Sports reporter
Sydney
Nicole Jeffery has been a journalist for almost three decades and has covered numerous Olympics, Commonwealth Games, world swimming championships, hockey world cups and international track and field events.

Top coach heads to Gold Coast

Multiple Olympic gold medal winning coach Michael Bohl, who was a special guest speaker at the TAS Swimming Club Night on Friday, giving tips to budding swimmers at the TAS Aquatic Centre.

Super coach Michael Bohl will relocate from Brisbane to a new high-performance program based on the Gold Coast.

How fear drove Dani

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Ten

Eight years after she won a world title at 21, Dani Stevens has launched herself back onto a global podium.

Veterans bolster our world returns

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Nine

Positive signs in London augur well for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.

Pearson to race on the flat

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Nine

Sally Pearson will have barely a week to celebrate winning her second world title before she will be back in action.

ATHLETICSDani the ultimate throwback

Australia's Dani Stevens celebrates after winning silver in the women's discus throw final during the World Athletics Championships in London Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Australia’s discus queen Dani Stevens returns to the top of a global medal podium for the first time since 2009.

Tokyo Games too far for Rio chief

Around the Games - Olympics: Day 15

Kitty Chiller will not be the chef de mission of the Australian Olympic team at the Tokyo Games in 2020.

Golden Girl for the 21st century

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Nine

Sally Pearson’s record makes her our best of the modern era.

‘Proud’ Pearson roars back

Women's 100 meters hurdles gold medalist Australia's Sally Pearson celebrates on the podium at the World Athletics Championships in London Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

After coming back from four years of injuries to win her second world title in London today, Sally Pearson’s overwhelming emotion is pride.

ATHLETICS‘Far out, that was bloody hard’

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Nine

Sally Pearson proves herself as one of the great competitors of our time, coming back from two years of injury to win her second world title.

Bolt sets the stage for farewell

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Nine

The world’s greatest sprinter made a surprise appearance as he anchored the Jamaican team to victory in the relay heats.

‘I won’t throw out of fear’

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Eight

Dani Stevens vows to take a different approach in the discus final as she learns a valuable lesson from her finish in Rio.

ATHLETICSWrong turn costs runner medal

Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech (L) takes the wrong way in the final of the women's 3000m steeplechase athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ANTONIN THUILLIER

This is the world championships at which anything goes — from horror falls to inexplicable wrong turns.

ATHLETICSPearson rival almost blows it

Australia's Sally Pearson wins a semi-final of the women's 100m hurdles athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD

‘I don’t like going in not the fastest’ was Sally Pearson’s response after a blistering 100m hurdles semi-final victory. It wasn’t as simple for her main rival.

Turk fractures London fairytales

Ramil Guliyev

There were two possible fairytale results in the 200m final in London. We got neither as a Turk stole the show.

Aussie to clean up athletics

Stopping the booing is just the start of Brett Clothier’s role.

World Athletics ChampionshipsShe’s back: Sally into semis

Australia's Sally Pearson gestures after winning a Women's 100m hurdles heat during the World Athletics Championships in London Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

In her first appearance at the world championships in four years, Sally Pearson qualifies third fastest for the semi-finals.

ATHLETICSNo fairytale for barred sprinter

Turkey's Ramil Guliyev celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Men's 200m final during the World Athletics Championships in London, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Isaac Makwala finally able to run for a world championship medal after being banned from the stadium — but even he was upstaged during a remarkable race.

ATHLETICSMathews silences his doubts

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Seven

Last week everything was falling apart Luke Mathews, but the Aussie has fought back to top 1500m heats.

Sally has reason to believe

(FILES) This file photo taken on June 05, 2016 shows  Australia's Sally Pearson competes in the women's 100-metres hurdles during the 2016 IAAF Birmingham Diamond League athletics meeting at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on June 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL

The world’s sprint hurdlers ‘should fear’ former Olympic champion Sally Pearson, says head coach Craig Hilliard.

Tiernan turns a corner

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Six

Patrick Tiernan still doesn’t quite know how he did it.

ATHLETICSTiernan takes great leap forward

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Six

Patrick Tiernan has battled back from his ‘embarrassing’ 10,000m final. As comebacks go, this one was a bit special.

Aussie vaults into record books

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Five

One statistic underlines the potential of Australia’s 20-year-old pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall.

ATHLETICS‘I can mix it with the big dogs’

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Five

Aussies were crashing all around, but 20-year-old pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall stood tall to finish seventh in his first world championship final.

Semenya outfoxed in 1500m

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For the first time since the IAAF’s hyperandrogenism rules were struck down, Caster Semenya seemed after a race.

BreakingSlim medal hopes take a hit

Jared Tallent Olympic Walker

Australia’s most reliable medal winner has been forced out the world championships in London with a hamstring strain.

ATHLETICSJamaica finally on the board

16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 - Day Four

It’s taken longer than many predicted, but sprinting powerhouse Jamaica finally has a gold medal at the world championships.

‘One of best we’ve ever seen’

Golden Girl Betty Cuthbert has died

International athletics community honours Betty Cuthbert with a minute of silence at world championships in London.

Trengove breaks through

(L-R) Australia's Jessica Trengove, US athlete Serena Burla and US athlete Amy Cragg compete in the women's marathon athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in central London on August 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Ben STANSALL

Kerryn McCann is never far from Jess Trengove’s thoughts.

Javelin find gears for big show

Australia's Kelsey-Lee Roberts competes in the qualifying round of the women's javelin throw athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 6, 2017.  / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

Australia’s Kelsey-Lee Roberts has warned there is “more to come’’ in the world championships javelin final.

ATHLETICS‘Dive doesn’t feel too good now’

United States' Tori Bowie, top, lies on the track after colliding with Ivory Coast's Murielle Ahoure after winning the gold medal in the Women's 100 meters final during the World Athletics Championships in London Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

How much did American Olympic silver medallist Tori Bowie want the world 100m title in London last night?