SailGP supremo Sir Ben Ainslie has secured a significant injection of private investment into the fast-growing, environmentally-conscious global league. The

Vivienne Barclay, a resident of North Yorkshire, is aiming to be the oldest woman to row 3,000 miles solo across

Sir Ben Ainslie is a man in a hurry, with a never-ending to do list and not enough hours in the day.

After finishing with a silver medal at London 2012 sailors Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills should upgrade to gold on day 12 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Laura Trott and Jason Kenny etched their names into the history books once more as British cycling’s golden couple added to their Olympic collections in style.

Giles Scott is in an unassailable lead and will secure Team GB’s 17th gold medal at Rio 2016 on a packed 11th day at the Games.

The Duchess of Cambridge – Royal Patron of the 1851 Trust, which works with under-25s to inspire them to take to the sea – visited the South Coast on Thursday see the progress being made on the Ben Ainslie Racing base, due for completion in May ahead of crucial qualifiers.

Determined to win sailing’s prestigious prize with a British-based team, the 37-year-old is now behind the bid to win the 35th edition of the America’s Cup in 2017 with his Ben Ainslie Racing Team

This year’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race might have been a very different affair to his last one, but there was no wiping the smile off Sir Ben Ainslie’s face.

Top sailor Sir Ben Ainslie launches British America’s Cup team.

Macclesfield-born sailor speaks to MM