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Galloping gargoyles! Is Harry Potter losing his (earning) power?

By the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter in 2017, over 400 million Harry Potter books had been sold worldwide and translated into 68 languages. In spite of J. K. Rowling's rejection by a dozen publishers before her success with Bloomsbury, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone became one of the best selling books of all time.The film franchise of the books grossed US$8.5 billion (almost A$13 billion), book sales totalled US$7.7 billion (A$11.7 b...

Transport is letting Australia down in the race to cut emissions

Mar 2,2020

At a time Australia is meant to be reducing its greenhouse emissions, the upward trend in transport sector emissions continues. The latest National Greenhouse...

Proteas: Critical game in Bloem (or Potch!)

Cape Town – Quinton de Kock’s raw but now slightly re-energised Proteas team have two chances in the next few days to stave off...

All crew members have left virus-hit ship in Japan: Minister

All crew members from a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off Japan have now disembarked, the country’s health minister said. The crew began leaving the Diamond...

Djokovic eyes new win streak after capturing 79th career title

Mar 1,2020

Dubai – Novak Djokovic set his sights on another marathon run of invincibility after capturing his 79th career title on Saturday. The world No...

Blitzboks v hosts USA in LA Sevens quarters

Los Angeles – England needed a last-gasp try to scrape into the knockout rounds of the Los Angeles Sevens on Saturday and deny minnows...

Nadal cruises past Fritz to win Acapulco title

Los Angeles – World No 2 Rafael Nadal captured his first title of 2020, easily defeating unseeded Taylor Fritz in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2,...

Klaasen ton the catalyst for Proteas victory in Paarl

Cape Town – Heinrich Klaasen steered the Proteas to victory with an unbeaten century in the first ODI against Australia at Boland Park in...

Ayew strike sees Palace pile pressure on Brighton

Brighton – Jordan Ayew’s goal lifted Crystal Palace to a 1-0 victory at Brighton in the Premier League that left the hosts still looking...

Djokovic dominates Tsitsipas to win 5th Dubai trophy

Dubai – Novak Djokovic captured his 79th career title on Saturday when he won the Dubai Championships for the fifth time, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas...

Heinrich Klaasen smashes maiden ODI century

Paarl [South Africa], Feb 29 (ANI): South African batsman Heinrich Klaasen smashed his maiden ODI century at Boland Park here on Saturday. Playing in...

Radha Yadav registers career-best bowling figures in T20Is

Feb 29,2020

Melbourne [Australia], Feb 29 (ANI): Indian spinner Radha Yadav on Saturday registered her career-best bowling figures in T20I cricket. She achieved the feat in...

Legazpi City yields 1.27M tourist arrivals in 2019

LEGAZPI CITY-At least 1.27 million domestic and foreign tourists visited Legazpi City in 2019 which remains to be one of the most attractive places...

Steele takes slim lead at Honda Classic

Miami – Brendan Steele, robbed of a hole in one in heartbreaking style, still emerged with the halfway lead at the Honda Classic, where...

Kvitova beats Barty to set up Doha final with Sabalenka

Doha – Petra Kvitova battled past world No 1 Ashleigh Barty 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 on Friday to set up a Qatar Open final against...

Labuschagne excited to play in front of SA family

Paarl – Marnus Labuschagne will be supported by several of his South African family when he plays for Australia in the first one-day international...

WTA roundup: Kuznetsova upsets Bencic to reach Doha semis

Feb 28,2020

Unseeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia knocked off fourth-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in straight sets in a quarterfinal of the Qatar Open in Doha...

Clijsters to continue comeback at Indian Wells

Los Angeles – Former world No 1 Kim Clijsters will continue her WTA comeback at Indian Wells in March after receiving a wildcard on...

India insist ‘no panic’ ahead of must-win New Zealand Test

Wellington – India said there was no need to panic on Friday ahead of the second Test against New Zealand, insisting this week’s 10-wicket...

Injured Kyrgios, De Minaur out of Australia Davis Cup tie

Sydney – Injured Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur were on Friday ruled out of Australia’s Davis Cup qualifier against Brazil, dealing captain Lleyton...

Assange’s UK extradition hearing paused until May

A British judge on Thursday paused Julian Assange’s extradition hearing following four days of intense legal wrangling over Washington’s request for the WikiLeaks founder...