After the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, numerous sports organizers reacted and interrupted or canceled planned competitions.
Among other things, a golf tournament, horse racing and rugby games are affected, as well as at least the lower division football games Burnley against Norwich City and Tranmere Rovers against Stockport County scheduled for Friday.
The organizers of the BMW PGA Championship in Wentworth suspended the tournament after the death became known on Thursday and want to leave the golf course closed on Friday.
Premier League cancellation open
The English Football League, which is responsible for the second, third and fourth divisions of English football, wants to make a decision for the weekend on Friday morning.
The ELF announced that this should be done in coordination with other sports.
It was not clear from the published message of condolence whether the Premier League football games scheduled for the coming days would also be cancelled.
On Thursday evening there were minutes of silence at several games in the European Football Cup.
According to UEFA, they were inserted "as a mark of respect following the sad passing of Her Majesty" on Thursday evening in games involving Britain.
According to the American news agency AP, horse races were canceled on Thursday and the competitions planned for Friday were canceled.
National rugby matches are not scheduled to take place at the weekend.
The organizers of the Tour of Britain initially canceled the Friday stage of the cycling tour and finally declared the race over late in the evening.
The weekend stages will also no longer take place.
All justified their decision with respect for the late Queen.
The NFL also thought before the start of the Queen's season.
Before the football duel between the Super Bowl winners Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills in Los Angeles on Thursday evening (local time), the stadium announcer called for a moment of silence and paid tribute to the Queen, whose message "of unity and peace people inspired around the world".
After a photo and the Queen's life data had been displayed, the huge video wall in SoFi Stadium went black.