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Sport (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Sport is a free French and London-based weekly sports magazine. It specialises in football
, rugby
, and tennis
, together with handball
in France and cricket
in London. In France, the magazine distributes a half a million copies, with about a million readers, while in London, over 300,000 copies are given out.
It started in France in the autumn 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.
In France, it is given out in train stations, the Paris Métro
, and in hotels and sports clubs. In London it is given to commuters outside railway and London Underground
stations and is available in sports clubs and hotels. Both magazines aim at 20-45 professional males The French edition, its editor-in-chief is Bruno Clement, while in London, it is Simon Caney.
In 2008, the London version was sold to talkSPORT owners UTV Media following a significant decline in its advertising revenue. It has since reduced the number of its distribution outlets.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, together with handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
in France and cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in London. In France, the magazine distributes a half a million copies, with about a million readers, while in London, over 300,000 copies are given out.
It started in France in the autumn 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.
In France, it is given out in train stations, the Paris Métro
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro or Métropolitain is the rapid transit metro system in Paris, France. It has become a symbol of the city, noted for its density within the city limits and its uniform architecture influenced by Art Nouveau. The network's sixteen lines are mostly underground and run to 214 km ...
, and in hotels and sports clubs. In London it is given to commuters outside railway and London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
stations and is available in sports clubs and hotels. Both magazines aim at 20-45 professional males The French edition, its editor-in-chief is Bruno Clement, while in London, it is Simon Caney.
In 2008, the London version was sold to talkSPORT owners UTV Media following a significant decline in its advertising revenue. It has since reduced the number of its distribution outlets.