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Cricket's newest stadium opens in New York

The newly-built Nassau County International Cricket Stadium was launched on 15 May with theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) "excited" to conquer new territories through the T20 World Cup in June, Agence France-Presse reported Wednesday.

World Cup cricket 'square' arrives in New York from Florida

Ten cricket pitches have completed their journey up the East Coast of the United States from Florida to New York state and are being installed in a new stadium built for next month's T20 World Cup, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday.

Nassau Cricket Stadium marks first month of construction with timelapse

By Jesus Lopez Sánchez

The cutting-edge Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, with 34,000 seats, is swiftly taking shape. A timelapse video marking one month of construction progress has been released, as it prepares to host eight matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.