| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|
| 1–10 | Road cycling |  2016 Giro d'Italia Femminile | International |  Megan Guarnier (  Boels–Dolmans) |
| 2 | Triathlon |  2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #6 | International | Men:  Alistair Brownlee
Women:  Flora Duffy |
| 2–3 | Formula E | 2016 London ePrix | International | Race 1:  Nicolas Prost ( Renault e.dams)
Race 2: Nicolas Prost ( Renault e.dams) |
| 2–15 | Handball |  2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship | International |  Denmark |
| 2–24 | Road bicycle racing | 2016 Tour de France | International | Chris Froome ( Team Sky) |
| 3 | Formula One |  2016 Austrian Grand Prix | International | Lewis Hamilton (  Mercedes) |
| 4–10 | Basketball | /  /  2016 Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments | International | Belgrade: Serbia
Turin:  Croatia
Manila: France |
| 4–10 | Modern Pentathlon |  2016 European Modern Pentathlon Championships | Continental |  Czech Republic |
| 4–11 | Shooting | 2016 European Shotgun Championships | Continental | Italy |
| 8–14 | 1:8 R/C nitro off-road |  2016 EFRA European 1:8 IC Off-Road Championship | Continental | Elliott Boots (  Kyosho) |
| 6–10 | Athletics | 2016 European Athletics Championships | Continental |  Poland |
| 7–10 | Golf | 2016 U.S. Women's Open | International | Brittany Lang |
| 8–10 | BMX racing | 2016 European BMX Racing Championships | Continental | Netherlands |
| 8–17 | Table tennis | 2016 Table Tennis European Youth Championships | Continental | Russia |
| 9 | Speedway |  2016 FIM Grand Prix of Great Britain | International | Antonio Lindbäck |
| 9–10 | Rowing |  2016 European Rowing Junior Championships | Continental | Germany |
| 9–10 | Triathlon |  ITU Triathlon World Cup #6 | International | Men: Dmitry Polyanski
Women: Renee Tomlin |
| 9–17 | Basketball |  2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women | Continental | Spain |
| 10 | Formula One | 2016 British Grand Prix | International | Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) |
| 11–24 | Association football | 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship | Continental | France |
| 12 | Baseball | 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game | Domestic | American League
MVP:  Eric Hosmer (  Kansas City Royals)
Home Run Derby:  Giancarlo Stanton ( Miami Marlins) |
| 12–17 | Beach handball | 2016 Beach Handball World Championships | International | Men: Croatia
Women: Spain |
| 13–23 | Basketball |  2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women | International | Men: The United States
Women: The United States |
| 14–17 | Athletics |  2016 European Athletics Youth Championships | Continental | Great Britain |
| 14–17 | Golf |  2016 Open Championship | International | Henrik Stenson |
| 14–17 | Whitewater slalom | 2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships | International | Juniors overall: Czech Republic
Under-23 overall: Germany |
| 14–18 | Modern pentathlon |  2016 World Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships | International | Men:  Jeong Youngjin
Women: Aurora Tognetti
Men's team and relay: South Korea
Women's team/relay: Russia / Italy
Team-relay mix: Russia |
| 15 | Athletics |  Herculis (DL #9) | International |  Kenya |
| 15–23 | Shooting | 2016 World Running Target Championships | International |  Ukraine |
| 15–24 | Softball |  2016 Women's Softball World Championship | International | United States |
| 16 | Triathlon | 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #7 | International | Men: Mario Mola
Women: Katie Zaferes |
| 16–24 | Basketball |  2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship | Continental | Spain |
| 16–24 | Darts |  2016 World Matchplay | International | Michael van Gerwen |
| 17 | Motorcycle racing | 2016 German motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team)
Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport)
Moto3:  Khairul Idham Pawi ( Honda Team Asia) |
| 17 | Triathlon | 2016 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships | International |  United States (Gwen Jorgensen / Ben Kanute / Kirsten Kasper/Joe Maloy) |
| 19–24 | Athletics | 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships | International | United States |
| 19–24 | Golf | 2016 International Crown | International | United States |
| 19–24 | Wrestling | 2016 European Cadet Wrestling Championships | Continental | Russia |
| 19–31 | Handball |  2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship | International | Russia |
| 19–31 | Association football | 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship | Continental | France |
| 21–24 | Golf | Senior Open Championship | International | Paul Broadhurst |
| 22–23 | Athletics | London Grand Prix (DL #10) | International | United States |
| 22–24 | 1:10 R/C electric touring car | 2016 JMRCA All-Japan 1:10 Scale EP Touring Car Championship | Domestic | Super Expert: Souta Goto ( Yokomo) |
| 22–13 August | Association football |  /  / /  2016 International Champions Cup | International | Australia: Juventus
China: No champion declared due to cancelled match
USA/Europe: Paris Saint-Germain |
| 23 | Speedway | 2016 Speedway World Cup Event 1 | International | Poland (Janowski/Dudek/Pawlicki Jr./Zmarzlik/Pieszczek) |
| 23–24 | Triathlon | 2016 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships | International | United States |
| 24 | Formula One | 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix | International | Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) |
| 25–31 | 1:10 R/C off-road | 2016 EFRA European 1:10 Electric Off-Road Championship | Continental | 2WD: Neil Cragg ( Team Associated)
4WD: Jörn Neumann ( Serpent) |
| 25–31 | Snooker | 2016 World Open | International | Ali Carter |
| 25–31 | Tennis | 2016 Rogers Cup | International | Men: Novak Djokovic
Women:  Simona Halep |
| 25–4 August | Pool |  2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship | International | Albin Ouschan |
| 26 | Speedway | 2016 Speedway World Cup Event 2 | International | Sweden (Lindbäck/Jonsson/Lindgren/Ljung/Andersson) |
| 27–31 | Modern pentathlon | 2016 European Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships | Continental | Men:  Ivan Khamtsou
Women: Xeina Fralcova |
| 28–31 | Golf | 2016 PGA Championship | International | Jimmy Walker |
| 28–31 | Canoe sprint | 2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships | International | Hungary |
| 28–31 | Golf | 2016 Women's British Open | International |  Ariya Jutanugarn |
| 29 | Speedway | 2016 Speedway World Cup Race-off | International | Australia (Holder/Doyle/Masters/Fricke/Kurtz) |
| 29–7 August | Baseball | 2016 WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup | International |  Cuba |
| 31 | Endurance motorcycle racing | 2016 Suzuka 8 Hours | International | Katsuyuki Nakasuga/ Alex Lowes/ Pol Espargaro
( Yamaha Factory Racing Team) |
| 31 | Formula One | 2016 German Grand Prix | International | Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) |
