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To achieve the record, Rimac’s team set the car into its top speed mode, which focuses the aerodynamic profile to balance drag and downforce. This ensures that the car is stable at high speeds. They also overrode the model’s electronically limited top speed. Rimac says the Nevera can do two full laps of the famous Nurburgring racetrack with negligible loss in power. That track is more than 12 miles long....

Both science fiction and fantasy have an unfortunate habit of reducing groups of people down to a single identifiable trait. When that trait is conquest, war, murder, or evil, the narrative treads into some difficult territory for everyone involved. RELATED: Rings of Power: The History Behind The Moriondor In “Udûn,” the sixth episode of Rings of Power, the mightiest of the Elves and hero of the series Galadriel finally meets the series’ foreboding villain Adar....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil unfurled a vision of its vast rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in a low-tech, vibrant Olympic Games opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. The opening ceremony in the city’s famous Maracana football stadium retraced the history of Brazil, from the arrival of Portuguese colonists through to the introduction of African slaves and the immigration of Arab and Japanese communities....

The India found himself in the top 3 for a large part of the competition, but a 9.9 towards the end derailed him and perhaps turned out to be the decisive shot that sealed his fate. Nicolas Campriani of Italy bettered the silver that he won in London 2012, winning the gold with a score of 206.1. Kulish won the silver medal with a score of 204.6 while Vladimir Maslwnnikov won bronze with a score of 184....

However, this is not the first instance when India is participating in the Olympics in the archery event, having made her debut in the event in 1988. In the six Games we have participated in, we have had limited to no success in the event, but the four archers this term have the pedigree in them to end India’s long barren run in the event. We took a look at India’s performance since the 1988 Seoul Games:...

The 25-year-old is in the first heat of the tournament along with five other rowers from around the globe. Bhokanal qualified for the Rio Olympics after winning a silver medal in the FISA Asian and Oceanian Rowing championships. He’ll line up alongside Luigi Teilemb from Vanuatu, Juan Carlos Cabrera from Mexico, Armandas Kelmelis from Lithuania, Angel Fournier Rodriguez from Cuba and Jaruwat Saeksuk from Thailand. Bhokanal will need to qualify in the first three of the event to make it straight into the quarter-finals of the tournament....

Former Jets coach Rex Ryan explains in the new book “Brady vs. Manning” how he tried to get in Tom Brady’s head prior to the 2010 divisional playoff game. MORE: Brady vs. Manning: One of NFL’s greatest rivalries | STEELE: Bills could reel in Patriots in AFC The Jets were facing the Colts during the AFC wild-card game, but Brady wasn’t watching. Instead, he told a local radio station that he skipped part of the game to watch the Broadway play “Lombardi....

That stat is what started the downward spiral in Ryan’s Thursday phone interview with Patriots media ahead of Monday’s game between the two teams. Ryan didn’t bother to hide his irritation when asked a barrage of questions, and was brutal in answering the question, “Why are you mad at us?” MORE: NFL’s longest losing streaks to single opponent | Rex Ryan on hiring brother Rob: ‘Not going to lie, it would be fun’...

However, it seems like Mysterio doesn’t want to wait until Sunday as he has issued a bold demand to Reigns ahead of this week’s SmackDown. The former WWE Champion recently took to Twitter and said he wants the Hell In A Cell match with Reigns for the upcoming edition of the blue brand. It will be interesting to see if The Tribal Chief will accept the demand made by Rey Mysterio....

I really do. As a person, he is smart, engaging, articulate, accommodating and honest. Perhaps too honest. As a player he is dynamic, exciting, accurate, poised and successful. I want him to have success for a multitude of reasons. For one, the Washington Redskins are one of those iconic franchises where it just feels like the league is better when they are good, or at least in the mix. Plus looking down the road at the quarterback position in the NFL, we need guys like RG3 to step up and prove they can carry the torch after Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Drew Brees retire....

Bayern demolished Arsenal 5-1 in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie last week, with Robert Lewandowski shining alongside Thiago and Robben. ‘Pogba transfer record won’t last long’ Lewandowksi has 25 goals in all competitions this season but Matthaus believes the players behind the prolific Pole are Bayern’s key to success. “Lewandowski is reliant on his team-mates. He is at his most dangerous when his team-mates get close to the area, find space and set him up,” Matthaus told TZ....

The France international was out of contract at the end of the season at the Allianz Arena but had regularly spoke of his wish to remain with the Bundesliga champions. Ribery, 35, has struggled for fitness for long periods this term but has still chipped in with six goals and six assists in 32 appearances across all competitions. Bayern have now announced the deal, though the man himself earlier took to Instagram on Monday to reveal the news slightly ahead of schedule....

Punk has been away from AEW since All Out, where he was involved in the now infamous “Brawl Out” incident with The Elite and Ace Steel, but with Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks nearing a return, fans are concerned that Punk’s future is still up in the air. Many have speculated that the Straight Edge Superstar is not only done with AEW but with wrestling entirely, while some think he could make a shocking return to WWE....

There’s going to need to be some patience required before we’re able to appropriately evaluate how all 30 teams did for themselves over the course of the weekend, but there are still a couple of particular decisions made by a few specific teams that were provided something of a window into the different thought process’ on a grander scale. The rich get richer Scouting departments have become more intelligent and well-versed over the years, as more information and progressive thinking has become emphasized....

“It’s a mystery story in that what you think you’re seeing is maybe not what is actually going on,” Grant told Newsweek Conversations about Dispatches from Elsewhere, which also stars Segel, Sally Field, André “3000” Benjamin and Eve Lindley. The 10-episode series, currently airing Mondays, follows a group in Philadelphia attempting to uncover a mysterious puzzle set in place by Grant’s character, Octavio Coleman. The series is based on a true story from 2008, and later described in a 2013 documentary film, The Institute....

Richard LeCounte III, a five-star recruit and the No. 26 player overall according to 247Sports, needed to be taken off the field in an ambulance. His team, Liberty County (Hinesville, Ga.), was scrimmaging against Brunswick High School. MORE: Recruiting updates: Alabama makes up ground on Ohio State Thankfully, it seems LeCounte is doing fine after being taken to the hospital. The 5-11, 174-pound LeCounte, of Riceboro, Ga., has been listed as a Georgia commit since December....

RELATED: Rick And Morty: Subtle Jokes You Never Noticed The very first episode of Season 6 even answered a lot of the lingering questions that had been suspended in the air as early as Season 1. Needless to say, there were some pretty big revelations that fans would surely appreciate, especially after Rick and Mortykept dangling important story bits like carrots on a stick. Here are some of the biggest of those carrots....

“I’m literally brewing the coffee while this is happening,” Astley tells Newsweek. “I kind of thought, ‘Oh that’s interesting,’ because it’s super catchy. As I heard it being built, I said to myself, ‘If I was in a club with my friends, I’d dance to that.’” Released 35 years ago, “Never Gonna Give You Up,” which appeared on Astley’s debut album Whenever You Need Somebody, became the blue-eyed soul singer’s first No....