British sport pays respects to Prince Philip
British sport pays respects to Prince Philip By Saturday Apr 17, 2021 British sport stopped to pay tribute to Prince Philip ahead of his funeral on Saturday with two minutes´ silence held before Newcastle´s Premier League match against West Ham and several Championship fixtures on Saturday. The Duke of Edinburgh died aged 99 on April 9 and English football showed its respect for the royal ahead of the funeral. Several sporting events were moved to avoid a clash with the 1400 GMT funeral, but Newcastle´s meeting with West Ham kicked off at its scheduled 1130 GMT time, with both teams lini...