This week’s sport social media selection goes all silly on us. A skier puts herself in a bag, Rafael Nadal knocks some sense into himself and for just £797 you too could have a Wimbledon umpire’s jacket. So put your feet up and giggle, empathise and frown at the world of sport this week.
Jess Ennis-Hill puts music and sport together to get families active.
How alpine skiers travel, apparently! Well, how Swiss Lara Gut does anyway.
What. A. Match. England women win the Cricket World Cup.
What a match! ? A winning selfie for @englandcricket! ? #WWC17 #ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/1sfsFgImyu
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 9, 2017
Ouch. Even Rafa Nadal gets it wrong sometimes.
Mind your head, @RafaelNadal… #Wimbledon #ManicMonday pic.twitter.com/LBCIhwqyWz
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 10, 2017
Team work makes the dream work.
Triathlons, marathons and @ToughMudder.
Josh Landmann, who is partially paralyzed from the chest down, is proving anything is possible ? pic.twitter.com/ZSUSIGlXvC
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 10, 2017
Afghanistan Cricket playing at Lord’s. Wonderful scenes.
Hope rain Stay Far away and we have all over game.
We 50 Afghans in 1 room waiting for the game to start.#MCCvAFG— Arif Dost (@arifdost98) July 11, 2017
Imagine eating your brekkie and looking out the window in this Wimbledon neighbourhood.
Just parking up at Wimbledon and look who is jogging past…..@DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/qL4WkbicUo
— Gabby Logan (@GabbyLogan) July 11, 2017
Ha ha.
And this is what you get if you Google ‘lucky’ in New Zealand. Bless! #LionNZ2017 pic.twitter.com/2LuID5TBsI
— rebecca_hopkins (@Sports_PR) July 11, 2017
Injuries, ballkids and full moon parties
One of Tour de France favourites not such a favourite any more, sadly.
Ballkids at Wimbledon are just the best methinks. Here’s why.
“It’s all about presenting yourself in the right way, and being the best you can be”#Wimbledon, through the eyes of a Ball Girl… pic.twitter.com/jTpCeGrr2E
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 11, 2017
Back-to-back world taekwondo champ celebrates in style.
Full Moon Party is another level!! ???????? pic.twitter.com/wpeJGYisPs
— Bianca Walkden TKD (@BiancaW_tkd) July 11, 2017
Another Tour de Francer bites the dust.
Aw, the Maxmeister got married. You know, Maxmeister – the gymnast who’s a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Yeah, that Max.
Looks a little slippy this tennis court…
Blazers, an ownership battle and rotten timing
Bargain.
For just £797, you too can have a Wimbledon umpire’s jacket.
They’ve sold five so far. pic.twitter.com/DFk5nXDYhq
— Tim Peach (@TimPeachBBC) July 11, 2017
There’s a battle royal going on over parkour and who ‘owns’ it.
Imagine if all of a sudden FIFA decided it wanted to govern rugby. That’s how parkour feels https://t.co/vc62IT7i3d
— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) July 11, 2017
Sometimes life gets in the way of sport…
I’m on a train. And Konta is one game from the Wimbledon semi finals. Arse.
— sarah shephard (@sarahsportmag) July 11, 2017
All the feels for Jo Konta’s win through to Wimbledon semi finals.
Such is the level of what Jo Konta has achieved, Billie Jean King just said she wished she was British. Great quote.
— Alex Terrell (@alxterrell) July 11, 2017
Oh goodness. Not sure if I can watch this. It’s about all the Russia doping and the editor of BBC Sport says this.
The most important sports documentary ever made? Have had sneak preview of #Icarus, & has to be seen to be believed https://t.co/gYYj1rLXJ1
— Dan Roan (@danroan) July 11, 2017
We have the Mario Balotelli of the tennis world… (look it up!).
Man vs Poncho
It didn’t go well! #bbctennis #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/zSVfvUNVjY
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 11, 2017
Well strike me down with a feather.
Semi-professional football club Lewes will pay their men’s and women’s teams the same amount.https://t.co/8oT3ds9EKn pic.twitter.com/tRVbNKIZN2
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 12, 2017
One likes comfort at the tennis don’t you know.
Waving a cushion in celebration is a very Centre Court thing to do. pic.twitter.com/sG4NNS9mlg
— Owen Gibson (@owen_g) July 11, 2017
Oops.
Unfortunate timing, 48hrs after Sport England withdrew its £9m funding of @TableTennisENG over governance reforms, jeopardising its future https://t.co/oAWkjudW7S
— Dan Roan (@danroan) July 12, 2017
This was an ace moment but not sure his mate’s too happy!
? Selfie pensioner!
? Fist pump pensioner!
This is a brilliant moment.
Watch: https://t.co/3Peo4WdtQL pic.twitter.com/HXQ8ho650J
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 12, 2017
Former gymnast mini Shawn Johnson East and her basketball-playing hubby Andrew #couplegoals
The wife face #wifelife #hecray #lovehimtodeath #illkeephim #allmine #marriage @andrewdeast pic.twitter.com/ETBYy8dOGF
— Shawn Johnson East (@ShawnJohnson) July 12, 2017
Big hoo hah over at Cricket Australia regarding player pay. Not getting sorted anytime soon.
The week CEOs try to end pay war, CA chairman pens angry column in the Oz accompanied by cartoon of Combet as a communist. That’ll help. pic.twitter.com/qpFJnC2LgZ
— Daniel Brettig (@danbrettig) July 12, 2017
Yes! A tweet about the weather. Well, I am British.
#Athletics Bit wet in Nairobi for the World U18 Championships pic.twitter.com/FUQYUXVOTU
— Hilary Evans (@OlympicStatman) July 12, 2017
Roger Federer as a little boy…
This is why tennis ladies love Sir Murrald.
Q: “Andy, Sam is the first American player to reach the semi-final of a Slam since 2009…”
Murray: “Male player.”
— Svenja Mastroberardi (@svenja_mastro) July 12, 2017
Surfers banging on about their rubbish jobs again…
Holy molyyy…looked who popped up in my ocean paddle today?? pic.twitter.com/aEPjt3oQpB
— Sally Fitzgibbons (@Sally_Fitz) July 13, 2017
Jo Konta fever grips Wimbledon fans…
Konta Fever: being so desperate to watch a British heroine that you queue for a place next to a hole in a hedge 50m from a video screen pic.twitter.com/ib6jlbcA8K
— tomfordyce (@tomfordyce) July 13, 2017
Make yourself comfy, Mister.
Still my favorite picture from #Wimbledon 2017.
Dude, YOU’RE SITTING ON THE FLOWERS pic.twitter.com/3Aug4HaTEx
— Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) July 13, 2017
England women cricketers inspired by Jo Konta run.
Good news for sports fans, hopefully, as in hopefully we won’t have to pay so much to watch sport if governing bodies go for live streaming type options.
Huge for sports fans – PGA tour ends Sky partnership as they want improved ’scale of distribution’, i.e., eyeballs https://t.co/gznBlygJpO
— Jo blogs (@SportsLiberated) July 14, 2017
Agreed. Awesome.
I don’t think you’ll find a better Twitter cover photo than that of @Paul_Rose. Brilliant. pic.twitter.com/AaqfveguNm
— Dave Cornthwaite (@DaveCorn) July 14, 2017
Fab ad from Wimbers.
Watch @danny_macaskill wow Tim Henman and Goran Ivanisevic with his breathtaking bike skills. #goneabitwimbledon pic.twitter.com/FXFKYRYjFo
— HSBC UK (@HSBC_UK) July 13, 2017
Mo’s family watching daddy on the big screen.
Le Tour continues, gaining new fans.
Short, hard stages are exciting! 1st time I’ve watched entire @LeTour stage. Maybe some things can be learnt from women’s cycling ? #TDF2017
— Ashleigh Moolman (@ashleighcycling) July 14, 2017
Jo Konta didn’t make the Wimbledon final but did some DIY instead!
Andy Murray is out of Wimbledon too and on his way for some R&R.
Sport social media selection continues…
The British summer does its bit for spectators at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone…
London 2012 gold medalist Greg Rutherford adds to his brood.
Two nights down with baby Rex. Me and @susiejverrill haven’t slept much, but he’s doing well and Susie’s recovering brilliantly ?? pic.twitter.com/Q4g8GUUM80
— Greg Rutherford (@GregJRutherford) July 16, 2017
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