Sportsworld (magazine)
Sportsworld is a defunct Indian sports magazine that was published by the Ananda Bazar group[1] from 1978 to 1994.
History and profile[edit]
Sportsworld was founded in 1978.[2] The first editor of the magazine was Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi who edited the magazine until 1994 when it was closed.[3] Published in Calcutta, the magazine was one of the major English-language sports magazines in India.[4] The magazine was published weekly.[2] It was sold to the other magazine Sportstar, published by The Hindu Group in Madras. The magazine was the home of young journalists such as Rohit Brijnath,[2] Mudar Patherya[3] and quizmaster Derek O'Brien. The magazine ceased publication in 1994.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ M. Rahman (15 February 1989). "Sudden death". India Today. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Rohit Brijnath (26 March 2018). "Why I wish I was 25 again". Sony ESPN. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Mudar Patherya (23 September 2011). "Mr Editor & his Morse". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Akshay Sawai (7 August 2013). "Growing Up on Sportstar". Open. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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