governing body
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Rights were awarded by the International Rugby League, the sport's world governing body.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
There is an acknowledgement within the governing body that the sport needs reform from grass-roots level upwards to ensure players of a high enough quality are developed to ultimately benefit the national team.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Uefa, European football's governing body, handed Inter a £132,000 fine, external and ordered them to play four European games behind closed doors.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The program still requires approval from each port’s governing body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The two women and three men constituted the governing body that had been established after the fall of the gods.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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