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2006 in sports

2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

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American football

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Association football

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Main article: 2006 in association football

International competitions

Domestic competitions

Athletics

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Main article: 2006 in athletics (track and field)

Baseball

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Main article: 2006 in baseball

Basketball

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Main article: 2006 in basketball

Beach Soccer

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Bowling

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Boxing

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Canadian football

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Cricket

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Main article: 2006 in cricket

Curling

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Cycling

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Figure skating

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Floorball

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Gaelic Athletic Association

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Gliding

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Golf

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Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Team event

  • Team Europe wins the Ryder Cup for the third straight time, defeating Team USA 18½–9½.

Handball

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Horse racing

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Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

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Lacrosse

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Mixed martial arts

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The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2006 in chronological order.

Date Event Alternate Name/s Location Attendance PPV Buyrate Notes
January 16 UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 Ultimate Fight Night 3   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1,008 — —
February 4 UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 —   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,000 400,000 —
February 4 Cage Rage 15: Adrenalin Rush —   London, England — — —
February 26 Pride 31: Unbreakable Pride 31: Dreamers   Saitama, Japan — — —
March 4 UFC 58: USA vs Canada —   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 9,569 300,000 This was the first UFC event to hold a lightweight fight since UFC 49.
March 10 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie —   San Jose, California, USA 18,265 — Strikeforce's first MMA event, after 20 years of kickboxing promotion.
The event featured Frank Shamrock in his first fight since March 2003.
March 15 K-1 Hero's 4 —   Tokyo, Japan — — —
April 2 Pride Bushido 10 —   Tokyo, Japan — — —
April 6 UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 Ultimate Fight Night 4   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 843 — —
April 15 UFC 59: Reality Check —   Anaheim, California, USA 13,814 425,000 —
April 22 Cage Rage 16: Critical Condition —   London, England — — —
April 29 IFL: Legends Championship 2006 —   Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA — — IFL's first event; Start of 2006 IFL Season 1.
May 3 K-1 Hero's 5 —   Tokyo, Japan — — —
May 5 Pride Total Elimination Absolute —   Osaka, Japan — — Opening round to Pride GP 2006 openweight tournament.
May 27 UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie —   Los Angeles, California, USA 14,765 620,000 The event featured Royce Gracie's return to the UFC since April 1995.
June 3 IFL: Championship 2006 —   Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA — — End of 2006 IFL Season 1.
June 4 Pride Bushido Survival 2006 Pride Bushido 11
Pride Bushido Survival 		  Saitama, Japan — — Opening round to Pride GP 2006 welterweight tournament.
June 9 Strikeforce: Revenge —   San Jose, California, USA 10,374 — This event featured Alistair Overeem's American debut.
Prior to this Overeem fought exclusively in Europe and Japan since 1999.
June 24 The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale —   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — Randy "The Natural" Couture was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at this event.
June 28 UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 Ultimate Fight Night 5   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 606 — —
July 1 Pride Critical Countdown Absolute —   Saitama, Japan — — Quarterfinals to Pride GP 2006 openweight tournament.
July 1 Cage Rage 17: Ultimate Challenge —   London, England — — —
July 8 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals —   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,167 775,000 —
July 22 WFA: King of the Streets —   Los Angeles, California, USA — — WFA's last event.
The event featured Bas Rutten's only fight after retiring in 1999.
August 5 K-1 Hero's 6 —   Tokyo, Japan — — —
August 17 UFC Fight Night 6 —   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
August 26 UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral —   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 9,859 500,000 —
August 26 Pride Bushido 12 Pride Bushido Survival 2nd Round   Nagoya, Japan — — Quarterfinals to Pride GP 2006 welterweight tournament.
September 9 IFL: Portland —   Portland, Oregon, USA — — Start of 2006 IFL Season 2.
September 10 Pride Final Conflict Absolute —   Saitama, Japan — — Semifinals and final to Pride GP 2006 openweight tournament.
Mirko Filipović becomes the Pride 2006 openweight Grand Prix champion.
September 23 IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich —   Moline, Illinois, USA — — —
September 23 UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn —   Anaheim, California, USA 12,604 400,000 —
September 30 Cage Rage 18: Battleground —   London, England — — —
October 7 Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello —   Fresno, California, USA 4,437 — —
October 9 K-1 Hero's 7 —   Yokohama, Japan — — —
October 10 Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter UFC Fight Night 6.5   Hollywood, Florida, USA 3,510 — This event featured a third fight between, Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock.
The show was aired on Spike TV and received 5.7 million viewers.
October 14 UFC 64: Unstoppable —   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 10,173 300,000 —
October 21 Pride 32: The Real Deal —   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,727 40,000 This was the first Pride FC event held in the USA.
November 2 IFL: World Championship Semifinals —   Portland, Oregon, USA — — —
November 5 Pride Bushido 13 Pride Bushido Survival Finals   Yokohama, Japan — — Semifinals and final to Pride GP 2006 welterweight tournament.
Kazuo Misaki becomes the Pride 2006 welterweight Grand Prix champion.
November 11 The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale —   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — — —
November 11 K-1 Hero's Lithuania 2006 —   Lithuania — — —
November 18 UFC 65: Bad Intentions —   Sacramento, California, USA 14,666 500,000 —
December 8 Strikeforce: Triple Threat —   San Jose, California, USA 8,701 — This event featured one of the first major women's MMA bouts.
Between Gina Carano and Elaina Maxwell.
December 13 UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs UFC Fight Night 7   San Diego, California, USA — — —
December 29 IFL: Championship Final —   Uncasville, Connecticut, USA — — End of 2006 IFL Season 2.
December 30 UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 —   Paradise, Nevada, USA 13,761 1,050,000 This is the first MMA event to receive over a million PPV buys.
December 31 Pride Shockwave 2006 —   Saitama, Japan 48,709 — —
December 31 K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!! —   Osaka, Japan 51,930 — Event featured ten K-1 Hero's MMA bouts and four K-1 kickboxing bouts.
See also: 2006 in Pancrase

Motorsport

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Main articles: 2006 in motorsport and List of 2006 motorsport champions

Radiosport

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Rugby league

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The Brisbane Broncos won the 2006 NRL Premiership.
Main article: 2006 in rugby league

Rugby union

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Ski jumping

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Ski mountaineering

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Speed skating

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Swimming

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Tennis

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Triathlon

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Volleyball

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Water polo

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Weightlifting

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World University Championships

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Multi-sport events

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Barrow High School Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Playing in Barrow is all kinds of cool to Delta Archived October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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