Women’s FA Cup games among postponements as Storm Dennis hits sporting schedule

Storm Dennis hit Sundays sporting programme with football, rugby league and horse racing fixtures among those affected.The fifth round of the Womens FA Cup was disrupted as games between Arsenal and Lewes and Leicester and Reading were postponed.This decision has been taken due to crowd safety issues relating to the current weather conditions and Sundays forecast, said a statement on the Arsenal website. MATCH POSTPONED This decision has been taken due to crowd safety issues relating to the current weather conditions. Please do not travel to Meadow Park.Read more details here Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) February 16, 2020The safety of all supporters at Meadow Park is of paramount importance, while we have also taken consideration of the impact of weather conditions on the journey Lewes supporters will be making.This match will now be played on Sunday, February 23 with kick-off at 1pm at Meadow Park.Leicester City Women tweeted: Due to #StormDennis the decision has been made to cancel todays fixture against @ReadingFCWomen.With current and prospective weather conditions, current flooding blocking access to the ground, our main concern is the safety of players, staff and supporters.MATCH POSTPONEDDue to #StormDennis the decision has been made to cancel todays fixture against @ReadingFCWomen.With current and prospective weather conditions, current flooding blocking access to the ground, our main concern is the safety of players, staff and supporters Leicester City Women (@LCWFC_official) February 16, 2020Fifth-round ties between Crystal Palace and Brighton and Sunderland and Birmingham, however, did pass morning pitch inspections and were set to go ahead.In rugby league, Halifaxs Betfred Championship with Dewsbury Rams was postponed.After an early inspection by a match commissioner todays game with @DewsburyRams been postponed due to an unplayable pitch, Halifax posted on the clubs Twitter account.MATCH OFF!!!!!!!!!!After an early inspection by a match commissioner todays game with @DewsburyRams been postponed due to an unplayable pitch.More details on the rearranged fixture once agreed by both clubs. pic.twitter.com/I2wxHQvX6B Halifax Rugby League Club (@Halifax_RLFC) February 16, 2020The only horse racing in Britain on Sunday is due to be at Kempton, after the meeting at Market Rasen was lost to the weather.A precautionary inspection resulted in positive news for the all-weather fixture at Kempton, with wind reported to have calmed sufficiently, although a wet day was in store.Exeter rearranged after being hit by Storm Ciara a week ago was called off on Saturday.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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