25 August 2006 (Friday)
- Football – European Super Cup at Stade Louis II, Monaco
- Barcelona 0 – 3 Sevilla In the all-Spanish match between last seasons' Champions League and UEFA Cup winners, the unfancied Sevilla win the largest victory in the era of the single-match Super Cup.
- Cricket: There is astonishment in the cricketing world when the International Cricket Council publishes an email exchange with umpire Darrell Hair following the unprecedented forfeiture last Sunday of the Fourth Test between England and Pakistan. Hair is revealed to have offered to retire for a payment of US$500,000. The Pakistan team management claims that their position in the umpiring controversy is vindicated. (Times), Sporting Life (1), Sporting Life (2)
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