2006 Breeders' Cup Classic
Invasor, an Argentinian-bred four-year-old who had won three Grade I stakes in the U.S. in 2006, was the surprise winner, beating out the heavily favored Bernardini in the stretch. It was the first Classic win for Invasor's owner, trainer and jockey.


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic
The Classic is run on dirt at one mile and one-quarter (approximately 2000 m) with a purse in 2006 of $5,000,000, increased from $4,000,000 in 2005. It is run under weight-for-age conditions, with entrants carrying the following weights:


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Contenders
There were 13 entries in the race. The even money favorite was the three-year-old colt Bernardini, who had won six straight races including the Preakness, Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup. Bernardini, owned by Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin Stable, assumed the leadership of the three-year-old division after Barbaro's breakdown in the Preakness, and needed to win the Classic to wrap up Horse of the Year honors.


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Contenders
Lava Man was the second favorite. The five-year-old gelding had won seven straight races in California, including the Santa Anita Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup, Pacific Classic and Goodwood Breeders' Cup Handicap. He too had a chance at Horse of the Year honors if he could win outside of his home state, something he had never done.


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Contenders
Invasor was the third favorite at nearly 7-1, somewhat overlooked despite having lost only one race in his career. He was bred in Argentina and won the Uruguayan Triple Crown, which caught the eye of Sheikh Hamden, Sheikh Mohammed's brother. Sheikh Hamden bought Invasor for Shadwell Stables and transferred him to trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. Invasor lost his first and only race when moved to Dubai, then shipped to the United States where he won the Pimlico Special, Suburban and Whitney.


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Contenders
McLaughlin intended to race the colt in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, but missed it due to illness, meaning Invasor had not raced in nearly three months leading up to the Classic. Invasor had to be nominated to the Breeders' Cup as a horse of racing age at a cost of $250,000 (normally horses are nominated as foals at a much lower cost).


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Contenders
George Washington, considered Europe's best miler, was entered in the Classic, despite never having run on the dirt. Trainer Aidan O'Brien said, "We know he would have been short-priced favorite for the Mile, but winning the Classic would open the whole world to him." David Junior was another European-based horse entered in the Classic. He had excellent form at a mile and a quarter but was coming  into the Classic off a five-month layoff.


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Contenders
Other entries included Brother Derek, winner of the Santa Anita Derby, Premium Tap, winner of the Woodward Stakes, Lawyer Ron, winner of the Super Derby, Perfect Drift, racing in the Classic for a record fifth time, Giacomo, the 2005 Kentucky Derby winner and Flower Alley, 2nd in the 2005 Classic.


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Race Description
Brother Derek took the early lead and set a brisk pace, followed by Lawyer Ron and Lava Man. Bernardini raced on the outside down the backstretch and started his move around the far turn. He assumed the lead at the head of the stretch, brushing Brother Derek as he went by. A later claim of foul by Brother Derek's jockey was disallowed. Although in front, Bernardini appeared to be struggling with the track and his jockey went to the whip.


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Race Description
Meanwhile, Invasor raced on the outside of the pack during the early part of the race then made a strong move, drawing even with Bernardini with a sixteenth of a mile remaining. Bernardini attempted to fight back but Invasor drew away to win by a length in the time of 2:02.18.


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Race Description
Although Sheikh Hamdan watched the race from Dubai, Invasor's former owner Pablo Hernandez was present at Kentucky to celebrate in the winner's circle. "This is unbelievable," he said. "This is the greatest experience of my life, and always will be. Invasor is still in the hearts of everyone in Uruguay. We are a small, modest country, and we need an idol. We have no idol in football and no idol in politics. Invasor is the idol of Uruguay. He is the 'Horse of the Rio de la Plata'."


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Race Description
The win made Invasor's jockey, Fernando Jara, the youngest to ever win a Breeders' Cup race. It was the first Breeders' Cup win for McLaughlin as well.


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Race Description
"I'm not disappointed at all. You can't win all the races," said Javier Castellano, the jockey of Bernardini. "I had to ask him for the first time today. He passed the other horses easily. He gave me everything. He's a fighter and didn't want to get beat."


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Race Description
The main track at Churchill Downs came in for some criticism. Invasor was one of the few horses that day to win on the dirt from the outside – four earlier races on the dirt had all been won by horses running on the rail, including several large upsets. The final half-mile of the Classic was run in over 51 seconds, a slow time perhaps also indicative of a track bias given that both Invasor and Bernardini were running away from the rail.


2006 Breeders' Cup Classic, Results
Source: EquibaseTimes: 1⁄4 – 0:23.13;  1⁄2 – 0:46.60; 3⁄4 – 1:11.11; mile – 1:36.59;  final – 2:02.18. Fractional Splits: (:23.13) (:23.47) (:24.51) (:25.48) (:25.59)


2006 Brent London Borough Council election
The 2006 Brent London Borough Council  election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Brent London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


2006 Brent London Borough Council election, Background
Since the last election in 2002, a Conservative councillor, Carol Shaw of Brondesbury Park ward, had defected to the Liberal Democrats, while in April 2006, Labour councillor, Jonathan Davies of Queen's Park ward; also joined the Liberal Democrats. In the Brent area, the Liberal Democrats had also gained the parliamentary seat of Brent East from Labour at a 2003 by-election and held the seat at the 2005 general election. The defections meant that before the election Labour had 34 seats on the council, compared to 15 for the Conservatives and 11 for the Liberal Democrats.


2006 Brent London Borough Council election, Election result
The Liberal Democrats gained 18 seats to leave no party with a majority on the council, but the Liberal Democrats became the largest party with 27 councillors. The Liberal Democrat gains were mainly at the expense of Labour, who suffered a net loss of 14 seats.


2006 Brent London Borough Council election, Election result
Following the election a coalition between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives took control of the council, with Liberal Democrat Paul Lorber becoming the leader of the council and Conservative Bob Blackman deputy leader.


2006 Brentwood Borough Council election
Elections to [[Brentwood (borough)|Brentwood]] Borough Council was held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council were up for election. The Conservative Party retained control the council.


2006 Brentwood Borough Council election, Election result
The swing was 4.8% from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives.


2006 Brickyard 400
The 2006 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard was the 21st stock car race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The 13th running of the event, it was held on August 6, 2006 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana before a crowd of 280,000 spectators. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the 160-lap race starting from the fourth position. Roush Racing driver Matt Kenseth finished second and Richard Childress Racing's Kevin Harvick was third.


2006 Brickyard 400
Jeff Burton won the pole position by posting the fastest lap in qualifying, and held his start line advantage for the next seven laps until Kasey Kahne passed him. Burton retook the lead from Kahne on the next lap, and led the most laps out of any one else (87) as the lead of the race changed eighteen times by nine different drivers. After falling to 39th because of a flat left-front tire on the 39th lap, Johnson recovered lost ground by maneuvering his way through traffic. He became the new leader on lap 117 after overtaking Harvick. Johnson led for a total of 38 laps en route to his fourth victory of the season, his first at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the 22nd of his career.


2006 Brickyard 400
After the race Johnson's lead in the Drivers' Championship over Kenseth grew to 107 points. Although Burton finished down the order after slowing midway through the race, he kept the third position. Kyle Busch and Harvick were still in fourth and fifth, and Mark Martin likewise retained sixth the position. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, 38 points ahead of Dodge, and 40 in front of Ford with fifteen races remaining in the season.


2006 Brickyard 400, Background
The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard was the 21st out of 36 scheduled stock car races of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. It was held on August 6, 2006 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, a superspeedway that holds NASCAR races. Indianapolis Motor Speedway's standard layout is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) four-turn rectangular-oval track. Its turns are banked at nine degrees, and neither the front stretch (the location of the finish line) nor the back stretch are banked.


2006 Brickyard 400, Background
Before the race Jimmie Johnson led the Drivers' Championship with 2,939 points, with Matt Kenseth in second and Jeff Burton third. Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick were fourth and fifth. Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart rounded out the top ten. Chevrolet led the Manufacturers' Championship with 150 points; Dodge was second with 117 points, with Ford a close third on 113. Stewart was the race's defending champion.


2006 Brickyard 400, Background
In preparation for the race, NASCAR held the fifth of its six test days for Nextel Cup entrants on July 10–12 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sessions began at 9:00 a.m. EST, and concluded at 6:00 p.m. 58 cars, participated in the July 10 morning session, while 63 were entered for the afternoon session. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was quickest with a speed of 177.518 mph (285.688 km/h) and Robby Gordon had the highest speed of 177.204 mph (285.182 km/h) in the afternoon session.


2006 Brickyard 400, Background
Sterling Marlin, David Stremme, Kenseth, Chad Chaffin and Greg Biffle all damaged their cars in collisions with the barriers lining the track. The second day of testing was cancelled because of rain. The start of the final day of testing was delayed because of further rain where 42 cars took part. Reed Sorenson recorded the fastest speed of all three days of 181.892 mph (292.727 km/h) in the day's sole testing session.


2006 Brickyard 400, Background
Robert Yates Racing development driver Stephen Leicht was entered for the race in his attempt to become the youngest person in history to qualify for a Nextel Cup Series race. His Busch Series race seat was taken by David Gilliland to enable full concentrate on the race for Leicht. After taking the pole position for the Pepsi 400 in July, and leading the race with two laps to go before placing fourth, No Fear Racing's Boris Said attempted to qualify for the round at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bobby Hamilton Jr. of Bobby Hamilton Racing confirmed through a press release that he would enter the Brickyard 400, and would also compete in the Craftsman Truck Series race at Indianapolis Raceway Park.


2006 Brickyard 400, Practice and qualifying
Four one-hour practice sessions were held before the Sunday race: two on both Friday and Saturday. Ken Schrader was fastest in the first practice session with a time of 49.911 seconds; Robby Gordon was second and Clint Bowyer third. Hamlin was fourth-fastest, ahead of Casey Mears and Earnhardt. Stremme, Scott Wimmer, Harvick and Paul Menard rounded out the session's top ten drivers. Boris Said made contact with a right-hand side wall leaving turn four, but he escaped with minor damage to his car.


2006 Brickyard 400, Practice and qualifying
In the second practice session, Kurt Busch was quickest with a 49.440 seconds lap, followed by Kahne, Robby Gordon, Scott Riggs, Schrader, Bowyer, Johnson, Reed Sorenson, Burton, and Hamlin. Early in the session, Michael Waltrip hit the turn four wall, but sustained no major damage to his car. Sorenson lost control of his vehicle in turn one, causing him to spin backwards into a wall forty minutes in. Sorenson's car was heavily damaged, and he was transported to the infield care center for a pre-cautionary check-up and later released. Sorenson went into a back-up car.


2006 Brickyard 400, Practice and qualifying
There were 50 cars entered in the qualifier on Saturday morning, according to NASCAR's qualifying procedure, 43 were allowed to race. Each driver ran two laps, with the starting order determined by the competitor's fastest times. A widely believed perception in the paddock was that the first cars to set lap times would have more of an advantage over those that drove later in qualifying as track temperatures rose. In what was considered a "surprise" result, Burton clinched his third pole position of the season, and the fifth of his career, with an early lap of 49.240 seconds.


2006 Brickyard 400, Practice and qualifying
He was joined on the grid's front row by his Richard Childress Racing teammate Bowyer who was two-thousands of a second slower. Kurt Busch qualified third, Kahne took fourth, and Johnson started fifth. J. J. Yeley, Biffle, Ryan Newman, Robby Gordon and Harvick completed the top ten. The seven drivers who failed to qualify were Paul Menard, Waltrip, Johnny Sauter, Kevin Lepage, Leicht, Hamilton and Derrike Cope. After the qualifier Burton said, "I think I left a little bit out there. I ran as hard as I thought I could run and come back. I was a little bit conservative in a few places that if somebody has a little more confidence, they might be able to do better than that."


2006 Brickyard 400, Practice and qualifying
Kahne paced the third practice session with a time of 51.161 seconds. Bowyer was twenty-seven thousands of a second slower in second, and Harvick was third. Fourth through tenth was composed of Kurt Busch, Burton, Kenseth, Stremme, Jamie McMurray, Johnson, and Martin Truex Jr. Kurt Busch's left-front tire blew after deflating, and he collided with the turn one wall. He switched to a back-up car for the remainder of the weekend. Bowyer had a similar issue with his car's left-front tire coming off turn four but he stopped in a safe location. Later that afternoon, Burton set the fastest lap in the final practice session at 51.370 seconds; Kenseth was second, and Carl Edwards third. Bowyer was fourth-fastest, Schrader placed fifth, and Brian Vickers sixth. Hamlin was seventh-quickest, Robby Gordon eighth, Martin ninth, and Harvick tenth.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
Live television coverage of the race began at 1:30 p.m. in the United States on NBC. Around the start of the race, weather conditions were sunny. Howard Brammer, reverend of Traders Point Christian Church in downtown Indianapolis, began pre-race ceremonies with an invocation. Kelly Rowland of the American girl group Destiny's Child performed the national anthem, and the chairwoman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Mari Hulman George commanded the drivers to start their engines.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
During the pace laps, Chaffin and Dale Jarrett went to the back of the grid for changing their engines, and Kurt Busch did the same after going into his back-up car. NASCAR scheduled a competition caution for laps 15 and 40 to enable teams to check the state of their tires after drivers raised concerns about their lifespan.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
The race started at 2:54 p.m. Burton maintained the lead going into the first turn, and pulled way to hold a small but healthy gap by the end of the first lap. On the second lap, Bowyer lost second when Johnson overtook him. The first caution was given on lap three as Elliott Sadler lost control of his car in turn one, and heavily clouted a wall with the rear of his car. Joe Nemechek did minor damage to his car when he hit wall try to avoid Sadler.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
Under caution, Nemechek, Said and Sorenson elected to drive down pit road for repairs, but NASCAR forbade pit stops for fuel because of the first competition caution. Burton led at the lap seven restart, followed by Kahne and Johnson. However, Burton only led for the first two turns as Kahne passed him. Burton retook the first position from Kahne on the next lap. Jeff Gordon went to pit road on lap nine to repair a broken bolt on his left-front sway bar, but he did not get lapped by the leader until three laps after. Biffle was passed by Bowyer for fourth on the eleventh lap. After starting 32nd, Stewart moved into 15th by lap 15. The first competition caution was waved on the next lap. All drivers made pit stops for fuel, tires and track bar adjustments.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
Burton retained the lead on the lap-20 restart. On the lap, the third caution came out for Said who was hit at the rear of his car by Sorenson, causing Said to collide with a wall between turns three and four, and rested facing the opposite direction in the infield grass. The race restarted four laps later with Burton still in first. Kahne and Biffle moved past Johnson to claim the second and third positions on the same lap.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
Just as NASCAR was about to trigger the second competition caution, Johnson's front-left tire went flat on lap 39, and he was worried about potential damage to his front-left fender. Johnson continued to drive slower than the rest of the field until the discarded rubber that was left on the track necessitated the fourth caution. Every driver (including Burton) chose to make pit stops for fuel during the caution. Kenny Wallace staggered his stop, enabling him to lead the 41st lap.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
As Johnson exited his pit stall, a fire ignited due to him burning fuel that spilt onto the concrete surface but safety crews quickly extinguished the blaze. Burton became the leader once more, and retained it at the restart on lap 45. Kahne dropped to eighth over the next three laps, while Johnson gained eight positions to run 30th by the 50th lap despite a visible left-front tire rub on his car.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
On lap 58, Jeremy Mayfield lost control of his car in turn two, and drifted up into the wall, triggering the fifth caution. During the caution, some drivers, including Burton, made pit stops for tires and car adjustments. Vickers elected to have only two new tires at his stop, and assumed the lead for the restart on lap 61. Burton passed Vickers to get back the lead on the following lap. Vickers then lost second place to Harvick, before dropping to fifth when Kenseth and Edwards moved past him.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
Over laps 70 and 73, Harvick and his teammate Burton exchanged the first position before the battle ended with Harvick successfully taking the lead. He subsequently pulled away from Burton. Edwards moved ahead of Burton for second on the 77th lap as he was seeking to get closer to Harvick. Eight laps later, Burton was demoted to fourth when Kenseth overtook him. A sixth caution was needed on lap 86 when debris was located in turn three's high groove. The entire field chose to make pit stops for tires and car adjustments under the caution. Edwards fell from second to eighth because his stop was problematic as his crew could not correctly fit a lug nut for his front-right tire. Harvick stayed in the lead at the lap 90 restart, and began to pull away from Kenseth.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
Kenseth drew alongside Harvick, and passed him to take the lead on lap 110. By lap 115, Burton slowed and he fell to seventh. After falling to 39th, Johnson recovered several positions as he maneuvered his way through traffic. He moved past Harvick for second on the 116th lap. On the lap after, Johnson passed Kenseth on the backstretch for the lead. Johnson began to pull away from the remainder of the field. Green flag pit stops began on lap 123 when Biffle came onto pit road. Johnson stopped on the following lap, giving the first position to Kenseth.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
Kyle Busch and Nemechek each led one lap before making their own separate pit stops. After the pit stops, Johnson regained the lead. On lap 140, Johnson's lead of 1.826 seconds was reduced to nothing when the seventh caution was given for debris in turn three. Johnson and most of the field elected to make pit stops for tires and car adjustments under caution. Kyle Busch chose not to make a pit stop, and led the field at the lap 147 restart, with Earnhardt second and Newman third. Further down the field, three-abreast racing occurred, as drivers on worn tires tried to fend off the attacks from those on newer tires.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
After emerging from the pit stops in eighth, Johnson returned to the top three by the 150th lap. The following lap, Earnhardt overtook Kyle Busch in turn two to become the new leader. Earnhardt held it until Johnson got by him in turn four. Kenseth moved past Earnhardt for second on lap 152 as the latter's old tires meant he lost further positions over the next four laps. As Johnson started the final lap, he led Kenseth by 2.13 seconds when the final caution was necessitated for two separate crashes that ended competitive racing.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
Riggs ran into the rear of Robby Gordon's vehicle who slid upwards into the side of Biffle's car; both drivers spun leaving turn two. While battling Stewart for eighth, Kahne oversteered and slowed, causing Edwards to tap Kahne and the latter spun 360 degrees and went into a wall at turn three heavily with the front of his car. Kahne was uninjured. Other drivers involved were Hamlin, and Tony Raines.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race
The field was frozen in place, with the order of finish determined by where the drivers were when the caution began. This gave Johnson his fourth victory of the season, his first at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the 22nd of his career. Johnson's achievement made him the second driver after Jarrett to win the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. Kenseth finished second, Harvick came third, Bowyer took fourth, and Martin placed fifth. Earnhardt, Kyle Busch, Stewart, Edwards, and Hamlin completed the top ten finishers. The race had a total of eight cautions and 18 lead changes by nine drivers. Burton led six times for a total of 86 laps, more than any other driver. Johnson led three times for 33 laps.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race, Post-race
Johnson appeared in Victory Lane after his victory lap to celebrate his fourth win of the season in front of the crowd; the win earned him $452,861. He said that he doubted his ability to win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, "I've watched so many races here as a kid growing [up]. I thought I would come here in an Indy car. I drove in the off-road ranks and idolized Rick Mears, Roger Mears, Robby Gordon, and those guys all came out of off-road racing to Indy car. I hoped to win here in an Indy car.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race, Post-race
I can't believe I'm here in a stock car in NASCAR winning the biggest race." Johnson continued, "I knew we had a fast race car. We had to come through traffic, and that made it harder on the tires." Kenseth reserved praise for his crew chief Robbie Reiser but spoke of his disappoint after he could not win the race, "The 48 [Johnson] came out of nowhere and blew by us all and won the race. He just got through traffic better than us. He just did a better job of being in the right place getting through those cars." Third-placed Harvick said he could not challenge Johnson due to his fast pace, "He pretty much had us all covered. ", and, "We had a good car, but we got a little bit behind on the last pitstop. We put on four tyres but didn't have enough time left."


2006 Brickyard 400, Race, Post-race
Kahne was the most affected of all the drivers in the provisional Chase for the Nextel Cup standings after his last lap crash with Stewart. He said, "I was trying to get in a battle with all those guys for positions sixth, seventh and eighth. Trying to pass Stewart, I got loose. I was trying to stay off Tony and I guess I ran into the wall." After going airborne from driving over debris scattered on the track from Kahne's car, Raines said, "He got loose and overcorrected.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race, Post-race
Whatever fell out of his car was the size of a beer cooler. I was surprised the car even drove back. I think the bottom was all torn up." Nevertheless, Stewart spoke of his happiness over coming eighth despite losing positions because of a mistake by his pit crew, "I think I passed 60 cars or more today.


2006 Brickyard 400, Race, Post-race
We got ourselves into the top 10 early in the race, and just had an airgun break on a pit stop ... we came in and made sure the lug nuts were tight, went to the back, and then battled our way back into the top 10, so I'm pretty happy." Earnhardt said that while he could not take the victory, he was attempting to maintain his position to the best of his ability, "I'd love having a better car and not having to make that call (to stay out). We can't make the Chase with 30-place race cars. We took a chance and made it work and just got lucky."


2006 Brickyard 400, Race, Post-race
The result kept Johnson in the lead of the Drivers' Championship with an increased margin of 107 points over Kenseth. Burton maintained the third position, while Harvick's third-place finish allowed him to tie with Kyle Busch on points for fourth. Martin stayed in sixth and Hamlin advanced to seventh. Rounding out the top ten were Jeff Gordon, Stewart and Earnhardt. Johnson said about his elongated lead, "It’s way too early to say we’ve broken the pattern, but this is a great start." In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet maintained its lead with 159 points. Dodge remained in second with 121 points with Ford another two points behind in third. The race took two hours, 54 minutes and 57 seconds to complete; because it ended under caution, no margin of victory was recorded.


2006 Brisbane Broncos season
The 2006 Brisbane Broncos season was the nineteenth in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Darren Lockyer, they won the NRL's 2006 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 3rd place before going on to defeat the first-placed Melbourne Storm in the 2006 NRL Grand Final (their 6th).


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
The Broncos did not start the 2006 season well, suffering a 36–4 defeat by the previous year's runners-up, the North Queensland Cowboys in the first round. This was the 8th consecutive loss for the club and equalled the record for longest losing streak set in 2003. Round 2 saw the Broncos get their first win for the season and their first win since Round 21, 2005, with a 16–12 victory over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (this was the third game in a row in which the Brisbane Broncos beat the Cronulla Sharks 16-12 at Toyota Park).


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
The Broncos then went on to have a strong first half of the season, winning 11 of their first 17 games. Round 8 saw Brisbane produce their biggest comeback in the club's history when they came from 18–0 down at halftime to win 30–28 over the Canberra Raiders. But the year's biggest upset came when the team, missing key players through State of Origin, lost to the last-placed and previously winless South Sydney Rabbitohs 34-14 in Round 14.


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
After the 2006 State of Origin series finished, Brisbane once again suffered their "post-Origin Slump", losing five consecutive games from Round 18 to Round 23 inclusive. However, strong performances against the competition leaders Melbourne Storm (losing 18–12) and a resounding victory against the Canterbury Bulldogs 30-0 the following week saw a return to form. The Broncos then defeated the injury-struck Parramatta Eels 23-0 in Round 25 and then the New Zealand Warriors 36-12 in Round 26. It was the first time since 1999 that the Broncos conceded no points in consecutive rounds.


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
Brisbane was heading into the finals with momentum not seen since 2000, but lost to the St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-4 in what was the highest attended Broncos game ever played at Suncorp Stadium at the time. The following week Wayne Bennett agreed to terms to continue coaching the Broncos for a further two years. The Broncos bounced back in the semi-final, defeating the Newcastle Knights by 50–6. Captain Darren Lockyer also became the Broncos' highest point-scorer with 1,077 (breaking Michael De Vere's record of 1,062 points). After trailing 20–6 at half-time against the Bulldogs in the grand final qualifier the team came back in the second half to earn a place in the 2006 NRL Grand Final with a 37–20 victory with Shaun Berrigan scoring a match-turning try in the second half.


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
It was the sixth time the Broncos made the Grand Final. Their opponents were the Melbourne Storm and the game was the first ever NRL Grand Final not to feature a New South Wales-based club. Despite heading into the game as underdogs, Brisbane won the match 15–8. This saw a fitting farewell to Broncos prop Shane Webcke who retired at the end of the season. The win enabled the Broncos to maintain their perfect record in grand final matches and made Wayne Bennett the most successful coach in grand final history with 6 from 6 with the Broncos.


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
In his first year of coaching he made the Grand Final with the Canberra Raiders but lost, making his record at this time 6 from 7. His current record is 7 from 9 having won a Grand Final with the St. George Illawarra Dragons in 2010.and losing a grand final against the cowboys in 2015


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
The Broncos were also named "Queensland Sport Team of the Year" at the Queensland Sport Awards.


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Ladder
1 The Melbourne Storm were later stripped of this minor premiership due to gross salary cap breaches. 2 The New Zealand Warriors were deducted 4 competition points due to gross salary cap breaches.


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Crowds
The Brisbane Broncos had the biggest NRL season crowd average for 2006. The average crowd (including the Qualifying Final) for 2006 was 32,681


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Crowds
All Games*: Played:28 Total: 754,550 Average: 26,948  Home Games: Played: 13 Total: 424,917 Average: 32,685  Away Games: Played:15 Total: 329,633 Average: 21,976  Finals*: Played: 4 Total: 179,588 Average: 44,897


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Grand final
Brisbane played against minor premiers the Melbourne Storm in the Grand Final and came out 15–8 winners. It was a perfect farewell for retiring prop Shane Webcke. The Broncos maintained their 100% win record in Grand Finals (1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2006). The six Premierships make Wayne Bennett the most successful club coach in Australian club football history.


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Grand final
Brisbane 15 (TRIES: Hodges, Tate; GOALS: Lockyer 2/2, Parker 1/2; FIELD GOALS: Lockyer)


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Grand final
Melbourne 8 (TRIES: Turner, King; GOALS: Smith 0/1, Geyer 0/1)


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Grand final
10th Minute: Brisbane 2-0 (Darren Lockyer penalty goal)14th Minute: Melbourne 4-2 (Steve Turner try)19th Minute: Brisbane 8-4 (Justin Hodges try; Darren Lockyer goal)48th Minute: 8-8 (Matt King try)60th Minute: Brisbane 10-8 (Corey Parker penalty goal)62nd Minute: Brisbane 14-8 (Brent Tate try)73rd Minute: Brisbane 15-8 (Darren Lockyer field goal)


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Players
Three Broncos players, Karmichael Hunt, Justin Hodges and Sam Thaiday were selected to make their international representative debut for Australia in 2006.


2006 Brisbane Broncos season, Players
Bold Players Reperesentive Players for International or State in any year.


2006 Brisbane Lions season
The Brisbane Lions' 2006 season was its tenth season in the Australian Football League (AFL).


2006 Bristol City Council election
The 2006 Bristol City Council election took place on 4 May 2006, on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party continued to lose seats, but the Liberal Democrats failed to gain enough to form an overall majority. This election saw the first election of a Green Councillor to Bristol City Council – the first time four parties had been represented since the Council’s creation.


2006 Brit Awards
The 2006 Brit Awards were the 26th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 15 February 2006 in Earls Court in London. It attracted 4.70 million viewers, one of the lowest viewed ceremonies. 2007's show went on to pass the 5 million barrier again.


2006 Brit Awards
The ceremony was hosted by Chris Evans, who also hosted the 2005 Brit Awards. It lasted about three hours, and the alcohol ban of the previous year had been relaxed. The biggest surprise performance was that from Prince, who reunited with Wendy and Lisa from The Revolution, together with Sheila E. for the performance. 2006's biggest winners were the Kaiser Chiefs, who came away with three awards. Coldplay and Green Day both came away with two awards, Coldplay collecting their sixth overall. Other winners included the Arctic Monkeys for their only nomination, and acts such as KT Tunstall and Kanye West. Arcade Fire were the most unsuccessful act, being nominated for three awards but winning none of them. last present year in British Pop Act, British Rock Act and British Urban Act.


2006 British Academy Television Awards
The 2006 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday 7 May at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The ceremony was hosted by television presenter Davina McCall and broadcast on ITV the following day. The nominees for the audience-voted Pioneer Award were announced on Tuesday 14 March; other nominees were revealed on Monday 27 March.


2006 British Academy Television Craft Awards
The British Academy Television Craft Awards of 2006 are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and were held on 19 May 2006 at The Dorchester, Mayfair, the ceremony was hosted by Jon Culshaw for the second year in a row.


2006 British Columbia Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2006 British Columbia Scott Tournament of Hearts, British Columbia's women's provincial curling championship, was held January 25-29 at the Williams Lake Curling Club in Williams Lake, British Columbia. The winning team of Kelly Scott represented British Columbia at the 2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts in London, Ontario, where she went 9-2 in round robin finishing first, and went on to win the National title.


2006 British Formula 3 International Series
The 2006 British Formula 3 International Series was the 56th British Formula 3 International Series season. It commenced on 17 April 2006 and ended on 1 October after twenty-two races.


2006 British Formula 3 International Series, Drivers and teams
The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2006 British Formula 3 International Series. The National class is for year-old Formula Three cars. Teams in the Invitation class are not series regulars, and do not compete for championship points.


2006 British GT Championship
The 2006 British GT season consisted of a fourteen-round series of sports car racing in the British GT Championship. The season consisted of two 2-hour enduros at Donington Park and Silverstone, with 4 other double 1 hour-race events held in England, 2 in France (held alongside the FFSA GT Championship) and 1 in Ireland. It was contested by GT2 cars, the renamed GT3 class (now GTC), and a new GT3 class conforming with new FIA regulations. This would be the last year of competition for GT2 cars, with very low grids and thus half points being awarded at most races. The following year, GT3 became the main class, with GTC supporting.


2006 British GT Championship, Championship standings, GT2 Teams Standings, GTC
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2006 British GT Championship, Championship standings, GT3
All information sourced from  and other areas of this site. NOTE: Championship Standings based on race results, not given standings (they do not appear to correspond)


2006 British Grand Prix
The 2006 British Grand Prix (officially the 2006 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 June 2006 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. The 60-lap race was the eighth round of the 2006 Formula One season.


2006 British Grand Prix
Ticket sales were rather slow; the race was scheduled far earlier than normal, and local Jenson Button had a rather poor season the previous year. When the race sold out in 2005, Button had been coming off one of his best years. Also, the weekend clashed with England's first World Cup game. Jacques Villeneuve and Juan Pablo Montoya both scored their final World Championship points by finishing in eighth and sixth respectively.


2006 British Grand Prix
Button had a very poor qualifying run and started the race 19th; after a blinding first few laps, Jenson's engine caught fire on lap 9, due to an oil leak that also caused the car to spin out of the race. Scotsman David Coulthard also had a poor race suffering from understeer.


2006 British Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso became the first Spanish driver and the youngest driver (24 years, 10 months, 13 days) to get a hat trick (pole position, winning and fastest lap in the same race). He fell one lap short of clinching a Grand Chelem (leading every lap, he would finally achieve this at the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix).


2006 British Grand Prix
This race also featured the first ever pit stop to have involved a woman, during a Midland F1 pit stop for Tiago Monteiro, ITV-F1's then pit-lane reporter Louise Goodman was the left rear tyre changer.


2006 British Grand Prix
The only other noticeable incident of the race happened on the first lap, when Scott Speed pushed Ralf Schumacher's Toyota right in the path of Mark Webber at the entrance on the Hangar Straight. Schumacher and Webber retired on the spot, while Speed crawled to the pits and drove straight into the garage at the end of lap 1.


2006 British Grand Prix, Friday drivers
The bottom 6 teams in the 2005 Constructors' Championship and Super Aguri were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.


2006 British National Road Race Championships
The British National Road Race Championships 2006 took place on 24 and 25 June in the Yorkshire town, Beverley. The men's road race saw a new champion, Hamish Haynes but the women's race held no surprises as Nicole Cooke took her seventh victory - her sixth in a row.


2006 British National Road Race Championships, Races, Men's National Road Race Championships
The men's race started in Beverley and the 116.8 mile race took the riders around East Riding, before finishing with 3 laps on a 4.9 miles circuit in Beverley. The line-up of 76 riders included 4 former champions, Jeremy Hunt, Matthew Stephens, Roger Hammond and the reigning champion Russell Downing.


2006 British National Road Race Championships, Races, Men's National Road Race Championships
The attacks started as soon as the race started, with the first attacker being Adam Norris. There were many other attacks in the early stages of the race and some of the prominent attackers were: Duncan Urquhart, Jeremy Hunt, Steve Cummings and Roger Hammond. Jonathan Dayus and Russell Downing attacked on the climb at Nunburnhome, with around 85 miles gone. They were caught by the chasing group on the descent, Haynes and Urquhart then established a slender lead over the group. Hammond, Geraint Thomas, Dale Appleby and Matt Talbot, broke away to chase but Talbot soon gave up and dropped back.


2006 British National Road Race Championships, Races, Men's National Road Race Championships
The 3 chasers came together with Haynes and Urquhart, and they regained a slight lead with one 5 miles circuit to go. Amazingly, they hung on. Thomas began the sprint with a few hundred metres to go, but with 100m Haynes sprinted past to take the victory, with Hammond 2nd and Thomas 3rd. A group of 14 riders came in just 10 seconds behind, with 4 more 28 seconds behind the leaders. Dean Downing was the next rider to finish, but he was over 7 minutes down on Haynes. Glen Turnbull brought up the rear, nearly half an hour behind.


2006 British National Road Race Championships, Races, Women's National Road Race Championships
The women's race followed a different route than the men's race and was just over half the distance of the men's race, lasting 63.5 miles. There were around 60 participants and 39 of those completed the course.


2006 British National Track Championships
The 2006 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 3–7 October 2006 at the Manchester Velodrome. They are organised and sanctioned by British Cycling, and were open to British cyclists.


2006 British Rowing Championships
The 2006 British Rowing Championships were the 35th edition of the National Championships, held from 14–16 July 2006 at the Strathclyde Country Park in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. They were organised and sanctioned by British Rowing, and are open to British rowers.


2006 British Speedway Championship
The 2006 British Speedway Championship was the 46th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 11 June at Belle Vue Stadium in Manchester, England. The Championship was won by Scott Nicholls, who beat Joe Screen, Simon Stead and Chris Harris in the final heat.


2006 British Superbike Championship
The 2006 British Superbike season was held from 24 March to 30 September.


2006 British Touring Car Championship
The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 49th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. As in 2005, there were ten racing weekends at nine different circuits; each round comprising three races, making a thirty round competition in total.


2006 British Touring Car Championship, Changes for 2006, Teams and drivers
The Triple 8-run works Vauxhall effort continued with a trio of entries in their second season with the Astra Sport Hatch. Yvan Muller left the team after six seasons to contest the World Touring Car Championship for SEAT, and was replaced by Italian veteran Fabrizio Giovanardi, a multiple champion in several European series but contesting his first season in British touring cars. Tom Chilton replaced Colin Turkington in the second car after three seasons with the Arena Motorsport-run Honda programme, while Gavin Smith spent a second season in the third car. Turkish touring car champion Erkut Kizilirmak also appeared at two rounds in a fourth entry.


2006 British Touring Car Championship, Changes for 2006, Teams and drivers
Vauxhall's only opposition for a sixth straight Manufacturers title came from SEAT, who replaced its trio of Toledos with a pair of new Leons. Jason Plato again headed their assault, while the second seat was alternated throughout the year between the returning James Thompson (also racing for SEAT in the WTCC) and sportscar star Darren Turner. Both drivers ran at the final meeting with Thompson using his WTCC car.


2006 British Touring Car Championship, Changes for 2006, Teams and drivers
Reigning Teams and Independents champions Team Dynamics ran their pair of self-developed Honda Integra Type Rs for a second year, with champion Matt Neal remaining with his family team. Scottish driver Gordon Shedden graduated from the SEAT Cupra championship to replace Dan Eaves, while Gareth Howell again appeared in a third car later in the season as he had in 2005.


2006 British Touring Car Championship, Changes for 2006, Teams and drivers
In its third year as an independent, West Surrey Racing continued to run its ex-works MG ZSs, in spite of (MG Rover in fact having gone out of business during 2005. Colin Turkington returned to the team after a disappointing year at Vauxhall, partnering Rob Collard, who had been the team's sole driver in 2005.


2006 British Touring Car Championship, Changes for 2006, Teams and drivers
Among the most competitive newcomers to the series were two teams making the transition from GT racing with Team Dynamics' 2005 title-winning Integras. Team Eurotech ran team boss Mike Jordan, the most experienced driver on the grid, back in the BTCC after well over a decade away in sportscar and GT racing. Motorbase Performance ran David Pinkney, another returning veteran, who was making his first BTCC appearance since 2001. Tom Ferrier also returned to the series with Motorbase in the final round, driving an ex-works SEAT Toledo.


2006 British Touring Car Championship, Changes for 2006, Teams and drivers
Synchro Motorsport ran James Kaye in their Honda Civic Type-R for a fourth straight season, while Jason Hughes also returned driving an ex-works MG ZS for his Kartworld Racing team. Both Kartworld and the WSR team switched their MGs to bio-ethanol fuel later in the year. Running bio-ethanol fuel for a second year were Tech-Speed Motorsport, who once again ran Fiona Leggate in their Vauxhall Astra Coupe. Leggate was replaced by ex-Vauxhall works driver Paul O'Neill for the final two rounds.


2006 British Touring Car Championship, Changes for 2006, Teams and drivers
Mark Proctor switched from his Astra Coupe for his second season, his Fast-Tec Motorsport team instead running a Civic Type-R.  BMW and Alfa Romeo were represented on the BTCC grid for the first time since 2004, with club racers Martin Bell (Geoff Steel Racing) and Mark Smith (In-Front Motorsport) making their debuts in ex-WTCC BMW 320i's and Alfa Romeo 156s respectively.


2006 British Touring Car Championship, Changes for 2006, Teams and drivers
The championship welcomed several more entries across the course of the season. Xero Competition entered a Lexus IS200 (converted to Super 2000 rules from the Dutch touring car series) for British GT racer Adam Jones, Quest Racing ran young Irishman Eoin Murray in the ex-works Alfa Romeo 156 he won for taking the Alfa Romeo 147 Challenge title in 2005, while Richard Marsh returned to the field racing an ex-Vic Lee Racing Peugeot 307 for Team Griffin Racing.


2006 British Touring Car Championship, Changes for 2006, Teams and drivers
The final two rounds saw another raft of new entries, all of which were planning full campaigns in 2007. The pair of Lexus IS200s run by SpeedEquipe in 2005 were entered by BTC Racing for Chris Stockton and Darren Dowling, while a third Lexus was fielded by Team Forward Racing (a satellite squad of Xero Competition) for Mark Jones. Daniels Motorsport made a second late-season appearance with their Astra Coupe, with Nick Leason at the wheel.


2006 British Touring Car Championship, Season Calendar
All races were held in the United Kingdom (excepting Mondello Park round that held in Ireland).


2006 British cabinet reshuffle
Following poor results for the Labour Party in the local elections in England on 4 May 2006, British Prime Minister Tony Blair held a cabinet reshuffle the following day.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Secretary of State for the Home Department
John Reid moved from Defence to become the new Home Secretary, following Blair's decision to remove Charles Clarke from the position. Clarke refused the offer of other Cabinet positions and returned to the back benches. This was John Reid's ninth cabinet position in nine years.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Margaret Beckett, previously Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, was promoted to become Britain's first ever female Foreign Secretary, replacing Jack Straw. Straw had held the prominent position from 2001 and was heavily involved in the War on terror.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Straw's departure from his role as Foreign Secretary had not been widely predicted, but the move apparently came at his own request for a change following nearly a decade of service in front-line positions in the Cabinet, first as Home Secretary and then as Foreign Secretary although others have argued that Straw was sacked for his growing allegiance with Gordon Brown and dismissal of military action against Iran. Straw became Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal, and also took over responsibility for reform of the House of Lords and political party funding.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State
John Prescott remained as Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State, but was stripped of all the departmental ministerial responsibilities formerly associated with the office, apparently at his own request, following the revelation that he had an affair with his secretary. These responsibilities were taken over by Ruth Kelly under the new title of Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Leader of the House of Commons, Lords Reform and Party Funding
Jack Straw, formerly Foreign Secretary, took over the Leadership of the House of Commons and the sinecure office of Lord Privy Seal from Geoff Hoon (who became Minister of State for Europe). Responsibility for Reform of the House of Lords and political party funding was transferred from the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Alistair Darling, formerly both the Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Scotland, replaced Alan Johnson as the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Johnson was moved to become Secretary of State for Education and Skills.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Cabinet Office and Social Exclusion Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Hilary Armstrong moved from her former function as Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury to become Minister for the Cabinet Office and for "Social Exclusion". She also filled the traditional sinecure office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which had been vacant since John Hutton was promoted to replace David Blunkett as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in November 2005.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Secretary of State for Education and Skills
Alan Johnson, formerly Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, became the new Secretary of State for Education and Skills. He replaced Ruth Kelly, who moved to the new office of Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Ruth Kelly, formerly Secretary of State for Education and Skills, became the new Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. This department took over some functions from the Home Office and the Department of Trade and Industry, especially connected with equality legislation, but the bulk of the department was made up of the former Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which was run by John Prescott before he lost his departmental responsibilities in the reshuffle, and also takes over the responsibilities of David Miliband, former Minister of State for Communities and Local Government.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
David Miliband moved from his position in the Cabinet as Minister of State for Communities and Local Government to become the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He replaced Margaret Beckett, who was promoted to become Foreign Secretary.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Secretary of State for Defence
Des Browne replaced John Reid as Secretary of State for Defence. He was previously Chief Secretary to the Treasury, another Cabinet position. Reid was promoted to become Home Secretary.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland
The roles of Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland were filled by Douglas Alexander. Both of these positions were formerly held by Alistair Darling, who became Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Minister without Portfolio and Party chairman
Hazel Blears replaced Ian McCartney as Minister without Portfolio and Chair of the Labour Party (UK). McCartney was demoted to become Minister of State for Trade, attending the Cabinet, but not actively voting in it.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
The positions of Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury were given to Jacqui Smith, replacing Hilary Armstrong. Smith was previously Minister of State for Schools in the Department for Education and Skills. Armstrong became Minister of State for the Cabinet Office and for "Social Exclusion", and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Stephen Timms was promoted to Cabinet rank to become the new Chief Secretary to the Treasury, replacing Des Browne. Timms had served in the Treasury twice before, in the more junior office of Financial Secretary to the Treasury, and was Minister for Pensions before the reshuffle. This was Timms' first Cabinet appointment.


2006 British cabinet reshuffle, Changes, Minister for Europe, attending Cabinet
Geoff Hoon, formerly Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal, became the new Minister of State at the Foreign Office responsible for Europe. Initial reports billed him as "Secretary of State for Europe", which may have been his understanding at the time he left Downing Street. Although he continues to attend the Cabinet, he had lost his Cabinet vote, and his new position was a substantial demotion.


2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2006 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 30 June-2 July 2006 at the Donington Park circuit.


2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round nine has concluded.


2006 Brno Superbike World Championship round
The 2006 Brno Superbike World Championship round was the seventh round of the 2006 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of July 21–23, 2006 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno.


2006 Brno municipal election
Municipal election in Brno was held as part of Czech municipal elections in 2006. The Civic Democratic Party received highest number of votes but the Czech Social Democratic Party formed coalition and Romand Onderka became new Mayor.


2006 Bromley London Borough Council election
Elections to Bromley Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election and the council was held by the Conservatives, with their net gains putting them in their best state for over twenty years.


2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election
A by-election was held in the UK parliament constituency of Bromley and Chislehurst in London, following the death of Conservative Member of Parliament Eric Forth on 17 May 2006. The writ for the electing of a new member was issued on 6 June for a polling day of 29 June 2006, the same day as the Blaenau Gwent by-elections. The Conservatives held the seat but with their majority much reduced by the Liberal Democrats.


2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election
Labour was pushed into fourth place by the UK Independence Party. This was only the second time Labour had fallen to fourth place in an English by-election since World War II, the 1989 Richmond (Yorks) by-election being the other occasion. Labour would later drop to 5th place at the 2008 Henley by-election.


2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, Candidates
On 3 June 2006, the local Conservative Association selected Bob Neill, the London Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley and leader of the Conservative group in the Assembly. The Liberal Democrats selected London Borough of Bromley councillor Ben Abbotts. He is the Liberal Democrat environment spokesman on Bromley Council. Labour chose economist Rachel Reeves, runner-up in 2005, to stand once again. The Green Party selected Ann Garrett as its candidate. Garrett stood as a Green Party candidate in the 2005 general election and the 2004 London Assembly elections. The United Kingdom Independence Party selected Nigel Farage MEP, who represents South East England in the European Parliament. The Official Monster Raving Loony Party selected John Cartwright.


2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, Candidates
Two independent candidates were validly nominated: John Hemming-Clark and Nick Hadziannis. The English Democrats selected Steven Uncles and candidates from the Money Reform Party and the National Front also ran. The Money Reform Party was a minor political party.


2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, Candidates
As per the Senior Electoral Officer of Bromley Council, the electorate for this by-election was 72,206, an increase of 1.50% from the 2005 election.


2006 Brown Bears football team
The 2006 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. A year after winning the conference championship, Brown tied for last in the Ivy League.


2006 Brown Bears football team
In their ninth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 225 to 241. Zak DeOssie, Joe DiGiacomo and Brandon Markey were the team captains.


2006 Brown Bears football team
The Bears' 2–5 conference record placed them in a three-way tie for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Brown was outscored 157 to 140 by Ivy opponents.


2006 Brown Bears football team
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.


2006 Brownlow Medal
The 2006 Brownlow Medal was the 79th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season. Adam Goodes of the Sydney Swans won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 2006 AFL season. It was Goodes' second Brownlow Medal win, after his victory in 2003.


2006 Brownlow Medal, Leading vote-getters
* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year.


2006 Brownlow Medal, Voting procedure
The three field umpires (those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes, and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second-best and third-best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and they are read and tallied on the evening.


2006 Brownlow Medal, Voting procedure
As the medal is awarded to the fairest and best player in the league, those who have been suspended during the season by the AFL Tribunal (or, who avoided suspension only because of a discount for a good record or an early guilty plea) are ineligible to win the award; however, they may still continue to poll votes.


2006 Broxbourne Borough Council election
The Broxbourne Council election, 2006 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne,  Hertfordshire, England.


2006 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
An election was held in all 13 wards on 4 May 2006.


2006 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The Conservative Party gained a seat in Bury Green Ward from the independent "Bury Green Residents".


2006 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
Martin Greensmyth who had won the seat for the "Bury Green Residents" in the 2002 Local Government Election stood for the Conservative Party in 2006 and retained his seat as a Conservative.


2006 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The new political balance of the council following this election was:


2006 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The next Local Government Election will be held on 1 May 2007 when seats will be contested in all of the 13 wards.


2006 Brussels riots
Between 23 and 29 September 2006, youths of mainly immigrant descent rioted in Brussels, causing the destruction of several shop windows and the burning of ten cars and part of a hospital. The immediate cause of the riots was anger at the unexplained death in custody of a local man of Moroccan origin, Fayçal Chaaban.


2006 Brussels riots
A court later found 2 prison doctors guilty of assault/battery and failing to aid a person in mortal danger having administered a fatal dose of tranquilizers and gave them a 6-month suspended jail sentence.


2006 Brussels riots, Death of Fayçal Chaaban
Fayçal Chaaban, 25, had been involved in criminal activities since he was 13. He had been convicted for stealing in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005, and had been in prison since 16 September on the suspicion of theft. He started to serve a 10-month term in the prison of Forest, a Brussels municipality, after being caught at the wheel of a vehicle with no driving license and no insurance.


2006 Brussels riots, Death of Fayçal Chaaban
Chaaban was found dead in his cell on 24 September. He died after being administered tranquilizers in his cell. An autopsy on the body failed to throw a light on the exact cause of death. According to police pathologists, the body didn't show any traces of violence. Further tests were needed to determine whether there is a link between the tranquilizers and the death, but prosecutors said the results of toxicology tests would take weeks to come back from the laboratory.


2006 Brussels riots, Death of Fayçal Chaaban
Belgian Justice Minister Laurette Onkelinx visited the deceased man's family shortly after his death.


2006 Brussels riots, Riots
The riots began in the Marolles (Marollen) quarter of Brussels and the area near the Brussels-South Railway Station on the evening of 23 September 2006. Between 1 and 4 am, ten cars were set on fire, several car and shop windows were smashed, and one shop was set alight. Violence continued each night during the next days. On 26 September, after hearing the news on the death of Fayçal Chaaban, crowds of young persons started throwing stones at passing people and cars, smashing car windows and setting them ablaze, demolishing bus shelters and looting shops. The rioters also threw molotov cocktails into CHU Saint-Pierre, which caught fire and required fire brigade intervention. During the incident, the rioters managed to steal the keys of the fire engine.


2006 Brussels riots, Riots
Brussels' police arrested 30 rioters on 26 September 45 rioters on 27 September and 53 rioters on 28 September. Police said some of those arrested were carrying material to make petrol bombs. At least 242 crime files were opened by the police.


2006 Brussels riots, Riots
Most rioters were identified as immigrant youths from North-African origin, who claimed that they are upset by the death of Chaaban. A Belgian official said that the rioting was the worst since youths set fire to 15 vehicles across Belgium in November 2005, in violent riots which authorities said imitated unrest then going on in France.


2006 Brussels riots, Riots
On Belgian RTBF radio, Brussels's mayor Freddy Thielemans thanked the family of the late Fayçal Chaaban for helping to try to calm down the rioters.


2006 Brussels riots, Riots
By 29 September, the situation was said to be calm again.


2006 Bucknell Bison football team
The 2006 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Bucknell tied for fourth in the Patriot League.


2006 Bucknell Bison football team
In their fourth season under head coach Tim Landis, the  Bison compiled a 6–5 record. Stefan Niemczyk and Dorian Petersen were the team captains.


2006 Bucknell Bison football team
The Bison were outscored 268 to 222. Their 3–3 conference record tied with Colgate for fourth place in the seven-team Patriot League standings.


2006 Bucknell Bison football team
Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.


2006 Budapest Assembly election
The 2006 Budapest Assembly election was held on 1 October 2006, concurring with other local elections in Hungary.


2006 Budapest Assembly election, Mayor
Incumbent Gábor Demszky was directly elected mayor with 46.86% of the vote against Fidesz–KDNP supported independent candidate István Tarlós.


2006 Budapest Grand Prix
The 2006 Budapest Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Budapest, Hungary that was part of the Tier IV category of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 24 July until 30 July 2006. Eighth-seeded Anna Smashnova won the singles title and earned $22,900 first-prize money.


2006 Budapest Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Janette Husárová /  Michaëlla Krajicek defeated  Lucie Hradecká /  Renata Voráčová 4–6, 6–4, 6–4


2006 Budapest Grand Prix – Doubles
Émilie Loit and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


2006 Budapest Grand Prix – Doubles
Janette Husárová and Michaëlla Krajicek won the title by defeating Lucie Hradecká and Renata Voráčová 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2006 Budapest Grand Prix – Singles
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2006 Budapest Grand Prix – Singles
Anna Smashnova was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–1, 6–3 in the final. This was Smashnova's final WTA singles title before her retirement in 2007.


2006 Budapest mayoral election
The 2006 Budapest mayoral election was held on 1 October 2006 to elect the Mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest. The election was run using a First-past-the-post voting system. The winner of this election served for 4 years.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km
The 2006 200 km of Buenos Aires is the third edition of this touring car race on the TC2000 season. The race was held in the Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
In front of more than 45,000 spectators, displaying much aptitude and aplomb, Argentina's Matías Rossi and Switzerland's Alain Menu, aboard a Chevrolet Astra of the Chevrolet Elaion team, the pairing came home winners of the third edition of the Buenos Aires 200 km, round 12 of the Argentinian TC2000 Championship. Second place went to Martín Basso and Brazil's Hoover Orsi (Ford YPF), and third to Fabián Flaqué and Ernesto Bessone (RV Competición).


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Buenos Aires, October 29, 2006.- In front of more than 45.000 spectators, displaying much aptitude and aplomb, Argentina's Matías Rossi and Switzerland's Alain Menu, aboard a Chevrolet Astra of the Chevrolet Elaion team, the pairing came home winners of the third edition of the Buenos Aires 200 km, round 12 of the Argentinian TC2000 Championship. Second place went to Martín Basso and Brazil's Hoover Orsi (Ford YPF), and third to Fabián Flaqué and Ernesto Bessone (RV Competición).


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Nothing better than two drivers with the huge talent of Rossi and Menu so as to give a good idea of the excellent driving level demonstrated in each edition of the Buenos Aires 200 km, as the driver pairing of the official Chevrolet team gave plenty of proof of their ability behind the wheel on their way to victory.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
A very inspired Rossi, as he usually is at each round, and a very efficient Menu gave shape to a duo which dominated at Buenos Aires, because the "Grenadier" (as Rossi is known) -who drove the first stint- climbed through the field from 8th on the grid, to first place, and handed over his car in perfect condition to his co-driver, who kept it in front and escaped even further from his pursuers.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Apart from the great showing of these two, in this special event of TC2000, there are many things to point out which gave the day a special brilliance and added more ingredients to the fight for the title. The other contenders, Gabriel Ponce de León (Ford-YPF) and Juan Manuel Silva (Honda Petrobras Lubrax) faced a series of problems and did not add to their championship tally.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Deception came quickly for "Pato" Silva, as on lap 3 he saw as his car's race ended after his co-driver was nerfed off the track by Flaqué (who stated that it was "unavoidable") at the exit of Ascari and ended up in the barriers.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
For Ponce de León the story was different, but finished in the same way. The driver from Junín started from 10th and was in 7th place when he stopped at the pits for the driver change on lap 17. After a very quick driver change (15 secs) the number 1 Focus stalled, but the team got it going rapidly again. All would come to an end when Brazil's David Muffato overdid things and hit the tyre barriers.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
While their rivals encountered trouble, Rossi climbed through the field and from 4th, shortly after the start, he got past Flaqué on the back straight before the end of lap 1 and did the same with Ortelli (Renault Mégane) on lap 3, and a lap later he overtook Basso superbly at Salotto, with a move that will remain in everyone's minds for a long time.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Once in the lead, the only remaining official Chevrolet driver (Christian Ledesma and Marcelo Bugliotti had already retired) began to worked out an advantage by way of several lap records, while behind him, Basso and Ortelli fought it out for second, closely followed by Emiliano Spataro (Sportteam), Diego Aventín (Honda Petrobras Podium) and Norberto Fontana (Toyota Team Argentina).


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
As from lap 15, driver changes were allowed. Rossi stopped and handed over to Menu, while Ortelli overtook Basso on lap 16, and soon after Basso stopped. But, in the best Formula One style, the Ford team was quicker than the Renault pits staff and Orsi went out onto the track before Verna could retain 2nd place.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
After the mentioned driver changes, Spataro took the lead and tried to edge away from his rivals prior to his pit stop, but his efforts were not enough and co-driver Cacá Bueno went back to the track in 3rd behind Menu and Orsi. Flaqué was also coming through the field and claimed 2nd place following the pit stops before he handed over his Ford Focus to Ernesto Bessone on lap 20.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
After the driver change period, Menu was a comfortable leader, with a 14secs cushion over Orsi, who in turn was followed by Bueno, Verna and Bessone, who would be one of the leading protagonists of the latter stages of the race, together with Switzerland's Menu and Brazil's Felipe Maluhy (Lucas Benamo's co-driver in the Renault TC2000 Team).


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Menu set a number of lap records and increased his advantage on his way to a resounding victory. Bessone got past Verna and Bueno and ended up in 3rd place, while Maluhy also got the better of Verna and then unsuccessfully tried to get past his countryman Bueno.


2006 Buenos Aires 200km, Report
Behind these came the driver pairings of Leandro Carducci/Henry Martin and Rubén Salerno/Roberto Urretavizcaya, aboard VW Boras of the privateer Sportteam outfit, completing a great job by team directed by Sergio Polze, with three cars in the first seven places. The first ten places were completed by Maximiliano Merlino/Sebastián Diruscio (Proas Motorsport) and Guillermo Valle/José Luis Di Palma (RV Competicion).


2006 Buenos Aires Grand Prix Race 2
Results from the 2006 Buenos Aires Grand Prix held at Buenos Aires on October 29, 2006, in the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez. The race was the second race for the 2006 Buenos Aires Grand Prix of Formula Three Sudamericana.


2006 Buffalo Bandits season
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the 15th in franchise history.


2006 Buffalo Bandits season
The Bandits captured the Eastern division title by repeating their 11-5 record from 2005. They then spoiled the Minnesota Swarm's first ever playoff game by defeating them 11-10, and advanced to the championship game by beating Rochester 15-10. The Bandits hosted the Championship game for the first time since 1997, but lost to Gary Gait's Colorado Mammoth 16-9.


2006 Buffalo Bandits season
Goaltender Steve Dietrich made history twice, by being the first person to be named Goaltender of the Year in consecutive years (in fact, the first person to win the award twice), and also by being the first goaltender to be named NLL Most Valuable Player.


2006 Buffalo Bandits season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2006 Buffalo Bandits season, Player stats, Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2006 Buffalo Bandits season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2006 Buffalo Bills season
The 2006 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 47th season as a football team, 37th in the National Football League and first under both general manager Marv Levy and head coach Dick Jauron. Levy, who previously coached the team from 1986-1997, leading them to four straight AFC Championships and four straight Super Bowl appearances from 1990-1993, replaced Tom Donahoe, who was fired shortly after the end of the 2005 season, with hopes that his 11 full seasons as Bills head coach would improve a franchise that failed to make the playoffs during Donahoe's tenure.


2006 Buffalo Bills season
Jauron, who previously coached the Chicago Bears from 1999-2003, replaced Mike Mularkey, who resigned shortly after Donahoe's firing, citing family reasons and disagreement over the direction of the organization. The Bills hoped to improve on their 5-11 record from 2005, while also hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999, but a 30-29 loss to the Tennessee Titans eliminated the team from playoff contention, extending their playoff drought to seven straight seasons, tying a record set from 1967-1973. For the second consecutive season, the Bills' opening day starting quarterback was J. P. Losman.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Schedule, Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. The Bills season opener at New England marked the first time the Bills did not open at home since 1999. The Bills played all of their games on Sunday afternoons this season, joining the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans as the only teams without a primetime appearance (they would have two primetime appearances in the 2007 season, though).


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 1: at New England Patriots
The Bills opened the regular season on the road against the first of their three divisional rivals, the New England Patriots and got off to a fast start, as on the very first play, Takeo Spikes sacked Tom Brady, causing a fumble recovered by London Fletcher-Baker for a 5-yard TD. The Patriots tied the game up at 7-7 on a 9-yard pass from Brady to Troy Brown. The Bills would regain the lead on a 53-yard FG by Rian Lindell. In the second quarter, Anthony Thomas would make the score 17-7 at halftime with an 18-yard run.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 1: at New England Patriots
However, the Bills continued their late-game struggles from 2005, as they gave up 12 unanswered points in the second-half (a 17-yard pass from Brady to Kevin Faulk, a32-yard FG by Stephen Gostkowski and a safety by Ty Warren with 8:33 remaining in the fourth-quarter), dropping the Bills to 0-1 to start the season.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Miami Dolphins
For Week 2, the Bills traveled to Dolphin Stadium to take on the second of their three divisional rivals, the Miami Dolphins. The Bills managed to get the only score of the first half, a 33-yard field goal by kicker Rian Lindell in the first quarter. It wasn't until the third quarter that the Bills were to score again when quarterback J. P. Losman threw a 4-yard pass to Josh Reed, while Lindell kicked a pair of FGs, a 45-yarder and a 43-yarder.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Miami Dolphins
Even though the Dolphins did manage to score in the fourth quarter on a 23-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper to Chris Chambers (with a failed 2-point conversion), the Bills defense dominated the game, sacking Culpepper seven times (along with two forced fumbles) and blocking a punt, improving the Bills to 1-1.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. New York Jets
Dressed up in their 1960s throwback jerseys, the Bills played their Week 3 home-opener against their last divisional rival, the New York Jets. Buffalo started off with J. P. Losman throwing a 51-yard pass to Roscoe Parrish for the only score in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Jets tied the game up with a3-yard run by Kevan Barlow. The Bills managed to get a 36-yard FG by Rian Lindell, but the Jets managed to take the lead, as Chad Pennington completed a 1-yard TD pass to Chris Baker within the closing seconds of the half.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. New York Jets
In the second half, the Bills fell behind as Victor Hobson returned a Buffalo fumble 32 yards for a touchdown, which would be the only score of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Bills tried to close the gap, as Lindell kicked a 28-yard field goal. However, the Jets increased their lead with Cedric Houston getting a 5-yard run. The Bills would get another score, though—a 12-yard Losman run. Even though the Bills recovered their onside kick, they went three-and-out to end any more scoring threats, dropping to 1-2.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 4: Minnesota Vikings
Looking to bounce back from a tough home-opening loss to the New York Jets, the Bills took on the first of their four NFC North rivals, the Minnesota Vikings. In the first quarter, Buffalo got a small deficit as kicker Ryan Longwell kicked a 37-yard FG for the only score of the quarter. In the second quarter, the Bills scored on a Willis McGahee 1-yard run. Afterwards, Minnesota got a last-second FG by Longwell, this one from 49 yards out.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 4: Minnesota Vikings
In the third quarter, Buffalo pulled ahead as J. P. Losman completed an 8-yard pass to Peerless Price for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Rian Lindell kicked a 28-yard FG. However, Brad Johnson completed a 29-yard pass to Marcus Robinson, but Buffalo prevented the two-point conversion and ran the clock out, giving the Bills their first home victory of the year and improving to 2-2.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Chicago Bears
Looking for their second road victory of the season, the Bills traveled to Soldier Field to take on the second of their four NFC North rivals, the Chicago Bears, in Dick Jauron's first return to Chicago since being fired at the end of the 2003 Chicago Bears season. From the start, Buffalo was in trouble, as Robbie Gould kicked two FGs in the first quarter—a 42-yarder and a 43-yarder.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Chicago Bears
Then, in the second quarter, three straight scores came from the Bears—an 8-yard pass from Rex Grossman to Bernard Berrian, a 1-yard run from Cedric Benson and a 15-yard pass from Grossman to Rashied Davis—that put the Bills in a deep hole. In the third quarter, Gould put up another FG for Chicago, this time from 32 yards out, while in the fourth quarter, Gould would kick a 41-yard FG and Benson would get another 1-yard run.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Chicago Bears
The Bills would finally get on the board, as J. P. Losman completed a 5-yard strike to Lee Evans, ending the Bears' 11-quarter streak of not allowing their opponents to score a TD going back to the fourth quarter of the Bears' 34-7 victory against the Detroit Lions in Week 2, but the damage was already done, as the loss dropped the Bills to 2-3.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Detroit Lions
The Bills flew to Ford Field to take on the third of their four NFC North rivals, the Detroit Lions. From the start, the winless Lions were dominated the first quarter, as kicker Jason Hanson kicked a 43-yard FG, while Kevin Jones got a 7-yard run. In the second quarter, Buffalo got into the game, as J. P. Losman completed a 44-yard pass to Roscoe Parrish. However, Detroit responded, as Jon Kitna completed a 28-yard TD pass to Roy Williams. The Bills would get kicker Rian Lindell to get a 53-yard field goal to end the half.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Detroit Lions
After a scoreless third quarter, Lions kicker Hanson got a 29-yard field goal, putting Detroit up 20-10. The Bills tried to catch-up, as Losman completed a 4-yard pass to Ryan Neufeld, but the deficit proved to be a little too much, as the Lions ended up getting their first win of the season at the Bills' expense, dropping the Bills to 2-4.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. New England Patriots
Coming off two straight road losses to an NFC North team, the Bills returned home for a rematch with the New England Patriots. In the first meeting in Week 1, New England came back to win, thanks to late-game struggles by the Bills. This time, however, it wasn't even close. In the first quarter, the Patriots took an early lead with the first of Corey Dillon's two runs, an 8-yarder. Kicker Rian Lindell would get a 40-yard field goal, but the Patriots wouldn't allow Buffalo to score, as Dillon got his second of the game, a 12-yarder.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. New England Patriots
After a scoreless second quarter, the Patriots continued to make the game difficult for the Bills as in the third quarter, Tom Brady threw a 35-yard pass to Chad Jackson for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Lindell would get another field goal, this one from 46 yards out, but the damage was already done, as Brady put the icing on the game with his second pass, this one a 5-yarder to Doug Gabriel, sweeping the Bills for a third-straight year and dropping them to 2-5 heading into the bye week.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers
Coming off their bye week, the Bills stayed home for a Week 9 matchup with their final NFC North rival, the Green Bay Packers. In the first quarter, even though Willis McGahee left with injured ribs, kicker Rian Lindell kicked a 28-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, Buffalo's defense joined in the scoring party as London Fletcher-Baker returned an interception 17 yards for a touchdown for the only score of the period.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers
In the third quarter, Brett Favre hooked up with Donald Driver on a 1-yard pass for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Packers kicker Dave Rayner kicked a 49-yard FG to tie the game up 10-10. The Bills increased their margin as J. P. Losman completed a 43-yard pass to Lee Evans. Afterwards, a 76-yard interception return by Ko Simpson  set up a 14-yard run by Anthony Thomas, improving the Bills to 3-5.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts
Fresh off their victory over the Packers, the Bills flew out to the RCA Dome for a Week 10 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. Much like they did in the season-opener against the Patriots, Buffalo got off to a fast start in the first quarter with kicker Rian Lindell making a 22-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, however, Indianapolis struck back with Peyton Manning completing a 1-yard pass to Reggie Wayne. The Colts would follow that up with kicker Adam Vinatieri kicking a 31-yard FG.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts
The Bills defense did make a stand, though, as Terrence McGee returned a fumble 68 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter, Indianapolis regained the lead with Joseph Addai completing a 5-yard run. Buffalo would respond with Lindell making a30-yard FG. In the fourth quarter, the Bills drew closer with Lindell's 43-yard FG and had a chance to take the lead late in the game, let alone win, but a 41-yard try went wide right, not only dropping the Bills to 3-6, but last place in the AFC East.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Houston Texans
This Week 11 matchup against the Texans was expected to be a boring affair, but it was anything but. The first quarter saw a dominating offensive performance by Lee Evans, who caught six passes for 205 yards and a pair of 83-yard touchdowns, falling just five yards short of the NFL mark for most yards receiving in a quarter of 210 set by Qadry Ismail in 1999. However, Houston was not intimidated and kept the game close going into halftime.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Houston Texans
In the second half, the Bills' offense slowed down greatly, but Houston kept flying, mostly on the arm of David Carr, who tied the NFL record for most consecutive completions in a game with 22.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Houston Texans
Dunta Robinson intercepted a Losman pass and ran it in for an easy score, giving the Texans a 21-17 edge that held until the final seconds, when Losman led the Bills down the field and hit Peerless Price for the game-winning 9-yard catch in the back of the end zone with 0:09 remaining (the play was reviewed and upheld) for the 24-21 victory in a game where Losman set a career-high for passing yardage with 340 and Evans set a new franchise record with 265 yards receiving. With the win, the Bills improved to 4-6.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs Jacksonville Jaguars
With the momentum of a late-game victory against Houston and the return of Willis McGahee, who had missed the previous three weeks with rib injuries, the Bills took an early lead and held off the Jaguars at the end. After Jacksonville scored with 0:34 remaining and after a questionable squib kick, J. P. Losman threw a pass down the sideline to Roscoe Parrish who kept his toes in just enough to set up a game-winning Rian Lindell 42-yard FG as time expired. Parrish had earlier made the game's biggest play of the game when he had an 81-yard punt return in the third quarter. With their second straight victory, the Bills improved to5-6.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 13: San Diego Chargers
Keeping some slim playoff hopes alive, the Bills stayed home, donned their throwback jerseys again and faced a fierce Week 13 challenge against the San Diego Chargers. In the first quarter, the Chargers struck first with kicker Nate Kaeding getting a 42-yard FG, while LaDainian Tomlinson got a 51-yard run. In the second quarter, Buffalo continued to struggle as Philip Rivers completed an 11-yard pass to Antonio Gates for the only score of the period. In the third quarter, the Bills scored with J. P. Losman completing a 6-yard pass to Robert Royal, while Willis McGahee got a 2-yard run. However, in the fourth quarter, Tomlinson got his second touchdown run of the day, a 2-yarder. A 6-yard pass from Losman to Peerless Price closed the gap, but a failed onside kick sealed any chance of a comeback victory. With the loss, the Bills dropped to 5-7.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 14: at New York Jets
Hoping to avoid being swept by their AFC East rival and keep their playoff hopes alive all at the same time, the Bills met the Jets in The Meadowlands. Willis McGahee extended his string of 100-yard rushing games vs. the Jets to five with 125 yards on 16 carries, including a 57-yard run in the first quarter. After allowing a 10-yard pass from Chad Pennington to Laveranues Coles and a Mike Nugent FG, the Bills broke the game open with a77-yard J. P. Losman pass to Lee Evans and a 58-yard interception return by Nate Clements.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 14: at New York Jets
The Jets cut their deficit to21-13 after a Nugent FG on the ensuing possession, but would end up scoreless for the rest of the game. Meanwhile, the Bills defense held the Jets in check as a Pennington fumble in the third quarter set up another J. P. Losman pass, this time to Robert Royal. The Bills would add a FG of their own in the fourth quarter to extend their lead to 31-13. With the win, not only did the Bills improve to 6-7, but they mathematically remained in playoff contention, two games behind current wild card occupants Jacksonville and Cincinnati.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Miami Dolphins
In order to remain in contention for the playoffs, the Bills had to defeat—and sweep—the Dolphins, which they did in convincing and dominating fashion. J. P. Losman played well with 200 yards passing, three touchdowns and no interceptions. However, his counterpart, Joey Harrington, was ineffective, throwing for only 98 yards with two interceptions and achieved a 0.0 passer rating. After a scoreless first quarter, Losman threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Robert Royal, putting the Bills ahead 7-0 into halftime. In the third quarter, Losman threw a 27-yard pass to Josh Reed, putting the Bills up by two touchdowns 14-0.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Miami Dolphins
In the final quarter, Losman threw another TD pass, this time a 21-yarder to Lee Evans. Miami had the ball on Buffalo's 1-yard line with 0:06 remaining. Looking for a touchdown, Cleo Lemon threw a pass intended for Chris Chambers but was batted down at the line of scrimmage by Ryan Denney, keeping the Dolphins scoreless. With the win, the Bills improved to 7-7.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans
After the victory over Miami, the Bills stayed home for a Week 16 intraconference game with the Tennessee Titans. The Titans (like the Bills) were 7-7 and also hunting for a wildcard berth. In the first quarter, Buffalo scored first with kicker Rian Lindell getting a 21-yard FG. Tennessee would respond with Vince Young completing a 22-yard pass to Bobby Wade. The Bills came back with Willis McGahee's 1-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Titans regained the lead with kicker Rob Bironas getting a 42-yard and a 20-yard FG.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans
Afterwards, the Bills came back with Lindell kicking a 36-yard and a 45-yard FG. Then, Tennessee went back into the lead with Young's 36-yard run. Buffalo would  score with another 21-yard FG from Lindell, this one before halftime. In the third quarter, J. P. Losman completed a 37-yard pass to Lee Evans and afterwards Lindell kicked a 24-yard FG. In the fourth quarter, the Titans won the game with Young completing a 29-yard pass to Brandon Jones and Bironas' fifth FG of the game, a 30-yarder.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans
J. P. Losman led the Bills on one final drive down to the Titans' 28-yard line, but driving against a wind that was gusting up to 20 mph, the Bills elected not to try a potential game-winning FG, sealing the game for the Titans. With the loss, not only did the Bills fall to 7-8 in their final home game of the season, but they were also eliminated from playoff contention heading into the season finale.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Baltimore Ravens
J. P. Losman threw for 237 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions, one of which a pick-six. Willis McGahee rushed for 23 yards on 11 carries. Lee Evans had seven receptions for 145 yards and the only score for Buffalo, a 44-yard TD. In the first quarter, Matt Stover made a26-yard field goal, bringing the Ravens up 3-0 at the end of the first. Just before halftime, Stover made another field goal, this one from 37 yards out, for a 6-0 halftime lead.


2006 Buffalo Bills season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Baltimore Ravens
In the third quarter, Stover made his third field goal of the day, bringing the Ravens up 9-0. After Evans' TD, Losman threw a pass that was intercepted by Chris McAlister and returned for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Stover made his fourth and final field goal that increased the Ravens' lead to 19-7. With the loss, the Bills finished the season at 7-9, although it was an improvement over last year's 5-11 record.


2006 Buffalo Bulls football team
The 2006 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls offense scored 220 points while the defense allowed 431 points. Turner Gill was in his first season as the Bulls head coach.


2006 Buffalo Bulls football team, Game summaries
Due to a snow storm that hit the area, the game was played on Sunday instead of Saturday.


2006 Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team season
The 2006 women's road cycling season was the second for the Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team, an 2006 UCI women's cycling team.


2006 Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team season, UCI World Ranking
The team finished second in the UCI ranking for teams.


2006 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 2006 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 66th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The match took place on 24 May 2006 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. The match was contested by CSKA Sofia, who beat Naftex Burgas 4–1 in their semi-final, and Cherno More Varna who beat Volov Shumen 2–1 after extra time. CSKA won the final 3–1.


2006 Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships
The 2006 Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships were the National Championships of the 2005–06 figure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level.


2006 Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships
The results were used to choose the teams to the 2006 Winter Olympics, the 2006 World Championships, and the 2006 European Championships.


2006 Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships, Results, Ladies
* Manuela Stanukova won the Junior national title, and the ISU recognizes her as the senior bronze medalist.


2006 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2006 Bulgarian Supercup was the fourth Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Levski Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, CSKA Sofia. The match was held on 30 July 2006 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. CSKA beat Levski 3–0 (after penalties) to win their second Bulgarian Supercup.


2006 Bulgarian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Bulgaria on 22 October 2006, as decided on 27 July 2006 by the Bulgarian Parliament. The runoff took place on 29 October 2006, while the electoral campaign spanned 19 September – 20 October. At the election, Georgi Parvanov won his second and final term as President of Bulgaria.


2006 Bulgarian presidential election
Some of the right-wing parties were disunited at the time but still chose to support a common candidate, Nedelcho Beronov. Prime minister and head of the Socialist Party Sergey Stanishev expressed his strong support for the current president, Georgi Parvanov, in July 2006, and Parvanov officially stated his desire to run for a second term on 25 August 2006. He was also backed by the other two members of the then ruling Triple coalition – NDSV and DPS.


2006 Bulgarian presidential election
In the first round, incumbent Georgi Parvanov received 64% of the vote, ahead of nationalist leader Volen Siderov who came second with 21.5%. However, Parvanov was forced into a runoff with Siderov, as Bulgarian law requires a turnout of 50% for a president to be elected in the first round. Turnout for the first round was 42.51%. The defeated right-wing forces called for abstention, while some far-left formations expressed their support for Siderov.


2006 Bulgarian presidential election
The second round saw Parvanov win a decisive victory with 75.9% as opposed to Siderov's 24.1%, meaning that Parvanov became the first person to be democratically re-elected as President of Bulgaria. The turnout was 41.21%.


2006 Bulldogs RLFC season
The 2006 Bulldogs RLFC season was the 72nd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2006 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 2nd out of 15 teams. They went on to come within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by eventual premiers the Brisbane Broncos.


2006 Bulldogs RLFC season, Season summary
The Bulldogs lost a tight match in round 1 against the 2003 premiers Penrith Panthers 24-22. The Bulldogs only lost 4 games in the first half of the season. Played 12, Won 8, Lost 4, Byes 1. The Bulldogs biggest up set in the first half of the season was when they played Newcastle Knights at EnergyAustralia Stadium in round 3 they lost 46-22. The Bulldogs most strongest performance in the first half of the season was in round 2 against Wests Tigers they defeated them 47-12.