1.   Baal is the president of the French Cycling Federation and a vice president of the International Cycling Union, which governs the sport worldwide.

2.   But will his initiative win approval from the U.S. Soccer Federation, which governs the sport in this country?

3.   Leblanc warned the Dutch team that he and the International Cycling Union, which governs the sport, were paying close attention to the police investigation.

4.   Th council quickly accepted disputes involving international federations governing Olympic sports.

5.   There was further division over the severity of punishment for athletes caught cheating, pitting the IOC against some of the federations that govern individual sports internationally.

6.   They do it because even legal bodies whose sole reason for existence is to govern their sport roll over if the money is big enough.

7.   While no license is required to fly, and there a few written rules governing the sport, there are suggested safety guidelines posted at the field.

8.   Athletes who try to sue their way onto U.S. Olympic teams will find it more difficult because of a change in the federal law governing amateur sports.

9.   But the decision by the judges raised concerns in the skating world about the subjective rules governing the sport.

10.   He was a prominent figure in moves to loosen the strict amateur regulations governing the sport.