Chris De Silva
Digital Journalist at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Words @abcsport | @latrobe alumni. All views my own.
Articles
-
1 day ago |
abc.net.au | Chris De Silva
Good evening and welcome to ABC Sport's live AFL coverage!Tonight's clash features two teams under severe pressure as Port Adelaide hosts Carlton at the Adelaide Oval. Both teams came into the year harbouring finals aspirations, but currently sit outside of the eight and look like long shots to make it. The coaches of both sides, Ken Hinkley and Michael Voss, are under as much pressure as anyone to get a positive result.
-
3 days ago |
abc.net.au | Chris De Silva |Daniela Intili
Just under two years ago, something magical took place in Australia's sporting landscape. With Australia hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in the tournament's history, the Matildas got within two wins of improbably bringing the trophy home. The mazy run to the World Cup semifinal captured the hearts of a nation and put the Matildas at the forefront of the Australian sporting landscape like never before.
-
4 days ago |
abc.net.au | Chris De Silva
Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva has found herself in hot water once again after a confrontation with Greece's Maria Sakkari following the pair's meeting at the Bad Homburg Open. Sakkari beat Putintseva 7-5, 7-6 (6) and as the pair came together at the net for the customary post-match handshake, sparks flew. Putintseva did not seem too interested in congratulating her opponent, quickly slapping hands with Sakkari before walking away.
-
5 days ago |
abc.net.au | Chris De Silva
A heartbreaking injury ends Tyrese Haliburton's magical play-off run as Lu Dort's 'moonball' and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP mastery decides Game 7 of an epic NBA Finals. Here are your quick hits from a thrilling series finale. Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton came into Game 7 nursing a calf strain after suffering the injury earlier in the series.
-
1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Chris De Silva
Fremantle forward Patrick Voss insists he doesn't have a point to prove to Essendon, but he's tipping some argy-bargy when he comes up against his former teammates at Optus Stadium. Voss was selected by Essendon in the 2021 rookie draft but delisted at the end of 2023 without notching an AFL game. That was despite kicking 49 goals in 29 VFL games across 2022-23, which included winning the 2023 best and fairest award.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 1K
- Tweets
- 25K
- DMs Open
- No
Yeaaaah Sam Durham's gonna spend a few weeks on the sidelines for that bump. #AFLBluesDons
“WOAH!”
With the 1st Pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers select… Anthony Bennett
I fully believe every single shot from this guy in the playoffs is going in
Andrew Nembhard playoff shooting is… ‘24 Reg Season: 35.7 3P%—2.5 3PA/g ‘24 Playoffs: 48.3%—3.5 ‘25 Reg Season: 29.1%—2.7 ‘25 Playoffs: 47.0%—3.9 All while locking down 94-feet defensively. Something magical going on. https://t.co/CVZdZDpJ4j
