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  1. Lewis Hamilton's early karting circuit may closepublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    Owners of Buckmore Park are considering closing the circuit following a rejected planning proposal.

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  2. AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Northampton Townpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    Nik Tsanev saves a late penalty to earn AFC Wimbledon a crucial win against fellow League One strugglers Northampton.

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  3. Saints crush Worcester as Ashton sees redpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    Northampton Saints run in nine tries to beat 14-man Worcester Warriors, who have ex-England winger Chris Ashton sent off.

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  4. Verstappen beats Hamilton to Bahrain polepublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    Red Bull's Max Verstappen beats Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes to take a stunning pole position at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

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  5. Mercedes 'not the fastest' - Hamiltonpublished at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Lewis Hamilton says world champions Mercedes are "not the fastest" team heading into the first race of the new Formula 1 season in Bahrain.

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  6. Listen: Wasps v Sale Sharkspublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    Bristol Bears host Harlequins in the Premiership before London Irish v Bath, Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints and Wasps v Sale Sharks - listen to BBC radio commentary.

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  7. Northampton Town 1-0 Oxford Unitedpublished at 21:16 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Northampton move out of the League One relegation zone with a vital 1-0 victory over Oxford.

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  8. County cricket to continue on BBC radiopublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    BBC local radio will continue to broadcast ball-by-ball county cricket commentary for the next four seasons.

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  9. 'F1's marathon season is a junction in history'published at 07:07 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    Formula 1 finds itself at a crossroads, a junction in history, as it embarks on a marathon 2021 World Championship.

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  10. Bristol secure late win at Northamptonpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2021

    Late tries from Luke Morahan and Andy Uren give Bristol Bears a bonus-point win over Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens.

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  11. Northampton Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandrapublished at 17:51 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2021

    Northampton plunge deeper into relegation trouble at the bottom of League One after losing at home to Crewe.

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  12. Listen: Northampton Saints v Bristol Bearspublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021

    Listen to BBC radio commentary as Northampton Saints host Bristol Bears in the Premiership.

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  13. Red Bull faster than Mercedes - Vowlespublished at 15:04 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    Mercedes say they expect to start the new Formula 1 season next weekend with a slower car than Red Bull.

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  14. Grave of first Saints rugby captain to be repairedpublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    Alex Waller, captain of Northampton Saints, says the grave of Jim Barker has 'seen better days'.

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  15. Premiership Rugby Cup scrapped for 2021published at 11:24 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    This season's Premiership Rugby Cup is scrapped because of continuing concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  16. 'I gambled £50,000 on a horse and lost everything'published at 00:43 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    A former teacher and cricketer is talking about his gambling addiction to help warn others.

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  17. Northampton hang on to edge out Salepublished at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2021

    Northampton hang on for a narrow Premiership win over Sale, who pick up only a losing bonus point, at Franklin's Gardens.

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  18. Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Northampton Townpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2021

    Doncaster and Northampton battle out a scrappy goalless draw that does little to aid their aspirations at either end of the League One table.

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  19. Mercedes struggle at first F1 test daypublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    World champions Mercedes have a difficult start to three days of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.

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  20. Listen: Saturday's Premiership commentariespublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

    Listen to BBC radio commentary from Gloucester v Leicester Tigers in the Premiership after earlier wins for Northampton Saints, Exeter Chiefs and Bath.

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