Sporting events cancelled, tributes paid after Queen Elizabeth dies

Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 8, 2022 General view of police officers as the big screen displays a message after the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

(Reuters) -The world of sport reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday with a raft of cancellations across cricket, golf, rugby and cycling, while others paid tribute by holding a minute's silence.

The queen, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, died peacefully at her home in Scotland aged 96.