A New York appeals court agreed Tuesday to hear a request by two-time defending America's Cup champion Alinghi to push back the start of its showdown against American challenger BMW Oracle Racing.

The Swiss group went to the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court a day after a lower court judge ruled that the best-of-three showdown between Alinghi and BMW Oracle Racing couldn't begin before March 12. Justice Herman Cahn of the state Supreme Court also ordered that...
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