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Manchester City’s Premier League match against West Ham headlined a number of high-profile fixtures called off due to Storm Ciara on Sunday.
The Blues have taken the decision to call off the fixture, which was due to kick off at 4:30pm. The sell-out Women’s Super League north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham was another of the biggest fixtures to fall victim to the weather.
“Our fixture against SpursWomen at Meadow Park today has been postponed on the grounds of crowd safety, due to extreme weather conditions,” Arsenal Women posted on their official Twitter account. Please do not travel to Meadow Park.”
Other WSL games between Bristol City and Reading and Birmingham versus Reading were also postponed, as were the Championship games at Charlton, Coventry, Crystal Palace and Lewes.
All three race meetings in Britain and Ireland were abandoned because of the high winds and rain sweeping the British Isles.
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Waves crash into the wall at Newhaven in East Sussex, as Storm Ciara hits the UK
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Firefighters rescuing a person from a car in a flooded street in Blackpool
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Cars make their way through floodwaters as Storm Ciara hits in Accrington
EPA
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Dozens of domestic and international flights have been cancelled as Storm Ciara is set to batter the UK and Ireland with heavy rain and winds of more than 80 miles per hour
AFP via Getty
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High water levels in Hawes, North Yorkshire
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A fallen tree in the Longlevens area of Gloucester
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Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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Poor weather conditions at Bramall Lane ahead of Sheffield United's Premier League game against Bournemouth
Action Images via Reuters
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The river Tweed bursts its banks in the Scottish Border
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A trampoline on the railwayline between Sevenoat and Orpington
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Combination photo showing a crane at a building site in Worthing, West Sussex, which is rotating on its own in the wind
PA
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Manchester City's match against West Ham has been called off due to the extreme weather
Reuters
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
PA
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Waves hitting the Cobb in Lyme Regis
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Flooded pitch at Bramall Lane
Reuters
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Waves crash against the breakwater during Storm Ciara at Wimereux, France
Reuters
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The river Tweed busts its banks in the Scottish Borders
Getty
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Sheep cut off by a flooding River Tweed in The Scottish Borders
Getty
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A lifeboat passes white cliffs, as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
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Storm Ciara is also hitting areas across Europe. People walk on the Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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A woman holds a hand rail to steady herself as she walks along the harbour wall in Polperro, south west England
AFP via Getty
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People walk along the promenade as waves in break in a stormy sea alongside the lighthouse in New Brighton, north west England
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Traffic passes through water on the A66 near Bowes in County Durham
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Cladding lies on the ground after falling from the Copthorne Hotel next to the Bramall Lane
Action Images via Reuters
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Damage to one of the stands at Wisbech Town Football Club in Cambridgeshire
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Waves crash into the wall at Newhaven
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A fallen tree crushed a car in Wigan
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A man walks with a child and a dog on a dike against strong wind during the storm Ciara in Harlingen, The Netherlands
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Waves crash over the harbour wall by a lighthouse as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
AP
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Onlookers watch the storm-churned waters at Newhaven
PA
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Police attending the scene of a fallen tree blocking Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead
PA
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People get blown by the wind as waves crash over the harbour wall as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
AP
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Body boarders ride the stormy waves at Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire as Storm Ciara approaches the Welsh coastline
Reuters
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Waves crash against wind turbines at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Reuters
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People walking alone Salthill promenade in County Galway as Ireland and the UK brace for Storm Ciara
PA
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Construction workers begin the process of dismantling steps at Galway's South Park after organisers of the opening ceremony to mark Galway's year as European Capital of Culture cancelled the ceremony due to bad weather with Storm Ciara due to arrive later on Saturday
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People walking their dogs on Salthill promenade
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Blackrock Diving Tower in Salthill County Galway being battered by waves
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A body boarder rides the stormy waves at Broad Haven
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Waves crash into the wall at Newhaven in East Sussex, as Storm Ciara hits the UK
PA
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Firefighters rescuing a person from a car in a flooded street in Blackpool
South Shore Fire Station/PA
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Cars make their way through floodwaters as Storm Ciara hits in Accrington
EPA
4/50 Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse
Dozens of domestic and international flights have been cancelled as Storm Ciara is set to batter the UK and Ireland with heavy rain and winds of more than 80 miles per hour
AFP via Getty
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High water levels in Hawes, North Yorkshire
bezberesford/PA
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A fallen tree in the Longlevens area of Gloucester
Rod Minchin/PA
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Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse
AFP via Getty
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
PA
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Poor weather conditions at Bramall Lane ahead of Sheffield United's Premier League game against Bournemouth
Action Images via Reuters
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The river Tweed bursts its banks in the Scottish Border
Getty
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A trampoline on the railwayline between Sevenoat and Orpington
Network Rail Kent and Sussex/PA
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Combination photo showing a crane at a building site in Worthing, West Sussex, which is rotating on its own in the wind
PA
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Manchester City's match against West Ham has been called off due to the extreme weather
Reuters
14/50
Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
PA
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Waves hitting the Cobb in Lyme Regis
Getty
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Flooded pitch at Bramall Lane
Reuters
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Waves crash against the breakwater during Storm Ciara at Wimereux, France
Reuters
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The river Tweed busts its banks in the Scottish Borders
Getty
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Sheep cut off by a flooding River Tweed in The Scottish Borders
Getty
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A lifeboat passes white cliffs, as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
AP
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Storm Ciara is also hitting areas across Europe. People walk on the Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
EPA
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A woman holds a hand rail to steady herself as she walks along the harbour wall in Polperro, south west England
AFP via Getty
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People walk along the promenade as waves in break in a stormy sea alongside the lighthouse in New Brighton, north west England
AFP via Getty
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Traffic passes through water on the A66 near Bowes in County Durham
PA
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Cladding lies on the ground after falling from the Copthorne Hotel next to the Bramall Lane
Action Images via Reuters
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Damage to one of the stands at Wisbech Town Football Club in Cambridgeshire
PA
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Waves crash into the wall at Newhaven
PA
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A fallen tree crushed a car in Wigan
vickigregson/PA
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A man walks with a child and a dog on a dike against strong wind during the storm Ciara in Harlingen, The Netherlands
ANP/AFP via Getty
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Waves crash over the harbour wall by a lighthouse as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
AP
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Onlookers watch the storm-churned waters at Newhaven
PA
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Police attending the scene of a fallen tree blocking Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead
PA
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People get blown by the wind as waves crash over the harbour wall as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
AP
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Body boarders ride the stormy waves at Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire as Storm Ciara approaches the Welsh coastline
Reuters
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Waves crash against wind turbines at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Reuters
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People walking alone Salthill promenade in County Galway as Ireland and the UK brace for Storm Ciara
PA
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Construction workers begin the process of dismantling steps at Galway's South Park after organisers of the opening ceremony to mark Galway's year as European Capital of Culture cancelled the ceremony due to bad weather with Storm Ciara due to arrive later on Saturday
PA
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People walking their dogs on Salthill promenade
PA
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Blackrock Diving Tower in Salthill County Galway being battered by waves
PA
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A body boarder rides the stormy waves at Broad Haven
Reuters
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Exeter was first to be called off, shortly before a scheduled 8am inspection, and then Southwell’s all-weather meeting and Punchestown’s Grand National Trial card followed around an hour later.
At Punchestown, it was initially hoped the high-profile fixture would survive – but after almost 30mm of further rain on Sunday morning, it was cancelled too.
A statement from Exeter read: “Unfortunately Racing today has been abandoned.
“Wind speeds have reached unacceptable mph gusts this morning, and our localised forecast predict this to continue for the remainder of today, affecting our racing operation, public safety and grandstand areas.”
Plumpton has announced a precautionary race-day inspection at 8am for the card there on Monday
The storm conditions extended to Europe where the Dutch Eredivisie and Belgian Pro League and the Belgian second tier postponed their fixtures.
Dutch champions Ajax saw their trip to Utrecht postponed, while Alan Pardew’s ADO Den Haag had their game at Sparta Rotterdam called off.
The Bundesliga in Germany was also hit as the Rhine derby between Borussia Monchengladbach and Cologne fell victim to the weather.