PRESIDENT Barack Obama welcomed David Cameron to the US yesterday by taking him out to watch his favourite sport � basketball.The two world leaders spent the first evening of Mr Cameron's three-day visit watching the opening game in the March Madness tournament in Dayton, Ohio.
The PM said the US president had given him tips on how to follow the game.
In a joint interview at half-time, Mr Cameron said: "I'm enjoying it. It's fast, it's pretty fast and furious. It's hard to follow sometimes exactly who's done what wrong."
Asked if the president was helping him, Mr Cameron said: "He's giving me some tips. He's going to help me fill out my (tournament) bracket."
Mr Obama quipped back: "He's going to teach me cricket. Because I don't understand what's going on with that game." Dressed casually for the evening of sports, the two leaders were applauded loudly as they took their seats in the front row of the stands, just behind one of the hoops. Mr Obama and Mr Cameron turned to chat to Dayton University students in the seats around them.
And as play progressed, the two leaders were often deep in conversation. College basketball is a huge draw in the US and the University of Dayton Arena was packed for the televised game.
As befits a spectator at a US sports event, the PM � dressed in blue polo shirt and dark jeans � tucked into a hot dog, washed down with Coke. Beside him sat Chief of Staff Ed Llewellyn, while Mr Obama had White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew and Ohio Governor John Kasich by his side. The four-lane highway from the nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where the two leaders landed on Air Force One, was closed to other traffic as the presidential motorcade swept to the game.
Source: thesun.co.uk
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