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Crowds of more than 100,000 attended the Melbourne Cup Carnival's Oaks Day yesterday - the traditional ladies' day of the Carnival.

Shell Development Australia Pty Ltd, which is battling to take control of Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd, said yesterday its Iago 1 well offshore Western Australia had found a "significant hydrocarbon column".

Unveiling a lineup featuring nine players with Test centuries, the World XI made the first move to ensure the Super Series amounts to more than a glorified cricket exhibition.