Weekend sport hit by snow and cold weather: full list of abandoned fixtures

As the cold weather continues to bite Great Britain the weekend’s sporting fixtures have suffered. Read a full list of fixtures and meetings affected, constantly updated as further postponements are announced.

So far the bulk of the football matches confirmed as off are in League One, with over half the planned fixtures postponed as the freezing weather conditions tighten their grip on sport.

The Championship matches between Sheffield Wednesday and Peterborough and Preston and Doncaster are the highest profile casualties so far.

Wednesday officials heeded safety fears around Hillsborough, with the pitch protected by undersoil heating but areas immediately surrounding the ground covered in a thick blanket of snow, rendering roads and pavements in the vicinity treacherous.

At present no Premier League matches have been hit, with Birmingham City officials “extremely confident” Saturday’s game against Manchester United will go ahead.

The big freeze has wreaked havoc with the fourth round of the Scottish Cup as well as matches in the lower leagues north of the border.

There are also doubts over Sunday’s televised tie between Hamilton and Rangers, while Aberdeen will hold an inspection tomorrow ahead of Saturday’s all-SPL tie with Hearts.

The Guinness Premiership is facing the possibility of a wipeout with matches at Sale, Bath and Newcastle all off.

There will be no National Hunt racing in Britain until Tuesday at the earliest as the cold snap continues to decimate the fixture list.

There has been no racing on turf since Plumpton’s meeting on Sunday and it appears not even the all-weather cards are safe from the elements after both Lingfield and Kempton were forced to call off their fixtures today.

Postponed fixtures in full:

Football

Championship:

Preston v Doncaster
Sheff Wed v Peterborough

League One:

Brighton v Brentford
Bristol Rovers v Stockport
Charlton v Hartlepool
Gillingham v Tranmere
MK Dons v Swindon
Oldham Athletic v Leyton Orient
Southampton v Huddersfield
Yeovil v Colchester

League Two:

Aldershot v Rochdale
Cheltenham v Hereford
Rotherham v Bournemouth
Shrewsbury v Barnet
Torquay v Dagenham

Scottish Cup fourth round:

Ayr United v Brechin City
Forfar v St Johnstone
Inverness v Motherwell
Kilmarnock v Falkirk
Morton v Celtic
Raith Rovers v Airdrie United

Scottish Second Division:

Cowdenbeath v Arbroath

Scottish Third Division:

Berwick v Stranraer

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Rugby Union

Magners League:

Ulster v Ospreys
Connacht v Newport Gwent Dragons

Guinness Premiership:

Bath v Northampton
Newcastle v Gloucester
Harlequins v Leeds

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Horse racing

Kempton (Thursday)
Lingfield (Thursday)

Fontwell (Friday)

Wincanton (Saturday)
Ffos Las (Saturday)

Taunton (Monday)
Ayr (Monday)