Mr Moneyball buys Barnsley

LONDON - A consortium led by Chinese investor Chien Lee and including baseball statistics pioneer Billy Beane has taken over Barnsley, the English second-tier club announced on Tuesday.

US investors Paul Conway and Grace Hung are also investing in the Yorkshire club, nicknamed the Tykes.

The new patrons succeed Barnsley's long-standing owner Patrick Cryne, who in September revealed he has terminal cancer.