Premier League and English Football League (EFL) fixtures for this weekend have been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch of the British empire died on Thursday at age 96.
Following the cancellation of Premier League and EFL fixtures, the FA also announced that the Women’s Super League will not take place this weekend either.
On Thursday evening, the BMW PGA Championship golf event at Wentworth was immediately suspended and Friday’s play cancelled following the announcement of the monarch’s passing by Buckingham Palace.
The England Cricket Board also called off day two of the England vs South Africa Test match at the Oval, which was scheduled for Friday.
Thursday evening’s Premiership Rugby Cup clash between Northampton Saints and Saracens was called off, while a decision will need to be made on the Gallagher Premiership season that was set to get underway this weekend.
Elsewhere, Friday’s horse racing meetings in the UK have been cancelled and cycling’s Tour of Britain has been suspended but the F1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza will go ahead with a minute’s silence in honour of the Queen.
As UK enters a period of national mourning, other sports will also be making a decision as to whether they will postpone their events this weekend and moving forward.
Decisions regarding further postponements in the calendar are set to be determined following consideration of official mourning guidance, set to be issued by the Cabinet Office.
It is understood it will be left to individual sports event organisers to decide how to proceed – with postponements not being mandatory.