Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British historical past handed away in Balmoral on Thursday on the age of 96.
Buckingham Palace introduced her demise in a brief assertion, triggering 10 days of nationwide mourning and an outpouring of tributes to her lengthy life and record-breaking reign.
Queen Elizabeth II had attended a number of main international sporting occasions in her 50-plus years as queen.
What occurs to sporting occasions within the UK? Comply with stay updates under
Throwback: This iconic second from the 2012 London Olympics the place the Queen got here along with James Bond star Daniel Craig for some of the epic opening ceremony moments within the occasion’s historical past
UEFA provides condolences to the Royal household
UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin stated: “UEFA and European soccer are really saddened by the passing away of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, one of many world’s most-respected figures.
“Our ideas are along with her household and the President of the English Soccer Affiliation, Prince William, in addition to with the residents of the UK and Commonwealth realms.”
Pele pays tribute to the Queen
What's going to occur to the weekend’s Premier League fixtures?
Premier League matches are slated to happen on Saturday and Sunday, starting with the West London derby between Fulham and Chelsea. Nevertheless, a number of stories have indicated that the weekend’s fixtures could possibly be formally postponed after a gathering between the PL and EFL officers on Friday morning.
EFL postpones Friday fixtures
The EFL has introduced that it has postponed its Championship fixtures on Friday as a mark of respect to the Queen.
“EFL has confirmed that its fixtures scheduled for tomorrow night (Friday 9 September) – Burnley v Norwich Metropolis and Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County - have been postponed. A dedication relating to the rest of this weekend’s scheduled fixtures will probably be made following a evaluation of the official mourning steerage, along with additional session with DCMS and different sports activities on Friday morning,” the EFL stated in its assertion.
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West Ham United and FCSB gamers mark a minute’s silence earlier than their UEFA Convention League match in London. | Picture Credit score: Reuters
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All English Soccer golf equipment throughout tiers, the Premier League, Spanish soccer physique LaLiga and the ECB are among the many main sporting entities that switched their social media Show Footage colors to black as a mark of respect for the Queen.
What does the British Authorities inform?
In accordance with an official assertion from the UK Division for Digital, Tradition, Media and Sport: “The choice as as to whether sporting fixtures proceed to go forward is on the discretion of organisers. Organisers might want to think about using black armbands and observing a silence earlier than matches are performed.”
CRICKET
ECB suspends England vs South Africa Third Take a look at day two’s play
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has introduced that the day two of the third Take a look at between England and South Africa on the Oval will probably be suspended. “Following the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Friday’s play between England and South Africa Males at The Oval, together with all scheduled matches within the Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy, is not going to happen,” the ECB stated.
“For fixtures past Friday, updates will probably be offered in the end,” the ECB added.
The Union Jack is seen at half-mast after it was introduced that Queen Elizabeth II has handed away as we speak after Day One Third Take a look at between England and South Africa at The Kia Oval. | Picture Credit score: Getty Pictures
FOOTBALL
A number of stories from the UK have acknowledged that sports activities fixtures together with the Premier League will probably be postponed within the UK.
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Manchester United’s UEFA Europa League sport at Outdated Trafford in opposition to Actual Sociedad goes forward
English soccer large Manchester United had been among the many first sporting golf equipment to react to the Queen’s passing.
“The membership recognises her immense contribution to public life, together with sport, each right here in the UK, throughout the Commonwealth, and all over the world. Everybody related with Manchester United joins the broader soccer household in sending our deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to The Royal Household,” United stated in its assertion.
Tonight’s match:
Following route from the FA and UEFA, United confirmed its UEFA Europa League dwelling fixture in opposition to Actual Sociedad went forward as scheduled at Outdated Trafford.
Manchester United and Actual Sociedad gamers observe a minute’s silence after the demise of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth earlier than the match at Outdated Trafford. | Picture Credit score: REUTERS
Arsenal’s Europa League match in opposition to FC Zurich goes forward as deliberate
Arsenal’s opening sport of the UEFA Europa League in opposition to FC Zurich has gone forward as deliberate in Switzerland.
Arsenal and FC Zurich gamers marked a minute’s silence earlier than the beginning of the second half, after the demise of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. | Picture Credit score: REUTERS
The England Soccer gave its condolences on social media after the demise of Her Majesty. “It's with profound disappointment that we obtained the information that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II has handed away,” it wrote
GOLF
Play stopped at BMW PGA Championship
The DP World Tour introduced that the BMW PGA Championship has been suspended for the rest of Thursday. “Following the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, play within the BMW PGA Championship has been suspended for the rest of Thursday. All amenities within the Championship Village will shut with rapid impact. Additional updates and steerage will probably be offered shortly,” the DP World Tour introduced in an announcement.
TENNIS
US Open
The US Open males’s and girls’s singles semifinals and finals are slated t to go forward as per schedule in New York over the weekened.
The event will mark its tributes to the Queen with a second of silence and a photograph montage earlier than the primary girls’s semifinal between Caroline Garcia and Ons Jabeur on Friday.
MOTORSPORT
Components One CEO Stefano Domenicali’s assertion
HORSERACING
The British Horseracing authority has introduced that races on Thursday and Friday has been suspended.
“Her Majesty has been one of many biggest and most influential supporters within the historical past of horseracing. Her ardour for racing and the racehorse shone brightly all through her life, not solely by her shut involvement in breeding and racing horses, however in her roles as a patron of The Jockey Membership and Thoroughbred Breeders Affiliation, and because the figurehead of Royal Ascot. It's proper, subsequently, that each one racing is suspended for as we speak and tomorrow as we start to grieve Her Majesty’s passing and bear in mind her extraordinary life and contribution to our sport and our nation.”
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