The hard-fought Louis Vuitton Cup series ended with a perfect race by INEOS BRITANNIA who won the right to compete for the America's Cup.

Sailors celebrated the start of the first America's Cup for women this weekend with some tight races and spectacular slash-downs in challenging Mediterranean conditions off Barcelona. The America's Cup has been dominated by men throughout its 173-year-history and the new event has been set up to offer women a pathway by bridging the gap in experience.

A British yacht is back in the America’s Cup finals for the first time since 1964 after INEOS Britannia finished off Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli.

BARCELONA, Spain -- A British team will race in the America’s Cup final for the first time since 1964 after beating Italians.

But it hasn't held the Cup since 1851 when it lost to the New York Yacht Club. Team Ineos Brittania today scored a hard-fought victory today against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, giving it chance to bring the Cup home for the first time in 172 years.

The start of racing in the Puig Women's America's Cup felt like the start of a whole, new and exciting chapter in the story, not only of the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup, but also for women's elite sport.

The British Athena Pathway team made history by taking victory in the opening race of the first Women's America's Cup. The team is one of 12 in the inaugural women's competition and ended the first day in second place overall after four races in Barcelona.

After years of dreaming and 10 years of trying, Britain's Ben Ainslie has achieved his aim of challenging for the America's Cup, billed as the oldest trophy in international sport.