Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts

04 September 2015

World Cup Qualifier - Asian Review: Qatar In 15-Goal Rout, Kuwait Hits 9 In & More

Qatar smashed 15 unanswered goals past Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates knocked in 10 against Malaysia in a lopsided round of World Cup qualifiers across Asia on Thursday.

Kuwait eased to a 9-0 win over Myanmar, South Korea netted eight against lowly Laos and Asian champions Australia battered Bangladesh 5-0 as the continent's elite made light work of the region's plucky outsiders.

Japan again looked disjointed in attack but still had far too much quality for an outclassed Cambodia in a 3-0 victory in Saitama, while former Asian champions Iraq kicked off their Group F campaign by downing Taiwan 5-1 in Tehran.

16 April 2014

WOW!!! Ferguson's Wine Collections Set To Fetch £3m At Auction

To take his mind off the pressure of "the beautiful game", retired Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson collected vintage wines that will be sold at auction starting in Hong Kong in May, Christie's said on Wednesday.

The collection of about 5,000 bottles assembled by one of football's most successful managers will be sold along with memorabilia signed by Ferguson and has a pre-sale estimated value of £3 million, the auction house said.

The cellar consists almost 75 per cent of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, a French Burgundy which Christie's International Director of Wine David Elswood said "is probably the wine in vogue, the wine of the moment in terms of demand.