August 2006 in Sports - 23 August 2006 (Wednesday)

23 August 2006 (Wednesday)

• Football
  • 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, Third Qualifying round, second leg, progressing teams shown in bold.
    • Spartak Moscow 2 – 1 Slovan Liberec (aggregate: 2–1)
    • Legia Warszawa 2 – 3 Shakhtar Donetsk (aggregate: 2–4)
    • Chievo 2 – 2 Levski Sofia (aggregate: 2–4)
    • AEK Athens 3 – 0 Hearts (aggregate: 5–1)
    • Ružomberok 0 – 2 CSKA Moscow (aggregate: 0–5)
    • Mladá Boleslav 1 – 1 Galatasaray (aggregate: 3–6)
    • Steaua Bucharest 2 – 1 Standard Liège (aggregate: 4–3)
    • Ajax 0 – 2 FC Copenhagen (aggregate: 2–3) An own goal sends the four-time UEFA Champions out in a stunning upset.
    • Fenerbahçe 2 – 2 Dynamo Kyiv (aggregate: 3–5)
    • Rabotnički Kometal 0 – 2 Lille (aggregate: 0–4)
    • Arsenal 2 – 1 Dinamo Zagreb (aggregate: 5–1)
  • English football:
    • According to media reports, struggling Championship side Sunderland are set to unveil former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland great Roy Keane as permanent manager. Former Man United assistant manager Brian Kidd will reportedly assume the same role at the Stadium of Light as a mentor to Keane. (BBC)