Sport cancelled LIVE: Cricket and golf resume however Marshall vs Shields off as Premier League postpones fixtures following demise of Queen

The Soccer Supporters’ Affiliation has expressed remorse on the resolution of the Premier League, Soccer Affiliation and different our bodies of the game to cancel fixtures this weekend as a mark of respect.

Following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, conferences had been held between the Division for Tradition, Media and Sport and the related sporting organisations to debate plans for marking the event with respectful gestures, with the steering being that it was as much as every sport in flip to determine how to take action.

Whereas most sports activities resembling cricket, rugby and golf have opted to proceed enjoying, soccer’s governing our bodies selected to postpone all fixtures throughout the main males’s and ladies’s leagues in addition to grassroots video games.

The selection has not been a universally widespread one, to say the least, with the FSA responding to say that whereas they acknowledged the sport confronted a tricky resolution both means, they had been assured followers would in the primary have most popular to indicate respect by attending soccer matches and paying “particular tribute” there.

The Ladies’s Tremendous League was making ready to kick off the 2022/23 season this weekend with big attendances after golf equipment made report ticket gross sales following England’s victory at Euro 2022.

Tottenham had been scheduled to host Manchester United on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, whereas Chelsea had been set to welcome West Ham to Stamford Bridge.

Tickets had additionally bought out for Manchester Metropolis’s fixture towards Arsenal on the 7,000-capacity Academy Stadium on Sunday.

Studying have 5 instances the quantity of season ticket holders in comparison with final yr, whereas reigning champions Chelsea bought out their 1,500 season tickets for the second season in a row.

All that’s on maintain as soccer’s governing our bodies have put a halt to enjoying the game from grassroots to the Premier League this weekend.

England captains Harry Kane and Leah Williamson hailed the Queen as an “wonderful inspiration” and “distinctive particular person” as they led the tributes following her demise on the age of 96.

Buckingham Palace introduced the information on Thursday night.

Tottenham striker Kane tweeted: “My ideas are with the Royal Household at this very troublesome time.”

Sporting occasions together with the England males’s cricket Check towards South Africa will go forward this weekend however soccer fixtures in any respect ranges throughout the UK have been postponed as a mark of respect to Her Majesty The Queen.

Elizabeth II’s demise on the age of 96 was introduced by Buckingham Palace on Thursday night.

Inside hours of the announcement from the Palace, the England and Wales Cricket Board shortly confirmed Friday’s play within the match at The Oval wouldn’t happen, however mentioned on Friday afternoon that play would resume on Saturday following Authorities steering.

The ECB have confirmed that Saturday’s play at The Oval will likely be Day 3 of the third and last check between England and South Africa which is because of end on Monday (Day 5).

A submit from the official ECB Twitter account says: “Now we have been in discussions with CSA however they need to fly dwelling on Tuesday to spend just a few days at dwelling earlier than heading to India & Australia. Tomorrow (Saturday) is subsequently confirmed as Day 3 of a 5-day Check.”

South Africa return dwelling from England on thirteenth September and go away for a restricted overs tour of India on twenty third September which is a fast turnaround and the gamers most popular to spend that point at dwelling as a substitute of extending their keep within the UK.

Queen Elizabeth has died on the age of 96, it has been confirmed. The Queen famously introduced the World Cup to England captain Bobby Moore in 1966.

She was additionally a fan of horse racing and attended the Royal Ascot assembly yearly. Here’s a assortment of images from her time at sporting occasions throughout her reign:

The DP World Tour has confirmed that the BMW PGA Championship will restart on Saturday morning. Their assertion reads:

“The DP World Tour right now confirms the BMW PGA Championship will restart on Saturday morning.

“This follows the rapid suspension of play on Thursday night and the whole cancellation of all day’s play on Friday, each actions taken in reminiscence of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and out of respect for the Royal Household.

“The choice to restart on Saturday has been taken in accordance with Official Nationwide Mourning steering and in session with the Division for Digital, Tradition, Media and Sport (DCMS).

“The Wentworth occasion will give gamers, caddies, employees, volunteers and spectators the chance to come back collectively throughout the weekend, not solely to specific their condolences but additionally to rejoice the extraordinary lifetime of Her Majesty.

“We be part of different sports activities in doing this, together with the Males’s Check Match between England and South Africa at The Oval and the Ladies’s IT20 match between England and India in County Durham, Premiership Rugby Union, Rugby League and the Nice North Run within the north east of England.

“The second spherical of the BMW PGA Championship will resume at 6.40am on Saturday morning and all authentic second spherical tee instances will stay the identical. These gamers who’re but to finish their first spherical will accomplish that from 7.30am onwards from the place on the golf course the place they stopped on Thursday afternoon.

“The Rolex Sequence occasion will now be contested over 54 holes with the intention to complete on Sunday as scheduled. It’s not potential to play the total 72 holes and end on Monday as we can’t assure the employees, services or safety of the venue on Monday as a result of on-going plans for the state funeral.

“Throughout the weekend at Wentworth, black ribbons will likely be made out there for folks to put on and flags will proceed to fly at half-mast.

“As well as, there will likely be a two minute silence at 9.50am on Saturday morning throughout the venue to commemorate the lifetime of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with the proclamation of King Charles III being proven on the tv screens within the Championship Village from 10am.”

Sky Sports activities pundit and former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, agrees with the opinion that soccer ought to proceed to go forward this weekend.

The Premier League, English Soccer League (EFL) and Ladies’s Tremendous League have postponed their fixtures this weekend following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

Writing in response to Piers Morgan’s declare for sport to proceed this weekend, Neville replied on Twitter: “I agree Piers. Sport can display higher than most the respect the Queen deserves.”

Apply for the Italian Grand Prix continued on Friday afternoon with System 1 paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall’s middleweight world title struggle has been postponed following the demise of Her Majesty the Queen.

Shields and Marshall had been set to headline a struggle card at London’s O2 Area on Saturday evening (tenth September), in one of many greatest girls’s boxing matches of all time, however the occasion’s promoter, Boxxer, mentioned on Friday that it will look to reschedule the cardboard for Saturday fifteenth October.