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Northampton is a town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is situated on the River Nene, 60 miles (97 km) north-west of London and 50 miles (80 km) south-east of Birmingham. Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; the population of its overall urban area was recorded as 249,093 in the 2021 census. The parish of Northampton alone had 137,387.

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Injured Furbank a doubt for England's Six Nations opener George Furbank suffered a fractured arm in Northampton's Champions Cup win over the Bulls and could miss England's opener away to Ireland in February BBC Sport - Published 5 days ago
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Sleightholme extends contract with Northampton England wing Ollie Sleightholme signs a contract extension with Northampton Saints, tying him to the club "for the foreseeable future". BBC Sport - Published on November 19, 2024

Darbon to leave Northampton for R&A CEO role Following last month's Premiership title win, Mark Darbon is to step down as Northampton Saints chief executive to lead golf's R&A. BBC Sport - Published on July 1, 2024
Sleightholme hails 'special' Saints title win Former England wing Jon Sleightholme, father of current Northampton star Ollie, hails their first title win for 10 years as "so special". BBC Sport - Published on June 10, 2024
Bath take 'pride' out of narrow final defeat Bath's coach and players are proud of their dogged 14-man performance in a narrow defeat by Northampton in the Premiership final. BBC Sport - Published on June 9, 2024

Outgoing Sarries players not thinking it's over - Farrell Saracens' outgoing players are facing Northampton for a place in the Premiership final, "not thinking it's all over" says captain Owen Farrell. BBC Sport - Published on May 30, 2024
Bath beat Northampton to earn home semi-final Bath run in six tries as they beat leaders Northampton 43-12 to finish second in the Premiership table and earn a home semi-final. BBC Sport - Published on May 18, 2024
Spinners on top as England thrash Pakistan England spinners Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn and Alice Capsey share seven wickets as the hosts beat Pakistan in Northampton by 65 runs and win the T20 series with a game to spare. BBC Sport - Published on May 17, 2024
Dominant England seal T20 series win over Pakistan England beat Pakistan by 65 runs in Northampton to secure a comfortable series victory. BBC Sport - Published on May 17, 2024

England v Pakistan, second T20 - radio & text Follow text and radio commentary from the second T20 between England and Pakistan at the County Ground in Northampton. BBC Sport - Published on May 16, 2024
Bath claim bonus-point win at Falcons to go second Bath maintained the pressure on Northampton and Saracens atop the Premiership with a 28-17 bonus point win over Newcastle Falcons. BBC Sport - Published on May 10, 2024
'Human nature' for Leinster to try to protect lead Leo Cullen agrees his Leinster side attempted to protect their lead as they held on to beat Northampton in the Investec Cup semi-final. BBC Sport - Published on May 5, 2024	Dowson laments Northampton's first-half inaccuracy Northampton Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson says his side's first-half inaccuracy cost them as they fell short of a memorable comeback against Leinster in the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals. BBC Sport - Published on May 4, 2024
Captain Ludlam misses Northampton's semi-final Northampton Saints captain Lewis Ludlam will miss his side's Investec Champions Cup semi-final against Leinster on Saturday because of a shoulder injury. BBC Sport - Published on May 3, 2024	Harlequins beat Northampton in Twickenham thriller Harlequins score six tries to win a pulsating game 41-32 against league leaders Northampton Saints at Twickenham. BBC Sport - Published on April 27, 2024
Leaders Northampton thrash local rivals Leicester Northampton equal their biggest-ever Premiership win over East Midlands rivals Leicester as they beat the 14-man Tigers 40-17 at Franklin's Gardens. BBC Sport - Published on April 20, 2024