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Supporters were on the edge of their seats as Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa battled it out, neck and neck for much of the ninth race.

Emirates Team New Zealand on Match Point

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/team-new-zealand-on/"></div>(Reuters) – Team New Zealand moved within one race win of a second successive America’s Cup triumph but their hopes of sealing the match on Tuesday disappeared when race 10 was abandoned due to unfavourable wind off the coast of Auckland. After a short postponement, defender TNZ won the ninth race by 30 seconds over […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Sett...

Luna Rossa head back to the sheds now in win or go home territory.

The best race of the 36th Americas Cup so far by Mark Jardine 16 Mar 05:13 GMT 10-17 March 2021 Americas Cup match day 6 - Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and Emirates Team New Zealand battle it out in race 9 © ACE / Studio Borlenghi Day 6 of the 36th Americas Cup saw the teams lining up on Course C. This is what everyone has wanted and is known as the sailors course with gusts and shifts aplenty. With a South Westerly forecast and a Westerly wind on the course it took a l...

Up to 15 knots of breeze are predicted for the Waitematā Harbour.

'There's some bizarre stuff going on. The ball's always bouncing in the America's Cup.'

Team New Zealand reached match point in the Americas Cup Tuesday but were denied a chance to clinch the trophy when fickle winds forced the days second race to be abandoned. The hosts staged a come-from-behind win in race nine to extend their lead over Luna Rossa to 6-3, needing just one more vict ..

OPINION: A nation and their team remain on tenterhooks, but this gripping contest didn't deserve to be decided on a lottery.

Photo: © Photosport Ltd Despite twice being bettered off the start line by Luna Rossa on Monday, the Cup holders held their nerve on both occasions to eventually get past and cross the finish in front. The dual victories gave Team New Zealand a 5-3 lead, putting them two more wins away from retaining the Auld Mug in the best of 13 series. The Cup hosts made the first official pass of the match stick on leg three of the days first race, pulling away from their to claim victory by 58 seconds. Th...