{"id":1637001,"date":"2022-09-08T18:38:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T22:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1637001"},"modified":"2022-09-08T18:38:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T22:38:39","slug":"sporting-events-cancelled-as-mark-of-respect-after-queen-elizabeth-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sporting-events-cancelled-as-mark-of-respect-after-queen-elizabeth-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporting events cancelled as mark of respect after Queen Elizabeth dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsporting-events-cancelled-as-mark-of-respect-after-queen-elizabeth-dies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1637001&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>(Reuters) \u2013     The world of sport reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday with a raft of cancellations across cricket, golf and rugby, while others paid tribute by holding a minute\u2019s silence.<\/p>\n<p>The queen, Britain\u2019s longest-reigning monarch, died peacefully at her home in Scotland aged 96.<\/p>\n<p>The second day of the third and deciding cricket test between England and South Africa at the Oval on Friday was suspended as a mark of respect, while matches in the domestic Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy were called off.<\/p>\n<p>The English Football League (EFL) cancelled two fixtures scheduled for Friday, with the possibility of more postponements at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA determination regarding the remainder of this weekend\u2019s scheduled fixtures will be made following a review of the official mourning guidance, in addition to further consultation with DCMS and other sports on Friday morning,\u201d the EFL said.<\/p>\n<p>British media reported that the Premier League is also likely to decide on the weekend\u2019s fixtures on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>At Wentworth, which is hosting the BMW PGA golf Championship, the flagship event of Europe\u2019s DP World Tour, play was suspended on Thursday, and organisers cancelled Friday\u2019s second round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was truly an inspiration to people the world over \u2026 no play will take place at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday and the golf course and practice facilities will be closed,\u201d the Tour said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Forster, captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, said the queen\u2019s 70-year patronage was a \u201cgreat honour\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing her accession in 1952, Her late Majesty graciously accepted the Patronage of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews \u2026 although not a golfer, Her late Majesty\u2019s 70-year patronage of the club was a great honour for its members,\u201d said Forster.<\/p>\n<p>Saracens\u2019 game against Northampton Saints in the Premiership Rugby Cup later on Thursday was postponed while Scottish Rugby has suspended all domestic watches this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The British Horseracing Authority has also suspended all events for two days.<\/p>\n<p>A minute\u2019s silence was observed at Europa League soccer games featuring British teams on Thursday, while the U.S. Open tennis championships and motor racing\u2019s Formula One will also observe silences.<\/p>\n<p>World Athletics president Sebastian Coe hailed the queen for her role in the successful staging of the 2012 London Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the most demanding of roles, she has shown exceptional leadership, grace, wisdom and fortitude, touching us across the full fabric of society, including sport,\u201d said Coe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never forget her total commitment to the success of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru; 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