&quot;Sir Alex Ferguson retires. #thankyousiralex&quot; <img alt="Alex Ferguson" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/ferguson.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 313px;" /> Sir Alex Ferguson. Pic/ Agencies - The Manchester United press office (@MU_Spokesperson) confirms the shock retirement of long-serving manager Alex Ferguson with a tweet that was retweeted over 32,000 times &quot;A tip for all those heading to Perth! Avoid the crown or casino! Shithole, can&#39;t get in if you have had a drink #shitplace#dickheads&quot; - Ryan Harris after being denied entry into Perth&#39;s casino for reportedly being drunk, after Australia won the Ashes 3-0 against England &quot;By the way, you can&#39;t blame Broad for not walking, hats off I say if you nick it to 1st slip stand your ground &amp; get given not out!&quot; <img alt="Shane Warne" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/warne18dec.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 383px;" /> Shane Warne. Pic/ Bipin Kokate - Shane Warne (@warne888) after England cricketer Stuart Broad controversially refused to walk despite clearly being caught in the slips in the Ashes Test at Trent Bridge. &quot;Shock me @crashcraddock1 talking shit about ipl jealous p****. Get a real job. All you do is bag people. #getalife.&quot; <img alt="David Warner" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/warner18dec.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 459px;" /> David Warner. Pic/ Getty Images - Australian cricketer David Warner (@davidwarner31) hitting out at Aussie journalist Robert Craddock. &quot;Have to take back what I said about Thiago Silva being over-rated today. Been immense tonight. Still looks like an overweight ladyboy though!&quot; - English bad-boy midfielder Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton), then on loan at Marseille, has a pop at Paris Saint-Germain centre-back Thiago Silva. Barton was later handed a suspended two-game ban by the French football authorities &quot;GOAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TAHITI!!!!!!! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!! #NeverGiveUp Tehau HERO!!!!!!&quot; - The official Twitter account of the Tahiti Football Federation (@TahitiFootball) reacts after Jonathan Tehau scores the country&#39;s first ever goal at a senior pan-continental tournament in a 6-1 loss to Nigeria at the Confederations Cup &quot;Dear @Cristiano. I apologise if you were upset by my light-hearted answer at private event on Friday. I never meant to offend you.&quot; <img alt="Ronaldo" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/ronaldo18dec.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 342px;" /> Cristiano Ronaldo. Pic/ Getty Images - FIFA president Sepp Blatter (@SeppBlatter) seeks to bury the hatchet with Cristiano Ronaldo after video emerges of a speech he gave at the Oxford University union in which he mocked the Real Madrid megastar &quot;You minions need to live from the inside out rather than the outside in!!!!&quot;, &quot;Just sick of negative a******** sat behind a keyboard with a pitiful life mate !thats all!&quot; and &quot;Like I give a F*** what the haters say! That&#39;s life ! Some people will always be just a little bit better and work just a little bit harder.&quot; - British golfer Lee Westwood (@WestwoodLee) after he was criticised for his poor performance at the US PGA Championships. Westwood later apologised. &quot;Couple caddies got rolled by some Pakkis (Pakistanis), bad night for them.&quot; &quot;Things about Southport -- fat tattooed guy, fat tattooed girl, trash, Pakistani robber guy, shit food.&quot; - Australian golfer Steve Elkington (@elkpga) not impressed by living and playing conditions at the Senior British Open at Royal Birkdale in Southport, north-west England. Elkington later apologised. &quot;Yes my husband #rocked his kilt today in support of @andy_murray he even wore this @Wimbledon w/guns and roses T &#39;08.&quot; - US women&#39;s tennis player Bethanie Mattek-Sands (@BMATTEK) on seeing Andy Murray win Wimbledon. &quot;What can I say, I was tired, my back hurt from sitting on the floor, and we were talking about relaxation and focusing.&quot; - US golfer Jason Dufner (@JasonDufner) tweeting after a picture of him lolling on the floor with a group of children became a social media sensation. His laid-back posture sparked a stream of similar pictures of other players in the pose which was dubbed &#39;Dufnering&#39;. &quot;@malcolmconn are you still talking you old f***, no wonder know one buys your paper.&quot; - Warner again in another blast at the media, this time Malcolm Conn was the target. Warner was later fined by Cricket Australia for both rants. &quot;I met guy from tabloid newspaper and he wanted interview. I said NO...so, we will see great article...&quot; - Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych (@tomasberdych) knows media all too well. &quot;That match was so exciting I had to ask staff to move Me to the edge of My seat #Murray #Wimbledon.&quot; - Not Roger Federer (@PseudoFed), a parody Twitter account gently spoofing the former world number one and 17-time major winner.

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