1645" 80' Police Defenders have amanged a season double with a 25-17 win over hosts Mutare Sports Club who remain anchored at the botom of the log. It surely will be a short trip for the uniformed forces back to Harare. To Cris Katogu, thank you very much for the LIVE updates. have a safe one to Harare

1635: 31' TRY Police lock Albert Phiri gets over the whitewash and gives his side a 25-17 lead over hosts Mutare. Conversion from Muzangani not good.

1620: 17' Police with a quick response through Kanjanda. Mutare 17, Police 20 as Muzangani misses yet aoter conversion

1617: 14' TRY what a comeback for Mutare and this time they get the kick right as well and take a 17-15 lead over Police

1604: And the second period is underway, Police Defenders kick-off to re-start the match.

1600: Ali’s hometown’s Mayor of Louisville had declared “To honor Muhammad Ali's life & work, flags at all Metro Government facilities will be lowered to half-staff at 10am,” he tweeted.

 1557: HALF TIME in Mutare and the hosts were slowly taking charge of proceedings against Police as they came from 15-0 down to scre two unconverted tries. Buut something needs to be done about thier kicking which has cost them four potential points so far.

Mutare 10,Police 15.

1550: Ali tributes continue to pour in from around the world.

1549: The Ok Grand Challenge main race start list is as follows: Flax, Whiteline Fever, Eurakilon, Rock the Country, Mathematician, Super Trouper, Lucky Sam, Fah Fee, Call Me Earl, Equina, Print the Pounds, Penhaligon, Newton Power, Duffi's Call, Madigan,  Lava Flow and they are making thier way to the start point.

1547: 35' TRY Mutare seem to be slowly finding the grove here as they add another five pointer to reduce thier arrears. Mutare 10, Police 15.

 1542: TRY Mutare pull one back but the kick is poor. Mutare 5, Police 15.

1535: And the main race at the Borrowdale Racecourse in the OK Grand Challenge is about to start with Langton Nyakwenda on the ground for the SportsZone team.

535: 23' CONVERTED TRY: As Police extend thier lead Mafu comes in with the five pointer and Muzangazi is good with his boot this time aound Mutare 0, Police 15.

1525: 13' DROP-GOAL I honestly do not remember the last time i saw a drop-goal in the local rugby league but Police Defenders fly-half Mafu has just had a go at one and adds three more points to the Police tally. Mutare trailing 8-0.

1525: George Foreman, another legendary boxer who lost to Ali in the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" bout has described him as "a man who made you love him"

1520: 6' TRY Police Defenders break the deadlock with a Vale Nkiwani try out on the wing but his efforts for a try were not supported by a conversion as scrummy Prince Muzangazi missies the bonis points kick

1517: Obviously the biggest, and also very sad news of the day today is on the passing away of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali who at the age of 74 succumbed to a respiratory illness after he was admited in hospital on Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona.

1513: Action gets underway in Mutare and for us there is Cris Katogu, he will be giving us the LIVE updates from Mutare Sports Club. Police Dedefenders recieving off the start.

1445: Old Johannians will, however host Harare Sports Club in a 1930 kick-off game at Old Georgian's and that is the only A League game set for Harare, While the B League game between OGs II and Old Georgians II will come in as the curtain raser kicking-off at 1730.

1430: Afternoon to you all welcome to yet anther weekend LIVE updates show. Today in the Harare Province Rugby League, Harare Sports Club are away to Old Johannians  - a side seeking their first win over the Red Lions while Sports Club are aiming to complete a double over the Rams at Old Georgian's SPorts Club.

The game between second placed Old Hararians and unbeaten Old Georgians, that was also set for the same venue has been indefinately postponed after both clube mutually agreed to rest this weekend. Old Hararians, with a number of injuries in thier side, had not rested over the mid-season break a sthey were involved in the Gold Cup play-offs. The Dragons were "fortunate" after Sports Club chickened out of the play-offs.