Radja Nainggolan to visit Indonesia for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Belgian-Indonesian soccer player Radja Nainggolan will visit Indonesia for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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Indonesia ready to host U-17 World Cup, officials say

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A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on Thursday, shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attending a video meeting with the Shura council in the capital Riyadh.

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Saudi Arabia clear to host 2034 World Cup after Australia drops out

FIFA had invited bids from Asia and Oceania for the tournament by Oct. 31.

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First title: Indonesian men' single shuttler Jonatan Christie poses with his trophy after winning the Super 750 series French Open badminton tournament in Rennes, France, on Sunday. Jonatan defeated Li Shi Feng of China in a rubber-game 16-21, 21-15, 21-14.

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Jonatan Christie wins first-ever Super 750 title

Jonatan Christie earned his first title at the BWF Super 750 level tournament by winning the 2023 French Open final in Rennes, France.

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Indonesia's Saptoyogo Purnomo lies on the track after winning the men's 400m-T37 final at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium during the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 23, 2023. Saptoyogo won Indonesia’s first gold medal in Hangzhou.

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Indonesia surpasses target with 26 gold medals at Hangzhou Para Games

Indonesia finished sixth overall at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, with 26 gold medals, exceeding its initial target of 19 golds and making the top 10.

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Indonesia's Saptoyogo Purnomo lies on the track after winning the men's 400m-T37 final at the Huanglong Sport Centre Stadium during the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Oct. 23, 2023. Saptoyogo won the first gold medal for Indonesia in Hangzhou.

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Sports Minister praises athletes for fulfilling gold medal target at 2022 Asian Para Games

Youth and Sports Minister Dito Ariotedjo praised the Indonesian contingent for achieving the gold medal target at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.

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Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler's Lucas Di Grassi speeds during qualifying at Formula E race in Tempelhof, Berlin, on May 25, 2019.

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Formula E drops Cape Town and Jakarta

China has not hosted Formula E since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the series will race for the first time at the Shanghai International Circuit on May 25 and 26.

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Erick Thohir, head of the Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee (INASGOC), speaks to journalists during a press conference in Jakarta on July 12, 2018.

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Indonesia endorses Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup bid

Last week, PSSI chief Erick Thohir had said the country was in talks with Australia for a possible joint 2034 World Cup bid, despite the Asian confederation having declared its support for Saudi Arabia's candidacy.

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Prima Pramac Racing’s Spanish rider Jorge Martin (right), and Mooney VR46 Racing Team’s Italian rider Luca Marini (left) ride during the sprint race of the Indonesian Grand Prix MotoGP at the Mandalika International Circuit in Kuta Mandalika, Central Lombok on October 14, 2023.

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Motorcycling-'Super' Martin wins fourth straight sprint at Mandalika GP

Martin, who started on the second row in sixth place, held off a late charge by pole-sitter Luca Marini, with Marini's VR46 Racing team mate Marco Bezzecchi coming in third.

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Team VR46's Italian rider Marco Bezzechi holds his silver medal up as he celebrates on the podium after winning 2nd place in the Sprint race ahead of the Italian MotoGP race at Mugello Circuit in Mugello, on June 10, 2023.

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Bezzecchi cleared for Indonesia MotoGP despite crash week after surgery

The Italian, third in the rider standings and 54 points behind leader Francesco Bagnaia, landed in Lombok on Friday morning before medical checks gave him the green light to drive.

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Bezzecchi aims to ride in Mandalika one week after operation

"It will be a race against the clock to try to be on track on Friday in Mandalika," said the Italian who rides for Ducati-VR46.

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Indonesia wants to co-host 2034 World Cup with Australia, Malaysia, Singapore

World football's governing body FIFA invited member associations from Asia and Oceania to bid for the rights to the 2034 edition last week.

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England's coach Gareth Southgate attends a press conference at Nizhny Novgorod stadium on June 23, 2018, on the eve of the team's third match during the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament. England plays Panama on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 7 p.m. Jakarta time.

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England manager Southgate 'not a fan' of 2030 World Cup format

In a surprise announcement a year earlier than planned, world soccer's governing body allocated the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Spain and Portugal but also said Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay would host three opening matches to mark the tournament's centenary.

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A woman poses for photographs with the 2022 Asian Games mascots (left to right) Chenchen, Congcong and Lianlian along the promenade of Qiantang river in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Sept. 22, 2023.

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Show me the money: Countries dangle rewards for Asian Games glory

Competitors at the Games, which end on Sunday, publicly say they are more interested in glory than financial gain.

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International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino.

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FIFA to allow Russia to play at Under-17 World Cup

UEFA last week reinstated Russian youth teams to its competitions but maintained a ban on the country's senior sides due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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Indonesia's Rahmat Erwin Abdullah competes in the mens 73-kg group A weightlifting competition during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Oct.3, 2023.

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Indonesia climbs up Asian Games medal tally in final week

Indonesia was behind Hong Kong and Iran, in 10th and 11th place respectively, with Kazakhstan, Qatar and Singapore trailing in 13th, 14th and 15th place in that order.

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Indonesia's Abdullah Rahmat Erwin celebrates after setting a new world record during the Men's 73Kg.

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Indonesian weightlifter sets world record in Hangzhou

Multiple world champion and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Abdullah looked calm and confident throughout the final and his record came in his last lift of the competition at a time when his gold medal was already guaranteed.

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This picture taken on Sept. 21, 2023 shows people walking past the Kanjuruhan football stadium, where 135 people died in a stampede on October 1, 2022, in Malang, East Java. The Indonesian stadium where 135 people died in October 2022 in one of football's worst tragedies lies empty but intact, despite government pledges to demolish it and rebuild a safer site.

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Indonesian families face grief, intimidation year after stadium crush

Families of Kanjuruhan disaster victims speaks of their grief and intimidation faced in their fight for justice alongside other relatives of the dead.

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Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey competes in the heats of women's 100m freestyle event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 26, 2023.

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Haughey fires Paris Olympic warning as Honda motors past Seto

Hosts China again bossed the Hangzhou pool, taking four of the six golds on the night including with an Asian record in the men's 4x100m medley relay.

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Indonesian shooting athlete Muhammad Sejahtera Dwi Putra celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the men's 10m running target at the 2022 Asian Games in the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center, Hangzhou, China September 25, 2023.

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Indonesia, South Korea on target as eSports set for Games landmark

Muhammad Sejahtera Putra topped the podium for Indonesia in men's 10m running target shooting, ahead of North Korea's Kwon Kwan Gil and South Korea's Jeong You-jin.

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen is seen with teammates after winning the constructors championship at Formula One Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka Circuit, Japan, on September 24, 2023

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Verstappen victory secures team title for Red Bull

The constructors' title was Red Bull's sixth since they entered the sport in 2005 and it came at a circuit owned by engine partner Honda.

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Women pose for photography by West lake ahead of Asian games in Hangzhou, China. September 22, 2023.

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Glum mood overhangs China's Asian Games

Delayed a year by COVID-19, the quadrennial games, kicking off in the eastern city of Hangzhou, will be China's biggest sporting event in over a decade, with more than 12,000 athletes from 45 nations competing in 40 sports.

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A woman poses for a photograph on Sept. 22, 2023, with the 2022 Asian Games mascots (from left to right) Chenchen, Congcong and Lianlian along the promenade of Qiantang river in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province.

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Indonesia aims for top 10 at Asian Games

Indonesia will compete in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games in China with the goal of finishing among the top 10.

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This screengrab taken of a video released by CCTV on June 20, 2019 shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting in North Korea's capital Pyongyang. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang on JUne 20 during a historic visit to burnish an uneasy alliance, with the two men each facing challenges of their own with US President Donald Trump.

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North Korean athletes to participate in the Asian Games in China

The Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou, China, from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8, a year after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jonatan Christie wins Hong Kong Open final

Jonatan was pushed all the way by world number 15 Nishimoto after dropping the first game 12-21.

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Collin Morikawa of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Aug. 27, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia, the US.

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These guys are good as golf shows it’s not only about winning

These guys understand that our great game, which is loved and followed by millions of people around the globe, provide an amazing platform to make a positive impact and create change.

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Indonesian soccer player Ivar Jenner (top) celebrates on Sept. 12, 2023, with his teammates after scoring a goal during the 2024 AFC U-23 qualifier match between Indonesia and Turkmenistan at the Manahan Stadium in Surakarta, Central Java.

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Young Garuda qualifies for 2024 U-23 Asia Cup after win over Turkmenistan

The Tuesday win against Turkmenistan brings Indonesia to the top of Group K in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifier, putting the Southeast Asian team closer to its debut in Asia’s premier youth soccer tournament.

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Coco Gauff of the US celebrates with the trophy after winning the US Open on September 9, 2023.

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American teenager Gauff fights back to beat Sabalenka and win US Open

With the win, sixth seed Gauff became the first American to win a US Open singles title since Sloane Stephens in 2017.

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Germany's Franz Wagner and Isaac Bonga celebrate after beating United States in a semifinal match of FIBA World Cup 2023 in Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines on September 8, 2023.

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Germany score massive upset over US in FIBA World Cup semis

Guard Andreas Obst carried Germany with his tournament-high 24 points and six assists, including a clutch 3-pointer to build a comfortable lead before they fended off a late rally by the US.

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