Queen Elizabeth II died and many sports events were postponed.
Beijing, September 9 (Xinhua) — On the afternoon of the 8th local time, Queen Elizabeth II died. Since then, many events in British cricket, golf, rugby and other projects have been postponed.
According to several British media reports, in order to remember the Queen who died, the whole UK may mourn for 12 days. Sports events including Premier League, cricket and rugby may be postponed. Politics, entertainment activities will be canceled.
In addition to the suspension of golf activities in the BMW PGA Championship held in Wentworth, the cricket board of England and Wales also announced that the England match against South Africa held at the Oval stadium on Friday local time would be postponed.
The English Football League canceled two matches scheduled for Friday. At present, all Premier League teams have also mourned for the Queen on the official website, and changed the official website and team logo to black and white. According to British media reports, on Friday, Premier League officials will decide whether to postpone the league this weekend.
After the queen died, a one-minute silence ceremony was held before the kick-off of the UEFA Cup between Manchester United and Royal Society. The players of the two teams wore black veil and the Old Trafford stadium lowered their flags to half. Arsenal was informed of the death of the Queen in the game. Before the start of the second half, Arsenal lined up with players from the Swiss Zurich team to express their silence.
The US Open held a moment of silence before the start of the first women’s singles semi-final. F1 also plans to observe a minute of silence with all teams before Friday’s Italian Grand Prix practice. (Finished)