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In the UK, a Saturday sports paper was a local
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s matches played on that day. Throughout most of the twentieth century they were very popular, representing one of the few up to date sources of information available to sports fans. Gradually, circulations fell and all had ceased publication by December 2017, with the exception of Portsmouth's ''Sports Mail'', which moved to publishing on a Sunday, finally ending publication in July 2022.


Overview

Saturday sports papers were published locally, with a different paper produced in each area covering local teams in depth. They were often connected to the main local newspaper in the area. In
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, for example, the '' Western Mail and Echo'' published the ''South Wales Sport Echo'' (previously the ''Football Echo'').Final whistle for sports 'pink'
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, 15 January 2006 The papers were commonly nicknamed according to the colour of the paper upon they were printed, which usually was not white. The "sports pink" or "green 'un" were common names.The end of Saturday sports papers?
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, 9 January 2006 Most Saturday sports papers focussed on football, providing match reports of games involving local teams and a full listing of final scores. Many also covered other traditional sports such as
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. Saturday sports papers were published as soon after full-time as possible. Cardiff's ''South Wales Sports Echo'' was available to buy within twenty minutes of the end of the game, featuring half-time reports and full-time scores, with a fuller edition later in the evening. Many sports fans have fond memories of going out to buy a Saturday sports paper as soon as it was printed to find out how their team had done.Will's magic weekend
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Before the advent of radio, Saturday sports papers were the only way most fans had of finding out sporting results, and consequently they were very popular, some with circulations of more than 50,000. In the 21st century, however, the papers declined dramatically in sales.
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Sports Argus The ''Sports Argus'' was a Saturday sports paper printed on distinctive pink paper and published in Birmingham, England between 1897 and 2006. Its great appeal was that it was available very shortly after all the Saturday 3pm games had been compl ...
'', which used to be the biggest selling Saturday sports paper in the country, was one of many to be forced to close, publishing its last issue on 13 May 2006. Those that remained saw declining sales, or switched to providing
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s. A number of factors adversely affected the popularity of Saturday sports papers. Televised sport meant that matches (particularly football) increasingly did not take place on Saturday afternoons so could not be adequately covered by a Saturday evening publication. Another issue was the rise of alternative sources of information: the
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services allowed sports fans to follow their team's progress without the need to purchase a paper.


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Pink'' followed at the end of the same year. This left only two Saturday sports papers in existence - Portsmouth's ''Sports Mail'', which had only just been resurrected for the 2013-14 season (having originally run from 1903 until 2012), and the '' Southern Daily Echo''s ''Sports Pink''. The ''Sports Mail'' moved its publication date to a Sunday in October 2016. The ''Sports Pink'' therefore remained the final Saturday sports paper until it too closed on 9 December 2017. In July 2022, Portsmouth's Sports Mail published its final edition, marking the end of weekend sports papers in the UK.


Notable former examples

* Evening Express's Green Final, which was the sports paper for Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland, ran until June 2002. * Coventry Telegraph's The Pink ran from 1946 until 2004 *
Newcastle Evening Chronicle The ''Evening Chronicle'', now referred to as ''The Comical'', is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne covering North regional news, but primarily focused on Newcastle upon Tyne and surrounding area. The ''Comical'' is published by ...
Pink ran from 1895, last edition 17 December 2005 * Hull Daily Mail's Green Sports Mail ended in 2005 * Birmingham
Sports Argus The ''Sports Argus'' was a Saturday sports paper printed on distinctive pink paper and published in Birmingham, England between 1897 and 2006. Its great appeal was that it was available very shortly after all the Saturday 3pm games had been compl ...
ran from 6 February 1897 until 13 May 2006. * South Wales Sport Echo ran from 1919, last edition 14 January 2006 *
Manchester Evening News The ''Manchester Evening News'' (''MEN'') is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in North West England, founded in 1868. It is published Monday–Saturday; a Sunday edition, the ''MEN on Sunday'', was launched in February 20 ...
Pink Final, switched to a Sunday edition in 2000 before ending in 2007 *
Leicester Mercury The ''Leicester Mercury'' is a British regional newspaper for the city of Leicester and the neighbouring counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The paper began in the 19th century as the ''Leicester Daily Mercury'' and later changed to its ...
's Sports Mercury ended in 2007 *
Teesside Gazette TeessideLive is a regional news website serving the Teesside area of England. The website feeds ''The Gazette'' daily newspaper and the ''Sunday Sun'', England’s best-selling regional Sunday newspaper. Formerly known as ''Teesside Gazette' ...
's Sporting Pink ended in 2008 *
Norwich Evening News The ''Norwich Evening News'' is a daily local newspaper published in Norwich, Norfolk, England. It covers the city and the surrounding suburbs, and is published by Archant. It is the best-selling newspaper in Norwich. As of 28 February 2011 the ...
’ Pink 'Un ended in 2009 *
Sheffield Star Green 'Un The ''Green 'Un'' ("Green One" in slang) is a sports website. Originally a Saturday sports paper published on Saturday evenings in Sheffield, England, it moved online in 2013. The name derives from the light green newsprint on which it was trad ...
, which began as the Saturday Sports Edition ran from 14 September 1907 until 20 July 2013. *
Edinburgh Evening News The ''Edinburgh Evening News'' is a daily newspaper and website based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded by John Wilson (1844–1909) and first published in 1873. It is printed daily, except on Sundays. It is owned by JPIMedia, which also ...
' Pink News, ceased publication in the 2000s. * Evening Times's Sport Times (later known as Saturday Sport) published in Glasgow ended 29 August 1992. * Wolverhampton
Express & Star The ''Express & Star'' is a regional evening newspaper in Britain. Founded in 1889, it is based in Wolverhampton, England, and covers the West Midlands county and Staffordshire. Currently edited by Martin Wright, the ''Express & Star'' publish ...
's Sporting Star ended in 2009. *
Evening Telegraph ''Evening Telegraph'' is a common newspaper name, and may refer to: * ''Evening Telegraph'' (Dundee), Scotland * ''Evening Telegraph'' (Dublin), Ireland, published 1871–1924. * ''Coventry Evening Telegraph The ''Coventry Telegraph'' is a lo ...
's Sporting Post which covered Dundee, Tayside and Fife ceased in May 2000. *
Ireland's Saturday Night ''Ireland's Saturday Night'' was a Northern Ireland sports newspaper, which was part of the Belfast Telegraph group. It was launched in 1894 under its original title, ''Ulster Saturday Night'', changing to ''Ireland's Saturday Night'' in 1896 ...
published in Belfast, and a sister title of the Belfast Telegraph ended 26 July 2008.


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