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			{{Infobox magazine
	\| title = Sportstar		\| title = Sportstar
	\| logo = Sportstar.~~PNG~~		\| logo = Sportstar logo.svg
	\| image_file = Cover-of-Sportstar-(May).jpg		\| image_file = Cover-of-Sportstar-(May).jpg
	\| image_size = ~~270px~~		\| image_size =
	\| image_caption = ~~May 2018 edition's cover, of magazine.~~		\| image_caption =
	\| frequency = Fortnightly		\| frequency = Fortnightly
	\| editor = Ayon Sengupta		\| editor = Ayon Sengupta
	\| ~~deputy editor(s)~~ = V. V. Rajasekhara Rao~~, Ipsit Mohapatra~~		\| editor_title2=Convergence Editor
			\| editor2 = V. V. Rajasekhara Rao
	\| founded = {{start date and age\|df=y\|1978}}		\| founded = {{start date and age\|df=y\|1978}}
	\| category = Sports magazine		\| category = Sports magazine
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| based = [[Chennai]]		\| based = [[Chennai]]
	\| website =		\| website = {{URL\|https://sportstar.thehindu.com/\|Official website}}
	}}		}}

	'''''Sportstar''''' is an Indian monthly sports magazine published in India by the publishers of ''[[The Hindu]]''. Its headquarters is in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/about-us/\|title=ABOUT US: Sportstar\|access-date=31 December 2021\|website=sportstar.thehindu.com}}</ref>		'''''Sportstar''''' is an Indian monthly [[sports magazine]] published in India by the publishers of ''[[The Hindu]]''. Its headquarters is in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/about-us/\|title=ABOUT US: Sportstar\|access-date=31 December 2021\|website=sportstar.thehindu.com\|archive-date=31 December 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231145652/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/about-us/\|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline\|date=November 2023}}

	==History and profile==		==History and profile==
	''Sportstar'' was established in 1978.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar dons a vibrant new look\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/26/stories/2006012612520100.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219104343/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/26/stories/2006012612520100.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 February 2006\|access-date=25 November 2015\|date=26 January 2006\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|location=Chennai}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar relaunch in new format\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/article3679002.ece\|access-date=27 July 2016\|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]\|date=24 July 2012}}</ref> The magazine covers international sports, including the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA European Football Championship\|UEFA Euro]] and the [[Summer Olympic Games\|Olympics]]. It covers [[sports in India]], including coverage of [[cricket]], a widely popular sport in India. Additional coverage of sports includes football, tennis and [[Formula One]] [[Grand Prix motor racing\|Grand Prix]].		''Sportstar'' was established in 1978.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar dons a vibrant new look\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/26/stories/2006012612520100.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219104343/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/26/stories/2006012612520100.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 February 2006\|access-date=25 November 2015\|date=26 January 2006\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|location=Chennai}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar relaunch in new format\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/article3679002.ece\|access-date=27 July 2016\|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]\|date=24 July 2012\|archive-date=7 July 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707172745/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/article3679002.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline\|date=November 2023}} The magazine covers international sports, including the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA European Football Championship\|UEFA Euro]] and the [[Summer Olympic Games\|Olympics]]. It covers [[sports in India]], including coverage of [[cricket]], a widely popular sport in India. Additional coverage of sports includes football, tennis and [[Formula One]] [[Grand Prix motor racing\|Grand Prix]].

			From the 28 January 2006 issue, the magazine changed its name from ''The Sportstar'' to ''Sportstar'' and moved from magazine to [[tabloid (newspaper format)\|tabloid]] format. In 2012 the magazine was redesigned.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ramanathan Krishnan launches new-look Sportstar\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ramanathan-krishnan-launches-newlook-sportstar/article3683503.ece\|access-date=25 November 2015\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=26 July 2012\|location=Chennai\|archive-date=20 September 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920104843/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ramanathan-krishnan-launches-newlook-sportstar/article3683503.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline\|date=November 2023}} The new online avatar of ''Sportstar'' was launched on 26 October 2015 at the Madras Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar's new digital version launched\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/sportstars-new-digital-version-launched/article7803057.ece\|access-date=27 July 2016\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=26 October 2015\|archive-date=3 October 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003015047/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/sportstars-new-digital-version-launched/article7803057.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	~~From the 28 January 2006 issue, the magazine changed~~ its ~~name from~~ ''~~The~~ Sportstar'' to '~~'Sportstar'' and moved from magazine to [[tabloid (newspaper format)\|tabloid]] format. In 2012 the magazine was redesigned~~.<ref>{{cite ~~news\|title=Ramanathan Krishnan launches new-look Sportstar~~\|url=~~http~~://~~www~~.~~thehindu~~.com/~~sport~~/~~other-sports~~/~~ramanathan-krishnan-launches-newlook-sportstar/article3683503~~.~~ece~~\|access-date=~~25 November 2015~~\|~~work~~=~~[[The Hindu]]~~\|~~date~~=~~26 July 2012~~\|~~location~~=~~Chennai~~}}</ref>		It has its own mobile app named '''Sportstar - Live Sports & News'''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thehindu.sportsstar \|title=Google play store \|access-date=16 March 2022 \|archive-date=7 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307110610/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thehindu.sportsstar \|url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline\|date=November 2023}}

	~~The new online avatar of ''Sportstar'' was launched on 26 October 2015 at~~ the Madras Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar's new digital version launched\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/sportstars-new-digital-version-launched/article7803057.ece\|access-date=27 July 2016\|work=[[~~The Hindu~~]]~~\|date=26 October 2015}}</ref>~~		They host the [[Sportstar Awards]].

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	'''''Sportstar''''' is an Indian ~~fortnightly~~ sports magazine published in India by the publishers of ''[[The Hindu]]''. Its headquarters is in [[Chennai]].		'''''Sportstar''''' is an Indian monthly sports magazine published in India by the publishers of ''[[The Hindu]]''. Its headquarters is in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/about-us/\|title=ABOUT US: Sportstar\|access-date=31 December 2021\|website=sportstar.thehindu.com}}</ref>

	==History and profile==		==History and profile==

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	==History and profile==		==History and profile==
	''Sportstar'' was established in 1978.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar dons a vibrant new look\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/26/stories/2006012612520100.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219104343/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/26/stories/2006012612520100.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 February 2006\|access-date=25 November 2015\|date=26 January 2006\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|location=Chennai}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar relaunch in new format\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/article3679002.ece\|access-date=27 July 2016\|work=The Hindu\|date=24 July 2012}}</ref> The magazine covers international sports, including the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA European Football Championship\|UEFA Euro]] and the [[Summer Olympic Games\|Olympics]]. It covers [[sports in India]], including coverage of [[cricket]], ~~the unofficial national~~ sport of India. Additional coverage of sports includes football, tennis and [[Formula One]] [[Grand Prix motor racing\|Grand Prix]].		''Sportstar'' was established in 1978.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar dons a vibrant new look\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/26/stories/2006012612520100.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219104343/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/26/stories/2006012612520100.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 February 2006\|access-date=25 November 2015\|date=26 January 2006\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|location=Chennai}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar relaunch in new format\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/article3679002.ece\|access-date=27 July 2016\|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]\|date=24 July 2012}}</ref> The magazine covers international sports, including the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA European Football Championship\|UEFA Euro]] and the [[Summer Olympic Games\|Olympics]]. It covers [[sports in India]], including coverage of [[cricket]], a widely popular sport in India. Additional coverage of sports includes football, tennis and [[Formula One]] [[Grand Prix motor racing\|Grand Prix]].

	From the 28 January 2006 issue, the magazine changed its name from ''The Sportstar'' to ''Sportstar'' and moved from magazine to [[tabloid (newspaper format)\|tabloid]] format. In 2012 the magazine was redesigned.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ramanathan Krishnan launches new-look Sportstar\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ramanathan-krishnan-launches-newlook-sportstar/article3683503.ece\|access-date=25 November 2015\|work=The Hindu\|date=26 July 2012\|location=Chennai}}</ref>		From the 28 January 2006 issue, the magazine changed its name from ''The Sportstar'' to ''Sportstar'' and moved from magazine to [[tabloid (newspaper format)\|tabloid]] format. In 2012 the magazine was redesigned.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ramanathan Krishnan launches new-look Sportstar\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ramanathan-krishnan-launches-newlook-sportstar/article3683503.ece\|access-date=25 November 2015\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=26 July 2012\|location=Chennai}}</ref>

	The new online avatar of ''Sportstar'' was launched on 26 October 2015 at the Madras Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar's new digital version launched\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/sportstars-new-digital-version-launched/article7803057.ece\|access-date=27 July 2016\|work=The Hindu\|date=26 October 2015}}</ref>		The new online avatar of ''Sportstar'' was launched on 26 October 2015 at the Madras Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sportstar's new digital version launched\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/sportstars-new-digital-version-launched/article7803057.ece\|access-date=27 July 2016\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=26 October 2015}}</ref>

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{{short description|Indian fortnightly sports magazine}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{for|the light aircraft|Evektor SportStar}}
{{ref improve|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox Magazine
| title = Sportstar
| logo = Sportstar.PNG
| image_file = Cover-of-Sportstar-(May).jpg
| image_size = 270px
| image_caption = ''May 2018 edition's cover, of magazine''
| frequency = Fortnightly
| editor = Ayon Sengupta
| deputy editor(s) = V. V. Rajasekhara Rao, Ipsit Mohapatra
| founded = {{start date and age|df=y|1978}}
| category = Sports magazine
| country = India
| based = [[Chennai]]
| website =
}}

'''''Sportstar''''' is an Indian fortnightly sports magazine published in India by the publishers of ''[[The Hindu]]''. Its headquarters is in [[Chennai]].

==History and profile==
''Sportstar'' was established in 1978.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sportstar dons a vibrant new look|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/26/stories/2006012612520100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219104343/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/26/stories/2006012612520100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2006|access-date=25 November 2015|date=26 January 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sportstar relaunch in new format|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/article3679002.ece|access-date=27 July 2016|work=The Hindu|date=24 July 2012}}</ref> The magazine covers international sports, including the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA Euro]] and the [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympics]]. It covers [[sports in India]], including coverage of [[cricket]], the unofficial national sport of India. Additional coverage of sports includes football, tennis and [[Formula One]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]].

From the 28 January 2006 issue, the magazine changed its name from ''The Sportstar'' to ''Sportstar'' and moved from magazine to [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] format. In 2012 the magazine was redesigned.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ramanathan Krishnan launches new-look Sportstar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ramanathan-krishnan-launches-newlook-sportstar/article3683503.ece|access-date=25 November 2015|work=The Hindu|date=26 July 2012|location=Chennai}}</ref>

The new online avatar of ''Sportstar'' was launched on 26 October 2015 at the Madras Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sportstar's new digital version launched|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/sportstars-new-digital-version-launched/article7803057.ece|access-date=27 July 2016|work=The Hindu|date=26 October 2015}}</ref>

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