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
|