• Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 8, 2023 Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in action during her third round match against Hungary’s Dalma Galfi REUTERS / Andrew Couldridge
    Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 8, 2023 Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in action during her third round match against Hungary’s Dalma Galfi REUTERS / Andrew Couldridge
  • A girl holds the hand of a Leju Robotics humanoid robot at the World AI Conference in Shanghai. Bloomberg
    A girl holds the hand of a Leju Robotics humanoid robot at the World AI Conference in Shanghai. Bloomberg
  • Thrill seekers running with the bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. AP
    Thrill seekers running with the bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. AP
  • Apartments in Hong Kong where authorities have relaxed mortgage rules to boost the residential property market. AFP
    Apartments in Hong Kong where authorities have relaxed mortgage rules to boost the residential property market. AFP
  • Birds swim among toxic foam from sewage dumped in the Tiete river in Salto, Brazil. AFP
    Birds swim among toxic foam from sewage dumped in the Tiete river in Salto, Brazil. AFP
  • Ukrainian footballers look out at commuters from an advert at a Kyiv subway station. AP
    Ukrainian footballers look out at commuters from an advert at a Kyiv subway station. AP
  • A Galapagos tortoise in its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. AP
    A Galapagos tortoise in its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. AP
  • Portland Trail Blazers' Scoot Henderson, left, and Houston Rockets' Nate Hinton scramble for the ball at an NBA game in Las Vegas. AP
    Portland Trail Blazers' Scoot Henderson, left, and Houston Rockets' Nate Hinton scramble for the ball at an NBA game in Las Vegas. AP
  • An aerial picture shows people at the beach escaping the heat in Kuwait City. AFP
    An aerial picture shows people at the beach escaping the heat in Kuwait City. AFP
  • A commuter's reflection is mirrored back at them on a subway train in New York City. Reuters
    A commuter's reflection is mirrored back at them on a subway train in New York City. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From Wimbledon to the New York subway

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July 08, 2023

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ZIMBABWE V UAE, ODI SERIES

All matches at the Harare Sports Club:

1st ODI, Wednesday - Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets

2nd ODI, Friday, April 12

3rd ODI, Sunday, April 14

4th ODI, Tuesday, April 16

UAE squad: Mohammed Naveed (captain), Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed, Shaiman Anwar, Mohammed Usman, CP Rizwan, Chirag Suri, Mohammed Boota, Ghulam Shabber, Sultan Ahmed, Imran Haider, Amir Hayat, Zahoor Khan, Qadeer Ahmed

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Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

F1 drivers' standings

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes 281

2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari 247

3. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes 222

4. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull 177

5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 138

6. Max Verstappen, Red Bull 93

7. Sergio Perez, Force India 86

8. Esteban Ocon, Force India 56

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