• German shepherd dog Marble meets a bionic dog during pop-scientific experiment Doglogi, part of the 'Expansion of Reality' exhibition at the M'ARS Centre for Contemporary Art in Moscow, Russia. EPA
    German shepherd dog Marble meets a bionic dog during pop-scientific experiment Doglogi, part of the 'Expansion of Reality' exhibition at the M'ARS Centre for Contemporary Art in Moscow, Russia. EPA
  • The Milky Way rises above the fifth century basilica of Syria's Qalb Lozeh village in north-western Idlib province. AFP
    The Milky Way rises above the fifth century basilica of Syria's Qalb Lozeh village in north-western Idlib province. AFP
  • A Boeing Chinook helicopter of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division transports a military vehicle while in the foreground military personnel play American football during a demonstration drill at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase near Constanta, Romania. AFP
    A Boeing Chinook helicopter of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division transports a military vehicle while in the foreground military personnel play American football during a demonstration drill at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase near Constanta, Romania. AFP
  • Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton leaves the pits during the qualifying session ahead of the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix near Budapest. AFP
    Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton leaves the pits during the qualifying session ahead of the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix near Budapest. AFP
  • Volunteers watch flamingos being released near the Fuente de Piedra lake, 70 kilometres from Malaga during a tagging and control operation of flamingo chicks to monitor the evolution of the species. AFP
    Volunteers watch flamingos being released near the Fuente de Piedra lake, 70 kilometres from Malaga during a tagging and control operation of flamingo chicks to monitor the evolution of the species. AFP
  • A One Kenya Coalition Party supporter holds a poster that reads "Baba for President" in reference to presidential candidate Raila Odinga, during a campaign rally ahead of Kenya's general election. AFP
    A One Kenya Coalition Party supporter holds a poster that reads "Baba for President" in reference to presidential candidate Raila Odinga, during a campaign rally ahead of Kenya's general election. AFP
  • A boatman walks on a floating dock made of plastic cubes along the flooded banks of river Ganges after heavy rains in Allahabad. AFP
    A boatman walks on a floating dock made of plastic cubes along the flooded banks of river Ganges after heavy rains in Allahabad. AFP
  • Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in roller skates attend a protest against corruption, inside the parliament in Baghdad. Reuters
    Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in roller skates attend a protest against corruption, inside the parliament in Baghdad. Reuters
  • A man mourns at a coffin draped with the Kurdish flag and containing the remains of a victim of the Anfal massacre, during a ceremony in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
    A man mourns at a coffin draped with the Kurdish flag and containing the remains of a victim of the Anfal massacre, during a ceremony in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
  • Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich celebrates with teammates and the trophy after winning the DFL Super Cup, in Leipzig, Germany. Reuters
    Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich celebrates with teammates and the trophy after winning the DFL Super Cup, in Leipzig, Germany. Reuters
  • Australia's Charlie Senior in action against Nauru's Christon Amram at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Britain. Reuters
    Australia's Charlie Senior in action against Nauru's Christon Amram at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Britain. Reuters
  • A horse grazes in a pasture as the McKinney fire burns in Klamath National Forest, California. AP
    A horse grazes in a pasture as the McKinney fire burns in Klamath National Forest, California. AP
  • Storm clouds build over a canola field near Cremona, Alberta. AP
    Storm clouds build over a canola field near Cremona, Alberta. AP
  • Ultra Orthodox Jews gather around the body of Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss, Chief Rabbi of the Euda Haredit, at his funeral in Jerusalem, Israel. EPA
    Ultra Orthodox Jews gather around the body of Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss, Chief Rabbi of the Euda Haredit, at his funeral in Jerusalem, Israel. EPA
  • A jaguar cub is seen between the legs of a zookeeper at the zoo in Havana, Cuba, July 29, 2022. REUTERS / Alexandre Meneghini TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    A jaguar cub is seen between the legs of a zookeeper at the zoo in Havana, Cuba, July 29, 2022. REUTERS / Alexandre Meneghini TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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July 31, 2022

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Brief scoreline:

Crystal Palace 2

Milivojevic 76' (pen), Van Aanholt 88'

Huddersfield Town 0

World record transfers

1. Kylian Mbappe - to Real Madrid in 2017/18 - €180 million (Dh770.4m - if a deal goes through)
2. Paul Pogba - to Manchester United in 2016/17 - €105m
3. Gareth Bale - to Real Madrid in 2013/14 - €101m
4. Cristiano Ronaldo - to Real Madrid in 2009/10 - €94m
5. Gonzalo Higuain - to Juventus in 2016/17 - €90m
6. Neymar - to Barcelona in 2013/14 - €88.2m
7. Romelu Lukaku - to Manchester United in 2017/18 - €84.7m
8. Luis Suarez - to Barcelona in 2014/15 - €81.72m
9. Angel di Maria - to Manchester United in 2014/15 - €75m
10. James Rodriguez - to Real Madrid in 2014/15 - €75m

Gifts exchanged
  • King Charles - replica of President Eisenhower Sword
  • Queen Camilla -  Tiffany & Co vintage 18-carat gold, diamond and ruby flower brooch
  • Donald Trump - hand-bound leather book with Declaration of Independence
  • Melania Trump - personalised Anya Hindmarch handbag
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Updated: July 31, 2022, 1:16 PM
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