How Saturday's sporting schedule has altered in light of Prince Philip funeral

The ceremonial funeral of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at 3pm on Saturday means the sporting schedule has a different look – and it is not just racing that has respectfully reshuffled its deck.

Ayr’s Scottish National meeting and the Greenham fixture at Newbury have been moved to Sunday with ITV’s main channel devoting its coverage to the funeral at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, while afternoon meetings at Thirsk and Bangor have been brought forward to 11.10am and 11.25am starts to ensure they finish before 3pm.

The Curragh’s card, including the Group 3 Gladness Stakes and Alleged Stakes, runs through as scheduled from 1.30pm to 5.25pm, while evening meetings at Brighton, where racing returns for the first time since October 2019, and Nottingham begin at 4.20pm and 4.40pm.

Saturday cards

The first FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Manchester City, who both qualified for the Champions League semi-finals this week, is shown on BBC One with kick-off remaining at 5.30pm, while Sky televise the Premier League games between Newcastle and West Ham at 12.30pm and Wolves and Sheffield United, previously scheduled for 3pm, at 8.15pm.

Saturday’s matches across the EFL have mainly been brought forward to 12.30pm, bar three 5.30pm exceptions in League One and Two, while Norwich City could seal promotion to the Premier League in their Sky-televised match against AFC Bournemouth at 8pm, if not earlier if Brentford and Swansea City fail to win.

Chelsea and Manchester City clash in the first FA Cup semi-final at 5.30 on SaturdayCredit: Shaun Botterill

Formula One has changed its schedule for qualifying for this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with final practice now at 10am and qualifying taking place between 1pm and 2.30pm – all televised on Sky Sports F1.

A national minute’s silence will be held at 3pm, which will be observed at the Crucible on day one of the Snooker World Championship before matches resume. Coverage is shown on BBC Two from 1pm to 5.30pm and on BBC Four from 7pm to 9pm. Eurosport 1 will also televise the snooker from 10am to 10pm.

Premiership Rugby has moved the kick-off times of its four matches with Exeter against Wasps – on BT Sport 3 – and Sale against Gloucester at 12.30pm followed by Newcastle v Bristol on BT Sport 1 and Harlequins v Worcester at 5pm.

County Championship games will be paused between 2.50 and 4.10Credit: Harry Trump

Saturday’s nine County Championship matches are streamed on club websites and will be paused between 2.50pm and 4.10pm while the funeral takes place.

The Copa Del Rey final between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona – the top two winningmost clubs in the competition – completes the evening's sports action, with kick-off at 8.30pm and coverage on Premier Sports 1.

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