21.   They include the European and world soccer governing bodies, UEFA and FIFA, the International Automobile Federation, the International Cycling Union and the International Ski Federation.

22.   Top soccer clubs from across Europe and governing body UEFA agreed Thursday to set up a new body to discuss issues from competition format to television rights.

23.   Under an agreement announced Wednesday by world governing body FIBA, basketball players will be free to join any club team in the world without restriction.

24.   Under existing law, those without citizenship will be unable to vote Sunday in elections for the national parliament, the Crimean legislature and local governing bodies.

25.   He said under the current system, the British government granted funds to sports governing bodies, who then spent the money as they wished.

26.   Among them is world-record long jumper Mike Powell, who still has problems with the US governing body.

27.   Anwar Chowdhry, president of world governing body AIBA, did his best to sell the sport last week.

28.   Asian football chiefs are alarmed by threats from FIFA, the sports governing body, to pull out of the Olympics.

29.   Dennis had applied to the sports governing body FIA to give Prost a superlicense which would allow him to drive in Formula One.

30.   European football chief Lennart Johansson warned here Friday he could quit as UEFA president if his arch rival Sepp Blatter is re-elected head of world governing body FIFA.