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The eight-year deal is worth a reported $US1.1 billion ($A1.31 billion).
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The site, much loved by statistics-obsessed cricket fans across the world, has been bought from The Wisden Group, publishers of the sport's 'bible' the annual Wisden Cricketers Almanac, for an undisclosed fee
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ESPN already owns ESPN.com, which it describes as the leading sports website in the United States, as well as the Spanish language ESPNdeportes.com and ESPNsoccernet.com
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ESPN-Star, a Singapore-based joint venture between the American company and Rupert Murdoch's pan-Asian network, Star TV, last year secured the broadcasting rights for all International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments, including the next two World Cups, until 2015
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Wisden Group director Mark Getty said ESPN's recently acquired status as a major broadcasting rights holder would enable Cricinfo to develop further while Wisden would focus on its Hawk-Eye sports technology business in cricket, tennis and other sports
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Leading cricket website Cricinfo has been acquired by ESPN as part of the US broadcaster's push to grow its global presence in online sports reporting
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Cricinfo has grown strongly since it was set up in 1993 and now claims to have more than seven million users per month
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"Growing our business in the on-line world is vital for us to serve sports fans," Russell Wolff, managing director of ESPN International, said after the deal was announced today
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It provides live ball-by-ball coverage of all Test and one-day international matches and has become a respected source of breaking news on the sport
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"Cricinfo is a tremendous property with a great fan base and it will be a strong addition to ESPN"
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