Bale shows off his skills and Norris feels the heat – Monday’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 July 18.
Football
City stretched their legs in Houston.
Training in the Houston heat ☀️#ManCity pic.twitter.com/5yt55wc0J5
— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 18, 2022
Texas training 🥵 pic.twitter.com/JXdjSjkASM
— Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish) July 17, 2022
Texas 🇺🇸 👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/LC64fSXV6q
— Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) July 17, 2022
Cooling off stateside 🧊🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/vFD5hE3a5K
— Kalvin Phillips (@Kalvinphillips) July 17, 2022
Gareth Bale showed off his skills.
Not a bad first touch, @GarethBale11. 👀#NSHvLAFC 1-2 pic.twitter.com/7tUYFg8y2D
— LAFC (@LAFC) July 18, 2022
Great feeling to make my debut and happy to get the 3 points 💪🏼 @LAFC pic.twitter.com/yo1Q66tOEl
— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) July 18, 2022
David De Gea welcomed the new guy.
Welcome 🔴 https://t.co/6gOQBDQKDm
— David de Gea (@D_DeGea) July 18, 2022
Robert Lewandowski met his new Barca team-mates.
Welcome to the fam! 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/9cHcZZKmIo
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 18, 2022
¡Hola! @FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/hw9kdTxRbw
— Robert Lewandowski (@lewy_official) July 18, 2022
The Blades welcomed a special guest.
Great to have @MattFitz94 in the building to show us the trophy 🏆😁⛳️🏌️ @WilliamOsula photo bombing 😄 pic.twitter.com/j00L9aZmTS
— billy sharp (@billysharp10) July 18, 2022
Cricket
Ben Stokes called it a day in ODIs.
❤️🏴 pic.twitter.com/xTS5oNfN2j
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) July 18, 2022
Golf
Ian Poulter enjoyed St Andrews.
Fans, St Andrews, @TheOpen you were amazing. Such a fun week spent with the family🙌🏼
Congrats to @CameronSmithPGA what a final round that was👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/IKOZziOyP9
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) July 18, 2022
Jack Nicklaus reviewed the final day.
Really, @McIlroyRory played well all day but never one-putted a green, while Cam had 6 on his back 9 alone. Cam Smith showed what makes the difference in a tournament, especially a major—who makes the putts coming down the stretch.
30 on the back 9!
64 on Sunday!
Unbelievable!
— Jack Nicklaus (@jacknicklaus) July 18, 2022
Athletics
Usain Bolt enjoyed Jamaica’s 100 metres dominance.
1 2 3 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) July 18, 2022
Darts
Michael Van Gerwen celebrated victory.
Very happy with my victory this evening. My double were key today night. I know I’m not 100% yet but I’m not far away. The fans were phenomenal in the Winter Gardens 💚💚. Now for a day of rest before Tuesday. Thank you for all the support. #usedSoft pic.twitter.com/3Y9jK4vBMa
— Michael Van Gerwen (@MvG180) July 17, 2022
Gymnastics
Simone Biles enjoyed a night out with her fiancé.
bad & boozy 🥂🤍 pic.twitter.com/gNI3oUyuhG
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) July 18, 2022
Formula One
George Russell was enjoying the latest Twitter trend.
How am I the kind of guy who has only just discovered this trend… 😂 https://t.co/kaCtRB7DgV
— George Russell (@GeorgeRussell63) July 18, 2022
Lando Norris was not wrong!
daaamn 🇬🇧, you hot
— Lando Norris (@LandoNorris) July 18, 2022
When in France….
Le Tour de France, #F1 style 😎
Grab that yellow jersey, as it’s RACE WEEK for the #FrenchGP 🙌#essereFerrari 🔴 pic.twitter.com/vt3EeEIB4G
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 18, 2022
Boxing
Nicola Adams welcomed her son.
Can’t believe it, it’s official me and @ellabaig are parents now 😆 can’t wait to get you home little one 👶🏽🙌🏾 ❤️ #twomums #babyboy pic.twitter.com/7x1UWi92bX
— Nicola Adams (@NicolaAdamsOBE) July 18, 2022
Frampton throwback.
A young boy with a dream pic.twitter.com/s6FczLwcbB
— Carl Frampton MBE (@RealCFrampton) July 18, 2022