The mascots resemble blacktip sharks, inspired by the species that live especially in the waters of Bali and Raja Ampat, West Papua.

In addition to offering a figure to buy the English Premier League soccer club, Sheikh Jassim's proposal also includes a plan for a further significant amount of additional capital and infrastructure investment, the source told Reuters, requesting anonymity because the matter is confidential. 

Having been awarded hosting rights, Argentina will also participate in Indonesia's place. The team had failed to qualify on merit.

A stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium in the East Java city of Malang in October killed 135 people, including more than 40 children. 

Gibran, the eldest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, said the teams would arrive in June and would benefit from the new facilities set up at the recently renovated stadium.

Despite many hoping that the country could have another crack at hosting an international soccer tournament following FIFA’s cancelation of the U-20 World Cup, Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) chief Erick Thohir said that Indonesia so far never proposed to host the U-17 World Cup.

FIFA barred Indonesia from staging the May 20-June 11 event after the country's football association (PSSI) in the predominantly Muslim country said it had cancelled the draw because the governor of Bali refused to host Israel's team.

On the back of a solid season so far, Im is fired up for a shot at the title at the Masters, which runs from April 6 to 9 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

FIFA said the U-17 tournament is still set to take place from Nov. 10-Dec. 2, adding that its Council will designate a new host.

FIFA removed Indonesia's hosting rights over what a PSSI official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament, following outrage among some politicians in the predominantly Muslim nation about Israel's participation.

Argentina has submitted a formal bid to host this year's Under-20 World Cup in place of Indonesia which was stripped of its rights to stage the tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.

International soccer's governing body FIFA stripped Indonesia of hosting rights on Wednesday over what an Indonesian official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament.

Erick Thohir, who is also a senior cabinet minister and a former chairman of Inter Milan, will fly to Zurich for the talks, PSSI Executive Committee member Arya Sinulingga said.

Arya Sinalungga, a member of the PSSI executive committee, said at a press briefing on Sunday that Indonesia had applied to be the sole host of the 2023 U-20 FIFA World Cup, so any plan that involved other countries would likely be rejected.

Both parties were expected to increase their initial offers after the submission deadline of 2100 GMT was extended by merchant bank Raine.

The aftermath of that loss on penalties to Argentina in Qatar has been turbulent, to say the least.

"I think you should look at the [Saudi Pro League] in a different way," he told reporters. "I'm not going to say that the league is a Premier League, that would be a lie."

Ahsan and his partner Hendra Setiawan, two of the tournament's most experienced doubles players and known fondly in the sport as the "Daddies", lost 21-17 21-14 to compatriots Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.

As Indonesia sets out to host multiple international sporting events this year, the Immigration Directorate General has announced a plan to issue a special ‘sports visa’ to help lure global sports fans into the country.

The defeat marked the second match in row in which the 38-year-old Ronaldo failed to find the net, with Al-Ittihad goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe parrying away a fierce shot from the Portugal superstar in injury time.

A Brooklyn federal jury on Thursday convicted a former 21st Century Fox executive and acquitted another after a trial over an alleged scheme to bribe South American soccer officials to secure lucrative broadcasting rights.

An annual general meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in London agreed that a 12-month trial exclusively relating to VAR decisions at FIFA tournaments, which started at the Club World Cup in Morocco earlier this year, would continue at the Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia from May-June.

The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya saw 135 spectators killed, many crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd. Home side Arema lost the match 3-2.

"We're all looking into all possibilities. Staging events for big brands like F1 Power Boat is not easy. We also want to stage Formula One here. Probably next year," President Jokowi said, referring to the Formula 1 Powerboat race event on Lake Toba, which wrapped up over the weekend.

South Korea captain Son, 30, scored Spurs' second goal four minutes after coming on as a substitute in the London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

A consortium led by a Qatari banker announced Friday it had submitted an offer to take full control of Manchester United, with British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe also reported to have lodged a bid.

The report described the investors as "a group of private, high-wealth individuals" from Qatar, which hosted the 2022 World Cup.