Di Venuto's century puts Tasmania on verge of lead

Di Venuto's century puts Tasmania on verge of lead versus Western Australia Perth (Australia): Dashing Tasmanian batsman Michael Di Venuto emerged from the doldrums to crack a century, which carried his side to the brink of its first Sheffield Shield points of the season on Monday.

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Late wickets give West Indies a whiff of victory

<p>St George's (Grenada): West Indies grabbed two late New Zealand wickets to reduce the visitors to 139 for two at the close, giving the home team a sniff of a last-day victory in the second and final Test match on Monday

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