What sporting events are off this weekend and what are going ahead? Premier League postponed but England cricket, Premiership Rugby, golf at Wentworth and Italian Grand Prix all on

Much of the sporting world will continue as normal this weekend following the sad death of Queen Elizabeth II.

British sport was put on hold on Friday with the country in mourning for the UK's longest-serving monarch who has died at the age of 96.

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EFL football, England cricket, golf at Wentworth and several horse racing meetings were postponed on Friday.

It was then confirmed that Premier League, EFL and National League fixtures this weekend will not take place.

In addition, the 2022 Tour of Britain has been cancelled, there will be no horse racing on Saturday and this weekend's world title fight between Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields has been postponed.

More updates from the major bodies in UK sport are expected over the coming days and with the Queen’s funeral set to be held on Monday, September 19, the British sporting calendar could be disrupted further this month.

But some sports are set to carry on as normal while others will recommence over the weekend.

Here’s a list of what is going ahead as planned and we will update further once more news is confirmed...

Formula 1

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

The race is being held at the famous Monza circuit.

British drivers Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Lando Norris will be in action.

Cricket

England international cricket resumed on Saturday after Friday's play was halted.

England men's Test match against South Africa will begin at The Oval and will now be a three-day game while England women's T20 side face India in Durham.

Each match will have a minute's silence and then the national anthem while all players and coaches will wear black armbands.

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Golf

The BMW PGA Championship restarted on Saturday morning and has been reduced to a 54 hole tournament.

The action at Wentworth was halted on Thursday before play was called off entirely on Friday.

Play recommenced on Saturday morning at 6:40am with the final two rounds of the tournament held over the weekend.

A two-minute period of silence took place from 9.50am on Saturday.

The DP World Tour said: "The Wentworth event will give players, caddies, staff, volunteers and spectators the opportunity to come together across the weekend, not only to express their condolences but also to celebrate the extraordinary life of Her Majesty."

Rugby Union

The start of the new Premiership Rugby season has been delayed but will happen this weekend.

Friday's matches between West Country rivals Bristol and Bath at Ashton Gate and Sale v Northampton have been postponed.

Bristol v Bath was held instead on Saturday after three other games - Champions Leicester's trip to Exeter, London Irish versus Worcester and Newcastle against Harlequins.

Gloucester will host Wasps on Sunday and will be live on talkSPORT 2.

Rugby League

The RFL postponed Friday's Betfred Championship fixture between Sheffield Eagles and Dewsbury Rams, but all other matches over the weekend will go ahead.

The Super League play-offs will start, with Catalans Dragons hosting Leeds on Friday night and Huddersfield playing Salford at home on Saturday.

Tennis

The US Open finals are coming up this weekend and will be held as normal.

Iga Swiatek beat Ons Jabeur in the women’s final on Saturday before the men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud on Sunday.

There is set to a moment of silence prior to each match this weekend.

Next week's Davis Cup Finals in Glasgow will go ahead, the Lawn Tennis Association has confirmed.

The group stage event featuring Great Britain, the United States, the Netherlands and Kazakhstan is taking place at the Emirates Arena from September 13 to 18.

As a mark of respect for The Queen, there will be a minute's silence at the start of each day's play, the national anthem will be played and the British team will wear black armbands or ribbons.

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Horse racing

The final day of the Cazoo St Leger Festival at Doncaster on Saturday has been switched to Sunday.

UFC

UFC 279 took place in Las Vegas on Saturday night with Nate Diaz beating Tony Ferguson in the rearranged headline clash.

The stacked card also included Khamzat Chimaev's first round win over Kevin Holland.

The UFC event had its own issues to contend with as Dana White had to cancel the pre-fight press conferences after fighters got into physical altercations backstage.

NFL

It's the opening weekend of the new NFL season and games will be held as normal.

The Buffalo Bills beat the LA Rams on Thursday night in the first match of the 2022 campaign.

San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys are set to be live on talkSPORT 2 on Sunday.

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Both the Great North Run and Parkrun events will continue this weekend as scheduled.

Organisers cancelled the Great North Run's 5k sister event on Friday but Sunday's half marathon will go ahead.