Thursday's sporting social: Birthday celebrations and SBW retires

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 March 11.

Football

A win to celebrate for Liverpool.

Morning. Quarters. Up the Reds! #YNWA pic.twitter.com/HxuTvfsxv1

— Thiago Alcantara (@Thiago6) March 11, 2021

Jumping into the quarter finals like...#greatperformance #YNWA pic.twitter.com/u5cKxld5iK

— James Milner (@JamesMilner) March 10, 2021

And a birthday.

Happy birthday mate, ageing like a fine wine....if the wine is very pale and the bottle is corkedðŸ˜œ#leftbackunion #whatamanwhataplayer pic.twitter.com/fiXiKYG35Q

— James Milner (@JamesMilner) March 11, 2021

Thank you ðŸ’™ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó ´ó ¿ https://t.co/7UrHOWvwXF

— Andy Robertson (@andrewrobertso5) March 11, 2021

Through to the #UCL quarter-finals... The perfect present! ðŸŽ

Have a great day, @andrewrobertso5! ðŸ¥³ pic.twitter.com/b3BWxp0Quh

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 11, 2021

Rio Ferdinand recalled some big games between Manchester United and AC Milan.

Two clubs with Huge histories who have played some great games against each other. Respect!

ðŸ¤ @acmilan @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/vcTksLMPDl

— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) March 11, 2021

Some positives for Barcelona?

We played a good game last night and showed that the future of the team is bright! ðŸ’™â¤ï¸ #proud #ForÃ§aBarÃ§aâ€“Ayer por la noche jugamos un buen partido y mostramos que el equipo tiene un futuro brillante! ðŸ’™â¤ï¸ #orgulloso #ForÃ§aBarÃ§a pic.twitter.com/pAQB37zF7F

— Ronald Koeman (@RonaldKoeman) March 11, 2021

The future's bright.

ðŸ™ŒðŸ½ðŸ™ðŸ½... pic.twitter.com/5wzwC67BQk

— Kylian MbappÃ© (@KMbappe) March 11, 2021

Cricket

Freya Davies reflected on England's tour of New Zealand.

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Virat Kohli was preparing for the one-day games against England after India's convincing Test series triumph.

New week, new format, same mission. Let's get it. ðŸ’ªðŸ‡®ðŸ‡³ pic.twitter.com/Fd7wTZAgux

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 11, 2021

The world's best T20 batsman Dawid Malan was all set.

ðŸ¦ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ #india #Ahmedabad pic.twitter.com/CxjU88dctP

— Dawid Malan (@dmalan29) March 11, 2021

The big 30 for Tammy Beaumont.

Happy birthday @Tammy_Beaumont! ðŸŽ‚ pic.twitter.com/6eu1PoHfeu

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 11, 2021

Happy birthday, Tammy Beaumont! ðŸŽ‚ðŸŽ‰@Tammy_Beaumont ðŸ #SuperKent pic.twitter.com/Fx6BzbSBaV

— Kent Cricket (@KentCricket) March 11, 2021

Tennis

Too soon for a Rafael Nadal return.

I would like to thank the @DDFTennis for the wild card invitation sent to me. We seriously thought about coming to play, but I don't think I am ready to play yet. Once again thanks to the tournament's kind invitation and best of luck with the tournamentðŸ™

— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) March 11, 2021

Serena showed off a winter onesie.

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Naomi Osaka was enjoying the sun.

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— NaomiOsakaå¤§å‚ãªãŠã¿ (@naomiosaka) March 11, 2021

Stan Wawrinka was in good spirits.

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Rugby league

Sonny Bill Williams hung up his boots.

So much gratitude to all the fans and my fellow teammates for all the love today. â¤ï¸â¤ï¸â¤ï¸ good times! âœŠðŸ½âœŠðŸ½ pic.twitter.com/qcE9vMHk0Z

— Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) March 11, 2021

A massive thankyou to the public & fans for all the support over years. To my many teammates, thanks for the lessons & help along the way. It wasn't a perfect journey,but the lessons have helped shape me into the man I'm proud to be off the field today. #AlwaysAlhamdullilah ðŸ¤²ðŸ½â¤ï¸ pic.twitter.com/aECnrTYCJs

— Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) March 11, 2021

Boxing

Ricky Hatton relived his teenage fighting days.

#ThrowbackThursday Boys club championships from 1994. 16 yrs old.ðŸ¥Š pic.twitter.com/ZLokc62S8h

— Ricky Hatton MBE (@HitmanHatton) March 11, 2021

Golf

TPC Sawgrass looked a picture.

The Stadium awaits. ðŸ˜ pic.twitter.com/juFT3gFPGx

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 11, 2021

Morning! @THEPLAYERSChamp It's an early one! 6.56 with @Louis57TM & @robert1lefty pic.twitter.com/Jaa7aOahfN

— Lee Westwood (@WestwoodLee) March 11, 2021