Northampton Saints pair Courtney Lawes and George North have been named to feature for the British and Irish Lions against the Hurricanes in Wellington tomorrow.

Neither player was involved in the first Test defeat to New Zealand on Saturday.

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Here's the moment Northampton Town chairman Kelvin Thomas and 5USport chief executive Tom Auyeung posed for the cameras, at a press conference unveiling Chinese investment at the club.

5USport now owns a 60% stake at the club, but it's being described as a "partnership" and not a "takeover".

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Confused by Northampton Town's announcement this morning? We were for a time too, but here's a brief explainer...

Essentially, a Chinese sports development and education firm has agreed to purchase a 60% stake in Northampton Town.

Guangzhou-based 5USport now has a stake in the holding company which owns the majority shareholding in the Cobblers.

However, Northampton chairman Kelvin Thomas insisted it was not a takeover and added that he and 5USport would be working as "partners".

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Thomas also said there would be no change to the overall structure of the League One club.

But there would be investment in the playing budget for boss Justin Edinburgh, as well as the East Stand and "other development areas".

Thomas told BBC Radio Northampton: "They do have the majority share. You could call it investment or you can call it a takeover. I wouldn't necessarily understand the difference.

"A takeover would tend to mean 5USport were coming in to take over, but they're not. We're working as partners and the structure of the club will stay the same, I'm staying on as chairman and the directors are staying."

Hopefully that's a little clearer...

Auctioneers believe the button, which is being sold with other items, may fetch up to £40,000.

Northampton Town chairman Kelvin Thomas says the deal between the Cobblers and Chinese company 5USport comes after seven months of dialogue between both parties...

Chinese company 5USport agrees to purchase a 60% stake in League One club Northampton Town's holding company.

Northampton Town have been tweeting comments by chairman Kelvin Thomas.

A press conference is under way at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium after it was announced that Chinese Sports Development and Education company 5USport had made a "major investment" in the League One club.

We'll bring you more reaction as we get it...

Most of the money set aside to recover the loan money has already been spent.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

The MP for North West Cambridgeshire has told me he is going to write to the secretary of state for transport over a spate of deaths on the A605 at Elton, with the most recent occurring yesterday.

Shailesh Vara said he would write to Chris Grayling "as a matter of urgency" after the fourth fatal crash in just eight weeks.

"I'm sorry to say that this is yet another incident which is occurring on the A605 and I'm afraid we've had too many in recent weeks and before," said Mr Vara.

"One thing that is absolutely clear is that the present situation is not satisfactory.

"Sadly, the record of this particular location is such that we will probably continue to have accidents."

Who could it be?

We'll let you know as soon as we hear anything.

Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sport

As we've just mentioned, Northampton Town Football Club has announced a major investment from a Chinese Sports Development and Education company, 5USport.

It's described as a partnership - part of the club's "overall investment strategy".

5USport has agreed to buy a major stake in Northampton Town Ventures Limited - the company that owns the majority shareholding in the football club.

Cobblers chairman Kelvin Thomas said it agreed to increase the playing budget and that money would also be invested in the development of the East Stand.

There will be no change in staffing, including keeping Thomas on as chairman, according to 5USport chief executive Tom Auyeung.

A Chinese company has agreed to purchase a "major stake" in Northampton Town's holding company.

Guangzhou-based sports development and education company 5USport now has a stake in Northampton Town Ventures Limited, which owns the majority shareholding in the Cobblers.

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Cobblers chairman Kelvin Thomas said there would be no change to the structure of the club, but there would be investment in the playing budget as well as the East Stand and "other development areas".

Chief executive of 5USport, Tom Auyeung, said: "We have been looking at partnering with an English football club for about 18 months now.

"We have looked closely at others, but none ticked as many boxes for us as Northampton Town."

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Thomas completed his takeover of the Cobblers from David Cardoza in November 2015. Since then the club has won promotion to League One and moved closer to restarting work on the unfinished East Stand.

"What we really liked about 5USport was their vision and intention, so we are very pleased to be able to form this partnership," said Thomas. "5USport want to invest in all the areas of the club on a sensible basis, but with a long-term view.

"This is not a short-term investment for them and we felt that was really positive for the club."

A 30-year-old man is in a "critical condition" in hospital after being attacked in Northampton town centre.

The assault happened outside the Bantam pub on Abington Square at about 03:10 on Sunday.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested.

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Northampton Town will welcome League Two side Newport County to Sixfields for a pre-season friendly.

Justin Edinburgh's former club will visit on Saturday, 29 July, with a 15:00 kick-off.

Northampton's new League One season begins a week later on Saturday, 5 August, with a trip to Shrewsbury Town.

Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton

There have been reports of the roads around Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal being used as a racetrack.

We've been told the races happened regularly during weekend evenings, but it was thought they'd died down.

However, a week ago police were called out to more reports of racing between the roundabouts on the site.

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Apparently attracted by announcements on social media, a large crowd reportedly gathered to watch about 50 cars competing and performing stunts.

"We're trying to clamp down on it as much as we possibly can," said PC Chris Gray.

"The impact it has on the community and other drivers is quite substantial. The potential for serious and fatal collisions - it's a public road, we don't know what is round the corner - is quite high."

Night shift workers at the nearby logistics hubs told us when they approached participants in the past they'd been aggressive. They said when the police turned up, the drivers and spectators dispersed but later returned.

Police have appealed for any witnesses to the incidents to come forward.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Another person has died on a stretch of the A605 near Peterborough, making it the fourth death on the road in just two months.

Police said the male driver of a Peugeot Partner died after crashing with a black Peugeot 208 and a white Suzuki Vitara at Elton yesterday evening.

Two people were killed in a crash in early May, with a third death on the road just five days later.

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Lewis Hamilton called title rival Sebastian Vettel "a disgrace" after the Ferrari driver drove into his car in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

The two clashed before one of three restarts in a chaotic race - Vettel hitting the back of Hamilton's Mercedes and then swerving sideways into him.

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Vettel said Hamilton had deliberately slowed - or "brake-tested" - him.

The Briton denied that and said Vettel's driving was "disgusting" and "not sportsman's conduct".

Vettel, of Germany, was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty in the race - won by Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo - after being found guilty of dangerous driving, but still finished a place ahead of Hamilton in fourth, extending his championship lead to 14 points.

Valtteri Bottas, Hamiton's team-mate at Brackley-based Mercedes, finished second ahead of the Williams of Canadian Lance Stroll.

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Listen to BBC local radio commentary as Northamptonshire face Leicestershire in County Championship division two.

Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sport

For the first time ever, day-night County Championship cricket will be played today at Wantage Road.

Northamptonshire play Leicestershire at the County Ground, with play not starting until 14:00 and continuing until 21:00.

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They'll still be playing in their whites but with a pink ball, rather than red, to make it easier for the batsmen to see.

All matches in this round of the Championship are being played under the same conditions.

"I'm pretty sure it will be here to stay," head coach David Ripley told BBC Radio Northampton.

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"I'll be surprised if it doesn't eek a few more bums on seats. I think I can see it catching on."

We'll have ball-by-ball commentary available here when play gets under way.