2006 AFL Rising Star, Eligibility
Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award.


2006 AFL Under 18 Championships
The 2006 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships was the 11th edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships. Eight teams competed in the championships: Vic Metro, Vic Country, South Australia and Western Australia in Division 1, and New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT), Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania in Division 2. The competition was played over three rounds across two divisions. Vic Metro and Queensland were the Division 1 and Division 2 champions, respectively. The Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Victoria Metro's Tom Hawkins, and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by Queensland's Ricky Petterd.


2006 AFL Under 18 Championships, Under 18 All-Australian team
The 2006 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 30 June 2006:


2006 AFL Women's National Championships
The 2006 AFL Women's National Championships took place in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The tournament began on 19 June and ended on 24 June 2006. The 2006 tournament was the 15th Championship, the previous one being held in Melbourne in 2005. The Senior-vics of Victoria won the 2006 Championship, defeating Western Australia in the final. It was Victoria's 14th successive title.


2006 AFL Women's National Championships, All-Australian Team
VIC Seniors: Michelle Dench (Melb Uni), Shannon McFerran (St Albans), Meg Hutchins (Deakin), Lauren Tesoriero (Yarra Valley), Janine Milne (Darebin).


2006 AFL Women's National Championships, All-Australian Team
VIC U19's: Daisy Pearce (Darebin), Karen Paxman (Hadfield), Penny Cula-Reid (St Kilda), Moana Hope (Darebin), Lauren Arnell (Darebin).


2006 AFL Women's National Championships, All-Australian Team
QLD: Katherine Pender (Centrals), Aastra O'Connor (Logan), Joanne Butland (North Cairns)


2006 AFL Women's National Championships, All-Australian Team
WA: Nikki Harwood (Melville Dockers), Krystle Rivers (Coastal Titans), Louise Knitter (The Hawks), Jodie White (Coastal Titans).


2006 AFL draft
The 2006 AFL draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. The AFL draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.


2006 AFL draft
The 2006 AFL draft is noted as being the second "superdraft" since the draft system's inception, due to the wealth and depth of talent.


2006 AFL draft
The AFL pre-season draft, rookie draft and trade week also occurred during the 2006/07 Australian Football League off-season.


2006 AFL draft, Trades
Trade week was held from 9 to 13 October 2006.


2006 AFL draft, 2006 national draft
The 2006 national draft was held on 25 November 2006. Carlton Football Club had the first selection, choosing Bryce Gibbs from the Glenelg Football Club.


2006 AFL finals series
The Australian Football League's 2006 finals series took place between the teams that finished in the top eight in the 2006 AFL season. It began on the weekend of 8 September 2006 and ended with the 110th AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2006. The winner, West Coast Eagles, was crowned champion of the AFL after defeating Sydney by one point.


2006 AFL finals series
Eight teams qualified for the finals by finishing in the top eight of the premiership ladder.


2006 AFL finals series
With the top eight race effectively ending several rounds before the end of the season, the push for the final two positions in the top four heated up as all six teams below West Coast and Adelaide were vying for the crucial "double chance" with only a few rounds left. With wins in the final round, Fremantle and Sydney secured the "double chance" making it the first time in the game's history where the top four positions did not consist of a single Victorian team.


2006 AFL finals series, The finals system
The system is a final eight system. This system is different from the McIntyre Final Eight System, which was previously used by the AFL.


2006 AFL finals series, The finals system
The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance", meaning that they cannot be eliminated from the finals in the first week match, the qualifying final. In contrast the bottom four of the eight play elimination finals in the first week, where only the winners move on to week two.


2006 AFL finals series, The finals system
In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye (rest), while qualifying finals losers play the winners of the elimination finals. Home ground advantage goes to the team with the higher final 8 position.


2006 AFL finals series, The finals system
In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week, with the latter receiving home-ground advantage. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.


2006 AFL finals series, Week One
The first week of the finals series would have significantly been different had Fremantle not been successful in its appeal regarding the result of their controversially drawn match against St Kilda in round five of the premiership season. Had the draw stood, St Kilda would have finished third, Fremantle fourth, defending premiers Sydney fifth and Collingwood sixth. Thus, instead of the below fixture, the week one finals fixture would have been:


2006 AFL season
The 2006 Australian Football League season was the 110th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 17th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.


2006 AFL season
West Coast defeated defending premiers Sydney in the grand final to win their third premiership, in what was the first grand final since 1966 to be decided by one point.


2006 AFL season, Pre-season competition
Geelong 3.10.5 (92) defeated Adelaide 1.10.15 (84) in the 2006 NAB Cup Final. The game was held at AAMI Stadium, with an attendance of 30,707.


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the event known that year as the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2006 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from 2 October through 8 October 2006. Roger Federer and Marion Bartoli won the singles titles.


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles
Ashley Fisher /  Tripp Phillips defeated  Paul Goldstein /  Jim Thomas, 6–2, 7–5


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, Finals, Women's Doubles
Vania King /  Jelena Kostanić defeated  Chan Yung-jan /  Chuang Chia-jung, 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Kevin Kim and Lee Hyung-taik.


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Ashley Fisher and Tripp Phillips won the title by defeating Paul Goldstein and Jim Thomas 6–2, 7–5 in the final.


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Wesley Moodie was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Roger Federer.


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded Roger Federer won in the final 6–3, 6–3, against Tim Henman.


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Gisela Dulko and Maria Kirilenko were the defending champions, but Kirilenko did not compete this year to only focusing in the singles tournament. Dulko teamed up with Yan Zi and had to withdraw in the quarterfinal match against Natalie Grandin and Camille Pin.


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Vania King and Jelena Kostanić won the title by defeating Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2 in the final.


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles, Qualifying draw, Draw
Raluca Olaru and Abigail Spears withdrew from the qualifying competition, with Spears citing personal reasons.


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Nicole Vaidišová was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Marion Bartoli won the title by defeating Aiko Nakamura 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 in the final.


2006 AIHL season
The 2006 AIHL season was the seventh season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 8 April 2006 until 27 August 2006, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 2 and 3 September 2006. The Melbourne Ice won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Newcastle North Stars won the Goodall Cup for the third time by defeating the Adelaide Avalanche in the final.


2006 AIHL season, Regular season
The regular season began on 8 April 2006 and ran through to 27 August 2006 before the top four teams advanced to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.


2006 AIHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 3 September 2006


2006 AIHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time. Current as of 3 September 2006


2006 AIHL season, Goodall Cup playoffs
The 2006 playoffs was scheduled for 2 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 3 September 2006. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at the IceArenA in Adelaide, South Australia. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The Goodall Cup was won by Newcastle North Stars (3rd title) who defeated host team the Adelaide Avalanche 4–0 in the final.


2006 AIK Fotboll season
AIK returned to the top flight in emphatic fashion, finishing just one point adrift of champions Elfsborg. Led by unproven coach Rikard Norling, the club has resurged quickly since the 2004 relegation, winning Superettan, and then coming close to winning the top flight-title. Superettan signings Wílton Figueiredo and Markus Jonsson quickly adjusted to Allsvenskan, both being key men in the title chase.


2006 AMA National Speedway Championship
The 2006 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa (August 5), Auburn (September 1) and Auburn (October 7). Greg Hancock won the title to equal Mike Bast's all-time record. It was also Hancock's fourth successive AMA title.


2006 AMA National Speedway Championship, Event format
Over the course of 20 heats, each rider raced against every other rider once. The field was then split into sections of four riders, with the top four entering the 'A' Final. Points were then awarded depending on where a rider finished in each final. The points in the 'A' Final were awarded thus, 20, 18, 16 and 14. Bonus points for were also awarded.


2006 AMA Superbike Championship
The 2006 AMA Superbike Championship is the 31st season of the AMA Superbike Championship


2006 AMD at the Glen
The 2006 AMD at The Glen was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that was held on August 13, 2006 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45 mile (3.942 km) road course, it was the 22nd race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race.


2006 AMD at the Glen
There were only five drivers eliminated from the race; all due to racing accidents.


2006 AMD at the Glen, Background
Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.


2006 AMD at the Glen, Background
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after a fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.


2006 AMD at the Glen, Background
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.


2006 AMD at the Glen, Race recap
Kurt Busch had the pole position for this race, in Penske Racing's #2 Miller Lite-sponsored Dodge. Busch was seeking his first road course win of his Cup career, following numerous near-misses and his Busch win the previous day. Busch controlled the race early before being penalized for coming onto pit road when it closed due to an untimely caution. Busch was sent to the rear of the field and the race then got controlled by Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick who passed Tony during the final 3 laps to win the race.


2006 AMD at the Glen, Race recap
It was Harvick's first road course win of his career and the top-ten also ended with some  road course aces finishing in the top ten; Robby Gordon finished fourth in his own car and Scott Pruett, a non-regular, finished in the top-ten substituting for David Stremme in Chip Ganassi's #40 Coors Light-sponsored Dodge.


2006 AMNRL season
The 2006 American National Rugby League season was the ninth annual American National Rugby League (AMNRL) season, and the 26th since the first season of semi-professional rugby league began in North America. The season began on May 17, 2006 with a match between defending premiers Glen Mills Bulls and the Philadelphia Fight, played at Jack Pearson Stadium. The same venue hosted the Grand Final between the Connecticut Wildcats and Glen Mills Bulls on August 19, 2006 in front of a crowd of 2,500.


2006 AMNRL season
Three expansion teams, the Jacksonville Axemen, the New Haven Warriors, and the Boston Braves joined the AMNRL for the 2006 season. With these additions, there were eleven teams that participated throughout the ten rounds of the regular season. After the regular season concluded, six of these teams qualified for the first week of the playoff series, with the Connecticut Wildcats victors in the Grand Final, securing their second championship title.


2006 AMNRL season, Regular season results, Championship Match
The season culminated on August 19, 2006, with the 4th placed Connecticut Wildcats defeating the minor premiers Glen Mills Bulls 36-28 in the Grand Final Championship Match in front of 2,500 people at Jack Pearson Stadium in Concordville, Pennsylvania. The victory was Connecticut's second premiership in successive years.


2006 ANAPROF
ANAPROF 2006 is the 2006 season of the Panamanian football (soccer) league, ANAPROF. The season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2007") started on February 3, 2006 with the "Torneo Apertura 2006" and finalized on November 25, 2006 with the Torneo Clausura 2006. The Apertura champion was San Francisco F.C. and the Clausura champion was Tauro F.C., on December 3, 2006 the ANAPROF 2006 final was played and San Francisco was crowned champion over Tauro.


2006 ANZAC Test
The 2006 Anzac Test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on 5 May 2006. It was the 7th Anzac test played between the two nations since the first was played under the Super League banner in 1997 and the second to be played in Brisbane.


2006 ANZAC Test
It marked the farewell appearance from representative football for Australian rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns and his only appearance alongside future immortal Jonathon Thurston who came off the bench and played five eighth after an injury to fullback Karmichael Hunt caused starting five eight Darren Lockyer to shift to the back.


2006 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
The 2006 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Wednesday 20 September 2006 at the Auckland Town Hall, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. The Silver Scroll Award was presented to Don McGlashan for his song "Bathe In the River", originally performed by the Mt Raskil Preservation Society for the soundtrack of the New Zealand film No. 2 . This was the final year where winners were selected by genre-specific panels of judges.


2006 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Silver Scroll Award
The Silver Scroll Award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The evening's music performances were produced by composers Victoria Kelly and Joost Langeveld. Each of the nominated songs were covered in a new style by another artist.


2006 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Other awards
Four other awards were presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music), SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in classical composition) and two awards acknowledging songs with the most radio and television play in New Zealand and overseas.


2006 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, APRA song awards
Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented two genre awards in 2006. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards and the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards.


2006 ARAG World Team Cup
The 2006 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 21 through 27 May 2006.


2006 ARAG World Team Cup
Argentina were the defending champions but they failed to advance beyond the group stage. Croatia defeated Germany in the final, by two rubbers to one for their first title.


2006 ARCA Re/Max Series
The 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series was the 54th season of the ARCA Racing Series, a division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). The season was scheduled to begin on February 11, 2006 with the Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway, but the race was delayed until February 12 because of rain. The season ended with the Prairie Meadows 250 at Iowa Speedway eight months later. Frank Kimmel won the driver's championship, his eighth in the series, while Blake Bjorklund won the Rookie of the Year award.


2006 ARCA Re/Max Series, Schedule and results, Drivers' championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.


2006 ARFU Asian Rugby Series
The 2006 ARFU Asian Rugby Series was the third edition of a tournament created by Asian Rugby Football Union for national teams.


2006 ARFU Asian Rugby Series
First and second division were also valid as second round of Asian qualification for 2007 Rugby World cup


2006 ASB Classic
The 2006 Auckland Open (also named ASB Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a 2006 WTA Tour women's tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the WTA Auckland Open. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 2 to 7 January 2006.


2006 ASB Classic, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2006 ASB Classic, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2006 ASB Classic, Finals, Singles
It was the 1st title for Bartoli in her career.


2006 ASB Classic, Finals, Doubles
It was the 25th title for Likhovtseva and the 3rd title for Zvonareva in their respective doubles careers.


2006 ASB Classic – Doubles
Shinobu Asagoe and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to tournament winners Elena Likhovtseva and Vera Zvonareva.


2006 ASB Classic – Doubles
Likhovtseva and Zvonareva won the title by defeating Émilie Loit and Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2006 ASB Classic – Singles
Katarina Srebotnik was the defending champion, lost in the second round to Tzipora Obziler.


2006 ASB Classic – Singles
Marion Bartoli won the title, beating Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–2 in the final.


2006 ASFA Soccer League
The 2006 season of the ASFA Soccer League (now known as the FFAS Senior League) was the twenty sixth season of association football competition in American Samoa. Tafuna Jets won the championship, their first title in twenty-one years existence. Winning qualified the Jets to the 2007 OFC Champions League however the team did not choose to compete.


2006 ASFA Soccer League, League setup
Nine teams, all from American Samoa competed in two groups with the top two from each group advancing to a knockout round for the championship.


2006 ASP World Tour
The ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league. It is run by the Association of Surfing Professionals.


2006 ATP Buenos Aires
The 2006 ATP Buenos Aires was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts and held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the 34th edition of the event and was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 13 February through 20 February 2006 and fifth-seeded Carlos Moyà won the singles title.


2006 ATP Buenos Aires, Finals, Doubles
František Čermák /  Leoš Friedl defeated  Vasilis Mazarakis /  Boris Pašanski 6–1, 6–2


2006 ATP Buenos Aires – Doubles
Čermák and Friedl successfully defended their title, defeating Vasilis Mazarakis and Boris Pašanski 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


2006 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles
Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


2006 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles
Carlos Moyà won the title, defeating Filippo Volandri 7–6(8–6), 6–4 in the final.


2006 ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2006 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 161 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $125,000.


2006 ATP Masters Series
The table below shows the 2006 Tennis Masters Series schedule.


2006 ATP Masters Series
The ATP Masters Series are part of the elite tour for professional men's tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals.


2006 ATP Tour
The 2006 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2006 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.


2006 ATP Tour, Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2006 season:


2006 Aaron's 499
The 2006 Aaron's 499 was the ninth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. It was scheduled to be held on April 30, 2006 at the 2.6-mile long Talladega Superspeedway, but due to rain starting one lap prior to the green flag, however, the race was postponed until the following day. Television coverage was moved from Fox to FX except for several Fox stations that elected to carry the race. Elliott Sadler won the pole position, while Jimmie Johnson won the race. The Aaron's 499 was one of five impound races of the season, meaning that the teams could not make any changes on the car after qualifying.


2006 Aaron's 499, Race results
Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (No. 89), Stanton Barrett (No. 95), Mike Wallace (No. 09), Chad Blount (No. 92), Brent Sherman (No. 49), Kenny Wallace (No. 78)


2006 Abepura incident
The 2006 Abepura incident was a clash between Papuan student protesters and Indonesian policemen and soldiers in the district of Abepura, Jayapura of Papua on 16 March 2006. The clashes killed four policemen and a soldier, and further injured tens of protesters.


2006 Abepura incident, Protests
On 16 March 2006, students from Cenderawasih University protested the Grasberg mine in Abepura, Jayapura, where they blocked the road to the airport and refused talks with representatives of local authorities and did not disperse when ordered by police. After a standoff, the police's Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) opted to disperse the crowd with tear gas, and after some time the protests turned into a clash with the police employing firearms and the protesters throwing rocks and bottles at them. Three Brimob officers were killed in the clashes alongside one Indonesian Air Force Sergeant, with another police officer succumbing to his wounds the following week. In total, twenty five were treated for injuries, and at least five had been shot.


2006 Abepura incident, Arrests
The day after the incident, multiple Brimob officers fired their weapons towards the sky in front of Abepura's military base, injuring three civilians. Raids were launched against the student dormitories, with over 20 people arrested for the attacks, of which twenty were prosecuted. Of the arrested suspects, one died in custody due to physical abuse.


2006 Abepura incident, Aftermath
Some protesters later reportedly crossed over to Papua New Guinea in order to evade capture. Australian Senator Natasha Stott Despoja claimed, citing activists, that 16 corpses had been discovered close to the scene of the rioting, though this claim was rebuked by a local human rights organization.


2006 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The 2006 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was both a men's and women's tennis tournament on the 2006 ATP and WTA Tours that was played on outdoor clay courts and was held in Acapulco, Mexico. The tournament was held on February 27, 2006, and ended on March 6, 2006.


2006 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Finals, Men's Doubles
František Čermák /  Leoš Friedl defeated  Potito Starace /  Filippo Volandri, 7–5, 6–2


2006 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Finals, Women's Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld /  Meghann Shaughnessy defeated  Shinobu Asagoe /  Émilie Loit, 6–1, 6–3


2006 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


2006 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Singles
Luis Horna won the title, defeating Juan Ignacio Chela 7–6(7–5), 6–4 in the final.


2006 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles
The women's singles competition at the 2006 Abierto Mexicano Telcel tennis tournament was won by the German player Anna-Lena Grönefeld.


2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion
The 2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion is a disaster that occurred in the heavily populated neighborhood of Abule Egba in Lagos, Nigeria, on 26 December 2006, killing hundreds of people. There were originally believed to be around 500 deaths, but it was later confirmed that the loss was smaller.


2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion
The incident occurred after an elevated pipeline carrying petroleum products was punctured by thieves earlier at midnight (local time), attracting hundreds of scavengers in the district who collected the fuel using plastic containers, allegedly to siphon fuel into a tanker, before puddles of fallen fuel were ignited after dawn. The cause of the explosion remains unknown, while witnesses have stated that the broken pipeline was tapped when the blast occurred.


2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion
The number of people killed is unclear, but is evidenced to be in the hundreds. Abiodun Orebiyi, the secretary-general of the Nigerian Red Cross (NRC), estimated that there were at least 200 dead but indicated that there was no official death toll and was unable to determine the final number of deaths, stating that the NRC "[doesn't] know if it is 300, 400 or 500". He also added that 60 people had been taken to the hospital with serious burns, while a number of houses had been destroyed, along with a mosque and a church. Another senior official, Ige Oladimeji, was quoted as saying that there has been 260 documented to be dead by nightfall. On the day of the explosion, a Reuters news agency photographer estimated 500 bodies in the scene.


2006 Acehnese gubernatorial election
Regional elections were held in Aceh on 11 December 2006 after a peace agreement had been signed between the government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement on 15 August 2005, ending the Insurgency in Aceh.


2006 Acehnese gubernatorial election, Candidates
There were eight pairs of candidates for the governor and deputy governor posts:


2006 Acehnese gubernatorial election, Poll
A sample poll by the Indonesia Survey Institute showed former rebel leader Irwandi Yusuf leading on a turnout of 85%.


2006 Acehnese gubernatorial election, Bibliography
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2006 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships
20th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Coimbra, Portugal from June 14 to June 17, 2006. This was the first time the competition was called "Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships", after previously being called "World Sports Acrobatics Championships".


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The Acropolis International Tournament 2006 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from July 31 until August 2, 2006. This was the 20th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, France, Croatia and Italy.


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
Greece (21/34 FT, 23/34 (2-p), 4/16 (3-p), 35 rebs, 13 errors, 17 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks): Kakiouzis 10, Tsartsaris 9(2), Papaloukas 7, Fotsis 8, Hatzivrettas 2, Dikoudis 8 (1), Papadopoulos 16, Diamantidis 3(1), Zisis 4, Mavrokefalidis 2, Spanoulis 4, Vasilopoulos 6.


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
Croatia (10/16 (FT), 13/34 (2-P), 6/20 (3-P), 30 rebs, 19 errors, 11 assists, 6 steals, 1 block): Ukic 4, Kus 2, Planinic 11(1), Miljkovic 10(2), Tomas 3(1), Longin 2, Prkacin 2, Kasun 10, Markota 2, Vrbac 10(2).


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
France: Gomi 3, Gelebale, Zaneau 5 (1), Fuare, M. Pietrus 11, Parker 23 (1), Diara 5 (1), Pietrus 5, Julian, Diope 2, Petreau 4, Wais 8.


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
Italy: Di Bella 3 (1), Basile 6 (1), Mancinelli 1, Soragna 2, Marconato 2, Belinelli 14 (3), Pecile 6, Michelori, Guliomaria 4, Mordente 4, Dari 6, Gili 11.


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
Greece (15/27 FT's, 23/37 (2-p), 3/10 (3-p), 32 rebs, 19 errors, 12 assist, 9 steals, 3 blocks): Papaloukas 12(1), Kiritsis, Schortsianitis, Spanoulis 7(1), Vasilopoulos, Fotsis 14(2), Hatzivrettas 8, Dikoudis 4, Tsartsaris, Diamantidis 17, Papadopoulos 8, Papamakarios.


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
Italy (15/27 FT's, 23/37 (2-p), 3/10 (3-p), 29 rebs, 15 errors, 12 assists, 7 steals, 1 blocks): Giaketti 5, Basile 4, Mancinelli 9(1), Soragna 3, Belinelli, Roccha 20, Pecile, Michelori 8, Citantini, Mordende 8(2), Garri 2, Gilliι 4(1).


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
France: Gomis 5 (1), Gelabale, Bokolo 4, Fuare, M. Pietrus 6, Parker 13, Diara, F. Pietrus 7 (1), Julian 6, Diope 10 (1), Petro 13, Touriaf 12.


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
Croatia: Ukic 9, Kus 7 (2), Milikovic, Prkacin 4, Tomas 7 (1), Planinic 8, Pasalic, Vrbac 3 (1), Banic 13, Kasun 13, Markota 5 (1).


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
Greece: Spanoulis 11pts (3ast), Fotsis 10pts (4ast), Diamantidis 9pts (4rbds, 4st), Kakiouzis 9pts (4rbds), Schortsianitis 8pts (3st), Papadopoulos 6pts (4 TO, 2bs), Chatzivrettas 6pts, Zisis 6pts (4ast), Dikoudis 4pts (4rbds, 4ast), Tsartsaris 1pt, Papamakarios, Vasilopoulos


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
France: Parker 20pts (7 TO, 5ast), Diaw 8pts (6rbds, 5 TO), Gelabale 8pts (6rbds), Pietrus 5pts (4rbds), Foirest 5pts, Julian 4pts (3ast), Weis 2pts, Turiaf, Bokolo, Diarra, Jeanneau


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
Italy: Di Bella 13pts (5ast), Mordente 12pts (3st), Soragna 9pts (3ast), Basile 9pts, Pecile 8pts, Rocca 7pts, Michelori 7pts, Marconato 4pts (5rbds), Mancinelli, Gigli, Boscagin, Cittadini


2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
Croatia: Kasun 18pts (6rbds), Planinic 17pts (8rbds, 4ast), Ukic 11pts (4ast), Miljkovic 6pts, Longin 6pts (5rbds), Tomas 5pts, Pasalic 4pts (7rbds), Banic 4pts, Markota 2pts (5rbds, 5 TO), Kus, Prkacin, Vrbanc


2006 Acropolis Rally
The 2006 Acropolis Rally was the eighth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between June 1–4, 2006.


2006 Acura Classic
The 2006 Acura Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego in the United States which was part of Tier I of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from July 29 through August 6, 2006. Second-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title and earned $196,900 first-prize money as well as 300 ranking points.


2006 Acura Classic, Finals, Doubles
Cara Black /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Anna-Lena Grönefeld /  Meghann Shaughnessy, 6–2, 6–2


2006 Acura Classic – Doubles
Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual were the defending champions, but Martínez chose not to participate that year.


2006 Acura Classic – Doubles
Ruano Pascual played alongside Paola Suárez, but lost in the quarterfinals to Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs.


2006 Acura Classic – Doubles
Black and Stubbs reached the final where they beat Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Meghann Shaughnessy 6-2, 6-2 to win their title.


2006 Acura Classic – Singles
Following is a list of results from the 2006 Acura Classic – Singles tennis competition. The 2006 Acura Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego in the United States. It was part of Tier I of the 2006 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from July 29 through August 6, 2006.


2006 Acura Classic – Singles
Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Sharapova.


2006 Acura Classic – Singles
Sharapova reached the final where she defeated Kim Clijsters 7–5, 7–5 to win her title.


2006 Acura Classic – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2006 Adur District Council election
Elections to Adur District Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.


2006 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships
9th Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Nanjing, China from June 1 to June 3, 2006.


2006 Afghan hijackers case
The Afghan hijackers case refers to a series of United Kingdom judicial rulings in 2006 in which it was ruled a group of nine Afghan men, who had hijacked an aircraft to escape the Taliban, had the right to remain in the UK. The case provoked widespread political controversy and was questioned by large sections of the media, causing widespread condemnation by many newspapers (most notably The Sun), and the leaders of both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair called the ruling "an abuse of common sense", while the Conservative Party leader David Cameron pledged to reform British human rights legislation to prevent a recurrence of such situations.


2006 Afghan hijackers case, Timeline of the case
On 6 February 2000, a group of nine Afghan men led by  brothers Ali Safi and Mohammed Safi fleeing the Taliban regime hijacked Ariana Afghan Airlines flight 805 a Boeing 727 aircraft registration YA-FAY with 180 passengers and seven crew. Flight 805 was a domestic flight from Kabul to Mazar-i-Sharif Airport. The hijackers forced the crew to fly to Stansted Airport in Essex, England after stopovers in Tashkent, Aktobe and Moscow. The siege of the aircraft lasted until 10 February.


2006 Afghan hijackers case, Timeline of the case
They were convicted of hijacking and false imprisonment in 2001 and sentenced to five years imprisonment, but their convictions were quashed by the Court of Appeal in 2003, because the trial judge's summing up made an error in law which might have misdirected the jury. The judge had advised that the defence of duress was only applicable if the defendants were under an actual objective threat, whereas the Court of Appeal ruled that in law the perception of a threat can be enough for the defendants to present duress as a defence.


2006 Afghan hijackers case, Timeline of the case
In 2004, a panel of adjudicators ruled that returning the men to Afghanistan would breach their human rights in accordance with the Human Rights Act 1998. Home Secretary Charles Clarke granted the men only temporary leave to remain in the United Kingdom. This would have placed restrictions on them, including not being able to work or obtain travel documents and being told where to live.


2006 Afghan hijackers case, Timeline of the case
In 2006, Mr Justice Sullivan of the High Court, in S and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ruled that it was unlawful under the 1971 Immigration Act to restrict the men's leave to remain in the United Kingdom, and ordered that they be granted "discretionary leave to remain", which entitled them to work in the United Kingdom.


2006 Afghan hijackers case, Timeline of the case
The Home Secretary, John Reid, challenged the ruling in the Court of Appeal, arguing that the Home Office "should have the power to grant only temporary admission to failed asylum seekers who are only allowed to stay in the UK due to their human rights". The Court dismissed the appeal on 4 August 2006.


2006 Afghan hijackers case, Controversy
Both major British political parties condemned the ruling. Shadow Home Secretary David Davis said "these hijackers committed serious crimes which should make them incompatible with refugee status" and argued that the problem was of the Labour government's "own creation" due to their introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998.


2006 Africa Cup
The 2006 Africa Cup was the seventh edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. In this edition, the tournament expanded from nine nations to twelve leading to a change in the format of the tournament which now includes four pools of three teams. Results from Pool 1 & 2 also counted for the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.


2006 Africa Cup, Pool Stage
Pool 1 & 2 were played on home and away basis as they also counted for Round 2 of 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying. Pool winners qualify for the semi-finals.


2006 Africa Cup, Semi-finals
Second semi-final on home and away because of the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.


2006 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fifth championship, beating Ivory Coast in the final 4–2 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw.


2006 Africa Cup of Nations, Host selection
The organization of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Egypt on 24 October 2002 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice between four countries : Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Libya.


2006 Africa Cup of Nations, Host selection
This marks the fourth time that Egypt has hosted the African Cup after 1959, 1974 and 1986.


2006 Africa Cup of Nations, Host selection
It also coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF.


2006 Africa Cup of Nations, Qualification
For the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, qualification was done through the CAF's qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Whereas only the winner of each group qualified for the World Cup, the top 3 finishers in each of the five qualification groups gained entry into the Africa Cup of Nations. The exception was qualification group 3, which contained hosts Egypt. Since Egypt qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations automatically as the hosts, the final berth was instead awarded to the fourth-place finishers, Libya.


2006 Africa Cup of Nations, Qualification
2006 also marked the first time that the defending champion did not automatically qualify for the finals. Tunisia, 2004's champion, qualified for the Cup of Nations by winning their group in the qualification process.


2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 10 February 2006 at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, to determine the winner of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).


2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Egypt won the title for the fifth time by beating Ivory Coast 4–2 on penalties.


2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Egypt were 32nd in the FIFA World Rankings (5th among African nations), while Ivory Coast were ranked 42nd (7th among African nations).


2006 Africa Cup of Nations squads
Below is a list of squads used in the 2006 African Nations Cup.


2006 African Championships in Athletics
The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond in Bambous, Rivière Noire District. This was the second time when the African Championships in Athletics were hosted in Mauritius, the first was in 1992.


2006 African Championships in Athletics
Many world-class runners were competing, but in terms of the field events the standard was poor. In addition, some of those, especially the throwing events, had very few participants as African federations cannot afford to send large teams.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9–10.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Wind: Heat 1: -2.9 m/s, Heat 2: -2.5 m/s, Heat 3: -3.0 m/s, Heat 4: -1.7 m/s


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 11–12.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held in Bambous, Mauritius on August 13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 12–13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Wind: Heat 1: -3.6 m/s, Heat 2: -3.5 m/s, Heat 3: -2.3 m/s, Heat 4: -2.2 m/s, Heat 5: -5.1 m/s


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 11.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results
Note: Ezekiel Kemboi originally finished second but was disqualified for improper hurdling.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 11.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9–11.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9–10.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10–11.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9–10.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw, Results
Note: Nabil Kiram of Morocco originally finished in the bronze medal position with 53.41 metres but was later disqualified for doping.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 12.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 12.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 12.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 12.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9–10.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Wind: Heat 1: -3.6 m/s, Heat 2: -2.9 m/s, Heat 3: -3.4 m/s


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 11.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk
The women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held  in Bambous, Mauritius on August 13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 12–13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Wind: Heat 1: -3.9 m/s, Heat 2: -1.6 m/s, Heat 3: -2.7 m/s


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond in Mauritius on August 11.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 11.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10–11.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 11–12.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 12–13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 11.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw, Results
Note: Hayat El Ghazi who originally won the silver was later disqualified for doping.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon
The women's heptathlon event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 11–12.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 11.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 12.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 13.


2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 13.


2006 African Fencing Championships
The 2006 African Fencing Championships were held in Casablanca, Morocco from 20 to 23 June.


2006 African Judo Championships
The 2006 African Judo Championships were the 27th edition of the African Judo Championships, and were held in Port-Louis, Mauritius from  29 May 2006 to 6 June 2006.


2006 African Men's Handball Championship
The 2006 African Men's Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Tunis and Radès, Tunisia, from 10 to 20 January 2006. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Championship in Germany.


2006 African Men's Handball Championship
Tunisia win their seventh title beating Egypt in the final game 26–21.


2006 African Rally Championship
The 2006 African Rally Championship season (ARC) was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Belgian driver Patrick Emontspool.


2006 African Swimming Championships
The 8th African Swimming Championships were held in Dakar, Senegal from September 11 to September 16, 2006.


2006 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
The 2006 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the third edition of the African under-20 women's football World Cup qualification and the first edition of under-20 of this tournament new format which serve to qualification to the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. It's also the first time when Africa were represented by two national teams. The two qualifiers were DR Congo and Nigeria.


2006 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.


2006 African Volleyball Championship U19
The 2006 African Volleyball Championship U19 was the eighth edition of the African Volleyball Championship U19. It was held in Kelibia, Tunisia, from August 20 to August 22, 2006. The top two teams will qualify for the 2007 Youth World Championship.


2006 African Volleyball Championship U19, Competition system
The competition system of the 2006 African Championship U19 is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 2 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking is determined by the total points gained.


2006 African Women's Championship
The 2006 Women's African Football Championship was the seventh edition of the African Women's Championship (now known as the Africa Women Cup of Nations), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. It was held in Nigeria between 28 October and 11 November 2006.


2006 African Women's Championship
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Gabon, but the country withdrew from hosting the competition due to organisational reasons. The CAF awarded the hosting of the competition to Nigeria in May 2006.


2006 African Women's Championship
Initially, the tournament was scheduled for September 2006, but it was moved to October due to weather considerations.


2006 African Women's Championship
The tournament determined the CAF's two qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup — the winner Nigeria and the runner-up Ghana. Nigeria won its seventh consecutive title, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final. South African Portia Modise was named player of the championship.


2006 African Women's Championship, Qualification
Gabon qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from March to August 2006.


2006 African Women's Championship, Qualification
Before Gabon's withdrawal, Nigeria entered qualification and was scheduled to play Equatorial Guinea in the second round. After CAF elected Nigeria as replacement hosts, the match was called off and both teams qualified for the final tournament. Gabon did not retain its automatic qualification and therefore, was excluded from the tournament.


2006 African Women's Championship, Qualification, Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).


2006 African Women's Championship, Qualification, Format
The seven winners of the final round qualified for the final tournament.


2006 African Women's Championship, Qualification, Qualified teams
Equatorial Guinea appeared for the first time in the tournament.


2006 African Women's Championship, Final tournament, First round
The finals took place in Warri at Warri Township Stadium. There was two groups, A and B, with a semi-finals and finals.


2006 African Women's Championship, Final tournament, First round, Group A
Equatorial Guinea arrived at Murtala Mohammed Airport in a private chartered plane, which did not have clearance to land. The players were not allowed to disembark for three hours, and despite organising officials trying to remedy the situation, the Equatorial Guinea players apparently left for home, unhappy with the treatment they received by airport officials. However, their first match went ahead on time.


2006 African Women's Championship, Final tournament, Final match
25,000 people watched the match, which was described by the BBC as "a drab encounter". Both teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification
The 2006 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2006 African Women's Championship. Gabon qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from February to August 2006. Later, Gabon withdrew from hosting the competition due to organisational reasons. The CAF awarded the hosting of the competition to Nigeria in May 2006.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Teams
A record 34 national teams participated in the qualifying process.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Teams
Teams who withdrew before playing a match are in italics.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Format
The seven winners of the final round qualified for the final tournament.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Preliminary round
The results of this round don't appear in neither the Rec.Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) nor the official FIFA website.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Preliminary round
Libya won by default and advanced to the first round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Preliminary round
Benin won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Preliminary round
Mozambique won by default and advanced to the first round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Preliminary round
Djibouti won by default and advanced to the first round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Preliminary round
Togo won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Preliminary round
Zambia won by default and advanced to the first round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Preliminary round
Senegal won by default and advanced to the first round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
Algeria won by default and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
Egypt won by default and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
Mali won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
2–2 on aggregate. Benin won the penalty shoot-out 4–3 and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
Equatorial Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
South Africa won 12–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
Tanzania won by default and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
Congo won 12–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
Only one leg was played. Kenya won 7–0 and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
DR Congo won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, First round
Senegal won 12–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Second Round
Algeria won 4–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Second Round
Mali won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Second Round
Match was called off after Nigeria were awarded the hosting of the competition. Equatorial Guinea qualified by default for the final tournament.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Second Round
South Africa won 7–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Second Round
Ghana won by default and qualified for the final tournament.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Second Round
Cameroon won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2006 African Women's Championship qualification, Second Round
DR Congo won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2006 African Women's Handball Championship
The 2006 African Women's Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Tunisia from 12 to 20 January 2006. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.


2006 Air Canada Cup
The 2006 Air Canada Cup was the fourth edition of the women's ice hockey tournament. It was held from January 5-7, 2006 in Ravensburg, Germany. The Canadian U23 national team won the tournament, finishing with a record of two wins and one loss over three games.


2006 Air Force Falcons football team
The 2006 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were coached by Fisher DeBerry, who announced his retirement following the conclusion of the season. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup
The 2006 Air New Zealand Cup was the inaugural season of the Air New Zealand Cup, contested by teams from New Zealand. The season ran from July to October 2006. At the end of the regular season, the top team from Repechage A and B joined with teams from the Top Six who entered the quarter-finals, with the winners going through to the semi-finals. The winner of each semi-final qualified for the final, which was contested between Waikato and Wellington, with Waikato winning 37–31 to win the first Air New Zealand Cup title.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup
This season was the first of the expanded competition, which has succeeded the First Division of the National Provincial Championship. It also saw the introduction of four new teams, Hawke's Bay, Counties Manukau, Manawatu and the newly formed Tasman (a merger of Nelson Bays and Marlborough). On 3 June 2006, the Commerce Commission accepted the NZRU proposal of a salary cap for the Air New Zealand Cup. This was mainly so that the talent pool of players could be spread between the 14 rugby unions.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Competition format
Covering ten weeks, the schedule featured a total of 70 matches. The fourteen unions were grouped by the top three places in each pool, they advanced and secured a spot in the top six. Auckland secured the top position at the start of the second round. Competition points from round one carried over to round two, and teams were seeded according to total points won. If necessary of a tiebreaker, when two or more teams finish on equal points, the union who defeated the other in a head-to-head gets placed higher. In case of a draw between them, the side with the biggest points deferential margin will get rights to be ranked above. If they are tied on points difference, it is then decided by a highest scored try count or a coin toss.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Competition format
The remaining three teams receive only one home fixture apiece.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Competition format
Similarly, the top two teams in each repechage pool, based on competition points earned in Round one (with tiebreakers applied as needed), earn two home fixtures in Round two, with the other teams receiving one apiece. Bay of Plenty and Counties Manukau earned the extra home fixture in Repechage A, while Southland and Taranaki earned this privilege in Repechage B.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Competition format
In Round two saw each team in the competition played three fixtures in this round. In the Top Six, each team played the three teams that it did not play in Round one. Each team in the repechage pools played the other teams in its pool once.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Competition format
For the teams in the Top Six, competition points carried over from Round one. All Top Six teams advanced to the quarterfinals, with their seedings determined by their positions at the end of Round two.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Competition format
In the two repechage pools, competition points did not carry over from Round one. The top team in each pool at the end of Round two advanced to the quarterfinals. The two repechage winners received the seventh and eighth seeds, determined based on competition points at the end of Round two.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Competition format
At the end of Week 9, Auckland, Waikato and North Harbour secured home quarter-finals. Bay of Plenty secured the top spot in Repechage A. In Repechage B, Taranaki dropped out of contention for the top spot.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Competition format
After defeating Manawatu in Week 10, Bay of Plenty clinched the higher placing of the two repechage quarter-final slots. Also in Week 10, Otago's loss to Wellington placed Otago at the bottom of the Top 6 going into the quarter-finals. The fourth home quarter-final went to Wellington; although Canterbury defeated Auckland, they did not earn the bonus point they needed to pass Wellington on the table. Wellington's victory over Canterbury in Week 8 gave them the advantage in the tiebreaker.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Competition format
Southland earned the top spot in Repechage B by means of a 19-12 bonus-point loss to Northland, putting them one point ahead of the Taniwha.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Competition format
The battle for the top overall seed came down to the final match in pool play. Waikato claimed the top seed by defeating North Harbour. Regardless of the Waikato-Harbour result, Auckland was assured of no worse than the second seed they eventually received. Harbour received the third seed.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final
The 2006 Air New Zealand Cup final was contested on 21 October 2006 by Waikato and Wellington. Waikato won 37–31 to give them their first Air New Zealand Cup title. The match was the last of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup season, and was hosted by Waikato at Waikato Stadium. It was the first final in the history of the domestic rugby competition. Waikato had qualified highest during the regular season, while Wellington qualified fourth.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final
Waikato won their semi-final, where they beat Otago 44–15. Wellington travelled to Auckland where they beat Auckland in their semi-final. Waikato hosted the final after qualifying higher than Wellington, who had to travel back from Auckland for the match.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
Waikato claimed the Air New Zealand Cup with a four tries to three 37–31 win over Wellington in ideal conditions in Hamilton.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
The final margin suggested a closer match than was actually the case. Waikato dominated for long periods of the game. When Waikato's replacement halfback Brendon Leonard went over from a scrum just out from the Wellington line after 71 minutes, Waikato Stadium's full house of 25,000 rejoiced. They knew they had their first national title since 1992.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
There was a momentary concern for fans when Wellington wing Ma'a Nonu scored his second try, two minutes later, and when captain Tana Umaga scored with less than a minute remaining but Wellington was still six points behind and the damage had been done. Flanker Marty Holah was outstanding in the rucks and mauls for Waikato while halfback Byron Kelleher had his most competitive appearance in recent weeks. Locks Keith Robinson and Jono Gibbes kept the pressure on the Wellington lineout which was its shoddiest of the year.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
At crucial lineouts its execution was deficient on too many occasions. David Hill, who is also leaving for the northern hemisphere, kicked 17 points for Waikato.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
Wellington was forced to battle without its leading prop Neemia Tialata, who did not start, and then it lost Joe McDonnell halfway through the first half. That brought Anthony Perenise on to the tighthead side of the scrum for only his third first-class appearance.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
It was a significant loss, more in terms of the leadership Tialata brought to the forward effort over the past few weeks. The match, in front of a capacity crowd of just over 25,000, started at breakneck speed with both teams throwing passes with gay abandon and it was Wellington that had the first success with a seventh-minute penalty goal to first five-eighths Jimmy Gopperth.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
Two Waikato errors, an accidental offside from a lineout move, and knock-ons by Kelleher and wing Sitiveni Sivivatu cost it 70 metres in ground. Wellington then made its own mistake with a lineout throw taken by Holah and it stormed back into the Wellington half.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
And when captain and flanker Steven Bates won a clean lineout take, the ball was spun and while second five-eighths David Hill took a big hit, his transfer to wing Sosene Anesi was inch perfect and he burst into a gap and when tackled he found centre Richard Kahui on hand to race in for the opening try. Hill got up from his tackle and landed the conversion.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
Gopperth landed his second penalty goal after 19 minutes to get Wellington back to within one point at 6–7.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
Waikato used its lineout to good effect to set up its second try, scored after 27 minutes by Kelleher. Several drives were made at the line with lock Keith Robinson hit in a big tackle by flanker Jerry Collins. However, Waikato controlled the ball provided under the posts by the halfback. Wellington then fouled its own chance with indecisive ball from a scrum. Gopperth was forced to tidy a poor pass from halfback Piri Weepu and in the tackle by Holah the ball was lost with Waikato clearing downfield.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
Wellington regained the ball from a turnover, the ball was moved left, then right, and No.8 Rodney So'oialo sold a big dummy to Kahui. He sped through the gap and after drawing the defence found the flying Nonu in support and he scored beneath the posts. Gopperth's conversion made the score 13–14. A 36th-minute penalty goal to Hill gave Waikato its lead.


2006 Air New Zealand Cup Final, Match, Summary
The second half had a controversial start when from a Wellington scrum about 10m out from its line Holah kicked the ball through and as Weepu waited for the ball to cross the line, he found Kelleher sliding through to win the try. Hill landed a splendid conversion to take Waikato out to 24–13. Gopperth and Hill exchanged penalty goals in the ninth and 13th minutes.


2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
The 2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Thursday 24 August 2006 at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. Previously known as the New Zealand Screen Awards, the awards were renamed when airline Air New Zealand became the naming-rights sponsor, signing for five years of sponsorship.


2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
The film awards had only four titles in the feature films category: The World's Fastest Indian, No.2, River Queen and Sione's Wedding, with The World's Fastest Indian winning seven of its 10 categories. Hollywood actors Anthony Hopkins and Ruby Dee won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards.


2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards, Nominees and winners
There were 13 feature film categories (an increase of one on 2005), two digital feature categories, four short film categories and 28 television categories (an increase of six on 2005).


2006 Akaoa by-election
The Akaoa by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands seat of Akaoa. It took place on 29 November 2006, and was precipitated by the seat being a dead tie in the 2006 general election. After a judicial recount, the High Court ordered a by-election.


2006 Akaoa by-election
Both general election candidates contested the by-election. The poll was won by the Cook Islands Party's Teariki Heather. The by-election attracted a higher number of votes than the general election, in part because of a slight increase in enrolments.


2006 Akron Zips football team
The 2006 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Zips were led by J. D. Brookhart in his third year as head coach.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774
The Amendment 774 of 2006, also known as Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, is an amendment to the Alabama Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The legislature passed Alabama Act 2005-35, which placed this amendment on the election ballot. The referendum was approved by 81% of the voters.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774, Contents
(a) This amendment shall be known and may be cited as the Sanctity of Marriage Amendment.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774, Contents
(b) Marriage is inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman. As a matter of public policy, this state has a special interest in encouraging, supporting, and protecting this unique relationship in order to promote, among other goals, the stability and welfare of society and its children. A marriage contracted between individuals of the same sex is invalid in this state.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774, Contents
(c) Marriage is a sacred covenant, solemnized between a man and a woman, which, when the legal capacity and consent of both parties is present, establishes their relationship as husband and wife, and which is recognized by the state as a civil contract.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774, Contents
(d) No marriage license shall be issued in the State of Alabama to parties of the same sex.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774, Contents
(e) The State of Alabama shall not recognize as valid any marriage of parties of the same sex that occurred or was alleged to have occurred as a result of the law of any jurisdiction regardless of whether a marriage license was issued.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774, Contents
(f) The State of Alabama shall not recognize as valid any common law marriage of parties of the same sex.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774, Contents
(g) A union replicating marriage of or between persons of the same sex in the State of Alabama or in any other jurisdiction shall be considered and treated in all respects as having no legal force or effect in this state and shall not be recognized by this state as a marriage or other union replicating marriage.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774, Results
The vote for the amendment took place on 6 June 2006.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774, Legislative repeal attempts
Representative Patricia Todd introduced bills to repeal Amendment 774 in 2014 and 2015. These bills died in committee.


2006 Alabama Amendment 774, Searcy v. Strange
On January 23, 2015, Chief Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Callie V. Granade issued a ruling striking down Alabama's ban on same-sex marriage as violations of the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantees of equal protection and due process. Alabama supreme court justice Roy S. Moore ordered Alabama's probate judges to ignore Granade's ruling.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tide was led by head coach Mike Shula entering his fourth year at Alabama. Despite a strong 5–2 start, they finished out the season by losing four of their final five games. The team closed the regular season at 6–6 (4–4, SEC) and lost for a fifth-straight time to rival Auburn. Following the loss Shula was fired as head coach and defensive coordinator Joe Kines served as interim head coach for the bowl game.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The Tide were defeated by Oklahoma State in the 2006 Independence Bowl 34–31 to finish the season with a 6–7 (2–6) record. However three years later all six wins of the season were vacated as part of a penalty placed against Alabama by the NCAA for infractions committed during the season. As such, the official record for the 2006 squad is 0–7.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season
Alabama finished their 2005 campaign at with a 13–10 win over Texas Tech in the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic for a final record of 10–2. Several years later, in June 2009, the NCAA Committee on Infractions sanctioned Alabama for "major violations" of NCAA policies as a result of athletes who received improper benefits in 16 of 19 NCAA sports, including football. As part of the penalties imposed, the football program was forced to vacate all ten victories from the 2005 season making the official 2005 record 0–2.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season
The 2006 season also marked the first played in Bryant–Denny Stadium after the completion of the north endzone expansion. The $47 million expansion increased its overall capacity to 92,138 (then the 5th largest on-campus stadium), added several new luxury boxes and saw the completion of the Walk of Champions off University Boulevard. The Walk of Champions, at the time, featured statues of the four national championship Alabama head coaches: Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas, Bear Bryant and Gene Stallings. At that time a fifth space was left vacant for a future statue, and on April 16, 2011, the University unveiled a statue of Nick Saban for winning the 2009 national championship at that location.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season, Returning starters
Alabama had 13 returning starters from the previous season, including eight on offense, four on defense and one on special teams. The most notable departures from the previous year were Brodie Croyle and J. B. Closner on offense; Mark Anderson, Rudy Griffin, Freddie Roach, DeMeco Ryans, Anthony Madison, Roman Harper and Charlie Peprah on defense; and Jeremy Schatz, Matt Miller and Drew Lane on special teams.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season, Recruiting class
Alabama's recruiting class was highlighted by two players from the "ESPN 150": No. 4 Andre Smith (OT) and No. 124  Justin Woodall (S). Alabama signed the No. 11 recruiting class according to Rivals and the No. 18 according to Scout.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Schedule
The Sagarin computer ratings calculated Alabama's strength of schedule to be the 55th most difficult out of the 241 Division I teams. The Cosgrove Computer Rankings calculated it as the 65th most difficult out of the 119 Division I FBS teams in its rankings. It featured four pre-season AP Top 25 teams, four of which made bowl games in 2005.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Schedule
In accordance with conference rules, Alabama faced all five Western Division opponents: Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss. They also faced three Eastern Division opponents: official SEC rival Tennessee, Florida, and Vanderbilt. Alabama did not play SEC opponents Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina. Alabama also played four non-conference games. The non-conference schedule included games against Hawaii of the Western Athletic Conference, Duke of the Atlantic Coast Conference and both Louisiana–Monroe and Florida International of the Sun Belt Conference. For the 2006 Independence Bowl, Alabama played Oklahoma State of the Big 12 Conference.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Coaching staff
Following the completion of the 2005 season, Alabama had to replace an assistant coach for the first time during Mike Shula's tenure as head coach when Paul Randolph resigned as defensive line coach to accept a position as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Rice. On February 3, 2006, David Turner was hired from Vanderbilt to serve as defensive ends coach.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Hawaii
Alabama opened the 2006 season by defeating the Hawaiʻi Warriors 25–17 in their first all-time visit to Bryant–Denny Stadium. Hawaii got on the board first when Dan Kelly connected on a 42-yard field goal to give the Warriors a 3–0 lead. Alabama tied it up at 3–3 on a 31-yard Leigh Tiffin field goal later in the first quarter. The Crimson Tide then took a 10–3 lead of the evening when Tim Castille scored on a three-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. Alabama then extended their lead to 15–3 at halftime after the Hawaii punter Kurt Milne knocked the ball out of the endzone because of a bad snap for a safety and Tiffin connected on a 23-yard field goal.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Hawaii
The Crimson Tide scored on their opening drive of the third quarter when John Parker Wilson threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Keith Brown. Hawaii then cut the Alabama lead to 22–10 later that quarter when Colt Brennan threw a 16-yard touchdown strike to Reagan Maui'a. In the fourth quarter, a 27-yard Tiffin field goal extended the Alabama lead to 25–10. The Warriors responded Brennen connected with Ryan Grice-Mullen for a 31-yard touchdown reception to make the score 25–17.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Hawaii
After holding the Tide on their next offensive series, Hawaii managed to drive 49 yards in 2:40 to get in position to potentially tie the game and send it into overtime. Alabama secured the 25–17 victory on the final play of the game when Lionel Mitchell intercepted a Brennen pass in the endzone for a touchback as time expired. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Warriors to 1–1 (2–1 without NCAA vacations).


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
A week after defeating Hawaii, the Crimson Tide opened conference play against the Vanderbilt Commodores and defeated them 13–10. Alabama scored first on a 37-yard Leigh Tiffin field goal with just under a minute remaining in the first quarter. Vanderbilt responded with ten second quarter points to take a 10–3 halftime lead after Bryant Hahnfeldt first connected on a 42-yard field goal and Chris Nickson threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Earl Bennett.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
The Crimson Tide tied the game on their first drive of the third quarter when John Parker Wilson hit D. J. Hall for a 31-yard touchdown reception. Tiffin then scored the game-winning field goal from 47 yards out to give Alabama the 13–10 victory. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Commodores to 57–19–4 (60–18–4 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
The Crimson Tide extended their overall record to 3–0 after they defeated the  Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks 41–7 in the first all-time meeting between the programs. Alabama opened the scoring midway through the first quarter when Le'Ron McClain caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from John Parker Wilson. The Crimson Tide extended their lead to 10–0 after Leigh Tiffin connected on a 34-yard field goal early in the second quarter. The Warhawks then responded with their only points of the game after Kinsmon Lancaster cut the Alabama lead to 10–7 with his two-yard touchdown run. Tim Castille then scored on a three-yard run to give the Tide a 17–7 halftime lead.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
In the third, Tiffin connected on a 25-yard field goal and John Parker Wilson threw a 43-yard touchdown strike to D. J. Hall to extend the Alabama lead to 27–7 entering the fourth quarter. In the fourth, Roy Upchurch scored two touchdowns on separate one-yard runs to make the final score 41–7.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
After opening the season with three consecutive home games, the Crimson Tide traveled to Fayetteville and lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks 24–23 in double overtime. Arkansas took an early 3–0 lead in the first quarter after Jeremy Davis connected with a 24-yard field goal. Alabama took a 7–3 lead in the second quarter when John Parker Wilson threw a 78-yard touchdown pass to D. J. Hall to cap a four-play, 99-yard drive. Leigh Tiffin would also convert a 46-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter to give the Crimson Tide a 10–3 halftime lead.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
The Razorbacks then took a 17–10 lead with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns. The first came on a three-yard Darren McFadden run, with Davis missing the extra point. The second came on a defensive touchdown when Randy Kelly recovered a Wilson fumble and returned it 39-yards for a touchdown. Mitch Mustain then successfully threw a two-point conversion pass to McFadden and Arkansas was up 17–10. Alabama tied the game early in the fourth quarter when Keith Brown caught a 14-yard Wilson touchdown pass, which as it turned out sent the game into overtime.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
In the overtime period, Arkansas was on offense first, and on their initial series, a Mustain pass was intercepted by  Lionel Mitchell. On Alabama's first offensive series, Tiffin missed a 37-yard field goal to send the game into a second overtime period. In the second overtime, Alabama was on offense first and scored on a one-yard Nick Walker touchdown run. However, Tiffin missed the extra point and the Crimson Tide was up by only six points. Arkansas responded with an 11-yard Mustain touchdown pass to Ben Cleveland and the Davis extra point gave the Razorbacks the 24–23 victory. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against the Razorbacks to 7–8 (10–7 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Florida
A week after a disappointing, double overtime loss to Arkansas, the Crimson Tide lost their second game in a row on the road to the Florida Gators 28–13 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Alabama struck first with a defensive touchdown late in the first quarter when Prince Hall returned a Chris Leak fumble 50 yards for a 7–0 Crimson Tide lead. Alabama then extended their lead to 10–0 early in the second quarter on a 21-yard Jamie Christensen field goal before Florida took over. The Gators closed the score to 10–7 late in the quarter when Tim Tebow scored from two-yards out.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Florida
Florida then took their first lead of the game late in the third quarter when Leak connected with Andre Caldwell for a 16-yard touchdown reception. After a second Christensen field goal closed the gap to 14–13, the Gators closed with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to secure the victory. With just under 7:00 remaining in the game, Leak threw his second touchdown pass of the day on a 21-yard Dallas Baker reception. On the ensuing Alabama drive, Reggie Nelson intercepted a John Parker Wilson pass and returned it 70-yards for a defensive touchdown and a 28–13 Florida victory. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against the Gators to 20–13 (21–13 without the NCAA vacation of the 2005 victory).


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Duke
After a pair of consecutive conference losses on the road, Alabama returned to Tuscaloosa and defeated the Duke Blue Devils 30–14. The Crimson Tide took a 3–0 lead after Jamie Christensen connected on a 37-yard field goal on Alabama's first drive of the game. Early in the second quarter Duke took a 7–3 lead after Thaddeus Lewis threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Eron Riley. The teams then traded touchdowns with Alabama scoring on a four-yard D. J. Hall touchdown reception from John Parker Wilson, and with Duke scoring on a five-yard Lewis run to give the Blue Devils a 14–10 halftime lead.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Duke
In the second half, Alabama shutout Duke and scored three touchdowns en route to their 30–14 victory. Keith Brown scored on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Wilson. However, Casey Camero blocked the Christensen extra point attempt and the Crimson Tide led 16–14 entering the fourth quarter. In the fourth, Alabama scored on a two-yard Jimmy Johns touchdown run and when Lionel Mitchell intercepted a Lewis pass and returned it 50-yards for a touchdown to make the final score 30–14. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Blue Devils to 1–1 (2–1 without NCAA vacations).


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
A week after their victory over Duke, the Crimson Tide needed overtime to defeat their rival, the Ole Miss Rebels 26–23. Alabama opened the scoring on their first offensive possession when John Parker Wilson connected with D. J. Hall for a 39-yard touchdown reception and a 7–0 lead. The Rebels tied the game at 7–7 later in the quarter when BenJarvus Green-Ellis scored on a two-yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, all of the points came by way of field goals with Jamie Christensen hitting one for Alabama from 26-yards and Joshua Shene hitting two for Ole Miss from 36 and 23-yards to make the halftime score 13–10 Rebels.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
After a 26-yard Christensen field goal tied the game at 13–13 in the third quarter, Alabama took a 20–13 lead early in the fourth quarter on a two-yard Tim Castille touchdown run. Ole Miss tied the game up at 20–20 when Brent Schaeffer threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace that ultimately sent the game into overtime. In the overtime period, Ole Miss scored first with a 37-yard Shene field goal, but Alabama won the game when Wilson connected with Le'Ron McClain for a two-yard, game-winning touchdown reception. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Rebels to 39–9–2 (42–8–2 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
A week after their victory over Ole Miss, the Crimson Tide made the trip to Neyland Stadium and lost their rival, the Tennessee Volunteers 16–13. Alabama and the Volunteers traded field goals through the end of the third quarter when Tim Castille scored for the Crimson Tide on a two-yard run to give Alabama a 13–6 lead. Tennessee responded by shutting-out Alabama in the fourth quarter and scoring ten unanswered points to secure their 16–13 victory. The Volunteers scored first of a 27-yard James Wilhoit field goal and then took their first lead of the game with only 3:28 remaining when Arian Foster scored a touchdown from one-yard out. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee to 43–38–7 (45–37–7 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Florida International
For the 2006 homecoming game, the Crimson Tide defeated the Florida International Golden Panthers 38–3. The game was notable for the 18 FIU players suspended for the contest due to their involvement in their brawl against Miami two weeks earlier. The Golden Panthers scored their only points of the game late in the first quarter when Dustin Rivest connected on a 37-yard field goal. Their 3–0 lead would be their only of the game as the Crimson Tide proceeded to score 38 unanswered points. In the second quarter, Le'Ron McClain scored on a nine-yard John Parker Wilson touchdown pass and Jamie Christensen connected on a 46-yard field goal to give Alabama a 10–3 halftime lead.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Florida International
In the third quarter, the Crimson Tide scored on a 65-yard Javier Arenas punt return for a touchdown and on a one-yard Tim Castille touchdown run to give Alabama a 24–3 lead entering the fourth quarter. In the fourth, Alabama scored a defensive touchdown when Ramzee Robinson intercepted a Josh Padrick pass and returned it 34-yards for a touchdown. The final points of the game came late in the fourth when Jimmy Barnes threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Matt Caddell to make the final score 38–3.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
In the 2006 edition of their annual rivalry, the Mississippi State Bulldogs led by former Alabama center Sylvester Croom defeated the Crimson Tide for the first time in five years 24–16. Alabama scored first on a 19-yard Jamie Christensen field goal, and State responded on the ensuing drive when Michael Henig threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Tony Burks to give the Bulldogs a 7–3 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Adam Carlson connected on a 39-yard field goal, and then Jeffrey Dukes intercepted a Henig pass and returned it 24-yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 10–10.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
The Bulldogs responded with a pair of touchdowns to take a 24–10 lead at halftime. The first came on a 13-yard Henig touchdown pass to Jamayel Smith and the second when Quinton Culberson intercepted a John Parker Wilson pass and returned it 51 yards for a defensive touchdown. Alabama was only able to score on a pair of Jamie Christensen field goals in the third quarter and was shut out in the fourth which resulted in the Bulldogs winning the game 24–16.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, LSU
In the 2006 edition of their annual rivalry, the LSU Tigers defeated the Crimson Tide in "Death Valley" 28–14. The Tigers took a 14–0 lead in the first quarter after Keiland Williams scored on a 38-yard touchdown run and after JaMarcus Russell threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Early Doucet. The Crimson Tide then cut the lead to 14–7 Kenneth Darby was on the receiving end of a 29-yard John Parker Wilson touchdown pass. In the second quarter, both teams traded touchdowns with LSU taking a 21–14 halftime lead. LSU scored first on a 19-yard Russell touchdown pass to Dwayne Bowe and Alabama on a six-yard Wilson pass to Nikita Stover. The final points of the game came on Russell's third touchdown pass of the evening on a 17-yard pass to Jacob Hester to make the final score 28–14.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Auburn
In the 2006 edition of the annual Iron Bowl, the arch-rival Auburn Tigers defeated the Crimson Tide for the fifth consecutive time by a score of 22–15. Alabama scored first on a 24-yard Jamie Christensen field goal to take a 3–0 lead into the second quarter. Auburn took a 14–3 lead in the second quarter after touchdown runs of twelve and eight-yards by Brad Lester and Kenny Irons. The Crimson Tide responded with a 52-yard John Parker Wilson touchdown pass to Nikita Stover, and after a failed two-point conversion attempt the Tigers led 14–9 at halftime.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Alabama opened the third quarter on offense and drove 80 yards in eleven plays with Wilson throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to Travis McCall. After a second failed two-point conversion attempt, the Tide took a 15–14 lead. Auburn responded later in the third with what was a game-winning touchdown drive. Brandon Cox connected with Prechae Rodriguez for a 22-yard touchdown reception, and after a successful two-point conversion pass from Carl Stewart to Lee Guess the Tigers took a 22–15 that was not relinquished in the Auburn victory. Following their loss, head coach Mike Shula was subsequently fired on November 27 after four years with the program. At that time athletic director Mal Moore announced defensive coordinator Joe Kines would serve as interim head coach for the Independence Bowl.