5 August 2006 (Saturday)
- Rugby union: 2006 Tri Nations Series
- Australia 20–18 South Africa
- Australia regain the Mandela Challenge Plate.
- A late try to substitute Mat Rogers and its subsequent conversion by center Stirling Mortlock near the touchline was enough for Australia to defeat the Springboks. The Springboks' are now 9 points behind Australia and 12 behind New Zealand.(Sporting Life)
- Australia regain the Mandela Challenge Plate.
- Australia 20–18 South Africa
- Cycling: Floyd Landis' B sample returns a positive test for excessive testosterone, and his contract with the Phonak racing team is immediately terminated. It is now possible that Landis will be stripped of his victory in the 2006 Tour de France and will receive a two-year ban from the sport. (IOL)
- NFL: Reggie White, Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, John Madden, Rayfield Wright, and Harry Carson are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
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