2006 in sports
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- 6.1 World Motorcycle Championship 6.1.1 MotoGP class (990 cc )
- 6.1.2 250 cc class
- 6.1.3 125 - cc class
- 7.1 Grand Slam tournaments
- 7.2 World Tour Finals
- 7.3 Other tournaments
American Football
- February 5: The Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan, against the Seattle Seahawks with 21:10.
- July 8: The Graz Giants win the final of the EFAF Cup 2006 against Eidsvoll 1814 's with 37:20.
- July 22: The Vienna Vikings win Euro Bowl XX against La Courneuve Flash with 41:9.
- October 7: The Braunschweig Lions win German Bowl XXVIII in Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig, against the Marburg Mercenaries 31:13
Badminton
Highlights of Badminton 2006 were the World Cup, Thomas Cup and Uber Cup.
World Badminton Grand Prix
Football
- June 9-July 9: FIFA World Cup 2006
Athletics
Jogos da Lusofonia
- 4 October: For scheduling reasons already found the first games of the football tournament held before the opening.
- October 7: Inauguration of the Jogos da Lusofonia 2006 in Macao. 733 athletes from 11 countries are taking part in the Games.
- OCTOBER 15: Closing Ceremonies. Brazil is the most successful country in the Games.
Motorcycle Racing
World Motorcycle Championship
- Motorcycle World Cup 2006
MotoGP class (990 cc )
- In the last time discharged with 990- cc machines MotoGP class of the 25 - year-old American Nicky Hayden wins on Honda the first world title of his career. He prevails against the Italians Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha) and Loris Capirossi (Ducati ). In the Constructors' Championship, Honda wins ahead of Yamaha and Ducati.
250 cc class
- In the 250 cc class of 19 - year-old Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo wins on Aprilia ahead of Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Honda ) and Alex De Angelis of San Marino ( Aprilia) his first world title. In the constructors' standings Aprilia prevails against Honda and KTM.
125 cc class
- The world title in the eighth liter class win of the 21 - year-old Spaniard Alvaro Bautista on Aprilia. Second is the Finn Mika Kallio on KTM, Héctor Faubel third from Spain, also on Aprilia. In the Constructors' Championship Aprilia wins ahead of KTM and Honda.
Superbike World Championship
- The Australian Troy Bayliss Ducati wins at the Brit James Toseland (Honda ) and the Japanese Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha ) the drivers' standings. For the 37 -year-olds, this is after 2001, the second world title of his career in this category. In the constructors' standings, Ducati prevails ahead of Honda and Yamaha.
Details: Superbike World Championship 2006
Supersport World Championship
- The 33- year-old Frenchman Sébastien Charpentier wins on Honda ahead of Australian Kevin Curtain ( Yamaha ) and the Kenan Sofuoglu Turks (Honda) the drivers' championship, and thus defends his title won last year. In the Constructors' Championship, Honda enforces against Yamaha and Ducati.
Details: Supersport World Cup 2006
Tennis
Grand Slam tournaments
- Australian Open
- French Open
- Wimbledon
- U.S. Open
World Tour Finals
- Tennis Masters Cup
- WTA Championships
- World Team Cup
Other tournaments
- Fed Cup
- Hopman Cup
Died
- June 6: Jun Maeda, a Japanese motorcycle racer ( b. 1967 )
- September 16: Eduard Stöllinger, Austrian motorcycle racer ( b. 1948 )