Sports News Roundup: Olympics-CAS registers Russian appeal against Olympic membership suspension; Motor racing-Verstappen now officially the most dominant in a single season and more

The four-time Grand Slam champion swept aside Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-0 to claim her first WTA Finals title, and return to the top of the rankings after being deposed by Aryna Sabalenka in September. 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.

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 Pole broke Pegula five times and won the final 11 games in a 59-minute slaughter to capture her first WTA Finals title in a match delayed by 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-Hermoso hopes for positive change following kiss scandal

Jenni Hermoso said she hoped something good would come out of the kiss scandal involving former Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales at the Women's World Cup. Rubiales has been banned from all football-related activities for three years by FIFA following the allegedly non-consensual kiss he gave Hermoso at the final in August.

Tennis-Swiatek avoids rankings distraction and focuses on the right stuff

WTA Finals champion Iga Swiatek said the poor playing conditions in Cancun forced her to focus on her game instead of being distracted by the prospect of regaining the world number one ranking. The four-time Grand Slam champion swept aside Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-0 to claim her first WTA Finals title, and return to the top of the rankings after being deposed by Aryna Sabalenka in September.

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 chaotically and controversially 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.

Horse racing-Without A Fight wins 163rd running of Melbourne Cup

Without a Fight won the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, thundering home in the final straight to claim Australia's most prestigious racing trophy by two lengths. Jockey Mark Zahra claimed back-to-back Melbourne Cup wins on the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Without A Fight, having triumphed on Gold Trip last year.

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.