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A fact from The Sporting Times appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 July 2008, and was viewed approximately 1,048 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in 1882, after Australia beat England at cricket, The Sporting Times published a satirical death notice (pictured) which was the origin of The Ashes?

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Pink means sport?

Is The Sporting Times the origin of the practice of having sports news in pink, as still seen in La Gazzetta dello Sport and pull-out sport supplements in some UK tabloids? See also this thread from the QI forum. jnestorius^(talk) 15:29, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]