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Lewis Hamilton has admitted there is genuine friction between him and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.The Silver Arrows pair have repeatedly clashed over the last two years - most noticeably when they collided during the 2014 Belgian GP and when an emotional Rosberg memorably threw his cap at Hamilton following the US GP last year - after being pitched into an exclusive fight for the world championship courtesy of their field-leading machinery.Hamilton and Rosberg were boyhood friends but their relationship has buckled under the strain of their title battles and the reigning world champion has conceded the perceived antipathy between them cannot be dismissed as media invention. Asked by the official F1 website if the friction with Rosberg was reality or media hype, Hamilton replied: It is there. But it is a small fire that everybody pours a lot of gasoline on to make it bigger. And then, of course, also me and Nico, we unintentionally pour more gasoline on to the fire depending on who is winning a race.So it is real - a real competition. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton takes his dog for a walk in the paddock on a hoverboard But where is the line drawn between competition and conflict? Mercedes have already warned both of their drivers that unless they learn to co-exist then the team would have to consider changing their line-up. However, Hamilton and Rosberg may have additional motivation to forge a constructive working relationship in 2016: the anticipated surge from Ferrari. I hope it is not purely a Lewis and Nico show - I hope Ferrari gets involved in that show and that we will have fierce competition beyond me and Nico, said Hamilton. Ferrari have set the fastest time in the opening exchanges of winter testing while Mercedes have focused on strengthening the reliability of their new car. Many in the paddock believe Rosberg remains the dark horse in the championship battle having won the final three races of the 2015 season. But according to Hamilton, Rosberg had it good in the final month of the season when the world champion, by his own admission, switched off after securing his third title.I did not do the bare minimum, but I did what I needed to do to finish the year, reflected the 31-year-old. I didnt do what I had to do to win the championship because I already had won the championship. If you fight for the championship you have to bring that extra five or ten per cent - after I had bagged the title I didnt need that anymore. I used my energy elsewhere. But now my sole focus is again on winning the title - but Nico also has grown, so I have to accept that he is exceptionally fast and so I also have to lift my bar again. I dont know how - but that is my goal. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton completed 156 laps on day one of the first Barcelona Test, watch some footage of him on track in the W07 While the rest of the field has effectively been in hibernation over the winter, Hamilton has remained a high-profile figure on the front and back pages. While bristling at the suggestion he should be considered a celebrity, Hamilton offered no objection to the observation that he is the only F1 driver to understand that the sport is part of the entertainment industry and made this fascinating reply when asked to identify the the crossover between the sporting and show business sides of F1.F1 is a show. Fans are fascinated by the energy of the fight, said Hamilton. Sure, they would also like to do what we are doing, but that is of course illusion - it is a bit like watching people in space: none of us will ever go to space. So where it meets is that we are still human beings - just like them - but in a way the projection is that we are some sort of higher species. That makes it a show. A lot of beautiful girls should be here, there should be music, and bands should perform. It should be a big spectacle just like the Super Bowl. Lewis Hamilton popped into the Sky Sports studio during the 3rd Quarter of the Super Bowl In addition to attending the Super Bowl, as well an exhaustive number of music and fashion award ceremonies, Hamiltons winter activities are understood to have including recording a music album. But the F1 world champion is adamant that Hamilton the musician is not set to overtake Hamilton the racing driver either in profile or priority. Let me say it bluntly: this here - F1 - is what I know how to do best, he said. Yes there are also other things that I do really well, but nothing compares to that. I know that and accept it. All the other things I enjoy. Who knows, if one day my stuff is good enough you will hear it. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here The first race of the 2016 F1 season, the Australian GP, is exclusively live on Sky Sports F1. The race in Melbourne starts at 5am on Sunday March 20.Also See:Watch: Lewis on a hoverboard!Watch: Hamilton in the W07Joe Hudson Jersey . Brazilian national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has confirmed that the veteran goalkeeper is set to join Toronto on loan, saying it will help him be ready for the World Cup. Justin Williams Cardinals Jersey . After a replay, the winner will meet Sunderland in the quarterfinals. Sagbo did well to control Sone Alukos right cross and fire past Brighton goalkeeper Peter Brezovan. 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Michell Burger, a woman who lives on an estate next to Pistorius gated community, said she and her husband were awoken by the screams in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 14 last year, when Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp by shooting four times through a door in his bathroom.PHILADELPHIA -- Villanovas senior class is on the verge of an incredible record.Josh Hart, Darryl Reynolds and Kris Jenkins have never dropped a Big 5 game since joining the Wildcats and theyll have a chance to go undefeated when they host Temple Tuesday night at 7 p.m. EST at The Pavilion.No. 1-ranked Villanova improved to 3-0 in the Big 5 this season with a hard-fought 89-79 win over La Salle last Tuesday at the Palestra. Then the Wildcats stayed perfect on the season overall (10-0) with a 74-66 victory over No. 23 Notre Dame on Saturday in Newark, N.J.Villanova is also going for its 18th straight Big 5 victory.Its unbelievable to think about, Villanova head coach Jay Wright told the Philadelphia Daily News. I dont want to think about it because its monumental. It really is.Hart is coming off a memorable game with a career-best 37 points to go along with 11 rebounds and four assists in the eight-point win over the Fighting Irish.I was just out there playing, Hart told reporters. In a game like that we were battling, battling, battling, to the end. Fatigue wasnt a factor.The Wildcats came back from an 11-point deficit in the inaugural Never Forget Tribute Classic honoring the families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.That was just a great college basketball game, Wright told reporters. Were really proud to be a part of the cause. It was a great atmosphere with what felt like a Villanova crowd. Notre Dame is so tough to play against. I think Mike (Brey) is one of the best coaches in the country. Theyre an underrrated defensive team.ddddddddddddTemple elevated its record to 7-3 with a 74-65 victory over DePaul Saturday at the Hoophall Miami Invitational.The Owls will enter Tuesdays game on the Main Line also at 3-0 in the Big 5, adding to the intrigue.Temple led DePaul by as many as 25 points in the second half before holding on for the victory.I thought we made a couple of foolish mistakes on both ends, and a team is going to take advantage of that, Temple head coach Fran Dunphy told the Philadelphia Inquirer. We got tight, they were playing loose, and as a result the lead got cut.Obi Enechionyia and Shizz Alston Jr. scored 15 points each while Quinton Rose added 12 points. Enechionyia and Alston also had seven rebounds apiece.Temple received a lift from Josh Brown as he had 11 points and five assists in his first start of the year. Brown was named Hoophall Miami Invitational Most Valuable Player.And he also contributed a career-high seven steals, the most for a Temple player since Will Cummings at SMU on Feb. 19, 2015.It was just the fourth game for Brown in his return from an Achilles tendon injury in the offseason.Well see how he feels like tomorrow (Sunday), lets see how he feels in one day, and obviously Tuesday for the Villanova game, Dunphy told the Inquirer about Browns status. He deserves that opportunity to be in the lineup. Now I just have got to manage his minutes as best as possible. ' ' '