Premier League and all other English football fixtures postponed after death of the Queen

The football associations of England, Wales, and Scotland have postponed all matches into next week after the death of the Queen, but rugby games will go ahead as planned.

The English and Welsh FA's decisions cover all football matches under their control, from the Premier League to grassroots, while the Scottish FA said only professional games would be affected.

The moves were revealed as a growing number of events are cancelled or postponed out of respect for Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

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The Mercury Prize was among the most notable events to be postponed on Thursday night.

The FA's decision, which was revealed after the Premier League and English Football League suspended matches, delays the start of the Women's Super League season and comes despite government guidance which stated there was no official obligation to cancel events.

It is understood that halting the matches was agreed purely as a mark of respect, though some fans and public figures voiced criticism on social media, suggesting sport would have brought people together.

Many said the postponements would also intensify fixture congestion ahead of the World Cup this autumn in Qatar.

In contrast, rugby league and rugby union fixtures will go ahead as planned, the RFL and RFU confirmed respectively.

Here are all the major events to have been affected so far:

Friday

It is appropriate to start with the Queen's favourite sport.

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced last evening that meetings scheduled for Friday - including the third day of the St Leger meeting at Doncaster - had been cancelled.

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The English Football League also postponed two matches scheduled for Friday - Burnley v Norwich in the Championship and Tranmere v Stockport in League Two.

The Scottish Professional Football League also postponed its Championship contest between Dundee and Cove Rangers.

The Northern Ireland Football League also postponed Friday night's matches between Cliftonville and Glentoran and Larne and Dungannon, along with the rest of the weekend programme.

The Scottish Rugby Union has delayed all domestic competitive games this weekend as a mark of respect, and the women's summer Test international between Scotland and Spain on Sunday is also off.

The RFL postponed Friday's Betfred Championship fixture between Sheffield Eagles and Dewsbury Rams, but the first Super League elimination play-off between Catalans Dragons and Leeds will go ahead as it is taking place in Perpignan, France.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that Friday's play in the men's third Test between England and South Africa at the Oval would not take place.

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Play was suspended on the first day of the PGA Championship golf at Wentworth when news of the Queen's death was announced, and the DP World Tour has confirmed there will be no play on Friday.

"Out of respect for Her Majesty and the Royal Family, play has been suspended at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club for the remainder of Thursday and flags at Wentworth Club will be lowered to half-mast," a Tour statement said.

"Furthermore, no play will take place at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday and the golf course and practice facilities will be closed. Further updates on the resumption of play will be provided in due course."

Friday's Tour of Britain stage was promptly cancelled and later on Thursday evening the rest of the tour, which was set to finish on the Isle of Wight on Sunday, was called off entirely.

Away from the sporting world, the second day of a 48-hour strike by Royal Mail staff was cancelled.

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Weekend

The Premier League and English Football League confirmed on Friday morning that all the weekend's fixtures would be postponed.

The top flight organisation wrote: "To honour her extraordinary life and contribution to the nation, and as a mark of respect, this weekend's Premier League match round will be postponed, including Monday evening's game."

The FA later confirmed that all games, including grassroots, would not take place - a decision matched by its Welsh counterpart, while the Scottish FA said its decision applied only to professional matches.

The BHA also confirmed racing would not take place as scheduled on Saturday but return as normal the following day with an extended nine-race card planned for Doncaster.

The ECB confirmed that cricket would resume on Saturday, with the start of the third test included in the line-up of fixtures. It cited the government guidance on sport for its decision.

The Scottish Rugby Union has delayed all domestic competitive games this weekend as a mark of respect, while the women's summer Test international between Scotland and Spain on Sunday is also off.

The RFL said its decision to play on across the sport reflected a "desire to come together" among teams and within communities, with black armbands and periods of silence to be observed.

The move allows the Betfred Super League Elimination Play-Off to take place on Saturday.

The English RFU said all rugby union games would be played as planned to "help us all to unite at this time of national mourning".

Although the BBC Proms was among the events to be called off, the annual celebration is best known for Last Night of the Proms, which will not take place on Saturday.

The Sandringham Game and Country Fair, due to be staged on the Sandringham estate over the weekend, was cancelled as a mark of respect shortly after the Queen's death was announced.

The Italian Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, with a minute's silence planned before practice on Friday and another expected before the race.

The TUC union organisation said that its annual Congress, due to begin on Sunday, would be rescheduled to a later date.

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Next week

It is early in the period of national mourning, and decisions about events scheduled for next week are likely to continue to be made over the weekend.

One piece of welcome news for commuters was that strikes on the rail network, due on Thursday and Saturday, have been dropped by the three unions involved as a mark of respect.

Strike action by criminal barristers is to continue, though protests outside courts and parliament have been cancelled.

And the Bank of England's next interest rate decision, which was due on Thursday, has been postponed by a week until Thursday 22 September.

Ahead of London Fashion Week, which is due to begin on 16th September - a week on Friday - it is understood that organisers have allowed shows which will not clash with the funeral to go ahead, but parties have been cancelled.