Sport paid tribute to King Charles III on the day of his coronation, with players lining up and the national anthem being played before football, cricket, rugby union and horse racing matches throughout the country. The tribute began with Friday’s Women’s Super League match between Arsenal and Leicester at Boreham Wood, when players surrounded the centre circle to observe the national anthem. On Saturday, Chelsea forward Sam Kerr was chosen to carry her country’s flag to lead the Australian delegation as they made their way into Westminster Abbey in London before the coronation ceremony.
The national anthem was observed before four Premier League matches that kicked off at 15:00 BST, including Manchester City v Leeds, Bournemouth v Chelsea, Tottenham v Crystal Palace and Wolves v Aston Villa. Liverpool will also play the national anthem before their match against Brentford at 17:30 BST. Cricketers stood while God Save The King was played before games in the County Championship and Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy, which started on Saturday morning.
Events in London also had an impact at the Badminton Horse Trials, where the day’s dressage started at 08:00 BST and paused at 10.15 BST to allow spectators to watch the Coronation on big screens, with competition beginning again from 12:45 BST. And racing at Newmarket was put back, starting at the later time of 13:40 BST, due to the Coronation. meaning the featured 2,000 Guineas, the first classic race of the flat season, has been put back to the later time of 16:40 BST. All five matches in the final round of the Premiership, which included games at Bath, Bristol, Leicester Tigers, London Irish and Sale, featured a pause for the national anthem before the action began.
Sport paid tribute to King Charles III on the day of his coronation with players lining up and the national anthem being played before football, cricket, rugby union and horse racing matches throughout the country. Special ceremonies were held at the Newmarket horse race meeting and Badminton Horse Trials, while football’s tribute began with Friday’s Women’s Super League match between Arsenal and Leicester at Boreham Wood.
The national anthem was observed before four Premier League matches that kicked off at 15:00 BST and Liverpool will also play the national anthem before their match against Brentford at 17:30 BST. Cricketers stood while God Save The King was played before games in the County Championship and Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy, which started on Saturday morning. Events in London also had an impact at the Badminton Horse Trials, where the day’s dressage started at 08:00 BST and paused at 10.15 BST to allow spectators to watch the Coronation on big screens. Racing at Newmarket was put back, starting at the later time of 13:40 BST due to the Coronation, meaning the featured 2,000 Guineas, the first classic race of the flat season, has been put back to 16:40 BST. All five matches in the final round of the Premiership featured a pause for the national anthem before the action began.