Here, Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai athletics correspondent brings you eight athletes to watch throughout the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson sits top of the leaderboard after the opening morning of the heptathlon at the European Championships.

On the basis of her impressive performances in winning a European heptathlon silver medal in Berlin this week, the odds are finally shortening on her one day finding a way past Nafi Thiam.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN GOTZIS: Perhaps she was being a little harsh on herself. Having admitted that she still feels like an 'impostor' at the highest level, she made a mockery of her words.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Katarina Johnson-Thompson is talking about recognition and the time it can take for some folk to see what is so clear to others.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: The 26-year-old scored an astonishing 6,981 points to crush the Olympic champion Nafi Thiam and go sixth on the all-time list, ahead of Britain's Jessica Ennis-Hill.

The comeback story of Katarina Johnson-Thompson (pictured with Jodie Comer) left her on the brink of tears last night and comes after several years of heartbreak on the track.

The 26-year-old broke Jessica Ennis-Hill's British record to post 6,981 points and take the title at the World Championships on Thursday. She beat defending champion Nafi Thiam by 304 points.

Johnson-Thompson could break the 12-year-old European heptathlon record, according to the former champion who played a major role in the transformation of her career.

Leading athletes from Team GB have taken the extraordinary step of launching legal action against the British Olympic Association over 'ridiculous' marketing rules.

INTERVIEW BY LAURA LAMBERT: While people are tucking into mince pies and turkey on Christmas Day, Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be out on the track, determined to get the edge on her rivals.

From the moment Andy Murray announced his premature 'retirement' from tennis in early January, it has proved to be a rollercoaster of emotions in the sporting world throughout 2019.

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: The heated marketing row that casts a shadow over Team GB's preparations for the Tokyo Olympics is expected to be resolved next week.

One Direction stars Niall Horan and Harry Styles were two of the celeb fans who posted heartfelt tributes to the star on social media as the news broke.

Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey had been hospitalized since November and was in and out of a coma from pneumonia before his death

RAY CONNOLLY: Waking up to learn that Glenn Frey, who co-wrote and sang that song with the American group The Eagles, had died, there was much lamentation among rock music fans.

Legal documents reveal the 51-year-old was also named executor of his will, meaning she is in charge of distributing his personal effects as per his instruction.

In her complaint, Cindy Frey (nee Millican) accused Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan of negligence for failing to properly treat her late husband Glenn Frey's ulcerative colitis.

Nicki Minaj dropped a music video for her new song Megatron, after promoting the track on social media for weeks.

Nicki Minaj has revealed she obtained a marriage license with her boyfriend, Kenneth Petty.

Nicki Minaj showed off her curvaceous figure in a set of sultry Instagram photos. The rapper and singer wore a body contouring brown Fendi dress and also posed with ex-con boyfriend Kenneth Petty.

Nicki Minaj went on a very special dinner date to Red Lobster with Jimmy Fallon during a pre-taped segment of a live edition of The Tonight Show.

Nicky Minaj and Kaley Cuoco were just a few of the Los Angeles-based celebrities reacting on social media after a second Southern California earthquake struck in only two days.

On Sunday, Nicki Minaj announced her new collaboration alongside luxury label Fendi in a new Instagram video. The rapper-turned-designer, 36, served a fierce look as she struck a few poses.

The rapper, 36, whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj, is said to want to be known as Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, according to TMZ.

Their whirlwind romance, which went public last December, has been the subject of some controversy, as fans have pointed out that Petty is a registered sex offender in the state of New York.

Donald Trump super fans have shown how loyal they are to the president by marking their bodies with some unusual inkings including lower back artwork mimicking Nicki Minaj and on a mail item.

Nicki Minaj has revealed she could marry her convict fiancé Kenneth Petty in the next week.

Paris Jackson reached back to her inner Hippie style in a retro-suede fringe jacket and flared blue jeans for Nicki Minaj's Fendi Prints On x Nicki Minaj launch party on Tuesday.

She tied the knot with convicted sex offender Kenneth 'Zoo' Petty on October 21, 2019. And one week later, Nicki Minaj shared a series of snaps while she showed off her Harley Quinn costume.

Meghan Trainor dropped a music video for the song Nice to Meet Ya featuring Nicki Minaj off her new album, Treat Myself, on Friday.

She frequently raps about her position, power and clout, and apparently that clout costs upwards of $100K just for her to make an appearance at an event.

The rapper, 37, was bemused after discovering a porn site uploaded her Instagram video with the caption, ''Juicy Thick Trinidadian Twerking'.

Nicki Minaj took to Instagram showcasing her spectacular Carnival outfit on and a bikini top and hot pink wig Tuesday after sparking pregnancy rumors the night before

Petty was in federal court after turning himself into the Marshals, and is set to face a judge later today, according to TMZ .

Nastya Nass - a self proclaimed 'twerk icon' with nearly 7million followers - shared video of one of her boisterous classes at the Miami Beach Senior High School gym on February 28.

The CSKA Moscow legend played in a trial game with Chelsea during the early days of his career. Avram Grant was in charge of the Blues at the time and was not convinced by the Russian midfielder.

Former Chelsea man Branislav Ivanovic may well have ambitions to become a coach one day, and unintentionally took to the big screen in Zenit St Petersburg's recent match to show off his tactics.

The soap star, 28, hinted that the pair 'will get closer' in the coming weeks as the Queen Vic landlord's marriage to wife Linda reaches breaking point due to her alcoholism.

A source claimed that the soap star, 48, told one crew member: 'I know you want some of me,' in a break from filming for the 35th Anniversary special.

In a bid to clear his paedophile father Tom's name, Leo demands that Whitney, who was trying to make things right with her ex-boyfriend, says she lied about the sexual abuse she suffered from Tony.

The soap star, 48, cut a casual figure as she was seen hugging her companion in the street outside a restaurant and bar in London.

The actress, 43, teased that Linda could be killed off during the BBC soap's 35th anniversary special as one of Albert Square's residents meet their fate in the deadly episode.

EastEnders first look spoiler pictures show Callum Highway bound and gagged during his kidnap ordeal amid Keanu Taylor's explosive revenge plot against the Mitchells.

She has been a permanent fixture on EastEnders as the lovable Sharon Mitchell for 35 years and during this time has endured her fair share of scandals and forbidden love. 

EastEnders' Linda Carter is set to make a shock move as her past fears about husband Mick and Whitney Dean return, ahead the soap's 'epic' 35th Anniversary week.

Next Monday the BBC are broadcasting a special anniversary episode that will see several of the characters attend a boat party on the Thames.

The actress, who played Sonia Fowler, cut a stylish figure in a white teddy bear coat as she discussed what was in store on the soap on Zoe Ball's Breakfast show on Thursday.

The BBC soap will mark its 35th Anniversary next week with a dramatic run of episodes, and one character will be killed off as a boat party on the River Thames takes a tragic turn.

The 24-year old former barmaid became an overnight household name after winning the fourth series of the hugely popular dating show with Jack Fincham in 2018.