Oracle Team USA are turning the screw on Emirates Team New Zealand, bringing more intensity to the victory that just will not arrive.

New Zealand has a new golden girl on the water - and she's right behind Team New Zealand to bring home the America's Cup.

A Kiwi-cringe factor has encroached on what has been an outstanding sporting contest at the America's Cup.

Sailing reporters Paul Lewis and Dana Johannsen answer three burning questions after today's action on the water in the 34th America's Cup.

Auckland's Waterfront Shed 10 & the Cloud were both filled to capacity this morning but, the hopes of joy soon faded into frustration. Supporters and fans remain faithful, they will be back at sunrise for what hopes to be history in the making.

A loud boo rang out around Auckland's Shed 10 As hopes of clinching the America's Cup were dashed.

New Zealand's cruel residence on the precipice of America's Cup ownership continued today with yet another weather intervention ushering in a big loss to Oracle Team USA.

It's hard enough beating Oracle Team USA - but the clock as well?

New Zealand's cruel residence on the precipice of America's Cup ownership continued today with yet another weather intervention ushering in a big loss to Oracle Team USA.

Larry Ellison - the billionaire tech mogul and the mastermind behind this year's America's Cup format - has been a no-show at his own party.

More than a million New Zealanders have been watching the America's Cup live online, adding to the hundreds of thousands viewing the racing on television.

As much as Peter Burling and Blair Tuke would love to be in on an America's Cup campaign, it remains a long-term goal because the priority is winning gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

An excited roar ripples through Shed 10 like a stiff breeze sweeping across San Francisco Bay. The impossible has happened. The wind has dropped and race two - against all expectations - is actually going to happen.

Match point can be the hardest to win. Anticipation makes some players choke, drop serve, let a tough competitor back into the match. Dean Barker's demeanour says he is not a choker.

When the debate starts for the whys and wherefores of the next Cup, we'd like to sway their judgment. Pick us, pick us.

The New Zealand company which pioneered cutting-edge television graphics for the America's Cup was shut down after an executive stole almost $600,000 from its accounts.

On tiny details can great victories be won. Team New Zealand made two mistakes yesterday and it cost them a loss by 31s.

The percentages are still with Team New Zealand but, for the first time yesterday, it was possible to sneak a sideways, respectful glance at Oracle Team USA... and wonder.

Thanks to America's Cup fever, the whole nation has now heard of "port entry advantage". But some may be wondering why it never seems to go our way.

If there was a sobering sight for New Zealand supporters ready to see Team New Zealand win the 34th America's Cup, it came on the upwind leg of Race 12.

It's a sad thing when rivalry in sport spills over so much that teams can't sit in the same room together.

On tiny details can great victories be won. Emirates Team New Zealand made two mistakes today and it cost them a loss by 31 seconds.

Team NZ may have lost this morning's first race in the America's Cup, but the defeat hasn't shaken the faith of Kiwi fans.

And still we wait. Poised on match point in the America's Cup, Team New Zealand could not close out the finals in race 12 this morning.

Live updates of the 34th America's Cup where Emirates Team NZ need just one more race win to re-claim the Auld Mug.