The cold snap has frozen several pitches across the country

The wintry weather across Britain caused the postponement of numerous games over the weekend in England, Scotland and Wales.

Severe snow warnings remain in place for east and south-east England, the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber.

Only one game in League Two survived, with the entire Blue Square Premier programme frozen out.

Rugby union, rugby league and horse racing meetings have also been affected by the cold snap.

Fans are advised to check before travelling to any game or event.

Some games had already been called off on Friday - while Wycombe appealed to fans to help staff grit the car park and roads leading to the ground, and clear them of snow and ice. The game against Oldham was eventually cleared to go ahead after the Adams Park pitch was judged to be playable.

Grays Athletic also put out a "snow clearing" appeal ahead of their game with York - asking if any fans have "a small tractor or a quad bike" the club could borrow, before eventually declaring at 1300 GMT that the game would go ahead - but then announcing 15 minutes later that it had been called off.

Similarly, Gateshead's game with Kettering passed a morning inspection, but it became the last of the Blue Square Premier games to be called off, just over an hour before kick-off.

Hamilton's Scottish Premier League game with Dundee United was postponed about 15 minutes before kick-off because of a freak snowstorm.

Gillingham have asked their supporters to bring shovels to clear the pitch for their game against Stockport.

The Scottish lower divisions and English non-League football were also badly affected, with only a handful of games surviving in some leagues.

In other sports, Newport-Gwent Dragons' rugby union game against Biarritz was moved to Llanelli on Saturday after being frozen out on Friday evening.

Ulster's game against Stade Francais in Brussels has been called off, and Northampton's clash with Treviso in northern Italy has been put back an hour until 1430 GMT. Numerous lower league games in Scotland and the national leagues in England have also fallen victim to the weather.

A large number of rugby league games have been called off in the National Conference leagues, while Saturday's race meetings at Haydock, Ascot and Newcastle have been called off - with Haydock called off only 30 minutes before the scheduled start.

But Saturday's action on the hurdles track at Navan has received the all-clear following a morning inspection.

And Carlisle officials will check conditions on Saturday ahead of Sunday's National Hunt fixture.

Championship:
Blackpool v West Brom
Cardiff v Leicester
Scunthorpe v Ipswich

League One:
Colchester v Carlisle

League Two:
Accrington v Barnet
Aldershot v Bradford
Bury v Macclesfield
Cheltenham v Burton
Crewe v Torquay
Darlington v Northampton
Hereford v Lincoln (Fri)
Port Vale v Chesterfield
Rotherham v Dagenham & Redbridge

Blue Square Premier (all games postponed):
Altrincham v Eastbourne
Cambridge Utd v Oxford Utd (Fri)
Crawley v AFC Wimbledon
Ebbsfleet v Histon
Gateshead v Kettering
Grays v York
Hayes & Yeading v Kidderminster
Luton v Forest Green
Rushden & Diamonds v Chester
Salisbury v Tamworth
Stevenage v Barrow
Wrexham v Mansfield

Scottish Premier League:
Hamilton v Dundee United

Scottish Division One:
Ayr v Partick
Queen of the South v Raith

Scottish Division Two (all games postponed):
Cowdenbeath v Arbroath
Dumbarton v Alloa
East Fife v Brechin City
Peterhead v Clyde
Stirling v Stenhousemuir

Scottish Division Three:
Annan Athletic v Livingston
East Stirling v Albion
Elgin v Stranraer
Forfar v Berwick

NB Games may be postponed at short notice. The BBC is not responsible for any postponements or rearranged fixtures. Fans are advised to check before travelling to any game or event.

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