2016 Masters Tournament, Field
Steven Bowditch (16), Fabián Gómez, Emiliano Grillo (17,18), Jim Herman, Smylie Kaufman, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner (16,17,18), Russell Knox (17,18), Danny Lee (16,17,18), David Lingmerth (18), Davis Love III, Shane Lowry (17,18), Graeme McDowell, Troy Merritt, Brandt Snedeker (16,17,18), Vaughn Taylor, Justin Thomas (17,18)


2016 Masters Tournament, Field
Daniel Berger, Harris English, J. B. Holmes (17,18), Brooks Koepka (17,18), Matt Kuchar (17,18), Scott Piercy (17,18), Patrick Reed (17,18), Henrik Stenson (17,18), Robert Streb (17), Jimmy Walker (17,18)


2016 Masters Tournament, Field
An Byeong-hun (18), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (18), Jamie Donaldson, Victor Dubuisson (18), Matthew Fitzpatrick (18), Sergio García (18), Billy Horschel (18), Thongchai Jaidee (18), Søren Kjeldsen (18), Anirban Lahiri (18), Andy Sullivan (18), Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger (18), Danny Willett (18), Chris Wood (18)


2016 Masters Tournament, Field
Appearing in their first Masters were Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Daniel Berger, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Fabián Gómez, Emiliano Grillo, Jim Herman, Smylie Kaufman, Kevin Kisner, Russell Knox, David Lingmerth, Troy Merritt, Cameron Smith, Andy Sullivan, Justin Thomas, and all six amateurs. Four of the amateurs (Bard, Chaplet, Cheng and Schmitz) were appearing in their first major. In addition, An Byeong-hun, Matthew Fitzpatrick, and Danny Lee appeared in their first Masters as professionals. Tom Watson was playing in his final Masters event.


2016 Masters Tournament, Par 3 contest
Jimmy Walker won the par 3 contest with a score of 19 (−8), a new tournament record. Nine holes-in-one were made, surpassing the previous record of five set in 2002 and 2015. The players to record an ace were: Rickie Fowler, Zach Johnson, Smylie Kaufman, David Lingmerth, Gary Player, Webb Simpson, Andy Sullivan, Justin Thomas, and Walker.


2016 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round
Defending champion Jordan Spieth shot a 6-under-par 66 to take a two-shot lead over Danny Lee and Shane Lowry. His bogey-free round was his ninth consecutive Masters round of par or better. World number one Jason Day was 5-under-par through the front nine but shot 5-over-par on the back nine, including a triple-bogey on the 16th hole, to end at even-par. Ernie Els scored a record-worst nine on the first hole after taking six putts from within three feet and ended his round at 8-over-par. The course played difficult due to windy conditions and the scoring average for the field was 74.16.


2016 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Jordan Spieth led by as many as five shots but then carded four bogeys and a double bogey and needed a 14-foot par save at the 18th to preserve a one-shot advantage over Rory McIlroy. This was Spieth's sixth consecutive round with the lead at the Masters, tying the record set by Arnold Palmer in 1960–61. Amateur Bryson DeChambeau got to within a shot of the lead but suffered a triple bogey at the last to finish at even-par.


2016 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Gusting winds led to difficult scoring conditions, with only four players (Daniel Berger, Dustin Johnson, McIlroy, and Troy Merritt) shooting under par, each shooting 71. The scoring average for the round was 75.02, the highest since 2007 and only seven golfers were under par after two rounds. Tom Watson missed the cut in his 43rd and final Masters.


2016 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: DeChambeau (E), Langasque (+3), Bard (+9), Schmitz (+12), Cheng (+13), Chaplet (+21)


2016 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Jordan Spieth held the lead at the Masters for the seventh consecutive round, a new tournament record, and the third straight year after 54 holes. After a double bogey at the 11th, Spieth rebounded with birdies on three of his next four holes to take a four-shot lead, but then bogeyed the 17th and carded another double bogey on the 18th to post 73 (+1) and drop the lead to one. Smylie Kaufman recorded the lowest score of the round with 69 (−3) and moved into second place.


2016 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Two-time champion Bernhard Langer, at age 58 attempting to become the oldest major champion, shot a round of 70 and tied Hideki Matsuyama for third, two shots back of Spieth. Rory McIlroy entered the round a shot out of the lead but failed to make a birdie and carded 77 (+5).


2016 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Danny Willett came back from five shots down at the start of the back nine to win his first major title. Jordan Spieth birdied his final four holes of the front-nine to open up a five-shot advantage. After bogeys at the 10th and 11th, Spieth put two balls in the water on the par-3 12th and made quadruple bogey, dropping him to a tie for fourth. Willett, meanwhile, made birdie at 13 and 14 to take the lead. Lee Westwood chipped in for eagle at the 15th to get within one of Willett, but then made bogey on 16 while Willett made birdie. Willett made par on the last two holes to post a round of 67 and five-under for the tournament.


2016 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
After rebounding with birdies on 13 and 15, Spieth needed to birdie two of his last three holes to tie but missed an 8-foot (2.4 m) birdie at 16 then bogeyed 17 to fall out of contention. Spieth's downfall in the final round capped one of the biggest collapses in Masters history, with many comparing it to the meltdown of Greg Norman at the 1996 Masters. Dustin Johnson also made birdie on 13 and 15 to get within two of Willett, but made double bogey on the 17th. Smylie Kaufman began the round a shot out of the lead but shot 81 (+9) and finished in 29th. For the first time in Masters history, three players (Shane Lowry, Davis Love III, and Louis Oosthuizen) made a hole-in-one on the par-3 16th.


2016 Masters of Formula 3
The 2016 Masters of Formula 3 was the 26th edition of the Masters of Formula 3 event, a non-championship race for cars that conform to Formula Three regulations. The event was held on 21 August 2016 at Circuit Park Zandvoort, in Zandvoort, North Holland and was the 24th time that the circuit held the event.


2016 Mathura clash
The 2016 Mathura clash occurred on 2 June, 2016, when 2 policemen and about 35 squatters were killed in an armed conflict at Jawahar Bagh public park in Mathura city in Uttar Pradesh, India.


2016 Mathura clash
The squatters, an armed group led by a Ram Vriksh Yadav, once a follower of Jai Gurudev, had been occupying the site since 2014. Ram Vriksh Yadav, originally from Ghazipur,  was running a parallel government, complete with administration, revenue and armed forces, within the park. It is alleged that it was believed by local administrators that Ram Vriksh Yadav was close to some of the politicians, and thus were unwilling to act. After a court ordered their eviction in 2016, the police tried to forcibly evict them. According to amateur criminal psychologist Dr. Nipu Kumar Das, panic compounded by extremist leadership led to mob violence. As a result, the squatters responded violently, killing two senior police officers, including the superintendent of police. The police then returned fire, killing several squatters.


2016 Mathura clash, Background
Since 2014, armed members of Swadhin Bharat Vidhik Satyagrah, which portrayed itself  as followers of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose,  had been squatting at Jawahar Bagh, a public park in Mathura. The members of the cult comprise individuals belonging to organizations variously named as Swadheen Bharat Vidhik Satyagrahi ("Free India Legal Satyagraha"), Azad Bharat Vidhik Vaicharik Kranti Satyagrahi ("Free India Legal Ideas Revolutionary Protesters"), Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena ("Free India Subhash Army").


2016 Mathura clash, Background
The group has no direct connection with the Indian nationalist leader Subhash Chandra Bose (also known as Netaji), or the organization Forward Bloc founded by him.


2016 Mathura clash, Background
Swadheen Bharat Vidhik Satyagrahi (or Swadhin Bharat Vidhik Satyagrah) is a self-proclaimed revolutionary group, whose leader is one Ram Vriksh Yadav. He was assisted by Chandan Bose from Bengal. The finances were managed by Rakesh Babu Gupta from Badaun. Most of the followers were from eastern UP.


2016 Mathura clash, Background
The group was formed by a breakaway group of the followers of the religious leader Jai Gurudev, who died in 2012. The group demands a complete overhaul of the British-inspired political system, including abolition of the top posts such as Prime Minister and President. Another major demand of the group is replacement of the current Indian rupee with the Azad Hind Bank currency. The group claims that the current currency has become "a slave of the dollar" because it is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India and the government. According to them, the uncontrolled Indian currency would have a much higher value against the dollar, resulting in lower fuel prices.


2016 Mathura clash, Background
Another constituent group is the Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena, the armed wing of the Swadheen Bharat Vidhik Satyagrahi. Established in 2013, it is registered as a political party. Its members also claim a conspiracy behind the disappearance of Bose. In December 2014, an office bearer of the party demanded de-classification of documents related to Bose, and claimed that he was still alive.


2016 Mathura clash, Background
In 2014, the Swadheen Bharat began a march from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh to Delhi in support of their demands. On the way, in April 2014, 500 members organized a demonstration in Mathura. The local administration had given them permission to demonstrate at Jawahar Bagh public park for two days. However, once they occupied the park, they refused to vacate it, and turned it into their headquarters. The militant group started indoctrinating local teenagers, seeking to overhaul the existing political system.


2016 Mathura clash, Background
During 2014-2016, the group built a self-sustaining community within the park. They built huts and toilets, cultivated vegetables, and disallowed others from entering the park. By 2016, there were around 3000 squatters at the site: the Jawahar Bagh had turned into a quasi-republic with its own constitution, penal code, judicial system, prisons and army. The local residents described these people as "land grabbers and thugs".


2016 Mathura clash, Police concerns
The camp site, Jawahar Bagh is between the office of the Mathura Superintendent of Police and the Tehsil office. The offices of the district magistrate, the Mathura district court, the police control room, the reserve police line and Mathura Jail are nearby. The local administrators were unwilling to act. The police knew that armed men were present in the camp. A senior officer said "Whenever we tried to remove him from the park, we received a call from Lucknow to go slow. We knew well that he had assembled deadly weapons and explosives".


2016 Mathura clash, Police concerns
In 2015, the then UP DGP A K Jain had received  reports about movement of criminals to Jawahar Bagh and illegal arms and ammunition inside. The DGP asked for directions from authorities to initiate action but was asked to wait for a court order. Thus the police decided to wait for a court order.


2016 Mathura clash, Clash with police
In May 2016, the Allahabad High Court rejected an appeal by Ram Vriksh Yadav, and ordered the police to evict the squatters from the public park. Subsequently, the power and water supply to the community were cut off. At 5pm on 2 June 2016, a police team arrived at the park. The squatters pelted stones at them and fired upon them.


2016 Mathura clash, Clash with police
Initially, the police retaliated with teargas and rubber bullets. But after two senior officers were killed, the police fired at the squatters. The policemen killed in the attack included Mukul Dwivedi (Superintendent of Police) and Santosh Kumar Yadav (Station House Officer, Farah).


2016 Mathura clash, Clash with police
Subsequently, a larger police force was sent to the site. By the time the conflict ended, 22 of the squatters were dead. According to the police, at least 11 of them had been killed in a fire caused by the cooking gas cylinders at the site. According to the Director General of Police Javed Ahmed, the squatters had set fire to the gas cylinders and ammunition stored at the site.


2016 Mathura clash, Clash with police
In addition to the two dead policemen, 23 police personnel were hospitalized with injuries.


2016 Mathura clash, Aftermath
The police recovered 47 guns, 6 rifles and 179 hand grenades from the camp. By 3 June, they had arrested 368 people, 120 of whom were charged with "creating disturbances". This included 196 preventive arrests, including those of 116 women.


2016 Mathura clash, Aftermath
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav ordered an inquiry into the incident. The State Government announced a compensation of ₹ 2,000,000 each for the families of the two dead policemen.


2016 Maui Invitational Tournament
The 2016 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played for the 33rd time. The tournament began in 1984, and was part of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Championship Round was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii from November 21 to 23. Opening round games previously played at campus sites were discontinued.


2016 Maui Invitational Tournament, Opening round
The opening round was played on November 11–17 at various sites around the country.


2016 Maui Invitational Tournament, Regional round
*Games played at Christl Arena in West Point, New York


2016 Maui Invitational Tournament, Championship round
The Championship round was played from November 21–23 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.


2016 Mayo Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Mayo Senior Football Championship was the 115th edition of the Mayo GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Mayo, Ireland. Sixteen teams compete with the winner representing Mayo in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and progresses to a knock out stage. The winners receive the Paddy Moclair Cup.


2016 Mayo Senior Football Championship
Castlebar Mitchels were the defending champions after they defeated rivals Breaffy in the 2015 final. They successfully defended their title to claim a "2-in-a-row" and their 30th overall when they defeated Knockmore 3-13 to 0-10 in McHale Park on 29 October 2016.


2016 Mayo Senior Football Championship
This year Hollymount-Carramore made their debut in the senior grade after just 6 seasons in existence since the amalgamation of the Hollymount and Carramore clubs in 2011 when claiming the Mayo Intermediate Football Championship title. Hollymount was founded back in 1954, while Carramore was re-formed in 1975. Hollymount have won back-to-back county senior titles (1990-1) and their last senior championship came in 1994. Carramore's greatest achievement came in 1982 when they beat Glenamoy in the county junior final on a unique scoreline of 0-4 to 0-0. They also won an O’Mara Cup in 1985 – ironically, defeating Hollymount in the final.


2016 Mayo Senior Football Championship, Group stage
All 16 teams enter the competition at this stage. The top 2 teams in each group go into the Quarter-Finals while the bottom team of each group will enter a Relegation Playoff. For all group matches the home team is named first.


2016 Mayo county football team season
The following is a summary of Mayo county football team's 2016 season. It was the first season in charge for newly appointed Mayo manager Stephen Rochford.


2016 Mayo county football team season, National Football League Division 1, Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals  Automatic relegation to Division 2


2016 Mayo county football team season, National Football League Division 1, Table
1Donegal, Mayo, Monaghan and Cork are ranked by scoring difference.


2016 Mazda Prototype Lites season
The 2016 Mazda Prototype Lites season was the eleventh season of the IMSA Lites championship. The championship featured two classes, L1 and L2. During the season there were few L2 entrants, therefore no championship points were awarded.


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout
The 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout was the first edition of the Road to Indy Shootout. The event was held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on December 6 and 7. The winner received a $200,000 scholarship to compete in the 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship.


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, Entry list, Notes
Neil Verhagen won the 2016 F1600 Championship Series. But as he was already qualified by winning the Runoffs, runner-up Peter Portante was awarded a place to compete.


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, Entry list, Notes
McCusker finished second in the 2016 F2000 Championship Series. The championship was won by Steve Bamford, a masters class competitor, ineligible because of his age. Drivers must be between 14 and 25.


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, Entry list, Notes
Formula Car Challenge FormulaSpeed champion Sugianto won the shootout invitation over Formula Car Challenge Pro Formula Mazda champion Bruno Carneiro after a video competition.


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, Entry list, Notes
Brown finished second in the 2016 Australian Formula Ford championship. The championship was won by Leanne Tander, ineligible because of her age (36).


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, Entry list, Notes
Tharani finished second in the MRF1600 (India) championship, but champion Vikash Anand is facing indictment for drunk driving from a September crash where Anand was driving under the influence, and thereby disqualified.


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, Entry list, Notes
Verhagen, McCusker and Norman all qualified, but were unable to attend due to prior commitments clashing with the shootout date. Verhagen tested at the annual Road to Indy Chris Griffis Test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, scoring the fastest time in the test with Pabst Racing. Norman signed with Andretti Autosport on December 5, 2016 to participate in Indy Lights for the 2017 season.


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, Mazda Road to Indy - Brasil
The 2016 Mazda Road to Indy - Brasil was a karting contest to qualify for the finals at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The event was held at Kartódromo de Interlagos on 27 August 2016. The event was set up by former racing driver Paulo Carcasci. Eleven drivers from four different Brazilian states and the Federal District competed for a spot in the final at Laguna Seca.


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, Format
Lucas Oil School of Racing supplied the 18 scholarship candidates with Formula Ford style cars. The Ray Race Cars GR-RSC was fitted with a 2 litre engine built by Elite Engines. All cars were shod with Cooper Tires. The Shootout started with orientation of the cars and the track on December 5. On the second day drivers were divided in four groups and took to the tracks. For the final Shootout day the group was again divided in four. After initial testing sessions the first drivers were eliminated. The remaining drivers started 30 minute qualifying sessions before the race over 30 minutes.


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, Competition
All participants participated in a vehicle orientation and then multiple practice sessions over two days, culminating in a pre-qualification session where six finalists would be chosen. Those finalists would then participate in a 30 minute qualifying session and a 30 minute race.


2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, Competition, Winner
Oliver Askew was selected as the winner of the shootout and won a scholarship to compete in the 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship.


2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters features the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2016. The game is the 39th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1977.


2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 24 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha Catholic High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who had been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.


2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Proceeds from the 2016 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games will go to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Central Ohio and its Ronald McDonald House program.


2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, Rosters
The rosters were announced on January 17. At the time of the roster announcement the 24 players included 22 of the top 25 players according to the 2016 ESPN 100. The two highest rated players (Jayson Tatum) were named to the East team. The West team roster was highlighted by (Josh Jackson). Duke signee Harry Giles would remain the No. 1 overall player in the 2016 high school class but was not eligible or invited to play due to an ACL tear at Oak Hill Academy which ended his senior year.


2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, Rosters
Dennis Smith Jr. would become ineligible due to an injury before his senior year and enrolled early to NC State. ESPN's number 9 ranked and Florida State signee, Jonathan Isaac was an ineligible postgraduate student. Three other five-star recruits were also ineligible, number 15 ranked Rawle Alkins, number 16 ranked and Villanova signee, Omari Spellman, and number 24 ranked and Kentucky signee, Wenyen Gabriel. The highest ranked nominee not chosen was Auburn signee, Mustapha Heron.


2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, Rosters
On March 9, 2016, Lonzo Ball was named the Morgan Wootten award winner, an award given to the best male McDonald's All American player who presents an outstanding character, leadership and embodies the value of being a student-athlete in the classroom and the community. Kobi Simmons committed to Arizona on January 16 during the Spalding HoopHall Classic. On January 28, Udoka Azubuike committed to Kansas (joining Josh Jackson). On April 12, Josh Jackson committed to Kansas (joining Azubuike). On May 19, Marques Bolden selected Duke (joining Tatum and Frank Jackson). On June 3, Jarrett Allen committed to Texas (joining Jones).


2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, Box score
Josh Jackson and Frank Jackson led the West to a 114–107 victory with 19 points apiece.


2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, Awards
During the Powerade Jam Fest held at the Chicago Theatre on March 28, Frank Jackson won the dunk contest, Malik Monk won the three-point contest and Jayson Tatum won the skills competition.


2016 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 2016 McDonald's All-American Girls Game is an All-Star basketball game that was played on March 30, 2016, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2016. The game is the 15th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.


2016 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2016 Game
The 2016 McDonald's Game featured one of the highest scoring games in history on the girls' side. The West ultimately ended up winning by a final score of 97-88 in overtime. This was the game's first overtime in history - boys or girls. Sabrina Ionescu also made history by scoring 25 points - a new scoring record for the game. The record was previously held by Elizabeth Williams.


2016 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2016 Game
The West came back to tie the game 86-86 with just less than a minute left on a three-pointer from Lauren Cox. The game went into overtime and while the East was able to score first, the West ended the game with an 11-0 run to secure the victory.


2016 McGrath Cup
The 2016 McGrath Cup was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, played by the six county teams. It was won by Cork.


2016 McGrath Cup, Format
The teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final.


2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team
The 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Lance Guidry and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team, Previous season
The Cowboys finished the 2015 season 10–1, 9–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference title. They went undefeated 10–0 in the regular season. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to fellow Southland member Sam Houston State.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 90th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for Intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 18 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 8 February 2016 with the games commencing on the weekend of 9 April 2016.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Curraha were promoted to the middle grade after an 11-year exodus when securing the J.F.C. crown last year.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
This was Walterstown's return to the Intermediate grade after 51 years as a senior club since being relegated last year.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Cortown were relegated to the 2017 J.F.C. after just 2 years as an Intermediate club.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 22 October 2016, St. Colmcille's claimed their 2nd I.F.C. title when defeating Dunderry 1-12 to 1-6 in the final replay in Pairc Tailteann. After 3 minutes of the first match in the final, St. Colmcille's and Meath star Graham Reilly was sent off and was subsequently suspended for the final replay which made the seaside club's achievement even more commendable. The victory marked their return to the top flight after a 20 season absence. After winning the Meath I.F.C. St. Colmcille's also made history by winning their first Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and became only the third Meath club to win this honour after Wolfe Tones in 2004 and Ratoath the previous season. They beat Rosemount of Westmeath in the final.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Intermediate Championship Format Change Proposals Rejected
Due to the lack of success of the Meath Senior football team in the previous few years, it was proposed to make the club championships more competitive by reducing the number of teams in each tier of the championship and then the number of teams in each group to provide more 'do-or-die' matches which in turn would provide more competitiveness. On 18 January, the decision was made to cut the number of Senior clubs to 16 in 2017.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Intermediate Championship Format Change Proposals Rejected
This means that 3 of the 18 clubs would be relegated at the end of the 2016 season while the 2016 I.F.C. champions would make up the top 16. 5 teams would be relegated to the J.F.C. from the I.F.C. with the J.F.C. champions making up the 16 I.F.C. teams for 2017. In 2017, the 16 teams will compete in 4 groups of 4.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Intermediate Championship Format Change Proposals Rejected
However on 21 March, a proposal from the Slane club to retain the status-quo format was accepted by 40 to 14 votes.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Participating teams
The teams taking part in the 2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
There are 3 groups called Group A,B and C. The 2 top finishers in each group and the third-place finisher in Group A will qualify for the Quarter Finals. The third placed teams in Group B and C will qualify for a Preliminary Quarter Final, with the winner earning a place in last eight. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play Off.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 8 February 2016 with the games commencing on the weekend of 9 April 2016.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Relegation Play Off
The three bottom finishers from each group qualify for the relegation play off and play each other in a round robin basis. The team with the worst record after two matches will be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship.


2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Finals
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals along with the third placed finisher of Group A.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 124th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Meath, Ireland. Eighteen teams compete, with the winner representing Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship
Navan O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated Na Fianna in the 2015 final, however they failed to make it past the group stages, winning only one match out of five.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship
This was Ratoath's first ever period in the senior grade after claiming the 2015 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship
This year saw the 9th "Navan El Classico" take place in the SFC as Simonstown Gaels and Navan O'Mahonys drew in the group stage, leaving their overall head-to-head score as 5-3 in favour of O'Mahonys and 1 draw.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship
Ballinlough were relegated back the 2017 I.F.C. after losing the Relegation Play-off series, and thus ending their 2 year tenure in the top flight.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship
On 30 October 2016 Simonstown Gaels claimed their first ever S.F.C. triumph when defeating Donaghmore/Ashbourne in Pairc Tailteann on a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-8. Joe Lyons lifted the Keegan Cup for the north Navan side while Padraig McKeever claimed the "Man-of-the-Match" award. In his 18th season playing for Simonstown, 36 year old Séamus Kenny earned his first S.F.C. medal.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 8 February 2016 with the games commencing on the weekend of 9 April 2016.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship, Senior Championship Format Change Proposals Rejected
Due to the lack of success of the Meath Senior football team in the previous few years, it was proposed to make the club championships more competitive by reducing the number of teams in each tier of the championship and then the number of teams in each group to provide more 'do-or-die' matches which in turn would provide more competitiveness. On 18 January, the decision was made to cut the number of Senior clubs to 16 in 2017. This means that 3 of the 18 clubs would be relegated at the end of the 2016 season while the 2016 I.F.C. champions would make up the top 16. In 2017, the 16 teams will compete in 4 groups of 4.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship, Senior Championship Format Change Proposals Rejected
However on 21 March, a proposal from the Slane club to retain the status-quo format was accepted by 40 to 14 votes.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship, Participating Teams
The teams taking part in the 2016 Meath Senior Football Championship are:


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are three groups of six teams called Group A, B and C. The 2 top finishers in each group and the third-place finisher in Group A will qualify for the Quarter Finals. The third placed teams in Group B and C will qualify for a Preliminary Quarter Final, with the winner earning a place in last eight. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play Off. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 8 February 2016 with the games commencing on the weekend of 9 April 2016.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship, Knock-Out Stage
The winners and runners up of the three groups and the third placed team of Group A automatically qualify for the quarter finals. The third placed teams in Groups B and C play off to determine the team that completes the quarter final lineup.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship, Relegation Play-Off Group
The three bottom teams from each group enter the relegation play-off group and play each other in a round robin basis.


2016 Meath Senior Football Championship, Relegation Play-Off Group
The team with the worst record after two matches will be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship.


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
The 2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 4 September 2016 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent grand coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Erwin Sellering retained its majority and continued in office.


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Campaign and issues
The governing grand coalition between the SPD and CDU was campaigning to defend its majority. Furthermore, the result of the right wing AfD party was eagerly awaited. During the campaign, its frontrunner, Leif-Erik Holm, warned of the "spread of Islam". The party hoped to be the strongest political force after the elections.


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Campaign and issues
Asked for the most important issues, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen/Politbarometer pollees ranked "unemployment" on first place (38%), followed by "refugees/asylum" (25%) and "school/education" (12%). Incumbent Erwin Sellering (64%) was far more popular as a candidate for Minister President than the CDU candidate Lorenz Caffier (18%). In an infratest dimap poll, however, 34% named "refugees/migration" as the top issue, followed by "social justice" (27%) and "labor and economy" (20%).


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Campaign and issues
During the final days of the state election campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has her constituency for the federal elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and spoke in support of CDU candidate Caffier, she hardened her tone against immigrants and spoke in favor of deporting more of them, using the word "Rückführung" (repatriation) instead of "Abschiebung" (deportation) – though deportations are difficult to realize amid laws and international relations to the immigrants' home countries. On 1 September, Merkel for the first time admitted mistakes in her refugee policies, but only such that had been made years ago in 2004/05. According to Die Zeit, some saw a turn in her policies of Willkommenskultur and presumed "angst" in the Chancellor's office.


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Campaign and issues
But in general, during the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern campaign, Merkel defended her refugee policies and the dictum "Wir schaffen das" ("We'll manage it"), saying she would have done everything again as she did the previous year. CDU candidate Caffier demanded prohibition of the burqa – even if there are hardly any women wearing a burqa in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern –, more police officers and more development of the rural areas. At the same time, SPD Minister President and frontrunner Erwin Sellering distanced himself from Merkel's refugee policies and demanded more respect for the life-time achievements of the East German people.


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Campaign and issues
Sellering e.g. stated: "It must not be, that our people are suffering, because the refugees are there." On 2 September, Sellering said on the nationwide ZDF channel, Merkel was responsible for the popularity of the AfD in the state: "The people who can imagine to elect the AfD, are clearly concerned about the refugee policies of the chancellor."


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 6th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Results
Final results showed the SPD with 30.6% of the vote, AfD in second with 20.8%, CDU in third with 19.0%, and Die Linke in fourth with 13.2%. These parties would all have representatives in the Landtag. The Greens, NPD and FDP, who had previously had representation, all scored below 5%, and so did not qualify for a seat in the Landtag. This left the SPD as the biggest party, but without a majority and opened the way to continuing a coalition with the CDU, or a new "Red-Red" coalition with Die Linke. The latter, however, would only have a majority of 2 seats in the Landtag, and would be commensurately less likely.


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Aftermath
Minister President Sellering stated that he wanted to lead exploratory talks with both the CDU and The Left.


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Aftermath
On 5 September, Chancellor Angela Merkel took part of the responsibility for the CDU result in the elections. "I am the party leader, I am the chancellor — you can't separate those in people's eyes, so I am of course responsible too" for the result, she stated at a press conference at the G20 summit in China. Again she defended her decisions regarding refugee policies, saying they were "right". She also noted that federal and refugee policies had "superimposed" "everything" during the election campaign.


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Aftermath
Merkel faced not only increasing criticism of the CSU party after the elections, also AfD leader Frauke Petry criticised Merkel: "This ignorance is exemplary," she said. "It is not just ignorance. What we see here is the continuing arrogance of power." Also critics within the CDU party commented on the result. Specialist for domestic affairs Wolfgang Bosbach called the election day a "historic date", because the AfD came in before the CDU and the CDU was only third political force in a German territorial state.


2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Aftermath
He demanded an alteration of the refugee policies, but saw no alternative for Merkel as the chancellor. SPD chief Sigmar Gabriel accused Angela Merkel of "simply repeating 'we will manage it' without doing it as well." Green party chief Cem Özdemir said that the persistent dispute within the Grand Coalition in Berlin had been "grist to the mill" of the AfD. The Left chairman Bernd Riexinger criticised the CDU and SPD on the grounds that they had "embraced" the positions of the AfD during the election campaign.


2016 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships
The 2016 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships was an athletics competition which was held in Tunis (Stadium in Radès), Tunisia, from 4 to 5 June 2016. A total of 42 events were contested, of which 21 were contested by male and 21 by female athletes. A total of 27 nations participated in the championships.


2016 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships – Results
These are the official results of the 2016 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships which took place on 14–15 June 2014 in Tunis, Tunisia.


2016 Meistriliiga
The 2016 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Meistriliiga, the highest division of Estonian football system. The season began on 4 March 2016 and concluded on 5 November 2016.


2016 Meistriliiga
Infonet won the league on the last matchday of the season, finishing with 80 points. It was their first league title.


2016 Meistriliiga, Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league. These include 9 teams from the 2015 season and one promoted team from the 2015 Esiliiga: Tarvas, making their debut in the top flight. Tarvas replaces Tulevik who were relegated from the Meistriliiga after a single season. In the relegation play-off Tammeka successfully defended their league spot by defeating challengers Tallinna Kalev.


2016 Meistriliiga, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Meistriliiga, League table, Relegation play-offs
At season's end Pärnu, the ninth place club, participated in a two-legged play-off with Maardu Linnameeskond, the runners-up (of independent teams) of the 2016 Esiliiga, for the spot in 2017 Meistriliiga.


2016 Meistriliiga, Results
Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.


2016 Meistriliiga, Season statistics, Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals. 5 Player scored 5 goals.


2016 Mekong Club Championship
The 2016 Mekong Club Championship is the 3rd season of the Mekong Club Championship. The championship is sponsored by Toyota and will be played between October 2016 and January 2017 featuring teams from  Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.


2016 Melaka United season
The 2016 Melaka United season was 93rd season in club history and 1st season in the Malaysia Premier League since relegated of the league in 2010 season.


2016 Melaka United season, Background, Background information
Melaka United won their first consecutive Malaysia FAM League championship in the 2015 season and promote to Malaysia Premier League in the 2016 season. Melaka United were knocked out of the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup in the first round by Terengganu.


2016 Melaka United season, Background, Background information
Melaka United is preparing big budget for this season in order to achieve better position.


2016 Melaka United season, Background, Transfer
Melaka United announced an addition of three import players to strengthen the squad. The players are Labinot Harbuzi from Sweden, Shin Jae Pil from South Korea and Ilija Spasojević from Montenegro. 14 local players transferred to Melaka United.


2016 Melanesian Championships in Athletics
The 2016 Melanesian Championships in Athletics took place on 7–9 July 2016. The event was held at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva, Fiji.


2016 Melbourne Cup
The 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 156th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 1 November 2016 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. The date was a public holiday in the state of Victoria. The final field for the race was declared on 29 October. The total prize money for the race was A$6.2 million, the same as the previous year.


2016 Melbourne Cup
The winner was Almandin, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy and trained by Robert Hickmott. Heartbreak City ran second and Hartnell third. The race was run in 3:20:58


2016 Melbourne Football Club season
The 2016 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 117th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897. In Paul Roos' final season as senior coach before succession coach, Simon Goodwin took over, the club won ten matches out of twenty-two to finish eleventh on the ladder out of eighteen teams and finished on 97.6 percent. It was the club's best season on the field since the 2011 season in which the club finished with eight wins, thirteen losses and a draw, to finish with a percentage of 85.3.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Senior personnel
Nathan Jones was retained as captain for the third consecutive season. The leadership group was overhauled where none of the leaders, aside from Jones, were retained in the group from 2015 and the club elected to have no vice-captain. The leadership group included Colin Garland, Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Tom McDonald, Bernie Vince, and Jack Viney.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Senior personnel
Due to Paul Roos entering his final year as senior coach, there was a reshuffle in coaching, whereby Roos' role shifted towards a focus on culture, so the transition to coach-in-waiting, Simon Goodwin, was as smooth as possible for 2017. Goodwin increased his responsibilities for the 2016 season, including being the senior coach for the three matches against Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs, and St Kilda during the 2016 NAB Challenge. In addition there was increased responsibility for development and strategy coach, Brendan McCartney, as the club increased its focus on development.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Senior personnel
After the departure of development coach and game-day runner, Brad Miller, to Greater Western Sydney to coach their NEAFL side, 2015 retiree, Daniel Cross filled his position as development and rehabilitation coach, and game-day runner. Craig Jennings was recruited from the Western Bulldogs in September 2015 in a newly created position, the game analyst and education coordinator. Michelle Cowan continued in her role as the coach of Melbourne's women's team and in February, she became the first female assistant coach in Melbourne's history and the second in AFL history serving as the player development and welfare coach.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Senior personnel
Due to family reasons she left the club in July and returned to Western Australia to work with the Fremantle Football Club. Glen Bartlett continued in his role as club president, a role he has held since August 2013. Chief Executive Officer, Peter Jackson, continued with the club after signing a contract extension to the end of the 2017 season.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Fixture summary
A fixture that was described by Chief Executive Officer, Peter Jackson, as "pleasing", Melbourne played four out of their first five matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with twelve in total at the MCG. Melbourne featured in the only Sunday-night match of the AFL season when they hosted Richmond in the ANZAC Day eve match at the MCG.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Fixture summary
They again hosted Collingwood in the annual Queen's Birthday clash in round 12 at the MCG, and due to an ongoing sponsorship deal with Tourism NT, they again played two home matches in the Northern Territory, the first against Port Adelaide at TIO Traeger Park in round 10 and the second against Fremantle at TIO Stadium in round 16.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Fixture summary
Melbourne played for premiership points in Tasmania for the first time when they played North Melbourne in round 3 at Blundstone Arena, they also played a match in Queensland for the first time since round 20, 2013 when they played Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium in round seven, meaning they played in every state and territory in Australia excluding the Australian Capital Territory.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Fixture summary
The teams Melbourne played twice were Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, Collingwood, St Kilda, and Gold Coast, with Hawthorn the only team that made the final eight the previous season. Due to finishing in the bottom six in 2015, Melbourne did not play in many prime-time matches with no Thursday and Friday night matches and they played in only two Saturday night matches, both outside of Victoria. Based on analysis by AFL Media and The Age, Melbourne's draw difficulty was consistent with their bottom six finish in 2015, however, analysis by the Herald Sun estimated they had the fourth most difficult fixture in the league.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Pre-season
The 2016 NAB Challenge saw the senior assistant coach, Simon Goodwin take over as coach in preparation for him becoming the senior coach of the club from the 2017 season. Melbourne was one of three teams to finish undefeated during the pre-season competition with a nineteen-point win against Port Adelaide, a twelve-point win against Western Bulldogs and a twenty five point win against St Kilda. The list headed into the main season with very little injuries apart from young midfielder, Angus Brayshaw who suffered a knee injury five seconds into the first match of the NAB Challenge, which forced him to miss the remainder of the pre-season and round one against Greater Western Sydney.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season
The opening round saw Melbourne defeat Greater Western Sydney by two points at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in a come from behind victory in which Melbourne scored six final quarter goals to two. Clayton Oliver made his AFL debut in the match, with Tomas Bugg and Ben Kennedy playing their first match for Melbourne after being traded from Greater Western Sydney and Collingwood respectively.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season
The club entered the round two match against Essendon as heavy favourites; Melbourne ultimately lost the match by thirteen points, with Jack Viney admitting after the match they "lacked respect" for Essendon due to the numerous top-up signings from the supplements saga and the players "got ahead of themselves".


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season
The next three matches saw Melbourne play consistently for the first time during the season with a narrow three point loss to North Melbourne, a thirty-five point win against Collingwood, and a thirty-three point win against Richmond in the Anzac Day eve match, which saw Melbourne win two matches in a row for the first time since 2011. Josh Wagner and Jayden Hunt made their AFL debuts in rounds three and four respectively.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season
Melbourne played their first match at Etihad Stadium for the season in a home match against St Kilda, even though St Kilda are a tenant of Etihad Stadium. Melbourne lost the match by thirty-nine points, however the match saw the highly hyped Christian Petracca make his long-awaited AFL debut and Jesse Hogan kicked a career-high seven goals.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season
The next two out of three matches were large victories by Melbourne with a seventy-three point win against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium in round seven and a sixty-three point win against the Brisbane Lions at the MCG in round nine. The match against Gold Coast saw Melbourne score 161 points, their highest since round six in 2004. The match in between, however, was a thirty-two point loss to eventual premiers, the Western Bulldogs. The club headed to Alice Springs in round ten for their first sold home match of the year as part of a sponsorship with Tourism NT.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season
A disappointing match saw Melbourne lose to Port Adelaide by forty-five points in conjunction with a one-match suspension to the in form, Jack Viney. Jack Trengove made his long-awaited return in round eleven against Hawthorn, playing his first AFL match since round two in 2014. The match was level at three-quarter time, however three final quarter goals to zero saw Hawthorn win by eighteen points. The next week was the annual Queen's Birthday clash against Collingwood which Melbourne won by forty-six points, their first Queen's Birthday win since 2007. A fifty-five point loss to Sydney in extremely wet conditions at the Sydney Cricket Ground was Melbourne's last match before the mid-season bye. Melbourne's score of 31  was the lowest score ever recorded at the Sydney Cricket Ground.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season
Melbourne's first match after the bye was against the in form, Adelaide at the MCG, losing by twenty-two points; the match was described as a much closer match than what the scoreboard suggested. Melbourne returned to the Northern Territory for the second time during the season, this time in a thirty-two point win against Fremantle in Darwin; it was also Melbourne's first win in the Northern Territory since 2011.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season
In round 17, Melbourne returned to Etihad Stadium to play against St Kilda for the second time in the season, it was another disappointing loss and the fourteenth consecutive loss against St Kilda. The chance of playing finals was effectively ruled out by then-coach Paul Roos. The next four weeks was the best patch of football for Melbourne, with a narrow six point loss to West Coast in Perth, in which West Coast coach, Adam Simpson declared Melbourne should have won the match.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season
Three consecutive wins against Gold Coast, Hawthorn and Port Adelaide meant Melbourne were back in the frame to potentially play finals. The match against Hawthorn, labelled as one of the upsets of the season, drew high media attention as Hawthorn were on a nine-match winning streak, were on top of the ladder and Melbourne hadn't defeated Hawthorn since 2006. The win against Port Adelaide was also Melbourne's first victory against Port Adelaide in South Australia since 2000.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season
Despite having a chance to play finals, Melbourne lost to an out of form Carlton who had lost their previous nine matches, Melbourne's performance was described as "dispirited". The final match of the season saw Melbourne play at Simonds Stadium against Geelong, they suffered a 111-point loss, the worst for the season and outgoing coach, Paul Roos' biggest defeat in his coaching career.


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 1
Debut(s): Clayton OliverDebut(s) for MFC: Tomas Bugg (Greater Western Sydney), Ben Kennedy (Collingwood)Milestone(s): Jack Viney (50th AFL game), Clayton Oliver (Rising Star nominee)Brownlow votes: Jack Viney  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) 2 votes, Phil Davis (Greater Western Sydney) 1 voteRecord: 1 win, 0 losses, 0 draws (102.56%)Ladder position: 9th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 2
Milestone(s): Clayton Oliver (1st AFL goal)Brownlow votes: Zach Merrett  (Essendon) 3 votes, David Zaharakis (Essendon) 2 votes, Joe Daniher (Essendon) 1 voteRecord: 1 win, 1 loss, 0 draws (93.04%)Ladder position: 11th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 3
Debut(s): Josh WagnerBrownlow votes: Todd Goldstein  (North Melbourne) 3 votes, Brent Harvey (North Melbourne) 2 votes, Jack Viney (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 1 win, 2 losses, 0 draws (94.56%)Ladder position: 10th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 4
Debut(s): Jayden HuntBrownlow votes: Jack Watts  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jack Viney (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws (105.26%)Ladder position: 10th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 5
Brownlow votes: Max Gawn  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Jack Viney (Melbourne) 2 votes, Dom Tyson (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 3 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws (111.38%)Ladder position: 10th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 6
Debut(s): Christian PetraccaBrownlow votes: Nick Riewoldt  (St Kilda) 3 votes, Jesse Hogan (Melbourne) 2 votes, Tim Membrey (St Kilda) 1 voteRecord: 3 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (102.20%)Ladder position: 9th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 7
Milestone(s): Christian Petracca (1st AFL goal), James Harmes (Rising Star nominee)Brownlow votes: Max Gawn  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jack Viney (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 4 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (112.67%)Ladder position: 9th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 8
Milestone(s): Jack Watts (100th AFL goal), Bernie Vince (50th MFC game)Brownlow votes: Marcus Bontempelli  (Western Bulldogs) 3 votes, Lachie Hunter (Western Bulldogs) 2 votes, Tom Liberatore (Western Bulldogs) 1 voteRecord: 4 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws (106.81%)Ladder position: 9th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 9
Milestone(s): Nathan Jones (100th AFL goal), Viv Michie (1st AFL goal), Christian Petracca (Rising Star nominee)Brownlow votes: Jesse Hogan  (Melbourne) 3 votes, James Harmes (Melbourne) 2 votes, Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 5 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws (113.59%)Ladder position: 9th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 10
Brownlow votes: Chad Wingard  (Port Adelaide) 3 votes, Charlie Dixon (Port Adelaide) 2 votes, Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) 1 voteRecord: 5 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws (107.33%)Ladder position: 9th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 11
Milestone(s): Max Gawn (50th AFL game)Brownlow votes: Bernie Vince  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 5 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws (105.08%)Ladder position: 11th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 12
Brownlow votes: Bernie Vince  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Max Gawn (Melbourne) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 6 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws (108.91%)Ladder position: 10th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 13
Brownlow votes: Luke Parker  (Sydney) 3 votes, Lance Franklin (Sydney) 2 votes, Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney) 1 voteRecord: 6 wins, 7 losses, 0 draws (103.73%)Ladder position: 10th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 15
Milestone(s): Dom Tyson (50th MFC game), Jayden Hunt (1st AFL goal)Brownlow votes: Rory Laird  (Adelaide) 3 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 2 votes, Rory Sloane (Adelaide) 1 voteRecord: 6 wins, 8 losses, 0 draws (101.73%)Ladder position: 10th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 16
Brownlow votes: Nathan Jones  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Jack Viney (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jesse Hogan (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 7 wins, 8 losses, 0 draws (103.98%)Ladder position: 10th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 17
Milestone(s): Jack Grimes (100th AFL game)Brownlow votes: Tim Membrey  (St Kilda) 3 votes, Maverick Weller (St Kilda) 2 votes, Jack Viney (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 7 wins, 9 losses, 0 draws (101.27%)Ladder position: 11th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 18
Brownlow votes: Matt Priddis  (West Coast) 3 votes, Dom Tyson (Melbourne) 2 votes, Dean Kent (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 7 wins, 10 losses, 0 draws (100.83%)Ladder position: 11th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 19
Milestone(s): Tom McDonald (100th AFL game), Chris Dawes (50th MFC game)Brownlow votes: Max Gawn  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Jack Watts (Melbourne) 2 votes, Dom Tyson (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 8 wins, 10 losses, 0 draws (100.92%)Ladder position: 11th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 20
Debut(s): Sam WeidemanMilestone(s): Dean Kent (50th AFL game), Sam Weideman (1st AFL goal)Brownlow votes: Jack Viney  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Max Gawn (Melbourne) 2 votes, Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) 1 voteRecord: 9 wins, 10 losses, 0 draws (102.58%)Ladder position: 11th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 21
Milestone(s): Oscar McDonald (Rising Star nominee)Brownlow votes: Max Gawn  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Dom Tyson (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jayden Hunt (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 10 wins, 10 losses, 0 draws (104.78%)Ladder position: 9th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 22
Brownlow votes: Patrick Cripps  (Carlton) 3 votes, Bryce Gibbs (Carlton) 2 votes, Kade Simpson (Carlton) 1 voteRecord: 10 wins, 11 losses, 0 draws (103.49%)Ladder position: 10th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, 2016 season, Home and away season, Round 23
Brownlow votes: Patrick Dangerfield  (Geelong) 3 votes, Joel Selwood (Geelong) 2 votes, Sam Menegola (Geelong) 1 voteRecord: 10 wins, 12 losses, 0 draws (97.64%)Ladder position: 11th


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards, Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal tally (top 10)
Sid Anderson Memorial Trophy (second in the best and fairest) – Nathan Jones


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards, Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal tally (top 10)
Ron Barassi Snr Memorial Trophy (third in the best and fairest) – Max Gawn


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards, Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal tally (top 10)
Ivor Warne-Smith Memorial Trophy (fourth in the best and fairest) – Dom Tyson


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards, Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal tally (top 10)
Dick Taylor Memorial Trophy (fifth in the best and fairest) – Jack Watts


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards, Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal tally (top 10)
Harold Ball Memorial Trophy (best young player) – Jayden Hunt


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards, Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal tally (top 10)
Troy Broadbridge Trophy (best Melbourne-listed player in the VFL) – Jack Grimes


2016 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards, Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal tally (top 10)
James McDonald Trophy (heart and spirit award) – Max Gawn


2016 Melbourne Storm season
The 2016 Melbourne Storm season was the 19th in the club's history, they competed in the 2016 NRL season and were coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching for  his 14th consecutive season during which he coached his 350th Game. Melbourne Storm were also captained in 2016 by Cameron Smith, who was the sole captain for the team since 2008 making this his 9th consecutive season. In the pre-season the Storm competed in the 2016 Auckland Nines tournament, reaching the semi-finals.


2016 Melbourne Storm season
Storm kicked off the season with three straight wins despite playing below their best. Marika Koroibete scored a double in a season-opening win against the Dragons while Will Chambers did the same the following week in a 34-16 triumph over the Gold Coast. Two losses soon followed against the Sharks and Bulldogs before a Round 7 golden point-win over Wests Tigers saw Melbourne hit their straps. Cooper Cronk's 85th minute field goal in that game kick-started a stellar run for Storm that saw them win 13 of their next 14 games to move into top spot on the NRL ladder.


2016 Melbourne Storm season
Cronk went on to play his 300th NRL game in a Preliminary final later in the season – becoming just the 25th player to reach that mark. The team managed to do that whilst also experiencing one of the longest injury lists the Club has seen. With their outside back stocks all but depleted, Cheyse Blair, rookie Suliasi Vunivalu and mid-season signing Ryan Morgan were all handed Storm debuts.


2016 Melbourne Storm season
For the first time in the Club's history, Storm kept their opponents scoreless in consecutive weeks, first on ANZAC Day against the Warriors (42-0) then the Titans a week later (38-0). Round 10 saw the Melbourne take part in the first ever NRL Double Header in front of 52,347 fans at Suncorp Stadium – the largest non-finals crowd of the season. That night Cameron Smith helped Storm to a thrilling one-point win over the Cowboys with a field goal in the 71st minute.


2016 Melbourne Storm season
Melbourne then went through the Origin period with a 5-1 record, its best performance during that part of a season in six years. Big away wins over the Roosters and Broncos by 46 and 42 points respectively were the highlights. Vunivalu scored three tries that night against Brisbane to make it 16 tries from his opening 10 games. The 20-year-old ultimately finished with 23 for the season to finish the year as the NRL's leading try scorer and break Storm's try-scoring record.


2016 Melbourne Storm season
The final game of the season saw the men in purple clinch the Club's first Minor Premiership since 2011 with a 26-6 win over Cronulla. They backed up their efforts in Week One of the finals, defeating reigning premiers North Queensland 16-10. After earning a week off, Craig Bellamy's side booked their place in a sixth Grand Final in 11 years, narrowly defeating the Canberra Raiders 14-12. That game also broke a new record for Storm as it was the first time in history the Club recorded four consecutive home crowds of 20,000-plus.


2016 Melbourne Storm season
Storm then gave their absolute all against the Sharks in the Grand Final and took the lead with 15 minutes to play. However, they were ultimately pipped for the top prize, going down 14-12.


2016 Melbourne Storm season, Fixtures, Ladder
1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.


2016 Melbourne Storm season, Representative honours
The following players have played a representative match in 2016. (C) = Captain


2016 Melbourne Storm season, Representative honours
(a) - Felise Kaufusi was selected as the 18th Man for Queensland in State of Origin Game 3 but did not play. (b) - includes the AUS vs NZL pre-tournament game to be played in Perth prior to travelling to England


2016 Melbourne Storm season, Statistics
Statistics Source: Complete as of the end of the 2016 Regular season, (these stats do not include finals).


2016 Melbourne Storm season, Jersey
In November 2015 the Melbourne Storm signed a new 5-year deal with Melbourne-based manufacturer STAR. New Home and Away jerseys have been designed for the upcoming season. The Home jersey is predominantly Navy Blue at the Top and morphing into purple as you move down the jersey, the lightning bolts also make a return on the sides of the jersey. The Away jersey is a striking white top with a Navy Blue and Purple V across the chest.


2016 Melbourne Storm season, Jersey
^ Alternate sponsor logo used due to New Zealand restrictions on gambling advertising. ^^ Added ANZAC Appeal and RSL Centenary logos. # Designed by Lenny Briggs and Dixon Patten. % Replica of 2000 World Club Challenge jersey, also worn in Round 5 2000 at the MCG. & Women in League jersey — mostly pink and purple design.


2016 Melbourne Storm season, Awards, Dally M Awards Night
Melbourne Storm players walked away from rugby league's Dally M awards on 28 September 2016 with a total of six Dally M awards.


2016 Melbourne Storm season, Awards, Rugby League World Golden Boot
On 22 December 2016, Cooper Cronk won the 2016 Rugby League World Golden Boot Award (Worlds best player).


2016 Memorial Cup
The 2016 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2016 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team, round-robin format tournament that took place at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, from May 20–29, 2016. It was the 98th Memorial Cup championship and determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The tournament was hosted by the Red Deer Rebels, who won the right to host the tournament over a bid by the Vancouver Giants. Other teams participating were the WHL champion Brandon Wheat Kings, the OHL champion London Knights, and the QMJHL champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. The tournament ended with the London Knights winning their second Memorial Cup, defeating the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3–2 in overtime in the championship final. The Knights won 17 consecutive games to take the title, dating back to the second round of the OHL playoffs.


2016 Memorial Cup
Red Deer was the first city in Alberta to host since 1974, and the Rebels were therefore the first Albertan host team since the tournament adopted its current format in 1983. All games were televised in Canada on Sportsnet and TVA Sports. The NHL Network televised the games in the United States.


2016 Memorial Cup, Round-robin standings
Indicates team won the tie-breaker to advance to the semi-finals


2016 Memorial Cup, Statistical leaders, Skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2016 Memorial Cup, Statistical leaders, Goaltending
This is a combined table of the top goaltenders based on goals against average and save percentage with at least 120 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA.


2016 Memorial Cup, Statistical leaders, Goaltending
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds)


2016 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
The XIV Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner was held at Tauron Arena Kraków in Kraków, Poland from 17 to 19 May 2016. Like the previous edition, 4 teams participated in the tournament.


2016 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner, Qualification
All teams except the host must have received an invitation from the organizers.


2016 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2016 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner in Kraków, Poland.


2016 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner squads, Bulgaria
The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2016 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner.


2016 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner squads, Poland
The following is the Polish roster in the 2016 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner.


2016 Memphis Open
The 2016 Memphis Open was a tennis tournament, played on indoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as the Memphis Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, United States, from 8 through 14 February 2016.


2016 Memphis Open – Doubles
Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Santiago González were the defending champions and successfully defended the title, defeating Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey, in the final 6–4, 6–4.


2016 Memphis Open – Singles
Kei Nishikori was the three-time defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Taylor Fritz in the final, 6–4, 6–4. Notably, this was only Fritz's third event on the tour.


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


2016 Memphis Tigers football team
The 2016 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Mike Norvell and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers competed as a member of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Western Kentucky.


2016 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
The 2016 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the fourth edition of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy. The tournament was held in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia from 20 to 30 October 2016.


2016 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
India defeated the defending champions Pakistan 3–2 in the final to win the trophy for the second time.


2016 Men's Australian Country Championships
The 2016 Men's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Darwin, Northern Territory between 24-31 July 2016.


2016 Men's Australian Country Championships
NSW Country won the tournament by defeating the ADF 4–1 in the final. WA Country won the bronze medal by defeating QLD Country 1–0 in the third and fourth playoff.


2016 Men's Australian Country Championships, Teams
Unlike other National Australian Championships the Australian Country Championships only comprises teams from regional/country associations of each Australian State, as well as a team from the Australian Defence Force.


2016 Men's Australian Country Championships, Competition Format
The tournament is played in a round robin format, with each team facing each other once. Final placings after the pool matches determine playoffs.


2016 Men's Australian Country Championships, Competition Format
The fifth and sixth placed teams contest the fifth and sixth place match, the third and fourth placed teams contest the third and fourth place match, and the top two teams compete in the final.


2016 Men's Australian Hockey League
The 2016 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the Australian Hockey League men's Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Western Australia city of Perth.


2016 Men's Australian Hockey League
For the first time, the Australian Hockey League hosted international teams from India, Malaysia and New Zealand.


2016 Men's Australian Hockey League
The VIC Vikings won the gold medal for the third time by defeating the WA Thundersticks 5–3 in the final. The NSW Waratahs won the bronze medal after defeating the India Under–21 side 5–1 in the third place match.


2016 Men's Australian Hockey League, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 216 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5.14 goals per match.


2016 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The Men's Allam British Open 2016 is the men's edition of the 2016 British Open Squash Championships, which is a PSA World Series event (Prize money : 150,000 $). The event took place at the Sports Arena in Hull in England from 21 to 27 March. Mohamed El Shorbagy won his second British Open trophy, beating Ramy Ashour in the final.


2016 Men's British Open Squash Championship, Prize money and ranking points
For 2016, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:


2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
The 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was the eighteenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international men's indoor hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It took place from 15 to 17 January 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.


2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
The two-time defending champions Germany won their 15th title by defeating Austria 3–2 in the final. Russia won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts the Czech Republic 4–3.


2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, Results, Fifth to eighth place classification, Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.


2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup
The 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup was the 27th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup, Europe's premier men's club indoor hockey tournament organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held at Harvestehuder THC in Hamburg, Germany from 12 to 14 February 2016.


2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup
The hosts Harvestehude won its fourth title by defeating Arminen 2–1 in the final, Partille took the bronze medal and Slavia Prague and Luzerner SC were relegated to the Trophy division..


2016 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2016 Men's European Volleyball League was the 13th edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which features men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries.


2016 Men's European Volleyball League
A preliminary league round was played from 3 to 20 June 2016, and the final four tournament, which was held at Varna, Bulgaria.


2016 Men's European Volleyball League, Final four
The top placed team from each group and the best second-placed team qualified for the final four. The fourth participant was the organizer of the tournament.


2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Belgrade, Serbia.


2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship
Serbia won their seventh, and third straight, title by defeating the Montenegro 10–8 in the final. Hungary captured the bronze medal after a 13–10 win over Greece.


2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship, Qualification
For the first time, the tournament will be contested by 16 countries (12 previously). The 16 teams qualified as follows:


2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship, Format
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. All teams advance to the knockout stage, from which on a knockout-system will be used to determine the final positions..


2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers
2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers are series of qualification tournaments to decide the participants of the 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship.


2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship, held in Serbia from 10–23 January 2016.


2016 Men's Ford National Hockey League
The 2016 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 18th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 27 August to 17 September.


2016 Men's Ford National Hockey League
Midlands won the title for the second time, defeating Canterbury 3–1 in the final. Central finished in third place defeating North Harbour 3–2 in penalties following a 3–3 draw.


2016 Men's Ford National Hockey League, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 134 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.58 goals per match.


2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 36th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men. It was held between 10 and 17 June 2016 in London, United Kingdom.


2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
Australia won the tournament for a record fourteenth time after defeating India 3–1 in the final on a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw.


2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Host city change
When the FIH unveiled the event hosts for the 2015–2018 cycle, Argentina was chosen to host this tournament for the first time. After the success of the 2012–13 Women's World League Final played in San Miguel de Tucumán, in early 2015 this city was announced as the host for the 2016 edition of the Champions Trophy. However, in March 2016, the FIH had to terminate all contractual agreements with Argentina as the Argentine Hockey Confederation was unable to fulfil their contractual obligations in regards to television rights, sponsorship and the hosting of events. London was announced as the host instead.


2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Format
After three editions with two different formats, it was decided to go back to the same one used up until the 2010 edition which consisted of a six-team, round robin tournament.


2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Qualification
A change in the qualification process was decided, similar to the one used up until 2010. Alongside the host nation, the last Olympic, World Cup and World League champions qualify automatically as well as the winner of the 2014 Champions Challenge I. The remaining spot will be nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 6 competing teams. If teams qualify under more than once criteria, the additional teams will be invited by the FIH Executive Board as well.


2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Umpires
Below are the nine umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:


2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 74 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.11 goals per match.


2016 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters
The 2018 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters was the twenty-first edition of the Hamburg Masters, an international men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was be held in  Düsseldorf, Germany, from July 14 to 17, 2016, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.


2016 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters, Competition Format
The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2016 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters, Statistics, Goalscorers
There have been 24 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.


2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
The 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 11th edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup for men, an international field hockey tournament. It was held in Lucknow, India from 8–18 December 2016. A total of sixteen teams competed for the title.


2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
Host nation India won the tournament for the second time after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final. Germany won the third-place match by defeating Australia 3–0.


2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, Qualification
Each continental federation got a number of quotas depending on the FIH World Rankings for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 15 other teams will compete in the tournament. Pakistan officially qualified for the tournament through their position in the Junior Asia Cup but later were replaced by Malaysia due to not meeting the FIH deadline for submitting entries.


2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, Umpires
Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:


2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, Statistics, Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 185 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 4.2 goals per match.


2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2017 competition.


2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Championship (top division)
The tournament took place in Russia from 6 May to 22 May 2016.


2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I
Group A was held in Katowice, Poland from 23–29 April 2016 and Group B in Zagreb, Croatia from 17–23 April 2016.


2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II
Group A was held in Jaca, Spain and Group B in Mexico City, Mexico from 9–15 April 2016.


2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division III
The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 31 March to 6 April 2016. Prior to the start of the tournament the United Arab Emirates withdrew, leaving six teams to play. Due to eligibility violations all of Georgia's games were declared 5–0 forfeits.


2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey
The 2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey was a field hockey tournament held in Victoria, Australia. The tournament was held between 23–30 November in the Victorian cities, Melbourne and Bendigo. A total of four teams competed in the tournament.


2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey
Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating New Zealand 3–1 in the final. India won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 4–1 in the third and fourth playoff.


2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey, Results, Melbourne
The first phase of the tournament was a 4 team tournament at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne.


2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey, Results, Bendigo
The second phase of the tournament was a two match test series held at the Bendigo Hockey Complex.


2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey, Women's Tournament, Melbourne
The women's tournament was a three match test series held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre.


2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey, Statistics, Final Standings, Bendigo
The Bendigo series finished as a tie, with both teams winning one match as well as scoring and conceding 6 goals each.


2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2016 Men's Junior Continental Championship is the tenth edition of the bi-annual tournament. It is played from 5–10 July on Gatineau, Quebec. The tournament will consist of seven teams. The top finisher at the final standing will qualify to 2017 U-21 World Championship.


2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship, Pool composition
Teams are distributed using the Serpentine system according NORCECA U-21 Ranking as of January 1, 2016


2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loserIn case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:points ratio and sets ratio.


2016 Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship
The 2016 Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship is the 22nd edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The tournament will feature eight teams and takes place from 5 to 9 October, in Bariloche, Argentina. The top teams will qualify for the 2017 World Championship.


2016 Men's PSA World Series Finals
The 2016 PSA World Series Finals is the men's edition of the 2016 PSA World Series Finals (Prize money : $160 000). The top 8 players in the 2015–16 PSA World Series are qualified for the event. The event will take place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 24 to 28 May 2016.


2016 Men's Pan-Am Junior Championship
The 2016 Men's Junior Pan-Am Championship was the 11th edition of the Men's Pan American Junior Championship. It was held from 20 to 28 May 2016 in Toronto, Canada.


2016 Men's Pan-Am Junior Championship
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, held in Lucknow, India in December 2016.


2016 Men's Pan-Am Junior Championship
Argentina won the tournament for the 11th time, defeating Canada 5–0 in the final. Chile won the bronze medal by defeating United States 4–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.


2016 Men's Pan-Am Junior Championship, Participating Nations
Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.


2016 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2016 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the eleventh edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament. It was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 21 to 26 May 2016 and played by ten countries.


2016 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser


2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament
The Final 2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 18 and 19 June 2016 at Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, MonacoThe tournament used a round-robin format.


2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament
The qualification tournament was won by Spain, as a result, they qualified for the Olympics 2016.


2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament, Format
The teams are drawn into four pools, each containing four teams.


2016 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
The 2016 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the eighth official edition of the men's volleyball tournament, played by eight teams from 17 to 21 February 2016 in Taubate, Brazil.


2016 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
Sada Cruzeiro defeated the local team Funvic Taubaté in the final match, and qualified for the 2016 Club World Championship.


2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship
The 2016 CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship is the 25th edition of the Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship, organised by CEV. It will be played in Bulgaria from 2 to 10 September 2016.


2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship
Poland won the gold medals for a second time in the history of the competition after claiming the title 20 years ago.


2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification
This is an article about qualification for the 2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship.


2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, First round
First round was held 7–9 January 2016. 6 teams competed in 2 first round tournaments consisting of 3 teams. The winners of each pools qualified for the second round.


2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Second round
Second round was held 31 March – 3 April 2016. 28 teams competed in 7 pools of 4 teams. The winners of each pools qualified for final round. The 2nd placed teams of each pool and the best 3rd placed team qualified for the third round.


2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Third round
Third round will be held 8–10 July 2016. 8 teams will compete in 2 pools of 4 teams. The winners and runners-up of each pools will qualify for the final round.


2016 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2016 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the third edition of the bi-annual men's volleyball tournament, played by nine countries from September 5–10, 2016 in Guanajuato City, Mexico.


2016 Men's U23 South American Volleyball Championship
The 2016 Men's U23 South American Volleyball Championship was the second edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV).


2016 Men's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League
2016 Men's Volleyball Thai–Denmark Super League (Thai: วอลเลย์บอลชายไทยเดนมาร์คซูเปอร์ลีก 2016) was the 3rd edition of the tournament. It was held at the MCC Hall of The Mall Bangkapi in Bangkok, Thailand from 23 – 28 March 2016.


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 11th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in  Latvia in December 2016.


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships, Qualification
Qualification events were conducted between 2 and 14 February 2016.


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships, Draw
The teams will be divided into four pots according to the world ranking. (World rankings shown in parentheses).


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships, Results, Knock-out stage, Play-off
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2016 Men's World Floorball Championships, Results, Knock-out stage, Play-off
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2016 Men's World Floorball Championships, Results, Knock-out stage, Play-off
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2016 Men's World Floorball Championships, Results, Knock-out stage, Play-off
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2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying
The qualifying for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships took place between 2 and 14 February 2016. A total of 33 teams competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Latvia in December 2016.


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships.


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Sweden (1) Slovakia (9) Russia (11) Belgium (24) France (25) Iceland (–)


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Finland (2) Estonia (8) Denmark (12) Austria (22) Netherlands (28)


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Switzerland (3) Germany (7) Poland (14) Spain (22) Great Britain (29) Georgia (38)


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Czech Republic (4) Norway (6) Serbia (20) Italy (21) Slovenia (27) Liechtenstein (30)


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Japan (15) Australia (16) South Korea (17) Singapore (18) New Zealand (26) Malaysia (33) Thailand (–)


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, European Qualification 1
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016Venue: Arena Klokocina, Nitra, Slovakia


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, European Qualification 2
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016Venue: TTÜ Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, European Qualification 3
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016Venue: Arena Lochow, Lochow, Poland


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, European Qualification 4
Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016Venue: Sports Hall Poden, Skofja Loka, Slovenia


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, Ranking of third-placed teams
Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differ, the group sizes were equalised by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Asia–Oceania
Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016Venue: Pattaya Sports Indoor Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand


2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Americas
Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016Venue: Olympic Training Centre, Colorado Springs, United States


2016 Men's World Junior Squash Championships
The 2016 Men's  World Junior Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2016 World Junior Squash Championships, which serves as the individual world Junior championship for squash players. The event took place in Bielsko-Biała in Poland from 6 to 11 August 2016.


2016 Men's World Junior Team Squash Championships
The 2016 Men's World Junior Team Squash Championships was held in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. The event took place from 12 to 17 August 2016.


2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 2016 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2016 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Cairo, Egypt from 27 October to 6 November 2016. Karim Abdel Gawad won his first World Championship title, defeating Ramy Ashour in the final.


2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship, Prize money and ranking points
For 2016, the prize purse was $325,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:


2016 Mercedes-Benz Challenge season
The 2016 Mercedes-Benz Challenge is the sixth season of the Mercedes-Benz Challenge.


2016 MercedesCup
The 2016 MercedesCup was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts. It was the 39th edition of the MercedesCup, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany, from 6 June until 13 June 2016. Dominic Thiem won the singles title.


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


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


2016 MercedesCup – Doubles
Rohan Bopanna and  Florin Mergea were the defending champions, but Bopanna chose to compete in s'Hertogenbosch instead. Mergea played alongside Horia Tecău, but lost in the semifinals to Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak.


2016 MercedesCup – Doubles
Daniell and Sitak went on to win the title, defeating Oliver Marach and Fabrice Martin in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–8].


2016 MercedesCup – Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2016 MercedesCup – Singles
Dominic Thiem won the title, defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final, 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4.


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


2016 Mercer Bears football team
The 2016 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia. Mercer finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place fifth.


2016 Merlion Cup (basketball)
The 2016 Merlion Cup has been the 10th edition of the Merlion Cup, an invitational club basketball tournament organized by the Basketball Association of Singapore. The 2016 edition marked the return of the tournament which was held two decades before in 1996.


2016 Merlion Cup (basketball)
The tournament took place at the OCBC Arena from 21–25 September and  featured six teams from six countries.


2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 25–29. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. As tournament champion, Fairfield earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top six teams were seeded one through six based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.


2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer season
The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer season was the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer season
The Colgate Raiders and Lehigh Mountain Hawks are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively.