Zimbabwe cricket chief has written to all members of the , branding any attempt to oust the country from the world game as a political act and not based on any cricketing issues.
I understand Chingoka has pointed out there are no moves to exclude Zimbabwe from other international sports bodies.
As the debate over Zimbabwe's cricketing future continues, the is hoping to reach a consensus rather than go to a vote on the issue.
England and South Africa have cut their ties with the , but much will depend on India, the moneybags of the sport. They hold the key to any decision.
Ray Mali, president of the (ICC) has told me is "no longer cricket", indicating his unhappiness with the effect the situation is having on the game.
He also revealed that , consulted him before doing so. "I endorsed their decision," Mali told me.
From Monday, and for the next two weeks, the nation will perform its most curious annual ritual.
Hundreds will camp outside a tennis club in south west London while millions more gather in front of their television sets to watch foreign tennis players display their skills and expertise.
While the week may start with hopes of British success, this will soon evaporate.
The statement from on Thursday's regarding Olympic costs is hugely significant.
"There is a dispute at the moment between the GLA, and the mayoralty, and the Government about who is up for the overruns in so far as they may or may not occur," he said.
The importance of the report on Olympic costs by David Ross, Olympic adviser, cannot be overemphasised.
It is the first indication of how the new Mayor will handle the Games and marks a decisive moment for .
That he asked Ross to prepare this report, done in three weeks and paid for by Ross himself, is not surprising.
The image of Boris the frivolous playing the fool, is so well established that he may never shake it off, but I have always held the view that beneath the exterior of the fool is a shrewd man not afraid to seek answers to questions he knows nothing about.
My abiding memory of him goes back 10 years when we were both at the Daily Telegraph, Sky had just bid for Manchester United and Boris Johnson freely confessed to me he knew nothing about football.
An interesting battle has been going on at between and Swiss and Austrian public broadcasters, one which goes to the heart of who actually produces the images we see on our television screens.
The TV companies say Uefa has been censoring images of the tournament, a claim which is strongly denied by the game's governing body.
The , raises novel problems for the Olympic movement.
It could mean the Olympics going to parts of the world it has never gone before, or it could also mean a change in the Olympic movement's relationship with America.
Although the final decision will not be taken until October 2009, the race for the 2016 Games has now started with the short-list of five cities decided by the IOC Executive board meeting in Athens on Wednesday.
Twenty20 cricket may teach us very little on the field of play but, off it, which will undoubtedly change world cricket.
I must confess that a week ago when I arrived in India I was sceptical as to what the Indian Premier League meant - but .
The Indians have now got a tournament that, even before the semi-finals, had been watched by more than 100 million on television, while the final alone was expected to attract some 30 million.
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