16 August 2006 (Wednesday)
- Cricket: South Africa in Sri Lanka: South Africa abandons the remainder of its tour to Sri Lanka following a series of bomb blasts in the capital, Colombo. South Africa was set to play Sri Lanka and India in the Unitech Cup tournament of one-day internationals. (Article)
- Football: 2008 European Football Championship qualification
- Group A: Belgium 0 – 0 Kazakhstan
- Group B: Faroe Islands 0 – 6 Georgia
- Group E: Estonia 0 – 1 Macedonia
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