Organisers of weekend sporting events in UK to decide on schedules after queen’s death

A meeting involving representatives from sports governing bodies and the British government is scheduled for this morning

PLANS: Sporting organisations will be asked to make their own decisions about fixtures over the weekend following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Picture: Zac Goodwin/PA

Organisers of the weekend’s sporting events are to be left to decide whether to postpone their schedules in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Decisions on whether to go ahead will be made following consideration of official mourning guidance, set to be issued by the UK's cabinet office.