The Sportsman was a daily sports newspaper published in the United Kingdom for seven months during 2006.
History[edit]
It was launched on 22 March and intended to complement Dennis Publishing's gambling magazine, Total Gambler. It was the brainchild of editor-in-chief Charlie Methven, and the UK's first new national daily newspaper since the launch of the Daily Sport in 1991. It claimed to be a one-stop shop for the modern punter, offering news, views and tips on sport, racing and anything else bookmakers give odds on.
Demise[edit]
Sales reached 22,333 in May, some way short of its target break-even figure of 40,000. The publisher went into administration in July. A subsequent attempt to refinance its debt failed, and the paper ceased publication on 5 October.
References[edit]
- "Sports paper gamble fails". Evening Times. 6 October 2006.
- "The rise and fall of the Sportsman". The Guardian. 6 October 2006. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- "Methven on The Sportsman's failure". Press Gazette. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- Brook, Stephen (9 October 2006). "One paper parties while another expires". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- Preston, Peter (8 October 2006). "It's a better thing to have bet and lost ..." The Observer. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- Parkinson, Gary (7 October 2006). "All bets are off: 'The Sportsman' stops publication". The Independent. Retrieved 6 April 2009. [dead link]
- "About TheSportsman".
