Sports year 2006
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American football
- February 5: The Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL in Detroit , Michigan , beating the Seattle Seahawks 21:10.
- July 8th: The Graz Giants win the final of the EFAF Cup 2006 against Eidsvoll 1814’s with 37:20.
- July 22nd: The Vienna Vikings win Eurobowl XX against La Courneuve Flash 41: 9.
- October 7th: The Braunschweig Lions win German Bowl XXVIII in the Eintracht Stadium , Braunschweig , against the Marburg Mercenaries with 31:13
badminton
The highlights of the badminton year 2006 were the World Cup , the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup .
World Badminton Grand Prix
Soccer
- June 9th to July 9th: 2006 World Cup
athletics
- January 15 - Haile Gebrselassie , Ethiopia , ran the men's 20,000 meters in 55:48 minutes.
- January 15 - Haile Gebrselassie , Ethiopia , ran the men's half marathon in 58:55 minutes.
- June 3 - Meseret Defar , Ethiopia , ran the women's 5000 meters in 14: 24.53 minutes.
- June 11 - Asafa Powell , Jamaica , ran the men's 100 meters in 9.77 seconds.
- July 11 - Liu Xiang , China , ran the men's 110 meter hurdles in 12.88 seconds.
- August 18 - Asafa Powell , Jamaica , ran the men's 100 meters in 9.77 seconds.
Jogos da Lusofonia
- October 4: Due to scheduling reasons, the first football tournament matches will take place before the opening.
- October 7th: Grand opening of Jogos da Lusofonia 2006 in Macau . 733 athletes from 11 countries take part in the games.
- October 15th: Closing ceremony. Brazil is the most successful country in the Games.
Motorcycling
Motorcycle world championship
MotoGP class (990 cm³)
- In the MotoGP class, which was last held with 990 cc machines, the 25-year-old American Nicky Hayden won the first world title of his career on a Honda . He prevails against the Italians Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha ) and Loris Capirossi ( Ducati ). In the constructors' championship, Honda wins ahead of Yamaha and Ducati.
250 cc class
- In the 250 cc class, the 19-year-old Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo won his first world title on an Aprilia ahead of the Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) and Alex De Angelis from San Marino (Aprilia). In the constructors' championship, Aprilia prevails over Honda and KTM .
125 cc class
- The 21-year-old Spaniard Álvaro Bautista won the world title in the eight-liter class on Aprilia . The Finn Mika Kallio finished second on a KTM , and third was Héctor Faubel from Spain, also on an Aprilia. In the constructors' championship Aprilia wins ahead of KTM and Honda.
Superbike World Championship
- The Australian Troy Bayliss won the drivers' championship on Ducati ahead of the British James Toseland ( Honda ) and the Japanese Noriyuki Haga ( Yamaha ). For the 37-year-old, this is the second world title of his career in this category after 2001. In the constructors' championship, Ducati prevailed ahead of Honda and Yamaha.
Details: 2006 Superbike World Championship
World Supersport Championship
- The 33-year-old Frenchman Sébastien Charpentier wins the drivers' championship on a Honda ahead of the Australian Kevin Curtain ( Yamaha ) and the Turkish Kenan Sofuoğlu (Honda), defending the title he won last year. In the constructors' championship, Honda beats Yamaha and Ducati .
Details: Supersport World Championship 2006
tennis
Grand Slam tournaments
World Tour Finals
More tournaments
Died
- February 20 : Ray Pickrell , British motorcycle racer (* 1938 )
- April 5 : Yevgeny Seredin , Russian swimmer (* 1958 )
- May 3 : Boris Kuznetsov , Soviet boxer and Olympic champion 1972 (* 1947 )
- June 6 : Jun Maeda , Japanese motorcycle racer (* 1967 )
- September 16 : Eduard Stöllinger , Austrian motorcycle racer (* 1948 )
- September 25 : Sofia Muratova , Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion (* 1929)
- November 11th : Ernst Fiala , Austrian football player (* 1940 )
- November 28 : Enrico Catuzzi , Italian football player and coach (* 1946 )
See also
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