Sports Illustrated gets heavy

Editor Steve Smith says: "Our November 2005 issue is a particularly momentous one for us. Not only is it our much-anticipated annual Swimwear issue, but it is the largest magazine ever published by our company Touchline Media.

"This annual issue has become an icon in print media, as well as within the modelling industry where it is an aspirational assignment for models. We have a proud reputation of discovering new talent and our 2005 edition is once again filled with our famous Swimwear Superstars."

But there's much more to this November magazine than bikinis - this year contains 256 pages of sports features, with profiles and interviews on leading players, coaches, and administrators, to revealing articles on strategy and tactics, and investigative reports on the state of the game.