Ineos Britannia’s chances of making the 37th America’s Cup received a huge boost on Wednesday, although not in the way they would have wanted after Italian rivals Luna Rossa sustained damage to their boat in race seven.

Luna Rossa recovered from a dramatic, high-speed nosedive during the first race against Britannia, bouncing back in the second.

Britain’s INEOS Britannia has twice defeated Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli to move one win away from taking on defending America’s Cup champion Team Emirates New Zealand

Ben Ainslie said “something would have to give eventually” as Ineos Britannia and Luna Rossa once again shared the spoils on day four of an increasingly tense Louis Vuitton Cup final, leaving the first-to-seven series locked at 3-3.

Ineos Britannia, the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup resumes from the 3-3 tie accumulated in the first three days of races. Whoever wins the series secures the pass to challenge

Italy's AC75 boat took a dramatic, high-speed nosedive during the latest race against Britain in their America's Cup challengers clash on Tuesday, damaging their carbon fibre decking and handing their opponents a win and 4-3 lead.

Italy recovered from a dramatic, high-speed nosedive during the first race against Britain on Tuesday, bouncing back in the second to square the America's Cup challenger series at 4-4.The Italians hav