December 2006 in sports

<< December 2006 >>
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
0102
03040506070809
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  

Deaths

Sporting seasons


31 December 2006 (Sunday)

30 December 2006 (Saturday)

29 December 2006 (Friday)

28 December 2006 (Thursday)

27 December 2006 (Wednesday)

26 December 2006 (Tuesday)

25 December 2006 (Monday)

24 December 2006 (Sunday)

23 December 2006 (Saturday)

22 December 2006 (Friday)

21 December 2006 (Thursday)

20 December 2006 (Wednesday)

19 December 2006 (Tuesday)

18 December 2006 (Monday)

17 December 2006 (Sunday)

16 December 2006 (Saturday)

15 December 2006 (Friday)

14 December 2006 (Thursday)

13 December 2006 (Wednesday)

12 December 2006 (Tuesday)

11 December 2006 (Monday)

10 December 2006 (Sunday)

9 December 2006 (Saturday)

8 December 2006 (Friday)

7 December 2006 (Thursday)

  • Baseball: MLB.com reports that the San Francisco Giants and Barry Bonds have agreed on a one-year, $16 million (US$) contract.
  • Football (American):
    • NFL Week 14 Thursday night game: Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Cleveland Browns 7. Willie Parker broke the Steelers' all-time record for most yards rushing in a game by a running back with 223 yards on 32 carries. By comparison, the Browns had a total of 18 yards on 11 carries as a team.
  • NBA: In a game that tied for the fourth-highest combined scoring game in league history, the Phoenix Suns defeated the New Jersey Nets in double overtime, 161–157. Steve Nash led all scorers with 42 points for the Suns, while the Nets' Jason Kidd had his 89th triple double (38 points, 14 assists and 14 rebounds) in a losing effort, tying him with Wilt Chamberlain for third place on the all-time list.
  • Asian Games:
    • Tragedy struck the Asian Games when South Korean equestrian athlete Kim Hyung-chil died after falling off his horse during the cross country competition which took place in the rain. The accident occurred at jump number eight during the cross-country stage of the three-day eventing competition. After the horse rolled over him, he was taken to the hospital, with his death later confirmed by the organizing committee. Kim won a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan on the same horse.
  • Football (soccer):
    • The UEFA gives Feyenoord Rotterdam a fine of €125,000, because of the crowd trouble that occurred during their match versus AS Nancy on 30 November. Feyenoord also has to pay to repair the Stade Marcel Picot and will play two home matches without any supporters if something similar happens within the next three years.
  • Swimming: European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006:
    • The German relay team, Helge Meeuw, Johannes Neumann, Thomas Rupprath and Jens Schreiber beats the World Record at the 4x50m Medley relay. The time of 1:34.06 was 0.40 faster than the old record, which was also swum by a German team.
    • Arkady Vyatchanin swims a new European record at the 200m backstroke. The Russian became the first European to swim under 1:50.00, finishing 0.02 underneath the time. The previous European record was 1:50.43 held by Markus Rogan.
    • Otylia Jędrzejczak beats Annika Mehlhorn's European record of 2:05.77 to 2:04.94, becoming the first European to swim under 2:05.00 at the 200m butterfly. Mehlhorn herself only finished in fifth position.

6 December 2006 (Wednesday)

5 December 2006 (Tuesday)

4 December 2006 (Monday)

  • Asian Games
    • Badminton
      • Men's Team – Semifinals (Losers are joint bronze)
      • Women's Team – Semifinals (Losers are joint bronze)
    • Bowling
      • Men's Doubles (six games): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Bader Al Alshaikh & Hassan Al Alshaikh Saudi Arabia; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abdulla Al Qatan & Saed Al Hajri Qatar and Jamal Ali Mohammad and Nayef Eqab Al Abadla United Arab Emirates
    • Chess
      • Men's Rapid Swiss: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Murtas Kazhgaleyev Kazakhstan; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dao Thien Hai Vietnam; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bu Xiangzhi  China
      • Women's Rapid Swiss: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Humpy Koneru India; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhao Xue China; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zhu Chen Qatar
    • Cue Sports
      • Men's Snooker (Doubles) – Semifinal Matches
        • Atthasit Mahitthi & Phaithoon Phonbun Thailand 2–3 Ding Junhui & Tian Pengfei China
        • Lai Chee Wei & Moh Keen Hoo Malaysia 0–3 Chan Wai Ki & Marco Fu Ka Chun Hong Kong
    • Cycling
      • Women's Road Race: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mayuko Hagiwara Japan; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhao Na China; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Han Song Hee South Korea
    • Gymnastics
      • Men's All Around: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yang Wei China; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hisashi Mizutori Japan; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hiroyuki Tomita Japan
      • Women's All Around: 1st place, gold medalist(s) He Ning China; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhou Zhuoru China, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hong Su Jong North Korea
    • Judo
      • Men's 66 kg.: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tsagaanbaatar Haskhbaatar Mongolia; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arash Miresmaili Iran; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hiroyuki Akimoto Japan, Kim Kwang Sub South Korea
      • Men's 73 kg.: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lee Won Hee South Korea, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Masahiro Takamatsu Japan; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rasul Boqiev Uzbekistan, Shokir Muminov Tajikistan
      • Women's 52 kg.: 1st place, gold medalist(s) An Kum Ae North Korea; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bundmaa Munkhbaatar Mongolia, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Li Ying China, Yuki Yokosawa Japan
      • Women's 57 kg.: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Xu Yan China; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aiko Sato Japan; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kang Sin Young South Korea, Hong Ok Song North Korea
    • Sepaktakraw
      • Women's Team: China China and South Korea South Korea advance to the medal round.
    • Shooting
      • Men's 50m Rifle Prone (Indiv.): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Liu Gang China; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Igor Pirekeev Turkmenistan; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sergey Belyayev Kazakhstan
      • Men's 50m Rifle Prone (Team): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kazakhstan Kazakhstan; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) South KoreaSouth Korea; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) China China
      • Women's 10m Running Target (Indiv.): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Xu Xuan China; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalya Gurova Kazakhstan; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dang Hong Ha Vietnam
      • Women's 10m Running Target (Team): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kazakhstan Kazakhstan; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vietnam Vietnam; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Qatar Qatar
      • Women's 50m Rifle Prone (Indiv.): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Olga Dovgun Kazakhstan; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thanyalak Chotpaibunsin Thailand; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wang Chengyi China
      • Women's 50m Rifle Prone (Team): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thailand Thailand; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) China China; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
    • Soft Tennis
      • Mixed Doubles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) We Hyu Hwan & Kim Ji Eun South Korea; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) You Young Dong & Kim Kyung Ryun South Korea; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tsuneo Takagawa & Harumi Gyokusen Japan
    • Swimming
      • Men's 50m Freestyle: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rafd Zyad Almasri Syria; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Makoto Ito Japan; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cai Li China
      • Men's 100m Breaststroke: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kosuke Kitajima Japan; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Makoto Yamashita Japan; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vladislav Polyakov Kazakhstan
      • Men's 200m Backstroke: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ryosuke Irie Japan; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ouyang Kunpeng China; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Takashi Nakano
      • Men's 800m Freestyle Relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Japan Japan; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) China China; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) South Korea South Korea
      • Women's 50m Backstroke: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhao Jing China; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gao Chang China; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Reiko Nakamura Japan
      • Women's 200m Butterfly: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yurie Yano Japan; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Choi Hye-Ra South Korea; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yuko Nakanishi Japan
      • Women's 400m Freestyle: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yang Jieqiao China, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhu Wenrui China; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee Ji-Eun South Korea
  • NFL Monday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles 27, Carolina Panthers 24. Two Lito Sheppard interceptions keeps the Eagles above .500 with a win at home.

3 December 2006 (Sunday)

2 December 2006 (Saturday)

1 December 2006 (Friday)

References

  1. "UEFA Europa League –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  2. "ABC Sport - Cricket - Akhtar, Asif cleared of doping on appeal". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.