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

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]