Bad weather hits weekend sports fixtures
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Snow and freezing conditions have hit this weekend's sporting schedule with football and racing fixtures postponed.
Football League matches at Accrington, Barnet, Bristol Rovers, Bury, Crawley, Crewe, Hartlepool, Oxford, Port Vale, Rochdale, Scunthorpe, Southend, Torquay and Yeovil are all postponed.
Big race meetings at Ascot and Haydock on Saturday have also been called off.
Snow was forecast for large parts of the UK on Friday with the Met Office issuing several weather warnings.
The snow is expected to be heaviest in south east Wales, with most of England, Wales, and southern and eastern Scotland affected in some way.
In the Premier League, barring a "severe deterioration in the weather conditions,", external the Midlands derby between West Brom and Aston Villa will go ahead at 1730 GMT. Wigan's match against Sunderland has also been given the all clear.
In the Championship, the matches at Millwall, Ipswich, Peterborough and Watford have all passed morning inspections.
In League One, the matches at Doncaster, Notts County, Walsall, Swindon also passed early morning pitch inspections, while at Brentford referee Darren Deadman is happy for the game to proceed, external but the club is asking for volunteers to help clear the snow.
In League Two, Northampton's match against Burton and York City's match against Aldershot have also passed morning inspections.
The Blue Square Bet Premier match at Braintree on Friday was off and Saturday's games at Ebbsfleet, Hereford, Hyde, Lincoln and Nuneaton have been postponed.
In the Scottish Football League matches at Ayr, Cowdenbeath, Brechin, Stranraer, Stirling Albion and Berwick have all been called off.
Saturday's race meetings at Ascot, Haydock, Taunton and Lingfield and Sunday's card at Towcester are also off. The only fixture to beat the snow was the meeting on the all-weather track at Kempton
Meanwhile, Leicester on Tuesday is off, and planned fixtures at Wetherby and Catterick during the middle of next week are amongst those already in doubt.
FULL LIST OF POSTPONEMENTS
Football
League One
Bury v Stevenage
Crawley Town v Carlisle
Crewe v MK Dons
Hartlepool v Colchester United
Scunthorpe v Portsmouth
Yeovil v Preston
League Two
Accrington Stanley v AFC Wimbledon
Barnet v Fleetwood
Bristol Rovers v Exeter City
Oxford v Rotherham
Port Vale v Bradford City
Rochdale v Gillingham
Southend v Plymouth
Torquay v Chesterfield
Scottish First Division
Cowdenbeath v Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish Second Division
Ayr United v Stenhousemui
Brechin City v Albion Rovers
Stranraer v Arbroath
Scottish Third Division
Berwick Rangers v Elgin City
Stirling Albion v Annan
Blue Square Bet Premier
Ebbsfleet v Tamworth
Hereford v Dartford
Hyde v Cambridge United
Lincoln v Wrexham
Nuneaton v Luton
Horse Racing
Lingfield (Saturday)
Ascot (Saturday)
Haydock (Saturday)
Taunton (Saturday)
Towcester (Sunday)
Leicester (Tuesday)
- Published19 January 2013
- Published19 January 2013
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- Published18 January 2013