It ended in near darkness amid an explosion of camera flashes, and John McEnroe described it as the best match he has ever seen.

MATTHEW LAMBERT looks back at the match that defined the careers of two supreme athletes and raised the bar for an entire sport - The Rafa Nadal vs Roger Federer Wimbledon final of 2008.

Tickets for the Wimbledon semi-finals today are being offered on resale sites for as much as £13,000 as fans clamour to see the clash between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Eleven years after the greatest Wimbledon final of all time, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer went face to face on Centre Court once again. Relive all the action with JAMES DUTTON.

MIKE DICKSON AT WIMBLEDON: Federer, an unlikely 37, will face Novak Djokovic after an astonishing display which saw him just about hold his nerve in a crunching climax at the end.

It was another star-studded day at SW19 for day 11 of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in south-west London on Friday.

Roger Federer has made the Wimbledon final after beating rival Rafael Nadal in a magnificent match in the latest chapter of their historic rivalry today.

Djokovic, the reigning champion and world No 1, has eased through to his sixth SW19 showpiece and victory over eight-time winner Federer would give him his 16th grand-slam title.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star showcased her slender pins for the Men's Final and final day of the tournament as she donned Ralph Lauren look.

KIERAN GILL ON CENTRE COURT: Novak Djokovic described Sunday's Wimbledon epic as the most mentally-exhausting match of his career.

Britain's Dan Evans was left to rue missed opportunities after losing a hard-fought contest with defending champion Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

Federer and Nadal have been outspoken critics of the direction in which the tour has been taken over the last year with their great on-court rival Novak Djokovic as council president.

Second-seeded Rafael Nadal looked dominant in his first-round U.S. Open match, easily defeating Australian John Millman 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

Rafael Nadal moved ominously into the last 16 at the US Open with a straight-sets win over Chung Hyeon.

Golfer Tiger Woods was on hand with girlfriend Erica Herman and his children in New York on Monday to see Rafael Nadal come back and beat Marin Cilic to advance to the US Open quarterfinal.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: The watching Tiger Woods could scarcely contain his excitement as Rafael Nadal moved ominously towards yet another Grand Slam final.

Rafael Nadal is taking nothing for granted as he bids to close in on Roger Federer's grand-slam record. Nadal is chasing a fourth US Open title which would move him to within one major win.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal survived an opening set scare to power his way through to a 27th Grand Slam final, defeating Matteo Berrettini in straight sets.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Nadal denied Medvedev one of the greatest comebacks when he finally forged a 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 victory that took a breathless four hours and 51 minutes.

Nadal won his 19th major title in dramatic fashion after holding off a remarkable comeback from Russian Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's US Open final - he is now one off Roger Federer's record.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has told club members of his plan to host the event as he looks to smash the sport's attendance record.

MIKE DICKSON IN GENEVA: Roger Federer admitted on Thursday that he and Rafael Nadal have not discussed the Spaniard breathing down his neck in the Grand Slam race.

MIKE DICKSON IN GENEVA: Not even a ticking off from Federer and Nadal could save Fabio Fognini from an embarrassing defeat that levelled up the opening stages of the Laver Cup.

MIKE DICKSON IN GENEVA: Nick Kyrgios's ability to challenge the world's best three players forced Roger Federer to dig deep in order to avoid defeat in front of his adoring public.

MIKE DICKSON IN PARIS: Rafael Nadal is already assured of returning to the world No 1 spot next week, but that did not stop him restricting his honeymoon to just one day.

Rafa Nadal dethroned Serbia's Novak Djokovic to reclaim the number one spot in the ATP rankings on Monday following the Spaniard's semi-final run at the Paris Masters.

At teatime on Friday Rafael Nadal was being feted at the 02 Arena with the presentation of the year-end world number one trophy.

Roger Federer won his last Grand Slam in January 2018 when he claimed his sixth Australian Open but the Swiss has won seven ATP titles since then, taking his career tally to 103.

Bolton's players have finally been paid up to five months of overdue wages after the League One side went into administration back in May.

DANIEL MATTHEWS AT ADAMS PARK: Geoff has been watching Bolton Wanderers for 50 years. On Saturday he's at Adams Park with Pete, who is closing in on his own half-century.

Dave Boddy, Coventry chief executive, said: 'Around 10:45am this morning, we received contact from the EFL that they intend for the fixture to go ahead as scheduled.'

The veteran goalkeeper, could start for Liverpool away at Southampton on Saturday in the Premier League as they look to maintain their fast start to the season following their 4-1 victory over Norwich.

Bolton administrator Paul Appleton says the future of the club 'is still in doubt' but hopes there will be a 'positive outcome' before Tuesday's 5pm deadline set by the English Football League.

Bolton defender Joe Bunney was admitted to hospital with a broken collarbone and broken ribs after a road traffic accident.

Republic of Ireland international Daryl Murphy has admitted to taking cocaine on a night out that led to him being banned by the Football Association.

AHEAD OF THE GAME - MATT HUGHES: The ongoing battle for control of Sheffield United is hindering attempts to tie manager Chris Wilder and key player John Lundstram to new deals.

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Coventry City midfielder Callum O'Hare has revealed the extent of a gruesome head injury he suffered in Saturday's 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers.

Tyson Gay has admitted he will have to suppress any animosity he feels towards drug cheat Justin Gatlin for the benefit of the US 4x100m relay team.

Justin Gatlin sent a message to Usain Bolt on Friday - both with his legs and his mouth. Gatlin lived up to the pre-season hype by winning the 100m in a world-leading 9.74 seconds in Doha.

Switzerland is renowned for being neutral but the country nailed its colours to the mast where drug cheats are concerned by hosting the dirtiest Diamond League race this century.

Next month’s World Championships men’s 100m final is in danger of rivalling the 1988 Olympic final in Seoul as the ‘Dirtiest Race in History’.

Usain Bolt turns 29 on Friday. There might be a modest slice of cake and a rendition of Happy Birthday from his Jamaican team-mates but otherwise the significance of the day will be ignored.

OLIVER HOLT: If Justin Gatlin wins, it will be a terrible indictment of a sport. If Usain Bolt wins, it will merely reinforce the idea that he is all that stands between athletics and oblivion.

Bayern Munich have sealed a contract extension for Hansi Flick that will see the head coach remain at the club until 2023.

Former Manchester United and Tottenham star Dimitar Berbatov has urged Timo Werner to sign for Bayern Munich instead of Liverpool this summer. He has impressed for RB Leipzig.

Jerome Boateng's year in the Premier League between 2010 and 2011 was one to forget. He failed to earn a first XI place at Manchester City and was often played out of position at right back.

Achraf Hakimi has developed into one of the most coveted full-backs in Europe after spending the last two seasons on loan at Borussia Dortmund from the Santiago Bernabeu side.

After failing to break into Zinedine Zidane's starting XI this season, Rodriguez looks set to have two options this summer in the Premier League, with Manchester United and Everton interested.

The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich star opened up on the couple's health fright, and highlighted that Bernadien had struggled to recover from the virus over a sustained period.

Arsenal were warned against the signings of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez by their own head of recruitment in 2016, in the same window the club lost Serge Gnaby for just £5million.