Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Olympics-CAS registers Russian appeal against Olympic membership suspension

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) against the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend its membership, the independent judicial body said on Monday. The challenge arose over the IOC's suspension of the ROC following the ROC decision to include as its members some regional sports organisations which are under the authority of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine.

Motor racing-Verstappen now officially the most dominant in a single season

Max Verstappen's 17th win of the Formula One season rewrote the record book and established the triple world champion as the most dominant driver the sport has ever seen over the course of a campaign. Until Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos, the highest win percentage for a season was the 75% of late Italian champion Alberto Ascari who won six out of eight world championship races with Ferrari in 1952.

Tennis-Swiatek wins WTA Finals, regains world number one ranking

Iga Swiatek dominated American Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-0 to win the season-ending WTA Finals in Cancun on Monday and regain her world number one ranking from Aryna Sabalenka. The Polish four-time Grand Slam winner broke Pegula five times and saved the only break point she faced en route to her first WTA Finals trophy in a match delayed a day due to rain.

Soccer-Nine-man Spurs miss out on top spot in chaotic 4-1 loss to Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of returning to the top of the Premier League were dashed in extraordinary fashion as they lost 4-1 at home to Chelsea after a Nicolas Jackson hat-trick in a chaotic London derby that they finished with nine men on Monday.

It was a triumphant return to Spurs for Mauricio Pochettino who got the biggest win of his short Chelsea tenure, though few could have imagined how it would be achieved on a mind-boggling night of VAR calls, hot tempers, disallowed goals and injuries.

Tennis-ITF announces record prize money for Billie Jean King Cup

This year's Billie Jean King Cup champions will receive a record $2.4 million, with prize money for the finals of the women's team event again matching that of the men's Davis Cup. A total Player Prize Money purse of $9.6 million will be shared between the 12 competing nations in Seville, the International Tennis Federation said in a statement.

Soccer-PSG need to forget home win over Milan before San Siro test, says Luis Enrique

Paris St Germain may have defeated AC Milan 3-0 in their most recent Champions League game, but they face a different task in the away game, manager Luis Enrique said on Monday. PSG bounced back from a 4-1 loss at Newcastle United to defeat Milan in Paris to go top of Group F, and they travel to Italy to take on the Serie A side again on Tuesday.

Soccer-Barcelona eye Champions league knockout stage as they face Shakhtar

Barcelona will seek to clinch a place in the Champions League knockout rounds for the first time in three seasons when they face Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk in Hamburg on Tuesday. The Spaniards, who beat Shakhtar 2-1 at home last month, top Group H with nine points from three games. They are three points above rivals Porto and six ahead of the Ukrainians in third.

Soccer-Impossible to analyse says Spurs' Postecoglou after mind-boggling defeat

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said it was impossible to analyse his side's 4-1 defeat at the hands of Chelsea as his unbeaten start to life in the Premier League came to an end in chaotic and controversial fashion on Monday. Spurs led after six minutes but ended up with nine men following the sending off of Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie and only four of their starting lineup were still on the pitch when the final whistle eventually brought the drama to a close.

Soccer-Rapinoe adds final stop on farewell tour with NWSL Championship

Two-times Women's World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe has added one final stop on her farewell tour, with her OL Reign side beating the top-ranked San Diego Wave to reach the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Championship on Saturday. The 2019 Ballon d'Or winner bid a bitter goodbye to the global stage as the United States crashed out in the last 16 of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in August.

Athletics-Semenya case referred to European rights court's grand chamber

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced on Monday that the case involving double 800 metres Olympic champion Caster Semenya will be heard by its Grand Chamber for a final ruling following a referral request from the Swiss government. Semenya, 32, wants to hold the sport's governing World Athletics body to account for what she terms discrimination against athletes with hyperandrogenism, a condition characterised by higher than usual levels of testosterone, a hormone that increases muscle mass and strength.