January 2016 in sports

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Events calendar

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Ice hockey	2016 NHL Winter Classic	Domestic	Montreal Canadiens
1–10	Cross-country skiing	// 2016 Tour de Ski	International	Men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby Women: Therese Johaug
17 December 2015–3	Darts	2016 PDC World Darts Championship	International	Gary Anderson
3–9	Tennis	2016 Hopman Cup	International	Australia (Nick Kyrgios / Daria Gavrilova)
3–12	Association football	2016 Granatkin Memorial	International	Slovenia
3–16	Rallying	/ 2016 Dakar Rally	International	Bikes: Toby Price Quads: Marcos Patronelli Cars: Stéphane Peterhansel Trucks: Gerard de Rooy
26 December 2015–5	Ice hockey	2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships	International	Finland
29 December 2015–6	Ski jumping	/ 2015–16 Four Hills Tournament	International	Peter Prevc
7–14	Squash	Tournament of Champions 2016 (PSA WS #4) Women's Tournament of Champions 2016	International	Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy Women: Nour El Sherbini
8–15	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship	International	United States
8–24	Bowls	2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship	International	Men: Nick Brett Women: Ellen Falkner Pairs: Stewart Anderson / Darren Burnett
9–10	Speed skating	2016 European Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Sven Kramer Women: Martina Sáblíková
10–16	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I	International	Japan was promoted to the Top Division Denmark was relegated to Division I Qualification
10–17	Snooker	2016 Masters	International	Ronnie O'Sullivan
10–22	Water polo	2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship	Continental	Hungary
10–23	Water polo	2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship	Continental	Serbia
11	American football	2016 College Football Playoff National Championship	Domestic	Alabama Crimson Tide
12–30	Association football	2016 AFC U-23 Championship	Continental	Japan
13–23	Association football	2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship	Continental	New Zealand
14–17	Ski flying	FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2016	International	Individual: Peter Prevc Team: Norway
15–24	Ice hockey	2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III	International	Mexico was promoted to Division II – Group B
15–28	Handball	2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Qatar
15–31	Handball	2016 European Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Germany
16	Rowing	2016 European Rowing Indoor Championships	Continental	Poland
16–7 February	Association football	2016 African Nations Championship	Continental	DR Congo
17–23	Ice hockey	2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II – Group B	International	Romania was promoted to Division II – Group A China was relegated to Division III
17–23	Association football	2016 CIS Cup	International	Russia
18–31	Tennis	2016 Australian Open (Grand Slam #1)	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Angelique Kerber
21–30	Handball	2016 African Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Egypt
22–24	Speed skating	2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Semen Elistratov Women: Elise Christie
22–20 November	Rallying	/// 2016 World Rally Championship season	International	WRC #1: Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia WRC #2: Esapekka Lappi / Janne Ferm WRC #3: Simone Tempestini / Giovanni Bernacchini
25–31	Figure skating	2016 European Figure Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Javier Fernández Ladies: Evgenia Medvedeva Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Ice Dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
26–30	Track cycling	2016 Asian Cycling Championships	Continental	South Korea
26–2 February	Biathlon	2016 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships	International	Norway
26–23 April	Association football	2016 OFC Champions League	Continental	Auckland City FC
27–26 November	Association football	2016 AFC Champions League	Continental	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
29–31	Luge	2016 FIL World Luge Championships	International	Men's Singles: Felix Loch Men's Sprint: Felix Loch Women's Singles: Natalie Geisenberger Women's Sprint: Martina Kocher Doubles: Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt Doubles Sprint: Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt
29–31	Speed skating	2016 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Ren Ziwei Women: Qu Chunyu Medal tallies: China
30–31	Cyclo-cross	2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships	International	Men: Wout Van Aert ( Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace) Women: Thalita de Jong ( Rabo–Liv Women Cycling Team)
30–31	Darts	2016 Masters	International	Michael van Gerwen
30–31	Rugby sevens	2016 Wellington Sevens (WRSS #3)	International	New Zealand
31	American football	2016 Pro Bowl	Domestic	Team Irvin Offensive MVP: Russell Wilson ( Seattle Seahawks) Defensive MVP: Michael Bennett ( Seattle Seahawks)
31	Ice hockey	2016 NHL All-Star Game	Domestic	Team Pacific MVP: John Scott ( St. John's IceCaps)