Hands across the (metaphorical) water for Israeli-Dubai

According to this item on Ynet, “The Dubai-based International Cricket Council has awarded the Israel Cricket Association with a prize for a cross-border initiative bringing together Jews and Bedouins in the southern Negev desert.”

You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to

That’s not cricket. Oh, wait, it IS.

That’s not cricket. Oh wait, it is.

From Israel 21c, this story as another example of sports being used to build bridges between communities that otherwise might have little in common. In this case, the game is cricket.
I’ve always been fascinated by the game and would love to get involved, but at my age, I doubt there are many opportunities for beginners. [...]

Spanning the globe

Len Berman, sports anchor of News 4 New York, hosts a monthly feature he calls “Spanning the World” (also the name of one of his books). The clips are mostly humorous, but serve as a reminder — which we tend to forget — that sports wasn’t invented and is not enjoyed solely in the U.S.
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