The British and Irish Lions named an unchanged team on Thursday for the decisive third Test against the All Blacks, who gambled on rookies in a reshuffled backline.
Visiting coach Warren Gatland urged his team to "make Lions history" as he had the luxury of picking the team's first unchanged line-up since 1993.
The All Blacks, who are back-to-back worldRead more
South Africa have arrived in New Zealand full of confidence after replacing Australia at the top of the one-day cricket rankings but the Proteas will have mixed feelings about their return to Eden Park this week.
The three-Test tour kicks off with a Twenty20 international on Friday at the Auckland venue where South Africa lost the 2015 World Cup semifinalRead more
New Zealand scraped home in the first one-dayer against Australia Monday, but only after rookie all-rounder Marcus Stoinis' fell agonisingly short of dragging his team to victory with an unbeaten 146.
In just his second ODI, Stoinis took three wickets then flayed the New Zealand attack as the Australians chased a target of 287 runs at Auckland's Eden Park.
HeRead more