| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 1 | Formula One |  2016 Russian Grand Prix | International |  Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes) |
| 2–8 | Tennis |  2016 Madrid Open | International | Men:  Novak Djokovic
Women:  Simona Halep |
| 4–16 | Association football |  2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | Continental | Germany |
| 5–21 | Association football |  2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship | Continental | .svg.png) Portugal |
| 6 | Athletics |  Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix (DL #1) | International | .png) United States |
| 6–8 | Rowing | 2016 European Rowing Championships | Continental |  Great Britain |
| 6–22 | Ice hockey | 2016 IIHF World Championship | International | .svg.png) Canada |
| 6–29 | Road bicycle racing |  2016 Giro d'Italia | International | Vincenzo Nibali ( Astana) |
| 7 | Horse racing |  2016 Kentucky Derby (US Triple Crown #1) | Domestic | Nyquist (Jockey:  Mario Gutierrez) |
| 7–8 | Athletics | 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships | International |  China |
| 7–8 | Triathlon | ITU Triathlon World Cup #4 | International | Men:  Étienne Diemunsch
Women: .svg.png) Jolanda Annen |
| 7–13 | Weightlifting |  2016 African Weightlifting Championships | Continental |  Tunisia |
| 8 | Motorcycle racing | 2016 French motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP)
Moto2: Álex Rins ( Páginas Amarillas HP 40)
Moto3:  Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) |
| 8 | Triathlon | ITU Triathlon World Cup #5 | International | Men:  Kristian Blummenfelt
Women: India Lee |
| 8 | Road running | Wings for Life World Run 2016 | International | Men: Giorgio Calcaterra
Women: Kaori Yoshida |
| 8–14 | Futsal |  2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship | Continental | Costa Rica |
| 9–15 | Tennis | 2016 Italian Open (Rome Masters) | International | Men: Andy Murray
Women: Serena Williams |
| 9–22 | Aquatics | 2016 European Aquatics Championships | Continental | Swimming:  Hungary
Diving: Great Britain
Synchronised Swimming: Russia
Overall: Great Britain |
| 11–16 | Beach volleyball | 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships | International | Men:  George Wanderley / Arthur Lanci
Women: Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Ramos |
| 12–15 | Golf | 2016 Players Championship | International | .svg.png) Jason Day |
| 13–15 | Basketball | 2016 Euroleague Final Four | Continental | CSKA Moscow |
| 13–15 | Rugby sevens | 2016 Paris Sevens (WRSS #9) | International |  Samoa |
| 13–15 | Whitewater slalom |  2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships | Continental | Slovakia |
| 14 | Athletics | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix (DL #2) | International | United States |
| 14 | Rugby union | 2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final | Continental |  Saracens |
| 14 | Speedway |  2016 FIM Warsaw Grand Prix of Poland | International | Tai Woffinden |
| 14–15 | Triathlon | 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #4 | International | Men: Mario Mola
Women: Gwen Jorgensen |
| 15 | Formula One | 2016 Spanish Grand Prix | International |  Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing) |
| 15–22 | Badminton | 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup | International | Thomas Cup (Men):  Denmark
Uber Cup (Women): China |
| 18 | Association football | 2016 UEFA Europa League Final | Continental | Sevilla |
| 18–29 | Association football | 2016 Toulon Tournament | International | England |
| 19–20 | Amateur wrestling |  2016 Wrestling World Cup (Men's Greco-Roman) | International | Iran |
| 19–22 | Canoe sprint | 2016 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships | Continental | Senior: Canada
Junior: Brazil |
| 19–22 | Golf | The Tradition | International | Bernhard Langer |
| 19–27 | Amateur boxing | 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships | International | Kazakhstan |
| 21–22 | Rugby sevens | 2016 London Sevens (WRSS #10) | International |  Scotland |
| 21 | Formula E | 2016 Berlin ePrix | International | Sébastien Buemi ( Renault e.Dams) |
| 21 | Horse racing | 2016 Preakness Stakes (US Triple Crown #2) | Domestic | Exaggerator (Jockey: Kent Desormeaux) |
| 22 | Athletics |  Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat (DL #3) | International |  Ethiopia |
| 22 | Motorcycle racing | 2016 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP)
Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport)
Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) |
| 20-26 | Nine-pin bowling |  2016 nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships | International | Single classic: Vilmoš Zavarko (Men), Ines Maričić (Women)
Sprint: Vilmoš Zavarko (Men), Beata Włodarczyk (Women)
Combination: Igor Kovačić (Men), Ines Maričić (Women)
Mixed tandem: Luminiţa Viorica Dogaru & Nicolae Lupu |
| 22–5 June | Tennis | 2016 French Open (Grand Slam #2) | International | Men: Novak Djokovic
Women: Garbiñe Muguruza |
| 23–28 | Weightlifting |  2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships | Continental | Australia |
| 23–29 | Archery | 2016 European Archery Championships | Continental |  Ukraine |
| 23–29 | Modern pentathlon | 2016 World Modern Pentathlon Championships | International | Hungary |
| 24–28 | Squash |  2016 Men's PSA World Series Finals
2016 Women's PSA World Series Finals | International | Men: Grégory Gaultier
Women: Laura Massaro |
| 25–29 | BMX racing |  2016 UCI BMX World Championships | International | Netherlands |
| 25–29 | Artistic gymnastics | 2016 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Continental | Russia |
| 26 | Association football | 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final | Continental | Lyon |
| 26–28 | Triathlon | 2016 ETU Triathlon European Championships | Continental | Men: Javier Gómez Noya
Women: India Lee |
| 26–29 | Golf | Senior PGA Championship | International | Rocco Mediate |
| 26–29 | Golf | 2016 BMW PGA Championship | International | Chris Wood |
| 28 | Association football | 2016 UEFA Champions League Final | Continental | Real Madrid |
| 28 | Athletics | Prefontaine Classic (DL #4) | International | United States |
| 28–29 | Athletics | 2016 Hypo-Meeting | International | Men: Damian Warner
Women: Brianne Theisen Eaton |
| 28–11 June | Association football |  2016 OFC Nations Cup | Continental |  New Zealand |
| 29 | Formula One |  2016 Monaco Grand Prix | International | Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) |
| 29 | INDYCAR | 2016 Indianapolis 500 | Domestic | Alexander Rossi ( Andretti Herta Autosport) |
| 29 | Association football | Liga MX Clausura 2016 | National | Pachuca |