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8 July 2006 (Saturday)

• Rugby union:
  • 2006 Tri Nations Series
    • New Zealand defeat Australia 32–12 at Jade Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand. Hooker Keven Mealamu scores two tries and New Zealand win the opening match of the Tri Nations, picking up a bonus point for their four tries.
• Football: FIFA World Cup, Third Place match
  • Germany defeats Portugal 3–1
• Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 7: Saint-Grégoire–Rennes (52.0 km) (Individual time trial)
  • Ukranian Serhiy Honchar wins the time trial and takes the overall classifacation lead as Tom Boonen finished 21st. (Tour de France website)
• Tennis: Amélie Mauresmo wins the 2006 Wimbledon Women's Singles, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-3 6-4. (CNN), (Reuters)

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7 July 2006 (Friday)

• Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 6: Lisieux–Vitré (189.0 km)
  • Aussie Robbie McEwen wins the stage, but Tom Boonen retains le mallot juene. (LeTour.fr)

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6 July 2006 (Thursday)

• Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 5: Beauvais–Caen (225.0 km)
  • Oscar Freire (RAB) wins in a sprint finish with a time of 5:18:50, just ahead of world champion and maillot jaune wearer Tom Boonen (QSI) and Iñaki Isasi (EUS). With the time bonus that goes to the top three finishers, Boonen builds his lead in the General Classification to 13 seconds ahead of Michael Rogers from T-Mobile. Freire is now tied for third with George Hincapie of Discovery, 17 seconds back of the Belgian. (leTour)

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5 July 2006 (Wednesday)

• Rugby league: Rugby League State of Origin.
  • Telstra Dome, Melbourne: Queensland defeats New South Wales 16–14 in the deciding match to claim the 2006 State of Origin series 2–1. Queensland trailed 14-4 with 9 minutes before two tries from Brent Tate and Darren Lockyer help complete the comeback. The series win helps the Maroons avoid a record 4th straight series loss. (ABC Australia)
• Football: FIFA World Cup, Semifinal.
  • Portugal 0 – 1 France Zinedine Zidane puts France ahead in the 33rd minute from a penalty awarded when Thierry Henry is brought down.
• Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 4: Huy (Belgium) –Saint-Quentin (207.0 km)
  • Davitamon's Robbie McEwen wins his second stage of this years' Tour in 4:59:50, ahead of Isaac Galvez (CEI), Oscar Freire (RAB), Thor Hushovd (C.A), and Tom Boonen (QSI) (all same time). In the GC, Tom Boonen retains the maillot jaune in 19:52:13, Michael Rogers (TMI) and George Hincapie (DSC) retain 2nd and 3rd place with the same times as yesterday, Hushovd is 4th, seven seconds back, and Egoi Martinez (DSC) at +10 seconds. (leTour.fr)

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4 July 2006 (Tuesday)

• Football:
  • FIFA World Cup, Semifinal.
    • Germany 0 – 2 Italy (a.e.t.) A high-tempo end-to-end match remains goal-less until Fabio Grosso scores in the 29th minute of extra time. Alessandro Del Piero seals the match with a goal two minutes later.
  • Non-World Cup news:
    • Stefano Palazzi, prosecutor for the Italian Football Federation, calls for the relegation of all four clubs allegedly linked to the current match-fixing probe in Italian football. Palazzi calls for Juventus to be relegated to Serie C1 (third level) and for AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio to be relegated to Serie B. He also calls for Juventus to be stripped of its 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles. (BBC)
• Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 3: Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) – Valkenburg (Netherlands) (216.5 km)
  • In a sprint finish T-Mobile's Matthias Kessler beats team-mate Michael Rogers to first place by five seconds in 4:57:54. The next 46 riders are also given +5 seconds finishing times, led by Daniele Bennati (LAM), Tom Boonen (QSI), and Erik Zabel (MRM). In the GC, Tom Boonen now wears the maillot jaune, in 14:52:23, one second ahead of Michael Rogers, five seconds ahead of George Hincapie (DSC), seven seconds ahead of Thor Hushovd (C.A), and fifteen seconds ahead of Paolo Savoldelli (DSC) and Daniele Bennati. (leTour.fr)

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3 July 2006 (Monday)

• NHL: After a 22-year career with the Detroit Red Wings, captain Steve Yzerman retires.
• Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 2: Obernai–Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) (228.5 km)
  • Davitamon's Robbie McEwen wins the stage into Luxembourg in 5:36:14, followed by Tom Boonen (QSI), Thor Hushovd (C.A), Oscar Freire (RAB) and Daniele Bennati (LAM) (all in the same time). In the General Classification, Hushovd regains the maillot jaune at 9:54:19, 5 seconds ahead of Boonen, 8 seconds ahead of McEwen, 10 seconds ahead of George Hincapie (DSC), and a group of four riders 16 seconds behind. (leTour.fr)
• Golf: Annika Sörenstam wins the 18-hole playoff for the 2006 U.S. Women's Open against Pat Hurst, 1-under to 3-over. It is Sörenstam's third U.S. Women's Open title, though her first since going back-to-back in 1995 and 1996, and her tenth major title overall.
• Football: Greece is suspended from international competition by FIFA because a new Greek law does not guarantee political non-interference in football. (FIFA.com) (BBC)

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2 July 2006 (Sunday)

• Cricket: India in the West Indies:
  • Fourth Test at Kingston, Jamaica: India defeats West Indies by 49 runs to claim the four-Test series 1–0. In a low-scoring affair, India - having won the toss - were dismissed for 200 in their first innings, Jerome Taylor claiming 5/50. The domination of the bowlers continued in the West Indies' first innings as the home side collapsed to be all out for 103, Harbhajan Singh claiming 5/13 from 4.3 overs. Leading by 97 at the innings break, India added another 171 runs to their total, the wickets shared between Corey Collymore (5/48) and Taylor (4/45). Requiring 269 to win, the home side fell short, dismissed for 219 in their second innings, Indian bowler Anil Kumble claiming 6/78. (Scorecard)
• Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 1: Strasbourg–Strasbourg (184.5 km)
  • Cofidis' Jimmy Casper wins the first proper stage of le Tour in Strasbourg. He wins the stage in a time of 4:10:00. Robbie McEwen finished 2nd, with Erik Zabel in third. But there was drama further back, with maillot jaune wearer Thor Hushovd needing hospital treatment for a bleeding arm, after being hit by a plastic hand. Ironically, these plastic hands are given out by Hushovd's team Crédit Agricole. Even with this bleeding arm, Hushovd finished 9th, but loses his overall lead. George Hincapie of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team takes the overall lead, by winning an intermediate sprint in the German town of Kehl. The 2 points he earned for 3rd place at the sprint, gave him a 2 second time bonus and as he was on the same time as Hushovd from the Prologue, Hincapie took his first-ever maillot jaune. Stage 2 runs between Obernai and Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg.(leTour.fr)
• Football: David Beckham resigns as captain of the English national team. (Scotsman)

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1 July 2006 (Saturday)

• Auto racing: NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Pepsi 400: Tony Stewart wins his second consecutive night race at Daytona International Speedway.
• Football: FIFA World Cup, Quarter final
  • England 0 – 0 Portugal (a.e.t.) The match goes to penalties despite David Beckham leaving the pitch due to an unknown leg injury in the 52nd minute, and Wayne Rooney being red-carded ten minutes later. Portugal wins 3-1 on penalties.
  • Brazil 0 – 1 France France play like the old 1998 team and take the lead through a 56th minute Thierry Henry goal. This is Brazil's first World Cup defeat since 1998.
• Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Prologue: Strasbourg–Strasbourg (7.1 km) (Individual time trial)
  • Thor Hushovd of the Crédit Agricole team wins the prologue stage of the 2006 Tour in Strasbourg. He beats George Hincapie (DSC) by just under a second. The first stage proper takes place tomorrow.

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2005 in sports: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2004 in sports: June July August September October November December
(For earlier sports events, see May 2004 and preceding months and also the list of 'years in sports'.) 2006 in sports : January - February 31 January 2006 (Tuesday) Football: 2006 African Cup of Nations Group D: Nigeria 2–1 Senegal Group D: Ghana 1–2 Zimbabwe NCAA Mens College Basketball: (1) UConn 80, (9) Pittsburgh 76: The homestanding Huskies, behind 22 points from Rudy Gay, win a physical... 2006 in sports : January - February - March 28 February 2006 (Tuesday) Football (Soccer): England Under-21s defeat Norway Under-21 3-1 at the Madejski Stadium. ... 2006 in sports : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December 30 March 2006 (Thursday) Cricket: Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005-06 First Test at Colombo SSC: Sri Lanka 185 (Dilshan 69) and 448/5 dec. ... See also: 2006 in sports April 27, 2006 (Thursday) Football (soccer): UEFA Cup 2005-06, Semi-final, Second leg, teams progressing to the Final in bold. ... 1 May 2006 (Monday) ... See also: 2006 in sports 3 June 2006 (Saturday) 2006 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals, Game 6 Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns, 8:30 PM US EDT Dallas leads series 3-2 2 June 2006 (Friday) 2006 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Final, Game 6 Miami Heat 95, Detroit Pistons 78... See also: 2006 in sports 8 July 2006 (Saturday) Rugby union: 2006 Tri Nations Series New Zealand defeat Australia 32–12 at Jade Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand. ... See also: 2005 in sports Deaths in January • 22 César Gutiérrez • 21 Don Poier • 12 Bud McCaig • 11 Fabrizio Meoni • 10 Tommy Fine • 10 Jose Manuel Perez • 5 Eduardo Hay Other recent deaths Ongoing events Nov-Jan: Baseball: Caribbean winter leagues 6 Dec-13 Feb: Cricket: England tour South Africa... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → See also: 2005 in sports Deaths in February 23 – All Along 22 – Reggie Roby 20 – Jimmy Young 14 – Dick Weber 13 – Nelson Briles 12 – Rafael Vidal 12 – Maurice Trintignant 7 – Robert Brannum 4 – Luis Sánchez 2 – Max... March 2005 in sports - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... See also: 2005 in sports Featured seasons 2005 English cricket season 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005 in NASCAR Deaths in April 28 – Red Horner 23 – Earl Wilson 18 – Clarence Gaines 18 – Sam Mills 18 – Jimmy Allan 15 – Art Cross 15 – Duilio Spagnolo 13 – Don Blasingame 12 – Bill Jones 11 – Lucien... See also: 2005 in sports Featured seasons 2005 English cricket season 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005 in NASCAR Deaths in May 2 – Theofiel Middelkamp Other recent deaths Current events 7–29 May: Cycling: Giro dItalia 10 May-30 Jun: Cricket: Bangladesh tour England 21–29 May: Ice hockey: 2005... See also: 2005 in sports Featured seasons 2005 English cricket season 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005 in NASCAR Deaths in June • None reported so far Other recent deaths Current events 10 May-30 Jun: Cricket: Bangladesh tour England 15 May-7 Jun: Cricket: Pakistan tour West Indies 23 May–5... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → See also: 2005 in sports Featured seasons 2005 English cricket season 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005 in NASCAR Deaths in July 30 – Ray Cunningham 18 – Amy Gillett 11 – Mickey Owen 9 – Yevgenij Grishin 4 – Hank Stram Recent... See also: 2005 in sports Featured seasons 2005 English cricket season 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005 in NASCAR Deaths in August None entered Recent Deaths Current events 5 Jun-12 Sep: Cricket: The Ashes tour 30 Jul–9 Aug: Cricket: Indian Oil Cup 30 Jul–3 Sep: Rugby union: Tri... See also: 2005 in sports Current sporting seasons 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005 in NASCAR 2005 in IRL 2005-06 FA Premiership 2005-06 in English football 2005-06 in Scottish football 2005 in Swedish football 2005-2006 in Ligue 1 2005-06 Hyundai A-League (Australia) 2005-06 UEFA... See also: 2005 in sports Current sporting seasons 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005 in NASCAR 2005 in IRL 2005-06 FA Premiership 2005-06 in English football 2005-06 in Scottish football 2005 in Swedish football 2005-2006 in Ligue 1 2005-06 Hyundai A-League (Australia) 2005-06 UEFA... See also: 2005 in sports Current events 21 Oct-6 Nov: Cricket: New Zealand tour of South Africa 25 Oct-12 Nov: Cricket: Sri Lanka tour of India 3 Nov-25 Nov: Cricket: West Indies tour of Australia Current sporting seasons 2005 in NASCAR 2005-06 FA Premiership 2005-06... See also: 2005 in sports Current events American sports: No current events. ... 2004 in sports : June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: Other events in June 2004 Deaths in June • 27 Darrell Russell • 17 Gerry McNeil • 16 Rob Derksen • 13 Dick Durrance • 8 Mack Jones Other recent deaths Related pages • 2005 in sports • 2004 in sports • 2003 in sports • 2002... 2004 in sports : June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: Other events in July 2004 Deaths in July • 26 Rubén Gómez • 24 Cotton Fitzsimmons • 10 Rudy LaRusso • 9 Tony Lupien • 5 Rodger Ward Other recent deaths Ongoing events July 17–August 7: Association football: Asian Cup July 17... 2004 in sports : June _ July - August - September - October - November _ December See also: Other events in August 2004 Deaths in August • 27 Willie Crawford • 23 Hank Borowy • 16 Ivan Hlinka • 13 George Yardley Other recent deaths Ongoing events Aug. ... 2004 in sports : June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: Other events in September 2004 Deaths in September 20 Brian Clough 4 Bob Boyd Other recent deaths Ongoing events Upcoming events Oct 2: Boxing: Trinidad-Mayorga Oct 3: Rugby league: NRL Grand Final Oct 8: WNBA Finals begin... 2004 in sports : June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: Other events in October 2004 Deaths in October • 28 Jimmy McLarnin • 27 Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira Silva (a. ... 2004 in sports : June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: Other events in June 2004 See also: Current events, 2004 in sports, current science and technology events. ... See also: 2004 in sports Deaths in December • 26 Reggie White • 24 Johnny Oates • 22 Doug Ault • 18 Vijay Hazare • 16 Ted Abernathy • 16 Bobby Mattick • 14 Rod Kanehl • 13 Andre Rodgers • 11 Arthur Lydiard • 11 Harvey Bum Bright • 10 Bob King • 6 Raymond Goethals • 5 Christiano Junior • 5 Hicham... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in May • 28 Gerald Anthony • 27 Umberto Agnelli • 22 Richard Biggs • 20 Len Murray • 17 Tony Randall • 17 Ezzedine Salim • 9 Alan King • 9 Akhmad Kadyrov • 8(?) Nick Berg • 7 Waldemar Milewicz Other recent deaths Ongoing... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...

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