Rio 2016 Highlights FINALE

August 21, 2016 - FINAL DAY

This is it. After two weeks of all the joy, sadness, disgust, anger, and fear everyone around the world felt upon witnessing the Rio 2016 Olympics, this year's summer Olympics have came to a complete finish but long before the closing ceremony before handing over to the next Olympic venue for 2020, which is Tokyo, Japan, there are, of course, some final events before the big finish. Events include Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Cycling Mountain Bike, Handball, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Volleyball,  and Wrestling.

Now, let's jot down the medal winners on the final day...

Men's Marathon
Gold - Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)
Silver - Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia)
Bronze - Galen Rupp (USA)

Men's Basketball
Gold - USA
Silver - Serbia
Bronze - Spain

Women's Middle Final Bout
Gold - Claressa Maria Shields (USA)
Silver - Nouchka Fontijn (Holland)

Men's Fly Final Bout
Gold - Shakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Misha Aloian (Russia)

Men's Light Welter Final Bout
Gold - Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo (Azerbaijan)

Men's Super Heavy Final Bout
Gold - Tony Victor James Yoka (France)
Silver - Joe Joyce (UK)

Men's Cross Country
Gold - Nino Schurter (Switzerland)
Silver - Jaroslav Kulhavy (Czech Republic)
Bronze - Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spain)

Men's Handball
Gold - Denmark
Silver - France
Bronze - Germany

Group All-Around Final - Rotation 2
Gold - Russia
Silver - Spain
Bronze - Bulgaria

Men's Volleyball
Gold - Brazil
Silver - Italy
Bronze - USA

MFS 65kg
Gold - Soslan Ramonov (Russia)
Silver - Toghrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Ikhtiyor Navruzov (Uzbekistan) and Frank Chamizo Marquez (Italy)

MFS 97kg
Gold - Kyle Frederick Snyder (USA)
Silver - Khetag Goziumov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Magomed Idrisovitch Ibragimov (Uzbekistan) and Albert Saritov (Romania)

On the final gold medal tally, USA got 46, UK got 27, China got 26, Russia got 19, and Germany got 17. Overall, Team USA scored the most medals than China, UK, and controversially, Russia, therefore they are the proud winners of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Now, onto the closing ceremony, it was a mixture of music, dance, and art filled in to the final hours of the Rio Olympics and it all ends with a massive fireworks display fans will surely remember despite the drizzling weather they're facing. Following the end of the Rio 2016 Olympics comes the passing to the next summer Olympics, which will take place in Tokyo, Japan, this 2020.

Full Story: https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/rio-rocks-to-carnival-charm-as-2016-olympic-games-come-to-a-close

Obrigado, Brasil! Obrigado, Rio!

Tales of Berseria

The latest mothership title of the two-decade-long Namco Tales franchise, Tales of Berseria, breaks the tradition of past Tales titles because for the first time in Tales history, a heroine will be the star of the new game, under the name of Velvet, a young woman who has a thirst for vengeance following a string of tragic events. Exclusively for the Playstation consoles, PS4 and PS3, this new installment is a Tales game unlike any other, giving a fresh new spin to the two-decade-old franchise that wowed millions of fans, new and veterans alike.

Tales of Berseria (PS4)

Set years prior to the events of last year's title, Tales of Zestiria, Velvet Crowe will be accompanied with different allies such as Laphicet, Rokurou Rangetsu, Magilou, Eizen, and Eleanor Hume, as they set sail through different islands in different adventures all in the name of redemption.

Just like any other Tales games from its 20-year back catalog, the people behind the franchise worked really hard to deliver a promising feel to the brand new mothership title. You get lots of anime stuff in the game featuring cutscenes made possible by anime studio ufotable. Just by sitting back and enjoy the anime cutscenes, this game really have you hanging for more and right before your very eyes, you might just find which is your favorite Tales of Berseria moments when you hit the SHARE button on your PS4 controller. 

Anyway, if the anime cutscenes didn't put you on, the gameplay has been the hallmark for the Tales franchise and here in Tales of Berseria, it's a completely different experience. You are introduced by a brand new Liberation-Linear Motion Battle System where you can add new option to map artes to control pad buttons for chained combo attacks. You can even take advantage of your character's special abilities courtesy of the Soul Breach combo attacks with other allies. With battles so intense, you can really feel the thrill of it just by attacking multiple hostiles on the battlefield and because up to four players can join battles, it's a lot more enjoyable to help others while battling different enemies.

While you're not exploring through dungeons, caves, or any other field of adventures, there are many ways to spend time getting to know the game while taking a break from the main story. From secret objects hidden through different locations, the landmark chat system where you can get to know about your favorite characters, riding on the rare board, the possibilities are near endless if you are playing Tales of Berseria just for fun.

For added fun, Tales of Berseria will offer DLC outfits over the coming weeks ranging from summer wear, school uniforms, maid and chef outfits, IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls costumes, and more, just to have fun with your favorite characters while on the go.

So, thoughts on the latest Tales titles? While this game breaks tradition from past titles, it still delivers the same Tales action and adventure while delivering the thrills fans are hoping for. With the game now out exclusively for the PlayStation consoles, fans are eager enough to play this new Tales game and see which part that made fans enjoyed the most. Having a woman become the star of the Tales game like Velvet, this is just one sure thing to prove that girls are tougher than boys in lead roles in video games and another thing that gets you noticed that if you enjoyed this latest Tales game the most, well, you get the idea but feel free to do what's next when you had this game for the thrill of it.

Rio 2016 Highlights - Day 16

August 20, 2016 - DAY 16

Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Cycling Mountain Bike, Diving, Football, Golf, Handball, Modern Pentathlon, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, and Wrestling are the main highlights on the penultimate day of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Here are the medal winners of the day:

Women's High Jump Final
Gold - Ruth Beitia (Spain)
Silver - Mirela Demireva (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Blanka Vlasic (Croatia)

Men's Javelin Throw Final
Gold - Thomas Rohler (Germany)
Silver - Julius Yego (Kenya)
Bronze - Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)

Men's 1500mm Final
Gold - Matthew Centrowitz (USA)
Silver - Taoufik Makhloufi (Algeria)
Bronze - Nicholas Willis (New Zealand)

Women's 800m Final
Gold - Caster Semenya (South Africa)
Silver - Francine Niyonsaba (Burundi)
Bronze - Margaret Nyairera Wambui (Kenya)

Men's 5000m Final
Gold - Mohamed Farah (UK)
Silver - Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo (USA)
Bronze - Hagos Gebrhiwet (Ethiopia)

Women's 4x400m Relay Final
Gold - USA
Silver - Jamaica
Bronze - UK

Men's 4x400m Relay Final
Gold - USA
Silver - Jamaica
Bronze - Bahamas

Men's Singles
Gold - Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
Silver - Chen Long (China)
Bronze - Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)

Women's Basketball
Gold - USA
Silver - Spain
Bronze - Serbia

Women's Fly Final Bout
Gold - Nicola Adams (UK)
Silver - Sarah Ourahmoune (France)

Men's Bantam Final Bout
Gold - Robeisy Ramirez (Cuba)
Silver - Shakur Stevenson (USA)

Men's Middle Final Bout
Gold - Arlen Lopez (Cuba)
Silver - Bektemir Melikuziev (Uzbekistan)

Men's Kayak Single 200m Final A
Gold - Liam Heath (UK)
Silver - Maxime Beaumont (France)
Bronze - Saul Craviotto (Spain) and Ronald Rauhe (Germany)

Men's Canoe Double 1000m Final A
Gold - Sebastian Brendel and Jan Vandrey (Germany)
Silver - Erlori De Souza Silva and Isaquias Queiroz Dos Santos (Brazil)
Bronze - Dmytro Ianchuk and Taras Mishchuk (Ukraine)

Women's Kayak Four 500m Final A
Gold - Hungary
Silver - Germany
Bronze - Belarus

Men's Kayak Four 1000m Final A
Gold - Germany
Silver - Slovakia
Bronze - Czech Republic

Men's 10m Platform Final
Gold - Chen Aisen (China)
Silver - German Sanchez (Mexico)
Bronze - David Boudia (USA)

Men's Football
Gold - Brazil
Silver - Germany
Bronze - Nigeria

Women's Golf Round 4
Gold - Park Inbee (South Korea)
Silver - Lydia Ko (New Zealand)
Bronze - Feng Shanshan (China)

Women's Handball
Gold - Russia
Silver - France
Bronze - Norway

Men's Combined Running/Shooting
Gold - Alexander Lesun (Russia)
Silver - Pavlo Tymoshchenko (Ukraine)
Bronze - Ismale Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga (Mexico)

Individual All-Around Final - Rotation 4
Gold - Margarita Mamun (Russia)
Silver - Yana Kudryavtseva (Russia)
Bronze - Ganna Rizatdinova (Ukraine)

Women's 67kg Taekwondo
Gold - Zheng Shuyin (China)
Silver - Maria Del Rosario Espinoza Espinoza (Mexico)
Bronze - Jackie Galloway (USA) and Bianca Walkden (UK)

Men's 80kg Taekwondo
Gold - Radik Isaev (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga (India)
Bronze - Cha Dongmin (South Korea) and Maicon Siqueira (Brazil)

Women's Triathlon
Gold - Gwen Jorgensen (USA)
Silver - Nicola Spirig Hug (Switzerland)
Bronze - Vicky Holland (UK)

Women's Volleyball
Gold - China
Silver - Serbia
Bronze - USA

Men's Water Polo
Gold - Serbia
Silver - Croatia
Bronze - Italy

MFS 125kg
Gold - Taha Akgul (Turkey)
Silver - Komeil Nemat Ghasemi (Iran)
Bronze - Geno Petriashvili (Georgia) and Ibrahim Saidau (Belarus)

Onto the Gold Medal Count; While the USA still leads with 43 golds, UK got 27, China got 26, Russia and Germany got 17.

Schedule and Results: https://www.rio2016.com/en/schedule-and-results

Baste's Birthday Concert!

Photo: Official EB Facebook

Today is the 4th birthday of Eat Bulaga's favorite concert king, their very own BAE-by Baste and our favorite little Dabarkad just had the biggest birthday bash he ever had, literally! We all thought that's not going to happen because of that truck horn we heard at the end of the Kalyeserye segment but it did happened. Fans witnessed the best of Baste as well as a musical number alongside presenter Vic Sotto and some cakes offered for him. Looks like he really wants MORE of this birthday bash.

If you missed his big birthday bash or if you like to watch it again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDr9-hkOtfM

You Want More? Happy Birthday, Baste! 

Let's Do The News! (August 20, 2016)

- An Ifugao lawmaker questioned the logic and propriety of HR No. 105 calling for an probe on the accountability of Senator Leila De Lima for the proliferation of drugs in the New Bilibid PRison during her term as justice secretary.

- Malacanang officials elated with the seven-day ceasefire declared by the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army ahead of the Oslo peace talks. In a statement onf Friday night, the CPP-NPA said the truce would take effect starting 0001 hours Sunday until 2359 hours of Saturday next week.

- New Pokemon Sun and Moon info uncovered during this year's World Championships! We are introduced with four new Pokemons on this clip!

- What to expect next on PriPara over the coming moments? In upcoming episodes, a new idol team will be appearing soon. Called "Non Sugar", the new team consists of Laala Manaka's sister Non, Chiri Tsukigawa, and Pepper Taiyo. Things could really heat up in the hit TV show. Also, a new musical is coming next year for eight performances at the Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi in Tokyo from the 26th to the 29th of January. Then, in arcade games, Pripara meets the past in collaboration with the legendary Creamy Mami anime series, coming this October, featuring special Creamy Mami costume for Laala and a special Creamy Mami stage to enjoy in-game.

- The Lamborghini Centenario gets a Roadster version. It was debuted at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and it is limited to 20 units. Trouble is, they're all sold out before its world premiere.



- An open-top Volante version of the exquisite Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato was unveiled in time for its Pebble Beach debut.



TTFN!!!

Rio 2016 Highlights - Day 15

August 19, 2016 - DAY 15

The Rio Olympics is drawing to its climax and for Friday's matches, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling BMX, Equestrian, Football, Hockey, Modern Pentathlon, Synchronized Swimming, Taekwondo, Water Polo, and Wrestling are the main events.

Now, let's meet the medal winners of the day;

Men's 50km Race Walk
Gold - Matej Toth - Slovakia
Silver - Jared Tallent - Australia
Bronze - Hirooki Arai (Japan)

Women's 20km Race Walk
Gold - Liu Hong (China)
Silver - Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez (Mexico)
Bronze - Lu Xiuzhi (China)

Women's Pole Vault Final
Gold - Ekaterini Stefanidi (Greece)
Silver - Sandi Morris (USA)
Bronze - Eliza McCartney (New Zealand)

Men's Hammer Throw Final
Gold - Dilshod Nazarov (Tajikistan)
Silver - Ivan Tsikhan (Belarus)
Bronze - Wojciech Nowicki (Poland)

Women's 5000m Final
Gold - Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Silver - Hellen Onsando Obiri (Kenya)
Bronze - Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia)

Women's 4x100m Relay FInal
Gold - USA
Silver - Jamaica
Bronze - UK

Men's 4x100m Relay Final
Gold - Jamaica
Silver - Japan
Bronze - Canada

Women's Singles
Gold - Carolina Marin (Spain)
Silver - V. Sindhu Pusarla (India)
Bronze - Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)

Men's Doubles
Gold - Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong (Malaysia)
Silver - Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan (China)

Men's Fly Semifinal 1
Bronze - Yoel Segundo Finol (Venezuela)

Men's Fly Semifinal 2
Bronze - Hu Jianguan (China)

Men's Light Welter Semifinal 1
Bronze - Vitaly Dunaytsev (Russia)

Men's Light Welter Semifinal 2
Bronze - Artem Harutyunyan (Germany)

Men's Super Heavy Semifinal 1
Bronze - Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)

Men's Super Heavy Semifinal 2
Bronze - Ivan Dychko (Kazakhstan)

Women's Middle Semifinal 1
Bronze - Dariga Shakimova (Kazakhstan)

Women's Middle Semifinal 2
Bronze - Nouchka Fontijn (Holland)

Women's Light Final Bout
Gold - Estelle Mossely (France)
Silver - Yin Junhua (China)

Women's BMX
Gold - Mariana Pajon (Colombia)
Silver - Alise Post (USA)
Bronze - Stefany Hernandez (Venezuela)

Men's BMX
Gold - Connor Fields (USA)
Silver - Jelle Van Gorkom (Holland)
Bronze - Carlos Alberto Ramirez (Colombia)

Jumping Individual Final Round B
Gold - Nick Skelton (UK)
Silver - Peder Fredricson (Sweden)
Bronze - Eric Lamaze (Canada)

Jumping Individual Jump-off
Gold - Nick Skelton (UK)
Silver - Peder Fredricson (Sweden)
Bronze - Eric Lamaze (Canada)

Women's Football
Gold - Germany
Silver Sweden
Bronze - Canada

Women's Hockey
Gold - UK
Silver - Holland
Bronze - Germany

Women's Combined Running/Shooting
Gold - Chloe Esposito (Australia)
Silver - Elodie Clouvel (France)
Bronze - Oktawia Nowacka (Poland)

Teams Free Routine
Gold - Russia
Silver - China
Bronze - Japan

Women's 67kg Taekwondo
Gold - Oh Hyeri (South Korea)
Silver - Haby Niare (France)
Bronze - Nura Tatar (Turkey) and Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi (Ivory Coast)

Men's 80kg Taekwondo
Gold - Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse (Ivory Coast)
Silver - Lutalo Muhammad (UK)
Bronze - Milad Beigi Harchegani (Azerbaijan) and Oussama Oeslati (Tunisia)

MFS 57kg
Gold - Rei Higuchi (Japan)
Silver - Vladimer Khinchegashvili (Georgia)
Bronze - Hassan Sabzali Rahimi (Iran) and Haji Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

MFS 74kg
Gold - Aniuar Geduev (Russia)
Silver - Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati (Iran)
Bronze - Soner Demirtas (Turkey) and Jabrayil Hasanov (Azerbaijan)

Schedule and Results: https://www.rio2016.com/en/schedule-and-results

#BGSigawPaMore

On the August 19, 2016 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Pokemon gags

- Ninjas getting confused

- Band tries to make music...quietly

- Another "Buhay Ng Bakla" song

- Antonietta meets Michael de Mesa!

- Band jokes!

- Copycatting in a middle of a trial!

- Mommies doing the news!

- Basa-basa-pik!

Let's Do The News! (August 19, 2016)

- Victims of human rights violations under the Marcos regime filed the petition against the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos's burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City. Former Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Loretta An Rosales, PEP editor-in-chief Jo-Ann Maglipon and 12 other Martial Law victims sought for a TRO on the Marcos burial.

- The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines expressed regret over the public's reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte's "public shaming" of Senator Leila de Lima. CBCP public affairs chief Father Jerome Secillano noted that while Duterte's tirade against De Lima was hardly a surprise, it was the people's response that was unsettling.

- The Malacanang officials denounced on Friday reports and observations, particularly those from the United Nations, that is said attributed the slew of recent deaths to the government, stating that President Rodrigo Duterte has not made extrajudicial killings a policy of his administration.

- More on Trump's provocations, Republican Presidentiable Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama of lying over a payment the US government delivered to Iran in January. Trump said that Obama had lied about the 400 million dollars in cash that was flown to Iran. Trump said the money was a ransom, paid to secure the release of 5 Americans from that country. The remarks came after State Department acknowledged that the payment was not made until after the 5 were released. The US government took advantage of the planned payment to make sure it had the maximum leverage possible to get the Americans out, stressing that it's not ransom payment.

- A viral clip of a badly injured Syrian boy in Aleppo has sparked shock and outrage around the world. The five-year-old boy was saved on Wednesday from a rubble of a building destroyed in an airstrike. People around the world have posted messages on social media, such as "No more child victims," and "World leaders should take action." Meanwhile, Russia willing to support a 48-hour weekly ceasefire in Aleppo for humanitarian aide.

- The US Olympic Committee has apologized for what it called unacceptable behavior by four US swimmers who were fund to have lied about being robbed at gunpoint. The swimmers include Ryan Lochte, who won a gold medal in the men's 4-by-200-meter freestyle relay at the Rio Games. Lochte claims they were robbed when their taxi was stopped on the way to the athletes' village from a club in Rio de Janeiro early on Sunday. Authorities state that an argument followed between the athletes and 2 armed gas station security staff. One guard drew his gun after one of the swimmers began behaving erratically.

- Mercedes-Benz uncovered their Vision Maybach 6 Coupe before its Pebble Beach debut, packed with an electric motor that generated 550kW of power and a more striking design for a grand tourer.

- Cadillac uncovered the Escala Concept before its Pebble Beach debut this weekend, previewing the tech that will be implemented to future Cadillacs.

- The hit anime and manga franchise, BLEACH, will spawn a live-action movie this 2018, starring Sota Fukushi and directed by Shinsuke Sato.

- Uncovered info regarding Pokemon Sun and Moon details a new Fire-and-Dragon Pokemon called Turtonator, complete with its signature Shell Trap attack.

TTFN!!!

Rio 2016 Highlights - Day 14

August 18, 2016 - DAY 14

Thursday's highlights of the Rio 2016 Olympics, which nears its completion, includes Athletics, Badminton, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Diving, Hockey, Sailing, Taekwondo, Triathlon, and Wrestling.

Now, let's jot down the medal winners of the day...

Men's 400m Hurdles Final
Gold - Kerron Clement (USA)
Silver - Boniface Mucheru Tumuti (Kenya)
Bronze - Yasmani Copello (Turkey)

Men's Shot Put Final
Gold - Ryan Crouser (USA)
Silver - Joe Kovacs (USA)
Bronze - Tomas Walsh (New Zealand)

Women's Javelin Throw Final
Gold - Sara Kolak
Silver - Sunette Viljoen (South Africa)
Bronze - Barbora Spotakova (Czech Republic)

Men's Decathlon 1500m Heat 2
Gold - Ashton Eaton (USA)
Silver - Kevin Mayer (France)
Bronze - Damian Warner (Canada)

Women's 400m Hurdles Final
Gold - Dalilah Muhammad (USA)
Silver - Sara Slott Petersen (Denmark)
Bronze - Ashley Spencer (USA)

Men's 200m Final
Gold - Usain Bolt (Jamaica)
Silver - Andre De Grasse (Canada)
Bronze - Christophe Lemaitre (France)

Women's Doubles
Gold - Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi (Japan)
Silver - Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark)
Bronze - Jung Kyung Eun and Shin Seung Chan (South Korea)

Men's Doubles Bronze Medal Match
Bronze - Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge (UK)

Men's Beach Volleyball
Gold - Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)
Silver - Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo (Italy)
Bronze - Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Konstantin Semenov (Russia)

Women's Fly Semifinal 1
Bronze - Ren Cancan (China)

Women's Fly Semifinal 2
Bronze - Ingrit Lorena Valencia Victoria (Colombia)

Men's Bantam Semifinal 1
Bronze - Vladimir Nikitin (Russia)

Men's Bantam Semifinal 2
Bronze - Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Uzbekistan)

Men's Middle Semifinal 1
Bronze - Kamran Shakhsuvarly (Azerbaijan)

Men's Middle Semifinal 2
Bronze - Misael Uziel Rodriguez (Mexico)

Men's Light Heavy Final Bout
Gold - Julio Cesar La Cruz (Cuba)
Silver - Adilbek Niyazymbetov (Kazakhstan)

Men's Kayak Double 1000m Final A
Gold - Max Rendschmidt and Marcus Gross (Germany)
Silver - Marko Tomicevic and Milenko Zorik (Serbia)
Bronze - Ken Wallace and Lachlan Tame (Australia)

Men's Canoe Single 200m Final A
Gold - Iurii Cheban (Ukraine)
Silver - Valentin Demyanenko (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Isaquias Queiroz Dos Santos (Brazil)

Men's Kayak Double 200m Final A
Gold - Saul Craviotto and Cristian Toro (Spain)
Silver - Liam Heath and Jon Schofield (UK)
Bronze - Aurimas Lankas and Edvinas Ramanauskas (Lithuania)

Women's Kayak Single 500m Final A
Gold - Danuta Kozak (Hungary)
Silver - Emma Jorgensen (Denmark)
Bronze - Lisa Carrington (New Zealand)

Women's 10m Platform Final
Gold - Ren Qian (China)
Silver - Si Yajie (China)
Bronze - Meaghan Benfeito (Canada)

Men's Hockey
Gold - Argentina
Silver - Belgium
Bronze - Germany

470 Women Race
Gold - Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark (UK)
Silver - Jo Aleh and Plly Powrie (New Zealand)
Bronze - Camille Lecointre and Helene Defrance (France)

470 Men Race
Gold - Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic (Croatia)
Silver - Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan (New Zealand)
Bronze - Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis (Greece)

49er Men Race
Gold - Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (New Zealand)
Silver - Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (Australia)
Bronze - Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel (Germany)

49er FX Women Race
Gold - Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (Brazil)
Silver - Alex Maloney and Molly Meech (New Zealand)
Bronze - Jena Hansen and Katja Steen Salskov-Iversen (Denmark)

Women 57kg Taekwondo
Gold - Jade Jones (UK)
Silver - Eva Calvo Gomez (Spain)
Bronze - Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin (Iran) and Hedaya Wahba (Egypt)

Men 68kg Taekwondo
Gold - Ahmad Abughaush (Jordan)
Silver - Alexey Denisenko (Russia)
Bronze - Lee Daehoon (South Korea) and Joel Gonzalez Bonilla (Spain)

Men's Triathlon
Gold - Alistair Brownlee (UK)
Silver - Jonathan Brownlee (UK)
Bronze - Henri Schoeman (South Africa)

WFS 53kg
Gold - Helen Louise Maroulis (USA)
Silver - Saori Yoshida (Japan)
Bronze - Sofia Magdalena Mattsson (Sweden) and Natalya Sinishin (Azerbaijan)

WFS 63kg
Gold - Risako Kawai (Japan)
Silver - Maryia Mamashuk (Belarus)
Bronze - Monika Ewa Michalik (Poland) and Yekaterina Larionova (Kazakhstan)

In the gold medal count, USA still leads by 35 golds, UK got 22, China got 20, Germany got 13, and Russia got 12.

Full Schedule and Results: https://www.rio2016.com/en/schedule-and-results

Maserati Levante vs. Bentley Bentayga

The Italian sportscar company, Maserati, is morphing from Italy's Porsche to Italy's BMW ever since cars like the Quattroporte and the Ghibli are slotting alongside the aging GranTurismo coupe and if that wasn't enough, a new SUV, called the Levante, is joining the ranks of the Maserati lineage.

2017 Maserati Levante

The Levante is Maserati's first ever SUV that was made to compete against the likes of Porsche's Macan, BMW's X3, Mercedes' GLC, Audi's Q5, even Jaguar's first ever F-PACE and because SUVs are becoming the norm in today's automotive society, the Levante proves that it handles like a Maserati even in its bigger packaging fit for the outdoorsmen in them. Fitting for the high rollers who have a hectic lifestyle ahead after their long week of business, the Levante caters them with something that its competitors had with a major twist.

Although the Levante's design is what you called kinky, it's still sexy from every angle even for a bulky exterior. You can think of it as a bouncer who knows how to kick butts with his martial arts per se. On the inside, the dashboard is highly reminiscent of the Porsche Cayenne with the shift lever looks like it came from BMW. At least it wasn't as complicated as the Cayenne when you operate the gizmos offered on the Levante. For a five-seater crossover with lots of room in the back, this is the more practical one for your next week off from work.

For an SUV, the Levante sits in the same stuff that you get in the Ghibli and Quattroporte saloons and at launch, the turbocharged 3.0L V6 was offered in petrol and diesel guise, mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox. The petrol version produces up to 430HP of power and does 0-100kph in 5.2 seconds with the top speed of 264kph, more than what the Germans can do. The diesel version promises fuel economy as low as 7.2 litres/100 km under the New European Driving Cycle, although that consumption for a diesel-powered Maserati does raise some eyebrows to those conspiracy theorists who are still clueless about diesels and their discrepancies. Although we remain clueless, the Levante was benefitted by its clever aerodynamics system that takes charge of its engine temperature, reduces the aerodynamic drag of the car and subsequently reduces fuel consumption and emissions.

Despite being heavier than the Ghibli, the new Levante handles with precision thanks to its Q4 All-Wheel Drive system and Torque Vectoring and although too grippy to be called a fun car full-stop, its well-balanced dynamics made it a serious player in the sport crossover genre. Get use to it more and you will be able to accept that the Levante is a good car to handle despite its chunks. In other terms, it behaves just like what a Maserati should.

There are some feared that despite its potential capabilities, the Levante can't live up to the Maserati lineage because its too bulky to be classified for a sportscar. Too bulky to be a sportscar, huh? What if there's something that is way too bulky to be a sportscar, it isn't one?

2016 Bentley Bentayga

This is the first ever SUV from Bentley, called the Bentayga and with its design as bizarre as its naming, you can consider this mammoth to be the most outlandish car made by the Brits. Underneath its whopperness lies a brand new 6.0L W12 TSi engine producing 608PS of power and 900Nm of torque. Couple that to an 8-speed gearbox, it does 0-100kph near the five second mark and onwards to 301kph. 

Although the Bentayga is one of the most powerful SUVs in the planet, you can't just storm in like what others did with the Continental GT because its dynamics are so the drama for a whopper supreme of that size. Car enthusiasts had to admit that the Bentayga's interior is the most luxurious for a crossover, even a Range Rover can't have those kind of stuff found on the Bentayga, but considering the struggle on how to get it round the corner or tackle off-road in uncharted territories, the Bentayga wasn't made for the most insane drivers everywhere, considering the load and effort needed to turn this bulky machine around from A to Z, unless if you get the Bentley Dynamic Ride system kicking alive and well, which gives the driver many ways to drive in different conditions.

Pricing? That sounds like too much for a whopper supreme because the Bentayga starts at £160,200, which is more costly than the Levante's starting price of 73,417 Euros, depending on exchange rates and region. So, there you have it. With their first ever SUVs step into the luxury car limelight, it's everyone's fair play for the two because if you are interested in dynamics, the Levante is the better bet, but if its power and luxury you're after, you can go with the awkwardly styled and named Bentayga. Whichever you go for, it's anyone's guess.

Scaldarsi's intimidating take on the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class

As luxury cars expertly modified by professional shops with craftsmanship in mind, it always resulted to its intimidation and swagger that makes bystanders and average drivers the jitters. Give it some chrome, some loud equipment, some big engine, and whatever they see fit, they always think that there's some rich and powerful megalomaniac taking over the streets. Such example is a Mercedes-Maybach S600 flagship that was been tailored by the rising luxury vehicle company Scaldarsi Motors, situated in Montreal, Canada.

Scaldarsi Emperor I

This is the first of Scaldarsi's Emperor range and their first offering is based on the Mercedes-Maybach S600, called the Emperor I, and pretty soon, this Canada-based shop will craft Emperor machines based on luxury machines like the S-Class Coupe, the Bentley Bentayga, G-Class, and (!) the Bugatti Chiron.

The exterior modifications done by Scaldarsi is by no means the most intimidating for a modified S-Class saloons, judging from its enlarged front grille, gold accents, specially-made wheels, quad port exhaust, and a bespoke interior design packed with exotic leathers, array of gadgets, and unmatched craftsmanship.

Under the hood is the 6.2L V12 BiTurbo engine tweaked by Brabus, delivering a monstrous 888HP of power and a 0-60mph time of 3.7 seconds. Now that's scary, I dare say.

By request, Scaldarsi will offer clients with a specially-designed tote bags, a special watch in collaboration with Rolex, and a custom key fob with the Scaldarsi insignia that is too intimidating for every high rollers' pockets.

We would be extremely damned when we see this heavily-modified Maybach S-Class intimidating the traffic ahead.

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Forza Motorsport 6: Lil Macintosh

We all enjoy driving some of the best cars McLaren offered in FM6 such as the legendary F1, the technological MP4-12C, the ultra-powerful P1, and the swift 650S. With the arrival of the baby McLaren, the 570S, via the T10 Select Car Pack in-game, we wonder how does the little one lives up to the family tree even though they got the same bloodline between them.

But first, what's it all about the 570S? Premiered at the 2015 New York International Auto Show, the McLaren 570S, the first of the British sportscar company's Sports Series, marks its entry to the luxury sports car market. As the smallest in the McLaren range, it slots below the larger 650S.

Even though it is the smallest McLaren in the range, it still comes with the same 3.8L V8 Twin Turbo engine as the McLaren family tree but true to its name, it produces 570PS of power and 442lb-ft of torque. Apart from the performance, the 570S features a full carbon fiber chassis, resulting to a dry weight of 1,313kg and the power-to-weight ratio of 434PS per tonne.

Following its launch, the Sports Series feature additional variants aside from the 570S such as the less-powerful 540C coupe and the more cruise-worthy 570GT, which comes with road-tuned dynamics and a glass roof.

It maybe the baby in the McLaren family tree but by the way it behaves, the 570S feels like every other McLaren I knew and to compensate such a short power output in the range, its carbon fiber bodywork really makes it capable to flex its muscles through the bends. It almost feels like an extreme track toy in so many levels and if you get the hang of it, the 570S might just be the McLaren you're falling in love with since the ultra-powerful P1 and the 650S. If you got the guts to understand how the 570S feels for you, you can keep driving this car as long as you want until you figure out its inner strength hidden beneath its carbon fiber body.

To demonstrate, I'm at Silverstone to try this baby McLaren and to find out if its any good as any supercars get, I need a car capable of producing the same character as the 570S and I think I found something from the supercar history books.

As you can see here, I am rejoined by my old friend,the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and even though they produce the similar power output, the 570S has the upper hand due to its lightweight body and chassis but because the Gallardo's four-wheel drive, feels like this car wants a little "come get some" in a posthumus manner. Of course, the Gallardo's already replaced by the Huracan but its reputation as the baby Lambo that slots below its V12 brother can never be forgotten. Okay, let's start the battle, shall we?


The results: The Gallardo did it in 2:28.971 while the 570S did it in 2:26.232, around two seconds quicker. Not bad for a baby McLaren, though.

And there you have it, despite its youth, the new McLaren 570S is a well-matured supercar that is primed and ready to take on even the most mature of supercars the world has thrown at it and with this car ready to take on the world, the 570S is a prime specimen that is ready to follow the footsteps of the 650S and the P1 from the McLaren lineage. Welcome to the family.