RB Leipzig deployed some ingenious early game strategy in a match against VfB Stuttgart II this past Saturday. Video / Youtube: theluke01

Kiwi Ninjas decorate Larry Ellison's party house for him, Until his son comes out. The killjoy. Courtesy: Vimeo/Andrew Somervell

Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray give their expert opinion on the All Blacks vs Springboks test match at Eden Park and the controversy around Bismarck's red card.

Emirates Team New Zealand won a thrilling race 10 in the 34th America's Cup to regain advantage of the regatta. Dean Barker describes today's racing and Jimmy Spithill talks about that 'tweet'.

Dean Barker describes what went wrong in race eight. That flipping horrible near-flip would have been the end of Team NZ's America's Cup dream. But the boat mercifully came back down. Oracle went on to easily win the race, before Team NZ caught their collective breath and made the start line for Race 9. The challengers were leading and the two boats were neck and neck up the vital third, upwind leg when the wind proved too much and the organisers abandoned the race.

Springboks head coach Heyneke Meyer acknowledge the All Blacks as the better team who won. "That's why their the world champs, they really played well. Captain Jean de Villiers still believes they are improving and will take the learnings from this game going into their next match against the Wallabies. Photos courtesy of Getty Images

All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen is pleased how some his players step up to the mark as a senior player, also he was more the happy with impressive performances from some of the young players. After all the yellow cards and hard calls from the referee Steve Hansen 'knocked it on the head' by saying they have no complaints. Photos courtesy of Getty Images

Dean Barker and Jimmy Spithill review races 6 and 7. Team New Zealand lead Oracle 6-0 in the first-to-nine series, with the Cup holders, winners in race four, still needing to win another race before they can start scoring points as part of penalties imposed by the international jury. Courtesy America's Cup.

The All Blacks captain Kieran Read says this is their biggest test for a long time. "We'll expect them to come at us pretty heavily in the forwards so that's what our challenge is this week, for the boys up front to really get stuck into it"

Springboks captain Jean de Villiers wants to see constant improvement with each game they play and not necessarily reflective of the scoreboard. "This game will will rank in the top three, if not the biggest game I've played in". Photos courtesy of Getty Images

People around San Francisco are supporting Team NZ and cheering them from NZ's second home at Moa Bar on pier 29 in the Cup village,where the place is just pumping with locals and kiwis alike cheering on the America's Cup racing. Courtesy 90secondsTV.

All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen today announced his team to play the Springboks at Eden Park. Giving Dane Coles a chance to step up and impress, the return of Liam Messam and Sam Cane to fill Richie McCaw's boots. Photos courtesy of Getty Images

Herald Rugby writers Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray give their expert opinion & analysis after the naming of the All Blacks team to play the Springboks in their first test at Eden Park. Photos courtesy of Getty Images

The Springboks have announced an unchanged squad for their first test against the All Blacks at Eden Park. "It has always been a childhood dream to play or coach a team against the All Blacks" says head coach Heyneke Meyer. Like last year he will be sideline to take in the full experience of the haka and the atmosphere at Eden Park, which he says is a sign of respect. Photos courtesy of Getty Images

Watch the two skippers reaction after the dramatic Race five victory for Emirates Team New Zealand over Oracle Team USA, Dean Barker and Jimmy Spithill explain why race six was postponed and what happens next. courtesy America's Cup.

New Zealand Herald reporters Dana Johannsen and Paul Lewis are in San Francisco covering the America's Cup finals series and give their expert opinion and analysis on the first four races.

Defending the Cup, the main event looms and we check in with the two combatants - Emirates Team New Zealand and ORACLE TEAM USA - to see how they are coming together. One team has a massive desire to bring the cup back to New Zealand. The other wants nothing more than to defend the cup and keep it in San Francisco Bay.

John Key discusses the financial implications of the Americas Cup if Team New Zealand wins.

The Springboks have arrived in Auckland fresh from their groundbreaking victory over Australia and have quickly laid on the charm, saying the All Blacks will lose little with Sam Cane playing at No7 instead of Richie. Meyer's team reported no major injuries after the victory, which is more than could be said of the All Blacks who have lost skipper McCaw for four weeks with a medial knee ligament strain after he left the Waikato Stadium pitch during the 28-13 win over the Pumas. However, Meyer believes his team will need to be fresh with plenty of energy to win against the All Blacks. "I want the guys fresh out there because, I think it's gonna be a war" Photos courtesy of Getty Images

Jock Paget completed a memorable double as New Zealand took a clean sweep of the podium at the Burghley horse trials in Lincolnshire today. The 29-year-old Olympian won the three-day classic aboard Clifton Promise to complete a double of Badminton and Burghley - not achieved in the same year, on the same horse, since 1989 with Virginia Leng and Master Craftsman.

Not much beauty and not enough of the beast - other than win, the All Blacks didn't do anything last night to force any radical change in opinion about where they currently stand. They were neither emphatic nor catastrophic. They didn't leave any indelible impression in the way they went about their business. The endeavour was honest, the commitment to task all that it should have been, but there was no wow factor. It was functional, slug it out rugby.

The All Blacks have sent a message of support and 'good luck' to the Team NZ sailors on the eve of the America's Cup finals series. While captain McCaw and coach Hansen are more traditional.. the expert sailing tips from the All Black mid-field duo are more technical.

Hamilton is ready for the All Blacks v Pumas test. The captains expect each team to step up in effort and control. While McCaw will play what is front of him, Argentina need to not make mistakes and play that elusive 'perfect game'.

For the first time in the history of the America's Cup, young, talented sailors have a clear pathway towards competing for one of the most prestigious trophies in sport.

Herald on Sundays' Paul Lewis spoke to Team New Zealand designer Pete Melvin - one of the masterminds behind the AC72 class -who says upwind foiling is more likely to be used as means of providing short bursts of speed to position themselves optimally on the race course.

Herald experts Paul Lewis and Dana Johannsen give their expert opinion and analysis in the America's Cup final starting on Sunday, including reaction from Oracle's CEO Sir Russell Coutts to the jury decision and possible NZ media influence in that outcome.

The long All Black wait for second five-eighths Francis Saili is almost over.Since he made the squad more than three months ago, Saili has watched Blues buddies all make their test debuts against France in the June tests. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen acknowledges Dan Carter is under pressure to perform on Saturday following a limited diet of test rugby and a chasing pack of first-fives, but is backing him to re-assert himself on the big stage.

Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray give their opinion and analysis of the All Black team to play the Pumas, the new selections and the Argentinian reputation for thuggery.

Race one of the America's Cup might only be days away, but the shore crew a still continually tuning up and making improvements and repairs to every element of the massive.

King Craig Vitale knocks out Joe Muir twice before he hits the mat in a bout in Australia. Video / Youtube: Fightcardpromotions