July 2006 in sports
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- MLB: Home Run Derby in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - rest day.
- Football: 2006 FIFA World Cup Final
- Template:ITAf 1–1 Template:FRAf (a.e.t) Italy wins 5-3 on penalties Zinedine Zidane converts a penalty in the 7th minute, only to have the score leveled by Marco Materazzi in the 19th off a corner kick. In extra time, Zidane is sent off in the 110th minute for a needless headbutt to Materazzi. In the penalty shootout, David Trézéguet's shot hit the crossbar, proving the difference. This is the Azzuri's first World Cup since España 82.
- Tennis: Roger Federer wins the 2006 Wimbledon Men's Singles, his 4th consecutive title at Wimbledon, defeating Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3. (CNN), (Reuters)
- Cycling: 2006 Tour de France, Stage 8: Saint-Méen-le-Grand-Lorient (177 kg)
- Sylvain Calzatti raced away from the pack and won this stage.
- Auto racing: Jeff Gordon wins the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, spinning out race leader Matt Kenseth with four laps to go.
- Basketball: LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers reach agreement on a five-year extension of James' contract. (AP via Yahoo)
- Rugby union: 2006 Tri Nations Series
- Template:NZLru defeat Template:AUSru 32–12 at Jade Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand. Hooker Keven Mealamu scores two tries and New Zealand win the opening match of the Tri Nations, picking up a bonus point for their four tries.
- Football: FIFA World Cup, Third Place match
- Template:GERf defeats Template:PORf 3–1
- Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 7: Saint-Grégoire–Rennes (52.0 km) (Individual time trial)
- Ukranian Serhiy Honchar wins the time trial and takes the overall classifacation lead as Tom Boonen finished 21st. (Tour de France website)
- Tennis: Amélie Mauresmo wins the 2006 Wimbledon Women's Singles, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-3 6-4. (CNN), (Reuters)
- Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 6: Lisieux–Vitré (189.0 km)
- Aussie Robbie McEwen wins the stage, but Tom Boonen retains le mallot juene. (LeTour.fr)
- Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 5: Beauvais–Caen (225.0 km)
- Oscar Freire (RAB) wins in a sprint finish with a time of 5:18:50, just ahead of world champion and maillot jaune wearer Tom Boonen (QSI) and Iñaki Isasi (EUS). With the time bonus that goes to the top three finishers, Boonen builds his lead in the General Classification to 13 seconds ahead of Michael Rogers from T-Mobile. Freire is now tied for third with George Hincapie of Discovery, 17 seconds back of the Belgian. (leTour)
- Rugby league: Rugby League State of Origin.
- Telstra Dome, Melbourne: Queensland defeats New South Wales 16–14 in the deciding match to claim the 2006 State of Origin series 2–1. Queensland trailed 14-4 with 9 minutes before two tries from Brent Tate and Darren Lockyer help complete the comeback. The series win helps the Maroons avoid a record 4th straight series loss. (ABC Australia)
- Football: FIFA World Cup, Semifinal.
- Template:PORf 0 – 1 Template:FRAf Zinedine Zidane puts France ahead in the 33rd minute from a penalty awarded when Thierry Henry is brought down.
- Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 4: Huy (Belgium) –Saint-Quentin (207.0 km)
- Davitamon's Robbie McEwen wins his second stage of this years' Tour in 4:59:50, ahead of Isaac Galvez (CEI), Oscar Freire (RAB), Thor Hushovd (C.A), and Tom Boonen (QSI) (all same time). In the GC, Tom Boonen retains the maillot jaune in 19:52:13, Michael Rogers (TMI) and George Hincapie (DSC) retain 2nd and 3rd place with the same times as yesterday, Hushovd is 4th, seven seconds back, and Egoi Martinez (DSC) at +10 seconds. (leTour.fr)
- Football:
- FIFA World Cup, Semifinal.
- Template:GERf 0 – 2 Template:ITAf (a.e.t.) A high-tempo end-to-end match remains goal-less until Fabio Grosso scores in the 29th minute of extra time. Alessandro Del Piero seals the match with a goal two minutes later.
- Non-World Cup news:
- Stefano Palazzi, prosecutor for the Italian Football Federation, calls for the relegation of all four clubs allegedly linked to the current match-fixing probe in Italian football. Palazzi calls for Juventus to be relegated at least to Serie C1 (third level) and for AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio to be relegated to Serie B. He also calls for Juventus to be stripped of its 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles. (BBC)
- FIFA World Cup, Semifinal.
- Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 3: Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) – Valkenburg (Netherlands) (216.5 km)
- In a sprint finish T-Mobile's Matthias Kessler beats team-mate Michael Rogers to first place by five seconds in 4:57:54. The next 46 riders are also given +5 seconds finishing times, led by Daniele Bennati (LAM), Tom Boonen (QSI), and Erik Zabel (MRM). In the GC, Tom Boonen now wears the maillot jaune, in 14:52:23, one second ahead of Michael Rogers, five seconds ahead of George Hincapie (DSC), seven seconds ahead of Thor Hushovd (C.A), and fifteen seconds ahead of Paolo Savoldelli (DSC) and Daniele Bennati. (leTour.fr)
- NHL: After a 22-year career with the Detroit Red Wings, captain Steve Yzerman retires.
- Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 2: Obernai–Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) (228.5 km)
- Davitamon's Robbie McEwen wins the stage into Luxembourg in 5:36:14, followed by Tom Boonen (QSI), Thor Hushovd (C.A), Oscar Freire (RAB) and Daniele Bennati (LAM) (all in the same time). In the General Classification, Hushovd regains the maillot jaune at 9:54:19, 5 seconds ahead of Boonen, 8 seconds ahead of McEwen, 10 seconds ahead of George Hincapie (DSC), and a group of four riders 16 seconds behind. (leTour.fr)
- Golf: Annika Sörenstam wins the 18-hole playoff for the 2006 U.S. Women's Open against Pat Hurst, 1-under to 3-over. It is Sörenstam's third U.S. Women's Open title, though her first since going back-to-back in 1995 and 1996, and her tenth major title overall.
- Football: Greece is suspended from international competition by FIFA because a new Greek law does not guarantee political non-interference in football. (FIFA.com) (BBC)
- Cricket: India in the West Indies:
- Fourth Test at Kingston, Jamaica: India defeats West Indies by 49 runs to claim the four-Test series 1–0. In a low-scoring affair, India - having won the toss - were dismissed for 200 in their first innings, Jerome Taylor claiming 5/50. The domination of the bowlers continued in the West Indies' first innings as the home side collapsed to be all out for 103, Harbhajan Singh claiming 5/13 from 4.3 overs. Leading by 97 at the innings break, India added another 171 runs to their total, the wickets shared between Corey Collymore (5/48) and Taylor (4/45). Requiring 269 to win, the home side fell short, dismissed for 219 in their second innings, Indian bowler Anil Kumble claiming 6/78. (Scorecard)
- Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Stage 1: Strasbourg–Strasbourg (184.5 km)
- Cofidis' Jimmy Casper wins the first proper stage of le Tour in Strasbourg. He wins the stage in a time of 4:10:00. Robbie McEwen finished 2nd, with Erik Zabel in third. But there was drama further back, with maillot jaune wearer Thor Hushovd needing hospital treatment for a bleeding arm, after being hit by a plastic hand. Ironically, these plastic hands are given out by Hushovd's team Crédit Agricole. Even with this bleeding arm, Hushovd finished 9th, but loses his overall lead. George Hincapie of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team takes the overall lead, by winning an intermediate sprint in the German town of Kehl. The 2 points he earned for 3rd place at the sprint, gave him a 2 second time bonus and as he was on the same time as Hushovd from the Prologue, Hincapie took his first-ever maillot jaune. Stage 2 runs between Obernai and Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg.(leTour.fr)
- Football: David Beckham resigns as captain of the English national team. (Scotsman)
- Auto racing: NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Pepsi 400: Tony Stewart wins his second consecutive night race at Daytona International Speedway.
- Football: FIFA World Cup, Quarter final
- Template:ENGf 0 – 0 Template:PORf (a.e.t.) The match goes to penalties despite David Beckham leaving the pitch due to an unknown leg injury in the 52nd minute, and Wayne Rooney being red-carded ten minutes later. Portugal wins 3-1 on penalties.
- Template:BRAf 0 – 1 Template:FRAf France play like the old 1998 team and take the lead through a 56th minute Thierry Henry goal. This is Brazil's first World Cup defeat since 1998.
- Cycling: 2006 Tour de France - Prologue: Strasbourg–Strasbourg (7.1 km) (Individual time trial)
- Thor Hushovd of the Crédit Agricole team wins the prologue stage of the 2006 Tour in Strasbourg. He beats George Hincapie (DSC) by just under a second. The first stage proper takes place tomorrow.
