World governing bodies of various notable sports:
The Olympic Games: International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Baseball: International Baseball Federation (IBAF), but several countries/regions have their own professional bodies with rules variations, including Cuba, US/Canada, and Japan
Basketball: International Basketball Federation (FIBA), but national pro leagues may diverges from its rules, as in the US
Cricket: International Cricket Council (ICC)
Cue sports governing bodies are divided by discipline:
Carom billiards: Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB)
Pocket billiards (pool): World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA)
Snooker and English billiards: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA or World Snooker)
Football variants have many governing bodies, with widely divergent rules:
Association football (soccer): International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
Gridiron football is divided in into US and Canadian rules and bodies
Rugby football is divided into two "codes" or sets of rules, union and league
Australian-rules football: Australian Football League (AFL)
Gaelic football: Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
International-rules football: A conference of the AFL and GAA
Golf has no single governing body, but is devided nationally/regionally.
Ice hockey: International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
Motor racing:
Car racing: International Federation of the Automobile (FIA)
Motorcycle racing: International Motorcycling Federation (FIM)
Motorboat racing: International Motonautical Union (UIM) and others, depending on boat type
Tennis: International Tennis Federation (ITF)
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