| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|
| 1 | Speedway |  2016 FIM Torun Grand Prix of Poland | International |  Niels Kristian Iversen |
| 1–3 | Table tennis |  2016 Men's World Cup | International |  Fan Zhendong |
| 1–8 | R/C 1:8 nitro off-road racing |  2016 IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship | International |  David Ronnefalk (  HB Racing) |
| 2 | Formula One |  2016 Malaysian Grand Prix | International |  Daniel Ricciardo (  Red Bull Racing) |
| 2 | Horse racing |  2016 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | International |  Found (Jockey:  Ryan Moore) |
| 2–8 | Darts | 2016 World Grand Prix | International |  Michael van Gerwen |
| 3–8 | Amateur boxing |  2016 World University Boxing Championships | International | Thailand |
| 3–9 | Tennis | 2016 China Open | International | Men: Andy Murray
Women: Agnieszka Radwańska |
| 4–22 | Baseball | 2016 Major League Baseball postseason | Domestic | ALCS:  Cleveland Indians
NLCS:  Chicago Cubs |
| 6–9 | Supercars | 2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Domestic | Will Davison / Jonathon Webb
( Tekno Autosports) |
| 7–9 | Table tennis | 2016 Women's World Cup | International |  Miu Hirano |
| 7–9 | Amateur wrestling | 2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships
(Men's & Women's Freestyle only) | International | For results, click here. |
| 7–22 | Kabaddi |  2016 Kabaddi World Cup | International | India |
| 8 | Multi-sport | Cybathlon | International |  Switzerland |
| 8 | Triathlon | 2016 Ironman World Championship | International | Men: Jan Frodeno
Women: Daniela Ryf |
| 9 | Formula E |  2016 Hong Kong ePrix | International | Sébastien Buemi ( Renault e.dams) |
| 9 | Formula One | 2016 Japanese Grand Prix | International | Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes) |
| 9 | Marathon | 2016 Chicago Marathon (WMM #5) | International | Men:  Abel Kirui
Women: Florence Kiplagat |
| 9–16 | Road bicycle racing |  2016 UCI Road World Championships | International | Germany |
| 9–16 | Tennis | 2016 Shanghai Masters | International | Andy Murray |
| 11–15 | 3x3 basketball | 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships | International | Men:  Serbia
Women:  Czech Republic |
| 12–May 2017 | Basketball | /  /  /  /  /  / /  /  2016–17 EuroLeague | Continental | Fenerbahçe |
| 13–30 | Association football |  2016 AFC U-19 Championship | Continental | Japan |
| 14–22 | Curling | 2016 World Mixed Curling Championship | International | Russia (Alexander Krushelnitskiy, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Daniil Goriachev, Maria Duyunova) |
| 15–16 | Radio-controlled racing | 2016 JMRCA All-Japan 1:8 GP Racing Championship | Domestic | Takaaki Shimo ( Mugen Seiki) |
| 16 | Motorcycle racing | 2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team)
Moto2: Thomas Lüthi ( Garage Plus Interwetten)
Moto3: Enea Bastianini ( Gresini Racing Moto3) |
| 17–23 | Volleyball |  2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship | International | Sada Cruzeiro |
| 18–23 | Table tennis |  2016 European Table Tennis Championships | Continental | Germany |
| 18–23 | Volleyball |  2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | International | Eczacıbaşı VitrA |
| 19–23 | Track cycling | 2016 UEC European Track Championships | Continental | France |
| 20–23 | Radio-controlled racing | 2016 ROAR 1:8 Fuel On-Road National Championship | Domestic | Jonathan J. Wang |
| 21–23 | Rowing |  2016 World Rowing Coastal Championships | International | Spain |
| 22 | Speedway | 2016 FIM Grand Prix of Australia | International | Chris Holder |
| 22 | Triathlon |  ITU Triathlon World Cup #9 | International | Men: Uxio Abuin Ares
Women: Summer Cook |
| 23 | Formula One | 2016 United States Grand Prix | International | Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) |
| 23 | Ice hockey |  2016 Heritage Classic | Domestic |  Edmonton Oilers |
| 23 | Motorcycle racing | 2016 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow ( LCR Honda)
Moto2: Thomas Lüthi ( Garage Plus Interwetten)
Moto3:  Brad Binder (  Red Bull KTM Ajo) |
| 23–30 | Snooker | 2016 International Championship | International |  Mark Selby |
| 23–30 | Tennis |  2016 WTA Finals | International | Singles:  Dominika Cibulková
Doubles: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina |
| 24–30 | Table tennis |  2016 African Table Tennis Championships | Continental |  Egypt |
| 25–30 | Amateur wrestling | 2016 World University Wrestling Championships | International | Freestyle:  Iran
Greco-Roman: Turkey
Women Wrestling: Russia |
| 25–30 | Karate | 2016 World Karate Championships | International | Japan |
| 25–2 November | Baseball | 2016 Major League Baseball World Series | Domestic | Chicago Cubs |
| 27–30 | Golf | 2016 WGC-HSBC Champions | International | Hideki Matsuyama |
| 27–6 November | Squash | 2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship | International | Karim Abdel Gawad |
| 28–30 | Darts |  2016 European Championship | International | Michael van Gerwen |
| 28–6 November | Baseball |  2016 23U Baseball World Cup | International | Japan |
| 28–20 November | Rugby league | 2016 Rugby League Four Nations | International | Australia |
| 29 | Triathlon | ITU Triathlon World Cup #10 | International | Men: Uxio Abuin Ares
Women: Ai Ueda |
| 29–6 November | Tennis | 2016 Paris Masters | International | Singles: Andy Murray
Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers |
| 30 | Motorcycle racing | 2016 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati Team)
Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport)
Moto3: Francesco Bagnaia ( Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3) |
| 30 | Formula One | 2016 Mexican Grand Prix | International | Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) |
