Date |
Sport |
Venue/Event |
Status |
Winner/s |
3 |
Pro Wrestling |
WWE WrestleMania 32 |
National |
(Main Event) Roman Reigns vs Triple H, Roman Won |
1–3 |
Acrobatic Gymnastics |
2016 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships |
International |
Russia |
1–4 |
Canoe sprint |
2016 Canoe Sprint African Championships |
Continental |
South Africa |
2 |
Formula E |
2016 Long Beach ePrix |
International |
Lucas di Grassi ( ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport) |
2–8 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group A |
International |
Poland was promoted to Division I – Group B Croatia was relegated to Division II – Group B |
2–10 |
Curling |
2016 World Men's Curling Championship |
International |
Canada (Skip: Kevin Koe) |
3 |
Triathlon |
ITU Triathlon World Cup #2 |
International |
Men: Richard Murray Women: Gwen Jorgensen |
3 |
Formula One |
2016 Bahrain Grand Prix |
International |
Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes) |
3 |
Motorcycle racing |
2016 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix |
International |
MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Khairul Idham Pawi ( Honda Team Asia) |
3–2 October |
Baseball |
/ 2016 Major League Baseball season |
Domestic |
American League: Texas Rangers National League: Chicago Cubs |
3–25 November |
WTCC |
////// 2016 World Touring Car Championship |
International |
José María López ( Citroën World Touring Car Team) |
7 October 2015–10 |
Ice hockey |
/ 2015-16 NHL season |
Domestic |
Presidents' Trophy: Washington Capitals |
4–10 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group A |
International |
Poland was promoted to Division I – Group B The Netherlands was relegated to Division II – Group B |
4–10 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group B |
International |
Hungary was promoted to Division I – Group A The Netherlands was relegated to Division II – Group A |
7–10 |
Golf |
2016 Masters Tournament |
International |
Danny Willett |
8–10 |
Rugby sevens |
2016 Hong Kong Sevens (WRSS #7) |
International |
Fiji |
9 |
Horse racing |
2016 Grand National |
International |
Rule The World (Jockey: David Mullins) |
9–10 |
Triathlon |
2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #2 |
International |
Men: Mario Mola Women: Helen Jenkins |
9–15 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group A |
International |
The Netherlands was promoted to Division I – Group B China was relegated to Division II – Group B |
9–15 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I – Group A |
International |
Belarus was promoted to Top Division Austria was relegated to Division I – Group B |
10 |
Motorcycle racing |
2016 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas |
International |
MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Álex Rins ( Páginas Amarillas HP 40) Moto3: Romano Fenati ( Sky Racing Team VR46) |
10–16 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group B |
International |
Australia was promoted to Division II – Group A Bulgaria was relegated to Division III |
10–16 |
Weightlifting |
2016 European Weightlifting Championships |
Continental |
Men: Turkey Women: Armenia Overall: Armenia |
10–17 |
Tennis |
2016 Monte Carlo Masters |
International |
Rafael Nadal |
27 October 2015–13 |
Basketball |
/ 2015–16 NBA season |
Domestic |
Top regular season team: Golden State Warriors Season MVP: Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors) |
13–18 |
Fencing |
2016 Asian Fencing Championships |
Continental |
South Korea |
13–12 June |
Ice hockey |
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs |
Domestic |
Pittsburgh Penguins Conn Smythe Trophy Winner: Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) |
14 |
Basketball |
2016 WNBA draft |
Domestic |
#1 pick: Breanna Stewart from the University of Connecticut to the Seattle Storm |
14–24 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World U18 Championships |
International |
Finland |
15–24 |
Futsal |
2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations |
Continental |
Morocco |
16 |
Triathlon |
ITU Triathlon World Cup #3 |
International |
Men: Rodrigo González Women: Summer Cook |
16–17 |
Rugby sevens |
2016 Singapore Sevens (WRSS #8) |
International |
Kenya |
16–23 |
Curling |
2016 World Senior Curling Championships |
International |
Men: Sweden (Skip: Mats Wranå) Women: Scotland (Skip: Jackie Lockhart) |
16–23 |
Curling |
2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship |
International |
Russia (Alexander Krushelnitskiy & Anastasia Bryzgalova) |
16–24 |
Croquet |
2016 AC World Championship |
International |
Stephen Mulliner |
16–2 May |
Snooker |
2016 World Snooker Championship |
International |
Mark Selby |
16–19 June |
Basketball |
2016 NBA Playoffs |
Domestic |
Cleveland Cavaliers MVP: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) |
17 |
Formula One |
2016 Chinese Grand Prix |
International |
Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes) |
17–23 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group B |
International |
Ukraine was promoted to Division I – Group A Romania was relegated to Division II – Group A |
18 |
Association football |
2015–16 UEFA Youth League Final |
Continental |
Chelsea |
18 |
Marathon |
2016 Boston Marathon (WMM #2) |
International |
Men: Berhanu Lemi Women: Atsede Baysa |
18–24 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division I – Group B |
International |
Hungary was promoted to Division I – Group A South Korea was relegated to Division II – Group A |
20–27 |
Association Football |
2016 CONCACAF Champions League Finals |
Continental |
Club América |
21–24 |
Judo |
2016 European Judo Championships |
Continental |
Men: Georgia Women: France Overall: France |
23 |
Association football |
2016 OFC Champions League Final |
Continental |
Auckland City |
23 |
Formula E |
2016 Paris ePrix |
International |
Lucas di Grassi ( ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport) |
23–24 |
Triathlon |
2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #3 |
International |
Men: Fernando Alarza Women: Non Stanford |
23–24 |
Whitewater slalom |
2016 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships |
Continental |
China |
23–29 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group A |
International |
Slovenia was promoted to Top Division Japan was relegated to Division I – Group B |
23–30 |
Squash |
2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship |
International |
Nour El Sherbini |
24 |
Marathon |
2016 London Marathon (WMM #3) |
International |
Men: Eliud Kipchoge Women: Jemima Sumgong |
24 |
Motorcycle racing |
2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix |
International |
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Sam Lowes ( Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) |
24–29 |
Squash |
El Gouna International 2016 (PSA WS #7) |
International |
Mohamed El Shorbagy |
25–27 |
Fencing |
2016 World Fencing Championships |
International |
Men's team sabre: Russia Women's team foil: Russia |
25–30 |
Weightlifting |
2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships |
Continental |
Men's: Uzbekistan Women's: China Overall: China |
26–1 May |
Badminton |
2016 Badminton Asia Championships |
Continental |
Men's: Lee Chong Wei Women's: Wang Yihan Men's doubles: Lee Yong-dae/Yoo Yeon-seong Women's doubles: Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei |
26–1 May |
Badminton |
2016 European Badminton Championships |
Continental |
Men's: Viktor Axelsen Women's: Carolina Marín Men's doubles: Mads Conrad-Petersen/Mads Pieler Kolding Women's doubles: Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl Mixed doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen |
28–30 |
American football |
2016 NFL Draft |
Domestic |
#1 pick: Jared Goff from the University of California, Berkeley to the Los Angeles Rams |
28–30 |
Judo |
2016 Pan American Judo Championships |
Continental |
Brazil |
28–30 |
Table tennis |
2016 Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament |
Continental |
Men: Xu Xin Women: Liu Shiwen |
28–1 May |
Triathlon |
2016 ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships |
Continental |
Men: Hirokatsu Tayama Women: Ai Ueda |
30 |
Speedway |
2016 FIM Grand Prix of Slovenia |
International |
Peter Kildemand |