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Emma Raducanu grateful and Elon Musk teases Man United fans – Wednesday’s sporting social

A pair of familiar faces caught up in Glasgow

Pa Sport Staff
Wednesday 17 August 2022 19:14 BST
Emma Raducanu, pictured, beat Serena Williams (Aaron Doster/AP)
Emma Raducanu, pictured, beat Serena Williams (Aaron Doster/AP) (AP)

Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media.

Here, we look at some of the best examples from August 17.

Football

Elon Musk got Manchester United’s fans’ hopes up.

A pair of familiar faces caught up in Glasgow.

Arsenal marked Thierry Henry’s 45th birthday.

New beginnings for Lucy Bronze.

Peter Crouch was slayed by a dragon.

Barcelona remembered.

Tennis

Emma Raducanu was grateful to play Serena.

Coco Gauff shared an injury update.

Boxing

AJ was ready.

Joe Joyce bumped into Deontay Wilder.

The hard work continued for GGG.

Cricket

What a catch!

Everything in moderation for KP.

Virat Kohli worked up a sweat.

Rugby Union

England turned the clock back.

Formula One

Charles Leclerc was working on his winking game.

Not a bad set up.

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