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Full list of British sport cancelled as Premier League postpone games after Queen's death
QUEEN ELIZABETH II died at the age of 96 on Thursday with the country in a national period of mourning.
The British sporting calendar has already seen several postponements following the news of The Queen's death on Thursday and more are likely to follow in the coming days. Express Sport provides a full list of all sports that have so far been cancelled.
Football
Meetings took place between the EFL, Premier League and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport today on what the plans should be for games moving forward on Friday morning. Europa League and Europa Conference League matches on Thursday night saw a minute's silence held along with teams wearing black armbands in tribute to The Queen.
And the Premier League have now confirmed all games are OFF this weekend.
The statement added: "Further updates regarding Premier League fixtures during the period of mourning will be provided in due course."
Premier League and EFL games cancelled
Saturday, September 10
Premier League:
Fulham vs Chelsea
Bournemouth vs Brighton
Leicester vs Aston Villa
Liverpool vs Wolves
Southampton vs Brentford
Manchester City vs Tottenham
As a mark of respect to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, this weekend’s Premier League match round will be postponed.
— Premier League (@premierleague) September 9, 2022
Championship:
Birmingham vs Swansea
Blackpool vs Middlesbrough
Bristol City vs Preston
Cardiff vs Hull
Coventry vs West Brom
QPR vs Huddersfield
Sheffield United vs Rotherham
Stoke vs Luton
Sunderland vs Millwall
Watford vs Reading
Wigan vs Blackburn
League One:
Barnsley vs Portsmouth
Burton vs Fleetwood
Charlton vs Exeter
Cheltenham vs Bolton
Ipswich vs Cambridge
Lincoln vs Accrington
MK Dons vs Bristol Rovers
Morecambe vs Derby
Peterborough vs Forest Green
Plymouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
Shrewsbury vs Oxford
Wycombe vs Port Vale
League Two:
Wimbledon vs Leyton Orient
Barrow vs Colchester
Crawley vs Gillingham
Grimsby vs Crewe
Harrogate vs Carlisle
Hartlepool vs Doncaster
Mansfield vs Bradford
Rochdale vs Salford
Stevenage vs Sutton
Swindon vs Newport
Walsall vs Northampton
Sunday, September 11
Premier League:
Arsenal vs Everton
West Ham vs Newcastle
Crystal Palace vs Man Utd
Monday, September 12
Leeds vs Nottingham Forest
Rugby
Thursday night's Premiership Rugby Cup match between Saracens and Northampton Saints was postponed following the news of The Queen's death. All Rugby Union matches in Scotland have also been suspended for this weekend.
Golf
The DP World Tour suspended play at the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday and later announced there would be no play on Friday either. A decision is set to be made on when play will resume and whether Saturday will also see no action on the course.
Cricket
Play was suspended at the Oval for England and South Africa's third test on Thursday due to rain. And the ECB confirmed later in the day that Friday's play would also be postponed in a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II.
A statement read: "For fixtures beyond Friday, updates will be provided in due course."
Cycling
Friday's sixth stage in the 'Tour of Britain' was originally cancelled before all remaining stages for the weekend were also called off. Spain's Gonzalo Serrano has now been given the race victory after keeping his lead through the fifth stage on Thursday.
Britain's Tom Pidcock wins the points competition having been second in the general classification.
Horse Racing
Horse Racing was The Queen's passion and regularly attended events as well as being an owner and breeder. It was confirmed on Thursday by The British Horseracing Authority that all events up and down the nation would be suspended for two days.
Tennis
Tributes will be made for Queen Elizabeth II throughout the remainder of the tournament but matches will go ahead as planned. A photo montage of The Queen was played on the big screens ahead of the first women's semi-final on Thursday evening.
F1
The Italian Grand Prix appears set to go ahead as planned despite there being numerous UK-based F1 teams up and down the grid. Drivers and team principals joined F1 president Stefano Domenicali in paying tribute to The Queen on Thursday evening.
Boxing
Friday's weigh-in for Savannah Marshall's blockbuster fight with Claressa Shields will take place behind closed doors. A final decision is yet to be made on whether the scheduled fight for Saturday at The O2 will go ahead as planned.