Through the Muslim World League, they began endowing chairs for scholars and funding departments.
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The defeat leaves Ireland's World League campaign handing by a thread after their reverse against Scotland earlier this week.
According to the report IIRO is affiliated with the Muslim World League, a major international organization financed by the government of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia's first attempt at continent-wide Islamist coordination, interestingly enough, took place in 1976 in Mauritania's capital of Nouakachott under the auspices of the Riyadh-controlled Muslim World League.
The United States Football League, the World Football League, the World Hockey Association, and the American Basketball Association all lasted far longer than the XFL, despite the fact that none had network television contracts in their first seasons.
Of course, part of that journey was right here in Jersey, against Jersey in the World Cricket League Division five final in 2008.
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An infusion of foreign talent into a country with a faltering professional league and poor World Cup performances has paid dividends over the long term in knowledge-sharing and experience, contributing to revivals of both professional league and World Cup play.
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"We're pleased to hear that we're being considered again to host matches in the Rugby League World Cup, " he said.
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Tadulala first came to prominence representing Fiji in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup before joining Melbourne Storm where he stayed for three seasons.
Chukotka lies nine time zones from Moscow and is about as far away from the world of Premier League football and all its excesses as you are likely to get.
Stuart will return to Sydney from a holiday on the Gold Coast early next week to respond to alleged breaches of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup's code of conduct.
"I'm quite shocked, " Smith told Rugby League World magazine.
For many years, the Maori have competed in the Pacific Cup and two years ago played an Australian Indigenous side ahead of the official opening ceremony of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup match in Sydney.
"We believe that only a full-time coach will have the proper opportunity to positively influence plans for the Rugby League World Cup in 2008, the Tri-Nations in 2009 and further into the future, " said RFL executive chairman Richard Lewis.
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He said he was looking forward to welcoming applications for the manager's job from people who wanted to be part of the stadium's future including two major summer concerts, the 2013 Rugby League World Cup opening ceremony and the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Now the network is teaming up with casino giant Harrah's Entertainment, which bought the World Series of Poker, to form another league, the World Series of Poker Circuit.
Since making his Barcelona debut in 2003, he has collected three European Champions League crowns, two FIFA Club World Cup titles, five Spanish league championships and two Copa del Rey medals.
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Likewise, the team says that Henry, who won a World Cup with France and scored 175 goals for Arsenal in the English Premier League, has a world-class pedigree that has helped sell tickets, attract new players and bring both the club and the league a level of credibility that few other players on the planet could provide.
Eto'o will miss the remainder of Barcelona's Champions League group games, the Fifa Club World Cup and up to 20 league matches.
"The NFL is the most successful and best-managed sports league in the world, " said Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who is chairman of the league's compensation committee, in a statement.
The English Premier League is largely viewed as the most prolific and affluent league in world soccer.
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And that, in the genteel world of the Ivy League, will mean that the gloves really come off.
After the first world war, America's big idea to create perpetual world peace was the League of Nations.
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