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==Athletics (track and field)==
::''For an extensive coverage see [[2006 in athletics (track and field)]]''
===Track===
*[[May 12]] — [[Justin Gatlin]] equals the 100 m world record. During a race in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], Gatlin reached a time of 9.77 seconds, equalling [[Asafa Powell]]'s time. Gatlin was initially given a time of 9.76, which would be a new record, but few days later the time was corrected to 9.77
*[[June 11]] — [[Asafa Powell]] equalled the 100 m world record once again, as he ran the distance in 9.77 seconds at [[Gateshead]], [[England]].
*[[August 18]] — [[Asafa Powell]] runs the 100 m in a record-equalling 9.77 seconds for a third time, this time in [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]].
===Marathon===
====International Races====
* [[March 19]] — {{flagicon|AUS}} [[2006 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games Marathon]], [[Melbourne, Australia]]
**Men's Winner: [[Samson Ramadhani]] (TAN) 2:11:29
**Women's Winner: [[Kerryn McCann]] (AUS) 2:30:54
* [[April 9]] — {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam Marathon]], [[Netherlands]]
**Men's Winner: [[Sammy Korir]] (KEN) 2:06:38
**Women's Winner: [[Mindaye Gishu]] (ETH) 2:28:30
* [[April 17]] — {{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston Marathon]], [[United States]]
**Men's Winner: [[Robert Cheruiyot]] (KEN) 2:07:14
**Women's Winner: [[Rita Jeptoo]] (KEN) 2:23:38
* [[April 23]] — {{flagicon|NED}} [[Enschede Marathon]], [[Netherlands]]
**Men's Winner: [[Sammy Rotich]] (KEN) 2:12:05
**Women's Winner: [[Petra van Tongeren]] (NED) 3:19:13
* [[April 23]] — {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London Marathon]], [[United Kingdom]]
**Men's Winner: [[Felix Limo]] (KEN) 2:06:39
**Women's Winner: [[Deena Kastor]] (USA) 2:19:36
* [[August 12]] — {{flagicon|SWE}} [[2006 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships Marathon]], [[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
**Women's Winner: [[Ulrike Maisch]] (GER) 2:30:01
* [[August 13]] — {{flagicon|SWE}} [[2006 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships Marathon]], [[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
**Men's Winner: [[Stefano Baldini]] (ITA) 2:11:32
* [[September 24]] — {{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin Marathon]], [[Germany]]
**Men's Winner: [[Haile Gebreselassie]] (ETH) 2:05:56
**Women's Winner: [[Gete Wami]] (ETH) 2:21:34
* [[October 8]] — {{flagicon|NED}} [[Eindhoven Marathon]], [[Netherlands]]
**Men's Winner: [[Philip Singoei]] (KEN) 2:08:18
**Women's Winner: [[Agnes Hijman]] (NED) 2:54:36
* [[October 15]] — {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam Marathon]], [[Netherlands]]
**Men's Winner: [[Solomon Bushendich]] (KEN) 2:08:52
**Women's Winner: [[Rose Cheruiyot]] (KEN) 2:28:26
* [[November 5]] — {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City Marathon]], [[United States]]
**Men's Winner: [[Marilson dos Santos]] (BRA) 2:09:58
**Women's Winner: [[Jelena Prokopcuka]] (LAT) 2:25:05
* [[December 3]] — {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Fukuoka Marathon]], [[Japan]]
**Men's Winner: [[Haile Gebreselassie]] (ETH) 2:06:52
====National Champions====
* [[April 9]] — {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Debrecen]], [[Hungary]]
**Men's Winner: [[Gergely Rezessy]] — 2:24:30
**Women's Winner: [[Petra Teveli]] — 2:43:06
* [[April 9]] — {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
**Men's Winner: [[Kamiel Maase]] — 2:10:44
**Women's Winner: [[Kristyna Loonen]] — 2:43:13
* [[April 23]] — {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London]], [[England]]
**Men's Winner: [[Peter Riley (athlete)|Peter Riley]] — 2:14:31
**Women's Winner: [[Mara Yamauchi]] — 2:25:13
* [[May 28]] — {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]]
**Men's Winner: [[Charles Bedley]] — 2:27:58
**Women's Winner: [[Lyudmila Korchagina]] — 2:29:42
* [[July 2]] — {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]
**Men's Winner: [[Lee Troop]] — 2:14:13
**Women's Winner: [[Jennifer Gillard]] — 2:41:06
* [[September 23]] — {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Joutseno]], [[Finland]]
**Men's Winner: [[Yrjö Pesonen]] — 2:23:19
**Women's Winner: [[Hanna Jantunen]] — 2:45:07
== Auto Racing ==
; [[FIA]] World Championship
*[[Formula One]] - ''Main article: [[2006 Formula One season]]''. Champion: [[Fernando Alonso]]
*[[World Rally Championship]] - ''Main article: [[2006 World Rally Championship season]]''. Champion: [[Sébastien Loeb]]
*[[World Touring Car Championship]] - ''Main article: [[2006 World Touring Car Championship season]]''. Champion: [[Andy Priaulx]]
; Others
*[[Recaro Formula 3 Cup]] - champion [[Ho-Pin Tung]]
*[[Indy Racing League]] — ''Main article: [[2006 in IRL]]''
**[[March 26]]: [[Paul Dana]] is killed and [[Ed Carpenter]] is injured in an accident during the final practice before the Toyota Indy 300. Dana's teammates, [[Buddy Rice]] and [[Danica Patrick]], withdraw from the race following the crash.
**[[Indianapolis 500]] — Won by [[Sam Hornish, Jr.]].
**Champion: [[Sam Hornish, Jr.]]
*[[V8 Supercar]] - ''Main Article: [[2006 V8 Supercar Season]]''
**[[Rick Kelly]] narrowly won the championship in controversial circumstances from [[Craig Lowndes]].
**[[Craig Lowndes]] and [[Jamie Whincup]] won the [[Bathurst 1000]], while [[Jason Bright]] and [[Mark Winterbottom]] won the [[Sandown 500]].
**[[Ford]] won the manufacturer title with seven round victories to [[Holden]]'s six. The [[HSV Dealer Team|Toll HSV Dealer Team]] won the team's title with its drivers placed 1st and 4th.
**The season was marred by the deaths of racing legend [[Peter Brock]] in a road rally in [[Western Australia]], and Development Series driver [[Mark Porter]] in an accident in a [[Bathurst 1000]] support event.
*[[Nascar]] — ''Main articles: [[2006 in NASCAR]], [[2006 in NASCAR Busch Series]], [[2006 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series]]''
**[[Daytona 500]] — Won by [[Jimmie Johnson]] in the #48 [[Lowe's]] [[Chevrolet]].
**[[UAW Ford 500]] — Won by [[Brian Vickers]] in the #25 Ditech [[Chevrolet]]
**[[Allstate 400 at the Brickyard]] — Won by [[Jimmie Johnson]] in the #48 [[Lowe's]] [[Chevrolet]].
**Champion: [[Jimmie Johnson]]
*[[Renault Eurocup|Renault Mégane Eurocup]] - champion [[Jaap van Lagen]] of [[The Netherlands]].
==Baseball==
{{main|2006 in baseball}}
*[[March 20]]: [[Japan national baseball team|Japan]] wins the first [[World Baseball Classic]], defeating [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuba]] 10-6 in the championship game.
*[[May 28]] - Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run in a 6-3 home loss to the [[Colorado Rockies]], passing Babe Ruth for second place on the career list and setting a new record for left-handed hitters.
*[[July 11]] - The [[American League]] wins the [[MLB All-Star Game]] by a score of 3-2 on [[Michael Young]]'s game-winning 2-run triple in the 9th inning.
*[[October 14]] - The [[Detroit Tigers]] sweep the [[Oakland Athletics]] in the American League Championship Series and advance to their first World Series since 1984.
*[[October 27]] - The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] win the [[2006 World Series]] 4-1 in Game 5. The St. Louis Cardinals (10 wins) advance to 2nd place for most [[World Series]] wins after the [[New York Yankees]](26).
==Basketball==
{{main|2006 in basketball}}
===College basketball===
====Men's====
*[[March 30]]: The [[University of South Carolina]] wins its second straight [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] title, defeating the [[University of Michigan]] 76-64.
*[[April 3]]: The [[University of Florida]] wins its first ever [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA title]], defeating [[UCLA]] 73-57. George Mason, an 11 seed, makes it to the final four
====Women's====
*[[April 4]]: The [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] wins its first ever [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA women's title]], defeating [[Duke University|Duke]] 78-75 in overtime.
===Professional competitions===
====Americas====
*[[National Basketball Association]] (United States and Canada)
**[[January 22]]: [[Los Angeles Lakers]] star [[Kobe Bryant]] scores 81 points in a win over the [[Toronto Raptors]], becoming only the second player in league history to score at least 80 points in one game. It was the second highest individual point total in NBA history (Second only to [[Wilt Chamberlain|Wilt Chamberlain's]] 100 point performance).
**[[June 20]]: [[Miami Heat]] defeat the [[Dallas Mavericks]] in 6 games in the [[NBA Finals]] series. Finals MVP [[Dwyane Wade]] rallied four consecutive 35-point games to come back from a two games to none deficit and win four straight.
====Asia-Pacific====
*[[Chinese Basketball Association]] - [[Guangdong Southern Tigers]] defeat [[Bayi Rockets]] (4-1) in finals.
* [[National Basketball League (Australia)]] - [[Melbourne Tigers]] defeat the [[Sydney Kings]] 3-0 in best-of-five final series
*[[Philippine Basketball Association]]
**[[February 19]]: [[Red Bull Barako]] defeats the [[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]], 4 games to 2 in the [[2006 PBA Fiesta Conference Playoffs#Finals|Fiesta Conference Finals]].
**[[July 21]]: The [[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] defeats [[Red Bull Barako]], 4 games to 2 in the [[2006 PBA Philippine Cup Playoffs#Finals|Philippine Cup Finals]].
====Europe====
*[[Euroleague]] - [[April 30]]: [[Russia]]n power [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] dethrones the two-time defending Euroleague champions [[Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] ([[Israel]]) 73-69 at [[Sazka Arena]] in [[Prague]]. This is CSKA's fifth title in the competition, but first since [[1971]]. Third place goes to [[Saski Baskonia|TAU Cerámica]], which defeated [[FC Barcelona (basketball)|FC Barcelona]] 87-82 in an all-[[Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto|Spanish]] affair.
*[[Adriatic League|Adriatic League (former Yugoslavia)]] - [[April 23]]: [[KK FMP|FMP]] ([[Serbia]]) defeat [[KK Partizan|Partizan]] (Serbia) 73-72 in the final.
*[[A1 Ožujsko League|Croatian League]] - [[June 9]]: [[KK Cibona|Cibona]] defeat [[KK Zadar|Zadar]] 2-1 in the best-of-three finals.
*[[Ligue Nationale de Basketball|LNB - Pro A (France)]] - [[June 18]]: [[Le Mans Sarthe Basket|Le Mans]] defeat [[Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy|Nancy]] 93-88 in the Pro A Final.
*[[A1 Ethniki|HEBA (Greece)]] - [[June 7]]: [[Panathinaikos]] complete a 3-0 sweep of [[Olympiacos BC|Olympiakos]] in the HEBA finals.
*Super League (Israel) - [[June 8]]: [[Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] defeat [[Hapoel Jerusalem (basketball)|Hapoel Jerusalem]] 96-66 in the Super League Final.
*[[Serie A (basketball)|Lega Basket A (Italy)]] - [[June 20]]: [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] defeat [[Fortitudo Bologna|Climamio Bologna]] 3-1 in the best-of-five Lega A finals.
*[[Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga|LKL (Lithuania)]] - [[May 27]]: [[BC Lietuvos Rytas|Lietuvos Rytas]] complete a 4-0 sweep of [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] in the LKL finals.
*[[Dominet Basket Liga|PLK (Poland)]] - [[May 19]]: [[Prokom Trefl Sopot]] complete a 4-1 win over [[Anwil Włocławek]] in the PLK finals.
* [[Russian Basketball Super League|Super League (Russia)]] - [[May 27]]: [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] complete a 3-0 sweep of [[BC Khimki|Khimki]] in the Super League finals.
*[[Sinalco Superleague|Superleague (Serbia and Montenegro)]] - [[June 18]]: [[KK Partizan|Partizan]] (Serbia) complete a 3-0 sweep of [[KK Crvena zvezda|Red Star Belgrade]] (Serbia) in the Superleague finals. Due to disturbances between Red Star supporters and police in Game 2, the last game is held at an empty [[Pionir Hall]], and any other games would also have been played behind closed doors.
*[[Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto|ACB (Spain)]]
**[[February 19]]: [[Saski Baskonia|TAU Cerámica]] lift the [[Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|Copa del Rey]] with an 85-80 win over [[Valencia BC|Pamesa Valencia]].
**[[June 21]]: [[CB Málaga|Unicaja Málaga]] complete a 3-0 sweep of TAU Cerámica in the ACB finals.
*[[Turkish Basketball League|TBL (Turkey)]] - [[June 7]]: In what would turn out to be their last game as an independent club, Ülker complete a 4-0 finals sweep of crosstown rival [[Efes Pilsen SK|Efes Pilsen]].
===FIBA tournaments===
*[[2006 FIBA World Championship]] - [[September 3]]: [[Spain national basketball team|Spain]] win the gold medal 70-47 over [[Greece national basketball team|Greece]].
*[[2006 FIBA World Championship for Women]] - [[September 23]]: [[Australia women's national basketball team|Australia]] win the gold medal 91-74 over [[Russia women's national basketball team|Russia]].
==Boxing==
*[[January 7]] – [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]] upsets [[Zab Judah]] by unanimous decision and is crowned world [[welterweight]] champion by the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]].
*[[March 3]] – Welshman [[Joe Calzaghe]] defeats American [[Jeff Lacy]] by landslide unanimous decision for the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]]-[[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[super middleweight]] title unification. Calzaghe's stellar performance propelled him to #9 in [[Ring Magazine pound for pound|Ring Magazine's pound for pound]] list.
*[[March 25]] – [[Edwin Valero]]'s record streak of 18 consecutive first-round [[knockout]]s ends when Genaro Trazancos survives until the second round.
*[[April 1]] – [[Sergei Liakhovich]] wins the WBO world [[heavyweight]] title from [[Lamon Brewster]] by unanimous decision.
*[[April 8]] – [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] defeats [[Zab Judah]] by unanimous decision to win the IBF welterweight title. A mini-riot ensued as [[Roger Mayweather]], Floyd's uncle and trainer, runs into the ring retaliating to a low blow and rabbit punch by Judah. The fight resumed and Mayweather won by decision.
*[[April 22]] – [[Wladimir Klitschko]] wins the IBF world heavyweight title from [[Chris Byrd]] by TKO in round 7.
*[[April 29]] – [[Acelino Freitas]] defeats [[Zahir Raheem]] for the vacant WBO [[lightweight]] title by [[split decision]].
*[[May 6]] – [[Oscar de la Hoya]] returns from a 20-month break and defeats [[Ricardo Mayorga]] for the WBC [[super welterweight]] title.
*[[May 20]] – [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] defeats [[Rocky Juarez]] by split decision. Juarez was very competitive throughout the fight breaking Barrera's nose in the early rounds. The fight was originally announced as a draw until it was later revealed that there were two scorecard tabilation errors.
*[[June 10]] – [[Bernard Hopkins]] defeats [[Antonio Tarver]] by unanimous to take the light heavyweight world championship.
*[[June 17]] – [[Winky Wright]] and [[Jermain Taylor]] fight ends in a draw for the undisputed middleweight championship of the world in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
<br>
* [[July 13]] to [[July 23|23]] – '''[[2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships|36th European Amateur Boxing Championships]]''' held in [[Plovdiv, Bulgaria]]
**''Light Flyweight (– 48 kg):'' {{flagicon|Russia}}[[David Ayrapetyan]] (Russia)
**''Flyweight (– 51 kg):'' {{flagicon|Russia}}[[Georgi Balakshin]] (Russia)
**''Bantamweight (– 54 kg):'' {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Detelin Dalakliev]] (Bulgaria)
**''Featherweight (– 57 kg):'' {{flagicon|Russia}}[[Albert Selimov]] (Russia)
**''Lightweight (– 60 kg):'' {{flagicon|Armenia}}[[Hrachik Javakhyan]] (Armenia)
**''Light Welterweight (– 64 kg):''{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Boris Georgiev]] (Bulgaria)
**''Welterweight (– 69 kg):'' {{flagicon|Russia}}[[Andrey Balanov]] (Russia)
**''Middleweight (– 75 kg):'' {{flagicon|Russia}}[[Matvey Korobov]] (Russia)
**''Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg):'' {{flagicon|Russia}}[[Artur Beterbiyev]] (Russia)
**''Heavyweight (– 91 kg):'' {{flagicon|Ukraine}}[[Denis Poyatsika]] (Ukraine)
**''Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg):'' {{flagicon|Russia}}[[Islam Timurziev]] (Russia)
<br>
*[[August 12]] – [[Oleg Maskaev]] knocks out [[Hasim Rahman]] in the 12th round to win the WBC Heavyweight title.
*[[November 4]] [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] becomes the WBC and linear Welterweight champion after he defeats [[Carlos Baldomir]] by unanimous decision.
*[[November 11]] [[Wladimir Klitschko]] defends his IBF heavyweight title by defeating American contender [[Calvin Brock]] winning by a stunning knockout in the seventh round.
*[[November 18]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] wins by technical knockout in his third and rubber match against [[Erik Morales]]
*[[December 9]] [[Jermain Taylor]] defends his middleweight title as he defeats [[Kassim Ouma]]
==Cricket==
{{main|2006 in cricket}}
''See also [[International cricket in 2005-06]], [[2005-06 Australian cricket season]] and [[2005-06 West Indian cricket season]]''
==Curling==
:{{main|2005-06 curling season}}
*Olympic champions:
**Men's: Canada ([[Brad Gushue]], [[Mark Nichols]], [[Russ Howard]], [[Jamie Korab]], [[Mike Adam]])
**Women's: Sweden ([[Anette Norberg]], [[Eva Lund]], [[Cathrine Lindahl]], [[Anna Svärd]], [[Ulrika Bergman]])
*World champions:
**Men's: Scotland ([[David Murdoch]], [[Ewan MacDonald]], [[Warwick Smith]], [[Euan Byers]], [[Peter Smith (curler)|Peter Smith]])
**Women's: Sweden ([[Anette Norberg]], [[Eva Lund]], [[Cathrine Lindahl]], [[Anna Svärd]], [[Ulrika Bergman]])
==Cycling==
=== UCI ProTour ===
''See [[2006 UCI ProTour]] for [[road bicycle racing]] events
:The [[2006 Tour de France]] was won by [[Floyd Landis]] of the USA, but he is expected to be stripped of the title after failing a drugs test.
=== UCI Mountain Bike World Cup ===
''See [[Mountain Bike World Cup 2006]] for [[mountain bike racing]] events''
===[[Cyclo-cross]]===
*[[2006 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships|UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships]] in [[Zeddam]], [[Netherlands]] ([[January 28]]–[[January 29|29]])
**'''Men's Competition'''
*#Gold – [[Erwin Vervecken]]
*#Silver – [[Bart Wellens]]
*#Bronze – [[Francis Mourey]]
**'''Women's Competition'''
*#Gold – [[Marianne Vos]]
*#Silver – [[Hanka Kupfernagel]]
*#Bronze – [[Daphny van den Brand]]
==Figure skating==
===World Figure Skating Championships===
Held in [[Calgary]], [[Canada]]
*Men's singles
*#[[Stéphane Lambiel]]
*#[[Brian Joubert]]
*#[[Evan Lysacek]]
*Ladies' singles
*#[[Kimmie Meissner]]
*#[[Fumie Suguri]]
*#[[Sasha Cohen]]
*[[Pair skating]]
*#[[Pang Qing]] / [[Tong Jian]]
*#[[Zhang Dan]] / [[Zhang Hao]]
*#[[Maria Petrova (figure skater)|Maria Petrova]] / [[Alexei Tikhonov]]
*[[Ice dancing]]
*#[[Albena Denkova]] / [[Maxim Staviski]]
*#[[Marie-France Dubreuil]] / [[Patrice Lauzon]]
*#[[Tanith Belbin]] / [[Benjamin Agosto]]
==Football (American)==
===BCS Bowl Games===
{{main|NCAA football bowl games, 2006-07}}
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" width="85%"
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! '''Day''' || '''Score''' || '''Winner''' || '''Loser''' || '''Event'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[January 2]] || 34 - 20 || [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] || [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] || [[Fiesta Bowl]]
|-
|| 38 - 35 || [[West Virginia University|West Virginia]] || [[University of Georgia|Georgia]] || [[Sugar Bowl]]
|-
| [[January 3]] || 26 - 23 (3 OT)|| [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]] || [[Florida State University|Florida State]] || [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]]
|-
| [[January 4]] || 41 - 38 || [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas Longhorns]] || [[University of Southern California|USC Trojans]] || [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] (National Championship Game)
|}
===NFL Playoffs===
{{main|NFL playoffs, 2005-06}}
*[[February 5]]: The [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] win [[Super Bowl XL]] at [[Ford Field]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]], defeating the [[Seattle Seahawks]] 21-10.
* MVP of Super Bowl XL was Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward.
===Pro Football Hall of Fame===
*[[Reggie White]], [[Troy Aikman]], [[John Madden (football)|John Madden]], [[Warren Moon]], [[Harry Carson]], and [[Rayfield Wright]] are elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].
==Football (soccer)==
::''For an extensive coverage see [[2006 in football (soccer)]]''
===Events===
*[[January 1]] - [[Football Federation Australia|Australia]] officially leaves the [[Oceania Football Confederation]] and joins the [[Asian Football Confederation]].
===International tournaments===
*[[2006 African Cup of Nations]] - [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]
*[[2006 FIFA World Cup]] - [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
*[[UEFA Champions League 2005-06]] - [[FC Barcelona]]
===Major national championships===
* Argentina [[Primera División Argentina|Primera División]] - [[Boca Juniors]] ([[Clausura]])
* Brazil [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Campeonato Brasileiro]] - [[São Paulo FC]]
* England [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] - [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
* France [[Ligue 1]] - [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
* Germany [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] - [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
* Italy [[Serie A]] - [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]] awarded title after initial winners [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] were stripped of the title due to involvement in the [[2006 Serie A scandal|2006 Serie A match fixing scandal]].
* Spain [[La Liga]] - [[FC Barcelona]]
* Portugal [[Portuguese Liga|Liga]] - [[FC Porto]]
==Gaelic Athletic Association==
*'''[[Gaelic football]]'''
**[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]], [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] 4-15 [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] 3-05
**[[All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship]], [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]]
**[[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]], [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]]
**[[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship]], [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]]
**[[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]], [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] 2-11 [[Galway GAA|Galway]] 0-11
**[[Tommy Murphy Cup]], [[Louth GAA|Louth]] 3-14 [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] 1-11
**[[All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship]], Salthill-Knocknacarra
**[[Dublin Senior Football Championship]], [[UCD GAA|UCD]] 0-10 [[St Vincents GAA|St Vincents]] 0-09
**[[Dublin Intermediate Football Championship]], [[St Peregrines]] 1-11 St Margarets 0-9.
**[[Dublin Minor Football Championship]], [[Cuala]] 2-11 [[St Vincents GAA|St Vincents]]
**[[Dublin AFL Division 1]], [[Thomas Davis (GAA Club)|Thomas Davis]] 0-10 [[Round Towers GAA (Clondalkin)|Round Towers (C)]] 0-07
*'''[[Hurling]]'''
**[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]], [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] 1-16 [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 1-13
**[[Dublin Senior Hurling Championship]], [[Craobh Chiaráin]] 2-10 [[Ballyboden St Endas]] 2-08
**[[Dublin Senior B Hurling Championship]], [[St Marks GAA Club|St Marks]] 1-12 Crumlin 0-09
**[[Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship]], [[St Marks GAA Club|St Marks]] 2-10 Crumlin 2-07
==Gliding==
[[World Gliding Championships]]
* [[Eskilstuna]], Sweden
** Open Class Winner: Michael Sommer, Germany; Glider: [[Alexander Schleicher ASW 22|Alexander Schleicher ASW 22 BLE]]
** 18-metre Class Winner: Phil Jones, UK; Glider: [[Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2]]cxt
** 15-metre Class Winner: [[Janusz Centka]], Poland; Glider: [[SZD 56 Diana]]
** Standard Class Winner: Leigh Wells, UK; Glider: [[Rolladen-Schneider LS8]]
* [[Vinon-sur-Verdon]], France
** Club Class Winner: [[Sebastian Kawa]], Poland; Glider: [[PZL_Bielsko_Jantar_Standard|SZD-48-3M Brawo]]
** World Class Winner: Christophe Ruch, France; Glider: [[PZL PW-5]]
==[[Golf]]==
{{main|2006 in golf}}
'''[[Men's major golf championships|Men's major championships]]'''
*6-9 April: [[Masters Tournament]] — [[Phil Mickelson]] wins by two shots to claim his second green jacket and third major victory.
*15-18 June: [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] — [[Geoff Ogilvy]] wins his first major, defeating [[Phil Mickelson]] and two others by one shot after a historic collapse by Mickelson, who had led by two shots going into the final two holes.
*20-23 July: [[The Open Championship|British Open]] — [[Tiger Woods]] wins by two shots to become the first golfer to defend the [[Claret Jug]] since [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] in 1983-84.
*17-20 August: [[PGA Championship]] — [[Tiger Woods]] wins his third [[Wanamaker Trophy]] (and first since 2000) by five shots over second place [[Shaun Micheel]].
'''Tour money list / order of merit winners''':
*[[PGA Tour]] - [[Tiger Woods]] with $9,941,563 from 15 events played. [http://www.pgatour.com/stats/leaders/r/2006/109 Full money list]
*[[European Tour]] - [[Padraig Harrington]] with €2,489,337. [http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B7E944807%2D48EC%2D411A%2DB82A%2DD56203FDC915%7D Current order of merit]
*[[Japan Golf Tour]] - [[Shingo Katayama]] with 178,402,190 Yen. [http://www.jgto.org/jgto/WG03010100Init.do?year=2006&tournaKbnCd=0 Current money list]
*[[Asian Tour]] - [[Jeev Milkha Singh]] with $591,884. [http://www.asiantour.com/statistics.htm Current order of merit]
*[[PGA Tour of Australasia]] - [[Nick O'Hern]] with AUS$583,820. [http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=orderofmerit Current order of merit]
*[[Sunshine Tour]] - [[Charl Schwartzel]] of [[South Africa]] topped the 2005-6 Order of Merit with earnings of 1,207,459.70. [[South African Rand]]. [http://www.sunshinetour.info/tic/tmoom.cgi full list].
*[[Champions Tour]] - [[Jay Haas]] with $2,420,227
'''Team event'''
*22-24 September: Team Europe wins the [[2006 Ryder Cup|Ryder Cup]] for the third straight time, defeating Team USA 18½–9½.
'''[[Women's major golf championships|LPGA majors]]'''
*[[30 March]] - [[2 April]]: [[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] - Australia's [[Karrie Webb]] defeats 18, 36 and 54-hole leader [[Lorena Ochoa]] in a playoff to claim her seventh major championship. Ochoa had shot a 62 in the first round, setting a tournament record and equalling the record low score in an LPGA major.
*8-11 June: [[LPGA Championship]] - [[Se Ri Pak]] defeats [[Karrie Webb]] in a playoff to claim her third LPGA Championship and fifth major title.
*[[29 June]] - [[2 July]]: [[United States Women's Open Championship (golf)|U.S. Women's Open]] - [[Annika Sörenstam]] defeats [[Pat Hurst]] by four shots in an 18-hole playoff to claim her third title in this event and 10th major.
*3-6 August: [[Women's British Open|Weetabix Women's British Open]] American [[Sherri Steinhauer]] claims her third title in this event, her first since it has been recognized as a major by the LPGA, by a three-stroke margin.
*[[LPGA|LPGA Tour]] money leader - [[Lorena Ochoa]] - $2,592,872
'''Men's amateur'''
*[[The Amateur Championship|British Amateur]] - [[Julien Guerrier]]
*[[United States Amateur Championship (men's golf)|U.S. Amateur]] - [[Richie Ramsay]]
*[[European Amateur]] - [[Rory McIlroy]]
'''Awards'''
*[[PGA Tour#Player and rookie of the year awards|PGA Tour Player of the Year]]: [[Tiger Woods]] wins for a record eighth time in ten full seasons on Tour
*[[PGA Tour#Player and rookie of the year awards|PGA Tour Rookie of the Year]]: [[Trevor Immelman]]
==[[Handball]]==
===Men's Competition===
*[[2006 European Men's Handball Championship|European Championship]] in [[Switzerland]]
:* Gold Medal: {{hb|FRA}}
:* Silver Medal: {{hb|ESP}}
:* Bronze Medal: {{hb|DEN}}
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===Women's Competition===
*[[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|European Championship]] in [[Sweden]]
:* Gold Medal: {{hbw|NOR}}
:* Silver Medal: {{hbw|RUS}}
:* Bronze Medal: {{hbw|FRA}}
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== [[Horse Racing]] ==
* [[May 6]] - [[Barbaro]] wins the [[Kentucky Derby]]
==Ice hockey==
{{main|2006 in ice hockey}}
*[[17 February]]: The [[Sweden national women's ice hockey team|Swedish]] women's ice hockey team defeats the [[United States national women's ice hockey team|United States]] in the semifinal round in the [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Olympic games]]. This marks the first time that either the United States or [[Canada national women's ice hockey team|Canada]] has lost to anyone other than each other.
*[[26 February]]: [[Sweden national men's ice hockey team|Sweden]] defeats [[Finnish national men's ice hockey team|Finland]] 3-2 to capture the men's gold medal at the [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Olympic games]].
*[[8 April]]: The [[Wisconsin Badgers]] defeat the [[Boston College Eagles]] for the NCAA National Championship.
*[[19 June]]: '''[[2006 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]]''' The [[Carolina Hurricanes]] defeat the [[Edmonton Oilers]] 4 games to 3 to win the [[Stanley Cup]]
==Ice skating==
===Long track speed skating===
*[[European Speed Skating Championships|European Championships]], [[Hamar]], [[Norway]]:
**Men allround: [[Enrico Fabris]], [[Italy]] 151.523 points (36.75–1:47.57–6:24.33–13:29.69)
**Ladies allround: [[Claudia Pechstein]], [[Germany]] 163.159 points (39.60–1:58.04–4:08.47–7:08.02) <!-- results from [http://www.nrk.no/sport/vintersport/skoyter/5399629.html NRK.no]-->
*[[World Sprint Speed Skating Championships|World Sprint Championships]], [[Heerenveen]], [[Netherlands]]:
**Men: [[Joey Cheek]], [[United States]] 139.990 points (35.19–1:09.25–35.09–1:10.17) <!-- see [http://events.horses.nl/skating/2005-2006/heerenveen/classification1.html] -->
**Ladies: [[Svetlana Zhurova]], [[Russia]] 153.625 points (38.35–1:17.20–38.28–1:16.79) <!-- see [http://events.horses.nl/skating/2005-2006/heerenveen/classification2.html]-->
*[[World Allround Speed Skating Championships|World Allround Championships]], [[Calgary]], [[Canada]]:
**Men: [[Shani Davis]], [[United States]] 145.742 points (35.17–1:42.68–6:10.49–13:05.94)
<!-- see [http://events.horses.nl/skating/2005-2006/calgary/classification1.html] -->
**Ladies: [[Cindy Klassen]], [[Canada]] 154.580 points (37.51–1:51.85–3:53.34–6:48.97) <!-- see [http://events.horses.nl/skating/2005-2006/calgary/classification2.html]-->
==Lacrosse==
*Championships
**'''[[International Lacrosse Federation]] - [[World Lacrosse Championship]]''' - [[Canada]] over the [[United States]], 15–10, in [[London, Ontario]], breaking a 28-year US winning streak, and being the last game of lacrosse legend [[Gary Gait]]'s spectacular career. It also gave Gait every major lacrosse championship possible.
**[[National Lacrosse League]] - [[Champion's Cup]] - '''[[Colorado Mammoth]]''' over the [[Buffalo Bandits]], 16–9, in the [[HSBC Arena]], [[Buffalo, New York]]
**[[Canada|Canadian]] Junior A - [[Minto Cup]] - '''[[Peterborough Lakers Jr. A|Peterborough Lakers]]''' ([[OLA Junior A Lacrosse League|OLA]]) over the [[Six Nations Arrows]] ([[OLA Junior A Lacrosse League|OLA]]), 9–5
**[[Canada|Canadian]] Senior A - [[Mann Cup]] - '''Peterborough Lakers''' ([[Major Series Lacrosse|MSL]]) over the [[Victoria Shamrocks]] ([[Western Lacrosse Association|WLA]]), 4 games to 1, in the [[Peterborough Memorial Centre]], [[Peterborough, Ontario]]
**[[Major League Lacrosse]] - [[Steinfeld Cup]] - '''[[Philadelphia Barrage]]''' over the [[Denver Outlaws]], 23–12, in [[The Home Depot Center]], [[Carson, California]]
*[[September]] - Lacrosse is first played in [[France]]
**[[September]] - At the [[Decathlon Group|Decathlon]] [[sport]] [[Convention (meeting)|convention]] lacrosse was presented and the foundation of the first lacrosse team in France laid down
**Mid-[[October]] - The first practice for 10–15 year olds takes place in [[Paris]]
**A group of 20–25 year olds run regular weekly practices
==Olympics==
:''See: [[2006 Winter Olympics]]''
==Rugby league==
{{main|Rugby league in 2006}}
* [[Bradford Bulls]] win the [[World Club Challenge]].
* [[Queensland State of Origin Team|Queensland]] defeat [[New South Wales Rugby League team|New South Wales]] in the [[2006 Rugby League State of Origin series]].
* [[Brisbane Broncos]] win the [[National Rugby League season 2006|2006 NRL premiership]].
* [[St Helens RFC]] win the [[Super League XI]] Grand Final.
* [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] defeat [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] defeat New Zealand 16-12 in the 7th minute of [[Golden point|extra time]] to claim the [[2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations]].
* [[Darren Lockyer]], wins the 2006 NRL premiership, 2006 State of Origin series and the 2006 Tri-Nations as captain of all three winning sides. He also claimed the [[Golden Boot]] for top international player of the year.
* [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]] and [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] become the first two teams to qualify for the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup]].
==Rugby union==
* [[France national rugby union team|France]] win the [[2006 Six Nations Championship]]
* [[Sale Sharks]] win the [[Guinness Premiership]]
* [[London Wasps]] win the [[2005-06 Powergen Cup]]
* [[Biarritz Olympique|Biarritz]] win the [[Top 14]]
* [[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]] win the [[Celtic League (rugby union)|Celtic League]]
* [[New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens)|New Zealand]] win gold at the [[Rugby Sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Rugby Sevens]] event at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]]
* [[Munster Rugby|Munster]] win the [[2005-06 Heineken Cup]]
* The [[Crusaders (rugby)|Crusaders]] win the [[2006 Super 14 Final|Super 14 final]] in foggy conditions.
* [[Fiji national rugby union team (sevens)|Fiji]] win the [[2005-06 World Sevens Series]], becoming the first team other than [[New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens)|New Zealand]] to win the overall crown in the seven-year history of the [[World Sevens Series]].
* The [[All Blacks]] win the [[2006 Tri Nations Series]]
* The [[Blue Bulls]] and the [[Free State Cheetahs]] share the [[Currie Cup]] in Bloemfontein after the Final went into extra time. Final Score 28 - 28
==Ski jumping==
*[[Four Hills Tournament]]: [[Janne Ahonen]] and [[Jakub Janda]] are joint winners, for the first time in the tournament's 54-year history. <!-- confirmed by [http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=sportsNews&storyID=2006-01-06T190345Z_01_KNE668502_RTRIDST_0_SPORTS-SKI-JUMPING-AUSTRIA-COL.XML&archived=False Reuters Canada]-->
*[[Ski-flying World Championships]]:
**Gold: [[Roar Ljøkelsøy]], [[Norway]] 788.0 points (Distances in metres: 202.5–207.5–190–207.5)
**Silver: [[Andreas Widhölzl]], [[Austria]] 762.4 points (205–182.5–191–208.5)
**Bronze: [[Thomas Morgenstern]], [[Austria]] 752.2 points (195.5–195.5–182–210) <!-- http://www.fis-ski.com/pdf/2006/JP/3008/2006JP3008RL.pdf for official results -->
==South Asian Games==
''see'': [[2006 South Asian Games]]
==Swimming==
===International Tournaments===
*Eighth [[2006 FINA Short Course World Championships|World Short Course Championships]], held in [[Shanghai, China]] ([[April 5]] – [[April 9|9]])
**Australia wins the most medals (24), and the most gold medals (12)
<br>
*[[2006 European Championships in Aquatics|28th European LC Championships]] in [[Budapest, Hungary]] ([[July 31]] – [[August 6]])
**Italy and France win the most medals (15), Russia the most gold medals (7)
<br>
* First [[2006 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships|FINA Youth World Swimming Championships]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] ([[August 22]] – [[August 27]])
**Italy wins 17 medals (including 8 golds), United States wins 14 (5 golds)
===Records===
*[[August 12]] — [[Roland Schoeman]] breaks the short course [[World record progression 50 m freestyle|world record]] in the men's 50 m freestyle (short course) in [[Hamburg, Germany]], and becomes the first man to swim the distance under 21 seconds, with a time of '''20:98''' seconds.
*[[August 28]] — In [[Hobart, Tasmania]], Australian swimmer [[Libby Lenton]] betters [[Natalie Coughlin]]'s world record in the women's 100 m butterfly (short course) from 56:39 to '''55:95'''.
==Tennis==
{{main|2006 in tennis}}
===Australian Open===
* [[16 January]] to [[29 January]]. See [[2006 Australian Open]] for details.
** Men's Singles: [[Roger Federer]] of [[Switzerland]] d. [[Marcos Baghdatis]] of [[Cyprus]], 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.
** Women's Singles: [[Amélie Mauresmo]] of [[France]] d. [[Justine Henin-Hardenne]] of [[Belgium]], 6-1, 2-0 ret.
===French Open===
* [[28 May]] to [[11 June]]. See [[2006 French Open]] for details.
** Men's Singles: [[Rafael Nadal]] of [[Spain]] d. [[Roger Federer]] of [[Switzerland]], 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6.
** Women's Singles: [[Justine Henin-Hardenne]] of [[Belgium]] d. [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] of [[Russia]], 6-4, 6-4.
===Wimbledon===
*[[26 June]] to [[9 July]]. See [[2006 Wimbledon Championships|2006 Wimbledon]] for details.
**Men's Singles: [[Roger Federer]] of [[Switzerland]] d. [[Rafael Nadal]] of [[Spain]], 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-3.
**Women's Singles: [[Amélie Mauresmo]] of [[France]] d. [[Justine Henin-Hardenne]] of [[Belgium]], 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
===US Open===
* See [[2006 US Open (tennis)|2006 US Open]] for details.
** Men's Singles: [[Roger Federer]] of [[Switzerland]] d. [[Andy Roddick]] of the [[United States]], 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
** Women's Singles: [[Maria Sharapova]] of [[Russia]] d. [[Justine Henin-Hardenne]] of [[Belgium]], 6-4, 6-4.
===News===
*[[Andre Agassi]] retired after the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]].
==[[Volleyball]]==
===Men's Competition===
* [[FIVB World League 2006|FIVB World League]] — Final Round in [[Moscow, Russia]]
** Gold Medal: {{vb|BRA}}
** Silver Medal: {{vb|FRA}}
** Bronze Medal: {{vb|RUS}}
<br>
* [[2006 Men's European Volleyball League|European League]] — Final Round in [[Izmir, Turkey]]
** Gold Medal: {{vb|NED}}
** Silver Medal: {{vb|CRO}}
** Bronze Medal: {{vb|GRE}}
<br>
* [[2006 FIVB Men's World Championship|World Championship]]
** Gold Medal: {{vb|BRA}}
** Silver Medal: {{vb|POL}}
** Bronze Medal: {{vb|BUL}}
<br>
* [[2006 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|Pan-American Cup]] in [[Mexicali]] and [[Tijuana, Mexico]]
** Gold Medal: {{vb|USA}}
** Silver Medal: {{vb|DOM}}
** Bronze Medal: {{vb|CAN}}
<br>
===Women's Competition===
* [[FIVB World Grand Prix 2006|FIVB World Grand Prix]] — Final Round in [[Reggio Calabria, Italy]]
** Gold Medal: {{vbw|BRA}}
** Silver Medal: {{vbw|RUS}}
** Bronze Medal: {{vbw|ITA}}
<br>
* [[2006 FIVB Women's World Championship|World Championship]]
** Gold Medal: {{vbw|RUS}}
** Silver Medal: {{vbw|BRA}}
** Bronze Medal: {{vbw|SRB}}
<br>
* [[2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|Pan-American Cup]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
** Gold Medal: {{vbw|BRA}}
** Silver Medal: {{vbw|CUB}}
** Bronze Medal: {{vbw|DOM}}
==[[Water polo]]==
===Men's Competition===
* [[2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup|FINA World Cup]] in [[Budapest, Hungary]]
** Gold Medal: {{wp|SRB}}
** Silver Medal: {{wp|HUN}}
** Bronze Medal: {{wp|ESP}}
<br>
* [[2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League|FINA World League]] in [[Athens, Greece]]
** Gold Medal: {{wp|SRB}}
** Silver Medal: {{wp|ESP}}
** Bronze Medal: {{wp|GRE}}
<br>
*[[2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifier|European Championship Qualifier]]
** [[Kranj]], [[Slovenia]]: {{wp|SLO}} and {{wp|SVK}}
** [[Eindhoven]], [[Netherlands]]: {{wp|GRE}} and {{wp|NED}}
** [[Imperia]], [[Italy]]: {{wp|ITA}} and {{wp|ROM}}
<br>
* [[2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship|European Championship]] in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]
** Gold Medal: {{wp|SRB}}
** Silver Medal: {{wp|HUN}}
** Bronze Medal: {{wp|ESP}}
<br>
* [[Water Polo at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]] in [[Cartagena de Indias]], [[Colombia]]
** Gold Medal: {{wp|CUB}}
** Silver Medal: {{wp|COL}}
** Bronze Medal: {{wp|MEX}}
<br>
===Women's Competition===
*[[2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifier|European Championship Qualifier]]
** [[Nancy]], [[France]]: {{wpw|NED}} and {{wpw|GER}}
** [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]: {{wpw|GRE}} and {{wpw|ESP}}
<br>
* [[2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship|European Championship]] in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]
** Gold Medal: {{wpw|RUS}}
** Silver Medal: {{wpw|ITA}}
** Bronze Medal: {{wpw|HUN}}
<br>
* [[2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League|FINA World League]] in [[Cosenza]], [[Italy]]
** Gold Medal: {{wpw|USA}}
** Silver Medal: {{wpw|ITA}}
** Bronze Medal: {{wpw|RUS}}
<br>
* [[Water Polo at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]] in [[Cartagena de Indias]], [[Colombia]]
** Gold Medal: {{wpw|CUB}}
** Silver Medal: {{wpw|PUR}}
** Bronze Medal: {{wpw|VEN}}
<br>
* [[2006 Holiday Cup|Holiday Cup]] in [[Los Alamitos, California|Los Alamitos, United States]]
** Gold Medal: {{wpw|USA}}
** Silver Medal: {{wpw|RUS}}
** Bronze Medal: {{wpw|AUS}}
<br>
==Awards==
*[[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#Male|Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year]]: [[Tiger Woods]], [[PGA Tour|PGA golf]]
*[[Associated Press Athlete of the Year#Female|Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year]]: [[Lorena Ochoa]], [[LPGA|LPGA golf]]
==Deaths==
===January===
*[[January 4]] — [[Steve Rogers (rugby league footballer)|Steve Rogers]], 51, Australian rugby league player and CEO of the [[Cronulla Sharks]]
*[[January 4]] — [[Nel van Vliet]], 79, Dutch breaststroke swimmer
*[[January 5]] — [[Rod Dedeaux]], 91, American college baseball coach
*[[January 8]] — [[Elson Becerra]], 27, Colombian football (soccer) player
*[[January 9]] — [[Jack Snow (football)|Jack Snow]], 62, American football player
*[[January 10]]— Dave Brown,52,American football player
*[[January 11]] — [[Eric Namesnik]], 35, American swimmer
*[[January 19]] — [[Geoff Rabone]] 84, New Zealand cricketer
*[[January 19]] — [[Tom Nugent]], 92, American college football coach and sportscaster; inventor of the [[I formation]]
*[[January 22]] — [[Alec Coxon]], 90, English cricketer
===February===
*[[February 1]] — [[Dick Brooks]], 63, American NASCAR driver
*[[February 3]] — [[Johnny Vaught]], 96, American college football coach
*[[February 9]] — [[Ron Greenwood]], 84, English football (soccer) player and manager
*[[February 16]] — [[Ernie Stautner]], 80, German-American football player
*[[February 17]] — [[Roy Chapman]], 79, American racehorse owner ([[Smarty Jones]])
*[[February 20]] — [[Curt Gowdy]], 86, American sports broadcaster
*[[February 23]] — [[Telmo Zarraonaindía]], 85, Spanish footballer
*[[February 28]] — [[Bunkie Blackburn|James Ronald "Bunkie" Blackburn]], 69, American NASCAR driver
===March===
*[[March 1]] — [[Peter Osgood]], 59, English football (soccer) player
* [[March 4]] — [[Roman Ogaza]], 53, Polish football (soccer) player
*[[March 6]] — [[Kirby Puckett]], 45, American baseball player ([[Minnesota Twins]])
*[[March 8]] — [[Teresa Ciepły]], 68, Polish sprinter and hurdler (b. [[1937]])
*[[March 11]] — [[Bernie Geoffrion]], 75, Canadian ice hockey player
*[[March 11]] — [[Jesús Miguel Rollán]], 37, Spanish water polo goalkeeper
*[[March 12]] — [[Jonatan Johansson (snowboarder)|Jonatan Johansson]], 26, Swedish snowboarder
*[[March 15]] — [[Red Storey]], 88, Canadian pro football player and ice hockey referee
*[[March 17]] — [[Ray Meyer]], 92, American college basketball coach
*[[March 26]] — [[Paul Dana]], 30, American [[Indy Racing League]] Driver
*[[March 29]] — [[Bob Veith]], 81, American racing driver
===April===
*[[April 6]] — [[Maggie Dixon]], 28, American women's college basketball coach ([[United States Military Academy|Army]]) (b. 1977)
*[[April 12]] — [[Shekhar Mehta]], 60, Kenyan rally driver
*[[April 23]] — [[Tue Bjørn Thomsen]], 33, Danish boxer (b. [[1972]])
===May===
*[[May 3]] — [[Earl Woods]], 72, father of golfer [[Tiger Woods]] (b. [[1932]])
*[[May 11]] — [[Floyd Patterson]], 71, American heavyweight boxing champion (b. [[1935]])
*[[May 17]] — [[Mieczysław Nowak]], 69, Polish weightlifter (b. [[1936]])
*[[May 22]] — [[Spencer Clark]], 19, American NASCAR driver
*[[May 26]] — [[Ted Schroeder]], 84, American tennis player
*[[May 28]] — [[Umberto Masetti]], 80, Italian motorcycle racing champion
*[[May 29]] — [[Johnny Servoz-Gavin]], 64, French Formula One driver
===June===
*[[June 3]] — [[Doug Serrurier]], 85, South African Formula One driver
*[[June 5]] — [[Eric Gregg]], 55, [[National League]] umpire
*[[June 7]] — [[John Tenta]], 42, [[professional wrestler]]
*[[June 12]] — [[Dennis Shepherd]], 79, South African boxer (b. [[1926]])
===July===
*[[July 29]] — [[Guido Daccò]], 63, Italian racing driver
*[[July 30]] — [[Al Balding]], 82, first Canadian golfer to win on the [[PGA Tour]]
===August===
* [[August 3]] — [[Kenneth Richmond]], 80, British wrestler (b. [[1926]])
* [[August 5]] — [[Susan Butcher]], 51, American sled dog musher, four-time [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod]] winner (b. [[1954]])
* [[August 13]] — [[Al Hostak]], 90, American-born middleweight boxer (b. [[1916]])
* August 13 — [[Payao Pooltarat]], 48, Thai boxer (b. [[1957]])
* [[August 15]] — [[Faas Wilkes]], 82, Dutch football (soccer) player (b. [[1923]])
* [[August 25]] — [[John Blankenstein]], 57, Dutch football (soccer) referee (b. [[1949]])
* [[August 30]] — [[Stefan Blaho]], 21, Slovakian ice hockey player (b. [[1985]])
===September===
* [[September 2]] — [[Bob Mathias]], 75, American decathlete (b. [[1930]])
* [[September 4]] — [[Giacinto Facchetti]], 64, Italian footballer (b. [[1942]])
* [[September 8]] — [[Peter Brock]], 61, Australia racecar driver (b. [[1945]])
* [[September 15]] — [[Brunon Bendig]], 67, Polish boxer (b. [[1938]])
* [[September 18]] — [[Floyd Curry]], 81, NHL player (b. [[1925]])
* [[September 19]] — [[Roy Schuiten]], 55, Dutch cyclist (b. [[1950]])
* [[September 26]] — [[Byron Nelson]], 94, American PGA golfer (b. [[1912]])
* [[September 29]] — [[Walter Hadlee]], 91, New Zealand cricketer (b. [[1915]])
===October===
* [[October 3]] — [[Peter Norman]], 64, Australian athlete (b. [[1942]])
* [[October 6]] — [[Puck Brouwer]], 75, Dutch athlete (b. [[1930]])
* October 6 — [[Buck O'Neil]], 94, American baseball player and manager (b. [[1911]])
* [[October 8]] — [[Mark Porter]], 31, [[V8 Supercar]] driver (b. [[1975]]
* [[October 11]] — [[Cory Lidle]], 34, American baseball player (b. [[1972]])
* [[October 12]] — [[Johnny Callison]], 67, American baseball player (b. [[1939]])
* [[October 14]] — [[Chun Wei Cheung]], 34, Dutch rowing cox (b. [[1972]])
* [[October 16]] — [[Trebisonda Valla]], 90, Italian female athlete (b. [[1916]])
* [[October 27]] — [[Joe Niekro]], 61, American baseball player (b. [[1944]])
* [[October 28]] — [[Red Auerbach]], 89, American basketball coach and executive (b. [[1917]])
* October 28 — [[Trevor Berbick]], 51, Jamaican boxer (b. [[1955]])
===November===
*[[November 3]] – [[Alberto Spencer]], 69, Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1937)
* [[November 4]] — [[Sergi López Segú]], 39, Spanish football player (b. [[1967]])
* [[November 5]] — [[Pietro Rava]], 90, Italian football player (b. [[1916]])
* November 5 — [[Bobby Shearer]], 74, Scottish football player (b. [[1932]])
* [[November 6]] — [[Francisco Fernández-Ochoa]], 56, Spanish alpine skier (b. [[1950]])
* November 6 — [[George Gardner]], 64, Canadian ice hockey player (b. [[1942]])
* [[November 7]] — [[Johnny Sain]], 89, American baseball player (b. [[1917]])
* [[November 17]] — [[Ferenc Puskás]], 79, Hungarian soccer player (b. [[1927]])
* November 17 — [[Bo Schembechler]], 77, American college football coach (b. [[1929]])
*[[November 23]] — [[Willie Pep]], 84, American featherweight boxer (b. [[1922]])
* [[November 24]] — [[Jack Ferrante]], 90, American football player (b. [[1916]])
* [[November 26]] — [[Isaac Gálvez]], 31, Spanish cyclist (b. [[1975]])
* [[November 28]] — [[Max Merkel]], 87, Austrian soccer player and manager (b. [[1918]])
===December===
*[[December 7]] — [[Kevin Berry]], 61, Australian butterfly swimmer (b. [[1945]])
*[[December 12]] — [[Paul Arizin]], 78, American basketball player (b. [[1928]])
*[[December 13]] — [[Lamar Hunt]], 74, American sports executive (b. [[1932]])
*[[December 15]] — [[Clay Regazzoni]], 67, Swiss Formula One driver (b. [[1939]])
*[[December 16]] — [[Cecil Travis]], 93, American baseball player (b. [[1913]])
*[[December 21]] — [[Scobie Breasley]], 92, Australian jockey (b. [[1914]])
* [[December 24]] — [[Mirko Sandić]], 64, Yugoslavian water polo player (b. [[1942]])
*[[December 31]] — [[Yaacov Hodorov]], 79, Israeli football goalkeeper (b. [[1927]])
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