Pakistan’s Afridi eyes 2015 World Cup

KARACHI, April 13 (AFP) - Veteran allrounder Shahid Afridi said Thursday he is targeting the 2015 World Cup after returning to the Pakistan side, but vowed to quit if he became a burden on the team. The 33-year-old was left out of the squad for the one-day series against India in December before staging a comeback for the tour of South Africa, but his woeful run of form has continued.

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Sunday Observer/Mobitel Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013:

No changes at the top in three competitions

Thurstan College’s Minhaj Jaleel kept up his lead in the Platinum Division of Schools in the Observer-Telecom Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2013 of the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Competition. Earlier Jaleel had the lead with 24,201 votes and he increased the lead to 27,761 votes after last week’s count.

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Potter wins par-3 crown, Wozniacki flops

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 13, (AFP) - Ted Potter set the stage for the 77th Masters by winning the traditional eve-of-tournament Par-3 Contest on Wednesday, while tennis star Caroline Wozniacki provided comic relief.

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