Date |
Sport |
Venue/Event |
Status |
Winner/s |
1–6 |
Archery |
2016 World Indoor Archery Championships |
International |
Italy |
1–12 |
Cross-country skiing |
2016 Ski Tour Canada |
International |
Men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby Women: Therese Johaug |
2–6 |
Track cycling |
2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
International |
Great Britain |
3–6 |
Golf |
2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship |
International |
Adam Scott |
3–13 |
Association football |
2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship |
Continental |
United States |
3–13 |
Biathlon |
Biathlon World Championships 2016 |
International |
France |
4–5 |
Triathlon |
2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #1 |
International |
Men: Mario Mola Women: Jodie Stimpson |
4–6 |
Amateur wrestling |
2016 African Wrestling Championships |
Continental |
Men's Freestyle: Tunisia Women's Freestyle: Nigeria Greco-Roman: Egypt |
4–6 |
Darts |
2016 UK Open |
International |
Michael van Gerwen |
4–6 |
Rugby sevens |
2016 USA Sevens (WRSS #5) |
International |
Fiji |
5–6 |
Speed skating |
2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships |
International |
Men: Sven Kramer Women: Martina Sáblíková |
5–13 |
Curling |
2016 World Junior Curling Championships |
International |
Men: Scotland (Skip: Bruce Mouat) Women: Canada (Skip: Mary Fay) |
6–12 |
Multi-sport |
/ 2016 Arctic Winter Games |
Regional |
Alaska |
8–13 |
Amateur wrestling |
2016 European Wrestling Championships |
Continental |
Men's freestyle: Russia (medals), Georgia (points) Women's freestyle: Azerbaijan (medals), Ukraine (points) Greco-Roman: Russia (medals and points) Overall: Russia (medals), Ukraine (points) |
8–13 |
Snooker |
2016 World Grand Prix |
International |
Shaun Murphy |
8–3 April |
Cricket |
2016 ICC World Twenty20 |
International |
West Indies |
9–20 |
Tennis |
2016 BNP Paribas Open |
International |
Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Victoria Azarenka |
11–12 |
Amateur wrestling |
2016 Oceania Wrestling Championships |
Continental |
Men's Freestyle: New Zealand Women's Freestyle: Australia Greco-Roman: New Zealand |
11–13 |
Athletics |
2016 World University Cross Country Championships |
International |
Men: Hicham Amghar Women: Sevilay Eytemiş |
11–13 |
Speed skating |
2016 World Junior Speed Skating Championships |
International |
Men: Benjamin Donnelly Women: Elizaveta Kazelina |
11–13 |
Speed skating |
2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships |
International |
Men: Han Tianyu Women: Choi Min-jeong |
11–30 |
Chess |
Candidates Tournament 2016 |
International |
Sergey Karjakin |
12 |
Triathlon |
ITU Triathlon World Cup #1 |
International |
Men: Mario Mola Women: Jodie Stimpson |
12 |
Formula E |
2016 Mexico City ePrix |
International |
Jérôme d'Ambrosio ( Dragon Racing) |
12–13 |
Rugby sevens |
2016 Canada Sevens (WRSS #6) |
International |
New Zealand |
13–18 September |
INDYCAR |
/ 2016 IndyCar Series |
Regional |
Simon Pagenaud ( Team Penske) |
14–20 |
Figure skating |
2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships |
International |
Men: Daniel Samohin Ladies: Marin Honda Pairs: Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař Ice Dance: Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter |
14–20 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III – Group A |
International |
Australia was promoted to Division II – Group B Mexico was relegated to Division III – Group B |
15–3 April |
Cricket |
2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 |
International |
West Indies |
15–4 April |
Basketball |
2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament |
Domestic |
Villanova Wildcats |
16–20 |
Modern pentathlon |
2016 Pan American Modern Pentathlon Championships |
Continental |
Men: Nathan Schrimsher Women: Leidis Laura Moya |
17–20 |
Athletics |
2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships |
International |
United States |
19–27 |
Curling |
2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship |
International |
Switzerland (Skip: Binia Feltscher) |
19–5 April |
Basketball |
2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament |
Domestic |
Connecticut Huskies |
20 |
Formula One |
2016 Australian Grand Prix |
International |
Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes) |
20 |
Motorcycle racing |
2016 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix |
International |
MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Thomas Lüthi ( Garage Plus Interwetten) Moto3: Niccolò Antonelli ( Ongetta-Rivacold) |
20–24 |
Table tennis |
2016 Oceania Table Tennis Championships |
Continental |
Men: Chris Yan Women: Jian Fang Lay |
21–27 |
Squash |
2016 Men's British Open (PSA WS #6) 2016 Women's British Open |
International |
Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy Women: Nour El Sherbini |
21–3 April |
Tennis |
2016 Miami Open |
International |
Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Victoria Azarenka |
23–27 |
Golf |
2016 WGC-Dell Match Play |
International |
Jason Day |
25–27 |
Rowing |
2016 South American Rowing Championship |
Continental |
Brazil |
26 |
Athletics |
2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
International |
Men: Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Women: Peres Jepchirchir |
26 |
Horse racing |
2016 Dubai World Cup |
International |
California Chrome (Jockey: Victor Espinoza) |
26–31 |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group A |
International |
Germany was promoted to Top Division Slovakia was relegated to Division I - Group B |
26–1 April |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group B |
International |
Estonia was promoted to Division II - Group A China was relegated to Division III - Group A |
28–3 April |
Figure skating |
2016 World Figure Skating Championships |
International |
Men: Javier Fernández Ladies: Evgenia Medvedeva Pairs: Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford Ice Dance: Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron |
28–3 April |
Snooker |
2016 China Open |
International |
Judd Trump |
28–4 April |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF Women's World Championship |
International |
United States |
31–3 April |
Golf |
2016 ANA Inspiration |
International |
Lydia Ko |
31–6 April |
Ice hockey |
2016 IIHF World Championship Division III |
International |
Turkey was promoted to Division II - Group B |