February 2006 in Sports - 19 February 2006 (Sunday)

19 February 2006 (Sunday)

• Major League Baseball: Barry Bonds tells USA Today's Bob Nightingale that 2006 will be his final season.
• NBA
  • 2006 NBA All-Star Game at Houston, Texas: The East All Stars defeated the West All Stars, 122–120. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named the game's MVP with 29 points, 2 assists, and 6 rebounds. Tracy McGrady of the host Houston Rockets led all scorers with 36.
• Auto racing: Daytona 500
  • In the 48th edition of "The Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing", Jimmie Johnson wins his first "Great American Race."
• XX Winter Olympic Games, Turin, day nine:
  • Cross country skiing, 4 x 10 km men's relay:
    • Italy takes the gold in the men's 4x10-kilometre relay, with Italian anchor Cristian Zorzi crossing the finish line 15 seconds ahead of silver medalist, Germany Sweden was the bronze medalist while Norway failed to medal in this event for the first time since 1988.
  • Bobsleigh:
    • The German bob driven by André Lange wins gold in the men's 2-man event 0.21 seconds ahead of the Canadian bob driven by Pierre Lueders and 0.35 seconds ahead of Martin Annen's Swiss sled.
  • Speed skating, women's 1000m:
    • Marianne Timmer of the Netherlands wins the women's 1000m in 1.16.05, 8 years after winning in Nagano. Cindy Klassen of Canada comes in second and favorite Anni Friesinger of Germany wins the bronze, 0.06 seconds behind Timmer.
• Cricket: ICC Under-19 World Cup 2005–06
  • Pakistan defeat India in the final by 38 runs.
    • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first ending all out on 109. India's top order failed, with 4 of the first 6 batsmen scoring 0 leaving India at one stage 9/6. India eventually ended all out on 71.