The 47-year-old, who is leading the UK's Ineos Britannia team in the America's Cup, was mugged by a gang while leaving a restaurant on Saturday night, local media reported.
British former Olympic yachtsman Sir Ben Ainslie has been robbed of his Rolex watch at knifepoint in Barcelona. The 47-year-old, who is leading the UK's Ineos Britannia team in the America's Cup, was mugged by a gang while leaving a restaurant on Saturday night, local media reported. The watch was said to be valued at around €20,000 . Sir Ben reported the theft to police in Barcelona on Monday.
'Like in all big cities, you can be affected by opportunistic crime and my situation is no different. This matter is now with the local authorities.' Read more from Sky News:'Full-fledged war' under way in West Bank, Israel saysStarmer says government wants reset with EU'Lonely' dolphin behind multiple attacks on humans, experts say Barcelona has seen a spate of luxury watch thefts and the city has a police team specialising in the theft of high-value watches.
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