Northampton 9 Racing 92 9: Northampton’s England contingent failed to make an impression as Eddie Jones resumed his busy pre-Christmas scouting tour of the Aviva Premiership clubs last night.

Worcester 13 Northampton 12: It wasn’t just a new dawn for English rugby that kicked off at Sixways last night, just six days removed from the World Cup hosts’ disastrous exit. 

Clermont Auvergne 27 Northampton Saints 5: Nick Abendanon hopes his stellar evening against Northampton has offered England additional reason to soften their stance on selecting overseas-based players.

Why does JJ Hanrahan’s decision to leave Munster for Northampton Saints hurt so much? Because he’s one of our own, writes Ronan O’Gara.

It should have been a day when the retention of Ian Keatley for another two seasons was celebrated by Munster supporters, along with the commitment shown by three up and coming players, writes Simon Lewis.

George North’s quartet of tries reinvigorated Northampton’s European campaign, but the 34-6 victory over the Ospreys came at a cost with England centre Luther Burrell departing early through injury.

Leinster 9 Northampton 18

Former Munster favourite Paul Warwick tasted defeat to Northampton Saints on Saturday but the Australian reckons Leinster have the quality to overcome the English title chasers when they meet at Franklin’s Gardens this weekend.

Northampton 27 Ospreys 16

Northampton 27 Ospreys 16

Glasgow 27 Northampton 20

Ulster 9 Northampton Saints 10

Ulster 9 Northampton 10

Northampton 6 Ulster 25

Danny Cipriani was Sale’s hero as the Premiership strugglers overturned a 15-point deficit to gain a dramatic, morale-boosting 34-33 triumph over Cardiff on their return to the Heineken Cup.

Northampton 24 Glasgow 15

Rupert Murdoch is unfit to run a major international company, British lawmakers said, finding him responsible for a culture of illegal phone hacking that has convulsed his News Corporation media empire.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is not "a fit person" to run a major international corporation, a committee of MPs said today.

James Murdoch insisted again today that he was not originally told of evidence suggesting phone hacking was widespread at the News of the World.

The News of the World’s former head of news was told to deliberately mislead the McCanns’ spokesman about the newspaper’s plans to publish Kate McCann’s diary, he said.

Scarlets 17 Northampton 29

NORTHAMPTON produced a disciplined and ruthless performance to defeat Aviva Premiership leaders Harlequins and record their seventh win in their last eight outings.

NEWLY published emails show that News International boss James Murdoch was sent details in 2008 of claims that phone-hacking was “rife” at the News of the World.

NORTHAMPTON coach Jim Mallinder has questioned the consistency of refereeing in the Heineken Cup after his side suffered a crushing defeat at sunny Stade Pierre Antoine.

Castres 41 Northampton 22

Harry Potter author JK Rowling and actress Sienna Miller will give evidence about their experiences of media intrusion to the Leveson Inquiry in London today.

KATE MCCANN told the Leveson Inquiry she felt like “climbing into a hole and not coming out” when the News of the World printed her intensely personal diary.

The News of the World’s editor “verbally beat into submission” missing child Madeleine McCann’s parents after they gave an interview to another publication, they said today.

MPs in the UK will rule on whether James Murdoch told them the truth about when he was informed of the extent of phone hacking at the News of the World.

News International executive chairman James Murdoch was today due to appear before the British Parliament as he returns for his second grilling by a Commons committee investigating the phone-hacking scandal.

AIDES to Rupert Murdoch were warned as far back as 2008 that there was a culture of illegal voicemail hacking at the News of the World tabloid, according to documents released in Britain yesterday.

JAMES MURDOCH knew more than three years ago that phone hacking at News Corp’s News of the World went beyond one “rogue” reporter, the company’s ex-chief British legal counsel told politicians, contradicting denials by Murdoch.

James Murdoch said today he stood by his evidence to MPs investigating the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

The former legal chief of News Group Newspapers today told MPs he was “certain” he told James Murdoch about an explosive email which proved that knowledge of phone-hacking was more widespread at the News of the World than the company had claimed.

PREMIERSHIP club Northampton Saints gained a small measure of revenge as they won this Heineken Cup final rematch at Donnybrook last night.

James Murdoch is “likely” to be recalled before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee as part of its inquiry into phone hacking at the News of the World, Labour MP Tom Watson said today

The former managing editor of the News of the World was arrested today on suspicion of phone hacking and inappropriate payments to police, according to reports.

THE private detective at the centre of phone-hacking allegations was an “employee” who “acted on the instructions of others”, his legal team said last night.

CLAIMS that James Murdoch knew three years ago that phone hacking at the News of the World was not confined to a single “rogue” reporter have been referred to the police.

Claims that James Murdoch knew three years ago that phone hacking at the News of the World was not confined to a single “rogue” reporter have been referred to the police in the UK.

James Murdoch could be asked to clarify his evidence to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, chairman John Whittingdale said.

NEWS Corp’s James Murdoch yesterday denied a statement from former employees of the British newspaper at the centre of the scandal that has rocked his father’s media empire, that he had given “mistaken” evidence to British lawmakers this week.

FOR most of those watching as last Saturday’s second-half unfolded, the transformation seemed to take little more than the blink of an eye.

Leinster 33 Northampton 22