The eyes of the sailing world will be on Perth's port city of Fremantle this weekend as it welcomes the high-speed, big-money international Sail Grand Prix for the first time.

ALTON, Ill. — Formula 1 Powerboat racing is making its return to the Mississippi River in Alton from July 18 through 20, bringing with it two days of high-speed competition and riverfront excitement.

The build-up to today’s Boat Race has been beset by controversy. Oxford insisted that Tom Ford, a gold-medal winner from last year’s Paris Olympics, was ineligible to row for Cambridge because he ...