List of Sports Diary of Events in India and World
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1. Have an element of competition
2. Be in no way harmful to any living creature
3. Not rely on equipment provided by a single supplier (excluding proprietary games such as arena football)
4. Not rely on any "luck" element specifically designed into the sport.
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List of Sports Diary of Events in India and World 2016
| Sports Events |
Winner and Runner |
Outcomes and Records |
| SAFF Suzuki Football Cup |
Winner: India Runner: Afghanistan |
India defeated defending champions Afghanistan 2-1 at Trivandrum International Stadium, Kerala. |
| Inter-School Championship |
Winner: KC Gandhi English School Runner: Arya Gurukul |
Mumbai teenager Pranav Dhanawade became first cricketer ever to notch up a four-figure score by smashing an unbeaten knock of 1,009. |
| Senior National table tennis championships |
Winner: Anthony Amalraj (PSPB) Runner: G. Sathiyan (PSPB) |
It was Amalraj’s second title. |
| Senior National Volleyball Championship |
Winner: Railways (Men & Women) Runner: Kerala (Men & Women) |
Railways (Men & Women) grand double win |
| ATP Chennai Open Crown |
Winner: Stanislas Wawrinka Runner: Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene |
Stan Wawrinka takes the ATP Chennai Open Crown for the third time in a row. |
| Senior National Basketball Championships |
Winner: Services (Men) and Indian Railways (Women) Runner: Uttarakhand (Men) and Kerala (Women) |
Services and Railways win the men’s and women’s Senior National Basket Ball Titles in Mysuru |
| Premier Badminton League |
Winner: Delhi Acers Runner: Mumbai Rockets |
Delhi Acers won the title by defeating Mumbai Rockets 4–3 |
| National Men’s Billiards Title |
Winner: Saurav Kothari Runner: Siddharth Parekh |
Kolkata cueist Sourav Kothari put up a dominating display on the green baize to outplay in the final of the National Billiards Championship. |
| Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton title |
Winner: PV Sindhu (IND) Runner: Kirsty Gilmour (SCOT) |
It was Sindhu’s second title in Malaysia Masters Grand Prix which an earlier she had won in 2013. It was overall fifth career Grand prix gold title and first title of the season 2016. |
| Winner: Angelique Kerber Runner: Serena Williams |
Kerber became the first German player of any gender to win a Grand Slam title since Steffi Graf won her last such title at the 1999 French Open. |
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| Winner: Novak Djokovic Runner: Andy Murray |
Novak Djokovic successfully defended the men's singles title and thus won a record-equaling sixth Australian Open title. |
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| Syed Modi International GP Gold Badminton (Men’s) |
Winner: K Shrikanth Runner: Huang Yuxiang of |
Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth won the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand prix Gold Championship Title of Badminton in men’s singles category defeating Huang Yuxiang of China. |
| Senior National Snooker Title (Men’s) |
Winner: Aditya Mehta Runner: Manan Chandra |
Aditya Mehta won the men’s final round of the National Snooker Championship 2016 by defeating Manan Chandra. |
| India is in First Place (1st position) with 188 Gold medals, 90 silver medals and 30 Bronze medals with a total of 308 points. Srilanka is in Second Place (2nd position) with 25 Gold medals, 63 silver medals and 98 Bronze medals with a total of 186 points. Pakistan is in Third Place (3rd position) with 12 Gold medals, 37 silver medals and 57 Bronze medals with a total of 106 points |
India’s regional supremacy went unchallenged as the hosts were crowned overall champions for the 12th consecutive time, after notching up a record-breaking haul of 308 medals, at the South Asian Games. |
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| Asian Badminton Team Championship |
Winner: Indonesia (Men's Team) Runner: Japan (Men's Team) Winner: China (Women's Team) Runner: Japan (Women's Team) |
Indonesia men and China triumph at Asia Badminton Team Championship. |
| Ranji Trophy (2015–16) |
Winner: Mumbai Runner: Saurashtra |
Mumbai won the match by an innings and 21 runs to claim their 41st title. |
| Asia Cup 2016 |
Winner: India Runner: Bangladesh |
India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final to win their sixth Asia Cup title. |
| ICC World Twenty20 |
Winner: West Indies (Men’s & Women’s) Runner: England (Men’s) and Australia (Women’s) |
West Indies won the men’s and women’s ICC World Cup T20 titles. |
| I-League |
Winner: Bengaluru FC Runner: Mohun Bagan |
Bengaluru FC won their second I-League title after winning their first ever title in 2013–14. The defending champions Mohun Bagan finished second. Aizawl and DSK Shivajians entered the league for the first time in their history. |
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Augusta Masters Golf Tournament |
Winner: Danny Willett Runner: Lee Westwood |
Danny Willett won his first major championship, three strokes ahead of runners-up Lee Westwood and defending champion Jordan Spieth. |
| 6th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship |
Winner: Railway Sports Promotion Board Runner: Hockey Punjab |
Railways beat Punjab in shootout to clinch the title. |
| English premier League |
Winner: Runner: |
Leicester City won the league for the first time in their 132-year history, becoming the 24th club to become English football champions, and the sixth club to win the Premier League. |
| World Snooker Championship (Betfred World Snooker Championship) |
Winner: Mark Selby Runner: China Ding Junhui |
England’s Mark Selby wins the title. |
| La Liga football |
Winner: Barcelona Runner: Granada |
Barcelona retained the title, winning it for the second consecutive season (their 24th Liga title) after beating Granada. |
| Federation Cup (India) |
Winner: Mohun Bagan Runner: Aizawl FC |
Mohun Bagan beats Aizwal to its 14th Federation Cup title. |
| Uber Cup |
Winner: China Runner: Japan |
China is the most successful team, having won fourteen times. Japan is second, having won it five times, followed by Indonesia and United States. |
| Thomas Cup |
Winner: Denmark Runner: Indonesia |
Denmark beats Indonesia to win its first Thomas Cup title. |
| Asian 6-Red snooker |
Winner: Pankaj Advani Runner: Keen Hoh Moh |
Advani became the first in the world to hold both world and continental titles in 6-Red snooker. |
| UEFA Champions League (2015–16) |
Winner: Real Madrid Runner: Atletico Madrid |
Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid to clinch the Champion |
| Indian Premier League |
Winner: Sunrisers Hyderabad Runner: Royal Challengers Bangalore |
The Vivo IPL 2016 was the ninth season of the IPL in which the Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore to emerge IPL. |
| Novak Djokovic (Men's) Garbine Muguruza (Women's) Martina Hingis and Leander Paes (Mixed) Felciano Lopez And March Lopez (Men's Double) Caroline Garcia and Kristina Maladenovic (Women's Double) |
Novak Djokovic wins French Open and completes career slams. |
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| Australian Super Series
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Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (Men's Singles) Saina Nehwal (Women's Singles) Markus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Men's Double) China Bao Yixin and Chen Qingchen (Women's Doubles) Lu Kai and Huang Yaqiong (Mixed Doubles) |
The 2016 Australian Super Series was the fifth Super Series tournament of the 2016 BWF Super Series in badminton. The tournament was held in Sydney, Australia. |
| Champions Trophy (Hockey) |
Winner: Australia Runner: India |
India looses to Australia and settles for silver in the trophy. |
| National Basketball Association (NBA) |
Winner: Cleveland Cavaliers Runner: McLeod |
Cleveland Cavaliers wins its first NBA championship; LeBron James wins the ‘Most Valuable Player’ award. |
| Copa América Centenario |
Winner: Chile Runner: Argentina |
It was the first Copa América hosted outside of South America. Chile became the fourth nation to win at least two consecutive Copa América titles, after Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. |
| Canada Open Grand Prix |
B. Sai Praneeth (Men's Singles) Michelle Li (Women's Singles) Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy (Men's Doubles) Setyana Mapasa and Gronya Somerville (Women's Doubles) Do Tuan Duc and Pham Nhu Thao (Mixed Doubles) |
It was the eighth/ninth Grand Prix's badminton tournament of the 2016 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. The tournament was held at the Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
| Andy Murray (Men's Singles) Serena Williams (wOMEN'S Singles) Henirkontinen and Heath Er Watson (Mixed) Pierre Hugues Herbert And Nicolas Mahut (Men's Double) Serena Williams And Venus Williams (Women's Double) |
It is Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The Gentlemen's Singles title was won by Andy Murray. Serena Williams successfully defended her Ladies' Singles title and equalled Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. |
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| WBO Asia Pacific Super Middle-Weight Champion |
Winner: Vijendra Singh Runner: Kerry Hope |
Vijendra Singh beats Australia Kerry Hope to become the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middle-Weight Champion |
| British Open Golf |
Winner: Henrik Stenson |
The Open was won by Henrik Stenson who achieved a record 20 under par and became the first Scandinavian man to win a major title. |
| 73rd Senior National Squash Championship |
Winner: Dipika Pallikal Karthik (W) and Saurav Ghosal (M) Runner: Joshna Chinappa (W) Harinderpal Singh Sandhu (M)
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Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal have won the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in men’s and women’s single categories. |
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Tour de France |
Winner: Chris Froome (GBR) Runner: Romain Bardet (FRA) |
It was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. British cyclist Chris Froome wins his third title. |
| PGA golf championship |
Winner: Jimmy Walker |
American Jimmy Walker wins his maiden PGA golf championship. |
| Commonwealth chess crowns |
Winner: Abhijit Gupta (M) and Tanya Sachdeva (W) |
Abhijit Gupta and Tanya Sachdeva win the men’s and women’s Commonwealth chess crowns. |
| Olympic |
Winner: Michael Phelps |
He wins the men’s 200 m individual medley Olympic gold to become one of only three Olympians to win the same the straight Games. He also breaks the records of ancient Olympian sprinter, Leonidas of Rhodes. |
| Olympic |
Winner: Usain Bolt |
He becomes the first athlete to complete the ‘triple-triple’. It is his ninth Olympic Gold over three consecutive Games. |
| Olympic |
Winner: Wayde Van Niekerk |
He breaks the world record of Michael Johnson’s 400m gold. |
| Olympic |
Winner: P V Sindhu |
She became the first Indian women to clinch the silver medal in Olympic Badminton. |
| Olympic |
Winner: Brazil Runner: Germany |
Brazil defeated Germany in Olympic Football for the first time and clinch gold medal. |
| Olympic |
Winner: Simone Biles |
She becomes the first women since Romania’s Ecaterina Szabo in 1984 to win four Olympic gymnastics gold at a single Olympic |
| Rio Paralympics Games |
Thangavelu Mariyappan (T42 High Jump) w Deepa Malik (Shot Put). Davendra Jhajharia (Javelin Throw) |
Thangavelu Mariyappan (T42 High Jump) won Gold medal. Deepa Malik (Shot Put) clinch gold medal and became first Indian women to win medal in the Paralympics games. Davendra Jhajharia (Javelin Throw) won the gold medal. |
| US Open |
Stan Wawrinka (Men's Single) Angelique Kerber (Women's Single) Mate Pavic and Laura Siegemund (Mixed) Jamie Murray-Bruno and Soares (Men's Double) Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova (Women's Double) |
It was the 136th edition of tennis' US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in New York City. |
| Kabaddi World Cup |
Winner: India Runner: Iran |
India beats Iran to win Kabaddi World Cup. |
| WTA Title |
Winner: Dominika Cibulkova |
Dominika Cibulkova takes WTA finals title in Singapore. |
| AFC Club |
Winner: Air Force Club, Iraq Runner: Bangaluru |
Bangaluru FC loses to Air Force Club, Iraq in the final of the AFC Club, Doha. |
| Formula One Drivers Title |
Winner: Nico Rosberg |
It was his maiden Formula One Driver’s Title at Abu Dhabi. |
| Davis Cup |
Winner: Argentina Runner: Croatia |
It was Argentina’s first Davis Cup Title. |
| World Chess Title |
Winner: Magnus Carlsen Runner: Sergey Karjakin |
Magnus Carlsen retains the title of world champion. |
| Junior Hockey World Cup |
Winner: India Runner: Belgium |
India won junior world cup title. |
| Asia Cup (U-19) |
Winner: India Runner: Sri Lanka |
India beats Sri Lanka by 34 runs to clinch the under-19Asia Cup, Colombo. |
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