Sailing has a great opportunity to develop as a sport if the America's Cup can involve more frequent events and evolve the boats now being raced, said British skipper Ben Ainslie. The winner of the "Auld Mug" gets to decide key parameters for the next event,

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.

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.

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.

Sir Ben Ainslie tells BBC sports editor Dan Roan that Great Britain will compete for the America's Cup for the first time since 1964 is "a huge moment".

Britain reached their first America's Cup final for 60 years on Friday, defeating Italy to set up a head-to-head against holders New Zealand this month off Barcelona. There were screams and shouts of