All
English and Scottish football has been postponed this weekend following the
Queen's death on Thursday.
The Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two have all been
postponed, as well as the start of the new Women's Super League season, and
all non-League and grassroots fixtures.
The Scottish FA also announced that the SPFL, SWPL and Highland & Lowland
Leagues have agreed that professional football matches will be postponed.
The British Boxing Board of Control has also postponed Saturday's fight
between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall for the undisputed
middleweight world championship. The fight will now go ahead on October 15.
The postponements follow Queen Elizabeth II's passing on Thursday, with the
country now in a state of national mourning.
Which sports are still on this weekend?
Following the cancellation of Friday's cricket fixtures as a mark of respect
on announcement of her death, the England and Wales Cricket Board has
confirmed that play will resume from Saturday including international,
domestic, and recreational fixtures.
This means the Men's Test match between England and South Africa will begin
at The Oval as a three-day Test, and the Women's IT20 match between England
and India will also go ahead at the Riverside in Durham.
Golf's BMW PGA Championship will restart on Saturday morning following the
immediate suspension of play on Thursday evening and the complete
cancellation of all day's play on Friday. The event will now be contested
over 54 holes with the intention to finish on Sunday as scheduled.
Premiership Rugby confirmed fixtures on Saturday and Sunday will take place.
Friday's scheduled fixture between Bristol Bears and Bath Rugby will instead
take place on Saturday at 5.30pm, while Friday's other game between Sale
Sharks vs Northampton Saints has been changed to 3pm on Sunday.
Saturday's Super League match between Huddersfield and Salford will be
played after confirmation that Friday night's game between Catalans and
Leeds would also go ahead as planned.
The British Horse Racing Authority has confirmed that all British horse
racing has been cancelled on Friday and Saturday. An additional day of
racing at Doncaster will be scheduled for Sunday to ensure that the Cazoo St
Leger and other important races lost as result of the cancellations can take
place.
Football pauses to honour Queen's
'incredible legacy'
In a statement, the Premier League said: "At a meeting this morning, Premier
League clubs paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
"To honour her extraordinary life and contribution to the nation, and as a
mark of respect, this weekend's Premier League match round will be
postponed, including Monday evening's game."
Richard Masters, Premier League Chief Executive, said: "We and our clubs
would like to pay tribute to Her Majesty's long and unwavering service to
our country.
"As our longest-serving monarch, she has been an inspiration and leaves
behind an incredible legacy following a life of dedication.
"This is a tremendously sad time for not just the nation but also for the
millions of people around the world who admired her, and we join together
with all those in mourning her passing."
"Further updates regarding Premier League fixtures during the period of
mourning will be provided in due course."
In their statement, the EFL said: "Further to discussions on Friday morning
it has been determined that all EFL fixtures from 9-10 September will be
postponed as a mark of respect by the National Sport to the passing of HRH
Queen Elizabeth II.
"This is aligned with the approach that the Premier League and the FA will
take with their competitions this weekend. Further information, in respect
of how football, clubs and their supporters will commemorate Her Majesty's
reign, will be confirmed at an appropriate point.
"Details regarding rearranged games will be announced in due course."
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