• Models present creations from the Versace autumn-winter 2021-2022 collection at the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy. Reuters
    Models present creations from the Versace autumn-winter 2021-2022 collection at the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy. Reuters
  • Nasa's Mars rover Perseverance leaves tracks in the Jezero crater, as it drives on the Martian surface for the first time. Reuters
    Nasa's Mars rover Perseverance leaves tracks in the Jezero crater, as it drives on the Martian surface for the first time. Reuters
  • Migrants sit in the back of a police truck, after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into the US, at Penitas, Texas. Reuters
    Migrants sit in the back of a police truck, after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into the US, at Penitas, Texas. Reuters
  • France's Alice Finot celebrates with a mascot after finishing second in the women's 3000 metres final, at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, at Torun, Poland. Reuters
    France's Alice Finot celebrates with a mascot after finishing second in the women's 3000 metres final, at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, at Torun, Poland. Reuters
  • One Japanese macaque grooms another in Jigokudani valley, in Nagano prefecture, north-west of Tokyo. AP
    One Japanese macaque grooms another in Jigokudani valley, in Nagano prefecture, north-west of Tokyo. AP
  • Staff at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples begin the restoration of the mosaic 'The battle of Issus', also known as the 'Alexander Mosaic', in Naples, Italy. EPA
    Staff at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples begin the restoration of the mosaic 'The battle of Issus', also known as the 'Alexander Mosaic', in Naples, Italy. EPA
  • The daughter of Zwe Htet Soe, a protester who was killed during a demonstration against the military coup in Myanmar, is distraught at her father's funeral in Yangon. AFP
    The daughter of Zwe Htet Soe, a protester who was killed during a demonstration against the military coup in Myanmar, is distraught at her father's funeral in Yangon. AFP
  • A horseman prepares to throw a blunt javelin at an opponent, during a traditional game of jereed, in Erzurum, eastern Turkey. AFP
    A horseman prepares to throw a blunt javelin at an opponent, during a traditional game of jereed, in Erzurum, eastern Turkey. AFP
  • A woman confronts riot police in a protest against a return to stricter Covid-19 restrictions, in Formosa, Argentina. AP Photo
    A woman confronts riot police in a protest against a return to stricter Covid-19 restrictions, in Formosa, Argentina. AP Photo
  • Fatima Diame of Spain competes in the Women's Long Jump, during the first session on Day 1 of the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, in Torun, Poland. Getty Images
    Fatima Diame of Spain competes in the Women's Long Jump, during the first session on Day 1 of the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, in Torun, Poland. Getty Images

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Macaques, mosaics and Mars - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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March 06, 2021

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SERIES INFO

Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, Abu Dhabi Sunshine Series

All matches at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Test series

1st Test: Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan by 10 wickets
2nd Test: Wednesday, 10 March – Sunday, 14 March

Play starts at 9.30am

T20 series

1st T20I: Wednesday, 17 March
2nd T20I: Friday, 19 March
3rd T20I: Saturday, 20 March

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Supporters in the UAE can watch the matches on the Rabbithole channel on YouTube

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