Ampthill's game against Hartpury in rugby union's Championship had to be abandoned after referee Alex Thomas was hit by a clearing kick during the first half.

He appeared to be knocked out when he was struck by the clearance from Hartpury fly-half Harry Bazalgette, with the visitors leading 14-0 at the time.

Thomas was treated on the field before being taken off on a stretcher.

The game, in the second tier of English rugby union, was called off a few minutes later.

"We appreciate that the decision is disappointing for supporters who have travelled to the game but our priority is for health of the players and match officials," Bedfordshire side Ampthill said in a statement.

"Our thoughts are with Alex for a swift recovery."

Hartpury, who began the match fifth in the table and two places above Ampthill, had taken the lead with an Ethan Hunt try.

Aristot Benz-Salomon added a second shortly before the incident which ended the game after 28 minutes.

Exeter Chiefs stayed top of the Premiership Women's Rugby standings courtesy of a 41-22 win at Trailfinders as second-placed Saracens were beaten at Gloucester-Harpury.

Prop Hope Rogers scored four tries for the Chiefs, with her first two coming after the home side had twice taken the lead when Grace White and Kat Evans went over the line.

Exeter took the lead for the first time when Rogers scored her third try on 34 minutes and team-mate Sabrina Poulin also touched down to give the visitors a 22-10 point lead at half-time.

Evans and Rogers traded tries before Emily Tuttosi and Katie Buchanan went over for Exeter, while Annabel Meta added a try for Trailfinders.

Gloucester-Harpury had seven different try scorers in their 47-31 victory against Saracens.

Kate Williams, Nel Metcalfe, Natasha Hunt, Emma Sing, Maud Muir, Neve Jones and Mackenzie Carson each touched down as they avenged a defeat by Saracens earlier on in the season.

Rosie Galligan, Zoe Harrison with two and Kelsey Clifford scored the tries for the visitors, who kept within reach of their opponents until late on when Gloucester-Harpury pulled away.

Harlequins twice came from behind in the first half before going on to claim a 40-22 win at Loughborough Lightning.

Daisy Hibbert-Jones put the home side in front before Connie Powell responded for the visitors and, after Alev Kelter scored for Lightning, Jade Konkel went over the line to give Harlequins a two point lead at half-time.

Harlequins did enough to keep Loughborough at arm's length after the break before securing victory.

Ulster: Lowry; Kok, Postlethwaite, McCloskey, Ward; Morgan, Doak; O'Sullivan, Herring, O'Toole; Henderson (capt), Treadwell; Izuchukwu, Timoney, McCann.

Replacements: Andrew, Warwick, Wilson, Sheridan, Marcus Rea, Shanahan, Humphreys, Telfer.

Sin-bin: McCann (27)

Bordeaux: Bielle-Biarrey; Penaud, Depoortere, Moefana, Retiere; Carbery, Lucu (capt); Poirot, Latterrade, Sadie; Petti, Gray; Gazzotti, Swinton, Tatafu.

Replacements: Lamothe, Boniface, Tameifuna, Coleman, Ricard, Vergnes-Taillefer, Tapuai, Garcia.

Sin-bin: Gazzotti (17), Poirot (31), Moefana (31)

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)

Montpellier: Moorby; Moustin, Darmon, Cadot, Tambwe; Hogg, Coly; Erdocio, Uelese, Japaridze, Janse van Rensburg, DuGuid, Martins, Nouchi (capt), Simmonds.

Replacements: Akrab, Forletta, Hounkpatin, Chalureau, B Vunipola, Louwrens, Barreau, Serfontein.

Ospreys: Walsh; Kasende, Watkin, O Williams, Giles; Edwards, Hardy; G Thomas, Lake, Warren, Spencer, L Jones, T Davies, J Morgan (capt), Morris.

Replacements: Parry, S Thomas, Henry, Griffiths, Greatbanks, Morgan-Williams, Boshoff, Hopkins.

Referee: Adam Leal (RFU)

Assistant referees: Richard Gordon & Hamish Grant (RFU)

TMO: David Rose (RFU)

The Premiership champions, who have struggled for form domestically so far this season, began their European campaign with a 38-8 victory over an under-strength Castres last weekend, but this was a very different test.

In temperatures topping 30C in Pretoria, they had to work hard just to hang on for the opening half hour, suffering a setback when Furbank was forced off, using his shirt as a makeshift sling to cradle his right arm after being clattered by Bulls captain Elrigh Louw.

Northampton were undoubtedly helped in the early stages by Bulls' lack of ruthlessness. The hosts may have dominated physically, causing the visitors all sorts of trouble in the scrum, but failed to convert that into points when the door appeared to be wide open.

The Saints conceded four penalties in the opening 15 minutes - with Iyogun twice penalised for collapsing the scrum - and twice escaped as their hosts had tries ruled out, while Goosen also dropped the ball barely a couple of metres from the line.

That came after Devon Williams had gone clear from an Embrose Papier pass over the top to dive in at the corner - with Goosen actually adding the conversion before the try was pulled back for review and ruled out because of an obstruction by Willie le Roux.

Then former Sale hooker Akker van der Merwe darted over to dot down, but referee Luc Ramos had already blown his whistle for an obstruction by JF van Heerden.

Northampton lost Iyogun, yet not only negotiated his 10-minute absence without conceding any points, but also turned a deficit into a lead through Augustus' score.

The Bulls' attacking profligacy haunted them again as Moodie and Le Roux chased a kick over the top, with the centre just winning the race - but as Goosen was lining up the kick, the television match official was called in once more, and ruled that the ball had not been grounded.

When Freeman extended the Northampton lead to 22-7, the win looked there for the taking - but there was always the danger they would tire in the heat, and the impressive Hanekom's double score increased their anxiety.

It was to Northampton's credit that they did not wilt, and Smith and Freeman took the match out of the hosts' reach.

The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward Keegan Kolesar to a three-year, $7.5 million contract extension through the 2027-28 season.

Kolesar, 27, is in his sixth season with Vegas after he was acquired in June 2017 from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a second-round pick in that year's draft.

In 29 games this season, he has 11 points (7 goals, 4 assists). He leads Vegas in hits with 90 and is one shy of his career high in goals, scoring eight in 70-plus games each of the past two seasons.

All 304 of his career NHL games have been played with the Golden Knights, and he has tallied 83 points (33 goals, 50 assists).

Mainz' Lee Jae-sung scored on either side of halftime as the hosts stunned Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday to snap their unbeaten league run this season.

South Korea international Lee struck four minutes before the break after pouncing on a defensive blunder by the lacklustre visitors.

Lee, 32, then doubled the hosts' lead on the hour, turning beautifully in the box to finish a superb attacking move that left the complete Bayern defence frozen to the spot.

It was also the first league loss for Bayern coach Vincent Kompany, who last week became only the third coach in Bundesliga history to have gone without defeat in his first 13 league games in charge.

The Bavarians, who pulled back a goal with Leroy Sané in the 87th, remain in top spot on 33 points, four ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, 2-0 winners at Augsburg.

Bayern, missing eight players to injury including top scorer Harry Kane, got off to a strong start, hitting the woodwork with Michael Olise in the sixth minute.

Mainz were dealt a major blow when Jonathan Burkhardt, who had scored in their previous four league games, was taken off injured after he fired wide following a powerful sprint in the 14th minute.

But it was the hosts who were more threatening, with Anthony Caci missing their best chance when his point-blank shot was blocked by Bayern keeper Daniel Peretz.

Lee did better four minutes before the break, slotting in from a cross that first slipped past Bayern's Kim Min-jae and Olise.

He then struck again with their first chance in the second half, turning well in the box to drill in after a quick six-pass move by Mainz.

Kompany's team never showed any desire for a comeback even after Sane's late goal, with Mainz comfortably holding on to their lead.

Former Manchester City player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday.

Kavelashvili, 53, was the only candidate on the ballot and easily won the vote given the Georgian Dream party's control of a 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017. It is made up of members of Parliament, municipal councils and regional legislatures.

Georgian Dream retained control of Parliament in the South Caucasus nation in an Oct. 26 election.

Georgia's outgoing president and main pro-Western parties have since boycotted parliamentary sessions and demanded a rerun of the ballot amid allegations the election was rigged with Russia's help.

Georgian Dream has vowed to continue pushing toward EU accession but also wants to "reset" ties with Russia.

In 2008 Russia fought a brief war with Georgia, which led to Moscow's recognition of two breakaway regions as independent and an increase in the Russian military presence in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Arsenal spurned several chances and failed to take full advantage of Premier League leaders Liverpool's slip-up against Fulham when they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Everton on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta's side kept their gap to Liverpool at six points but after their rivals were held to a 2-2 draw, title hopefuls Arsenal will be disappointed not to have made up some ground.

Arsenal remain third in the table on 30 points from 16 games, one point behind second-placed Chelsea, who host Brentford on Sunday.

Everton, who are 15th with 15 points, snapped a three-match losing streak against Arsenal and kept the north London club off the scoresheet by swarming them every time they got near the penalty area.

"They're a fine side. We know that. The players put a big shift in. The commitment to doing the basics -- pressing and recovering and staying true to it for 90 minutes; I was proud of the players," Everton manager Sean Dyche told the BBC.

"They were trying to cross it to force something which shows how defensively solid we were. It's another step in the right direction."

In a lively start at the Emirates, Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães, making his return from a hamstring injury, thwarted Abdoulaye Doucouré with an excellent block while Martin Ødegaard twice shot wide from promising positions.

Ødegaard was heavily involved in Arsenal's attack throughout the first half and the Norwegian midfielder was played in by Bukayo Saka in the 29th minute but his deflected shot was well kept out by Jordan Pickford.

Arsenal dominated possession but lacked their typical intensity, though they were able to test Pickford once again before the break, forcing the England stopper into another fine save to deny Gabriel Martinelli from a tight angle.

The hosts were more aggressive after halftime and almost nabbed a goal right away, but Pickford got down quickly to stop Saka's shot before racing off his line to clear a poor backpass and spare team mate Jarrad Branthwaite's blushes.

"It's about how we apply ourselves -- stick to the game plan and suffer. We suffered a lot without the ball. We dug a point out," Pickford said.

"Two defeats in 10 or 11. The discipline is there. Against Arsenal you'd smash and grab a point all day long. I made some good saves at good times. The lads made some brilliant blocks. A good performance from everyone."

Frustrated by his team's inability to break down a resolute Everton, Arteta made a big call just past the hour mark, taking off regulars Ødegaard and Declan Rice in a double substitution and bringing on Jorginho and 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri.

The changes did not pay dividends.

The home side thought they had a penalty with minutes to go when Thomas Partey appeared to be fouled by Vitaliy Mykolenko, but play was waved on and a lengthy VAR check did not overturn the referee's decision.

The visitors barely troubled Arsenal keeper David Raya but will be pleased with their defensive effort, which earned them a share of the points.

Liverpool's Diogo Jota bagged a last-gasp equaliser to snatch a 2-2 Premier League draw for the 10-man Reds in a breathless encounter at Anfield on Saturday, with Arne Slot's hosts twice roaring back from a goal down.

Liverpool remain top of the table on 36 points, five ahead of Chelsea, who host Brentford on Sunday, and six in front of Arsenal, who were held to a 0-0 home draw by Everton and have played a game more. Fulham are ninth on 24 points.

Andreas Pereira put Fulham ahead in the 11th minute with an acrobatic volley from Antonee Robinson's cross which bounced off Liverpool full back Andy Robertson's thigh and intothe net past goalkeeper Alisson.

On a tough afternoon for Robertson, he was shown a red card six minutes later for a lunging tackle on Harry Wilson that officials determined denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

Cody Gakpo levelled two minutes after the break with a diving header from Mohamed Salah's sumptuous cross but Rodrigo Muniz put Fulham in front again in the 76th when he bundled home Robinson's cross while crashing into Alisson.

Liverpool continued to press and Jota, in his first game since being injured against Chelsea in October, slotted past Bernd Leno in the 86th as Liverpool avoided what would have been only a second loss for Slot in 23 games across all competitions.

The Reds had several chances to net a winner in the dying minutes in front of an ear-splitting Anfield crowd, including a shot from Harvey Elliott that flew marginally wide and another from Luis Díaz that sailed just over the bar.

It was the Reds' first league game in 10 days after Storm Darragh caused the postponement of their Merseyside derby at Everton and their second successive league draw after a 3-3 result at Newcastle United.

"A great comeback is very positive," Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said. "It's disappointing having 10 men but we showed fight, kept trying to create chances. Could have been more but we take the point and move on."