• Walking on La Concha beach in San Sebastian, northern Spain, on a winter's day. AP
    Walking on La Concha beach in San Sebastian, northern Spain, on a winter's day. AP
  • A helicopter helps to extinguish a fire in Kommetjie, Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
    A helicopter helps to extinguish a fire in Kommetjie, Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
  • Light installation Legendes de l'eau by John'C, at the Geneva Lux festival in Switzerland. EPA
    Light installation Legendes de l'eau by John'C, at the Geneva Lux festival in Switzerland. EPA
  • Palestine national team players before their Asian Cup Group C football match against the United Arab Emirates at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar. The match ended 1-1. AP
    Palestine national team players before their Asian Cup Group C football match against the United Arab Emirates at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar. The match ended 1-1. AP
  • A young supporter of Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League party, at an election campaign rally in Hafizabad, Punjab province. AFP
    A young supporter of Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League party, at an election campaign rally in Hafizabad, Punjab province. AFP
  • Pigeons fly between two bridges in New Taipei City, Taiwan. AFP
    Pigeons fly between two bridges in New Taipei City, Taiwan. AFP
  • A motorcyclist rides through a burning barricade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Reuters
    A motorcyclist rides through a burning barricade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Reuters
  • The peloton crosses a bridge during the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under cycle race in Adelaide, Australia. AFP
    The peloton crosses a bridge during the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under cycle race in Adelaide, Australia. AFP
  • Bahrain Raid Xtreme's Belgian co-driver Fabian Lurquin helps hold up his car during a wheel change, on stage 11 of the 2024 Dakar Rally between AlUla and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia. AP
    Bahrain Raid Xtreme's Belgian co-driver Fabian Lurquin helps hold up his car during a wheel change, on stage 11 of the 2024 Dakar Rally between AlUla and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia. AP
  • A gopher tortoise walks the grounds of Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. AFP
    A gopher tortoise walks the grounds of Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. AFP
  • A model presents a creation by Issey Miyake at the Paris Fashion Week. AFP
    A model presents a creation by Issey Miyake at the Paris Fashion Week. AFP
  • A Russian Orthodox believer takes a dip in an ice-cold pond during the Orthodox Epiphany holiday, in Moscow. EPA
    A Russian Orthodox believer takes a dip in an ice-cold pond during the Orthodox Epiphany holiday, in Moscow. EPA

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Today's best photos: From a Spanish beach to a Russian pond

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

January 19, 2024

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Brief scores:

Toss: South Africa, chose to field

Pakistan: 177 & 294

South Africa: 431 & 43-1

Man of the Match: Faf du Plessis (South Africa)

Series: South Africa lead three-match series 2-0

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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

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Updated: January 19, 2024, 7:26 AM