BARCELONA : Italy and Britain qualified for the first America's Cup for women on Friday after a tight semi-final series.On a day of fluctuating Mediterranean winds, the contest to whittle the fleet of six down to two went down to the wire as the sun set over Barcelona.Racing in high-tech foiling AC

BARCELONA : Italy and Britain made the final of the first America's Cup for women on Friday, seeing off competition from four other teams in a tightly-contested semi-final series.On another day of fluctuating Mediterranean winds, the contest to whittle the fleet of six down to two went down to the wire as

BARCELONA : Britain and holders New Zealand go head-to-head on Saturday in the opening two races of a first-to-seven series to determine the winner of the America's Cup, with Ben Ainslie's British team in the final for the first time in 60 years.In the battle for the "Auld Mug", which was first raced in 1

Four-time champions Emirates Team New Zealand start as narrow favourites

Team New Zealand dramatically scraped into the semi-final in Barcelona, but failed to advance to the final.