Renowned sports journalist VV Karmarkar passed away at a private hospital in Andheri on Monday morning following a prolonged illness. He was 85.

Karmarkar, the former president of the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai, was also sports editor of Maharashtra Times. His expertise ran across a variety of sports, but he had special love for cricket, kabaddi and kho-kho. He highlighted numerous wrongdoings of various sports associations through his articles.