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Sport
Cover of Sport, Issue No. 230
EditorTony Hodson
CategoriesSports magazine
FrequencyWeekly (Fridays)
PublisherWireless Group
Total circulation
(June 2013)
305,684
First issue29 September 2006
Final issue3 February 2017
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.sport-magazine.co.uk

Sport was a free weekly sports magazine based in London which covered a wide range of events such as football, rugby, tennis and cricket as well as giving exclusive interviews with various sports personalities.

Overview

It started in France in 2003 as a free monthly and in March 2004 as a weekly. The London edition started on 29 September 2006, the first of its type in the UK and was sold to talkSPORT owners UTV Media (now Wireless Group) in 2009. Primarily aimed at males aged 13–45, Sport had a circulation of 304,700 making it the largest sports magazine in the UK. It was given to commuters outside London Underground and railway stations on Friday mornings and was also available in sports clubs and centres as well as hotels.

In 2011 the magazine launched an iPad app version, with the full print edition available for download each week plus video and audio features. The last edition of Sport was no. 484 that was released on 3 February 2017.

References

  1. "Mag ABCs: Full circulation round-up for the first half of 2013". Press Gazette. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ Jessica Goodfellow (27 January 2017). "News UK folds Sport Magazine". The Drum. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. Max Goldbart (31 January 2017). "Sport magazine to close". PrintWeek. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

External links

News Broadcasting
Radio
UK National DAB
Northern Ireland DAB/FM
Republic of Ireland local FM
Former
UK National DAB
Great Britain local AM
Great Britain local FM
Other media
See also
Newspapers in London
Active
Paid for
Free
Defunct
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