| 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 | .svg.png) 2016 World Men's Curling Championship | International | .svg.png) 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 | .svg.png) 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: China
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 |