue at 5.30am. pic.twitter.com/vDRilAokQx
— Elizabeth Ammon (@legsidelizzy) July 6, 2017
But which Beatles song was the BBC’s chief sports writer singing we wonder…
I’ll be honest, walking along here on the way to the opening day of a Lord’s Test leaves a significant number of my cultural boxes ticked pic.twitter.com/nel40btIVr
— tomfordyce (@tomfordyce) July 6, 2017
Football season is ratcheting up a notch…
Crazy money. That’s more than UK Sport’s entire funding budget for all Paralympic sports from now to Tokyo 2020 – circa £70m. https://t.co/lZaWuEp7yi
— Jamie Fox (@jamiefox1) July 6, 2017
England football’s Toni Duggan is going to have to brush up on her Spanish.
So happy to be joining the biggest club in the world @FCBfemeni #BeBarca ???? pic.twitter.com/jGSilzR6ne
— Toni Duggan (@toniduggan) July 6, 2017
Awesome.
Unreal to walk into my room & hear @nedboulting talking about @ElisaLongoB @WiggleHigh5 & WOMEN’S cycling on @ITV4 @LeTour coverage! #WIN pic.twitter.com/Fc93A02ZOn
— Rochelle Gilmore (@RochelleGilmore) July 6, 2017
This spectator is awesome!
A spectator rides alongside the peloton! Watch LIVE on @ITV4 pic.twitter.com/lfXKDIg2kC
— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 6, 2017
Great shot.
A match the lens never wanted to see end…#nonstophighlights @DreddyTennis @andy_murray #tennis @Wimbledon #grandslam #photography pic.twitter.com/j9LpcnL8Dg
— Ella Ling (@EllaLing23) July 5, 2017
London buses appear to be where it’s at for sport advertising currently!
Ran for a bus ? that I didn’t need to catch to see this! Great stuff @Lionesses ???⚽️ #Lionesses pic.twitter.com/Pr7Mqwxw2t
— Russell James (@jamesrm1) July 5, 2017
When you have an embarrassing hissy fit and swerve to hit your main rival for the F1 world championships, one Lewis Hamilton.
Vettel: “It was the wrong move. Am I proud of it? No. Can i take it back? No. Do I regret it? Yes.”
— Andrew Benson (@andrewbensonf1) July 6, 2017
Serena Williams and fiance Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian head to the beach.
I tried polo… it didn’t go well.
Because there’s nothing kids all around the world like doing more than saddling up the horse for a game of polo… https://t.co/UChghbvcFl
— Duncan Mackay (@Duncan_ITG) July 6, 2017
Remember that Helen Glover tweet above… hmmmm.
When your husband looks more lovingly at a cygnet than he ever has as you ? pic.twitter.com/P9zS1cgMg2
— Helen Glover (@Helenglovergb) July 6, 2017
Why wouldn’t you?
It’s 26C and this guy has decided to be a strawberry. ? His aim? To be first in line Monday, get a good seat and be on TV ?#Wimbledon2017 pic.twitter.com/c8obzk472S
— Aimee Lewis (@aimee_lou_lewis) July 7, 2017
Aw good work lads and best wishes to Yerai.
Every Athletic Club player has shaved their head in support of team mate Yerai, who is going through cancer treatment.
Lovely touch ?? pic.twitter.com/fUyQ8AdjhL
— BigSport (@BigSportGB) July 7, 2017
When you’re just good at something.
Andre Parker hasn’t even trained for shot put this year. Plays basketball and football instead. Raw talent! https://t.co/oQwg1HoEs3
— Athletics Weekly (@AthleticsWeekly) July 7, 2017
Piers Morgan and son at the cricket.
How do they have the energy!
Guess what….. Watson has to face Azarenka again in a few minutes in mixed doubles… Literally just swapping courts! #Wimbledon #bbctennis
— Chris Goldsmith (@TheTennisTalker) July 7, 2017
During the 7/7 bombings in London Martine Wright lost both her legs, and went on to compete at the London Paralympic Games. Love her.
12 years on from 07/07, remembering all involved, those that risked their lives & all those that lost their lives, u are always in my heart
— martine wright MBE (@martine_wright) July 7, 2017
This could have been tragic. What on earth was going on?
WTF!? @SophiaFloersch narrowly avoids an SUV which is crossing the Oschersleben track to get a stranded F4 car out of the gravel. #Insane ?? pic.twitter.com/61Eyogh0x0
— Girls Like Racing (@GirlsLikeRacing) July 7, 2017
Great to see Sir Andy Murray get the plaudits he deserves while still top of his game.
You don’t see this very often!
What a reception for Andy Murray sat in the Royal Box on Centre Court. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/zjvj9UE67D
— BBC Tennis (@bbctennis) July 8, 2017
After weeks away from home, humdinging matches, the Lions Tour came down to a, er, draw. Lovely scenes though.
The women’s cricket World Cup begins…
The #WWC17 Moment of the Day – Undoubtedly @danevn81 serving @M_Raj03 a golden duck!https://t.co/BISoGpRYiT pic.twitter.com/pnb9NcmIkG
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 8, 2017
Love this pic.
For @samwarburton_ you define the shirt of a @lionsofficial #NZLvBIL @TimesSport @TimesSport @owenslot @OllieHolt22 @AlexKJTimes @AlexMLowe pic.twitter.com/8S3rF3GskT
— Marc Aspland (@MarcAspland) July 8, 2017
Horrendous scenes when Luke Fletcher hit on the head by a ball in a T20 match. Players upset but Luke responds in a typically British way shortly afterwards.
I honestly don’t see how they can restart. Samit was in floods of tears the others had all gone pale and looked so shocked.
— Elizabeth Ammon (@legsidelizzy) July 8, 2017
Thanks for the messages. Shame about the result. Congrats to the bears!! Time for a few paracetamol ?
— FLETCH19 (@fletcherluke) July 8, 2017
Now THIS is a shot!
How about this for play of the year at #Wimbledon from @joesalisbury92?
?️ via @Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Yimk97U0ru
— British Tennis (@BritishTennis) July 8, 2017
Don’t often see a bad injury at Wimbledon but Bethanie Mattek-Sands fall looked excruciating. Her opposition visited her in hospital.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands gets a visit from Sorana Cirstea, her opponent when she was injured, and Sania Mirza. Via @ericsalliot pic.twitter.com/XMRObqN1nB
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) July 8, 2017