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''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>

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>