Phillip Hughes: Sport pays tributes to Australian cricketer

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England and Australia held a minutes applause for Phillip Hughes before their match at TwickenhamImage source, Getty Images
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England and Australia held a minute's applause at Twickenham

Tributes were paid to Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes at sports fixtures around the world on Saturday.

Hughes died aged 25 on Thursday, two days after being struck on the neck during a domestic match in Australia.

England and Australia rugby union players wore black armbands and held a minute's applause at Twickenham.

England and Sri Lanka cricketers held a silence and Australian footballer Mile Jedinak took a bat onto the pitch before Crystal Palace faced Swansea.

Countryman Adam Federici placed a bat in his goal during Reading's Championship match against Norwich.

Elsewhere, a minute's silence was observed at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff before Wales faced South Africa in a rugby union international.

Arsenal and Manchester United were among a number of Premier League football teams to add tributes using #putyourbatsout on social media.

And football teams in Australia's A-League paid tribute to Hughes before and during their games. Fans applauded in the 63rd minute of matches to mark Hughes's score when he was struck.

Hughes's funeral will be on Wednesday, and Australia's first Test against India will not start the following day as it had been scheduled to do.

Crystal Palace's Australian captain Mile Jedinak held a cricket bat in tribute to Phillip HughesImage source, Crystal Palace
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Crystal Palace's Australian captain Mile Jedinak held a cricket bat in tribute to Hughes

Australian and Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici placed a cricket bat behind his goal for his side's match against NorwichImage source, Reading FC
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Australian goalkeeper Adam Federici placed a cricket bat in his goal for Reading's match against Norwich

Cricket bats and the Australian mascot were placed at the entrance to the Twickenham pitchImage source, Getty Images
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Cricket bats and the Australian mascot were placed at the side of the Twickenham pitch

Sri Lankan bats and caps are lined up in tribute to young Australian batsman Phillip Hughes who diedImage source, AFP
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Sri Lanka players lined up their bats and caps

England and Sri Lanka held a two minutes silence for Phillip Hughes before their one-day international in ColomboImage source, AFP
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England and Sri Lanka held a two-minute silence before their one-day international in Colombo

A cricket bat and Welsh cap were put out in memory of Phillip Hughes before the Autumn international match between Wales and South Africa at Millennium StadiumImage source, Getty Images
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A cricket bat and Welsh cap were put out before the autumn international match between Wales and South Africa

Fans applauded in the 63rd minutes of the A-League match between Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory in BrisbaneImage source, Getty Images
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Fans applauded in the 63rd minute of the A-League match between Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory

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