Ben Ainslie vows to fight on as Britain’s 173-year wait to win the Auld Mug goes on
Ben Ainslie vowed to come back even stronger after his bid to end Britain’s 173-year wait to win the America’s Cup ended in a 7-2 defeat to New Zealand in Barcelona.
Ainslie told the event broadcaster: “It’s been a hell of a road through this event to get to these finals, and we had our moments in the finals but at the end of the day the better team won.Hallgrímsson and Tuchel bring foreign eyes to old failings for Ireland and EnglandMichael Murphy: We set out to improve the chances of football being played well
“This isn’t going to be the end of the journey for us. We set out 10 years ago to win the America’s Cup, we’re getting closer each time.New Zealand are the first crew in modern history to win the Auld Mug three consecutive times in the first-to-seven regatta. New Zealand stretched their advantage to over 350 metres and headed into the third leg 22 seconds ahead of the British crew.
The British crew needed a mistake from the Kiwis but it never came, New Zealand holding on strong before comfortably crossing to claim a third consecutive crown.
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