Tennis
Djokovic and Williams named tennis players of the year
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named men's and women's world champions for 2015 by the International Tennis Federation.
Erakovic and Ostapenko get wildcards to ASB Classic
New Zealand tennis No.1 Marina Erakovic and young Latvian Jelena Ostapenko have been given main draw wildcards for January's ASB Classic in Auckland.
Midday Sports News for 17 December 2015
New Zealand's former world champion sculler Philippa Baker-Hogan believes Olympic medals could be at risk if Rowing New Zealand and coach Dick Tonks don't sort out their differences. Audio
Federer not done yet
Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer doesn't intend to retire after next year's Olympics.
Serena Williams named Sportsperson of the Year
Serena Williams, who held all four of tennis's grand slam titles for the second time in her career before losing this year's US Open, was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine.
Venus, Cheng NZ champs
Michael Venus and teenage rookie Rosie Cheng are the new national tennis champions.
Serena Williams says she's set to rejoin tour
American tennis player Serena Williams says she's ready to rejoin the women's tennis tour after a bout with pain and injuries that caused the world number one to cut short her 2015 season.
Sports Correspondent Russell Fuller
BBC sports journalist Russell Fuller keeps the score court side... Great Britain win tennis' Davis Cup for the first time since 1936; Leicester City's Jamie Vardy has just become the first player to… Audio
Dave Luddy - Davis Cup Tennis
Our tennis correspondent Dave Luddy reports on Davis Cup Tennis, Great Britain v Belgium, from the action in Ghent. Audio
Ana Ivanovic joins strongest ASB Classic field
The strongest field in the history of the tournament has been announced for the ASB women's tennis classic in Auckland in January.
Davis Cup final will go ahead in Belgium
The Davis Cup tennis final between Belgium and Britain will go ahead despite the Belgian capital being placed on maximum alert over the threat of an imminent attack.
Britain's Davis Cup tennis team delay departure to Belgium
Britain's Davis Cup tennis team have delayed their departure to Belgium by 24 hours after Brussels went on maximum alert amid a search for armed Islamist extremists and fears of imminent attacks.
ATP World Tour Tennis Finals
It's semi-finals day at the 7 million U.S. dollar ATP World Tour Tennis Finals in London where the world's top 8 players have been competing this week including Djokovic, Murray, Federer, VAVrinka and… Audio
Djokovic in ATP Finals last four
Serbia's Novak Djokovic clinched his place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals when he beat Tomas Berdych.
Federer tops group in London
Roger Federer withstood a stunning fightback from Kei Nishikori to claw out a 3-set victory and stay undefeated at the ATP World Tour tennis Finals in London.
Nadal beats Wawrinka in London
Rafael Nadal's late-season resurgence continued at the ATP World Tour tennis Finals as he beat French Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets.
Djokovic wins in Paris
Novak Djokovic's already brilliant season took on another dimension when the world No.1 became the first man to win six Masters tennis titles in a calendar year.
Muguruza majestic, Kvitova gets reprieve
Garbine Muguruza continued her dream unbeaten debut at the WTA tennis finals to advance to the semi-finals.
Djovovic reaches Shanghai final
Novak Djokovic has thrashed a misfiring Andy Murray to set up a Shanghai Masters final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as the world number one guns for his 10th title in China.
Old rivals into China final
Novak Djokovic has brushed off David Ferrer 6-2 6-3 to reach the China Open final, where old rival Rafael Nadal stands between the Serb and a sixth title in Beijing.
