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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - British driver Lewis Hamilton vows to race even faster next year when he defends his Formula One title.Hamilton sealed his second F1 title in style on Sunday, winning the 11th race of his campaign at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to finally get the better of rival and teammate Nico Rosberg as Mercedes finished 1-2 in the drivers championship.Rosberg threatened to upstage Hamilton with double points on offer in the final race, but went out with a whimper as he crossed the line in 14th place — despite starting from pole position for the 11th time this season.With such a dominant car, Mercedes will be hard to catch next season and — judging by his phenomenal acceleration at the start of Sundays race — so will Hamilton.It is going to be a dream to be able to go into next season and go in even stronger. That will be the goal, Hamilton said on Monday. I have absolute faith in the team that we will come in very, very strong next year.That sounds ominous considering how Mercedes pulverized the competition this season: winning 16 of 19 races, taking 18 poles, and finishing 296 points ahead of Red Bull, which had won the drivers and constructors victors over the four previous years.I think its really important to continue improving, and I 100 per cent believe the team will do that, Hamilton said. Im looking forward to battling with people.There is little to suggest that these battles will be anything but one-sided. Worrying for Red Bull and Ferrari — which failed to win a race for the first time since 1993 and finished down in fourth spot in the constructors standings — there may still be more to come from Mercedes.I do believe that we can improve the engine and car. I know we are making positive steps in that way, the 29-year-old Hamilton said I am looking forward to going into the factory, downloading every bit of input I can, and working on the areas I can improve.It will be hard to improve on Sundays performance, however.Hamiltons start will go down in F1 legend. He screeched past Rosberg with a phenomenal burst of acceleration to effectively end the race after a few seconds.With 33 career wins, Hamilton has little to prove. Yet he feels he did silence some doubters this year.There was all that talk that Lewis cannot make his tires last because of his aggressive driving style, Hamilton said. But through the races this year I think I have proved time and again that I use less fuel, (that) I am able to utilize my tires as good as anyone.Hamilton, however, does need to do better in qualifying, especially if Rosberg improves his race-day performance having yet to win back-to-back races in his career.Nico did a great job, especially with his qualifying laps, Hamilton said. But I will look into the detail to see how I can improve next year.Rosberg, meanwhile, will be back testing in the car on Tuesday.I am not really in the mood for it, the 29-year-old German driver said. But as it is optional, maybe that is a sign that Im already motivated again.Rosberg says it was a bit hard to watch Hamiltons title celebrations after coming so close — with Hamilton only 17 points ahead before the final race.The deciding race settled a stressful campaign that severely tested the friendship of the teenage go-karting rivals.Having provoked Hamilton by predicting he would crack under pressure, Rosberg proved to be a gracious loser.I said You deserved it. It was a hearty situation. He did a little bit a better than me in the races, tiny bits that I need to find, Rosberg said. He was the best driver on the grid this year.Hamilton was eager to play down the rift, which led to heated rows at the Monaco GP in May and the Belgian GP in August.There have been good moments and bad moments but weve worked together all year long to push this team, Hamilton said. So the team has no problems.The other teams do, however. Custom Baseball Jerseys China . 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In a passionate defence of himself and the London clubs medical staff, the Portuguese coach rebuked the "incompetent people" who have attacked Tottenham for allowing Lloris to continue playing after being briefly knocked unconscious against Everton on Sunday. WINNIPEG -- Sherry Middaugh is a Canadian curling veteran with a hard-luck streak getting to the big game, but she will be playing Jennifer Jones Saturday for the right to represent Canada at the Olympics. Middaugh fed off Rachel Homans mistakes to cruise to a 10-4 win at the womens semifinal at the Olympic Curling trials Friday night. "In the past its been normally like a missed shot on my behalf, maybe nerves, but the fact (is) that maybe all those experiences have helped," Middaugh said of her record of stumbling before the finish line was in sight. "Id certainly give all of those away to win tomorrow." On the mens side, Kevin Martin and John Morris will be playing Saturday in the semifinal to see who will compete against Brad Jacobs Sunday. At 47, Middaugh is the oldest female skip at the trials. Shes won many provincial championships but had trouble getting out of the national semifinals. Her biggest national win to date has been the 2003 Canada Cup of Curling. Ironically, although she started with the hammer, she missed her attempt to blank the first end and benefited from the change in tactics that dictated. Homan, the youngest skip at the trials and reigning national champion from Ottawa, threw a disastrous runback attempt that gave Middaugh her second three of the game in the sixth end. She said she didnt even forsee that as a possibility. "It just wasnt our night," she said. "Youve got to sum it up like that. Theres not much to say about it." After exchanging singles in one and two, the first few ends werent the same mistake-free, careful curling that Middaugh and Winnipegs Chelsea Carey played earlier in the day in the tiebreaker. Instead, their front ends traded half shots and misses that opened opportunities and Middaugh took an early lead, thanks to a three she scored in the third end. But Homan came back with a deuce in the fourth to keep it close. The veteran then scored a deuce of her own in five to make it 6-3, with two perfect draws to the button behind cover and a thin hit by Homan that failed to move Middaughs first counter far enough. Then came Homans runback attempt in six that could have netted her two but instead handed Middaugh another three. "I didnt even think we could do that. I thought at worst case . . . wed take one." Middaugh was deadly with her hits and near perfect with her draw. After Middaughs rink scored another point in the eighth, Homan shook hands. Homan said she had trouble with the ice. "The right side of the sheet wass just a mountain .dddddddddddd . . and the other side was just a valley." But Middaugh said she has found the ice consistent all week, which has helped her with her draws. "The ice has been the same all week which is a credit to the ice crew. . . The ice isnt patchy, its consistent right from the first end all the way through to the end," Middaugh said. "That certainly builds the confidence because you just throw what youve been throwing all week." Shes married to three-time world champion Glenn Howards third Wayne Middaugh. They live in Victoria Harbour, Ont. Theyre just one of four couples at the event. Edmonton skip Heather Nedohin is married to Martins third Dave Nedohin. Winnipeg skip Mike McEwen is married to Jennifer Jones lead Dawn Askin and Jones is in a relationship with Glen Howards second Brent Laing. Earlier Friday, Martin defeated Morris 7-6 in an extra end to clinch second in the mens standings. But Morris also advanced to the semifinal after Kevin Koe beat Mike McEwen 5-4, guaranteeing Morris a third-place finish. Martin is hoping he can repeat the feat en route to a fourth Olympics berth. He won gold in 2010 and silver in 2002 and also went to the 1992 Games. "It will be a tight game again but it was good to get through that one and the hammer in the semi and well hopefully play another good game (Saturday)," he said after Fridays win. "I would have to say we have to play a little better than (Friday) as a team. We were a little bit sloppy on a couple of ends." Morris was happy with how his team played. "I think we had a real sound strategy and kept control most of that game," he said. The exception was the sixth end when Martin scored three. "If we can just pick it up maybe just a half notch then we can win this thing . . . I like our chances," said Morris, who was born in Winnipeg but has made his name curling for both Ontario and Alberta. The former two-time world junior champion joined Martins Edmonton-based rink in 2006 but abruptly left in April to sign with skip Jim Cotters squad out of the Vernon and Kelowna curling clubs in B.C. Cotter moved to third. Martin then picked up another Manitoba native, former Randy Ferbys fourth rock Dave Nedohin, to replace Morris. In other mens action, Jacobs completed the round robin with a 7-4 victory over John Epping, who finished last with a 1-6 record. Jeff Stoughton defeated Howard 9-3 but both were already out of playoff contention. Stoughton finished 3-4 and Howard 2-5. ' ' '