The Athletic News was a Manchester-based newspaper formed in 1875. Its sole purpose was to report sporting news.

In 1931 it merged with Sporting Chronicle, part of Bell's Life in London

Bell's Life in London

Bell's Life in London, and Sporting Chronicle was a British weekly sporting paper published as a pink broadsheet between 1822 and 1886.Bell's Life was founded by Robert Bell, a London printer-publisher....

.. The original name was preserved until the 1940s in the titles Athletic News Football Annual, first issued in 1887, and Athletic News Cricket Annual

Athletic News Cricket Annual

The Athletic News Cricket Annual was one of several sporting annuals published initially by the Athletic News, a Manchester-based newspaper devoted almost entirely to reporting sports events. It was first issued in 1888 and it had reached its 48th edition by 1939...

 (1892-1939): both these annuals were eventually taken over by the Sunday Chronicle

Sunday Chronicle

The Sunday Chronicle was a newspaper in the United Kingdom.The newspaper was founded in Manchester by Edward Hulton in August 1885. He was known for his sporting coverage, already publishing the Sporting Chronicle, the Daily Dispatch and the Athletic News. The paper initially cost one penny and,...

. In 1907 the Athletic News had introduced similar publications for Hockey

Hockey

Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...

 and Lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

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