February 2006 in sports
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2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 2, Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame* January 2, Sugar Bowl – West Virginia 38-35 Georgia...
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28 February 2006 (Tuesday)
- Football (soccer)Football (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: England Under-21England national under-21 football teamEngland's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
s defeat Norway Under-21Norway national under-21 football teamThe Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign...
3–1 at the Madejski StadiumMadejski StadiumThe Madejski Stadium is a stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. The stadium is the home of Reading Football Club and to the rugby union club London Irish as tenants. It also provides the finish for the Reading Half Marathon...
. Anton FerdinandAnton FerdinandAnton Julian Ferdinand is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a defender. He is the brother of Manchester United and England centre-back Rio Ferdinand and the cousin of former England striker Les Ferdinand and Southend United defender Kane Ferdinand. Like his brother, Anton...
had struck the post for EnglandEngland national football teamThe England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
before Peter Whittingham's low free-kick put them ahead on 24 minutes. Borre Steenslid levelled on 52 minutes with a neat header, David BentleyDavid BentleyDavid Michael Bentley is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United as a winger, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur....
quickly restored the lead with a cool finish. And he soon added another, controlling a mis-hit volley from Tom HuddlestoneTom HuddlestoneThomas Andrew Huddlestone is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.-Derby County:...
and firing into the corner of the net.
27 February 2006 (Monday)
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
: Seventeen new members are electedBaseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2006Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2006 proceeded in keeping with rules enacted in 2001, augmented by a special election; the result was the largest class of inductees in the Hall's history, including the first woman elected. The Baseball Writers Association of America held an election to...
to the Baseball Hall of Fame in a special vote for candidates from the Negro LeaguesNegro league baseballThe Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in...
: Ray Brown, Willard BrownWillard BrownWillard Jessie Brown , nicknamed "Home Run" Brown, was an American outfielder in the Negro Leagues, Major League Baseball, and inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame.- Negro league :...
, Andy CooperAndy CooperAndrew Lewis Cooper , nicknamed "Lefty," was an American left-handed pitcher, who hit right-handed, in baseball's Negro Leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006....
, Frank GrantFrank Grant* , Personal profiles at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. – identical to Riley -External links:* – unknown content, URL confirmed 2010-04-16...
, Pete HillPete Hill* , Personal profiles at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. – identical to Riley -External links:* – unknown content, URL confirmed 2010-04-16...
, Biz MackeyBiz MackeyJames Raleigh "Biz" Mackey was an American catcher and manager in Negro league baseball. He came to be regarded as black baseball's premier catcher in the late 1920s and early 1930s...
, Effa ManleyEffa ManleyEffa L. Manley was an American sports executive, and the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. She co-owned the Newark Eagles baseball franchise in the Negro leagues with her husband Abe from 1935 to 1946 and was sole owner through 1948 after his death...
, José MéndezJosé MéndezJosé de la Caridad Méndez was a Cuban right-handed pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro Leagues. Born in Cárdenas, Matanzas, he died at age 41 in Havana. Known in Cuba as El Diamante Negro , he became a legend in his homeland. He was one of the first group of players elected to the Cuban...
, Alex PompezAlex PompezAlejandro "Alex" Pompez was an American executive in Negro league baseball who owned the Cuban Stars and New York Cubans franchises from 1916 to 1950. His family were cigar manufacturers who had immigrated from Cuba. Outside of baseball and numbers he was educated as an attorney and he had owned...
, Cum PoseyCumberland PoseyCumberland Willis "Cum" Posey, Jr. was an American baseball player, manager, and team owner in the Negro leagues, as well as a star professional basketball player and team owner....
, Louis SantopLouis Santop* , Personal profiles at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. – identical to Riley -External links:* – unknown content, URL confirmed 2010-04-16*...
, Mule SuttlesMule SuttlesGeorge "Mule" Suttles was an American first baseman and outfielder in Negro league baseball, most prominently with the Birmingham Black Barons, St. Louis Stars and Newark Eagles...
, Ben TaylorBen Taylor (Negro Leagues)Benjamin Harrison Taylor was an American first baseman and manager in baseball's Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006....
, Cristóbal TorrienteCristóbal TorrienteCristóbal Torriente was a Cuban outfielder in Negro league baseball with the Cuban Stars, All Nations, Chicago American Giants, Kansas City Monarchs and Detroit Stars over a career that lasted from 1914 to 1928, plus a single game in 1932.-Negro league career:Torriente was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba...
, Sol WhiteSol White* , Personal profiles at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. – identical to Riley * , by Sol White. Compiled and with an introduction by Jerry Malloy -External links:...
, J. L. WilkinsonJ. L. WilkinsonJames Leslie Wilkinson was an American sports executive who founded the barnstorming All Nations baseball club in 1912, and the Negro league baseball team Kansas City Monarchs in 1920....
and Jud WilsonJud WilsonErnest Judson Wilson , nicknamed "Boojum," was an American third baseman, first baseman, and manager in Negro league baseball. Born in Remington, Virginia, he served in World War I, and during his career played primarily for the Baltimore Black Sox , Homestead Grays , and Philadelphia Stars...
. Manley is the first woman ever elected. - NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
College BasketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
- Men's:
- APAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
Poll: DukeDuke UniversityDuke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
retains the top spot. UConnUniversity of ConnecticutThe admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
moves up one spot to second after defeating VillanovaVillanova UniversityVillanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
yesterday. MemphisUniversity of MemphisThe University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
moves up one spot to #3, Villanova drops from #2 to #4, and GonzagaGonzaga UniversityGonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
remains at #5. - (16) West VirginiaWest Virginia UniversityWest Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
67, (8) PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
62: In the last homeWVU ColiseumThe WVU Coliseum is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena which is located in the Evansdale campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The circular arena features a poured concrete roof....
game for Mountaineers seniors Kevin PittsnogleKevin PittsnogleKevin Lee Pittsnogle Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the CBA and the Austin Toros and the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League....
, Mike GanseyMike GanseyMichael Gansey is an American basketball player who played on an NBA roster for the Los Angeles Clippers on their 2007 Vegas Summer League team. After the summer league was over, he signed a contract for the 2007/08 season with the Italian team Indesit Fabriano...
, and Joe Herber, Pittsnogle scores 26 and Herber adds 16 to clinch a first-round bye in the upcoming Big EastBig East ConferenceThe Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
tournament. - (5) Gonzaga 75, San FranciscoUniversity of San FranciscoThe University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
72: Adam MorrisonAdam MorrisonAdam John Morrison is an American basketball player who is currently free agent after being released from KK Crvena zvezda....
leads all scorers with 34 points, but his assist with 1.0 second remaining on a three-pointer by Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes gives the Bulldogs their margin of victory. The Bulldogs complete their second unbeaten season in West Coast ConferenceWest Coast ConferenceThe West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington....
play in the last three years.
- AP
- Women's:
- AP Poll: North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
returns to #1 after their Saturday win over Duke, who drops to #2. LSULouisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
, MarylandUniversity of Maryland, College ParkThe University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, and Ohio StateOhio State UniversityThe Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
fill out the top five.
- AP Poll: North Carolina
- Men's:
26 February 2006 (Sunday)
- Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
:- 2006 Six Nations2006 Six Nations ChampionshipThe 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy...
– Round 3- IrelandIreland national rugby union teamThe Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
31–5 WalesWales national rugby union teamThe Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
- Ireland
- 2006 Six Nations
- Road runningRoad runningRoad running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
:- Lornah KiplagatLornah KiplagatLornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since...
and Wilson KiprotichWilson KiprotichWilson Kiprotich may refer to:*Wilson Kiprotich Kebenei , Kenyan long-distance runner and World Road Running Championships medallist*Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich , Kenyan long-distance road runner and Frankfurt marathon winner...
win the feminine and masculine branch of the World's Best 10K in San JuanSan Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
.
- Lornah Kiplagat
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Turin, final day:- Cross-country skiing:
- Giorgio Di CentaGiorgio Di CentaGiorgio Di Centa is an Italian cross country skier who won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics, including the individual 50 km freestyle race...
of ItalyItaly at the 2006 Winter OlympicsItaly was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games and the third time overall . Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony was figure skater Carolina Kostner...
wins the 50 km freestyle event. Russian Yevgeny Dementyev claims the silver and AustrianAustria at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Medalists :- Alpine skiing :Men'sWomen'sNote: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :...
Mikhail BotvinovMikhail BotvinovMikhail Botvinov is a Russian-born Austrian cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2007 for both Russia and Austria. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a silver in the men's 30 km freestyle mass start event in 2002 and a bronze in the men's 50 km freestyle mass start in 2006...
gets the bronze. (CBC)
- Giorgio Di Centa
- Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
, men's gold medal game- DefencemanDefenceman (ice hockey)Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
Nicklas LidströmNicklas LidströmNicklas Erik Lidström is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, and is their captain...
scores the winning, third-period goal, leading Sweden to a 3–2 win over Finland, in the men's ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
final, capturing the last gold medal of the Turin Games2006 Winter Olympics medal countThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Turin, Italy, from February 10 to February 26, 2006...
. (CBC)
- Defenceman
- Cross-country skiing:
- Auto racingAuto racingAuto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
: NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Nextel CupNEXTEL CupThe NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . The series was originally known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series . While leasing its naming rights to R. J...
: Even though Greg BiffleGreg BiffleGregory Jack "Greg" Biffle is a NASCAR driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. After racing in the NASCAR Winter Heat Series in the mid-90s, he was recommended to Jack Roush by former announcer Benny Parsons...
led the most laps, he blew his engine to fall out of contention at the Auto Club 500Auto Club 500The Auto Club 400 is a long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Prior to 2005, the race was held in late April or early May, and until 2010, the race was run at a length of 500 miles. When the NASCAR Realignment of 2005 was made, the race...
. Biffle's Roush RacingRoush RacingRoush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint and Nationwide Series, and formerly in the Camping World Truck Series and ARCA RE/MAX Series.Roush first entered NASCAR competition in 1988, but had...
teammate Matt KensethMatt KensethMatthew Roy "Matt" Kenseth is an American stock car driver. Kenseth currently drives the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing...
won the event. - NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
College BasketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
- Men's:
- (3) UConnUniversity of ConnecticutThe admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
89, (2) VillanovaVillanova UniversityVillanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
75: Behind a career-high 23 points from Denham BrownDenham BrownDenham W. Brown is a Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Ciclista Olímpico in the Liga Nacional de Basquet.- High school :...
and 17 from the nation's leading scorer off the bench, Rashad AndersonRashad AndersonRashad Shaheed Anderson is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Iowa Energy. He previously played guard/forward for the UConn Huskies. Rashad was drafted on November 5, 2009 by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Developmental League...
, the homestandingHarry A. Gampel PavilionHarry A. Gampel Pavilion is a 10,167-seat multi-purpose arena in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. The arena opened on January 21, 1990, and is the largest on campus arena in New England. It was named after Harry A. Gampel, who donated one million dollars for the construction of the arena...
Huskies avenge a loss two weeks ago to the Wildcats that knocked them from the top spot in the polls.
- (3) UConn
- Women's:
- FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
95, (5) TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
93 (OT): A historic loss for the Lady Vols on Senior Day in KnoxvilleThompson-Boling ArenaThompson-Boling Arena is multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The arena opened in 1987. It is home to the Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Vols basketball teams. Since 2008, it has been home to the Lady Vol volleyball team. It is named after B....
. This is their first loss to an unranked team at home since 1984, and marks the first time since the women's rankings began in 1976 that they have lost twice to unranked teams in the same season.
- Florida
- Men's:
25 February 2006 (Saturday)
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Turin, day fifteen:- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
:- Clara HughesClara HughesClara Hughes, OC, OM is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater, and has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the Summer Olympics in 1996 and four medals over the course of three Winter Olympics...
of CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
sets the winning times at 6:59.07 for the gold medal in the 5000m event. GermanGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
Claudia PechsteinClaudia PechsteinClaudia Pechstein is a German speed skater. With a total of five Olympic gold medals, two silver, and two bronze medals, she is the most successful German Winter Olympian of all time...
skates to a silver medal. Cindy KlassenCindy KlassenCindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian long track speed skater. Klassen is a six-time medalist at the Winter Olympics. She is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with 6 medals each...
, also from Canada, gets the bronze, her fifth medal at these Games. (CBC)
- Clara Hughes
- BiathlonBiathlon at the 2006 Winter OlympicsBiathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events. They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena. The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006. Approximately 6,500 spectators were expected by the organizing committee...
:- Anna Carin OlofssonAnna Carin OlofssonAnna Carin Zidek is a Swedish former biathlete who won a silver medal in the 7.5 km sprint and a gold medal in the 12.5 km mass start event at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
of Sweden wins the women's 12.5-km free gold with Kati WilhelmKati WilhelmKati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...
of Germany taking the silver and her compatriot Uschi DislUschi DislUrsula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...
capturing the bronze. (CBC) - Michael GreisMichael GreisMichael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...
of Germany win the men's 15-km freestyle to capture his third gold medal in Turin. Tomasz SikoraTomasz SikoraTomasz Sikora , is a Polish biathlete.In 1993 he finished second in 10 km sprint at world youth championships in Ruhpolding....
of Poland wins the silver and Ole Einar BjørndalenOle Einar BjørndalenOle Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...
the bronze. (CBC)
- Anna Carin Olofsson
- Short track speed skatingShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over thirteen days, from 12 February to 25 February. Eight events were contested at Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-Soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds...
:- AmericanUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
Apolo Anton OhnoApolo Anton OhnoApolo Anton Ohno is an American short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist in the Winter Olympics. He is the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time....
wins the men's 500m, earning his second career gold medal. Canada's François-Louis TremblayFrançois-Louis TremblayFrançois-Louis Tremblay is a Canadian short track speed skater and five-time Olympic medalist who competed at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics....
wins the silver, while Ahn Hyun-Soo of South Korea is denied of his third individual gold medal of the Olympics, settling for the bronze and his third career Olympic medal. (Reuters), (CBC) - South Korea's Jin Sun-YuJin Sun-YuJin Sun-Yu is a South Korean short-track speed skater. She is a triple Olympic Champion from 2006 and a three-time Overall World Champion ....
wins her third gold of the Games in the women's 1000m. Chinese women Wang Meng and Yang YangYang Yang (A)Yang Yang is a former Chinese short track speed skater and current IOC member. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a five-time Overall World Champion for 1998-2002. She was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team...
take the silver and bronze respectively. (CBC) - South Korea wins the gold medal in the men's 5000m relay. Ahn wins his third gold medal of the Games, bringing his total number of medal in Turin to four. CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
takes the silver, while the United StatesUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
gets bronze. (CBC)
- American
- Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.-Medal table:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Course Information:...
:- The AustrianAustria at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Medalists :- Alpine skiing :Men'sWomen'sNote: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :...
team takes all three medals in the men's slalomSlalom skiingSlalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
: Gold for Benjamin RaichBenjamin RaichBenjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy...
, silver for Reinfried HerbstReinfried HerbstReinfried Herbst is a slalom skier from Austria. Herbst won the silver medal for the men's slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy....
, bronze for Rainer SchönfelderRainer SchönfelderRainer Schönfelder is an Austrian skier who won the 2003-2004 men's World Cup slalom title.-Career:Born in Bleiburg, Carinthia, Austria, Schönfelder made his debut in the 1995-1996 season, finishing 115th in the overall rankings...
. (CBC)
- The Austrian
- Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
: men's bronze medal game- Czech Republic 3 — Russia 0 (CBC)
- BobsleighBobsleigh at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThree bobsleigh events were competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, at the Cesana Pariol venue. The competition took place between February 18 and February 25, 2006....
:- The GermanGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
bob driven by André LangeAndré LangeAndré Lange is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pilot of all time who competed at senior level from 1998 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has won four gold medals. He was born in Ilmenau, Thuringia....
wins gold in the 4-man event 0.13 seconds ahead of the RussianRussia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsRussia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports. Russia was a key part of the Soviet Union when it won the highest number of gold medals for the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1988 Winter...
bob driven by Alexandre ZoubkovAlexandre ZoubkovAlexandr Yuryevich Zubkov , born 10 August 1974 in Bratsk) is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2010 ....
and 0.41 seconds ahead of Martin AnnenMartin AnnenMartin Annen is a bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Annen won a total of three bronze medals ....
's SwissSwitzerland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSwitzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:...
sleigh. Pierre LuedersPierre LuedersPierre Fritz Lueders is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from 1990 to 2010. He piloted both two-man and four-man bobsleigh, retiring after the 2010 Winter Olympics...
pilots his Canada 1 sleigh to a fourth-place finish, missing the podium by 0.09 seconds. (CBC)
- The German
- Speed skating
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
:- 2006 NLL All Star Game
- West Division All Star Team 14–13 East Division All Star Team
- 2006 NLL All Star Game
- Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
:- 2006 Six Nations2006 Six Nations ChampionshipThe 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy...
– Round 3- FranceFrance national rugby union teamThe France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
37–12 ItalyItaly national rugby union teamThe Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
- The scoreline flatters an error-riddled France team, which had to come back from a 12–8 halftime deficit in front of their homeStade de FranceThe Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...
fans.
- The scoreline flatters an error-riddled France team, which had to come back from a 12–8 halftime deficit in front of their home
- ScotlandScotland national rugby union teamThe Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
18–12 EnglandEngland national rugby union teamThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
- In a tight match which saw no tries by either side, Chris Paterson'sChris PatersonChris Paterson is a Scotland internationalist who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Edinburgh Rugby. He is Scotland’s record cap and points holder with 109 caps and 809 points. Paterson is capable in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half. In recent years Paterson has played...
five penalties lead the Scots to a win over their Auld Enemy, claiming the Calcutta CupCalcutta CupThe Calcutta Cup is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between England and Scotland. It is currently England's since the 2009 Six Nations Championship....
for the first time since 2000 and sending the MurrayfieldMurrayfield StadiumMurrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one...
crowd home delirious.
- In a tight match which saw no tries by either side, Chris Paterson's
- France
- 2006 Super 142006 Super 14 seasonThe 2006 Super 14 season started on Friday 10 February 2006. The Grand Final was held on Saturday 27 May 2006. Super 14 is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This season was the first of the expansion, which saw two new teams, the...
– Round 3.- Crusaders defeat Sharks (1 BP) 22–20 in TimaruAlpine Energy StadiumAlpine Energy Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Timaru, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches. The stadium is able to hold 12,000 people.-History:...
- The Crusaders got home in a tight match with a Daniel CarterDaniel Carter (rugby player)Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...
drop goal with six and a half minutes remaining. The Sharks led most of the game before this, with Percy MontgomeryPercy MontgomeryPercival Colin "Percy" Montgomery is a retired South African rugby union player...
intercepting a Carter pass early in the match. The overall officiating of the match was poor, with two Crusaders tries disallowed when television replays proved differently.
- The Crusaders got home in a tight match with a Daniel Carter
- RedsQueensland RedsThe Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
(1 BP) loss to Blues 20–21 in BrisbaneSuncorp StadiumLang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...
- The Blues held on to a one point win late in the game. The win was the first for the Blues this season while the Reds are 13th on the table (out of 14) on two points. The Reds are yet to win a game.
- Crusaders defeat Sharks (1 BP) 22–20 in Timaru
- 2006 Six Nations
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: West Indies in New Zealand- Game Three in the Five match One Day International series.
- New ZealandNew Zealand cricket teamThe New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
defeat the West IndiesWest Indian cricket teamThe West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
by 21 runs in ChristchurchJade StadiumLancaster Park, formerly Jade Stadium and currently known as AMI Stadium through sponsorship rights, is a sports stadium situated in Waltham, a suburb of Christchurch in New Zealand....
and win the series.- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat, with some late hitting by Nathan AstleNathan AstleNathan John Astle is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was an attacking batsman who liked to play batting shots such as the cover drive and the pull shot. He also scored the world's fastest Test double century in terms of balls faced. This remarkable innings of 222 was scored in just 168 balls...
bringing his score up to 118 not outNot outIn cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
and New Zealand to 276–6 with three sixes of the last three balls of the innings. Ian BradshawIan BradshawIan David Russell Bradshaw is a Barbadian cricketer who played for West Indies as a left-arm medium-fast bowler and a left-handed batsman. He captained the West Indies U-19 team, but his senior debut came two months before his 30th birthday, when he was selected to play in the last three One Day...
was the pick of the West Indian bowlers, with 3–41 off 8 overs. In reply the West Indies were all out at the end of 49 overs. Astle was named Man of the MatchMan of the matchIn sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
. Cricinfo
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat, with some late hitting by Nathan Astle
- New Zealand
- Game Three in the Five match One Day International series.
- NCAA College BasketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
:- Men's:
- DukeDuke UniversityDuke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
player J. J. Redick breaks the Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceThe Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
career scoring record that was previously held by Dickie HemricDickie HemricNed Dixon Hemric is a former basketball player for Wake Forest University and the NBA's Boston Celtics ....
and has stood since 1955. Scoring 11 points against TempleTemple UniversityTemple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
, Redick upped his career total to 2,590 points, surpassing Hemric's record of 2,587.
- Duke
- Women's:
- (2) North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
77, (1) Duke 65: Ivory Latta scores 18 points, and Erlana Larkins and La'Tangela Atkinson both rack up double-doubles, as the Tar Heels score their fifth consecutive win over the Blue Devils, likely returning them to #1 in the polls. This was the first advance sellout ever for the women's team at Carmichael AuditoriumCarmichael AuditoriumWilliam Donald Carmichael, Jr. Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels women's basketball team.The arena opened in 1965 as Carmichael Auditorium...
.
- (2) North Carolina
- Men's:
24 February 2006 (Friday)
- Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: 2006 Super 142006 Super 14 seasonThe 2006 Super 14 season started on Friday 10 February 2006. The Grand Final was held on Saturday 27 May 2006. Super 14 is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This season was the first of the expansion, which saw two new teams, the...
– Round 3.- Hurricanes (1BP) defeat Cats 29–16 in WellingtonWestpac StadiumWestpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
.- The Hurricanes picked up a bonus point for four tries with Lome Fa'atauLome Fa'atauLome Fa'atau is a rugby union player. He currently plays for the Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur in the French Fédérale 1. The speedy winger is recognisable by his traditional Samoan tattoo ....
scoring 2. The Cats were leading 5 minutes before half-time, despite being large underdogs. TVNZ
- The Hurricanes picked up a bonus point for four tries with Lome Fa'atau
- ForceWestern ForceWestern Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...
loss to Chiefs 26–9 in PerthSubiaco OvalSubiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...
.- The Chiefs picked up their first win of the season, scoring 3 tries to nothing. This included a team try where Sosene AnesiSosene AnesiSosene Raymond Anesi is a rugby union footballer and he plays fullback and wing.-Career:Anesi made his National Provincial Championship debut for Waikato in 2003. He played for the Chiefs in the Super 14 up until 2007. He made his All Blacks debut from the bench in 2005 against Fiji at Albany, but...
got past several defenders, which saw Mark Ranby score under the posts. The Force had a poor kicking game, with pointless kicks and several going out on the full. The Force have a bye next weekend. ARU
- The Chiefs picked up their first win of the season, scoring 3 tries to nothing. This included a team try where Sosene Anesi
- Stormers drew with Brumbies 15 all in Cape TownNewlands StadiumNewlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....
.- The Brumbies drew with the Stormers 15-all after missing several chances. All of the Stormers points came from penalties, while the Brumbies scored two tries.
- Hurricanes (1BP) defeat Cats 29–16 in Wellington
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Turin, day fourteen:- Cross-country skiing:
- Kateřina NeumannováKaterina NeumannováKateřina Neumannová is a retired Czech cross country skier. She was a flatwater canoeist and downhill skier before moving to cross country skiing at sixteen...
of the Czech RepublicCzech Republic at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe Czech Republic competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.Speed skater Martina Sáblíková served as flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies. The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team, Jakub Janda in ski jumping, Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing and on Sáblíková...
wins the women's 30 km freestyle event. Russian Julija TchepalovaJulija TchepalovaYuliya Chepalova is a Russian cross-country skier.-Early and current personal life:Daughter of a cross-country skiing coach, Chepalova started to ski as soon as she began to walk...
claims the silver and PolePoland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsPoland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.Poland sent 45 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, and snowboarder Paulina Ligocka was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies, while biathlete Tomasz Sikora was the flag bearer at the Closing Ceremonies.-Medalists:- Alpine...
Justyna KowalczykJustyna KowalczykJustyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...
gets the bronze. (CBC)
- Kateřina Neumannová
- Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.-Medal table:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Course Information:...
:- AmericanUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
Julia MancusoJulia MancusoJulia Mancuso is an alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. She was the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the silver medalist in both downhill and combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She has also won four medals at the World Championships and five races in...
captures gold in the women's giant slalom. Finland'sFinland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFinland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :...
Tanja Poutianen wins the silver and SwedeSweden at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports...
Anna OttossonAnna OttossonAnna Ottosson is a Swedish alpine skier who won an Olympic bronze medal in the Giant Slalom race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She stands 1.66 meters tall and weighs 64 kg .-References:...
the bronze. (CBC)
- American
- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
:- Bob de JongBob de JongBob Johannes Carolus de Jong is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in long distances: five and ten kilometers.-Speed skating career:...
of the NetherlandsNetherlands at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAthletes from the Netherlands competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 35 competed in speed skating, bobsleigh, short track speed skating and snowboarding...
, the reigning world champion, set the winning time at 13:01.57 for the gold medal in the men's 10000m event. American Chad HedrickChad HedrickChad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push or DP...
skated to a silver medal. The bronze went to Carl VerheijenCarl VerheijenCarl Eduard Verheijen was a Dutch speedskater specializing in the longer distances 5,000-m and the 10,000-m. Verheijen is the son of skater Eddy Verheijen and has a relation with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter...
, also of the Netherlands. (CBC)
- Bob de Jong
- CurlingCurling at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCurling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure...
:- The United StatesUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
men's team defeats Great Britain with a score of 8–6 to take the bronze medal. (CBC) - CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
used a six point sixth end to defeat FinlandFinland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFinland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :...
10–4 in the gold medal match to win the nation's first gold medal in men's curling after winning silver in 1998 and 2002. (CBC)
- The United States
- Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
, men's semi finals:- Sweden 7 – Czech Republic 3 (CBC)
- Finland 4 – Russia 0: Antero NiittymäkiAntero NiittymäkiAntero Pertti Elias Niittymäki is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a member of the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. He has previously played for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning, as well as in the SM-liiga and the American Hockey League...
posted his third shutoutShutoutIn team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
of the tournament. (CBC)
- Cross-country skiing:
23 February 2006 (Thursday)
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: UEFA Cup 2005–06 – Round of 32, second leg, progressing teams shown in bold.- StrasbourgRC StrasbourgRacing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...
0–0 Litex LovechPFC Litex LovechPFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football... - EspanyolRCD EspanyolReial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...
0–3 Schalke 04FC Schalke 04Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... - Steaua Bucharest 0–1 Heerenveen
- Rapid Bucharest 2–0 Hertha BerlinHertha BSC BerlinHertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side...
- AS MonacoAS Monaco FCAssociation Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
1–1 FC BaselFC BaselFussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the... - AZ Alkmaar 2–1 Real BetisReal BetisReal Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
- Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 RosenborgRosenborg B.K.Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...
- Levski SofiaPFC Levski Sofia"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
2–0 Artmedia Bratislava - MarseilleOlympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
2–1 Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers F.C.Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... - Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
0–0 LilleLille OSCLOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the... - LensRC LensRacing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
1–0 UdineseUdinese CalcioUdinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa.... - SevillaSevilla FCSevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
2–0 Lokomotiv Moscow - RomaA.S. RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
2–1 Club BruggeClub BruggeClub Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472.... - MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough F.C.Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
0–1 VfB StuttgartVfB StuttgartVerein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
- Middlesbrough win on the away goals rule.
- PalermoU.S. Città di PalermoUnione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
1–0 Slavia PragueSK Slavia PrahaSportovní Klub Slavia Praha is a Czech professional football club founded in 1892 in the city of Prague.They play in the Gambrinus liga—the highest competition in the Czech Republic. Alongside Sparta Prague, they are considered one of the top Czech clubs and the rivalry between the two clubs is...
- Palermo win on the away goals rule.
- HamburgHamburger SVHamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
2–0 FC ThunFC ThunFC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club currently plays in the Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2009/10 season. The club plays at the Arena Thun which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing...
(UEFA.com)
- Strasbourg
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Turin, day thirteen:- SnowboardingSnowboarding at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe, Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:...
, women's parallel giant slalom:- Defending world cup champion Daniela MeuliDaniela MeuliDaniela Meuli is a Swiss snowboarder.Meuli is World Champion 2005 in parallel slalom. In the World Cup in Parallel Giant Slalom, she ranked 1st for 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and the current season ....
of SwitzerlandSwitzerland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSwitzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:...
won gold with Germany'sGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
Amelie KoberAmelie KoberAmelie Kober is a German Federal Police officer and Olympic medalist in snowboarding.-Biography:...
taking the silver and AmericanUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
Rosey FletcherRosey FletcherGabrielle Rose Fletcher is an American snowboarder. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy...
the bronze. (CBC)
- Defending world cup champion Daniela Meuli
- BiathlonBiathlon at the 2006 Winter OlympicsBiathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events. They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena. The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006. Approximately 6,500 spectators were expected by the organizing committee...
, women's 4x6-km relay:- Despite missing veteran Olga PylevaOlga PylevaOlga Valeryevna Medvedtseva , former Pyleva , née Zamorozova , is a retired Russian biathlete....
, suspended for two years after failing an anti-dopingDoping (sport)The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
test last week, the Russian teamRussia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsRussia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports. Russia was a key part of the Soviet Union when it won the highest number of gold medals for the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1988 Winter...
of Albina AkhatovaAlbina AkhatovaAlbina Khamitovna Akhatova is a Russian biathlete.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping...
, Anna Bogaliy, Svetlana Ishmuratova and Olga ZaitsevaOlga ZaitsevaOlga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994.-Career:*Winter Olympics*2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start*2006 - gold medal in the relay...
led from start to finish, posting a gold medal-winning time of 1:16:12.5. Two-time defending Olympic gold medallists from Germany finished 50.7 seconds behind for the silver. The French team took the bronze, more than two minutes back. (CBC)
- Despite missing veteran Olga Pyleva
- CurlingCurling at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCurling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure...
:- CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
(Glenys BakkerGlenys BakkerGlenys Bakker is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta.Bakker played second for Shannon Kleibrink's bronze medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
, Amy NixonAmy NixonAmy Nixon is a Canadian curler. At the age of four she moved with her family to Regina, Saskatchewan, where she grew up. She moved to Calgary in 1995, where she now resides. Nixon is an alumnus of the University of Calgary with three degrees in kinesiology, women's studies and law...
, Christine KeshenChristine KeshenChristine Keshen is a Canadian curler from Invermere, British Columbia)Keshen played lead for Team Canada, skipped by Shannon Kleibrink at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
, Sandra JenkinsSandra JenkinsSandra Jenkins is a Canadian curler from Salmon Arm, British Columbia....
and Shannon KleibrinkShannon KleibrinkShannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy...
) wins the bronze medal in women's curling, defeating Norway 11–5 in eight ends. (CBC) - The SwedishSweden at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports...
women's team skipped by Anette NorbergAnette NorbergAnette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Nacka. She and her team are the current Olympic women's curling champions, having won the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver...
win the gold medal match against SwitzerlandSwitzerland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSwitzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:...
with a 7–6 double take out on the last stone of the 11th end. (CBC)
- Canada
- Freestyle skiingFreestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFour freestyle skiing events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the venue in Sauze d'Oulx. There were both men's and women's competition in both aerials and moguls events...
:- ChinaChina at the 2006 Winter OlympicsChina competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Yang Yang , a short track speed skater, served as flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies. Like most previous Olympics, coverage was via CCTV-5...
's Han XiaopengHan XiaopengHan Xiaopeng is a freestyle skier who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and won gold in the men's aerials event. In this discipline he also won the World Championships in 2007. Despite these great achievements, he has yet to win a World Cup competition...
wins gold in men's aerials by just over 2 points over Dmitri Dashinski of BelarusBelarus at the 2006 Winter OlympicsBelarus competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team collected one medal, a silver in Freestyle Skiing.- Medalists :- Biathlon :MenWomen- Cross-country skiing :...
. Vladimir LebedevVladimir LebedevVladimir Lebedev is a Russian freestyle skier who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Lebedev won bronze in the men's aerials event.-References:...
of RussiaRussia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsRussia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports. Russia was a key part of the Soviet Union when it won the highest number of gold medals for the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1988 Winter...
wins Bronze. (CBC)
- China
- Figure SkatingFigure skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFour figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue.Lithuanian ice dancers Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas became the first figure skaters to compete at five Olympics....
:- Shizuka ArakawaShizuka Arakawais a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...
of JapanJapan at the 2006 Winter OlympicsJapan competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Shizuka Arakawa won the country's only medal, a gold, in women's figure skating. She was the first person born and raised in Asia to become an Olympic champion in that event...
performs a conservative but clean free skate to defeat Sasha CohenSasha CohenAlexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is a U.S. figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion.-Personal life:...
of the United StatesUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
and Irina Slutskaya of RussiaRussia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsRussia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports. Russia was a key part of the Soviet Union when it won the highest number of gold medals for the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1988 Winter...
, who both suffer falls and take silver and bronze respectively. Arakawa's win gives Japan their first medal in Turin. (CBC)
- Shizuka Arakawa
- Snowboarding
22 February 2006 (Wednesday)
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: UEFA Champions League 2005–06 – Round of 16, first leg.- ChelseaChelsea F.C.Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
1–2 BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... - RangersRangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
2–2 VillarrealVillarreal CFVillarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community... - Werder Bremen 3–2 JuventusJuventus F.C.Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
- AjaxAjax AmsterdamAmsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...
2–2 Internazionale (UEFA.com)
- Chelsea
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: West Indies in New Zealand- ODI Series Game Two in the Five match series.
- New Zealand defeat West Indies by 3 wickets and go 2–0 up.
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first, restricting the West Indies to 200–9 of 50 overs. New Zealand recovered from 13–4 after 3.2 overs to win with 3 wickets in hand. Daniel VettoriDaniel VettoriDaniel Luca Vettori ONZM is a cricketer for the New Zealand cricket team. He is the eighth player in Test history to take 300 wickets and score 3,000 runs. He is the youngest player to have represented New Zealand in Test cricket, having made his debut in 1996–97 at the age of 18...
was awarded Man of the matchMan of the matchIn sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
for his all-roundAll-rounderAn all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...
figures of 53 not outNot outIn cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
and 28–1 off ten overs.
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first, restricting the West Indies to 200–9 of 50 overs. New Zealand recovered from 13–4 after 3.2 overs to win with 3 wickets in hand. Daniel Vettori
- New Zealand defeat West Indies by 3 wickets and go 2–0 up.
- ODI Series Game Two in the Five match series.
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: Sri Lanka in Bangladesh- ODI Series Game Two of Three.
- BangladeshBangladeshi cricket teamThe Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
defeats Sri LankaSri Lankan cricket teamThe Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
by four wickets in BograBograBogra is a town, and one of the oldest towns in northern Bangladesh. It is a centre of commerce and trade within the Bogra District and located under the Rajshahi Division. Bogra is sometimes described as the nerve centre of Northern Bangladesh. Amongst many notable activities, it has been hosting...
, BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, prompting scenes of celebration in the country http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/bdeshvsl/content/current/story/238396.html. It is Bangladesh's first victory against Sri Lanka.- Bangladesh won the toss and sent Sri Lanka into bat. The tourists struggled to 212 from their allotted overs, with only opener Sanath JayasuriyaSanath JayasuriyaSanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...
(96 runs from 110 balls) passing fifty. Bangladesh reached the target with two overs to spare to win by four wickets. Scorecard
- Bangladesh won the toss and sent Sri Lanka into bat. The tourists struggled to 212 from their allotted overs, with only opener Sanath Jayasuriya
- Bangladesh
- ODI Series Game Two of Three.
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Turin, day twelve:- Cross-country skiing, Women's 1.1 km Sprint:
- Chandra CrawfordChandra CrawfordChandra Crawford is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada....
of CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
sprinted in a time of two minutes, 12.3 seconds to a gold medal in her Olympic debut. Germany's Claudia KünzelClaudia KünzelClaudia Nystad is a German top-level woman cross country skier. She represents the sports club WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal...
edged out Russian Alena SidkoAlena SidkoAlyona Viktorovna Sidko is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2000.Sidko won a bronze medal in the Individual Sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She also won a bronze in the Team sprint at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and had her best...
to earn the silver while Beckie Scott finished fourth. (CBC), (Turin2006.org)
- Chandra Crawford
- Cross-country skiing, Men's Sprint
- Björn LindBjörn LindBjörn Lind is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won gold medals in both the Individual and Team sprint events at Turin in 2006....
of SwedenSweden at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports...
sprinted to a gold medal after a superior race which left his opponents a long way behind. France's Roddy DarragonRoddy DarragonRoddy Darragon is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned France's first ever Winter Olympic cross country skiing medal with a silver in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006.Darragon's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski...
edged out Swede Thobias FredrikssonThobias FredrikssonThobias Fredriksson is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. He won two medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a gold in the team sprint and a bronze in the individual sprint events.Fredriksson also won two medals in the individual sprint events at the FIS Nordic...
to earn the silver while Cristian ZorziCristian ZorziCristian Zorzi is an Italian cross country skier who excels at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character....
of Italy could not repeat his performance from the relay and finished in fourth place. (Turin2006.org)
- Björn Lind
- SnowboardingSnowboarding at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe, Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:...
, parallel giant slalom:- Philipp SchochPhilipp SchochPhilipp Schoch is a Swiss snowboarder.In Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Schoch won gold in Men's Parallel Giant Slalom....
of SwitzerlandSwitzerland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSwitzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:...
bested his elder brother Simon SchochSimon SchochSimon Schoch is a Swiss snowboarder. At the 2003 World Championships, Schoch won Silver in Parallel Giant Slalom and Bronze in Parallel Slalom. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he faced his brother Philipp Schoch - the reigning Olympic champion - in the Parallel Giant Slalom Final...
in the final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom to successfully defend his Olympic gold medal. Siegfried Gabner of Austria took bronze. (CBC)
- Philipp Schoch
- Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.-Medal table:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Course Information:...
, women's slalom:- Anja PärsonAnja PärsonAnja Sofia Tess Pärson is a Swedish-Sámi alpine skier, the winner of seven World Championships gold medals and two Overall Alpine Skiing World Cup titles. She has won a total of 42 World cup races.-Biography:...
of SwedenSweden at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports...
wins her first Olympic gold medal and the fifth Olympic medal of her career. AustriansAustria at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Medalists :- Alpine skiing :Men'sWomen'sNote: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :...
Nicole HospNicole HospNicole Hosp is a professional alpine skier from Austria, and the winner of the overall 2006–7 World Cup along with the giant slalom World Cup...
and Marlies SchildMarlies SchildMarlies Schild is a World Cup alpine ski racer. She is a specialist in the technical disciplines of giant slalom and slalom and has won multiple medals in Olympic and World Championship competitions, as well as three World Cup season titles.-Skiing career:At the beginning of her career, her...
take silver and bronze. Janica KostelićJanica KostelicJanica Kostelić is a retired alpine ski racer from Croatia. She is the only woman to win four gold medals in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics , and the only woman to win three alpine skiing gold medals in one Olympics ....
of CroatiaCroatia at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :MenWomenNote: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :- Bobsleigh :...
fails to add to her record six career women's alpine medals, finishing 0.15 seconds behind Schild. (CBC)
- Anja Pärson
- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, women's 1,500 metres:- CanadiansCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
Cindy KlassenCindy KlassenCindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian long track speed skater. Klassen is a six-time medalist at the Winter Olympics. She is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with 6 medals each...
and Kristina GrovesKristina GrovesKristina Groves is a Canadian speedskater. She is Canada’s most decorated skater in the World Single Distances Championships with 13 career medals in this event. She won four Olympic medals: She won two silver medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, in the 1,500 meters and team pursuit....
finish one-two, with Klassen winning by a dominant 1.47 seconds. DutchNetherlands at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAthletes from the Netherlands competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 35 competed in speed skating, bobsleigh, short track speed skating and snowboarding...
Ireen WüstIreen WüstIreen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event...
takes bronze, while GermanGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
medal favourite Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
finishes fourth and misses out on the medals. (CBC)
- Canadians
- Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
, men's quarterfinals:- Sweden 6 – Switzerland 2 (CBC)
- Finland 4 – USA 3 (CBC)
- Russia 2 – Canada 0 KazakhKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
-born goaltender Evgeni NabokovEvgeni NabokovEvgeni Viktorovich Nabokov is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender who is playing for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League .Nabokov was selected by San Jose in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft...
hands the Canadians their third shutout in four games, eliminating the defending champion from the tournament. (CBC) - Czech Republic 3 – Slovakia 1 (CBC)
- CurlingCurling at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCurling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure...
: - Short track speed skatingShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over thirteen days, from 12 February to 25 February. Eight events were contested at Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-Soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds...
:- South Korea wins the gold medal in the women's 3,000 m relay, while CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
takes silver, and ItalyItaly at the 2006 Winter OlympicsItaly was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games and the third time overall . Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony was figure skater Carolina Kostner...
bronze. (Turin2006.org), (CBC)
- South Korea wins the gold medal in the women's 3,000 m relay, while Canada
- Cross-country skiing, Women's 1.1 km Sprint:
21 February 2006 (Tuesday)
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
:- UEFA Champions League 2005–06 – Round of 16, first leg.
- Bayern Munich 1–1 A.C. MilanA.C. MilanAssociazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
- BenficaSL BenficaSport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...
1–0 LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... - Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
0–1 ArsenalArsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
: Arsenal become the first English team ever to beat Real Madrid on their own groundSantiago Bernabéu StadiumThe Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is an all-seater football stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. It has a current capacity of 85,454 spectators....
. - PSV 0–1 LyonOlympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
(UEFA.com)
- Bayern Munich 1–1 A.C. Milan
- The English Football AssociationThe Football AssociationThe Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
announces that the final of the FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
in May will be held at CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
's Millennium StadiumMillennium StadiumThe Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
, as the new Wembley StadiumWembley StadiumThe original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
will not have been completed in time. The Football LeagueThe Football LeagueThe Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
playoff finals will also take place in Cardiff. England'sEngland national football teamThe England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
pre-World Cup friendly matches against HungaryHungary national football teamThe Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
on 30 May and JamaicaJamaica national football teamThe Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
on 3 June have also been moved, to Old TraffordOld Trafford (football)Old Trafford is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 75,811, Old Trafford is the second-largest football stadium in England after Wembley, the third-largest in the United Kingdom and the eleventh-largest in Europe...
, TraffordTraffordThe Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 211,800, covers , and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston...
, Greater ManchesterGreater ManchesterGreater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
. (BBC)
- UEFA Champions League 2005–06 – Round of 16, first leg.
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Turin, day eleven:- BiathlonBiathlon at the 2006 Winter OlympicsBiathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events. They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena. The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006. Approximately 6,500 spectators were expected by the organizing committee...
, men's relay:- Sven FischerSven FischerSven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...
, Michael GreisMichael GreisMichael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...
, Ricco GrossRicco GrossRicco Groß is a former German biathlete and multiple gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics and World Championships. He is married to Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco , Simon , and Gabriel...
and Michael RöschMichael RöschMichael Rösch is a German biathlete. Michael Rösch has been junior world champion four times, three times in the relay and once in the sprint distance in 2003...
of GermanyGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
posted a winning time of one hour, 21 minutes and 51.5 seconds. Russia claimed the silver and France took the bronze. The win gives Fischer his fourth career Olympic gold during his 13-year career. (CBC)
- Sven Fischer
- Nordic combinedNordic combined at the 2006 Winter OlympicsNordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics, consisted of three events held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. The events took place in Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:...
, men's 7.5-kilometre sprint:- Austrian Felix GottwaldFelix GottwaldFelix Gottwald is an Austrian Nordic combined athlete who competed from 1994 to 2007 and then returned to compete in 2009...
completed the course in 18 minutes, 29 seconds. Norwegian Magnus MoanMagnus MoanMagnus Hovdal Moan born 26 August 1983 in Lillehammer, Norway; is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who has competed since 2002. Magnus moved from Lillehammer when he was two years old and has lived in Trondheim ever since. He skis with the Byåsen IL club. When he is not training or competing Moan...
(5.4 seconds behind) took the silver medal, while Germany's Georg HettichGeorg HettichGeorg Hettich is a German nordic combined skier and Olympic medalist....
(9.6 seconds behind) claimed the bronze. These were the same three medallists in the 15-km event, each getting a different medal. (CBC)
- Austrian Felix Gottwald
- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, men's 1500-m:- ItalianItaly at the 2006 Winter OlympicsItaly was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games and the third time overall . Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony was figure skater Carolina Kostner...
Enrico FabrisEnrico FabrisEnrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...
, with a time of one minute, 45.97 seconds, became the first non-American to win an individual men's event through the first four races of these Winters Games. Shani DavisShani DavisShani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...
captured the silver medal in 1:46.13, and Chad HedrickChad HedrickChad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push or DP...
took the bronze in 1:46.22. (CBC)
- Italian
- Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
, men's preliminary round: - BobsleighBobsleigh at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThree bobsleigh events were competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, at the Cesana Pariol venue. The competition took place between February 18 and February 25, 2006....
, Two-woman event:- Sandra KiriasisSandra KiriasisSandra Kiriasis is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2000.At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won silver in the two-woman event together with teammate Ulrike Holzner...
and Anja SchneiderheinzeAnja SchneiderheinzeAnja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2001. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won gold in the two-woman event with teammate Sandra Kiriasis....
of Germany won the two-woman bobsleighBobsleighBobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
competition on a combined four-run time of three minutes, 49.98 seconds. Americans Shauna RohbockShauna RohbockShauna L. Rohbock is a Specialist in the U.S. Army National Guard, an Olympic medal-winning bobsledder, and former professional soccer player....
and Valerie FlemingValerie FlemingValerie Fleming is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won a silver in the two-woman event with teammate Shauna Rohbock....
earned a silver medal (3:50.69), while Gerda WeissensteinerGerda WeissensteinerGerda Weissensteiner is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who has competed from the late 1980s to 2006...
and Jennifer IsaccoJennifer IsaccoJennifer Isacco is an Italian bobsledder who has competed since 1999. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won a bronze medal in the two-woman event with teammate Gerda Weissensteiner.-References:*...
of Italy took the bronze (3:51.01). (CBC)
- Sandra Kiriasis
- Figure skatingFigure skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFour figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue.Lithuanian ice dancers Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas became the first figure skaters to compete at five Olympics....
:- Sasha CohenSasha CohenAlexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is a U.S. figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion.-Personal life:...
of the United StatesUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
leads after the ladies' short program, edging out RussianRussia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsRussia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports. Russia was a key part of the Soviet Union when it won the highest number of gold medals for the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1988 Winter...
competitor Irina Slutskaya by only 0.03 points. (CBC)
- Sasha Cohen
- Biathlon
20 February 2006 (Monday)
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Turin, day ten:- Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.-Medal table:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Course Information:...
, men's giant slalom:- Benjamin RaichBenjamin RaichBenjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy...
of AustriaAustria at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Medalists :- Alpine skiing :Men'sWomen'sNote: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :...
comes from fifth place in the first run to win the men's giant slalom event after two runs. (CBC)
- Benjamin Raich
- Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.-Medal table:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Course Information:...
, women's super-g:- Michaela DorfmeisterMichaela DorfmeisterMichaela Dorfmeister is a professional alpine skier from Austria. Her specialities are both the Downhill and Super-G disciplines, although she skis in and has had success in Giant Slalom.-Biography:...
wins the women's super-g event and grabs her second gold medal of the Games and Austria's second gold of the day. (CBC)
- Michaela Dorfmeister
- Women's ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
:- The United StatesUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
shuts out FinlandFinland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFinland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :...
4–0 in the women's bronze medal game. Katie King scores a hat trickHat TrickHat trick, hat-trick or hattrick may refer to:* hat-trick — in various sports, achieving three goals, wickets, etc. in a single match* Hattrick — online football management game** Hattrick Limited — producers of this game...
for the Americans. (CBC) - CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
defeats SwedenSweden at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports...
4–1 in the women's ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
gold medal game, winning its second straight Olympic gold medal in the event. (CBC) Canadian forward Hayley WickenheiserHayley WickenheiserHayley Wickenheiser is a women's ice hockey player from Canada. She was the first woman to play full time professional hockey in a position other than goalie. Wickenheiser is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team...
, playing despite a bone fractureBone fractureA bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone...
in her wrist, was named the Olympic women's hockey tournament's most valuable playerMost Valuable PlayerIn sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
. (CBC)
- The United States
- Alpine skiing
19 February 2006 (Sunday)
- Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
: Barry BondsBarry BondsBarry Lamar Bonds is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds...
tells USA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
's Bob Nightingale that 2006 will be his final season. - NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
- 2006 NBA All-Star Game2006 NBA All-Star GameThe 2006 NBA All-Star Game was played on Sunday, February 19, 2006 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, home of the Houston Rockets. The game was the 55th annual All-Star game...
at Houston, TexasToyota Center (Houston)The Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Houston, Texas. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Rockets of the National Basketball Association, the principal owners of the building, and the Aeros of the American Hockey League.Rockets...
: The East All Stars defeated the West All Stars, 122–120. LeBron JamesLeBron JamesLeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a...
of the Cleveland CavaliersCleveland CavaliersThe Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
was named the game's MVP with 29 points, 2 assists, and 6 rebounds. Tracy McGradyTracy McGradyTracy Lamar McGrady, Jr., is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Detroit Pistons.Entering the league after graduating from high school, McGrady eventually became a seven-time All-Star. He led the league in scoring in 2003 and 2004. He has also played for the Toronto...
of the host Houston RocketsHouston RocketsThe Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
led all scorers with 36.
- 2006 NBA All-Star Game
- Auto racingAuto racingAuto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
: Daytona 500Daytona 500The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule....
- In the 48th edition of "The Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing", Jimmie JohnsonJimmie JohnsonJimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports....
wins his first "Great American Race."
- In the 48th edition of "The Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing", Jimmie Johnson
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Turin, day nine:- Cross country skiing, 4 x 10 km men's relay:
- ItalyItaly at the 2006 Winter OlympicsItaly was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games and the third time overall . Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony was figure skater Carolina Kostner...
takes the gold in the men's 4x10-kilometre relay, with Italian anchor Cristian ZorziCristian ZorziCristian Zorzi is an Italian cross country skier who excels at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character....
crossing the finish line 15 seconds ahead of silver medalist, GermanyGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
SwedenSweden at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports...
was the bronze medalist while NorwayNorway at the 2006 Winter OlympicsNorway sent 74 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. At the 2002 Winter Olympics Norway won the most gold medals, and before the Turin games, Norwegian sports officials were aiming for more than the 25 medals they won in Salt Lake City — the president of the Norwegian Skiing...
failed to medal in this event for the first time since 19881988 Winter OlympicsThe 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
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- Italy
- BobsleighBobsleigh at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThree bobsleigh events were competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, at the Cesana Pariol venue. The competition took place between February 18 and February 25, 2006....
:- The GermanGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
bob driven by André LangeAndré LangeAndré Lange is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pilot of all time who competed at senior level from 1998 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has won four gold medals. He was born in Ilmenau, Thuringia....
wins gold in the men's 2-man event 0.21 seconds ahead of the CanadianCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
bob driven by Pierre LuedersPierre LuedersPierre Fritz Lueders is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from 1990 to 2010. He piloted both two-man and four-man bobsleigh, retiring after the 2010 Winter Olympics...
and 0.35 seconds ahead of Martin AnnenMartin AnnenMartin Annen is a bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Annen won a total of three bronze medals ....
's SwissSwitzerland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSwitzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:...
sled.
- The German
- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, women's 1000m:- Marianne TimmerMarianne TimmerMaria Aaltje Timmer is a Dutch speed skater specializing in the middle distances . At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events.- Personal life :...
of the NetherlandsNetherlands at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAthletes from the Netherlands competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 35 competed in speed skating, bobsleigh, short track speed skating and snowboarding...
wins the women's 1000m in 1.16.05, 8 years after winning in Nagano1998 Winter OlympicsThe 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
. Cindy KlassenCindy KlassenCindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian long track speed skater. Klassen is a six-time medalist at the Winter Olympics. She is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with 6 medals each...
of CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
comes in second and favorite Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
of GermanyGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
wins the bronze, 0.06 seconds behind Timmer.
- Marianne Timmer
- Cross country skiing, 4 x 10 km men's relay:
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: ICC Under-19 World Cup 2005–06- Pakistan defeat India in the final by 38 runs.
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first ending all out on 109. India's top order failed, with 4 of the first 6 batsmen scoring 0 leaving India at one stage 9/6. India eventually ended all out on 71.
- Pakistan defeat India in the final by 38 runs.
18 February 2006 (Saturday)
- Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: 2006 Super 142006 Super 14 seasonThe 2006 Super 14 season started on Friday 10 February 2006. The Grand Final was held on Saturday 27 May 2006. Super 14 is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This season was the first of the expansion, which saw two new teams, the...
– Round two.- Hurricanes (1BP) 29–5 Western ForceWestern ForceWestern Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...
at New PlymouthYarrow StadiumYarrow Stadium is situated in the central suburb of Westown in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with main vehicle access off Maratahu St...
- The Hurricanes enjoyed their second bonus point win of the season, with four tries, including 2 within the first 10 minutes. The Force turned down 5 kickable penalties in the first 20 minutes and their only points came as a consolation try after the siren.
- RedsQueensland RedsThe Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
21–47 (1BP) Crusaders at BrisbaneSuncorp StadiumLang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...
- The Crusaders recorded their second bonus point victory over the Reds, despite being down 14–11 at half time and fly half and goal kicker Daniel CarterDaniel Carter (rugby player)Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...
missing several penalty attempts. However, Carter, the 2005 IRB player of the year, led a comeback midway through the second half, scoring two tries himself. The Crusaders went on to score 4 second half tries.
- The Crusaders recorded their second bonus point victory over the Reds, despite being down 14–11 at half time and fly half and goal kicker Daniel Carter
- Sharks (1 BP) 26–27 (1 BP) CheetahsCentral CheetahsThe Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as the Toyota Cheetahs, is a South African rugby union team that entered the Super Rugby competition in 2006. The franchise area encompasses the Free State and Northern Cape. In terms of Currie Cup unions, the Cheetahs draw from Free State...
at DurbanKings Park StadiumKings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...
- The Cheetahs picked up their first Super 14 victory, coming from being 10 points behind at half time to win by a point. Giscard Pieters scored two tries in the victory.
- Stormers (1 BP) 26–32 (1 BP) Waratahs at Cape TownNewlands StadiumNewlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....
- The Waratahs recorded their second victory off the season with a come-from-behind win. Trailing 20–10 at the break, the Waratahs scored 3 second half tries, including one in the final minutes of the match.
- Hurricanes (1BP) 29–5 Western Force
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: West Indies in New Zealand- First ODI of the five match series – New Zealand defeat West IndiesWest Indian cricket teamThe West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
by 81 runs in WellingtonWestpac StadiumWestpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
.- New Zealand recorded a comprehensive victory with Nathan AstleNathan AstleNathan John Astle is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was an attacking batsman who liked to play batting shots such as the cover drive and the pull shot. He also scored the world's fastest Test double century in terms of balls faced. This remarkable innings of 222 was scored in just 168 balls...
scoring 90 and New Zealand ending up on 288–9 off 50 overs. West Indies never looked like winning, with wickets falling at regular intervals, despite Ramnaresh SarwanRamnaresh SarwanRamnaresh Ronnie Sarwan is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin and a member of the West Indies cricket team....
and Daren GangaDaren GangaDaren Ganga is a West Indian cricketer of East Indian descent. He is a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19 year old he has found himself in and out of the West Indies team, playing regularly for and at times captaining the West Indies A...
both scoring 50s. Vice Captain Daniel VettoriDaniel VettoriDaniel Luca Vettori ONZM is a cricketer for the New Zealand cricket team. He is the eighth player in Test history to take 300 wickets and score 3,000 runs. He is the youngest player to have represented New Zealand in Test cricket, having made his debut in 1996–97 at the age of 18...
was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers with 2–29 of 10 overs.
- New Zealand recorded a comprehensive victory with Nathan Astle
- First ODI of the five match series – New Zealand defeat West Indies
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Turin, day eight:- Cross country skiing, women's 20 km relay:
- RussiaRussia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsRussia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports. Russia was a key part of the Soviet Union when it won the highest number of gold medals for the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1988 Winter...
wins the 20 km women's relay handily, finishing 10 seconds ahead of silver medalists GermanyGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
and 11 seconds ahead of bronze winners ItalyItaly at the 2006 Winter OlympicsItaly was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games and the third time overall . Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony was figure skater Carolina Kostner...
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- Russia
- CurlingCurling at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCurling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure...
:- In the men's competition, ItalyItaly at the 2006 Winter OlympicsItaly was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games and the third time overall . Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony was figure skater Carolina Kostner...
shocks CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
6–5, while the United StatesUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
beats GermanyGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
8–5. Great Britain edges SwitzerlandSwitzerland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSwitzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:...
, 6–5, and FinlandFinland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFinland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :...
takes out NorwayNorway at the 2006 Winter OlympicsNorway sent 74 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. At the 2002 Winter Olympics Norway won the most gold medals, and before the Turin games, Norwegian sports officials were aiming for more than the 25 medals they won in Salt Lake City — the president of the Norwegian Skiing...
7–3.
- In the men's competition, Italy
- Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
:- SwitzerlandSwitzerland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSwitzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:...
stuns CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
2–0 in the men's competition. Carolina HurricanesCarolina HurricanesThe Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...
goaltender Martin GerberMartin GerberMartin Gerber is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Elitserien...
has 49 saves in the win.
- Switzerland
- Short track speed skatingShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over thirteen days, from 12 February to 25 February. Eight events were contested at Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-Soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds...
:- Jin Sun-YuJin Sun-YuJin Sun-Yu is a South Korean short-track speed skater. She is a triple Olympic Champion from 2006 and a three-time Overall World Champion ....
and Choi Eun-KyungChoi Eun-KyungChoi Eun-Kyung is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a double Olympic Champion in relays and a two-time Overall World Champion for 2003 and 2004....
of South Korea take gold and silver in the women's 1500m. China's Wang Meng takes bronze. In the men's 1000m, Ahn Hyun-Soo and Lee Ho-SukLee Ho-SukLee Ho-Suk is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won an Olympic gold medal as a part of 5000m Short-track relay team and won four Olympic silver medals. He is the Overall World Champion for 2009 and 2010.-Career:...
of South Korea take gold and silver with United States' Apolo Anton OhnoApolo Anton OhnoApolo Anton Ohno is an American short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist in the Winter Olympics. He is the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time....
taking the bronze.
- Jin Sun-Yu
- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
:- The United StatesUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
takes gold and silver in the men's 1000m with Shani DavisShani DavisShani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...
outskating Joey CheekJoey Cheek+William Joseph Cheek is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater...
for first. Erben WennemarsErben WennemarsEgbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...
of the NetherlandsNetherlands at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAthletes from the Netherlands competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 35 competed in speed skating, bobsleigh, short track speed skating and snowboarding...
receives bronze. Davis' victory makes him the first black person to win an individual gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics.
- The United States
- Ski jumpingSki jumping at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSki jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over nine days, from 11 February to 20 February. Three events were contested in Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:...
:- After a disappointing performance on the K90 hill, AustrianAustria at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Medalists :- Alpine skiing :Men'sWomen'sNote: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :...
ski jumpers Thomas MorgensternThomas MorgensternThomas Morgenstern is an Austrian ski jumper. Having won the world cup twice, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, the Grand Prix three times, and 12 gold medals at world championships and Olympic games, he is one of the most successful contemporary jumpers.- Career...
and Andreas KoflerAndreas KoflerAndreas "Kofi" Kofler is an Austrian ski jumper, and member of the Austrian National team .The first Ski jumping World Cup competition he won was in Willingen, Germany on 4 February 2006. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy he won gold in the team competition, together with Andreas...
take gold and silver on the large hill, with the smallest possible margin of 0.1 points between them. Lars BystølLars BystølLars Bystøl is a Norwegian ski jumper who has won one Olympic gold medal, one World Cup event, two FIS Nordic World Ski Championships bronze medals in the team large hill events , and a gold medal in the FIS Ski Flying World Championships...
, winner of gold on the normal hill, places third.
- After a disappointing performance on the K90 hill, Austrian
- Cross country skiing, women's 20 km relay:
17 February 2006 (Friday)
- Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: 2006 Super 142006 Super 14 seasonThe 2006 Super 14 season started on Friday 10 February 2006. The Grand Final was held on Saturday 27 May 2006. Super 14 is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This season was the first of the expansion, which saw two new teams, the...
– Round two.- Highlanders 25–13 Blues at Dunedin
- The Highlanders had a lucky win over the Blues, with two tries in the second half. One was an intercept in the Highlanders 22 and the second was a very close video replay try.
- Cats 21–16 Chiefs (1 BP) JohannesburgEllis Park StadiumEllis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...
- The Chiefs lose their second South African Super 14 match. However they picked up a bonus point for their 5 point loss.
- (1 BP) Bulls 21–27 Brumbies PretoriaLoftus Versfeld StadiumLoftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and association football stadium situated in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and hosted the 2009 Currie Cup final...
- Stirling MortlockStirling MortlockStirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...
scores and converts a try at the death to give the Brumbies their second win on the road, over the Bulls, who got a bonus point for their 6 point loss.
- Stirling Mortlock
- Highlanders 25–13 Blues at Dunedin
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Turin, day seven:- Cross country skiing, 15 km men:
- Andrus VeerpaluAndrus VeerpaluAndrus Veerpalu is a former and so far the most successful Estonian male cross country skier.On 17 February 2006 he won his second Winter Olympics gold medal , becoming the fourth Estonian to have won two Olympic gold medals Andrus Veerpalu (born 8 February 1971 in Pärnu) is a former and so far...
wins EstoniaEstonia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsEstonia sent 28 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Half of them competed in cross-country skiing, where Estonia won all of their three Turin Olympic medals. Olympic champion Andrus Veerpalu participated on his 5th Winter Olympics....
's third cross-country gold medal, successfully defending his gold from the 2002 Games. CzechCzech Republic at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe Czech Republic competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.Speed skater Martina Sáblíková served as flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies. The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team, Jakub Janda in ski jumping, Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing and on Sáblíková...
Lukáš BauerLukáš BauerLukáš Bauer is a Czech cross country skier who has competed since 1996.On February 17, 2006, he won the Winter Olympics silver medal for the 15 km cross-country classical....
wins silver, 15 seconds behind Veerpalu, while GermanGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
Tobias AngererTobias AngererTobias Angerer is a German cross country skier, and skies with the SC Vachendorf club. He graduated from the Skigymnasium Berchtesgaden in 1996. His occupation is "Sports Soldier"...
bronze. (CBC)
- Andrus Veerpalu
- SnowboardingSnowboarding at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe, Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:...
, women's cross:- Tanja FriedenTanja FriedenTanja Frieden is a Swiss snowboarder. She won a gold medal in the inaugural Snowboard Cross competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
of SwitzerlandSwitzerland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSwitzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:...
takes the first ever Olympic gold medal in women's snowboard cross, passing the AmericanUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
Lindsey JacobellisLindsey JacobellisLindsey Jacobellis is an American snowboarder from Stratton, Vermont.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Jacobellis won the silver medal in Women's Snowboard Cross's Olympics debut...
near the end of the race. CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
's Dominique MaltaisDominique MaltaisDominique Maltais is a Canadian snowboarder with her specialty in snowboard cross. Born in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Quebec. She is a firefighter in her professional career.-Snowboarding career:...
finishes with bronze. Maltais's teammate Maëlle RickerMaelle RickerMaëlle Danica Ricker is a Canadian snowboarder who currently resides in Squamish, British Columbia. She won the Gold Medal in the snowboard cross event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian woman to win a gold medal on home soil at the Olympics.-Career:As a young...
suffered a bruised hip and a mild concussion after a spectacular crash early in the race. (CBC)
- Tanja Frieden
- Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
, women's semifinal:- In a remarkable upset, SwedenSweden at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports...
defeats the United StatesUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
3–2 in a shootoutShootoutA shootout is a gun battle between armed groups. A shootout often, but not necessarily, pits law enforcement against criminal elements; it could also involve two groups outside of law enforcement, such as rival gangs. A shootout in a military context A shootout is a gun battle between armed groups....
to advance to the gold medal game against CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
. The United States had previously never been defeated in Olympic play by any team except Canada; however, an incredible game by Swedish goaltender Kim MartinKim MartinKim Kristine Martin is a goaltender for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She plays her club hockey with AIK's women's team and has also played with Hammarby IF's junior men's team...
brought the Swedes an unexpected victory. The United States will play for the bronze medal against FinlandFinland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFinland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :...
. (CBC) - Canada soundly defeats Finland 6–0 in their semi-final, to set up a Canada – Sweden gold medal game. The United States will play Finland for bronze. (CBC)
- In a remarkable upset, Sweden
- SkeletonSkeleton at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe skeleton competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy on February 16 and February 17 .-Medal table:-Events:...
, men's:- CanadiansCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
Duff GibsonDuff GibsonDuff Gibson is a Canadian skeleton racer who competed from 1999 to 2006. He was born in Vaughan, Ontario. His father was born on December 13, 1937. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton, narrowly beating out his teammate Jeff Pain...
and Jeffrey Pain win gold and silver despite Pain nearly losing control of his sled coming around the penultimate corner. SwitzerlandSwitzerland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSwitzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:...
's Gregor StaehliGregor StähliGregor Stähli is a Swiss skeleton racer who has competed since 1989. He won two bronze Winter Olympic medals in the men's skeleton, earning them in 2002 and 2006....
finishes third, beating out Canadian Paul BoehmPaul BoehmPaul Boehm is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. He finished fourth in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....
by only two tenths of a second to prevent a Canadian sweep of the podium. The 39-year-old Gibson becomes the oldest individual gold medalist in Winter Olympics history. (CBC)
- Canadians
- Cross country skiing, 15 km men:
16 February 2006 (Thursday)
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: UEFA Cup 2005–06 – Round of 32, First leg.- VfB StuttgartVfB StuttgartVerein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
1–2 MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough F.C.Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... - Slavia PragueSK Slavia PrahaSportovní Klub Slavia Praha is a Czech professional football club founded in 1892 in the city of Prague.They play in the Gambrinus liga—the highest competition in the Czech Republic. Alongside Sparta Prague, they are considered one of the top Czech clubs and the rivalry between the two clubs is...
3–1 PalermoU.S. Città di PalermoUnione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently... - FC ThunFC ThunFC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club currently plays in the Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2009/10 season. The club plays at the Arena Thun which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing...
1–0 HamburgHamburger SVHamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
- VfB Stuttgart
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: West Indies in New Zealand- Twenty20Twenty20Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
: TiedTie (draw)To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as...
match. New ZealandNew Zealand cricket teamThe New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
defeat West IndiesWest Indian cricket teamThe West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
in a bowl off 3–0.- Note: Chris Cairns' final international cricket game for New Zealand.
- The New Zealanders won the toss, playing in the beige uniforms of the 80's, and sent the West Indies in. The "Windies" scored a modest 126–7 off their 20 overs, a run rate of only 6.30 an over. In reply, Lou Vincent scored 42 off 37, the highest score in the match. New Zealand looked to have the game in the bag, needing just 47 off nine overs. However, in the next 7 overs, Dwayne SmithDwayne SmithDwayne Romel Smith is a cricketer who has represented the West Indies. An all-rounder, he is known as an aggressive and powerful right-handed batsman, bowls medium pace, and is also an athletic fielder. Smith has played for Barbados since the start of his career but has also played three seasons...
and Chris GayleChris GayleChristopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight...
had only 31 runs scored of their bowling, reducing the Black Caps to 110–8. New Zealand then required 17 to win off the last over and the game looked beyond them. A James Franklin six off the second ball changed things and off the last ball, New Zealand required 5 to win and 4 to tie with tailender Shane BondShane BondShane Edward Bond was a New Zealand cricketer, described as "New Zealand's best fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee". He has represented New Zealand in Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket as well as playing for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket and Warwickshire in English...
facing. Bond hit a four, sending the game in to a bowl off. The 12 balls missed the stumps and it took two hits from last ball hero Shane Bond to break the deadlock and then a hit from Scott StyrisScott StyrisScott Bernardo Styris is an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer. An allrounder, Styris is an aggressive right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler....
gave New Zealand a 3–0 win in the bowl off. The first ODI starts on February 18.
- The New Zealanders won the toss, playing in the beige uniforms of the 80's, and sent the West Indies in. The "Windies" scored a modest 126–7 off their 20 overs, a run rate of only 6.30 an over. In reply, Lou Vincent scored 42 off 37, the highest score in the match. New Zealand looked to have the game in the bag, needing just 47 off nine overs. However, in the next 7 overs, Dwayne Smith
- Note: Chris Cairns' final international cricket game for New Zealand.
- ODI: India defeat Pakistan by 5 wickets at the Multan Cricket StadiumMultan Cricket StadiumMultan Cricket Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. The stadium is located off Vehari Road, in the suburbs of Multan. Having such a lush green outfield and playing area, the stadium is the most beautiful in the country at the moment. It is primarily used for cricket...
in the fourth ODI.- India win the 5 match series 3–1.
- India won the toss and sent Pakistan into bat. The choice paid off as Pakistan ended all out for 161. Yuvraj SinghYuvraj SinghYuvraj Singh Bhandal is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008...
picked up 4 wickets and India coasted to an easy win to take the series.
- India won the toss and sent Pakistan into bat. The choice paid off as Pakistan ended all out for 161. Yuvraj Singh
- India win the 5 match series 3–1.
- Twenty20
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, day six:- BiathlonBiathlon at the 2006 Winter OlympicsBiathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events. They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena. The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006. Approximately 6,500 spectators were expected by the organizing committee...
, women's sprint:- Florence Baverel-RobertFlorence Baverel-RobertFlorence Baverel-Robert , is a retired French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the women's 7.5 km sprint...
of FranceFrance at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFrance competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. France is represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :MenWomen...
wins the women's biathlon 7.5 km sprint. Anna Carin OlofssonAnna Carin OlofssonAnna Carin Zidek is a Swedish former biathlete who won a silver medal in the 7.5 km sprint and a gold medal in the 12.5 km mass start event at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
of Sweden and Lilia EfremovaLilia EfremovaLilia Vaygina-Efremova is a Ukrainian biathlete.On February 16, 2006, she won the Winter Olympics bronze medal for the 7.5 km biathlon competition, becoming the first Ukrainian athlete to win a medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:*...
of Ukraine complete the podium. (CBC.ca) - Olga PylevaOlga PylevaOlga Valeryevna Medvedtseva , former Pyleva , née Zamorozova , is a retired Russian biathlete....
, who placed second at the 15 km, has been disqualified from the Games following a positive test for carphedonCarphedonPhenotropil is a derivative of the nootropic drug -4-pheyl-2-pyrrolidon. It was developed in Russia, and a small number of low-scale clinical studies have shown possible links between prescription of carphedon and improvement in a number of encephalopathic conditions, including lesions of cerebral...
. She has been stripped of her medal. (CBC.ca), (Olympic.org)
- Florence Baverel-Robert
- Cross country skiing:
- Kristina ŠmigunKristina ŠmigunKristina Šmigun-Vähi is a former and so far most successful Estonian female cross-country skier. Her parents, Anatoli Šmigun and Rutt Rehemaa were both prominent Nordic skiers...
wins her second gold medal of these Games, but she's still the only Estonian to medal. Three Norwegians follow, though over 20 seconds behind Šmigun. (CBC.ca)
- Kristina Šmigun
- Nordic combinedNordic combined at the 2006 Winter OlympicsNordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics, consisted of three events held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. The events took place in Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:...
, team:- AustriaAustria at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Medalists :- Alpine skiing :Men'sWomen'sNote: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :...
win the team competition after Mario StecherMario StecherMario Stecher is an Austrian Nordic combined skier who has competed since 1994. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won three medals in the 4 x 5 km team event with two golds and a bronze...
catches up with Germany'sGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
Jens GaiserJens GaiserJens Gaiser is a German nordic combined skier who has competed since 1998. He won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in the 4 x 5 km team event...
on the final 5 km leg. FinlandFinland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFinland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :...
win bronze nearly a minute ahead of the rest of the field. (NBC Olympics)
- Austria
- SnowboardingSnowboarding at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe, Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:...
, snowboard cross:- Seth WescottSeth WescottSeth Benjamin Wescott is an American snowboarder. He is a two-time Olympic champion in the snowboard cross.-Life and career:Wescott was born in Durham, North Carolina, and lives in Carrabassett Valley, Maine...
of USAUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
wins the inaugural Men's Snowboard Cross final. Radoslav ŽidekRadoslav ŽidekRadoslav Židek is a snowboarder who became the first Slovak to win a Winter Olympics medal. He won a silver in Snowboard Cross at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-External links:...
of Slovakia is second and Paul-Henri Delarue of France is third. (CBC.ca)
- Seth Wescott
- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, team pursuit:- The ItalianItaly at the 2006 Winter OlympicsItaly was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games and the third time overall . Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony was figure skater Carolina Kostner...
men's team of Matteo AnesiMatteo AnesiMatteo Anesi is an Italian speed skater who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 29th in the 1500 m event.-References:...
, Stefano DonagrandiStefano DonagrandiStefano Donagrandi is an ice speed skater from Italy, who won the gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 22nd in the 1500 m event, 13th in the 10000 m event, and 16th in 5000 m.-References:...
, Enrico FabrisEnrico FabrisEnrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...
, Ermanno Ioriatti, and Ippolito SanfratelloIppolito SanfratelloIppolito Sanfratello is an ice speed skater from Italy, who won the gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 18th in the 1500m, 14th in the 5000m and 12th in the 10000m....
upsets the CanadiansCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
in the final to take the gold medal, after the DutchNetherlands at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAthletes from the Netherlands competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 35 competed in speed skating, bobsleigh, short track speed skating and snowboarding...
team fell with a large lead in Italy's semi-final. The Dutch recover in the bronze-medal race to take third place. (CBC) - World Cup-leading GermanyGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
's team of Daniela Anschütz, Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
, Lucille OpitzLucille OpitzLucille Opitz is a German speed skater who won a gold medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...
, Claudia PechsteinClaudia PechsteinClaudia Pechstein is a German speed skater. With a total of five Olympic gold medals, two silver, and two bronze medals, she is the most successful German Winter Olympian of all time...
, and Sabine VölkerSabine VölkerSabine Völker is a German former speed skater who won a gold medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics, after winning three individual medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....
defeat the Canadian team for the women's gold medal. RussiaRussia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsRussia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports. Russia was a key part of the Soviet Union when it won the highest number of gold medals for the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1988 Winter...
takes bronze. (CBC)
- The Italian
- Figure skatingFigure skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFour figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue.Lithuanian ice dancers Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas became the first figure skaters to compete at five Olympics....
, men's free skate- Three-time world champion RussianRussia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsRussia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports. Russia was a key part of the Soviet Union when it won the highest number of gold medals for the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1988 Winter...
Yevgeny Plushenko takes an unsurprising gold medal after a first-place free skate and short program. SwitzerlandSwitzerland at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSwitzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:...
's Stephane LambielStéphane LambielStéphane Lambiel is a Swiss figure skater and a choreographer. He is a two-time World Champion, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Champion and a nine-time Swiss national champion...
takes silver, while CanadianCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
Jeffrey ButtleJeffrey ButtleJeffrey Buttle is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics bronze medalist, the 2008 World champion, the 2002 & 2004 Four Continents champion and the 2005-2007 Canadian champion. On March 22, 2008, Buttle became the first Canadian man since Elvis Stojko in 1997 to win the World Title...
overcomes a poor short program to finish in third place. (CBC)
- Three-time world champion Russian
- SkeletonSkeleton at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe skeleton competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy on February 16 and February 17 .-Medal table:-Events:...
- Two-time world champion Maya Pedersen sets the two fastest times to win the SkeletonSkeleton (sport)Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
, and SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
's first Gold of the Games. Shelley RudmanShelley RudmanShelley Rudman is a British Olympic athlete. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in skeleton; the only medal for Great Britain at the games...
wins silver, the UK's first medal of any color. Mellisa Hollingsworth-RichardsMellisa Hollingsworth-RichardsMellisa Hollingsworth is a Canadian athlete who has competed since 1995. She won the bronze medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....
takes bronze for CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
- Two-time world champion Maya Pedersen sets the two fastest times to win the Skeleton
- Biathlon
15 February 2006 (Wednesday)
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: UEFA Cup 2005–06 – Round of 32, First leg.- Litex LovechPFC Litex LovechPFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
0–2 StrasbourgRC StrasbourgRacing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace... - Schalke 04FC Schalke 04Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
2–1 EspanyolRCD EspanyolReial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009... - Heerenveen 1–3 Steaua Bucharest
- Hertha BerlinHertha BSC BerlinHertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side...
0–1 Rapid Bucharest - FC BaselFC BaselFussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
1–0 AS MonacoAS Monaco FCAssociation Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille... - Real BetisReal BetisReal Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
2–0 AZ Alkmaar - RosenborgRosenborg B.K.Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...
0–2 Zenit St. Petersburg - Artmedia Bratislava 0–1 Levski SofiaPFC Levski Sofia"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
- Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers F.C.Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
0–0 MarseilleOlympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... - LilleLille OSCLOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...
3–2 Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... - UdineseUdinese CalcioUdinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
3–0 LensRC LensRacing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du... - Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 SevillaSevilla FCSevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
- Club BruggeClub BruggeClub Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472....
1–2 RomaA.S. RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
(UEFA.com)
- Litex Lovech
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, day five:- Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.-Medal table:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Course Information:...
:- Michaela DorfmeisterMichaela DorfmeisterMichaela Dorfmeister is a professional alpine skier from Austria. Her specialities are both the Downhill and Super-G disciplines, although she skis in and has had success in Giant Slalom.-Biography:...
of AustriaAustria at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Medalists :- Alpine skiing :Men'sWomen'sNote: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :...
wins the women's downhillDownhillDownhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
. Martina SchildMartina SchildMartina Schild is a Swiss alpine skier competing in downhill and Super-G.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won the silver medal in the women's downhill. She placed 6th in the women's Super-G....
of Switzerland and Anja PärsonAnja PärsonAnja Sofia Tess Pärson is a Swedish-Sámi alpine skier, the winner of seven World Championships gold medals and two Overall Alpine Skiing World Cup titles. She has won a total of 42 World cup races.-Biography:...
of Sweden complete the podium. (CBC.ca)
- Michaela Dorfmeister
- Nordic combinedNordic combined at the 2006 Winter OlympicsNordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics, consisted of three events held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. The events took place in Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:...
:- High winds in the ski jumping hill force the jury to abandon the team competition midway through the second round. The teams will resume tomorrow. (NBC Olympics)
- Short track speed skatingShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over thirteen days, from 12 February to 25 February. Eight events were contested at Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-Soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds...
:- Wang Meng wins the women's 500-m race, capturing the first gold medal in the Turin Games for ChinaChina at the 2006 Winter OlympicsChina competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Yang Yang , a short track speed skater, served as flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies. Like most previous Olympics, coverage was via CCTV-5...
. BulgariaBulgaria at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :...
's Evgenia RadanovaEvgenia RadanovaEvgenia Radanova is a Bulgarian female short track speed skater and cyclist who has participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She is the world record holder in the 500 m short track distance with 43.671s, which she set in Calgary, Canada on 19 October 2001...
takes the silver, while CanadaCanada at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCanada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
's Anouk Leblanc-BoucherAnouk Leblanc-BoucherAnouk Leblanc-Boucher is a Canadian short track speed skating athlete at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
claims the bronze. (CBC.ca)
- Wang Meng wins the women's 500-m race, capturing the first gold medal in the Turin Games for China
- Freestyle skiingFreestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFour freestyle skiing events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the venue in Sauze d'Oulx. There were both men's and women's competition in both aerials and moguls events...
:- Transplanted Canadian skier Dale Begg-SmithDale Begg-SmithDale Begg-Smith is an Australian-Canadian freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for Australia, his adopted country, in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics...
wins AustraliaAustralia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 40 athletes was the largest ever for Australia, surpassing the team of 31 that participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics....
's first gold medal in men's moguls. (CBC.ca)
- Transplanted Canadian skier Dale Begg-Smith
- Alpine skiing
14 February 2006 (Tuesday)
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: 2005–06 VB Series2005–06 VB SeriesThe 2005–06 edition of the VB Series was a three-team One Day International men's cricket tournament held in Australia in January and February 2006, between the hosting nation's team, South Africa and Sri Lanka...
- AustraliaAustralian cricket teamThe Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
defeat Sri LankaSri Lankan cricket teamThe Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
by 9 wickets at Brisbane Cricket GroundBrisbane Cricket GroundThe Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located....
after 45.3 overs.- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. After being 2–28, Kumar SangakkaraKumar SangakkaraKumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman...
and Mahela JayawardeneMahela JayawardeneDenagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s...
put on a 100 run partnership. Jayawardene went on to score 86 of 91 balls. Russel ArnoldRussel ArnoldRussel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order...
made 76 off 71. Sri Lanka's final score was 266–9 off 50 overs. In Australia's innings, openerBatting order (cricket)In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time...
s Adam GilchristAdam GilchristAdam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
and Simon KatichSimon KatichSimon Matthew Katich is an Australian cricketer. He is the captain of the New South Wales Blues, and also captained, up until the end of the 2007 season, Derbyshire County Cricket Club...
scored centuries to win the game by 9 wickets. Captain Ricky PontingRicky PontingRicky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
was not out with Katich on 28. Australia came from behind in the finals to win 2–1. Andrew SymondsAndrew SymondsAndrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling....
was named man of the series, and Adam GilchristAdam GilchristAdam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
man of the match.
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. After being 2–28, Kumar Sangakkara
- Australia
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, day four:- BiathlonBiathlon at the 2006 Winter OlympicsBiathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events. They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena. The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006. Approximately 6,500 spectators were expected by the organizing committee...
, men's 10-kilometre sprint :- Sven FischerSven FischerSven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...
won GermanyGermany at the 2006 Winter OlympicsGermany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic...
's second gold medal in biathlon with a perfect day on the shooting range and skiing the 10 kilometres in 26 minutes, 11.6 seconds. As in the men's individual, NorwegiansNorway at the 2006 Winter OlympicsNorway sent 74 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. At the 2002 Winter Olympics Norway won the most gold medals, and before the Turin games, Norwegian sports officials were aiming for more than the 25 medals they won in Salt Lake City — the president of the Norwegian Skiing...
take the two other medals. (CBC.ca)
- Sven Fischer
- Cross country, men's team sprint, classical style:
- Thobias FredrikssonThobias FredrikssonThobias Fredriksson is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. He won two medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a gold in the team sprint and a bronze in the individual sprint events.Fredriksson also won two medals in the individual sprint events at the FIS Nordic...
and Björn LindBjörn LindBjörn Lind is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won gold medals in both the Individual and Team sprint events at Turin in 2006....
from SwedenSweden at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports...
wins the gold medal at the men's team sprint, classical style, bringing in Sweden's first medal of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Minutes earlier, Lina AnderssonLina AnderssonLina Andersson is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a gold medal in the Team sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 11th in the Individual sprint in those same games.Andersson also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...
and Anna DahlbergAnna DahlbergAnna Olsson is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1996 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the team sprint at Turin in 2006.Olsson also won a silver medal in the team sprint event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec...
, also from Sweden, won the women's gold medal in the same event. (BBC Sport)
- Thobias Fredriksson
- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, women's 500 metres:- 34-year-old Russian Svetlana ZhurovaSvetlana ZhurovaSvetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova is a speed skater from Russia.Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989, took part in four Olympics, but did not win her first Olympic medal until her fourth Olympics, winning Olympic gold in Turin in 2006, two years after mothering a child. She also became...
, who left speed skating in 2003 to become a mother, becomes the oldest woman to win a speed skating gold medal by clocking times of 38.23 and 38.34. In the last pair of the second round, she beat Chinese Wang ManliWang ManliWang Manli is a Chinese ice speed skater who won a silver medal in the Women's 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:*...
, runner-up in the first round with 38.31, by 0.13 seconds to secure the gold medal. (CBC.ca)
- 34-year-old Russian Svetlana Zhurova
- Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.-Medal table:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Course Information:...
, men's combined:- Unheralded 21-year-old Ted LigetyTed LigetyTheodore Sharp "Ted" Ligety is a champion alpine ski racer from the United States. He was the 2006 Olympic gold medalist in combined and the three-time World Cup champion in giant slalom . Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships...
of the USAUnited States at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe United States Olympic Committee sent 211 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies...
wins gold by virtue of two nearly-flawless slalom runs. The heavy favorite, Ligety's countryman Bode MillerBode MillerSamuel Bode Miller is an American alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and is generally considered the greatest American alpine skier of all time...
, was disqualified for straddling a gate in his first slalom run after leading by two full seconds following the downhill segment. Ivica KostelićIvica KostelicIvica Kostelić is an alpine ski racer from Zagreb, Croatia. He won the world championship in slalom in 2003 and three Olympic silver medals in slalom and combined , along with the overall World Cup title in 2011 and 18 World Cup races during his career...
of CroatiaCroatia at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :MenWomenNote: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :- Bobsleigh :...
takes silver, while bronze goes to Rainer SchönfelderRainer SchönfelderRainer Schönfelder is an Austrian skier who won the 2003-2004 men's World Cup slalom title.-Career:Born in Bleiburg, Carinthia, Austria, Schönfelder made his debut in the 1995-1996 season, finishing 115th in the overall rankings...
of AustriaAustria at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Medalists :- Alpine skiing :Men'sWomen'sNote: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.- Biathlon :...
. (CBC.ca)
- Unheralded 21-year-old Ted Ligety
- Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
women's group stage- Pool "A"
- Italy 1–5 Russia: After over 128 minutes, the Italians scored their first goal in the Olympics, thanks to Sabina Floran on a two-man advantage.
- Canada 8–1 Sweden: Gillian Apps scored two goals in the rout of the Swedes.
- Pool "B"
- Switzerland 1–2 Germany
- USA 7–3 Finland: The USA scored six straight times between the late second period and the entire third period to put this game away.
- Pool "A"
- SEMIFINALS (Friday February 17): Finland vs. Canada, USA vs. Sweden.
- Biathlon
13 February 2006 (Monday)
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: India in Pakistan 2005–06- Third One Dayer in the Best of Five Series.
- IndiaIndian cricket teamThe Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
defeat PakistanPakistani cricket teamThe Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
by five wickets, after 47.4 overs.- IndiaIndian cricket teamThe Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
won the toss and elect to field first. Shoaib MalikShoaib MalikShoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricket player and former captain. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. He has taken over 100 ODI wickets, and has a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket...
made 108 off 120 balls during PakistanPakistani cricket teamThe Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
's inningsInningsAn inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
of 288/8 off their 50 overs. Abdul Razzaq made 64 not outNot outIn cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
off 56 balls. Irfan PathanIrfan PathanIrfan Pathan is an Indian cricketer who made his debut for India in late-2003 and was a core member of the national team until a decline in form set in during 2006, forcing him out of the team...
ended the innings with 49/3 off ten overs, which included 2 maidens. In India's innings, Sachin TendulkarSachin TendulkarSachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket...
's 95 guided the Indian's towards victory. Yuvraj SinghYuvraj SinghYuvraj Singh Bhandal is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008...
scored 79* and put on a 102 run stand with Mahendra Singh DhoniMahendra Singh DhoniMahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team. He made his One Day International debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and a year later played his first Test, this time against Sri Lanka.Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC...
, who scored 72* off 46 balls. This partnership was not outNot outIn cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
and secured India the win. India now lead the series 2–1.
- India
- India
- Third One Dayer in the Best of Five Series.
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, day three:- BiathlonBiathlon at the 2006 Winter OlympicsBiathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events. They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena. The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006. Approximately 6,500 spectators were expected by the organizing committee...
, women's 15 km individual:- Russia occupies the top two spots on the podium of this distance, with Svetlana IshmouratovaSvetlana IshmouratovaSvetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova is a Russian biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk and is a soldier by profession.Ishmouratova won the gold in the women's 15 km individual contest at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :...
claiming gold 45.5 seconds ahead of compatriot Olga PylevaOlga PylevaOlga Valeryevna Medvedtseva , former Pyleva , née Zamorozova , is a retired Russian biathlete....
. Martina GlagowMartina GlagowMartina "Molly" Beck , is a German biathlete. She now lives in Mittenwald in Bavaria. She was most successful in the 2002–03 season, when she was the first German to win the women's overall Biathlon World Cup...
claimed bronze despite missing one target on the final shooting, thus preventing an all-Russian sweep. (CBC.ca)
- Russia occupies the top two spots on the podium of this distance, with Svetlana Ishmouratova
- CurlingCurling at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCurling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure...
- Men's draw 1:
- Great Britain 7–5 Italy
- Sweden 6–3 New Zealand
- United States 11–5 Norway The Olympic champion Pål TrulsenPål TrulsenPål Trulsen is a Norwegian curler from Hosle in Bærum, and was the 2002 Olympic curling men's champion....
resign in the eighth end after giving up five points (CBC.ca) - Finland 7–2 Switzerland
- Men's draw 2: (CBC.ca)
- Canada 10–5 Germany
- Finland 4–3 United States
- Great Britain 10–5 New Zealand
- Sweden 7–5 Italy
- Women's draw 1:
- Great Britain 3–2 Denmark Five ends were blanked; Rhona MartinRhona MartinRhona Martin MBE is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002.-Early career:For a long time best known in...
eventually secured a point with the hammer in the tenth end - Norway 11–6 United States
- Sweden 7–5 Canada Anette NorbergAnette NorbergAnette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Nacka. She and her team are the current Olympic women's curling champions, having won the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver...
claimed a 6–4 lead in the eighth end and held on to beat Canada's Olympic debutant team, skipped by Shannon KleibrinkShannon KleibrinkShannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy...
(CBC.ca) - Switzerland 11–4 Italy
- Great Britain 3–2 Denmark Five ends were blanked; Rhona Martin
- Men's draw 1:
- Figure skatingFigure skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFour figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue.Lithuanian ice dancers Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas became the first figure skaters to compete at five Olympics....
:- Tatiana TotmianinaTatiana TotmianinaTatiana Ivanovna Totmianina is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maxim Marinin, she is the 2006 Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion, and five-time European Champion...
and Maxim MarininMaxim MarininMaxim Viktorovich Marinin is a retired Russian pair skater. With partner Tatiana Totmianina, he is the 2006 Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion, and five-time European Champion.- Career :...
of Russia takes gold in the pairs event. Two Chinese pairs claim silver and bronze. (CBC.ca)
- Tatiana Totmianina
- Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
, women's group stage:- Group A: Sweden 11–0 Italy: The Italian team have now given up 27 goals in two games. Sweden clinches a spot in the medal round.
- Group B: Finland 4–0 Switzerland: The Finns clinch a spot in the medal round.
- The USA and Canada, who were off from competition, also joined these teams in the medal round.
- SnowboardingSnowboarding at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe, Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:...
, women's halfpipe:- Just as in the men's competition, USA clinch gold and silver, while a NordicNordic countriesThe Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
settles for a bronze medal. 19-year-old Hannah TeterHannah TeterHannah Teter is an American snowboarder from Belmont, Vermont. She is an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in halfpipe at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. She also won bronze at the 2005 FIS World Championships at Whistler, British Columbia, and has six World Cup victories...
made runs of 44.6 and 46.4 points, of which the highest score counted; both scores were higher than any others. Gretchen BleilerGretchen BleilerGretchen Bleiler is an American professional halfpipe snowboarder. She currently resides in Aspen, Colorado and is married to Chris Hotell.-Career:...
won silver and Norway's Kjersti BuaasKjersti BuaasKjersti Østgaard Buaas is a Norwegian snowboarder from Trondheim. She placed 4th in women's half-pipe at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. She received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in women's half-pipe in Turin, Italy...
bronze. (CBC.ca)
- Just as in the men's competition, USA clinch gold and silver, while a Nordic
- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, men's 500 metres:- Joey CheekJoey Cheek+William Joseph Cheek is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater...
becomes the second American to win speed skating gold in two days, as the only skater to go below 35 seconds in a race; he does it in both races, ending with a total time of 69.76 seconds, while Dmitry DorofeyevDmitry DorofeyevDmitry Anatolyevich Dorofeyev is a speed skater. Dmitry Dorofeyev won a silver medal in the 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics. His second place finish was Russia's first Olympic speed skating medal since 1994. He placed tenth in the 1,000 m event...
, who won silver, had a best time of 35.17 to end with 70.43 seconds. (AP)
- Joey Cheek
- Eleven athletes are injured during the day: three female downhill skiers crash, including 2002 gold medallist Carole MontilletCarole MontilletCarole Montillet-Carles is a French alpine skier.-Career:Born in Corrençon-en-Vercors, Isère, she became a member of the Villard de Lans ski club in Grenoble...
, in addition, five lugers, two figure skaters and a snowboarder sustain injuries. (CBC.ca)
- Biathlon
- NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
College BasketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
:- Men's:
- In the latest APAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
polls, the top six teams remain the same from last week: UConnUniversity of ConnecticutThe admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
, DukeDuke UniversityDuke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, MemphisUniversity of MemphisThe University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
, VillanovaVillanova UniversityVillanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
, GonzagaGonzaga UniversityGonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
, and TexasUniversity of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
. BucknellBucknell UniversityBucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...
enters the rankings for the first time in history, at #24. #4 Villanova 69, #1 University of Connecticut 64: The Wildcats, playing at their second home of the Wachovia CenterWachovia CenterThe Wells Fargo Center is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, storm back from a 12-point deficit early in the second half to score their first win over a #1 team since beating University of Connecticut in 1995.
- In the latest AP
- Women's:
- After North Carolina'sUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
loss to MarylandUniversity of Maryland, College ParkThe University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
Thursday night, Duke regains the top spot. LSULouisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
rises to #2 after defeating TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
the same night. North Carolina drops to third, Maryland rises to #4, and Tennessee remains #5.
- After North Carolina's
- Men's:
12 February 2006 (Sunday)
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
: NFL- In the Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
, the NFL's season finale, played in HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, the NFC took advantage of six turnovers by the AFC as the NFC squad won 23–17. Tampa BayTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
's Derrick BrooksDerrick BrooksDerrick Dewan Brooks is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers 28th overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State....
was named the game's most valuable player.
- In the Pro Bowl
- Auto racingAuto racingAuto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
: NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
- Rookie Denny HamlinDenny HamlinJames Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin is an American race car driver. Though originally born in Tampa, Florida, Hamlin was raised for most of his life in Chesterfield, Virginia. After racing in go-karts for a number of years, he worked his way up to Late Models by 2004 and signed a development contract...
, who qualified for the Bud Shootout by winning the pole for the fall race at Phoenix International RacewayPhoenix International RacewayPhoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...
last season, stuns the field by winning the invitation-only event over teammate Tony StewartTony StewartAnthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation."Stewart...
and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Jr.* NOTE: References to "Earnhardt", "he", and "him" refer to the subject of this article, unless otherwise specified. References to his father will include "Sr."...
, who both finished in a dead heat for second.
- Rookie Denny Hamlin
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: 2006 Six Nations Championship2006 Six Nations ChampionshipThe 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy...
- WalesWales national rugby union teamThe Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
28–18 ScotlandScotland national rugby union teamThe Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
- Scotland score two tries (one unconverted) in the last minutes to make a more respectable score, but they were never in the match after being reduced to 14 men after 20 minutes.
- Wales
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
- Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.-Medal table:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Course Information:...
, men's downhill:- Antoine DénériazAntoine DénériazAntoine Dénériaz is a French Alpine skier. He won a gold medal in the Olympic downhill competition at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, trailed by Austrian Michael Walchhofer and Swiss Bruno Kernen...
of FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
claims victory 0.72 seconds ahead of AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
's Michael WalchhoferMichael WalchhoferMichael Walchhofer is a former Austrian alpine ski racer. He started his career in slalom, but then moved over to the speed events. During his career he won the downhill world cup three times, one silver medal at Olympics Games, and one gold, two silver and one bronze medal at World Ski...
, who had staved off attacks from all other Austrians, Norwegians and Americans before going down to the Frenchman, who "pulled off a startling upset" according to NBC. (NBC Olympics)
- Antoine Dénériaz
- Cross country skiing:
- 7.5+7.5 km double pursuit, women: Kristina ŠmigunKristina ŠmigunKristina Šmigun-Vähi is a former and so far most successful Estonian female cross-country skier. Her parents, Anatoli Šmigun and Rutt Rehemaa were both prominent Nordic skiers...
wins EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
's first gold medal at these Games by overtaking Kateřina NeumannováKaterina NeumannováKateřina Neumannová is a retired Czech cross country skier. She was a flatwater canoeist and downhill skier before moving to cross country skiing at sixteen...
on the final stretch. (NBC Olympics) - 15+15 km double pursuit, men: RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's Yevgeny Dementiev wins an event decided in the final 100 metres, overtaking several skiers to win a three-man sprint. Frode EstilFrode EstilFrode Estil is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. He currently lives in Meråker with his wife Grete whom he married in the summer of 2001. They have two sons, Bernhard, born in August 2002, and Konrad. Estil was classical specialist and also a specialist at succeeding in World Championships...
takes the fifth medal for Norway in these Games, but fails to reach gold; Estil broke his ski in a fall at the start, but caught up with the pack to beat Italian Pietro Piller CottrerPietro Piller CottrerPietro Piller Cottrer is an Italian cross-country skier who won gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was born at Sappada, province of Belluno....
and win silver. (CBC.ca)
- 7.5+7.5 km double pursuit, women: Kristina Šmigun
- Figure skatingFigure skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFour figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue.Lithuanian ice dancers Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas became the first figure skaters to compete at five Olympics....
: Michelle KwanMichelle KwanMichelle Wingshan Kwan is an American figure skater. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, a five-time World champion and a nine-time U.S...
(USAUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) withdrew from the Ladies' Figure Skating competition due to her illness and injuries. Despite not winning an Olympic Gold Medal, Kwan finishes her career as a five time World Champion and nine time US Champion. Emily HughesEmily HughesEmily Anne Hughes is an American figure skater. She is the 2007 U.S. National silver medalist and was a member of the 2006 Olympic team. She is a younger sister of Sarah Hughes, the 2002 Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
, pending approval from IOCInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
and the ISUInternational Skating UnionThe International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
, will be Kwan's replacement. - Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
, women's group stage:- Group A:
Canada 12–0 Russia: Despite angry e-mails following their record 16–0 win over Italy in the tournament opener (Reuters/Yahoo), the Canadian women have now outscored their opposition 28–0. - Group B:
Germany 0–5 United States
- Group A:
- LugeLuge at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe Luge competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy. Three events were staged, taking place from February 11 to February 15. These were the first games where a qualifying system was used to determine the enterants into the games.-Medal...
, men's singles:- Defending Olympic and World champion Armin ZöggelerArmin ZöggelerArmin Zöggeler is a luger and double Olympic champion who is an Italian national. He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed Il Cannibale , for his notable series of victories, or The Iceblood Champion, for his always cold, rational approach to the races.Zöggeler was born in...
takes the first gold medal for the host nation by defending his lead in the singles competition, ahead of Russian Albert DemtschenkoAlbert DemtschenkoAlbert Demtschenko is a Russian luger who has competed since 1992. A six-time Winter Olympian, he finally won his first medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a silver in the men's singles event...
and Latvian Martins RubenisMartinš RubenisMārtiņš Rubenis is a Latvian luger who has competed since 1998. He won the bronze medal at the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, becoming the first Latvian Mārtiņš Rubenis (born 26 September 1978 in Riga) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 1998. He won the bronze...
(CBC.ca)
- Defending Olympic and World champion Armin Zöggeler
- Short track speed skatingShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over thirteen days, from 12 February to 25 February. Eight events were contested at Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-Soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds...
, men's 1500 meters:- Koreans Ahn Hyung-soo and Lee Ho-sukLee Ho-SukLee Ho-Suk is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won an Olympic gold medal as a part of 5000m Short-track relay team and won four Olympic silver medals. He is the Overall World Champion for 2009 and 2010.-Career:...
win the first medals for their country, and make it a 1–2 finish, and Li JiajunLi JiaJunLi Jiajun is a Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001....
makes it an all-Asian podium. Defending Olympic champion Apolo Ohno stumbles in the penultimate lap of the semi-final, fails to qualify, and eventually finishes eighth. (AP)
- Koreans Ahn Hyung-soo and Lee Ho-suk
- Ski jumpingSki jumping at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSki jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over nine days, from 11 February to 20 February. Three events were contested in Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:...
, normal hill (HS106):- Lars BystølLars BystølLars Bystøl is a Norwegian ski jumper who has won one Olympic gold medal, one World Cup event, two FIS Nordic World Ski Championships bronze medals in the team large hill events , and a gold medal in the FIS Ski Flying World Championships...
is the first Norwegian to strike gold in Turin; he leapt from seventh to first place by soaring 103.5 metres in the second round to claim gold ahead of Matti HautamäkiMatti HautamäkiMatti Antero Hautamäki is a Finnish ski jumper.-Biography:Matti made his first ski-jumping attempts at the age of seven near his home town of Oulu. When his older brother Jussi and his friend Lauri Hakola moved to Kuopio, Matti followed them...
, Finland, and another Norwegian, Roar LjøkelsøyRoar LjøkelsøyRoar Ljøkelsøy is a Norwegian ski jumper. Ljøkelsøy's early career was not particularly brilliant. While considered almost flawless technically, he did not win an individual World Cup event until 25 January 2003, at age 26...
. (Reuters)
- Lars Bystøl
- SnowboardingSnowboarding at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe, Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:...
, men's halfpipeSnowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's HalfpipeThe men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 12 February 2006.-Medalists:-Results:...
:- Americans Shaun WhiteShaun WhiteShaun Roger White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board.-Early life:Shaun White is an Irish American...
(46.8 points) and Danny KassDanny KassDaniel "Danny" Kass is an American professional snowboarder.He was born in Vernon Valley, NJ.Danny grew up in New Jersey where he began his climb into snowboarding history at the age of twelve...
(44.0 points) claims gold and silver at the halfpipe event, keeping the defending World Champion Antti AuttiAntti AuttiAntti-Matias Antero Autti is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big-name talents Danny Kass, Andy Finch, and Shaun White in the Men's Superpipe at the 2005 Winter X Games to claim the gold...
out of the podium. Mason AguirreMason AguirreMason Singer Aguirre is an American snowboarder. He competes in halfpipe, slopestyle and superpipe, but consistently places higher in halfpipe and superpipe competitions.-Career:...
also takes fourth place, but Finn Markku KoskiMarkku KoskiMarkku Koski is a professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland. He is well known within the snowboarding community for his consistent showing in half-pipe competitions and for his video parts with Standard Films...
splits the Americans with a run worth 41.5 points (CBC.ca).
- Americans Shaun White
- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, Women's 3000 metresSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's 3000 metresThe Women's 3000m speed skating competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 12 February, the second day of competition at the Olympics.-Records:...
:- The Dutch women complete the third 1–2 finish of the day; 19-year-old Ireen WüstIreen WüstIreen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event...
skates a time of 4:02.43 in the tenth pair and watches as all the remaining skaters finish behind her. Renate GroenewoldRenate GroenewoldRenate Groenewold is a Dutch long track speed skater and road bicycle racer.Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships....
beats Canadian Cindy KlassenCindy KlassenCindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian long track speed skater. Klassen is a six-time medalist at the Winter Olympics. She is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with 6 medals each...
in their pair, but the two end up taking silver and bronze. Anni FriesingerAnni FriesingerAnna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too...
, who was, along with Klassen, considered a favourite by CBCCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
, finished outside the podium. (CBC.ca)
- The Dutch women complete the third 1–2 finish of the day; 19-year-old Ireen Wüst
- Alpine skiing
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: 2005–06 VB Series2005–06 VB SeriesThe 2005–06 edition of the VB Series was a three-team One Day International men's cricket tournament held in Australia in January and February 2006, between the hosting nation's team, South Africa and Sri Lanka...
– Second Final- AustraliaAustralian cricket teamThe Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
defeat Sri LankaSri Lankan cricket teamThe Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
to level the best of three final 1 all.- Australia scored 368/5 off their fifty overs after being 10/3 at the start of the 3rd over. Both Ricky PontingRicky PontingRicky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
and Andrew SymondsAndrew SymondsAndrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling....
scored centuries. Muttiah MuralitharanMuttiah MuralitharanMuttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002...
finished the innings with figures of 99/0 off 10 overs, the most expensive in ODI history for a 10 over spell. In reply, Sri Lanka ended all out on 201, with Mahela JayawardeneMahela JayawardeneDenagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s...
and Russel ArnoldRussel ArnoldRussel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order...
scoring half centuries. The series will now be decided on the 14th of February at the Brisbane Cricket GroundBrisbane Cricket GroundThe Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located....
. Andrew Symonds was named man of the match. Australia won the match by 167 runs.
- Australia scored 368/5 off their fifty overs after being 10/3 at the start of the 3rd over. Both Ricky Ponting
- Australia
11 February 2006 (Saturday)
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06- IndiaIndian cricket teamThe Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
level the 5 match ODI series 1–1.- PakistanPakistani cricket teamThe Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
win the toss and bat, setting India 266 to win at the RawalpindiRawalpindiRawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
Cricket Stadium. Shoaib MalikShoaib MalikShoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricket player and former captain. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. He has taken over 100 ODI wickets, and has a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket...
scored 95 before being run out. India chased down the total with 6.5 overs left, for a 7 wicket victory. Yuvraj SinghYuvraj SinghYuvraj Singh Bhandal is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008...
made 83 not out.
- Pakistan
- India
- XX Winter Olympic Games2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, opening day:- BiathlonBiathlon at the 2006 Winter OlympicsBiathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events. They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena. The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006. Approximately 6,500 spectators were expected by the organizing committee...
, men's 20 km individual:- Michael GreisMichael GreisMichael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...
of GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
wins gold in the time of 54:23.0, despite missing one of his 20 shots, in what NBC describes as an "upset". Defending Olympic champion Ole Einar BjørndalenOle Einar BjørndalenOle Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...
clinches silver, 16 seconds behind Greis, after missing two shots, while 19981998 Winter OlympicsThe 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
gold medallist Halvard HanevoldHalvard HanevoldHalvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...
records his second medal on an Olympic 20 km, pipping Russia's Sergei TchepikovSergei TchepikovSergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...
to the medal by 0.8 seconds. (NBC Olympics)
- Michael Greis
- Nordic combinedNordic combined at the 2006 Winter OlympicsNordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics, consisted of three events held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. The events took place in Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:...
, Gundersen:- Georg HettichGeorg HettichGeorg Hettich is a German nordic combined skier and Olympic medalist....
of Germany defends his lead after the ski jumping portion with a race of 39:44.6 to record Germany's second gold medal at the Olympics, after two events. Silver medallist Felix GottwaldFelix GottwaldFelix Gottwald is an Austrian Nordic combined athlete who competed from 1994 to 2007 and then returned to compete in 2009...
of AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and bronze medallist Magnus MoanMagnus MoanMagnus Hovdal Moan born 26 August 1983 in Lillehammer, Norway; is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who has competed since 2002. Magnus moved from Lillehammer when he was two years old and has lived in Trondheim ever since. He skis with the Byåsen IL club. When he is not training or competing Moan...
of NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
both managed to beat Hettich by more than a minute in the cross-country leg, but after eleventh and ninth place respectively in the ski jumping leg, their cross-country skiing is not enough to take them to the very top of the podium. Moan beats compatriot Petter TandePetter TandePetter Laukslett Tande is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2002, representing Byåsen IL...
in a dash for the finish line. (NBC Olympics)
- Georg Hettich
- Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter OlympicsSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....
, men's 5000 mSpeed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's 5000 metresThe Men's 5000 m speed skating competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 11 February, the first day of competition at the Olympics...
:- In his quest to emulate Eric HeidenEric HeidenEric Arthur Heiden, M.D. is an American former long track speed skater and road cyclist who won all the men's speed skating races, and thus an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York,...
and win five golds at the Winter Olympics, the AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and former inline skaterInline skatingInline skating is a recreational sport practiced widely internationally. Inline skates typically have 2 to 5 polyurethane wheels, arranged in a single line. The in-line design allows for greater speed than roller skates and better maneuverability...
Chad HedrickChad HedrickChad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push or DP...
begins well by winning the opening distance of 5000 metres. His race time of 6:14.68 is 0.02 seconds behind the four-year-old Olympic record of Jochem UytdehaageJochem UytdehaageJochem Simon Uytdehaage is a former Dutch long track speed skater and two-time Olympic champion. He retired in 2007 at the age of 30, following two consecutive seasons of poor results.-Biography:...
. DutchmanNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Sven KramerSven KramerSven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...
wins silver, 1.72 seconds adrift, while home skater Enrico FabrisEnrico FabrisEnrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...
takes ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's first medal with a bronze (NBC Olympics)
- In his quest to emulate Eric Heiden
- Freestyle skiingFreestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter OlympicsFour freestyle skiing events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the venue in Sauze d'Oulx. There were both men's and women's competition in both aerials and moguls events...
, women's mogulsFreestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's MogulsThe Women's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 11.-Qualification:...
:- Qualifying winner and two-time World Cup winner Jennifer HeilJennifer HeilJennifer Heil is a Canadian freestyle skier from Spruce Grove, Alberta. Heil started skiing at age two. Jennifer Heil won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, which was also Canada's first...
of CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
wins the first gold medal for the Canucks in 2006, finishing with a total of 26.50, nearly one point ahead of Norway's defending Olympic champion Kari TraaKari TraaKari Traa is a Norwegian freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finished second at the 2006 games, and finished third at the 1998 games....
, who takes Norway's fourth medal of the Games. FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's Sandra LaouraSandra LaouraSandra Laoura is a French freestyle skier of Algerian origin who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Laoura won bronze in the women's moguls event....
wins bronze with 25.37 points. (NBC Olympics)
- Qualifying winner and two-time World Cup winner Jennifer Heil
- Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
, women's group stage:- Group A:
Sweden 3–1 Russia
Canada 16–0 Italy: The sixteen goals is an all-time record for women's hockey. - Group B:
Finland 3–0 Germany
United States 6–0 Switzerland (NBC Olympics)
- Group A:
- LugeLuge at the 2006 Winter OlympicsThe Luge competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy. Three events were staged, taking place from February 11 to February 15. These were the first games where a qualifying system was used to determine the enterants into the games.-Medal...
, men's singles:- ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's Armin Zoeggeler is well placed to take the home nation's first gold after clocking the fastest time in both of the runs in the singles event, leading with a time of 1:43.132. The event continues with two more runs tomorrow, with Russian Albert DemtschenkoAlbert DemtschenkoAlbert Demtschenko is a Russian luger who has competed since 1992. A six-time Winter Olympian, he finally won his first medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a silver in the men's singles event...
in second place and American Tony BenshoofTony BenshoofTony Benshoof is an American luger from White Bear Lake, Minnesota who has been competing since 1990...
in third. (NBC Olympics)
- Italy
- Biathlon
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: 2006 Six Nations Championship2006 Six Nations ChampionshipThe 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy...
- EnglandEngland national rugby union teamThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
31–16 ItalyItaly national rugby union teamThe Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
- England secures a hard-fought victory over Italy, who led 9–7 in the second half.
- FranceFrance national rugby union teamThe France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
43–31 IrelandIreland national rugby union teamThe Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
- France hold off a strong Irish comeback in the second half after leading 43–3.
- England
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: 2006 Super 14 Season2006 Super 14 seasonThe 2006 Super 14 season started on Friday 10 February 2006. The Grand Final was held on Saturday 27 May 2006. Super 14 is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This season was the first of the expansion, which saw two new teams, the...
- Current title holders, the Crusaders defeat southern neighbours, the Highlanders 38–15 in ChristchurchJade StadiumLancaster Park, formerly Jade Stadium and currently known as AMI Stadium through sponsorship rights, is a sports stadium situated in Waltham, a suburb of Christchurch in New Zealand....
. - Last years runners up the Waratahs win a close match in BrisbaneSuncorp StadiumLang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...
over the RedsQueensland RedsThe Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
. The final score was 16–12, with the Reds securing a bonus point for a loss under 7 points. - The Stormers win 23–12 over the favourites for the wooden spoon, the Cats in JohannesburgEllis Park StadiumEllis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...
- The Sharks get their Super 14 campaign started with a 30–21 over the visiting New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
side the Chiefs in DurbanKings Park StadiumKings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...
.
- Current title holders, the Crusaders defeat southern neighbours, the Highlanders 38–15 in Christchurch
10 February 2006 (Friday)
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: 2006 African Cup of Nations2006 African Cup of Nations-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:-Quarter-finals:-------------Semi-finals:-----Third-place play-off:-Final:-Scorers:...
– Final- Egypt 0–0 Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire national football teamThe Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...
(aet, 4–2 on penaltiesPenalty shootout (football)A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
)- Egypt win the penalty shoot-out 4–2, to win the African Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of NationsThe Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...
for a record fifth time (after 1957, 1959, 1986, and 1998).
- Egypt win the penalty shoot-out 4–2, to win the African Cup of Nations
- Egypt 0–0 Côte d'Ivoire
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
: 2005–06 VB Series2005–06 VB SeriesThe 2005–06 edition of the VB Series was a three-team One Day International men's cricket tournament held in Australia in January and February 2006, between the hosting nation's team, South Africa and Sri Lanka...
– Sri LankaSri Lankan cricket teamThe Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
beat AustraliaAustralian cricket teamThe Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
by 22 runs in the first game of the VB Series final, with Tillakaratne DilshanTillakaratne DilshanTillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team since April 2011. He has been a member of the team since November 1999, and was also known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion...
involved in 4 run outs and a catch. - Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: 2006 Super 14 Season2006 Super 14 seasonThe 2006 Super 14 season started on Friday 10 February 2006. The Grand Final was held on Saturday 27 May 2006. Super 14 is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This season was the first of the expansion, which saw two new teams, the...
- In the season opener in AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
between the Blues and Hurricanes, the visiting Hurricanes storm back from a 16–3 halftime deficit to score a 37–19 bonus-point win over the Blues. - Western ForceWestern ForceWestern Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...
lose their first Super 14 match at home, against the Brumbies 25 – 10. - CheetahsCentral CheetahsThe Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as the Toyota Cheetahs, is a South African rugby union team that entered the Super Rugby competition in 2006. The franchise area encompasses the Free State and Northern Cape. In terms of Currie Cup unions, the Cheetahs draw from Free State...
also lose first Super 14 match against the Bulls at home, 18–30. The Bulls also picked up a bonus point for their four tries.
- In the season opener in Auckland
9 February 2006 (Thursday)
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: 2006 African Cup of Nations2006 African Cup of Nations-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:-Quarter-finals:-------------Semi-finals:-----Third-place play-off:-Final:-Scorers:...
– Third-place playoff- SenegalSenegal national football teamThe Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football...
0–1 NigeriaNigeria national football teamThe Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
- Nigeria finish in third place for the third successive Cup of Nations.
- Senegal
- NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
College BasketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
Top 25- Men's:
#14 PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
57, #9 West VirginiaWest Virginia UniversityWest Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
53: In the first Backyard BrawlBackyard BrawlThe Backyard Brawl is an annual football game between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia University Mountaineers. The term "Backyard Brawl" has also been used to refer to college basketball games played annually or semi-iannually and may also be used to refer to other...
basketball meeting in which both teams were ranked going into the game, the homestandingPetersen Events CenterNot to be confused with Petersen Sports Complex.The John M. and Gertrude E. Petersen Events Center is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It hosts the men's and women's Pitt Panthers basketball teams...
Panthers hand the Mountaineers their first Big EastBig East ConferenceThe Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
loss. The Mountaineers shot 34% from the field and 22% from three-point range, and star Kevin PittsnogleKevin PittsnogleKevin Lee Pittsnogle Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the CBA and the Austin Toros and the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League....
went scoreless.
- Women's:
#6 MarylandUniversity of Maryland, College ParkThe University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
98, #1 North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
95 (OT): The Terrapins' Ashleigh Newman hits a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime, and the Terps go on to hand the Tar Heels their first loss of the season.#3 LSULouisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
72, #5 TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
69: Behind 32 points from Seimone AugustusSeimone AugustusSeimone Augustus is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx, WBC Spartak Moscow Region and the US national team...
, the Lady Tigers become the first SECSoutheastern ConferenceThe Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
team to defeat the Lady Vols in KnoxvilleThompson-Boling ArenaThompson-Boling Arena is multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The arena opened in 1987. It is home to the Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Vols basketball teams. Since 2008, it has been home to the Lady Vol volleyball team. It is named after B....
since December 1996.
- Men's:
8 February 2006 (Wednesday)
- American FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
– ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
announces that they have hired Mike TiricoMike TiricoMichael Todd Tirico is an announcer for ESPN's presentation of Monday Night Football, and second lead broadcaster for ESPN's presentation of the NBA. In addition, Tirico hosts a multitude of programming on ESPN/ABC. He was the host of ABC's golf coverage from 1996 to 2007, and continues in that...
, Joe TheismannJoe TheismannJoseph Robert "Joe" Theismann is a former quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League . He achieved his most enduring fame in his 12 seasons playing for the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and quarterback of the winning team in Super Bowl XVII...
, and PTI'sPardon the InterruptionPardon the Interruption is a sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels, TSN, ESPN America, XM, and Sirius satellite radio services, and as a downloadable podcast. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stories...
Tony KornheiserTony KornheiserAnthony Irwin "Tony" Kornheiser is an American sportswriter and former columnist for The Washington Post, as well as a radio and television talk show host...
to be the new announcers of Monday Night FootballMonday Night FootballMonday Night Football is a live broadcast of the National Football League on ESPN. From to it aired on ABC. Monday Night Football was, along with Hallmark Hall of Fame, and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest running prime time commercial network television series...
, which will air on the cable sports network starting next season. The move means that Al MichaelsAl MichaelsAlan Richard "Al" Michaels is an American television sportscaster. Now employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades with ABC Sports, Michaels is one of the most prominent members of his profession...
, who has been with ABC for almost 30 years, is now free to join John Madden on NBC'sNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
Sunday night NFL broadcasts. In exchange for Michaels, NBC gave ABC/ESPN expanded Olympic highlights, coverage of the Friday Ryder CupRyder CupThe Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...
matches starting in 2008, and gave DisneyThe Walt Disney CompanyThe Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
the rights to Oswald the Lucky RabbitOswald the Lucky RabbitOswald the Lucky Rabbit is an anthropomorphic rabbit and animated cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney for films distributed by Universal Pictures in the 1920s and 1930s...
, a character created by Walt DisneyWalt DisneyWalter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
and owned by UniversalNBC UniversalNBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base...
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7 February 2006 (Tuesday)
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
:- 2006 African Cup of Nations2006 African Cup of Nations-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:-Quarter-finals:-------------Semi-finals:-----Third-place play-off:-Final:-Scorers:...
– Semifinals- S1: Egypt 2–1 SenegalSenegal national football teamThe Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football...
- S2: Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire national football teamThe Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...
1–0 NigeriaNigeria national football teamThe Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
- S1: Egypt 2–1 Senegal
- The FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
Disciplinary Committee hands down its decisions regarding the fracas between TurkeyTurkey national football teamThe Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
and SwitzerlandSwitzerland national football teamThe Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
following the second leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff in IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
on 16 November 2005 (FIFA.com):- The Turkish Football FederationTurkish Football FederationThe Turkish Football Federation , also called the Turkish Football Association, is the governing body of football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923. It organizes the Turkish national teams and the Turkish football league. By 2004, there were 4,956 football clubs organized in Turkey, and a...
is fined CHFSwiss francThe franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...
200,000 (USDUnited States dollarThe United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
154,000). - The national team must play their next six competitive home matches behind closed doors at a site in a UEFAUEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
country and at least 500 km from the Turkish border. - Turkey assistant Mehmet OzdilekMehmet ÖzdilekMehmet Özdilek Nicknamed Şifo Mehmet. He began his football life at Ladikspor from Samsun. He is of Georgian descent by his family.-Playing career:...
is banned from football for 12 months and fined CHF 15,000. - Turkey players Alpay ÖzalanAlpay ÖzalanAlpay Fehmi Özalan is a former Turkish footballer.Alpay is currently a member of the management committee of Siirtspor.-Playing style:...
and Emre BelözoğluEmre BelözogluEmre Belözoğlu is a Turkish football midfielder who plays for Fenerbahçe.Having also played for clubs Galatasaray, Internazionale, and Newcastle United, Emre has been a part of the Turkey national team at the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2008 among other tournaments...
and Switzerland player Benjamin HuggelBenjamin HuggelBenjamin "Beni" Huggel is a Swiss international footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League. He is known to be a tall, strong and a fearless fighter in the centre of the pitch.-Early life:...
are all banned for their national team's next six competitive matches and fined CHF 15,000 each. - Turkey player Serkan BalcıSerkan BalciSerkan Balcı is a Turkish international footballer playing for Trabzonspor.-Club career:He has played for Fenerbahçe SK and Gençlerbirliği S.K.. He signed for Trabzonspor in June 2007.-International career:...
and Swiss physiotherapist Stephan Meyer receive two-match bans and fines of CHF 5,000 and 6,500 respectively. Unlike the other punishments, these cannot be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for SportCourt of Arbitration for SportThe Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...
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- The Turkish Football Federation
- 2006 African Cup of Nations
- Ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
– Former NHLNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
player and Phoenix CoyotesPhoenix CoyotesThe Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
assistant coach Rick TocchetRick TocchetRichard Tocchet is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals and Phoenix Coyotes. He was most recently the head coach of the...
is implicated for being in charge of a gambling ring that includes several NHL players, as well as Wayne Gretzky'sWayne GretzkyWayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...
wife, Janet JonesJanet JonesJanet-Marie Gretzky is an American actress. She is married to ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky.-Entertainment career:Jones performed in Annie , Staying Alive and Snow White Live , and had a bit part in The Beastmaster...
. - College BasketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Top 25: #2 DukeDuke UniversityDuke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
87, #24 North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
83: J.J. RedickJ.J. RedickJonathan Clay "J. J." Redick is an American professional basketball player at the shooting guard position who plays for the Orlando Magic. He was selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA Draft. During his collegiate years, Redick played for Duke University...
scores 35 points (22 in the second half alone), the first time he has scored more than 20 in the hostile "Dean DomeDean Smith CenterThe Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, usually called simply the Smith Center and popularly referred to as the Dean Dome is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The arena is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels men's basketball team, and temporary...
", as the Blue Devils survive a 17-point comeback from the Tar Heels. Reyshaun Terry led the Heels with 17 points.
6 February 2006 (Monday)
- NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Men's College BasketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
:- In today's latest APAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
poll, the top five teams remain the same—UConnUniversity of ConnecticutThe admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
, DukeDuke UniversityDuke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, MemphisUniversity of MemphisThe University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
, VillanovaVillanova UniversityVillanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
, and GonzagaGonzaga UniversityGonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
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- In today's latest AP
5 February 2006 (Sunday)
- Super Bowl XLSuper Bowl XLSuper Bowl XL was an American football game pitting the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the National Football Conference champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League champion for the 2005 season...
at Ford FieldFord FieldFord Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for...
, Detroit, MichiganDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
- Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
21, Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
10: A 75-yard touchdown run by Willie ParkerWillie Parker"Fast" Willie Everette Parker Jr. is an American football running back for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at North Carolina...
and a 43-yard touchdown pass from Antwaan Randle ElAntwaan Randle ElAntwaan Randle El is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He attended Indiana University, after turning down a Major League Baseball draft selection by the Chicago Cubs in 1997...
to MVP Hines WardHines WardHines E. Ward, Jr. is an American football player who currently plays the wide receiver position for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, where he is the longest-tenured current player on the team. He was voted MVP of Super Bowl XL. He played college football at the University of Georgia...
help the Steelers win their fifth NFL title, joining the Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
and San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
. Jerome BettisJerome BettisJerome Abram "The Bus" Bettis is a retired American football halfback who played for the NFL's Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. Bettis is considered one of the best big backs ever because his footwork and power, and is currently fifth on the National Football League's all-time...
, who played today's game in his hometown, announces his retirement after the game. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- BandyBandyBandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
: World ChampionshipsBandy World ChampionshipsThe Bandy World Championships are a competition between bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy....
:- Final: RussiaRussian national bandy teamThe Russian national bandy team has managed to win the Bandy World Championships six times, in 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011.In 2010, the Russian team defeated Kazakhstan in the championship opener 14-0....
defeat SwedenSwedish national bandy teamThe Swedish national bandy team has been taking part in bandy world championship since the start in 1957. The team has never finished worse than third place and has won the championship 10 times . Sweden won the first ever world championship for women in 2004....
, 3–2, to win the world championship.
- Final: Russia
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: 2006 Six Nations Championship2006 Six Nations ChampionshipThe 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy...
- ScotlandScotland national rugby union teamThe Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
20–16 FranceFrance national rugby union teamThe France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
- Scotland beat France at MurrayfieldMurrayfield StadiumMurrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one...
for the first time in a decade, upsetting the widely-fancied French team.
- Scotland beat France at Murrayfield
- Scotland
- Team handballTeam handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
: 2006 European Men's Championship2006 European Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2006 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Switzerland from 26 January–5 February, in the cities of Basel, Berne, Lucerne, St. Gallen and Zürich. France won the tournament, going through unbeaten after an early defeat to Spain...
:- Final: SpainSpain national handball teamThe Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation.-2008 Olympic squad:*1 José Javier Hombrados – BM Ciudad Real*2 Alberto Entrerríos – BM Ciudad Real...
23–31 FranceFrance national handball teamFrance national handball team is the handball team, supervised by the French Handball Federation, that represents France in the international matches....
- France win their first European handball title with an eight-goal advantage in the final, holding Spain to 23 goals; Nikola KarabaticNikola KarabaticNikola Karabatić ) is a French team handball player, born to a Croatian father and Serbian mother.He was part of the French national handball team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship. He was top scorer at the championship together with Ivano Balić and Lars...
nets 11 goals for the victors. Yahoo! France Sport
- France win their first European handball title with an eight-goal advantage in the final, holding Spain to 23 goals; Nikola Karabatic
- Final: Spain
- NCAA Basketball
- (17) Georgetown HoyasGeorgetown HoyasGeorgetown's nickname is The Hoyas, but its mascot is "Jack the Bulldog." Various breeds of dogs have been used by the sports teams as mascots since the early 1900s. Several notable bull terriers like Sergeant Stubby and "Hoya" were used at football games in the 1920s, as was a Great Dane in the...
61, (9) PittUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
58: The Hoyas passed up the Panthers in the Big EastBig East ConferenceThe Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
standings, and almost passed them up in the next morning's AP poll, which boosted the Hoyas to #15 and dropped Pitt to #14. - KansasUniversity of KansasThe University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
59, (19) OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
58: The Jayhawks, who stunned the Sooners at home, are now in second place in the Big 12Big 12 ConferenceThe Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
, argued that the victory demonstrated that they were underrated.
- (17) Georgetown Hoyas
4 February 2006 (Saturday)
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: 2006 African Cup of Nations2006 African Cup of Nations-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:-Quarter-finals:-------------Semi-finals:-----Third-place play-off:-Final:-Scorers:...
– Quarterfinal- Q3: CameroonCameroon national football teamThe Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
1–1 Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire national football teamThe Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...
(a.e.t.)- Côte d'Ivoire win an amazing penalty shootoutPenalty shootout (football)A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
, 12 goals to 11. The 24-shot shootout is believed to be a record in international competition.
- Côte d'Ivoire win an amazing penalty shootout
- Q4: NigeriaNigeria national football teamThe Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
1–1 TunisiaTunisia national football teamThe Tunisia national football team , nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round...
(a.e.t.)- Nigeria win 6–5 on penaltiesPenalty shootout (football)A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
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- Nigeria win 6–5 on penalties
- Q3: Cameroon
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: 2006 Six Nations Championship2006 Six Nations ChampionshipThe 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy...
- IrelandIreland national rugby union teamThe Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
26–16 ItalyItaly national rugby union teamThe Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
- Ireland were unimpressive in what was to have been an easy victory.
- EnglandEngland national rugby union teamThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
47–13 WalesWales national rugby union teamThe Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
- England easily defeated the injury-hit reigning Six Nations champions.
- Ireland
- National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
: Six new members are named to the Pro Football Hall of FamePro Football Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
, the most since 2001. First-time candidates Troy AikmanTroy AikmanTroy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys...
, Warren MoonWarren MoonHarold Warren Moon is a former American professional gridiron football quarterback who played for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the National Football League's Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs...
, and Reggie WhiteReggie WhiteReginald Howard "Reggie" White was a professional American football player. He played 15 seasons as a defensive end in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers, becoming one of the most decorated players in NFL history...
are selected along with veterans' committee candidates John Madden and Rayfield WrightRayfield WrightLarry Rayfield Wright is a former American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-High school and college years:...
, plus Giants linebacker Harry CarsonHarry CarsonHarold Donald Carson is a former American football inside linebacker who played his entire professional career for the NFL's New York Giants...
, who earns his selection in his 7th year as a finalist for the Hall. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2318924
3 February 2006 (Friday)
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: 2006 African Cup of Nations2006 African Cup of Nations-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:-Quarter-finals:-------------Semi-finals:-----Third-place play-off:-Final:-Scorers:...
– Quarterfinal- Q1: Egypt 4–1 Congo DRCongo DR national football teamThe Congo DR national football team is the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association , and are nicknamed The Leopards.Congo have been ranked as high as 51 in the FIFA Rankings...
- Q2: GuineaGuinea national football teamThe Guinea national football team, nicknamed Syli national , is the national team of Guinea and is controlled by the Fédération Guinéenne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and their best finish in the African Nations Cup was second in the 1976...
2–3 SenegalSenegal national football teamThe Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football...
Senegal go through to the semi-finals when both teams score in time added on. There is a scuffle involving players of both sides in the centre of the pitch for several minutes at the end of the match.
- Q1: Egypt 4–1 Congo DR
1 February 2006 (Wednesday)
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
– PakistanPakistani cricket teamThe Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
defeat IndiaIndian cricket teamThe Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
by 341 runs in the third and final TestTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
in KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, winning the three-Test series 1–0. Scorecard.