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 December 18.

Darts

Liu raise me up!

Football

Elf on a shelf? Mango on a shelf in the Adkins household!

Manchester City did their bit to help.

Virgil Van Dijk was buzzing to be named in FIFA’s best team of the year.

Dele Alli paid tribute to Son Heung-min after the South Korean won the FIFA Puskas Award.

Carlo Ancelotti saw the funny side of some technical issues.

Marcus Rashford urged Manchester United to keep going.

And completed a Christmas challenge.

As did Harry Kane.

Harry Maguire sent a message to his former side.

When Becks met Santa…

It’s Sheffield United.

New boots for Bernardo.

Spurs are closing in on their January targets…

As cool as you like.

Cricket

Is that not Steve Smith?

Boxing

It’s almost fight night.

Demetrius Andrade seemed to get carried away tagging people in this tweet!

Golf

Danny Willett is looking forward to hosting the 2021 Betfred British Masters.

MMA

Conor McGregor was as modest as ever.