British billionaire and Olympic sailing legend were united by America’s Cup dream but are now fighting over control of the GB team

As Ben Ainslie acknowledged in an interview last October, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has “got plenty going on right now”. And as the pair edge closer to a shock split for reasons which are as yet undisclosed,

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s America’s Cup backing of four-time Olympic gold medallist sailor Ben Ainslie is on the brink of collapse. Ratcliffe funded two attempts at winning the America’s Cup, with Ainslie’s team most recently losing the final series of the 2024 edition to New Zealand in October.

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The Manchester United captain struck in the final moments after another ponderous performance from Ruben Amorim’s side

Son Heung-min keeps Tottenham on right track, Ben Ainslie leaves his America's Cup team and cursing gets very expensive for F1 drivers The importance of any competition is generally relative to the position of the team or individual at the time it is being played.

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