Tristan Lavalette

About

I am a journalist/writer with vast experience in news, sports, mining and property reporting. Currently, I am a cricket journalist for Forbes, focusing on the business and politics of the sport. I am also a beat reporter for ESPNcricinfo during the Australian cricket season. Cricket aside, I cover basketball/3x3 basketball for FIBA, the sport's governing body, and freelance for major international news wires Agence France Presse and Associated Press. Major sports events covered include: 2024 Paris Olympics, Australian Open Tennis, Cricket and Basketball World Cups. Major news events covered include: PNG Riots (2024), Tuvalu Election (2024), Australian bushfires disaster (2019-20) and Coronavirus crisis. Bylines include: Forbes, the Guardian, the UK Telegraph, ESPN, Reuters, AP, AFP and AAP. Previously, I was a newspaper journalist for almost a decade specialising in courts, crime and politics.