French captain Thierry Dusautoir looks to make his last appearance at Eden Park in the first test against the All Blacks. Having lost the Rugby World Cup final there he hopes to walk off the field with a win.

Andrew Alderson joins Cameron McMillan from Cardiff to discuss the Champions Trophy the Black Caps' chances of getting out of group A.

Emirates Team New Zealand Meteorologist Roger 'Clouds' Badham gives his perspective from above on the conditions that the sailors will face on the San Francisco Bay.

The All Blacks are expecting the unexpected from the French. They are fully aware of the danger the French pose, especially after such a poor performance in the six nations competition.

All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has named his team to play France in the first of three tests. The talking point was the naming of Dane Coles as starting hooker, Hansen believes he has all the skills and mental capacity to play the game and he is part of the All Blacks future.

Passions run high in any international amputee soccer match. Photo / Video: 101unbelievablegoals.

Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray give their expert opinion and analysis after the All Blacks announced the squad to take on the French in the first of three test at Eden Park.

Martin Guptill's 189 not out, the highest score by a New Zealander in one-day internationals, led the visitors to 359 for three in the second match of the series.

There were six new faces announced today in Steve Hansen's All Blacks squad to face France in the upcoming three-match test series. Joining the squad are the Blues trio of Steven Luatua, Charles Piutau and Francis Saili alongside Hurricane lock Jeremy Thrush, Chiefs prop Ben Afeaki and Crusaders backrower Matt Todd. The 32-man squad will be captained by No 8 Kieran Read with the All Black's stalwart No 10 acting as vice captain for the series.

French Rugby head coach Philippe Saint-Andre said the team is already beginning to focus on the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Bringing a squad of 35 players he hopes giving them game time will help bring back the flare. Another 8 players are still to arrive after their provincial finals.

Andrew Alderson joins Cameron McMillan from London to discuss the first ODI against England at lord's.

A solid third day on San Francisco Bay for the team today. The guys are learning more and more about sailing here everyday, but perhaps the best lesson of the day was learning a new high speed which the AC72 can fly at.

Land Rover, an Official Global Sponsor of the British & Irish Lions, talked to Head Coach Warren Gatland on his experiences of playing against the Lions.

Robin van Persie shows off his skills against children at freestyle tournament. Video / Youtube: RialaR9

Former Warriors coach Daniel Anderson opens up about his bodysurfing accident in Australia that left him paralysed. Video / Fox League

An amateur football game in Germany takes a farcical turn when a long-range shot is tipped onto the American Football posts behind the goal, bounces back into play and the striker scores. Video / Youtube: Renkian Barrymore.

New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray discuss who they think should make it onto the the All Blacks Squad for the French match.

Leo Bertos, Ben Sigmund, Andrew Durante and other stars of the Phoenix football club get together with the kids at Hataitai primary school and Raroa Intermediate in Wellington to record some great advice about playing fair and enjoying sport. For more tips, go to unicef.org.nz.

New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray discuss the weekends big games, and the senior players selected for the All Blacks.

Dejected captain Brendon McCullum and bittersweet strike bowler Tim Southee reflected on letting a prime opportunity slip. Yes, it would have been the third highest chase in 127 Lord's tests but, with more than five sessions to spare, it somehow seemed realistic.

Andrew Alderson joins Cameron McMillan from London to discuss the first test at Lord's and how the Black Caps can stage an upset.

A young woman was hit in the head by a cricket ball when the Delhi Daredevils played the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL last week. Video / Youtube: Thepatches919.

New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray discuss the 38-man training squad for the French test series.

Herald cricket scribe David Leggat and NZ Herald head of sport Dylan Cleaver discuss the upcoming Lord's test.

New Zealand athlete Ben Brown revisits his old friend, Huka Falls. The falls run off the Waikato, New Zealand's longest river. Watch Ben Brown kayak down the falls, much to the surprise of the spectators.

1200 people ran, jumped, scrambled and crawled their way around Sir Barry Curtis Park.The inaugural Mazda O-Rock event was met with instant approval from all entrants who thrived on the adventurous nature of the 6km obstacle course that included navigating 11 obstacles. The course included running over cars, climbing a rock wall and crawling under a cargo net but no mud in sight.

Herald cricket scribes David Leggat and Andrew Alderson discuss the ethics of the International Cricket Council and the line up for the Lord's test.

Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum speaks out during the warm up matches about the upcoming first test at Lords while returning fast bowler Doug Bracewell is adjusting to the conditions and the new Duke ball.

My Parents are Ugly? Watch the cartoon with all the family. Come on Mum and Dad – sort out your sideline behaviour! While most parents are great sideline supporters, some aren’t. My Parents are Ugly is a book from New Zealand Rugby as part of their Applaud initiative, based on a boy’s view of his parents at a game of rugby.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Otago Boys High School rugby coach Ryan Martin about the increasingly intense secondary school rugby scene, and to Southern front rower Warren Moffat.