Dave Miley, an unsuccessful applicant for the role of Tennis Ireland chief executive, has broken his silence on the dispute with the governing body, stressing his disappointment with the recruitment process, which he claimed lacked transparency.

Kyle Edmund’s Davis Cup debut turned from a dream to a nightmare as David Goffin fought back from two sets down for the first time in his career to win the opening point of the final for Belgium in Ghent.

Schools and much of the Brussels metro system reopened yesterday as the Belgian capital started to return to normal after four days of lockdown, but troops on the street were a reminder it remains on alert.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Exciting young prospect Simon Carr has been rewarded with a wild card into the main draw of the ITF Men’s Futures Irish Open.

When it comes to stories to tell the grandkids some day, you’re not going to trump Conor Niland.

Top seed Novak Djokovic is relishing the renewal of his intense Australian Open rivalry with defending champion Stan Wawrinka after both men enjoyed comfortable quarter-final wins in Melbourne today.

Novak Djokovic has vowed to take a “humble” approach to his bid for a fourth Australian Open title in the space of five years, despite being the odds-on favourite.

Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka appeared to have put any recent differences behind them after the world number two posted a picture on Twitter of the Davis Cup team-mates looking all smiles.

The ATP World Tour Finals ended in huge anti-climax after Roger Federer pulled out ahead of his scheduled final against Novak Djokovic with a back injury.

Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka will try to prevent what appears an inevitable Novak Djokovic-Roger Federer showdown at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpischev has been forced to publicly apologise for his slur against the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus.

Tennis: Limerick’s Sam Barry is set to improve approximately 12 places in the singles world rankings after a run to the final of the ITF Men’s Futures event in the Azores.

Chicago Bulls centre Joakim Noah is in the form of his life this season in the absence of star teammate Derrick Rose and produced another talismanic performance Sunday evening against the Miami Heat.

Ireland Davis Cup boss Garry Cahill will take considerable encouragement from Saturday’s excellent performance of his doubles pairing ahead of the relegation play-off against Egypt in Dublin on April 4-6.

The absence of James McGee, Louk Sorensen and Sam Barry was sorely felt as Ireland were left facing a 2-0 deficit yesterday after the opening two singles contests in the Davis Cup tie against Belarus in Minsk.

Novak Djokovic kept alive his slim hopes of finishing the year as world number one with victory over David Ferrer in the final of the Paris Masters.

Andy Murray is ready to play a full role for Great Britain in the Davis Cup after sealing their spot in the elite World Group with a straight-sets win over Croatia's Ivan Dodig.

Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli insists there is no chance of her going back on the retirement that has shocked tennis.

Novak Djokovic is a man on a mission at the French Open – just do not mention Rafael Nadal.

Novak Djokovic has revealed he suffered no long-term damage from the ankle injury he picked up while on Davis Cup duty with Serbia.

Irish tennis officials were left fuming after Finland refused to play the final match in the Davis Cup tie at the Castleknock Club.

Irish fans were stunned into silence last night as a double fault from James McGee gifted the opening singles rubber to Finland in the Davis Cup second round tie at Castleknock.

Andy Murray headed for home yesterday feeling his tennis is “going in the right direction” despite his Australian Open final defeat by Novak Djokovic.

John Morrissey emphatically clinched a men’s singles quarter-final place in the Wilson National Indoors Championships at David Lloyd Riverview last night.

Spain relinquished their Davis Cup crown tonight after veteran Radek Stepanek guided the Czech Republic to a stunning triumph in Prague.

There will be no second London title for Wimbledon champions Jonny Marray and Freddie Nielsen after they went out in the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals this evening.

Roger Federer eased through to a 10th semi-final at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals last night to leave David Ferrer and Juan Martin Del Potro scrapping for the second spot in Group B.

Roger Federer cut a disconsolate figure as he tried to come to terms with his shock quarter-final exit against an inspired Tomas Berdych at the US Open.

A year ago, on a hot Tuesday afternoon in Flushing Meadows, Queens, two tennis players were embarking on dramatically divergent paths after the best summer of their careers.

Novak Djokovic is targeting Olympic gold in London and his place among the sporting immortals.

Roger Federer might not be Novak Djokovic’s dinner date anytime soon but Switzerland’s six-time Wimbledon champion yesterday denied he bears any animosity towards the man he will tackle in the semi-finals.

Ivan Ljubicic may not have managed to light up the Grand Slams in the course of his 15-year professional career, but the Croatian insists he has "no regrets" after finally bringing his playing days to a close this week.

Ireland’s number one tennis player, Conor Niland, has today announced his retirement from the professional game with immediate effect due to a persistent hip injury.

World number one doubles pair Bob and Mike Bryan gave the United States a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup tie with France in Monte Carlo.

Defending champions Spain took complete control of their Davis Cup quarter-final against Austria as they moved into a 2-0 lead after the opening day in Castellon.

Former world number three Ivan Ljubicic has announced he will retire from tennis next month following the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.

James McGee yesterday rose to the challenge of standing in for Louk Sorensen in the opening singles rubber of the Davis Cup showdown between Hungary and Ireland in Hungary, scoring a 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-7 (7/9) 6-4 victory over his 316-ranked opponent.

The Lawn Tennis Association today confirmed Judy Murray as Great Britain’s new Fed Cup captain.

Judy Murray is in talks with the Lawn Tennis Association over becoming the new Fed Cup captain, Press Association Sport understands.

Rafael Nadal ensured Spain victory in the Davis Cup final after bouncing back from a one-sided first set against Juan Martin del Potro to win a four-set classic in Seville.

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt has been awarded a wild card to play at next month's Australian Open.

Henri Leconte believes Andy Murray should look at the example set by Roger Federer as he bids to break his grand slam duck in 2012.