27 August 2006 (Sunday)
- Baseball: 2006 Little League World Series
- The scheduled Consolation game between Mexico and Beaverton, Oregon is cancelled due to rain, and both teams will wind up sharing third place. The championship game between Japan and Columbus, Georgia is also rained out but rescheduled for Monday (August 28) at 8 PM US EDT.
- Auto racing
- Formula One: Brazilian Felipe Massa drives his Ferrari to victory in the Turkish Grand Prix.
- Billiards: The Philippine team of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante defeated the American tandem of Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris at the World Cup of Pool held at Newport, Wales.
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