Gsbt

German tennis has responded with outrage after the United States Tennis Association (USTA) made the embarrassing error of playing the Nazi-era version of Germany's national anthem during a Fed Cup tie in Hawaii. The version played included the first stanza, beginning "Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles, uber alles in der Welt" which was used as Nazi propaganda. It translates as "Germany, Germany, above all, above all in the world" and was dropped after World War Two because of its association with Adolf Hitler But Deutschlandlied, written in 1841, is still listed as the official national anthem, with only the third verse now being sung. Unfortunately, the male soloist on the Hawaiian island of Maui somehow sung the wrong version. "I thought it was the epitome of ignorance, and I've never felt more disrespected in my whole life, let alone in Fed Cup," Germany's Andrea Petkovic said, adding that she considered walking off court before the s

Long-range all-electric SUV will arrive in 2018 to spearhead Audi’s new EV offensive The 2015 Audi e-tron quattro concept previewed Audi's first dedicated EV model by  Mark Tisshaw Audi ’s first all-electric model, the e-tron SUV, will go on sale next year with a range of more than 310 miles.  A senior Audi executive claims this will be “the first real premium manufacturer doing a premium electric SUV”, even though  Jaguar’s I-Pace  is also due next year. Audi sales and marketing boss Dietmar Voggenreiter said at the recent Detroit motor show that the e-tron project is on track. He confirmed that the e-tron is an SUV sized between the  Q5  and  Q7 , but closer to the Q5, and it is closely related to the e-tron concept from the  2015 Frankfurt show . “That concept is quite close to the series production car,” he added.  Voggenreiter confirmed that the e-tron will be built on a development of the electrified platform Porsche is using for its  Mission E electric saloon .  V

 6 OF THE 14 corners of Valencia’s Circuit Ricardo Tormo, the scariest is the hard left-hander at the end of the half-mile straightaway. That’s because by the time you hit it, you’ve had the space to accumulate a triple-digit velocity, and for me, the time to worry about how to drop enough speed and make the turn without losing control of a half-million dollar supercar. The  2017 Aventador S  produces all the skin-tickling sounds and riotous thrust you expect from a  Lamborghini . But this revised version of Sant’Agata Bolognese’s current flagship, which starts at $421,350, promises more than  Sturm und Drang . Lamborghini built this car to make you race through that corner, and love doing it. More Everything Take that corner at speed in the first generation Aventador, which launched in 2011, and anything can happen. That car paired Lamborghini’s trademark alien looks with parent company Audi’s left-brain innovation, but was also prone to imbalanced handling and unders

A WCW icon. Two former Ring of Honor champions. The longest-reigning tag team champions of all time and an unstoppable heavyweight seeking his first major WrestleMania program. These are the Superstars who emerged from the February 6 episode of WWE Raw as the night's biggest winners and losers for a variety of reasons. Two of them cut fantastic promos that reminded fans of just how talented of talkers they actually are. WWE treated another like a star right out of the gate, and he will hopefully remain one of the brand's elite villains for the foreseeable future. Then there was a decorated trio that has made minimal contributions to Raw since its crushing defeat this past December. Also, questionable booking Monday night slowed the push of a massive mountain of a man. As Fastlane approaches and WrestleMania draws near, the utilization of each Superstar on Raw becomes more and more vital to the overall strength of both of those cards. Some of these men benefited exponentia

Aaron Bower Featured ColumnistFebruary 7, 2017 Credit: WWE.com Monday's edition of WWE Raw saw the first two matches officially announced on the card for Fastlane on March 5, but expect plenty more to follow over the coming weeks. With a number of weeks still to go until the show airs, WWE Creative has the chance to ensure the right matches are made to set up Fastlane as a well-rounded precursor for WrestleMania 33 later this year. And if the show is done right, there will be a lot of development in terms of the matches made for the 'Mania card following the events of Fastlane. Here's a look at the feuds on the Fastlane card that will help shape what could be one of the best WrestleMania shows in a good while.  Since WWE screwed Sheamus and Cesaro out of the Raw Tag Team Championships on Monday night, it doesn't quite feel like their rivalry with The Club is over just yet. Expect that to culminate at Fastlane, and in doing so, it will help shape the WrestleMania

Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson dissect the winners and losers of the UCL round of 16 draw. Arsenal have been drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions League's round of 16, while Barcelona will take on Paris Saint-Germain. Defending champions Real Madrid will play Napoli and Manchester City face Ligue 1 side Monaco. Arsenal, who won their group this season for the first time since the 2011-12 campaign, will be aiming to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time since 2009-10. The Gunners meet Bayern again after facing them in the group stage last year and being dumped out at the round-of-16 stage by the Germans in 2012-13 and 2013-14. PSG, meanwhile, won their first meeting against Barca in the quarterfinals of the 1994-95 competition, but the Catalan club won the quarterfinal meetings in 2012-13 and 2014-15. The two clubs also met in the group stage in 2014, when PSG won at the Parc des Princes and Barca won at the Camp Nou. PSG director of football