BARCELONA : 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 celebration among the eight sailors on board the British AC75 foiling boat after they crossed t

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — 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 on Friday.Britannia scored the winning point for a 7-4 series victory after a fast and flawless race that it finished 17 seconds ahead of Luna Rossa. Britannia claimed the Louis Vuitton Cup for being the best of five challengers.The boat skippered by Olympic great Ben Ainslie will next face defender Team Emirates New Zealand in a first-to-seven wins series for the America’s Cup starting on Oct. 12.Despite holding the most Olympic medals in sailing and having a rich maritime tradition, Britain has never won the biggest prize in the sport — a wait that runs back 173 years.“One more to go boys!” Ainslie told his sailors, who shouted with joy as they crossed the finish line.Britain has been chasing the America's Cup ever since the schooner America won the race’s very first edition back in 1851 when it bested Royal Yacht Squadron in a loop around…

A British yacht is back in the America’s Cup finals for the first time in sixty years, and the island nation steeped in nautical heritage is one step away from ending the longest wait in international sports. INEOS Britannia finished off Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli on Friday with a…

BARCELONA :Britain reached their first America's Cup final for 60 years on Friday, defeating Italy to set up a head-to-head against defenders New Zealand later this month off Barcelona.There were loud celebrations among the eight sailors on board the British AC75 foiling boat after they crossed in the finish

Great Britain will compete for the America's Cup for the first time in 60 years after beating Italy in a qualifying event.

Four-time Olympic champion Ben Ainslie skippered Ineos Britannia to victory over Italy in the first-to-seven Louis Vuitton Cup, anointing them as official challenges to Emirates Team New Zealand

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.The 47-year-old Briton is already the most successful Olympic sailor and has had the "Auld Mug" in his sights for