Athletics

Pearson hires former assistant

Olympic 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson has turned to former assistant coach Antony Drinkwater-Newman to take her back to the top after dumping long-time mentor Sharon Hannan last week. Pearson presented Drinkwater-Newman, an assistant to Hannan from 2006-11, to Athletics Australia head coach Eric Hollingsworth on Friday, two days after announcing her split with her former coach of 14 years.