2016 Ecuador earthquake, Aftermath
Days after the earthquake, the country experienced difficulties distributing food and water to those in need, including the over 26 thousand survivors relocated to shelters. President Correa acknowledged that the poor infrastructure of the country might be to blame. The President estimated the damage at $3 billion, and has obtained credit from the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and other sources, anticipated to reach a total of $2 billion; national sales tax has been raised as have income taxes on Ecuadorians.


2016 Ecuadorian Army Arava crash
On 15 March 2016, an IAI Arava transport aircraft of the Ecuadorian Army crashed in the eastern part of the country. The accident is the deadliest involving an IAI Arava, and the single deadliest incident suffered by the Ecuadorian military.


2016 Ecuadorian Army Arava crash, Accident
The Arava plane took off from the Río Amazonas military airport in Shell Mera in Pastaza Province at 12:51 local time. It was carrying 19 Ecuadorian paratroopers belonging to the 9th Special Forces ('Patria') Brigade, for a skydiving exercise; as well as 3 crew members (2 pilots and a mechanic). The pilot had reportedly asked for permission to return to the airport due to adverse weather conditions shortly before contact was lost with the aircraft. The aircraft crashed at 14:30 local time in a mountainous area, killing all 22 on board.


2016 Ecuadorian Army Arava crash, Accident
Two Ecuadorian Air Force helicopters and ground patrols were dispatched to search for the missing plane, and the flight debris was located near the Fátima peak of Hacienda La Palmira.


2016 Ecuadorian Army Arava crash, Reactions
Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa described the accident as a "tragedy" to the armed forces.


2016 Ecuadorian Serie A
The 2016 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (officially known as the Copa Banco del Pacífico Serie A for sponsorship reasons) is the 58th season of the Serie A.


2016 Ecuadorian Serie A, Teams
Twelve teams are competing in the 2016 Serie A season, ten of whom remain from the previous season. LDU Loja and Deportivo Quito were relegated from the Serie A after accumulating the fewest points during the 2015 season. They were replaced by Delfín and Fuerza Amarilla, the 2015 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Delfín is making their 11th top-flight appearance and their first return to the Serie A since 2001, while Fuerza Amarilla is participating in their first top-flight appearance.


2016 Ecuadorian Serie A, First stage
The first stage began on February 5 and ended on July 24.


2016 Ecuadorian Serie A, Second stage
The second stage began on July 31 and ended on December 10.


2016 Ecuadorian Serie A, Third stage
As Barcelona won both the first stage and the second stage, the third stage was not played and Barcelona became champions automatically. Emelec became runners-up by virtue of the aggregate table.


2016 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 2016 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Eskimos finished in 4th place in the West Division with a 10–8 record, and qualified for the playoffs via the "crossover" rule. The Eskimos will attempt to repeat as Grey Cup champions. This will be the first season under head coach Jason Maas and fourth under general manager Ed Hervey.


2016 Edmonton Eskimos season
The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season following losses by the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes during their week 17 bye.


2016 Edmonton Eskimos season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2016 CFL Draft took place on May 10, 2016.


2016 Edmonton Eskimos season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate international player updated 2016-11-16 • 46 active, 8 injured, 3 six-game injured, 10 practice roster


2016 Edo State gubernatorial election
The  2016 Edo State gubernatorial election was held on 28 September, 2016 to determine the Governor of Edo State. The election was originally scheduled for 10 September, however two days before, on 8 September it was postponed due to security concerns.


2016 Edo State gubernatorial election
The incumbent governor, Adams Oshiomhole, was ineligible to run for a third consecutive term due to term limits established in the Fifth Amendment to the Nigeria Constitution. He was succeeded by Godwin Obaseki, who defeated PDP candidate Osagie Ize-Iyamu in the election.


2016 Edo State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Edo State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2016 Edo State gubernatorial election, PDP primary
In the PDP primary election held on 20 June 2016, Osagie Ize-Iyamu polled a total of 584 votes to defeat Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, his closest rival, who had 91 votes while Solomon Edebiri scored 38 votes.


2016 Edo State gubernatorial election, APC primary
Godwin Obaseki, chairman of the Edo State Economy and Strategy Team, emerged victorious in the APC primary, winning 1,618 votes against 11 other candidates. His closest rival was Pius Odubu, the state deputy governor, who came a distant second with 471 votes. The total number of invalid votes was 41. The only female candidate in the primary, Tina Agbarha, came last with just three votes.


2016 Edo State gubernatorial election, General Election
A total of 19 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission. APC candidate Obaseki won the election with 52% of the vote to PDP candidate Ize-Iyamu's 41%.


2016 Edo State gubernatorial election, General Election
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,900,233 while 622,039 voters were accredited. Voter turnout was 613,244 and the difference in total votes won between the two major candidates was 66,310.


2016 Egypt Cup Final
The 2016 Egypt Cup Final decided the winner of the 2016 Egypt Cup, the 84th season of Egypt's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 8 August 2016 at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria.


2016 Egypt Cup Final
Zamalek, who have won the three previous finals, faced Al Ahly, the record-title holders who last won in 2007. Zamalek won the match 3–1 to secure their 4th consecutive and 25th overall title.


2016 Egypt Cup Final
As Zamalek won the Cup, they will play against the 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League winner Al Ahly in the 2016 Egyptian Super Cup. Because both Zamalek and Al Ahly qualified for the Champions League, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Confederation Cup) is passed to the fourth-placed team which were the next best teams in the table not already qualified for any African competition.


2016 Egypt Cup Final, Route to the final
The Egypt Cup is a thirty-two team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of four rounds leading up to the final. Teams are drawn against each other in pots, and the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary penalties are used to determine the winner.


2016 Egypt Cup Final, Match, Details
Zamalek were the "home" team (for administrative purposes), as they played the first semi-final match.


2016 Egypt flood
The 2016 Egypt flood was a natural disaster affecting the Assuit, Red Sea, Sohag, South Sinai and Qena governorates of Egypt in late October and early November. At least 26 people were killed and 72 injured.


2016 Egypt migrant shipwreck
On September 21, 2016, a boat capsized off the Egyptian coast with around 600 refugees on board in the Mediterranean Sea. 204 bodies were recovered (including at least 30 children), around 160 people were rescued, and hundreds of people remain missing, with approximately 300 people presumed dead. Four people were arrested for trafficking and breaking capacity laws. The incident was the worst in 2016 in the Mediterranean Sea.


2016 Egypt migrant shipwreck, Reactions
An Egyptian Member of Parliament named Elhamy Agina reacted to the incident by stating that the victims of the disaster "deserved to die" and "do not deserve sympathy", causing controversy after an emergency cabinet meeting between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Egypt's security chiefs.


2016 Eisenhower Trophy
The 2016 Eisenhower Trophy took place 21–24 September at the Mayakoba El Camaleón Golf Club and the Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club on the Riviera Maya, south of Cancun, Mexico. It was the 30th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy and the second to be held in Mexico. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 72 three-man teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total. Each team played two rounds on the two courses. The leading teams played at the Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club on the third day and at the Mayakoba El Camaleón Golf Club on the final day.


2016 Eisenhower Trophy
Australia won their third Eisenhower Trophy, 19 strokes ahead of England, who took the silver medal. Austria and Ireland tied for third place and received bronze medals. Cameron Davis had the best 72-hole aggregate of 269, two better than fellow-Australian Curtis Luck.


2016 Eisenhower Trophy
The 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy was played on the same courses one week prior.


2016 Eisenhower Trophy, Teams
71 teams contested the event. Each team had three players with the exception of Armenia who were represented by only two players.


2016 Eisenhower Trophy, Teams
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.


2016 Eisenhower Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


2016 Elazığ bombing
The 2016 Elazığ bombing was a car bombing targeting a police station in Elazığ, Turkey on 18 August 2016. Attack was perperated by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Six people including one perpetrator died in the attack and 217 others were injured. Two people were arrested related to the attack.


2016 Elite 10
The 2016 Elite 10 was held from March 17 to 20, 2016 at The Q Centre in Colwood, British Columbia. It was the fourth Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2015–16 curling season. The tournament was held between ten teams; nine  teams were joined by two-time Canadian women's champions Team Homan.


2016 Elite 10, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8).


2016 Elite League
The 2016 Elite League was the 82nd season of the top division of speedway leagues in Great Britain. The Elite League ran between March and October 2016. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning their third consecutive title in 2015. The lineup of teams for 2016 stayed the same as in 2015, with the same eight teams competing. It was the last time that the competition would be known as the Elite League.


2016 Elite League, Regulation changes
At the annual Elite League AGM, which was held during October and November 2015, it was announced that speedway bosses would continue to give more opportunities to young talent. All 8 Elite League teams would continue to track two young British draft riders, who would start the season at reserve. However unlike recent years these riders would be given Elite League averages after four meetings, giving them the chance to move into the top five of the team if they performed well.


2016 Elite League, Regulation changes
As a result of the reserve riders being given averages the overall points limit that teams must adhere to was raised from 34 to 40.5. In February 2016, it was announced that Elite League teams could sign an eighth stand-in rider, who could race in positions 2 to 5. The rider must be foreign and new to the Elite League. Lakeside Hammers signed Dennis Jonsson as their eight rider for the season.


2016 Elite League, Results
Teams faced each other four times: twice home and away. The first of the home and away meetings were called the 'A' fixtures, and the second were the 'B' fixtures.


2016 Elite League, Final Leading averages, Team-by-team, King's Lynn Stars
Rory Schlein replaced Mads Korneliussen on 7 July in the King's Lynn Stars team. Nicklas Porsing replaced Rory Schlein on 1 September in the King's Lynn Stars team.


2016 Elite League, Final Leading averages, Team-by-team, Leicester Lions
Source:Aaron Summers replaced Grzegorz Walasek on 12 April in the Leicester Lions team. Davey Watt replaced Sebastian Ułamek on 11 May in the Leicester Lions team. Ludvig Lindgren replaced Davey Watt on 13 June in the Leicester Lions team.


2016 Elite League, Final Leading averages, Team-by-team, Poole Pirates
Source:Bjarne Pedersen replaced Davey Watt on 26 April in the Poole Pirates team. Antonio Lindback replaced Hans Andersen on 19 September in the Poole Pirates team.


2016 Elite League, Final Leading averages, Team-by-team, Wolverhampton Wolves
Source:Peter Karlsson replaced Mikkel Bech on 3 June in the Wolverhampton Wolves team. Tai Woffinden replaced Joonas Kylmäkorpi on 11 August in the Wolverhampton Wolves team.


2016 Elite One
The 2016 Elite One is the 56th season of the Cameroon Top League. The season began on 30 January 2016. UMS de Loum dominated the league, winning their first title by a 10-point margin over runner-up Cotonsport. It was a significant turnaround for UMS de Loum, who finished tied for 11th in 2015, just four points away from relegation.


2016 Elite One, Teams locations
Elite One consists of 18 teams for the 2016 season with three clubs relegated to Elite Two and three promoted. Fovu Club, Njala Quan and Tonnerre were all relegated to Elite Two after finishing in the last three spots of the 2015 season. Aigle Royal, Eding Sport FC and Racing Club Bafoussam were each promoted from Elite Two.


2016 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs
The 2016 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs was the 43rd time a spot in the Eliteserien are decided by play-off matches between top tier and second level clubs.


2016 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs
At the end of the 2016 season, Bodø/Glimt and Start were relegated directly to 2017 OBOS-ligaen, and was replaced by Kristiansund and Sandefjord who were directly promoted.


2016 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Background
The play-offs between Eliteserien and OBOS-ligaen have been held every year since 1972 with exceptions in 1994 and 2011. They take place for the two divisions following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the fourteenth-placed club in Eliteserien and the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places in OBOS-ligaen. The fixtures are determined by final league position – the first to knockout-rounds begins with the four teams in the OBOS-ligaen: 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, and the winner then play each other to determine who meet the Eliteserien club in the final.


2016 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams
Five teams entered a play-off for the last Eliteserien spot for the 2017 season. These were:


2016 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams
The four OBOS-ligaen teams first played a single game knockout tournament, with the winner (Jerv) advancing to a two-legged tie against the Eliteserien team (Stabæk) for the 16th and final spot in the 2017 Eliteserien season. Stabæk maintained their position in the top flight with a 2–1 win on aggregate against Jerv.


2016 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams, Matches
The third to sixth-placed teams in 2016 OBOS-ligaen took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single leg knockout matches, two semi-finals and a final. The winners of the second round, Jerv, advanced to play the 14th placed team in Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.


2016 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams, Matches, Final
The 14th-placed team, Stabæk, took part in a two-legged play-off against Jerv, the winners of the 2016 First Division promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2017 Eliteserien.


2016 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams, Matches, Final
Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2017 Eliteserien; Jerv remained in the First Division.


2016 Elmbridge Borough Council election
The 2016 Elmbridge Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Elmbridge Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Elon Phoenix football team
The 2016 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Rich Skrosky and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for 11th place.


2016 Elon Phoenix football team
On December 20, 2016 Rich Skrosky resigned after accepting a coaching job at FIU. He finished at Elon with a record of 7–27.


2016 Emir of Qatar Cup
The 2016 Emir of Qatar Cup was the 44th edition of the cup tournament in men's football. It is played by the 1st and 2nd level divisions of the Qatari football league structure.


2016 Emir of Qatar Cup
The competition features all teams from the 2015–16 Qatar Stars League and the top four sides from the Qatargas League. Four venues are to be used – Al Sadd Stadium, Al Arabi Stadium,  Qatar SC Stadium and Khalifa Stadium.


2016 Emir of Qatar Cup
The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2017 AFC Champions League.


2016 Emperor's Cup
The 96th Emperor's Cup (第96回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the 2016 edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which was held from 27 August 2016 to its final on 1 January 2017.


2016 Emperor's Cup
Kashima Antlers won their fifth title after a 2–1 defeat of Kawasaki Frontale in the final after extra time.


2016 Emperor's Cup
Kashima Antlers would have qualified for the group stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League as the winner, but as they had already earned a spot by winning the 2016 J1 League, Kawasaki Frontale achieved it by way of finishing third in the 2016 J1 League.


2016 Emperor's Cup, Participating clubs
88 clubs competed in the tournament. Eleven clubs placed 5th through 15th from the 2015 J1 League and the 2015 J2 League champions received a bye to the second round of the tournament; 2016 AFC Champions League participants entered in the fourth round. The remaining teams entered in the first round.


2016 Emperor's Cup, Schedule and results
The matches for the first three rounds were published on 27 June 2016.


2016 Emperor's Cup Final
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2016 Emperor's Cup Final
2016 Emperor's Cup Final was the 96th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Suita City Football Stadium in Osaka on January 1, 2017. Kashima Antlers won the championship.


2016 Empire Slovak Open
The 2016 Empire Slovak Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Trnava, Slovakia, on 9–15 May 2016.


2016 Empire Slovak Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Empire Slovak Open – Doubles
Yuliya Beygelzimer and Margarita Gasparyan were the defending champions, but Gasparyan chose to participate in Rome instead. Beygelzimer partnered Misa Eguchi, but lost in the first round.


2016 Empire Slovak Open – Doubles
Anna Kalinskaya and Tereza Mihalíková won the title, defeating Evgeniya Rodina and Anastasija Sevastova in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–4).


2016 Empire Slovak Open – Singles
Danka Kovinić was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Rome instead.


2016 Empire Slovak Open – Singles
Kateřina Siniaková won the title, defeating Anastasija Sevastova in the final, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–0.


2016 Emporia State Hornets football team
The 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Hornets played their home games on the newly-renovated Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas, as they have done since 1937. 2016 was the 119th season in school history. The Hornets were led by head coach Garin Higgins, finished his 15th overall season, and 10th overall at Emporia State. Emporia State has a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 1991.


2016 Emporia State Hornets football team, Preseason
The Hornets entered the 2016 season after finishing with an 11–3 overall, 9–2 in conference play last season under Higgins. On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Hornets were chosen to finish tied for third place in the Coaches Poll, and fourth in the Media Poll.


2016 Emporia State Hornets football team, Preseason
Sporting News released their Top-25 on May 25, 2016, landing Emporia State at #24. On June 15, 2016, Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 released its poll, ranking Emporia State at #12.


2016 Emporia State Hornets football team, Preseason
On August 15, the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll, landing Emporia State at #24.


2016 Emporia State Hornets football team, Preseason
On August 22, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, ranking Emporia State 12th.


2016 Emporia State Hornets football team, Schedule, Game notes, post-season, Minnesota–Duluth
For the first time in school history, Emporia State was selected to host an NCAA postseason football game.


2016 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 48 teams, and INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship.


2016 Empress's Cup Final
2016 Empress's Cup Final was the 38th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at Chiba Soga Football Stadium in Chiba on December 25, 2016. INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship.


2016 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
INAC Kobe Leonessa won their 6th title, by defeating Albirex Niigata on a penalty shoot-out. INAC Kobe Leonessa won the title for 2 years in a row.


2016 Eneco Tour
The 2016 Eneco Tour is a road cycling stage race which took place between 19 and 25 September 2016 in the Netherlands and Belgium. It was the 12th edition of the Eneco Tour stage race and the twenty-sixth race of the 2016 UCI World Tour. It was won by Niki Terpstra.


2016 Eneco Tour, Teams
The 18 UCI World Tour teams are automatically entitled and obliged to start the race. The race organisation also gave out wildcards to four UCI Professional Continental teams.


2016 Eneco Tour, Schedule
The course for the race was announced in March 2016.


2016 Eneco Tour, Classification leadership table
There are four principal classifications in the race. The first of these is the general classification, calculated by adding up the time each rider took to ride each stage. Time bonuses are applied for winning stages (10, 6 and 4 seconds to the first three riders) and for the three "golden kilometre" sprints on each stage. At each of these sprints, the first three riders are given 3-, 2- and 1-second bonuses respectively. The rider with the lowest cumulative time is the winner of the general classification. The rider leading the classification wins a white jersey.


2016 Eneco Tour, Classification leadership table
There is also a points classification. On each road stage the riders are awarded points for finishing in the top 10 places, with other points awarded for intermediate sprints. The rider with the most accumulated points is the leader of the classification and wins the red jersey. The combativity classification is based solely on points won at the intermediate sprints; the leading rider wins the green jersey. The final classification is a team classification: on each stage the times of the best three riders on each team are added up. The team with the lowest cumulative time over the seven stages wins the team classification.


2016 Energiewacht Tour
The 2016 Energiewacht Tour is the 6th edition of the Energiewacht Tour, a stage race held in the Netherlands, with a UCI rating of 2.2, from 6 April to 10 April.


2016 Engie Open Métropole 42
The 2016 Engie Open Métropole 42 was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France, on 25–31 January 2016.


2016 Engie Open Métropole 42, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Engie Open Métropole 42 – Doubles
Gioia Barbieri and Jeļena Ostapenko were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2016 Engie Open Métropole 42 – Doubles
Belgian-duo Elise Mertens and An-Sophie Mestach won the title, defeating Swiss-duo Viktorija Golubic and Xenia Knoll in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [10–7].


2016 Engie Open Métropole 42 – Singles
Margarita Gasparyan was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2016 Engie Open Métropole 42 – Singles
Stefanie Vögele won the title, defeating An-Sophie Mestach in the final, 6–1, 6–2.


2016 Engie Open de Biarritz
The 2016 Engie Open de Biarritz Pays Basque was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Biarritz, France, on 12–18 September 2016.


2016 Engie Open de Biarritz, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2016 Engie Open de Biarritz – Doubles
Başak Eraydın and Lidziya Marozava were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2016 Engie Open de Biarritz – Doubles
Irina Khromacheva and Maryna Zanevska won the title, defeating Cornelia Lister and Nina Stojanović in the final, 4–6, 7–5, [10–8].


2016 Engie Open de Biarritz – Singles
Laura Siegemund was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2016 Engie Open de Biarritz – Singles
Rebecca Šramková won the title, defeating Martina Trevisan in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1.


2016 Engie Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes
The 2016 Engie Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, on 2–8 May 2016.


2016 Engie Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Engie Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2016 Engie Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes – Doubles
Johanna Konta and Laura Thorpe were the defending champions, but Thorpe chose not to participate, whilst Konta chose to participate in Madrid instead.


2016 Engie Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes – Doubles
Andreea Mitu and Demi Schuurs won the title, defeating Xenia Knoll and Aleksandra Krunić in the final, 6–4, 7–5.


2016 Engie Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes – Singles
Carina Witthöft was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Magda Linette, 3–6, 5–7.


2016 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne
The 2016 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Croissy-Beaubourg, France, on 28 March – 3 April 2016.


2016 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne – Doubles
Jocelyn Rae and Anna Smith were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Czech-duo Lenka Kunčíková and Karolína Stuchlá in the final, 6–4, 6–1.


2016 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne – Singles
Margarita Gasparyan was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2016 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne – Singles
Ivana Jorović won the title, defeating Pauline Parmentier in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4.


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections
The elections were for 40 of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales using the supplementary vote system; the two police forces of Greater London are not involved (the elected Mayor of London is classed as the police and crime commissioner for the Metropolitan Police District, while the Court of Common Council fulfils the role for the City of London Police). There was no election for the Greater Manchester Police as the role of police and crime commissioner was due to be abolished in 2017 and replaced with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester. Elections for police and crime commissioners do not take place in Scotland or Northern Ireland as policing and justice powers are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections
This was the second time police and crime commissioner elections had been held.


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, Background
The election used the supplementary vote system: voters were instructed to mark the ballot paper with their first and second choices of candidate (although there were an unusually large number of spoilt ballots). If no candidate got a majority of first preference votes, the top two candidates went on to a second round in which second preference votes of the eliminated candidates were allocated to them to produce a winner. This is the system used to elect London's mayor. Section 57 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 directs that the voting system is first past the post if there are only two candidates for a specific commissioner region.


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, Background
The role of police and crime commissioner for the Greater Manchester Police was abolished in 2017 and replaced with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, who assumed the responsibilities of the police and crime commissioner. No election was therefore held in 2016 and Tony Lloyd remained as police and crime commissioner and interim mayor until the mayoral election took place in 2017.


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, Parties standing
Both Labour and the Conservatives fielded candidates in all 40 elections, while UKIP fielded 34 candidates and the Liberal Democrats 30 candidates. The Green Party fielded seven candidates and the English Democrats four candidates. Plaid Cymru fielded candidates for all four Welsh seats. There were 29 other candidates; 25 stood as independents and four stood under other labels (one as Lincolnshire Independents and three as Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief).


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, Results summary
Vote and seat changes are calculated with reference to the 2012 election, excluding Greater Manchester which was not up for election in 2016, due to being replaced by a Metro Mayor.


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, England, Cumbria Constabulary
Richard Rhodes (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election. Candidates include:


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, England, Leicestershire Police
Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election.


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, England, West Mercia Police
Conservative candidate John-Paul Campion won in the final round with 60.25% of the vote against Labour's Daniel Walton with 39.75%. This was a Conservative gain, as the incumbent Bill Longmore, who chose not to contest the election, had previously been elected as an independent.


2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, England, West Midlands Police
Labour's David Jamieson was re-elected in the final round with 63.3% of the vote against 36.7% for Conservative candidate Les Jones. This was a Labour hold, with the party winning both the initial contest for the post in 2012 and the by-election in 2014 won by Jamieson.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia
In June 2016, England played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2016 mid-year rugby union tests. They played the Wallabies across the three weeks of the June International window, 11 June–25 June, and contested the Cook Cup, which England had previously won eight times to Australia's twelve. The series was part of the fourth year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia
England won all three matches—the first time it had won a test series in Australia. After defeating the hosts in the second match, England retained the Cook Cup and achieved second place in the World Rugby Rankings, demoting Australia to fourth. Australia had not lost every match in a home series since being "whitewashed" by South Africa in 1971.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia
The Australian media joked about the England rugby team after the third test as the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union just two days earlier.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Squads
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 11 June, the first test match of the tour.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Squads, England
On 22 May, Eddie Jones named a 32-man squad for England's tour of Australia. An additional 5 players (Dave Attwood, Luther Burrell, Ollie Devoto, Matt Kvesic, Tommy Taylor) were also named ahead of the test match against Wales on 29 May, the day after the Aviva Premiership final between Saracens and Exeter Chiefs. Ben Te'o, whose mother is English, was named in the squad, despite playing for Irish province Leinster, since he will be moving to Worcester Warriors for the 2016/17 season, making him eligible for selection.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Squads, England
On 30 May, Luther Burrell replaced Manu Tuilagi in the touring squad after Tuilagi withdrew from the squad due to injury.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Squads, Australia
On 26 May 2016, Michael Cheika named a 39-man extended squad for their June test series against England.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Squads, Australia
On 30 May 2016, Reece Hodge was called up to the squad to replace the injured Mike Harris.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Squads, Australia
On 3 June 2016, Michael Cheika named a final 33-man squad for the test series, with Adam Coleman, Liam Gill, James Hanson, Leroy Houston, Eto Nabuli and Joe Powell missing out on the final cut.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Squads, Australia
On 12 June, Matt Toomua joined the squad as un-listed member of the squad after recovering from his knee surgery. Liam Gill also joined the squad after David Pocock was ruled out of the rest of the series.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Squads, Australia
On 20 June, Ben McCalman was ruled out of the last test of the series due to injury and was replaced by Leroy Houston in the squad.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Squads, Australia
On 23 June, Adam Coleman was named in an extended match-day 23 for the final test, despite not being in the initial 33-man squad.


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Matches, First test
Touch judges:Craig Joubert (South Africa)Glen Jackson (New Zealand)Television match official:Ben Skeen (New Zealand)


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Matches, Second test
Touch judges:Nigel Owens (Wales)Mike Fraser (New Zealand)Television match official:Glenn Newman (New Zealand)


2016 England rugby union tour of Australia, Matches, Third test
Touch judges:Craig Joubert (South Africa)Mike Fraser (New Zealand)Television match official:Ben Skeen (New Zealand)


2016 English Greyhound Derby
The 2016 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 4 June 2016 at Wimbledon Stadium. Jaytee Jet won the final and the winning owner John Turner received £150,000.


2016 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
Neck, short head, 1, ½, neck (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


2016 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Race Report
Hiya Butt broke well and led until nearing the finishing line before being caught by Jaytee Jet who had stayed wide and ran on strongly. Lenson Rocky moved wide at the start hampering the other three contenders which denied Droopys Roddick the chance of the title after he finished strongly.


2016 English National Badminton Championships
The 2016 English National Badminton Championships was held in University of Derby Sports Centre, from February 5 to February 7, 2016.


2016 English National Badminton Championships
Rajiv Ouseph won his eighth singles title which put him just two behind the record of ten set by Darren Hall.


2016 English Open (snooker)
The 2016 Coral English Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 16 October 2016 at the EventCity in Manchester, England. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.


2016 English Open (snooker)
This was the inaugural English Open event, being held as part of a new Home Nations Series introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the existing Welsh Open and new Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments. The winner of the English Open is awarded the Davis Trophy which is named in honour of six-time World Champion Steve Davis.


2016 English Open (snooker)
Alfie Burden made the 122nd official maximum break in the sixth frame of his first round match against Daniel Wells. It was Burden's first professional maximum break.


2016 English Open (snooker)
Liang Wenbo captured his first ranking title by beating Judd Trump 9–6 in the final. As a result, he qualified for the Champion of Champions in November.


2016 English Open (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2016 English Open (snooker), Prize fund
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000.


2016 English cricket season
The 2016 cricket season was the 117th in which the County Championship has been an official competition. The season began in March with a round of university matches, and continued until the conclusion of a round of County Championship matches in late September. Three major men's domestic competitions were contested: the 2016 County Championship, the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast. Women's domestic cricket saw the launch of the Women's Cricket Super League, a new franchise competition, and the contesting of the Women's County Championship and knock-out competition.


2016 English cricket season
During the season, two men's Test teams toured England. Sri Lanka competed early in the summer, with Pakistan also touring later in the year.


2016 English cricket season, Women's County Championship
Kent won the 2016 Women's County Championship, the county's record seventh Championship title. The runners-up were Sussex. Kent also won the Women's Twenty20 competition.


2016 English football scandal
The 2016 English football scandal was a sports corruption scandal which began on 26 September 2016 following the publishing of the first part of The Daily Telegraph newspaper's "Football for Sale" investigation into corruption in English football. It resulted in the resignation of England national football team manager Sam Allardyce after only one game in charge, as well as the sacking or suspension of numerous English Football League club staff, including Barnsley assistant manager Tommy Wright.


2016 English football scandal, Events
On 26 September, The Daily Telegraph published footage filmed by undercover reporters in which then England manager Sam Allardyce is shown speaking with fictitious Asian businessmen, detailing how to get around FIFA and Football Association bans on third-party ownership of football players, before making derogatory comments about former England assistant manager Gary Neville and previous England manager Roy Hodgson. Allardyce subsequently spoke about HM Revenue and Customs, calling them the "most corrupt business in the world", Allardyce himself having been caught up in alleged tax fraud schemes in the past.


2016 English football scandal, Events
Following the revelations by the Telegraph, the FA and Allardyce agreed on 27 September for him to resign as England manager with immediate effect by mutual consent, with Gareth Southgate being named as caretaker manager. Following Allardyce's departure, the Telegraph published further details of much wider-reaching corruption through English club football, claiming that eight Premier League managers accepted "bungs" for player transfers.


2016 English football scandal, Events
On 27 September, the Telegraph revealed that the Barnsley assistant manager Tommy Wright had taken a £5000 "bung" in order to arrange for the club to purchase part-owned players from a fictitious East Asian firm. He was initially suspended by Barnsley as they launched an investigation into the allegations; he was sacked on 28 September.


2016 English football scandal, Events
On 28 September, it was claimed by the Telegraph that Queens Park Rangers manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink had agreed to become an ambassador for a fictitious East Asian sports company involved in third-party ownership of players in exchange for £55,000, subsequently also discussing potential tax avoidance involving his bank account in the Netherlands. Hasselbaink denied the claim, although he admitted he had been naive, and was supported by Queens Park Rangers after their internal investigation. Leeds United chairman Massimo Cellino was shown on video agreeing to sell 20% of the club in order to work around third-party player ownership rules.


2016 English football scandal, Events
On 29 September, the Telegraph released further footage from their investigation, alleging to show the assistant manager of Southampton, Eric Black, advising fictitious businessmen on how to bribe lower league clubs. Additionally, Jimmy Houtput, chairman of Belgian First Division B club Oud-Heverlee Leuven, allegedly offered his club as a "conduit" in order to aid third-party companies in gaining ownership of football players in England. Houtput resigned as OH Leuven chairman the following day.


2016 English football scandal, Reaction
Then Wales manager Chris Coleman commented that corruption in the football industry should be punished by lifetime bans for the perpetrators. Former player and pundit Alan Shearer was particularly critical, claiming he "didn't think England could stoop any lower" following the England team's 1–2 loss to Iceland during UEFA Euro 2016 three months earlier, and called the team "a laughing stock of world football".


2016 English football scandal, Aftermath
Robert Sullivan, Director of Strategy at the FA, later confirmed to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee that Allardyce's comments were "a factual, correct statement around the laws of the English game and having third-party ownership".


2016 English football scandal, Aftermath
Following a review by City of London Police, Allardyce was cleared of any wrongdoing, the Telegraph also clarifying that it "did not suggest that Allardyce had broken the law", though he agreed that he had been "a fool". However, a criminal investigation was launched into Tommy Wright. He was convicted of soliciting and accepting bribes in December 2019. Speaking to the Observer, Martin Glen, CEO of the FA, said that "it is a tragedy that we have ended up having to part company with him [Allardyce] over the, the – you know – entrapment".


2016 Epping Forest District Council election
The 2016 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Epping Forest District Council election
This election saw the most seats won by the Loughton Residents Association winning 13 out of 14 Loughton seats, barring one seat in Loughton Roding where long-term incumbent Stephen Murray sits.


2016 Epping Forest District Council election, Ward results
Detailed below are all of the candidates nominated to stand in each ward in the upcoming election:


2016 Epsom Derby
The 2016 Epsom Derby was the 237th annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 4 June 2016. The race was won by the Aga Khan's Harzand, ridden by Pat Smullen and trained in Ireland by Dermot Weld. Harzand's victory was the first in the race for his jockey and trainer, and the fifth for his owner, who had prior wins with Shergar, Shahrastani, Kahyasi and Sinndar.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
The initial entry for the 2016 Epsom Derby, announced in December 2014, consisted of 475 yearlings. Amongst the entries was a brother to the unbeaten Frankel, and a son of Midday. The number of entries was an increase of 66 on the initial entry for the 2015 race, and included 53 horses from the Godolphin Racing organisation and 77 from the Coolmore Stud.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
The number of potential runners was reduced to 136 at the first scratching date in March 2016 with Foundation (trained by John Gosden) and Midterm, the son of Midday, (Michael Stoute) heading the betting market at odds of 12 to 1. Aidan O'Brien trained 36 of the runners left in the race. A further 9 horses were added at the second entry stage in April 2016 at a cost of £8,000 per entry. The second entries included Carntop, bred and owned by Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
The field began to take its final shape on 20 May when twenty-two horses were left entered at the final forfeit stage. Amongst those remaining in the race were trial winners US Army Ranger (Chester Vase), Harzand (Ballysax Stakes) and Moonlight Magic (Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial) along with the Classic winner The Gurkha (Poule d'Essai des Poulains) and Awtaad, who won the Irish 2,000 Guineas just after the confirmations were announced. Thirteen of the remaining entries were trained in Ireland, including eight from Aidan O'Brien's stable.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
Final confirmations for the race took place on Monday 30 May leaving a potential field of eighteen runners. Wings of Desire, Cloth of Stars, Humphrey Bogart and Red Verdon were supplemented at a cost of £75,000 and the additional entries made the prize money £1.45m and meant that the 2016 Derby would be the most valuable horse race ever staged in Great Britain. Awtaad and The Gurkha were both withdrawn at this stage.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
Some rain was forecast for the week prior to the race with Epsom clerk of the course Andrew Cooper saying ""There are bits and pieces of rain in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday but by the end of the week it’ll be getting drier and a bit warmer. If we get the 5mm, I expect the going will be at or near ‘good’ for Friday and a bit faster than that for Saturday." Bookmakers odds the following day suggested an open race with no clear-cut favourite. US Army Ranger and Wings of Desire quoted at 4 to 1 joint favourites by Coral with Ulysses and Cloth of Stars at 6 to 1. On Wednesday 1 June Cooper changed the going to "soft, good to soft in places" after 22mm of rain fell on Tuesday.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
Declarations for the race were made on Thursday 2 June and Aidan O'Brien withdrew both Beacon Rock and Bravery. There were no other withdrawals and a field of sixteen declared runners was left for the 2016 Derby.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
Early jockey plans for the race included Andrea Atzeni being booked for Michael Stoute's Ulysses on 21 May and Kieren Fallon booked for the same trainer's Across the Stars. Fallon won the Derby in 2003 on Kris Kin for Across the Star's owner, Saeed Suhail, also trained by Stoute.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
The first significant trial race for the 2016 Derby took place at Leopardstown on 10 April when a field of seven colts contested the Ballysax Stakes. The race was won by the 2/1 favourite Harzand, trained by Dermot Weld. Harzand beat Idaho by a length and a quarter and was subsequently quoted at odds of between 16/1 and 25/1 for the Derby and his trainer stated he would be "keeping an open mind" about targets for the colt. Jockey Pat Smullen felt that Harzand was "... too big and heavy for Epsom. He is more of an Irish Derby horse and the St Leger distance would be ideal."


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
Epsom staged the Investec Derby Trial on 20 April. Although the race is run on the same racecourse as the Derby itself and gives a free entry to the Derby for the winner, it "struggles to attract leading Derby contenders". The 2016 race failed to improve this reputation as it was won by a filly, So Mi Dar, whose trainer John Gosden intended to run her in the Epsom Oaks. So Mi Dar subsequently won the Musidora Stakes but was ruled out of the Oaks by injury. The favourite for the Derby Trial, Claudio Monteverdi, finished fourth and appeared uncomfortable on the Epsom track.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
On 22 April the Bet365 Classic Trial was run at Sandown Park. The race saw the seasonal debut of Midterm, one of the winter favourites for the Derby, who started at odds of 8/11 for this race. Midterm, ridden by Ryan Moore, won by one and a half lengths from Algometer and his odds for the Derby were subsequently reduced to 6/1 by some bookmakers. The horse's trainer, Sir Michael Stoute, felt that Midterm had to run well to even consider a run in the Derby and stated that the colt's next race would either be at Chester or York.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
Newmarket Racecourse's Guineas Festival on 30 April and 1 May threw up three winners with possible Derby hopes. The 2000 Guineas was won by Galileo Gold, owned by Sheikh Joaan Al Thani's Al Shaqab Racing. Galileo Gold was quoted after the race at odds of 6 to 1 for the Derby by the bookmakers William Hill and 10 to 1 by Ladbrokes. The same afternoon's Listed Newmarket Stakes was won by Godolphin's Hawkbill, trained by Charlie Appleby. Hawkbill won by a length and a quarter from Abdon with the favourite, Sky Kingdom, a further length away in third.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
Godolphin's racing manager, John Ferguson, said after the race that Hawkbill would be able to run over longer distances than the ten-furlong Newmarket Stakes, and that the Derby and its French equivalent the Prix du Jockey-Club were possible targets. The third race with an impact on the Derby betting was the 1000 Guineas, restricted to fillies, which was won by Minding, owned by Coolmore and trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
Minding's three-and-a-half length win prompted the Ladbrokes bookmaking company to quote her at odds of 5 to 2 for the Derby "with a run", allowing gamblers to back her at those odds and have their stake refunded if she does not run in the race. O'Brien was non-committal when asked about future plans for Minding, stating that the Irish 1,000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks were also possible targets, and saying that ""Obviously [the owners] will talk about that but all those things are open to her. I suppose they're going to talk about it and see what everyone wants to do."


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
The first of two trials at Chester's May meeting was run on 5 May and was notable for the appearance of the Aidan O'Brien-trained US Army Ranger, favourite for the Derby itself, if Minding's odds were overlooked. US Army Ranger was sent off at odds of 4 to 11 and won by the narrow margin of a short head from Port Douglas, also trained by O'Brien.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
US Army Ranger's jockey Ryan Moore felt that the colt would improve for the run, saying "He's a baby, it's only his second run and he made his debut five weeks ago – he'll learn plenty." Bookmakers reacted by increasing US Army Ranger's Derby odds to a general 5 to 1, with Midterm favourite at 7 to 2. The second trial of the meeting, the Dee Stakes, took place on 6 May and had little bearing on the Derby betting as the winner, Viren's Army, does not have an entry in the classic. The owners, Middleham Park Racing, said after the race "Whether he's up to something like the Derby is debatable. There's no definite plan but we'll have a chat and see what there is for him."


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
The Lingfield Derby Trial at Lingfield Park on 7 May provided another trial winner with no entry in the Derby when Humphrey Bogart beat Carntop by half a length. Humphrey Bogart's owners, Chelsea Thoroughbreds, suggested after the race that they would look at paying the £75,000 required to enter the colt for the Derby with representative Richard Morecambe saying "it appears to be a weaker year" and they were "very very temped" to enter. Trainer Richard Hannon Jr. said "We’ll sleep on it, that's what we should say".


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
The day after the Lingfield trial Leopardstown staged the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial over 1 mile 2 furlongs. The victory went to Moonlight Magic, trained by Jim Bolger and ridden by Kevin Manning, Moolight Magic beat Shogun by a length and a quarter and was cut to odds of 16 to 1 for the Derby.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
Bolger favoured a run at Epsom in his post-race comments, saying "I have to discuss it with the mentors, and arrive at a decision, but I would love to go...he's a very versatile horse, he could operate from a mile to a mile and a half, and is a very classic horse – the dam is a half-sister to Galileo and Sea the Stars. I’ll respect the opposition, but I won't fear them … as usual."


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
Sunday 8 May also saw a major trial race in France, the Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud. Godolphin Racing's Cloth Of Stars, trained by André Fabre won by two and a half lengths from Robin Of Navan. Cloth Of Stars is not entered for the Derby but Godolphin's chief executive John Ferguson stated that they would be willing to enter the colt at the supplementary stage, saying "We now know that the Prix du Jockey Club is a serious possibility, but there is also Epsom so we’ll see how he trains between now and then".


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
York's Dante Stakes took place on 12 May with Midterm sent off as favourite. The race resulted in a win for Wings Of Desire, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori, with Midterm unplaced. The winner was quoted at odds of around 4 to 1 for the Derby, alongside US Army Ranger, after the win and Gosden indicated that Wings Of Desire would be entered for the Derby at the supplementary stage, saying that "he showed me things early on, I thought 'goodness'. he's so laid back".


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
Deauville finished as runner-up and is an intended runner in the Prix du Jockey-Club. Midterm was subsequently found to be suffering a hamstring injury after the race, and a further scan showed a stress fracture of the pelvis. This injury led to him being ruled out of the Derby on 20 May.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
Two French races with a possible bearing on the Epsom Derby were run on Sunday 15 May. The Poule d'Essai des Poulains is France's equivalent of the 2000 Guineas and was run at Deauville as the regular venue at Longchamp is closed for redevelopment during 2016. The race was won by Aidan O'Brien's runner, The Gurkha, ridden by Ryan Moore. The Gurkha won by five and a half lengths and his Derby odds were reduced from 20 to 1 to 6 to 1 after his victory.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
O'Brien did not immediately confirm that the colt would run at Epsom, saying after the race ""He has three options now: the St James's Palace, the French Derby and the Epsom Derby". The Prix Hocquart at the same Deauville meeting went to Mekhtaal, trained by Jean-Claude Rouget and ridden by Gregory Benoist. Harry Herbert, racing advisor to Mekhtaal's owner Al-Shaqab Racing, said afterwards "I think we will probably go for the Prix du Jockey Club with him and keep him in France."


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
On 20 May Goodwood staged the Cocked Hat Stakes over 1 mile and 3 furlongs. The race was won by Algometer, who had finished second to Midterm in the Bet365 Classic Trial in April. Algometer, ridden by Jim Crowley won by half a length from the favourite, Prize Money, and was available at odds of between 25 to 1 and 33 to 1 for the Derby. The colt looked an unlikely runner at Epsom as trainer David Simcock believed he would need soft going to be able to run.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
Simcock identified the Irish Derby and St Leger in September as Algometer's targets, stating "If it rained at Epsom we might think about it, but, realistically, the Leger is the right race for him later in the year. If it doesn't rain at Epsom we'll leave it and go to [the Irish Derby]."


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Final entries
The final supplementary entry stage on 30 May saw four owners paying £75,000 each to enter their horses in the race. The supplementary entries were Wings of Desire, Cloth of Stars, Humphrey Bogart and Red Verdon. Two days before the race the Ballydoyle stable withdrew Beacon Rock and Bravery to leave a final field of sixteen.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Race
US Army Ranger started the 7/2 favourite ahead of Wings of Desire on 6/1 and Harzand at 13/2 whilst Cloth of Stars and Ulysses shared fourth place in the betting on 8/1. Port Douglas went to the front from the start and set the pace in the early stages. Moonlight Magic, Cloth of Stars and Massaat were close behind with Harzand. Ulysses and Idaho in mid-division and US Army Ranger and Wings of Desire. Port Douglas led the field into the straight ahead of Cloth of Stars, Massaat, Moonlight Magic and Idaho.


2016 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Race
The leaders began to struggle approaching the final quarter mile and Idaho went to the front with Harzand emerging as his main challenger as US Army Ranger began to make rapid progress on the wide outside. Harzand gained the advantage approaching the final furlong and repelled a sustained challenge from US Army Ranger to win by one and a half lengths. Idaho took third place, five lengths ahead of Wings of Desire in fourth.


2016 Epsom Derby, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter; nse = nose; hd = head.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.


2016 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2015:


2016 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 2016 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:


2016 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby:


2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 24 April 2016. In a vote initially scheduled for November but brought forward by seven months, incumbent President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo retained his office with 93.7 percent of the vote.


2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Electoral system
The president is elected using the first-past-the-post system. After the 2011 constitutional referendum, presidents were limited to two terms of seven years and the age limit for candidates was removed. In addition, the post of Vice President was established, allowing the vice president to automatically assume power if the president died in office.


2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Candidates
The leading candidate was incumbent president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, running for his first term after the 2011 constitutional referendum. He ran as the candidate of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea, a coalition of ten parties, and was expected to win. At the time of the election, Obiang was the longest serving African president, having been in power since 1979. He was widely expected to win the vote.


2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Candidates
The opposition were all mainly new faces with little political recognition and none of their parties were represented in Parliament. There were also three independent candidates, which critics claimed were dummy candidates to provide legitimacy for the elections. The Democratic Opposition Front, which is a coalition of dissident parties, boycotted the election, citing that the election would be "anti-constitutional" and that Obiang would win "with a big score as a result of fraud". Opposition candidate, Gabriel Nse Obiang Obono, was prevented from running for not meeting residency requirements.


2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Conduct
Three days after the election date was announced, Human Rights Watch said that the Center for the Study and Initiatives for Development had been ordered to shut down. According to EG Justice, a member of opposition party Centre-Right Union was detained and beaten by authorities during the campaign. Reporters from Africa24 were also detained for five hours on entry into the country before being released.


2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Conduct
The African Union sent an observer mission, led by former Beninese President Thomas Boni Yayi, on 13 April to oversee the conduct of the election.


2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Results
The government announced on 28 April 2016 that Obiang had won the election by an overwhelming margin, as expected. Provisional results showed him with 93.7% of the vote on a turnout of 92.9%. He was sworn in for another term at a ceremony in Malabo on 20 May 2016.


2016 Erste Bank Open
The 2016 Erste Bank Open 500 was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the event, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 Series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, from October 24 through October 30, 2016.


2016 Erste Bank Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Erste Bank Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2016 Erste Bank Open – Doubles
Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Oliver Marach and Fabrice Martin in the final, 4–6, 6–3, [13–11].


2016 Erste Bank Open – Singles
David Ferrer was the defending champion, but withdrew from his semifinal match against Andy Murray.


2016 Erste Bank Open – Singles
Murray won the title, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 6–3, 7–6(8–6).


2016 Eschborn–Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz
The 2016 Eschborn-Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz was the 54th edition of the Eschborn-Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz, a semi-classic cycling race in Germany. It was held, as customary on Tag der Arbeit (English: Labour Day), 1 May. The race started in Eschborn and finished in Frankfurt, covering a total distance of 206.8 kilometres (128.5 mi), and was a part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.


2016 Eschborn–Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz
The race was won by Norwegian classics specialist Alexander Kristoff for Team Katusha, in a bunch sprint ahead of Maximiliano Richeze (Etixx–Quick-Step) and Bora–Argon 18's Sam Bennett.


2016 Eschborn–Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz, Teams
Twenty-three teams were invited to take part in the race. These included four UCI WorldTeams, eleven UCI Professional Continental teams and eight UCI Continental teams.


2016 Esiliiga
The 2016 Esiliiga is the 26th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 25 February 2016 and concluded on 6 November 2016.


2016 Esiliiga
Tulevik won the league, finishing with 89 points and were promoted to the Meistriliiga. It was their first Esiliiga title in history.


2016 Esiliiga, Play-offs, Promotion play-offs
Maardu Linnameeskond, who finished 4th, faced Pärnu Linnameeskond, the 9th-placed 2016 Meistriliiga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2017 Meistriliiga.


2016 Esiliiga, Play-offs, Relegation play-offs
Nõmme Kalju U21, who finished 8th, faced Welco, 3rd-placed 2016 Esiliiga B side for a two-legged play-off. The first leg originally ended 3–2 to Nõmme Kalju U21 but they were later ruled to have forfeited the match after fielding an ineligible player Henrik Pürg. According to the rules, the second leg was cancelled and Welco earned entry into the 2017 Esiliiga.


2016 Esiliiga B
The 2016 Esiliiga B is the 4th season of the Esiliiga B, third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. The season began on 28 February 2016 and concluded on 6 November 2016.


2016 Esiliiga B
Kuressaare won the league, finishing with 76 points and were promoted to the Esiliiga. It was their first Esiliiga B title in history.


2016 Esiliiga B, Play-offs, Promotion play-offs
Welco, who finished 3rd, faced Nõmme Kalju U21, 8th-placed 2016 Esiliiga side for a two-legged play-off. The first leg originally ended 3–2 to Nõmme Kalju U21 but they were later ruled to have forfeited the match after fielding an ineligible player Henrik Pürg. According to the rules, the second leg was cancelled and Welco earned entry into the 2017 Esiliiga.


2016 Esiliiga B, Play-offs, Relegation play-offs
Viimsi, who finished 8th, faced Keila, the II liiga play-offs winner. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2017 Esiliiga B. Viimsi won on away goals.


2016 Esiliiga B, Awards, Esiliiga B Player of the Year
Jürgen Kuresoo was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.


2016 Espirito Santo Trophy
The 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 14–17 September at Mayakoba El Camaleon Golf Club and Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.


2016 Espirito Santo Trophy
It was the 27th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.


2016 Espirito Santo Trophy
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were a record 55 team entries, each with up to three players. Two nations, Bulgaria and Morocco, made their first appearances at the Espirito Santo Trophy.


2016 Espirito Santo Trophy
Each team played two rounds at Mayakoba and two rounds at Iberostar in different orders, but all leading teams played the fourth round at Mayakoba. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.


2016 Espirito Santo Trophy
The South Korea team won the trophy for their fourth title and third win in the last four events, beating team Switzerland by 21 strokes. Switzerland, with two sisters, Kim and Morgan Metraux, in the team, earned the silver medal while the Ireland team took the bronze on third place another stroke back.


2016 Espirito Santo Trophy
The individual title went to 17-year-old  Choi Hye-jin, South Korea, whose score of 14-under-par, 274, was two strokes ahead of Puk Lyng Thomsen, Denmark.


2016 Espirito Santo Trophy, Teams
55 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players except two teams. The teams representing Bolivia and Latvia each had only two players.


2016 Espirito Santo Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


2016 Esso Cup
The 2016 Esso Cup was Canada's eighth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 17–23, 2016 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan. The Brantford Ice Cats from Ontario captured the national championship with a 10-3 victory over Québec's Express du Richelieu in the gold medal game. The Rocky Mountain Raiders of Alberta won the bronze medal game.


2016 Esso Cup, Road to the Esso Cup, Atlantic Region
Tournament held March 31–April 3, 2016 at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PEI.


2016 Esso Cup, Road to the Esso Cup, Ontario
The OWMA midget championship played April 7–10, 2016 at Toronto, Ontario


2016 Esso Cup, Road to the Esso Cup, Western Region
Best-of-3 series played April 1 – 2, 2016 at Shoal Lake, Manitoba


2016 Esso Cup, Road to the Esso Cup, Pacific Region
Best-of-3 series played April 1 – 2, 2016 at Prince George, British Columbia.


2016 Estonian Figure Skating Championships
The 2016 Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistrivõistlused 2016) took place between 11 and 13 December 2015 in Tallinn. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior levels.


2016 Estonian Football Winter Tournament
The 2016 Estonian Football Winter Tournament or the 2016 EJL Jalgpallihalli Turniir is the third edition of the annual tournament in Estonia. This tournament is divided into three groups of 6 teams.


2016 Estonian presidential election
An indirect election took place in Estonia in 2016 to elect the president of Estonia, who is the country's head of state. The Riigikogu — the Parliament of Estonia — elected Kersti Kaljulaid to be the next head of state of Estonia to succeed Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who had served his second and final term as president (as he was term-limited). Kaljulaid is the first female head of state of Estonia.


2016 Estonian presidential election
Somewhat unusually, Kaljulaid was elected president only after other candidates could not be elected in three rounds of parliamentary voting and two rounds of voting by an electoral college consisting of members of Parliament and representatives of local governments of Estonia.


2016 Estonian presidential election, Process
By law, the president of Estonia is indirectly elected. The Riigikogu (Parliament) has the task of electing the president in the first instance. If no candidate received the required supermajority of two-thirds (68 votes out of 101), the president is selected by an electoral college consisting of MPs and representatives of local (municipal) governments. Failing that, the process is to return to the parliament yet again.


2016 Estonian presidential election, Process
The first three rounds of the election took place in the Riigikogu on 29 August 2016 (first round) and 30 August 2016 (second and third rounds). Since no candidate received the required supermajority in three balloting rounds, an electoral college convened on 24 September consisting of members of Riigikogu and representatives of Estonia's local governments. The electoral college voted twice, but no candidate managed to reach an absolute majority of 168 votes. Thus, the next round of the election returned to Riigikogu on 3 October. The parliament elected Kersti Kaljulaid, then the country's representative to the European Court of Auditors, as the next President of Estonia.


2016 Estonian presidential election, Process
The incumbent, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, having served the maximum two terms, was not eligible to run for re-election.


2016 Estonian presidential election, In the Parliament, Candidates
Candidates could be nominated by one-fifth of the members of Riigikogu (21 MPs).


2016 Estonian presidential election, In the Parliament, Candidates
On 30 May 2016, Social Democratic Party endorsed Eiki Nestor as the party's candidate, but lacked MPs to officially support the bid. Same day the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union's Parliamentary Group endorsed Allar Jõks. On 8 August, Jõks was also endorsed by the Estonian Free Party, after which he had enough backing for official candidacy.


2016 Estonian presidential election, In the Parliament, Candidates
On 11 June 2016, with 53% of the votes the Centre Party elected Mailis Reps as their presidential candidate, in preference to Edgar Savisaar.


2016 Estonian presidential election, In the Parliament, Candidates
On 12 June 2016, the Conservative People's Party of Estonia decided to nominate Mart Helme for president. As none of the other parties supported Helme's candidacy, he was left out of the election. Ambassador and former Minister of Defence Jaak Jõerüüt also prepared to run for president, but did not gain support from any party.


2016 Estonian presidential election, In the Parliament, Candidates
On 3 August 2016, the Reform Party nominated Siim Kallas as the party's official candidate. Marina Kaljurand and Urmas Paet had also announced interest in running, although Kaljurand stated that she was interested in doing so only if the electoral college was convened. On 23 August, Reform Party and Social Democratic Party made a pact to support Nestor's nomination and to vote for him in the first round of voting and, if this is unsuccessful, to support Kallas in the second and third rounds.


2016 Estonian presidential election, In the Electoral College, Candidates
After the members of Riigikogu failed to elect the president, the electoral college was called to convene and the nomination procedure started over. Each candidate needed 21 members of the electoral college to nominate them. As Kallas and Reps were in the last voting round in the Riigikogu, they automatically qualified as candidates.


2016 Estonian presidential election, In the Electoral College, Candidates
On 30 August 2016, the Reform Party decided to support Siim Kallas in the electoral college, whilst Marina Kaljurand was also interested in running. After the decision, Kaljurand announced that she would step down from her position as Minister of Foreign Affairs and would run for presidency without the support from the Reform Party. Her presidential bid was then supported by the Social Democratic Party.


2016 Estonian presidential election, In the Electoral College, Candidates
Both the Free Party and Pro Patria and Res Publica Union decided to keep backing Allar Jõks in the electoral college and gathered enough signatures for nomination.


2016 Estonian presidential election, In the Electoral College, Candidates
On 20 September, the chairman of Conservative People's Party of Estonia Mart Helme announced that he had gathered enough signatures for nomination.


2016 Estonian presidential election, Back to the Parliament, Candidates
After the electoral college failed to elect the president, the election returned to the Parliament and the nomination procedure started over. After the results of the electoral college were announced, Jõks stated that he would not run again. Helme also announced that he wouldn't run again and argued that all other previous candidates should do the same, as "new candidates were needed". Later, Kaljurand also announced that she wouldn't run again.


2016 Estonian presidential election, Back to the Parliament, Candidates
On 27 September, a "council of elders" of Riigikogu (consisting of the speaker, vice-speakers, and leaders of all party factions) met in order to find a common candidate for all parties. They decided to propose Kersti Kaljulaid, the Estonian auditor in the European Court of Auditors. The proposal was received positively by the parliamentary parties, most of the MPs supporting Kaljulaid's election. On 30 September 2016, Kaljulaid was officially nominated by 90 MPs. As there were not enough uncommitted MPs left to nominate another candidate, Kaljulaid was be the sole candidate in the election.


2016 Estonian presidential election, Opinion polls
Even though the president was not elected by popular vote, there were numerous public opinion polls studying candidates' popularity.


2016 Estoril Open
The 2016 Estoril Open (also known as the Millennium Estoril Open for sponsorship purposes) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the second edition of the Estoril Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Clube de Ténis do Estoril in Cascais, Portugal, from 25 April – 1 May 2016.


2016 Estoril Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Estoril Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2016 Estoril Open – Doubles
Treat Huey and Scott Lipsky were the defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Huey played alongside Max Mirnyi, but lost in the semifinals to Eric Butorac and Lipsky. Butorac and Lipsky went on to win the title, defeating Łukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [10–8].


2016 Estoril Open – Singles
Richard Gasquet was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2016 Estoril Open – Singles
Nicolás Almagro won the title, defeating Pablo Carreño Busta in the final, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 6–3.


2016 Estoril Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2016 Eséka train derailment
On 21 October 2016, a Camrail inter-city passenger train travelling from Cameroon's capital, Yaoundé, to its largest city, Douala, derailed in Eséka, Centre Region. By 30 October 2016, the official number of casualties had reached 79 dead, with 550 injured. It was the deadliest rail accident on the African continent since the August 2007 Benaleka train accident.


2016 Eséka train derailment, Background
Camrail, which is a subsidiary company of the French Bolloré group, also operates Sitarail, the company that provides rail services in the former French colonies of Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. Sitarail had a major accident in September 2016 when a bridge collapsed while one of Sitarail's trains travelled across it. The accident caused the closure of the international rail-link between the West African countries.


2016 Eséka train derailment, Background
The Bolloré group, led by French billionaire Vincent Bolloré (whose son, Cyrille Bolloré, is the director of Bolloré Transports and Logistics and has been responsible for Camrail's operations since January 2016), also has plans to build and operate additional rail lines in French West Africa as part of the West Africa Regional Rail Integration plan.


2016 Eséka train derailment, Accident
The passenger train involved in the accident was travelling on a Camrail line between the capital, Yaoundé, and the country's largest city and economic hub, Douala. Because of recent heavy rains, a landslide had destroyed a bridge on the main road connecting the two cities, forcing many people to travel by train instead. As a result, Camrail extended the 9-carriage train with 8 additional carriages.


2016 Eséka train derailment, Accident
The number of passengers on board was reported to be around 1,300, more than double the intended capacity of 600 of the unextended train, and the train left Yaoundé at 11:00 local time with a slight delay. A Reuters journalist travelling on the train reported a loud noise and smoke as several of the carriages derailed around midday local time (11:00 GMT) in Eséka, about 120 km (75 mi) west of the capital.


2016 Eséka train derailment, Accident
Victims were transported to a local hospital in Eséka, as well as to facilities in Douala. Social media images showed several carriages overturned on a slope beside the rail line, as hundreds of passengers looked on. Because of the accident and the earlier bridge collapse, Cameroon's main transportation axis was effectively cut for the time being.


2016 Eséka train derailment, Investigation
In the immediate aftermath of the accident, Camrail announced they will send investigative teams to the site, and expressed their condolences to the victims' families in a post on the company's official Facebook page. Rail officials said that prior to the train's departure from Yaoundé, eight additional carriages were added to the normally nine-car train in order to accommodate additional passengers, but it was not immediately known if that had caused or contributed to the crash.


2016 Eséka train derailment, Investigation
On the Tuesday following the crash a Cameroonian court announced that they would begin an investigation into who was at fault for the accident. The following day Bolloré's Africa Chairman announced that the train had been traveling above the speed limit when it crashed.


2016 Eséka train derailment, Investigation, Government commissioned reports
The Cameroonian Government commissioned four reports to evaluate the cause of the accident and planned to release their own findings in a separate report. Reuters reported that at least one of the four confidential investigations found that Camrail had "total and entire responsibility" for crash and that the railroad had improperly inspected the train before its doomed journey. The report found that of the 17 carriages on the train,  13 had malfunctioning braking systems and that Camrail administrators ignored warnings from Camrail personnel before the accident.


2016 Ethias Trophy
The 2016 Ethias Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mons, Belgium between 3 October and 9 October 2016.


2016 Ethias Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Ethias Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2016 Ethias Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2016 Ethias Trophy – Doubles
Ruben Bemelmans and Philipp Petzschner were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2016 Ethias Trophy – Doubles
Julian Knowle and Jürgen Melzer won the title after defeating Sander Arends and Wesley Koolhof 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2016 Ethias Trophy – Singles
Illya Marchenko was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Vincent Millot.


2016 Ethias Trophy – Singles
Jan-Lennard Struff won the title after defeating Millot 6–2, 6–0 in the final.


2016 Ethiopia flood
Deadly floods hit Ethiopia, leaving at least 28 people dead and over 200,000 people without a home dead as seasonal rains come early to the country. The majority of these deaths occurred in the city of Jijiga while elsewhere, heavy downpours of rain were reported with more floods expected in the next few days. The floods are reportedly at higher levels than other flood travesties than that of previous years.


2016 Ethiopia flood, Ethiopia Humanitarian Country
The Ethiopia humanitarian Country released a joint plan to support Government response to acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in Ethiopia, allowing the majority of the flood victims in the position to return home. The government and international donors have pledged over $700 million in emergency aid but experts say the country still needs $600 million more. Emergency supplies for flood-hit communities are running low, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ethiopia. Now, the IMF predicts economic growth of just 4.5% this year, down from a previous projection of 7%.


2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games
The 2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games was a global competition of Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie run by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), featuring teams from six continents. This was the 2nd GAA World Games and the first to be played in Ireland, with the first ever tournament played in Abu Dhabi thr previous summer. The opening ceremony and throw in was held on August 6 at Croke Park, while the majority of the games were held at University College Dublin from 9 August to 11 August 2016, with the finals being played on Friday, 12 August 2016 at Croke Park.


2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games
The GAA's four main sports (men's Gaelic football), ladies' Gaelic football, hurling and camogie (women's version of hurling) were featured at the event. Each sport consisted of two separate tournaments: one for native players (born and raised in the country they are competing for) and one for Irish born players (born in Ireland before emigrating to whatever team they are playing for), creating a total of 8 separate competitions.


2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games
Each game has 9 players a side with 9 minutes a half. As the tournament progresses the game time increases to 12 minutes a half in the knockout and then 15 minutes a half in the shield, plate and final games. This is different to the usual game which has 15 players a side with 30 minutes a half. During the four days 254 games were played with the 8 finals being played in Croke Park. With the games at UCD having free entry


2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games
The games were not broadcast live but Irish language public broadcaster TG4 later broadcast highlights, features and interviews of the tournament in December that year. The program was also made available on TG4 Player, the broadcasters on demand streaming network. The opening and closing ceremonies were televised around the world.


2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games, Teams
Over 1,100 competitors from 56 teams within 20 countries, stretching 6 continents took part in the event. Most of these competitors are Irish people living abroad, but up to a third of them are foreign born players. China and South Africa competed with completely non-Irish teams.


2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games, Format, Preliminary Round Robin
Teams were put into groups of 3 or 4 for the preliminary stage and played off in a double or single round robin format respectively. The top team from each group of three and the top two from each group of four would go into the Cup Play-offs on Wednesday while any team that did not qualify for the Cup Play-offs would go into the Shield Play-offs on Wednesday. The hurling competitions were the only exceptions, where there was only one group of three in both the native and Irish divisions, therefore there was no shield competition, and the top two from each of those groups went into the finals on Friday.


2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games, Format, Wednesday Cup Play-offs
In both ladies' football divisions, camogie and the men's football Irish division, there was only one Cup Play-off group. The teams in it competed in a round robin format with the top two going into the finals on Friday. Any team that did not finish in the top 2 went into the Plate Play-offs on Thursday. Due to the large number of teams in the men's native football, there were two Cup Play-off groups with the top team from each going into the final on Friday, all other teams to not qualify for the final went into the Plate Play-offs on Thursday.


2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games, Format, Wednesday Shield Play-offs
Similar to the Cup Playoffs, the Shield Play-offs were contested in a round robin format with the top team in each group going into the Shield final on Thursday, any team that did not qualify for the Shield final went into the Plate Playoffs on Friday.


2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games, Format, Friday Cup Finals
The Cup Finals were played on Friday, August 12 at Croke Park. Eight finals were played in total from going from 11AM to 5PM.


2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games, Results
The results show are all the results for the camogie and men's native hurling games. Then also all the results of the finals.


2016 Etixx–Quick-Step season
The 2016 season for Etixx–Quick-Step began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2016 EurAsia Cup
The 2016 EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM was the second edition of the EurAsia Cup, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 15–17 January at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The inaugural event in 2014 finished in a tie, and so the Cup was shared between the teams. For the 2016 edition, the team size was increased from 10 to 12 with a corresponding increase in the number of matches from 20 to 24.


2016 EurAsia Cup
The event had a $4,800,000 purse; $300,000 to each member of the winning team and $100,000 to each member of the losing team.


2016 EurAsia Cup
Europe comfortably won the match 18½ to 5½ and, in doing so, became the first winners of the trophy.


2016 EurAsia Cup, Teams
OWGR as of 11 January. Yellow background indicates a captain's pick.


2016 EurAsia Cup, Teams
The Asian team was selected as follows: the leading four available Asian players from the 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit as of 14 December, the leading four eligible and available Asian players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of 14 December, and four captain’s picks. The leading four Asian players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit were Anirban Lahiri (1), Shiv Chawrasia (4), Thongchai Jaidee (6) and Danny Chia (8).


2016 EurAsia Cup, Teams
The leading Asian players from the Official World Golf Ranking were Hideki Matsuyama (15), An Byeong-hun (28), Jaidee (29), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (37), Lahiri (41), Kim Kyung-tae (59) and Shingo Katayama (60). Matsuyama did not play while Jaidee and Lahiri had already qualified through their Asian Tour Order of Merit positions. The captain's picks were Nicholas Fung, Prayad Marksaeng, Wang Jeung-hun and Wu Ashun.


2016 EurAsia Cup, Teams
The European team was selected as follows: the leading 10 available European players from the final 2015 European Tour Race to Dubai rankings plus two captain’s picks. The qualifiers from the Race to Dubai were Willett (2), Lowry (5), Sullivan (8), Wiesberger (9), Dubuisson (11), Fitzpatrick (12), Broberg (14), Kjeldsen (15), Wood (17), and Fisher (19); Rory McIlroy (1), Justin Rose (4), and Henrik Stenson (18) chose not to participate. Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood were chosen as captain picks.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's main, regular international beach soccer championships, organised every two years by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). It was held in June 2016, in Belgrade, Serbia, the first time the country has hosted and played in a BSWW sanctioned event.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Eight nations took part which were the best nations in Europe based on their finish in last years 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League, plus hosts Serbia. France, however, pulled out and were replaced by Hungary. The competition reverted to being a straight knock-out tournament instead of involving a group stage first as in the previous edition in 2014, with classifying matches to determine the final standings of those who didn't reach the final.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Spain were the defending champions, accepting the invitation to play, but lost in the quarter finals, ultimately finishing seventh.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Portugal won the championship, claiming their seventh crown, their first in 10 years. Italy reached their first final, finishing as runners-up.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Results, Quarter-finals
The winners proceeded on in the main tournament into the semi-finals. The losers progressed into a series of classifying matches to determine the standings of fifth down to eighth place.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Results, Seventh place play-off
The losers of the classifying semi finals contested 7th place.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Results, Fifth place play-off
The winners of the classifying semi finals contested 5th place.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Results, Third place play-off
The losers of the main tournament semi finals contested 3rd place.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Results, Final
The winners of the main tournament semi finals contested the championship final.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2016 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) was the 19th edition of the annual, premier European competition in beach soccer contested between men's national teams, in a league and play-off format, taking place between 1 July and 28 August 2016.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League
This season a record 26 teams took part in two divisions. Twelve teams continued to contest Division A as in recent seasons, consisting of the top eleven finishers from the previous year plus Romania who were promoted. Whilst Division B was expanded to accommodate fourteen nations; those who did not gain promotion from the previous season, returning and debuting nations, plus Hungary who were relegated from the top tier.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League
This season there were three stages of fixtures. Each team from Division A played in two stages whilst each team from Division B played in one, earning points for the overall league tables.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League
At the end of the stages, according to the league tables, the eight best teams in Division A advanced to the Superfinal to compete to become the winners of this year's EBSL. Meanwhile, the top seven teams in Division B and the team ranked bottom of Division A played in the Promotion final to try to earn a spot in Division A next year.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League
Azerbaijan were promoted to Division A for the first time after beating Hungary in the Promotion Final who were looking to be promoted straight back up in their first season after relegation. Romania finished last in Division A and failed to defend their place in the Promotion Final and were therefore subsequently relegated straight back down to Division B having been promoted in 2015.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League
The Ukraine won the league after a strong performance in the Superfinal, despite only finishing sixth after the preliminary three stages were complete, claiming their first EBSL title, defeating defending champions Portugal in the final in a repeat of the previous season's title deciding match.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams
The numbers in brackets show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the league, out of 33 teams.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 1 (Moscow, 1–3 July)
All matches took place at Yantar Stadium in the district of Strogino.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 2 (Sanxenxo, 8–10 July)
All matches took place at a purpose built stadium on Silgar Beach.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League, League Tables
Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Highest group placement 2. Points earned 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored 5. Results against 4th place team


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League, League Tables, Division B
Team group placement: ● 1st place / ● 2nd place / ● 3rd place / ● 4th place


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League, League Tables, Division B
(Q) – Qualified to Promotion Final as group winner(q) – Qualified Promotion Final as best non-winners


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League, Promotion Final (Catania, 25–28 August), Qualified teams
Teams in bold qualified as group winners. The team in italics attempted to retain their position in Division A, having finished bottom of the table.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League, Promotion Final (Catania, 25–28 August), Group Stage
All matches took place at the DomusBet Arena Beach Stadium with a capacity of 2 000.


2016 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Catania, 25–28 August), Group Stage
All matches took place at the DomusBet Arena Beach Stadium with a capacity of 2 000.


2016 Euro RX of Barcelona
The 2016 Euro RX of Barcelona was the seventh round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Barcelona as an undercard to the 2016 World RX of Barcelona and was contested by the Supercar (fourth round) and Super1600 (fifth round) classes.


2016 Euro RX of Belgium
The 2016 Euro RX of Belgium was the second round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet in Mettet, Wallonia as an undercard to the 2016 World RX of Belgium and hosted the Supercar and TouringCar classes.


2016 Euro RX of Latvia
The 2016 Euro RX of Latvia was the eighth round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze in Riga, Latvia as an undercard to the 2016 World RX of Latvia and was contested by the Supercar (fifth and final round) and Super1600 (fourth round) classes. It was the first ever European Rallycross round held in Latvia.


2016 Euro RX of Norway
The 2016 Euro RX of Norway was the fourth round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Lånkebanen near Hell, Nord-Trøndelag as an undercard to the 2016 World RX of Norway, and hosted the Supercar and TouringCar classes.


2016 Euro RX of Portugal
The 2016 Euro RX of Portugal was the first round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in Montalegre, Vila Real, and was contested by the Super1600 class.


2016 Euro RX of Sweden
The 2016 Euro RX of Sweden is the fifth round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Höljesbanan in the village of Höljes, Värmland as an undercard to the 2016 World RX of Sweden, and was the only event on the 2016 calendar to have all three categories running.


2016 Euro Winners Cup
The 2016 Euro Winners Cup was the fourth edition of Euro Winners Cup, an annual continental beach soccer tournament for top European clubs, similar to that of the UEFA Champions League, held in Catania, Italy, from 23 – 29 May 2016. Russian team BSC Kristall are the defending champions.


2016 Euro Winners Cup, Participating teams
A record 28 nations represented by an increased total of 32 clubs will participate in the tournament. Similarly to the UEFA Champions League, the higher quality leagues received more than one spot in the competition for their respective leagues' clubs to compete. The other leagues will be represented solely by their champions.