More postponements hit Boxing Day sporting schedule

The Championship games at Scunthorpe and Middlesbrough this morning became the latest victims of the wintry weather. The visit of Preston to Glanford Park was postponed because of a frozen pitch. Despite being covered for the last fortnight, parts were deemed unplayable, forcing the Iron to postpone a second successive home game, following the fixture against Nottingham Forest a fortnight ago. In Scotland, the SPL game between Kilmarnock and Hearts at Rugby Park has been called off. Blackpool will inspect their pitch at noon on Boxing Day to see whether the 3pm kick-off against Liverpool can go ahead. Boxing Day postponements Football Championship Middlesbrough v Nottm Forest Scunthorpe v Preston League One Bristol Rovers v Walsall Notts County v Rochdale Oldham v Carlisle Peterborough v Colchester Tranmere v Sheff Wed Yeovil v Brentford League Two Accrington Stanley v Crewe Bradford v Chesterfield Bury v Torquay Macclesfield v Morecambe Port Vale v Lincoln City Stockport v Rotherham Blue Square Bet Premier Bath City v Newport County Darlington v Fleetwood Town Forest Green v Kidderminster Southport v Barrow Wrexham v Altrincham York v Gateshead Scottish Premier League Kilmarnok v Hearts Scottish First Division Queen of South v Dundee Stirling v Morton Scottish Second Division Peterhead v Stenhousemuir Airdrie Utd v East Fife Brechin v Ayr Dumbarton v Forfar Scottish Third Division Annan Ath v Berwick East Stirling v Albion Elgin v Clyde Rugby Union Premiership Bath v Exeter Gloucester v Northampton Newcastle v Leeds (rescheduled for 27 December) Magners League Connacht v Munster (rescheduled for 27 December) Horse Racing Towcester, Royal Down, Wincanton, Huntingdon, Wetherby.