"over to National Greyhound Racing Club rules in April and Cambridge opened on the 6 October as an independent track. The foot and mouth disease had continued into early 1968, which forced racing to lose more fixtures. A new publication started called the ""Greyhound Magazine"" with the intention of giving the sport complete coverage, although the ""Sporting Life"" gave results coverage, it did not give an inside view of the sport itself. In September the GRA moved all of the greyhounds out of the Clapton Stadium kennels at Claverhambury Farm and the West Ham Stadium kennels and put them at"
"Greyhound Racing Association The Greyhound Racing Association (GRA, now GRA Acquisition) is a UK-based private company founded in 1925 and involved in the management of sports venues, notably greyhound racing stadia (despite its name, it is not involved in the administration of greyhound racing - that is the responsibility of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain). The company now trades as GRA Acquisition following the sale of the GRA by parent company Wembley plc in 2005. As of October 2018, the GRA Acquisition operates two leased stadia; the Belle Vue Stadium in Manchester, and the Perry Barr Stadium in Birmingham."
"Gibraltar Regulatory Authority The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (GRA) was established by the Gibraltar Regulatory Act in October 2000. The GRA is the statutory body in Gibraltar responsible for regulating electronic communications. This includes telecommunications, radio communications and broadcasting transmissions. The GRA serves as both the national supervisory and regulatory authority for these sectors. The supervision and regulation of these sectors is done in accordance with EU law that has been rendered into national law. Since inception the GRA has seen its responsibilities extended to data protection and, for a time, gambling. The GRA attempts to enhance competition in the communications"
"Racing Association banner, Perry Barr remains within the property portfolio of the association's parent company, which is currently the National Asset Management Agency; whilst Belle Vue continues to operate on a short-term lease from the stadium's current owners' the Crown Oil Pension Fund. Notes References Sources Greyhound Racing Association The Greyhound Racing Association (GRA, now GRA Acquisition) is a UK-based private company founded in 1925 and involved in the management of sports venues, notably greyhound racing stadia (despite its name, it is not involved in the administration of greyhound racing - that is the responsibility of the Greyhound Board of"
"Sports Authority of Goa The Sports Authority of Goa commonly abbreviated as SAG, is a body owned fully by the Government of Goa. It is responsible for the development of sports in the Indian state of Goa. It currently owns and maintains 14 sports complexes which include Olympic size swimming pools, FIFA approved football stadiums, jogging tracks and around 98 sports grounds all over the state. The erstwhile state council of sports, renamed the Sports Authority of Goa has since its inception been rendering commendable service for the development of sports and games in Goa. The Goa Olympic Association won"
"is governed by the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA). Skiing and Snowboarding teams are governed by the United States College Ski Association (USCSA). Golf is governed by the National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA). Governing bodies usually have the job of organizing tournaments, a league, national or regional championships, providing officials for matches, as well as providing rules, regulations, and bylaws which all teams governed by that body are required to follow. Baseball, football, softball, and basketball are governed by an organization known as CollClubSports, based in Pittsburgh, PA. The NCBA, NCSA, and NCBBA each are very competitive leagues that"
"Sports Authority of Goa is currently headed by Shri.V.M.PrabhuDesai. Sports Authority of Goa The Sports Authority of Goa commonly abbreviated as SAG, is a body owned fully by the Government of Goa. It is responsible for the development of sports in the Indian state of Goa. It currently owns and maintains 14 sports complexes which include Olympic size swimming pools, FIFA approved football stadiums, jogging tracks and around 98 sports grounds all over the state. The erstwhile state council of sports, renamed the Sports Authority of Goa has since its inception been rendering commendable service for the development of sports"
"Commonwealth Games Australia Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA), formerly Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA), is the Commonwealth Games Association for Australia. It represents the Commonwealth Games movement and organises the participation of athletes at the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGA is one of 71 currently recognised by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). Working with the national governing bodies of each sport, the CGA selects Team Australia's members to compete in all sports at the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGA is independent and receives no funding from the government. Its income comes from fundraising and events."
"Games and Amusements Board The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) () is the government-ran regulatory body of professional sports in the Philippines. The Games and Amusements Board initially started its operation in 1951 with the issuance of Executive Order No. 392. Through this particular law, the powers, duties and functions previously exercised, and performed by: On March 20, 1974, the authority over horse racing was divided between the Board and the PRC. On January 6, 1976, the scope of GAB’s regulatory function over professional sports widened as the agency was tasked to likewise supervise and regulate the professional basketball and"
"CGA Official website Commonwealth Games Australia Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA), formerly Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA), is the Commonwealth Games Association for Australia. It represents the Commonwealth Games movement and organises the participation of athletes at the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGA is one of 71 currently recognised by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). Working with the national governing bodies of each sport, the CGA selects Team Australia's members to compete in all sports at the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGA is independent and receives no funding from the government. Its income comes from"
"Ghana Rugby Association The Ghana Rugby Association, operating as the Ghana Rugby Football Union, is the governing body for rugby union in Ghana. It is a member of Rugby Africa and a full member of World Rugby since 2017. Prior to his appointment as President of Ghana Rugby, Mensah was appointed to the executive of the Greater Accra Rugby Association (GARA) in May 2014. At the occasion, he stressed the importance to build infrastructure to motivate the youth and to grow the game of rugby in Ghana. On assuming office, his first priority was to order an assessment of the"
"gymnastics, further classified as men's artistic gymnastics (MAG) and women's artistic gymnastics (WAG); rhythmic gymnastics (RG); aerobic gymnastics (AER); acrobatic gymnastics (ACRO); trampolining (TRA) and tumbling (TUM). Additionally, the federation is responsible for determining gymnasts' age eligibility to participate in the Olympics. The main governing bodies of the federation are the president and vice presidents, the Congress held every two years, the Executive Committee, the Council, and technical committees for each of the disciplines. , there were 146 national federations affiliated with FIG, three of which have been suspended, as well as two associated federations and the following four continental"
"as they promote Go in their communities. Events for youth have also been established, including tournaments and an annual AGA youth summer camp that features instruction from professional players. The AGA has developed a set of rules that attempts to reconcile difference between ""area""-based rule sets and ""territory""-based rule sets, and participates actively in an international committee, trying to establish a unified worldwide set of rules. As a member of the International Go Federation, which in turn belongs to SportAccord, the AGA is the official organization responsible for managing and promoting Go in the United States. President Barack Obama's administration"
"Braga Football Association The Braga Football Association (""Associação de Futebol de Braga"", abrv. ""AF Braga"") is the district governing body for the all football competitions in the Portuguese district of Braga since 1992. It is also the regulator of the clubs registered in the district. Below the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese third level) the competitions are organised at a district level (known in Portuguese as Distritais) with each District Association organising its competitions according to geographical and other factors. AF Braga runs a league competition with three divisions, at the fourth, fifth and sixth levels of the Portuguese football"
"Sport"" (Commissioner for Gym and Sports of the Reich) of the German Sports Office ""Deutscher Reichsausschuss für Leibesübungen"" (DRA) on 19 July 1933. Although he had been a relatively unknown figure in German sports, Von Tschammer saw as his goal the use of sports """"to improve the morale and productivity of German workers."""" Sporting skills were made a criterion for school graduation as well as a necessary qualification for certain jobs and admission to universities. After Adolf Hitler's accession to power, von Tschammer disbanded the DRA, branded as a ""bourgeois entity"", on 5 May 1933 (officially 10 May) and re-established"
"was 438 with 425 scored against it. Ghana wins the Rugby Afrique 2017 Regional Challenge - Group West 1 Ghana wins 3rd Place Playoff Men’s 15s Men’s 7s Ghana Rugby Association The Ghana Rugby Association, operating as the Ghana Rugby Football Union, is the governing body for rugby union in Ghana. It is a member of Rugby Africa and a full member of World Rugby since 2017. Prior to his appointment as President of Ghana Rugby, Mensah was appointed to the executive of the Greater Accra Rugby Association (GARA) in May 2014. At the occasion, he stressed the importance to"
"funding to the sport in April 2013. Golf Australia owns and runs the Australian Handicapping system which operates throughout clubs nationally. Golf Australia Golf Australia is the governing body for the sport of golf in Australia, formed in 2006 after the Australian Golf Union (AGU) and Women's Golf Australia (WGA) agreed to merge. The decision, which was formally ratified at a meeting in Melbourne in August 2005, was made after the Australian Sports Commission threatened to withdraw its financial support unless the two bodies amalgamated. The Australian Sports Commission contributed approximately A$1.5 million annually to the Australian Institute of Sport"
"Higher Education GAA Higher Education GAA is the governing body overseeing the Gaelic games of hurling, camogie and Gaelic football at third level institutions. The body coordinates competitions in both Ireland and Britain, and is a part of the parent organisation, the Gaelic Athletic Association. The main competitions are the Fitzgibbon Cup for hurling and Sigerson Cup for football. The Fitzgibbon Cup is named after Dr. Edwin Fitzgibbon, a Capuchin friar and, from 1911 to 1936, a professor of philosophy at University College Cork. In 1912 Dr. Fitzgibbon donated most of his annual salary to purchase the trophy. For the"
"Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association The Gay and Lesbian International ""Sport"" Association (GLISA) is an international gay and lesbian, culture and human rights association. The focus of GLISA is developing gay and lesbian sport worldwide. GLISA does this through sanctioning world and continental games, creating a global calendar of GLBT events, fostering the creation of new LGBT federations, clubs and teams, supporting existing LGBT sport organizations, working in partnership with other sport organization to pursue this mandate, and providing the financial framework to support GLISA's global efforts. The Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association is a democratically governed, international"
"the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, and the volleyball leagues Philippine Super Liga and Premier Volleyball League despite some of the leagues' players still simultaneously playing in collegiate leagues. Games and Amusements Board The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) () is the government-ran regulatory body of professional sports in the Philippines. The Games and Amusements Board initially started its operation in 1951 with the issuance of Executive Order No. 392. Through this particular law, the powers, duties and functions previously exercised, and performed by: On March 20, 1974, the authority over horse racing was divided between the Board and the PRC."
"Gymnastics Australia Gymnastics Australia (GA) is the governing body for the sport of gymnastics in Australia. Gymnastics in Australia is thought to have originated in the early 20th century by eastern European immigrants. It wasn't until after World War I when Australia was in the Great Depression that people started turning to organisations like the YWCA for support. From these community-based groups, the sport started to flourish. Around the same time, gymnastics was included in the school curriculum at Geelong Grammar, Wesley College and Carey Grammar. Australians participated in the sport for the first time at an Olympic Games at"
"which prohibits the use of GAA property for games with interests in conflict with the interests of the GAA – such games are referred to by some as ""garrison games"" or ""foreign sports"". In practice, the rule has only been applied to the sports of soccer, and rugby, which were perceived to be rivals to the playing of Gaelic games. Not all such codes were successful – Swedish football was created from a mixture of rugby and soccer rules, but was overtaken by soccer. By the end of the 19th century, rugby football and rugby union had spread far and"
"much higher tax rates than betting shops. By the end of the decade attendances had declined to 10 million visitors a year. Although this meant that greyhound racing was still the country's second most popular sport after football, it was a dramatic decline on attendances after the war. Presaged by the sale of the Harringay Arena in 1958, the company soon moved to support it share price in the face of falling attendance by focusing the market on the value of its property portfolio. In 1965 John Sutton became Managing Director and the GRA extended its board by adding Major"
"Ghana Revenue Authority The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is the Ghana administration charged with the task of assessing, collecting and accounting for tax revenue in Ghana. The core mandate of the Authority is to ensure maximum compliance with relevant laws in order to ensure a sustainable revenue stream for government as well as the controlled and safe flow of goods across the county’s borders. As part of efforts to improve compliance, the Authority is required to assist taxpayers to understand and meet their tax obligations by providing robust and comprehensive advice. Since its inception the GRA has integrated the three"
"Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; , (""CLG"")) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders. The association also promotes Irish music and dance, and the Irish language. It has more than 500,000 members worldwide, assets in excess of €2.6 billion, and declared total revenues of €94.8 million in 2010, with a total gross profit of €78.5 million. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the"
"spelled in the ""IPC Athletics Classification Handbook."" While CP-ISRA has an interest in the sport because it is open to people with cerebral palsy, it is not governed by them. In 1983, the rules for this sport and approval for classification was done by the International Amateur Athletics Federation. At the 1992 Games, athletics classification was governed by four different sporting bodies including the IBSA, ISOD, ISMWSF and the CP-ISRA. , people with physical, vision and intellectual disabilities are eligible to compete in this sport. The classification for this sport was created during the 1940s and for much of its"
"emerged that the purchase was part-financed by property developer Galliard Homes. As a result, there has been speculation that GRA could cease to operate as a greyhound stadium operator, with stadia sold off or closed. In 2009 the Portsmouth Stadium track was sold by Risk Capital to pay down debt; it closed early the following year. Around two months after news of loan problems, on 29 December 2012 the GRA closed Oxford. 2017 saw the closures' of both Wimbledon and Hall Green, on 25 March and on 29 July, respectively. Of the remaining two stadiums still operating under the Greyhound"
"parent company Risk Capital, ran into financial difficulties and unpaid loans resulted in NAMA (Ireland's National Asset Management Agency) taking control of the GRA. In 2013 an agreement was brokered securing the use of the stadium by the GRA until at least 2026 from parent company NAMA; and as Perry Barr has since become the only remaining GRA stadium not to be sold to other commercial investors by NAMA it remains the most secure stadium still operating under the GRA banner. In 2017 the stadium was awarded the prestigious St Leger after it switched from sister track Wimbledon. One year"
"British Rowing British Rowing, formerly the Amateur Rowing Association (ARA), is the governing body for the sport of rowing (both indoor and on-water rowing). It is responsible for the training and selection of individual rowers and crews representing Great Britain and for participation in and the development of rowing and indoor rowing in England. Scottish Rowing (formerly SARA) and Welsh Rowing (formerly WARA) oversee governance in their respective countries, organise their own teams for the Home International Regatta and input to the GB team organisation. British Rowing is a member of the British Olympic Association and the International Rowing Federation,"
"Rowing Australia Rowing Australia (RA) is the governing body for the sport of rowing in Australia. Established in 1925, it is the only organisation recognised by the Federation Internationale des Societies d’Aviron (FISA), the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), and the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), to conduct rowing activities in, and on behalf of Australia. RA was initially established on 1 May 1925 as the Australian Amateur Rowing Council. It was incorporated on 15 November 1982, changed its name to Australian Rowing Council Inc in 1984, changed its name to Rowing Australia Inc on 2 March 1996 and finally became a"
"It arranges and co-ordinating both amateur and professional tournaments and International Matches, and reviews European aspects of rules of golf and of amateur status as defined by Royal & Ancient (R & A). The Association is concerned only with international issues. Membership is reserved for national European golf associations, federations or unions. The EGA is currently composed of 47 member countries and is governed by the following committees: Member federations are divided into four geographical areas. The purpose of the system is to calculate the correct game handicaps into account the relative difficulty of the course played, in a uniform"
"racing body that regulates the racing, training and animal welfare of greyhounds in that state or territory. Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) and Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) are the two largest authorities, governing over 40 racetracks. The Queensland Greyhound Racing Authority (QGRA), Western Australian Greyhound Racing Authority (WAGRA), Tasmanian Greyhound Racing Authority (TGRA), Greyhound Racing South Australia (GRSA), Northern Territory Racing Authority, and the Canberra Greyhound Racing Club (CGRC), all contribute to running and monitoring of greyhound racing and animal welfare of greyhounds in Australia. In Australian slang, the term ""Dapto dog"" is rhyming slang for wog, a derogatory"
"Golf Australia Golf Australia is the governing body for the sport of golf in Australia, formed in 2006 after the Australian Golf Union (AGU) and Women's Golf Australia (WGA) agreed to merge. The decision, which was formally ratified at a meeting in Melbourne in August 2005, was made after the Australian Sports Commission threatened to withdraw its financial support unless the two bodies amalgamated. The Australian Sports Commission contributed approximately A$1.5 million annually to the Australian Institute of Sport for golf funding. Colin Phillips, the AGU's executive director since 1978, retired from his position in 2005, claiming that the way"