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There is not one single governing body of all sports. There are a huge amount of sports and so there are many governing bodies of those sports. Some governing bodies oversee a range of different sports, but there is no governing body that oversees all sports in the world.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association, the governing body for collegiate sports in the United States.
IPL - Indian premere League
No. The GAA is the governing body of the sports of Gaelic Football and Hurling, as well as a number of other sports. The Football Association of Ireland runs soccer in Ireland.
No. A synod is a religious governing body.
To the extent that there is one, it's probably the International Astronomical Union. It's not really a "governing body" in the sense that its rules are legally binding... if you want to keep calling Pluto a planet, you can do that (though you're wrong).
National Collegiate Athletic Association, the governing body for collegiate sports in the United States.
The Federation Equestrian International is the governing body of equestrian sports. The FEI headquarters are based out of Lausanne, Switzerland.
What is the name of the local governing body for swimming
What is the name of the local governing body for swimming