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Schumacher could take on Hamilton LONDON – Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton could go head to head in a charity ‘Race of Champions’ at London’s Wembley Stadium in December, event organisers said on Wednesday.

Retired seven times Formula One champion Schumacher has confirmed his participation while organisers said Hamilton, the 22-year-old British rookie leading the standings for McLaren, had expressed an interest. “It could be a unique occasion, the only occasion to see him compete against Michael Schumacher,” said Fredrik Johnsson, founder of the event which brings together champions and leading drivers from across the world of motorsport.The Race of Champions, previously held at the Stade de France in Paris, will have a rally-style format with knockout heats on a two-lane asphalt track inside the new Wembley Stadium.”I hope that my participation can help the event organisers raise even more funds and awareness for the Institute for Cerebral and Medullary Disorders,” Schumacher said in a statement.Ertugral returns to Kaizer Chiefs as coach SOUTH Africa’s most popular club Kaizer Chiefs has reappointed Turkish coach Muhsin Ertugral on a three-year deal to replace German Ernst Middendorp, its website said.Ertugral, 47, won the South African Cup with Ajax Cape Town in May and took the unfashionable side to fourth in the league.He was in charge at the Johannesburg-based Chiefs from 1992 to 2002 when they won the 2001 African Cup Winners’ Cup title but also had their worst league finish of ninth in 2002.Zim fire coach after Nations Cup failure HARARE – Zimbabwe have fired coach Charles Mhlauri after their failure to qualify for the African Nations Cup finals, the Zimbabwe Football Association said yesterday.Mhlauri and six other national team officials were all dismissed following the defeat in Morocco earlier this month which ended their hopes of qualifying for the tournament in Ghana in January.Mhlauri, who had been in charge since October 2004, took Zimbabwe to the last Nations Cup finals in Egypt.He also won the 2005 Cosafa Castle Cup with the country.In his 32 matches in charge, Zimbabwe compiled a record of 11 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses.Nampa-Reuters”It could be a unique occasion, the only occasion to see him compete against Michael Schumacher,” said Fredrik Johnsson, founder of the event which brings together champions and leading drivers from across the world of motorsport.The Race of Champions, previously held at the Stade de France in Paris, will have a rally-style format with knockout heats on a two-lane asphalt track inside the new Wembley Stadium.”I hope that my participation can help the event organisers raise even more funds and awareness for the Institute for Cerebral and Medullary Disorders,” Schumacher said in a statement. Ertugral returns to Kaizer Chiefs as coach SOUTH Africa’s most popular club Kaizer Chiefs has reappointed Turkish coach Muhsin Ertugral on a three-year deal to replace German Ernst Middendorp, its website said.Ertugral, 47, won the South African Cup with Ajax Cape Town in May and took the unfashionable side to fourth in the league.He was in charge at the Johannesburg-based Chiefs from 1992 to 2002 when they won the 2001 African Cup Winners’ Cup title but also had their worst league finish of ninth in 2002. Zim fire coach after Nations Cup failure HARARE – Zimbabwe have fired coach Charles Mhlauri after their failure to qualify for the African Nations Cup finals, the Zimbabwe Football Association said yesterday.Mhlauri and six other national team officials were all dismissed following the defeat in Morocco earlier this month which ended their hopes of qualifying for the tournament in Ghana in January.Mhlauri, who had been in charge since October 2004, took Zimbabwe to the last Nations Cup finals in Egypt.He also won the 2005 Cosafa Castle Cup with the country.In his 32 matches in charge, Zimbabwe compiled a record of 11 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses.Nampa-Reuters