Sport blitzed again by big freeze

THE winter freeze wiped out the local sporting programme yet again at the weekend, leaving local sides facing a new-year fixture backlog.

Rotherham United's match at Rochdale and Rotherham Titans' home date with Nottingham were both postponed on Saturday.

The Millers have now suffered four consecutive postponements—their longest run since 1981/82—and have not played a game since beating Bradford on December 12.

The Titans have been out of action since December 19.

All local league football and rugby games were also called off and with more sub-zero temperatures forecast for the next few days, there is already a question mark over this weekend's fixtures.