12 September 2006 (Tuesday)
- Football (soccer): 2006–07 UEFA Champions League – Group stage – Matchday 1 (UEFA.com)
- Group A: Barcelona 5 – 0 Levski Sofia
- Group A: Chelsea 2 – 0 Werder Bremen
- Group B: Sporting 1 – 0 Internazionale
- Group B: Bayern Munich 4 – 0 Spartak Moscow
- Group C: Galatasaray 0 – 0 Bordeaux
- Group C: PSV 0 – 0 Liverpool
- Group D: Olympiakos 2 – 4 Valencia
- Fernando Morientes has a hat-trick for Valencia.
- Group D: Roma 4 – 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
- National Football League: One day after acquiring rights to wide receiver Deion Branch from the New England Patriots in exchange for a first-round draft pick, the Seattle Seahawks sign him to a $39-million contract. Also, Boston newspapers report the Patriots have filed a tampering charge against the New York Jets, accusing the Jets of discussing a trade with Branch while he was still under contract with New England. (AP via Canoe.ca)
- Major League Baseball: Bobby Abreu ties an American League record for RBIs in an inning with six in the first inning of the New York Yankees' game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Abreu homers and doubles in the Yankees' nine-run inning.
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