2016 Laguna local elections, City and municipal elections, 4th District, Santa Cruz
Incumbent Mayor Domingo G. Panganiban is seeking for reelection for his 3rd and final term. His opponent is his successor from 2007-2010 Former Mayor Ariel Magcalas.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing
On 27 March 2016, Easter Sunday, at least 75 people were killed and over 340 injured in a suicide bombing that hit the main entrance of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, one of the largest parks in Lahore, Pakistan. The attack targeted Christians who were celebrating Easter. The majority of victims were women and children. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack led to worldwide condemnation and national mourning throughout Pakistan. Pakistan also launched a widespread counter-terrorism operation in South Punjab, arresting more than 200 people.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Background
The Pakistani Taliban operates as an umbrella organization for various Islamist militant groups in Pakistan. These extremist groups have frequently attacked Christians, who make up 2% of Pakistan's population. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, the perpetrator of the current attack and once a breakaway organisation that reunited in March 2015 have declared their intention to carry out more attacks in the future.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Bombing
The bombing took place at 18:30; a Rescue 1122 spokesman stated that they received an emergency call around 18:44, and 23 ambulances were sent to the location. The perpetrator used an explosives-packed vest. More than 40 bodies arrived at Jinnah Hospital. A shortage of ambulances forced taxis and rickshaws to transport the injured. Responsibility was claimed by the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban that had previously been responsible for bombings at two Lahore churches on 15 March 2015. A statement by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said the attack targeted Christians.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Bombing
Witnesses reported that the blast occurred at the entrance of the park. There were Christians in the park due to Easter, although there was no celebration of Easter on the park. The front entrances were crowded with people including children. Witnesses reported that 'children body parts' were flying in every direction. Due to the blast force, several bodies were flung into the air. The blast could be heard many kilometres away. Local residents reported that the noise was deafening. Shortly afterwards, total chaos erupted; everyone was screaming and running. A witness said:


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Bombing
It was so crowded that there was even no way of entering it. We went to a canteen to have something to eat, when there was suddenly a big blast. Everyone panicked, running to all directions. Many of them were blocked at the gate of the park. Dead bodies can be found everywhere.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Aftermath
After the attack, citizens rushed to hospitals in response to urgent requests for blood donations. On-demand cab service, Careem, offered free rides to the hospital for blood donors while activists also used social media to coordinate relief efforts, including donating blood, food, and cash. Half of the more than 300 victims were taken to Jinnah Hospital in Lahore on Sunday night. 67 remained in the hospital with various injuries such as burns and shrapnel wounds, doctors said. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a meeting in response to the bombing.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Aftermath
Pakistan's army chief, General Raheel Sharif, also convened an emergency meeting of the country's intelligence agencies to begin to track down those responsible for the attacks. On 28 March, Prime Minister Sharif directed law enforcement agencies to step up counter-terror operations against terrorists and their abettors in southern Punjab. The prime minister issued these orders to the LEA's while chairing a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister House in Lahore to review the attack and overall strategy against terrorists. He later said his government goal was to "eliminate terror infrastructure" from Pakistan but also the extremist mind-set which was a threat to our way of life.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Aftermath
The chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Imran Khan, visited the victims of the blast in Jinnah Hospital. He later told the media that the current government needs to implement the National Action Plan and develop a consensus to go after terrorists in whichever province they are seeking refuge. He added that Pakistan's Government had failed to provide security to Pakistani people and that it must revisit its priorities. He later condemned the attack by saying: "It is strictly against the teachings of our Holy Prophet (Muhammad) and basic principles of Islam."


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Aftermath
On 28 March, in Punjab, several suspected terrorists were arrested along with firearms with full ammo recovered in different parts in Lahore, Faisalabad, and Multan. Since the night of 27 March, the army had conducted a military operation for capturing the terrorists. Al Jazeera noted that the bombing "underscored" both the "precarious position" of Pakistan's minorities and the fact that the fighters from armed groups "are still capable of staging wide-scale assaults despite the months-long military offensive targeting their hideouts and safe havens in remote tribal areas".


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Aftermath
On 29 March, Pakistani authorities conducted a counter terror operation with more than 5,000 questioned, and more than 200 suspects detained. Anonymous government and security sources told Reuters that a decision has been made to launch a full-scale crackdown on Islamist militants in Punjab, which may involve the paramilitary Rangers, who have been operating in Karachi for the last two years.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Reactions
President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain; Governor of Punjab, Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana; and Chief Minister of Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif, condemned the attack and announced three days of mourning. Business leaders announced that all shopping malls, bazaars, and markets in Lahore would be closed on 28 March, the day following the bombing. Several news agencies in Pakistan, such as the Express Tribune, changed their websites to display everything only in greyscale.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Reactions
The Pakistan Army said it would begin military operations across Punjab in response to the bombings, targeting militants, their facilitators and their hideouts. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack and called for Islamabad to protect religious minorities. The bombing was condemned and condolences were offered by the leaders and spokespeople of many countries, as well as by church leaders.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Reactions
The victims and their relatives expressed concern at the lack of security and protection.


2016 Lahore suicide bombing, Reactions
The British Pakistan Christian Association, chaired by Wilson Chowdhry, condemned the 2016 Lahore suicide bombing and appealed to the Government of India to "open its doors and provide safe heaven to Christians of Pakistan before they themselves start migrating in distress towards India for safety".


2016 Lale Cup
The 2016 Lale Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on 11–17 April 2016.


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


2016 Lale Cup – Doubles
Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2016 Lale Cup – Doubles
The wildcard pairing of Nigina Abduraimova and Barbora Štefková won the title, defeating top seeds Valentyna Ivakhnenko and Lidziya Marozava in the final, 6–4, 1–6, [10–6].


2016 Lale Cup – Singles
Shahar Pe'er is the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2016 Lale Cup – Singles
Barbora Štefková, won the title, defeating Anastasia Pivovarova in the final, 7–5, 2–6, 6–1.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team
The 2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented Lamar University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and are members of the Southland Conference. The team was coached by Jim Gilligan in his 39th and final season at Lamar.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Previous Season
In 2015, the Cardinals  finished the season 11th in the Southland with a record of 21–31, 9–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2015 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Preseason, Staff changes
On September 21, 2015, the Cardinals head coach, Jim Gilligan, announced he will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2016 season.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Preseason, Staff changes
On January 15, 2016, Will Davis was named Jim Gilligan's successor beginning with the 2017 season. Davis was an assistant coach at LSU. Will Davis joined the Lamar coaching staff as an assistant coach as the Cardinals' third base and running coach on February 11, 2016. He fills the position left by Jim Ricklefsen's departure following 18 years as an assistant coach.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Preseason, Preseason predictions and honors
The Cardinals were predicted to finish 9th in the Southland in the preseason Coaches and Sports Information Director polls.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Preseason, Preseason predictions and honors
On February 10, two Cardinals were named to preseason Southland Conference All-Conference teams. Stijn van der Meer, playing short stop for the Cardinals, was named as a 1st Team All-Conference member, and Jake Nash, as third baseman was named as 2nd Team All-Conference member.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Season, February
The Cardinals began Coach Jim Gilligan's final season with six straight wins sweeping Southeast Missouri State and with wins over #23 Arizona and #7 LSU and one win over North Dakota State. The game against LSU set a new attendance record for Vincent-Beck Stadium with 3,563 fans in attendance. On the downside, the Cardinals finished the month and the North Dakota State series with three straight losses to the Bison.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Season, February
The Cardinals finished the month with an overall 6–3 record.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Season, March
The month started with a win against Prairie View A&M, a 2-1 split series against UTRGV, a 1–2 series split against Northwestern State to begin conference play, followed by a loss to Houston. The month ended with a seven-game winning streak sweeping Central Arkansas and New Orleans in conference play as well as a non-conference win against Texas.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Season, March
The Cardinals had an 11–4 record for the month of March for a cumulative record of 17–7. They also ended the month with a 7–2 record in Southland Conference play. The month ended with a 7-game winning streak.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Season, April
The Cardinals continued the winning streak in April winning the first 8 games of the month. The winning streak ended at 15 straight following a 3–6 loss to the Baylor Bears in Waco. The Cardinals were ranked #25 in the April 11 Collegiate Baseball poll. The team dropped out of the poll following the loss to Baylor plus two losses to McNeese State. The Cardinals ended the month with a 14–3 record for the month. The cumulative record was 31-10. In conference play, the Cardinals had a 9-3 record for the month and a cumulative record of 16–5.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Season, May
May saw the Cardinals opening the month with a 5-game losing streak. The team ended the regular season with a 4-7 record and an overall regular season record of 35-17. In conference play, the Cardinals had a 4–5 record for the month with a final conference record of 20-10.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Season, May
The Cardinals qualified for the 2016 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament as the 4th seed. The Cardinals were eliminated from the tournament after losing their second game. Including tournament play, the Cardinals finished the 2016 season with a 35–19 overall record.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Post Season, Post Season Honors
Robin Adames was selected as a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Post Season, Post Season Honors
Reid Russell was named Southland Conference Hitter of the Year. Stijn van de Meer, Will Hibbs, and Reid Russel were named to the first team Southland Conference All-Conference team. Jake Nash was named as a third team SLC All-Conference member. Jacob Middleton and Jimmy Johnson received SLC Honorable Mention honors.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Post Season, Post Season Honors
Reid Russell was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association Rawlings South Central All-Region first team.


2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Post Season, Post Season Honors
Reid Russell was one of eight Division I players invited to the 3rd annual College Home Run Derby at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Russell finished the derby in 3rd place after competing in the semi-final round; missing the final round by one home run.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team
The 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by seventh-year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, TV and radio media
All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, TV and radio media
Live video of all home games (except those broadcast via the American Sports Network) will be streamed on ESPN3.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, Previous season
In 2015, the Cardinals finished the season 5–6 overall. In Southland play, the Cardinals had a 4–5 record finishing in a three-way tie for fifth place.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, Previous season, Team records
Several Southland Conference and team marks were broken. Kade Harrington broke the Southland Conference and team records for rushing yards in a game and in a season. He also set school records in all-purpose yards in a game and in a season and in consecutive games with over 100 yards gained.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, Previous season, Honors and recognition, SLC All-Conference
Ten Cardinals received Southland Conference All-Conference recognition at the conclusion of the 2015 season. Four Cardinals were named to the SLC All-Conference 1st team on offense. Those players were Kade Harrington, running back; Reggie Begelton, wide receiver; and Cody Elenz and Bret Treadway, offensive line. Larance Hale was named to the SLC All-Conference 1st team on defense as defensive lineman. Rodney Randle was named to the SLC All-Conference 2nd team on defense as kick returner. Four Cardinals received honorable mention honors. Those included DeAndre Jennings and Justin Brock on offense. Logan Moss and Xavier Bethany received honorable mention recognition on defense.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, Previous season, Honors and recognition, Post Season Play
Brent Nicholson, deep snapper for the Cardinals, was invited to play in the National Bowl, an All-Star game for non-FBS seniors.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, Before the season, Spring camp and 6th annual Crawfish Bowl
The Cardinals participated in Spring camp from March 7 ending with the 6th annual Crawfish Bowl Spring game on April 16. Camp included workouts three days each week with a break from March 14–18 for Spring Break. The offense defeated the defense 25-23 in the Crawfish Bowl Spring game.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, Before the season, Roster changes
2015 1st team All-Southland Conference member, Larance Hale, was dismissed from the team on March 29, 2016 for a violation of team rules.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, Before the season, Honors and recognition, Pre-season Southland Conference team
Four Cardinals were named to pre-season Southland Conference teams. Kade Harrington, Bret Treadway, and Rodney Randle were named as 1st teamers. Brendan Langley was named to the 2nd team.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, 2016 recruiting
The Cardinals signed 28 players including 22 high school recruits and six transfers from other colleges. Three of the transfers were from NCAA Division I (FBS) programs. Four of the recruits were already enrolled for the spring, 2016 semester while 24 signed letters of intent on National Signing Day.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, 2016 recruiting, Early enrollees
Four recruits transferring from other programs enrolled for Spring, 2016 semester courses at Lamar. The four players are Jalen Barnes from Texas Tech, Kanon Mackey from Texas State, Marcus Daggs from Cisco College, and Clayton Turner from Miami (FL). The list includes ratings when originally recruited from high school.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, 2016 recruiting, 2016 National Signing Day
Lamar signed 24 players on national letter of intent day. Recruits are listed in the "2016 Recruits" table below. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below. The 2016 signing day recruits included 22 players from high school and 2 transfers.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, 2016 recruiting, Post Signing Day Transfers
Andrew Allen transferred from New Mexico State. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Allen started 8 games and played in 17 games for the Aggies. He had 1,700 yards passing and 16 touchdowns, and rushed for 352 yards for New Mexico State. Ratings are from the high school recruiting period.


2016 Lamar Cardinals football team, Schedule
Lamar University announced its 2016 football schedule on February 17, 2016. According to the announcement, the 2016 schedule will consist of eleven games with a conference schedule of nine games. Out of conference games are the season home opener against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers which will be in its first year of transition to NCAA Division I (FBS), followed by an away game against NCAA Division I (FBS) American Athletic Conference member, Houston Cougars. Six of the games, including five Southland Conference games, will be played at home at Provost Umphrey Stadium.


2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo
The 2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo season is the eighth season of the European Super Trofeo, the fourth season of the North American Super Trofeo and the fifth season of the Asian Super Trofeo. Every championship features six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 50 minutes. 2016 marks the 2nd season of the Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo.


2016 Lampre–Merida season
The 2016 season for Lampre–Merida began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections
Local elections was held in the Province of Lanao del Sur on May 9, 2016 as part of the 2016 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the two districts of Lanao del Sur.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Provincial elections
The candidates for governor and vice governor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. Incumbent Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr and Vice Governor Arsad Maruhombsar are barred from seeking reelection since they are in their third term.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Background
The result of the election will determine if the Alonto-Adiong can still preserve their grip on the province. Incumbent Governor Adiong Jr. is barred to seek another term due to term limit, his brother First District Congressman Ansaruddin Adiong was expected by some of their allies to be his candidate. Meanwhile, Liberal Party (the governor's party) considered Governor Adiong's uncle-in-law Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Pangalian Balindong to be the party's gubernatorial bet.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Background
But at the end, Governor Adiong Jr. will  be fielding his mother, former First Lady Bae Soraya Alonto Adiong for the gubernatorial position against Deputy Speaker Pangalian Balindong and United Nationalist Alliance bet Marawi City Mayor Fahad "Pre" Salic and three others. While Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. decided to run as his mother running mate against Marantao Mayor Mohammadali Abinal of United Nationalist Alliance and two others.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Governor
The gubernatorial race will be between Governor Adiong's mother former First Lady Bae Soraya Adiong of the Liberal Party, his long time ally and uncle-in-law Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Pangalian Balindong, and the tough Marawi City Mayor Fahad "Pre" Salic of United Nationalist Alliance, and three others. But it is expected to be a 3-way race between former First Lady Adiong, Deputy Speaker Balindong and City Mayor Salic.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Vice-governor
Incumbent Vice-governor Arsad Maruhombsar is barred to seek another term and decided to retire from politics. Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. decided to be his mother's running mate of the Liberal Party to preserve their grip on the province. Meanwhile, Marantao Mayor Mohammadali Abinal is nominated as the United Nationalist Alliance Vice-Gubernatorial bet and also chosen by Deputy Speaker Balindong as his vice-governor candidate.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Congressional Elections, 1st District of Lanao del Sur
Former Congressman Hussein Pacasum Pangandaman and his father former Secretary of Agrarian Reform (Philippines) Nasser Pangandaman were rumored to be one of the candidates for the district representative. But instead, the latter decided to run for the mayoralty position of the Municipality of Masiu. And at the end, Incumbent Ansaruddin Alonto Adiong will face again former Congresswoman Faysah Dumarpa of the United Nationalist Alliance, and two others for his second term.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Congressional Elections, 2nd District of Lanao del Sur
The battle for the congressional race in the second district is shaping up to be between the powerful Alonto and the old yet influential Dimaporo clan. Incumbent Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Pangalian Balindong is barred for seeking another term, he will instead run for Governor. His son, incumbent ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly Assemblyman Yasser Alonto Balindong is his party's nominee against the late Batasang Pambansa Speaker Pro-Tempore Macacuna Dimaporo's son-in-law Tubaran Mayor Jun Papandayan and two others.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Provincial Board Elections, First District
A total of thirty-three (33) candidates were included in the initial list of candidates to be included in the ballot for the Sangguniang Panlalawigan member of the first district, for where the voter has five votes, each candidate getting one vote, and the five candidates with the highest number of votes being elected.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Provincial Board Elections, First District
MEMBER, SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN - LANAO DEL SUR FIRST DISTRICTABEDIN-LATIP, CASMER (IND)ABUNAMLA, LOMANGCO (IND)BALALAYAN, ALEX (PBM)BANOCAG, CAMAR JR. (IND)BARAZAR, ABDULRAHMAN (IND)DIMAPINTO, ABU AIMAN (UNA)DISOCOR, ZAINODEN (IND)GANDA, NASH (LP)GUILING, RUBEN (IND)GURO, SULTAN-MINUPUN (IND)LABAY, CASANAIN (IND)LAIDAN, MANGUBRA (IND)LOMALA, MON (IND)LUCMAN, H. AIMAN ABUL (NPC)LUCMAN, POGI (LP)MACADAUB, ABDULMALIK (PBM)MACASUNDIG, KAMAL (NPC)MACATANUNG, MANNY (IND)MAGANDIA, HUSSIEN (UNA)MALA, BONTALIS (UNA)MAMARINTA, ESMAEL (UNA)MAMONGCARA, ASIS (IND)MANDA, MOHAMMAD KHALID (IND)MANDING, TING (IND)MANGONDATO, JAMAL (IND)MANGOTARA, ZORAB (LP)MARABUR, KHANA ANUAR JR. (LP)MIMBANTAS, CABIB (IND)MUNDER, ALZAIF (LP)ROGONG, JALANIE (NPC)SALIC, JERAHAM (UNA)SULTAN, MUSA (IND)TAHA, KHOMEINI (IND)


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Provincial Board Elections, Second District
A total of thirty-two (32) candidates were included in the initial list of candidates to be included in the ballot for the Sangguniang Panlalawigan member of the second district, for where the voter has five votes, each candidate getting one vote, and the five candidates with the highest number of votes being elected.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Provincial Board Elections, Second District
MEMBER, SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN - LANAO DEL SUR SECOND DISTRICTAAYONAN, LOMMY (PBM)ABDUL GANIE, ZAINODEN (IND)ABDULLATIF, ABUALI (LP)ALONTO, MOHAMMAD FAIZ (IND)AMANODIN, IBNO (IND)AMERBITOR, ABDULHAMID (IND)AMPATUA, ABDUL GAFOUR (IND)BAJUNAID BALT, PAROK (NPC)BALINDONG, AMIR-ODEN (IND)BASIR, SUHARNO (IND)BAUTE, USMAN (NPC)BINNORTOMINORAY, MORSALIM (LP)BULEG, DARLING (UNA)CALI, BUKHARI (IND)DIPATUAN, USTAD (UNA)GURO, ANSARIE (NPC)H.ZAMAN, USTAD ABDULLAH (IND)HADJIESAIPODEN, ABDULWAHAB (UNA)MACABATO, NAGUIB (IND)MACACUA, ABDUL HARRIS (LP)MACAPODI, TAHA (LP)MACUGAR, MACO (NPC)MAGARANG, ULOMODEN (IND)MAROHOMBSAR, CAODEN (LP)MARUHOM, AMRON (UNA)MIMBALAWAG, ALEM DARIDAY (PBM)MUSTAPHA, ZOLAICA (PBM)OMAR, SAIDAMEN (PBM)PUMBAGUL, ABDULMADID (IND)SAMPORNA, ABDULNASSER (IND)SARIP, PAGNAO (IND)URANDIG, JAMAL (IND)


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Mayoral Election, Islamic City of Marawi
Incumbent City Mayor Fahad "Pre" Salic is barred to seek another term and decided to run for governor. The battle for the mayoralty race in the province's capital is to be between Mayor Salic's elder brother former city mayor Solitario Ali, ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly Assemblyman Majul Gandamra and Ismael Tomawis.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, First District, Bubong
Incumbent Mayor Alfais Munder will seek another term against Wahab Macapundag of KBL and Danny Langgoyo.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, First District, Bumbaran
Incumbent Mayor Jamal "James" Manabilang will seek another term unopposed.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, First District, Lumba-Bayabao
Incumbent Mayor and Lumba-Bayabao kingpin Gambai Dagalangit will seek another term again and will face his relative Amialongan Dagalangit, Mangatha Dianaton, Abdul Rashid Macala of Liberal Party and Fatah Rasul.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, First District, Marantao
Incumbent Mayor Racma Abinal will seek another term again and will face Samson Adiong, Jasmin Adtha-Magangcong, Kiram Tahir,Mohammad Tanggote.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, First District, Piagapo
Incumbent Mayor Ali Sumandar will seek another term and will face Asnawie Bato, Sittie Mandalog, Adil Sultan.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, First District, Poona Bayabao
Incumbent Mayor Lampa Pandi is barred to seek another term and will run as town vice mayor. The battle for the mayoralty position will be between Tohamy Domado, Ibrahim Yusoph, Alibasha Lucman, Cacayadun Manta, Sadat Pandi and Sana Sangkupan.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, First District, Wao
The battle for the mayoralty position will be between Liberal Party's Bobby Elvino, Mary Ruth Catalan and Lominog Hadji Nasser.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Bacolod-Kalawi
Incumbent Mayor Abdul Mohaimen Dipatuan will seek another term against Tamim Amanoddin, Sartata Dipatuan and Bogdad Balindong.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Balabagan
Incumbent Mayor Edna Benito will seek another term against her nemesis and uncle 2013 Philippine general electionMayor-elect but disqualified former Mayor Amer Sampiano, another uncle incumbent Vice-Mayor Quirino Sampiano, Apolo Morro and Chicote Norma.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Balindong
Incumbent Mayor Raysalam Bagul-Mangondato is eligible for another term. She filed her candidacy for re-election but withdraw and instead supported her brother, former mayor Benjamin Bagul against Linindingan Ramos, Mahmod Abdullah and Socor Tomara.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Bayang
Incumbent Mayor Maya Ampatua will seek for another term against Aslani Balt, Cairon Macadaub, Camil Sangcoopan and Bryan Sarip.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Binidayan
Incumbent Mayor Abdullah Datumulok is eligible for another term. He will be facing the tandem of his two predecessors and brother former Mayor Aman Misbac Datumolok and another former Mayor Punudaranao Datumulok, and three others.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Calanogas
Incumbent Mayor and Calanogas kingpin Macapado Benito Sr. is unopposed for his position.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Calanogas
GanassiThe battle for the Mayoralty position will be a rematch between incumbent mayor Al-Rashid Macapodi and Fahad Diangka.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Lumbayanague
The battle for the Mayoralty position will be between UNA's nominee Salamona Asum, Liberal Party's Ansary Gunting, Simpan Gunting and Alexander Salo.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Malabang
Incumbent Mayor Omensalam Balindong will be facing her in-law Amer Balindong, and two others for her re-election.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Marogong
Incumbent Mayor Haroun Maruhom will be challenge by incumbent Vice-Mayor Alioden Didatoon, and three others for his re-election.


2016 Lanao del Sur local elections, Declared Candidates, Second District, Tubaran
Incumbent Mayor Jun Papandayan is allowed to seek another term but instead decided to run for the district representative. He decided to field his son Khaled Yassin Papandayan against his nemesis's son Abdelyusoph Fahad, his brother-in-law Rafael Yassin Dimaporo and Likapao Andag.


2016 Lancashire Thunder season
The 2016 season was Lancashire Thunder's first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished bottom of the group stage, winning one of their five matches.


2016 Lancashire Thunder season
The side was partnered with Lancashire County Cricket Club, and played their home matches at Old Trafford and Stanley Park. They were coached by Stephen Titchard and captained by overseas player Amy Satterthwaite.


2016 Lancashire Thunder season, Squad
Lancashire Thunder's 14-player squad is listed below. The squad originally contained 15 players, but Sarah Taylor, who was also meant to captain the side, withdrew due to anxiety issues. Jess Jonassen and Sarah Coyte were initially signed as overseas players, but were replaced by Hayley Matthews and Amy Satterthwaite, respectively, with Satterthwaite also replacing Taylor as captain. Age given is at the start of Lancashire Thunder's first match of the season (31 July 2016).


2016 Lao Premier League
The 2016 Lao League is the 27th season of the Lao League, the top Laotian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1990. The season began on 26 March 2016, and is scheduled to conclude in late 2016.


2016 Lao Premier League
Lao Toyota came into the season as defending champions of the 2015 season. Lao Army, National University of Laos, VSV United and Saythany City were promoted from the lower leagues.


2016 Lao Premier League, Teams
A total of 14 teams will participate in the 2016 Lao League season, ten from the previous season and four promoted teams. No teams were relegated after the 2015 season due to league expansion as Lao Army, National University of Laos, Saythany City and VSV United were promoted from the lower leagues. Hoang Anh Attapeu, who finished 5th in 2015, withdrew from the league while SHB Vientiane were renamed as CSC Champa and Savan were renamed as Savan United.


2016 Lao Premier League, Results, Matchday 9
Note: Remaining four matches from Matchday 9 were postponed due to international call-ups, namely with Laos for their friendly match against Nepal and then their 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers versus India. New dates not yet announced.


2016 Lao Premier League, Results, Matchday 10
Note: Remaining four matches from Matchday 10 were postponed due to international call-ups, namely with Laos for their 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers versus India. New dates not yet announced.


2016 Laois Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Laois Senior Football Championship is the 126th edition of the Laois GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Laois, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Laois in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.


2016 Laois Senior Football Championship
Portlaoise were the defending champions after they defeated Emo in the previous years final after a replay. However they lost their crown in the final this season when losing to Stradbally when a last gap goal handed them a 2-10 to 1-12 victory in O'Moore Park. This marked Stradbally's first S.F.C. title in 11 years and their 18th overall.


2016 Laois Senior Football Championship
This was Clonaslee St. Manman's return to the senior grade after a three-year exodus since being relegated in 2012.


2016 Laois Senior Football Championship
Emo were relegated after four years in the senior grade. Their demise was relatively surprising having only lost the Senior final the previous year, bringing Portlaoise to a replay.


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


2016 Laois Senior Football Championship, Round 1
All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.


2016 Laois Senior Football Championship, Round 2, Round 2A
The 8 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will enter the draw for the Quarter Finals while the 4 losers will play in Round 3.


2016 Laois Senior Football Championship, Round 2, Round 2B
The 8 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 4 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.


2016 Laois Senior Football Championship, Round 3
The 4 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 4 winners from Round 2B. The 4 winners will go into the draw for the Quarter-Finals.


2016 Laotian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 20 March 2016. Voters were presented with a single list from the Lao Front for National Construction, dominated by the Communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LRPP). The LPRP won 144 of the 149 seats, with pro-government independents winning the remaining five.


2016 Laotian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 149 members of the National Assembly were elected from 18 multi-member constituencies with between three and fourteen seats using the first-past-the-post system. Candidates had to gain the support of a local authority or a mass organisation to run for office, and election committees approve candidacies. Due to a rise in the country's population, the number of seats was increased from 132 in the 2011 elections.


2016 Laotian parliamentary election, Campaign
A total of 149 seats were contested by 211 candidates, including 50 women and 48 incumbent MPs. Much of the election campaign was focused on economic development.


2016 Laotian parliamentary election, Aftermath
Following the elections, the National Assembly convened on 20 April to elect Bounnhang Vorachith as president (replacing Choummaly Sayasone) and Thongloun Sisoulith as Prime Minister, replacing Thongsing Thammavong.


2016 Las Piñas local elections
Local elections was held in the Las Piñas on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the one Congressman, and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.


2016 Las Piñas local elections, Mayoralty and Vice Mayoralty Election
Imelda Aguilar, the wife of the current city mayor, Vergel Aguilar went against former councilor Benjamin Gonzales for the mayoralty position.


2016 Las Piñas local elections, Candidates, Councilor, District 2
Note: He was considered to run for the Senatorial post, but he decided to seek a reelection this upcoming election after a series of consultations with his family and the constituents.


2016 Las Vegas Bowl
The 2016 Las Vegas Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 17, 2016, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. The twenty-fifth annual Las Vegas Bowl is one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concludes the 2016 FBS football season. The game aired on ABC. Previously sponsored by lubricant manufacturer Royal Purple, the sponsorship ended in 2015, with the name of the bowl game reverting to the official name of the Las Vegas Bowl.


2016 Las Vegas Bowl, Team selection
The game would have featured teams from the Mountain West Conference and Pac-12 Conference. However, since the Pac-12 had only six bowl-eligible teams, and two of them qualified for New Years Six bowls, the sixth-place Pac-12 team was unavailable. Instead, the bowl elected to invite the Houston Cougars of the American Athletic Conference. This was the first time an AAC team played in the Las Vegas Bowl. The representative from the Mountain West was San Diego State, which qualified for the bowl by winning the 2016 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game. Houston played in its first-ever Las Vegas Bowl, while San Diego State appeared for a second time, the first being a 1998 loss to North Carolina.


2016 Las Vegas Bowl, Team selection
This was the third meeting between the schools, with Houston having won both previous ones. The most recent prior meeting was on October 6, 1973, when the Cougars defeated the Aztecs by a score of 14–9.


2016 Las Vegas Bowl, Game summary
On the fourth drive of the game, Houston capped a 10-play, 24-yard drive with a 31-yard field goal by Ty Cummings. After a three-and-out by San Diego State, Houston went on a 10-play, 74-yard touchdown drive. Greg Ward, Jr.'s 2-yard run put the Cougars up 10–0 to finish the 1st quarter. San Diego State responded with 34 unanswered points, leading to a 34–10 win by the Aztecs.


2016 Las Vegas Bowl, Game summary
On the first play of the Aztecs' first drive in the 4th quarter, Donnel Pumphrey broke the all-time FBS career record for rushing yardage.


2016 Las Vegas Challenger
The 2016 Las Vegas Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is the second edition of the revamped tournament which is the part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It takes place in Las Vegas, United States between 17 and 23 October 2016.


2016 Las Vegas Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Las Vegas Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2016 Las Vegas Challenger – Doubles
Carsten Ball and Dustin Brown were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2016 Las Vegas Challenger – Doubles
Brian Baker and Matt Reid won the title after defeating Bjorn Fratangelo and Denis Kudla 6–1, 7–5 in the final.


2016 Las Vegas Challenger – Singles
Thiemo de Bakker was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2016 Las Vegas Challenger – Singles
Sam Groth won the title after defeating Santiago Giraldo 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5 in the final.


2016 Latakia offensive
The 2016 Latakia offensive, code-named Battle of Yarmouk, refers to a rebel operation launched in the northern Latakia Governorate in late June 2016. The aim of the offensive was to recapture the territory lost during the Army's offensive earlier in the year.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, Rebel capture of Kinsabba
Between 27 and 30 June, the al-Nusra-led Army of Conquest, supported by FSA groups, launched the offensive on the Turkmen and Kurd Mountains, capturing several villages before they withdrew under Russian airstrikes. 33 rebels and 15 soldiers were killed in the fighting. Still, a second rebel assault one day later managed to capture Kinsabba, as well as a dozen nearby villages and hills. In reaction, the Russian Air Force conducted more than 100 airstrikes over Kinsabba and several other villages.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, Rebel capture of Kinsabba
On 2 July, the rebels captured the Jabal Qal’at mountaintop in the Turkmen mountains. The next day, the rebels captured the strategically significant village of Saraf and its surrounding hills, before it was recaptured by the Syrian Marines, backed by the NDF and the SSNP, later that night.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, Rebel capture of Kinsabba
On 4 July, Republic Guard reinforcements arrived in Salma for an anticipated government offensive. By 5 July, the Syrian Army had surrounded Kinsabba on two sides and prepared to launch its offensive to retake the town. The Army as well as the Republican Guard had already begun their artillery bombardment of the site. Meanwhile, the Army of Conquest was reported to have sent reinforcements to the southern Aleppo countryside instead of Kinsabba. Heavy clashes continued around Turkmen Mountain and the village of Bashura, with Islamist rebels attacking government positions amid aerial and artillery bombardment.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, Rebel capture of Kinsabba
On 5 July, Lt. Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub personally inspected the troops in northern Latakia that were preparing the awaited government offensive. At midnight, heavy clashes between government forces and Islamist fighters took place around the Turkmen Mountain, while airplanes bombed the village of Kabani. On 6 July, government units reportedly repelled another al-Nusra attack on their positions. Furthermore, the 144th Regiment of the Syrian Army, which is "skilled in guerilla warfare" according to Farsnews, was deployed to northern Latakia.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, First Army counter-attack
On 8 July, the government launched its counter-offensive, as Syrian Marines, Desert Hawks and Special Forces stormed two locations south of Kinsabba, a hilltop and a nearby village (Shillif). Government troops managed to recapture both. During the fighting, the Sham Legion suffered many casualties, among them a local commander. Two days later, government forces launched a new assault towards Kinsabba, attacking the surrounding hills and capturing several positions. However, by the end of the day, the rebels recaptured the positions they had lost.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, First Army counter-attack
In the night of 13–14 July, the al-Nusra Front and the Turkistan Islamic Party launched a surprise assault in the area of Kabbani, capturing the Zuwayqat Hills to the village's south. In response, the Russian Air Force intensified their attacks on the advancing rebels, while the government forces regrouped to launch a counter-attack.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, First Army counter-attack
On 16 July, government forces had retaken Qalat Tubal, south of Kinsabba, and later in the day took back Kinsabba itself. Overall, the operation to retake Kinsabba lasted 12 hours. Subsequently, all of the surrounding villages and hills were also recaptured by the Army. At dawn on the next day, the rebels launched a counter-attack against Kinsabba, and managed to retake the town. Subsequently, a new Army attack was launched with fighting continuing into 18 July, when the military once again took control of the town and its surrounding hills and villages.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, First Army counter-attack
On 19 July, a second rebel counter-attack was launched with an al-Nusra suicide-bomber targeting Army positions at Qal’at Shalaf, forcing government forces to withdraw to Kinsabba. The rebels than, once again, advanced into the town. Subsequently, the rebels again recaptured Kinsabba, marking the fourth time the town changed hands over the previous 72 hours. Meanwhile, as fighting at Kinsabba continued, the Army captured several other villages in the area.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, First Army counter-attack
On 20 July, the al-Nusra Front, backed by the Turkistan Islamic Party, and Ahrar al-Sham, captured the village of Shalaf, and forced pro-government forces to retreat from all positions in the Kurd Mountains they had recently recaptured.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, Interlude
On 28 July, the Army of Conquest launched a new offensive in Latakia, aimed at capturing the Zuwayqat Mountains. Their first attack was repelled by government forces, but in course of a second assault later that day, the rebels took the Zuwayqat Mountains. Pro -government fighters were forced to retreat south to avoid being overrun, regrouping for a counter-attack later that day, which reversed all rebel gains made.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, Second Army counter-attack
The next day, the government launched a new offensive aimed at recapturing Kinsabba. During the assault, Syrian Marines, Desert Hawks and NDF units recaptured Shalaf village, while other government units attacked Kabani village as well as other sites in the Kurd Mountains. Despite the new government advances, the Army of Conquest subsequently began to move hundreds of fighters from Latakia to Aleppo, where they were to counter another government offensive. The redeployment reportedly weakened the rebel frontline in Latakia significantly.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, Second Army counter-attack
On 30 July, government fighters directly attacked Kinsabba from Shalaf, resulting in heavy clashes, though the assault yielded no government gains and the offensive was halted.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, Third counter-attack and Army recaptures Kinsabba
On 4 August, pro-government forces again launched a counter-attack to recapture the lost territory, targeting the Toubal and Shillif hills overlooking Kinsabba. In the morning on the next day, they stormed Kinsabba's outskirts, resulting in heavy fighting with the Islamist defenders, who still held all the nearby hills. Pro -government units attempted to surround the town, which they claimed to have done by 6 August, capturing Shillif hill and imposing fire control over the town. Nevertheless, the government forces had not yet entered the town itself. Government forces also managed to ambush rebels coming as reinforcements to Kinsabba, killing 16–50 of them, then proceeding to capture Toubal hill and Ruwaysat Shams Mountain. This allowed pro-government forces to impose fire control over Kinsabba.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, Third counter-attack and Army recaptures Kinsabba
After the government had captured the hills around Kinsabba, the rebels retreated from the town. Nevertheless, pro-government forces entered the town only after their force had also advanced toward Kabani. This was to ensure that no rebel surprise counter-attack could overwhelm them like the previous time they had recaptured Kinsabba. A rebel counter-attack still managed to push the army out of the town once again, but the military had taken full control of the town and its surroundings after it received reinforcements. The rebels suffered heavy casualties due to air and artillery strikes and sniper fire from the surrounding hills. In course of the fighting, two commanders of the rebel 1st Coastal Division were also killed. After the taking of Kinsabba, the Army continued its advance and retook almost all of the other villages it had lost during the rebel offensive.


2016 Latakia offensive, The offensive, Third counter-attack and Army recaptures Kinsabba
Government advances continued on 9 August, with the Army capturing the mountaintop Jabal Al-Qal’at, only a few kilometers from the Turkish border. Two rebel counter-attack early on 10 and 12 August, were repelled, with the rebels retreating to the Turkish border. In course of the failed counter-attacks, the rebels suffered heavy casualties, including three commanders.


2016 Latakia offensive, Aftermath
On 12 August, government forces and Hezbollah units launched an offensive aimed at capturing Kabbani from the rebels. As of 16 August, heavy fighting between government and Jabhat Fateh forces continued around Kabbani. A new government offensive against Kabbani was launched in late August, but the assault was again repelled the first day.


2016 Latakia offensive, Aftermath
On 9 September, a new wide-scale government offensive in northern Latakia and captured 13 villages, as well as several nearby hills, with government forces being on the verge of reaching the Idlib Governorate's provincial border. The government forces also captured several mountaintops around the rebel stronghold of Kabbani 12 September. At the end of September, government forces advanced at Tal Haddadeh hilltop.


2016 Latakia offensive, Aftermath
In February 2017, the 1st Coastal Division and the Free Idlib Army bombarded the Shalaf Castle on the Kurd Mountain area where Syrian government forces were stationed with BM-21 Grad rockets.


2016 Latakia offensive, Aftermath
In early April, the rebels launched an assault towards Kinsabba. However, after one hour of fighting, the attack on the Al-Zuwayqat axis was repelled.


2016 Latin American Series
The 2016 Latin American Series was the fourth edition of the Latin American Series, a baseball sporting event played by the champions of the professional winter leagues that make up the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP).


2016 Latin American Series
The competition took place at Estadio Stanley Cayasso in Managua, Nicaragua from January 26 to January 31, 2016.


2016 Latin American Table Tennis Championships
The 2016 Latin American Table Tennis Championships were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from February 1 to February 7, 2016.


2016 Latin Billboard Music Awards
The 23rd annual Billboard Latin Music Awards which honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music took place in Miami.


2016 Latin Cup
The 2016 Latin Cup was the 28th edition of the Latin Cup, an international youth roller hockey tournament organised by the Comité Européen de Rink-Hockey. It was held in Follonica, Italy, from 24 to 26 March 2016, and won by Portugal.


2016 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger
The 2016 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard court. It is the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Traralgon, Australia between 24–30 October 2016.


2016 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw under a protected ranking:


2016 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger – Doubles
Dayne Kelly and Marinko Matosevic were the defending champions but only Kelly defended his title, partnering Christopher O'Connell. Kelly lost in the first round to Jarmere Jenkins and Anderson Reed.


2016 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger – Doubles
Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith won the title after defeating Matthew Barton and Matthew Ebden 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2016 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger – Singles
Matthew Ebden was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Marco Trungelliti.


2016 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger – Singles
Jordan Thompson won the title after defeating Grega Žemlja 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


2016 Latvian First League
The 2016 Latvian First League (referred to as the komanda.lv Pirmā līga for sponsorship reasons) started on 2 April 2016 and ended on 11 November 2016.


2016 Latvian Higher League
The 2016 Latvian Higher League was the 25th season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Liepāja were the defending champions. The season began on 11 March 2016 and ended on 5 November 2016; the relegation play-offs took place on 9 and 13 November 2016.


2016 Latvian Higher League, Teams
FB Gulbene were excluded from the previous season due to suspicion of match-fixing. 2015 Latvian First League winners FC Caramba/Dinamo were promoted to the league and before the season changed their name to Riga FC.


2016 Latvian Higher League, Teams
Skonto FC did not obtain a license to play in the 2016 Higher League. Skonto appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied. Since 2015 Latvian First League runners-up Valmiera Glass FK/BSS turned down the opportunity to be promoted to the Higher League, third-placed Rīgas Futbola skola (RFS) was promoted instead.


2016 Latvian Higher League, League table, Relegation play-offs
The 7th-placed side, FS METTA/LU, faced AFA Olaine, runners-up of the 2016 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2017 Higher League competition.


2016 Latvian Higher League, League table, Relegation play-offs, Second Leg
METTA/LU won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2017 Higher League.


2016 Launceston Tennis International
The 2016 Launceston Tennis International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition (for men) and fifth edition (for women) of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money for both genders. It took place in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, on 1–8 February 2016.


2016 Launceston Tennis International, Men's Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Launceston Tennis International, Men's Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2016 Launceston Tennis International, Women's Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Launceston Tennis International – Men's Doubles
Radu Albot and Mitchell Krueger are the defending champions, but chose not to defend their title .


2016 Launceston Tennis International – Men's Doubles
Luke Saville and Jordan Thompson won the title, defeating Dayne Kelly and Matt Reid in the final 6–1, 4–6, [13–11] .


2016 Launceston Tennis International – Men's Singles
Bjorn Fratangelo is the defending champion, but did not compete, choosing to play in the RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas instead.


2016 Launceston Tennis International – Men's Singles
Blake Mott won the title, defeating Andrey Golubev in the final 6–7(4–7) , 6–1, 6–2


2016 Launceston Tennis International – Women's Doubles
Han Xinyun and Junri Namigata were the defending champions, but Namigata chose not to participate . Han partnered Katarzyna Piter , but lost in the quarterfinals to Tammi Patterson and Olivia Rogowska .


2016 Launceston Tennis International – Women's Doubles
You Xiaodi and Zhu Lin won the title, defeating top seeds Nadiia Kichenok and Mandy Minella in the final 2–6, 7–5, [10–7] .


2016 Launceston Tennis International – Women's Singles
Daria Gavrilova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2016 Launceston Tennis International – Women's Singles
Han Xinyun won the title, defeating Alla Kudryavtseva in the final 6–1, 6–1.


2016 Laurence Olivier Awards
The 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on Sunday 3 April 2016 at the Royal Opera House, London. The 40th anniversary ceremony was hosted by Michael Ball. A highlights show was broadcast on ITV shortly after the live event ended.


2016 Laurence Olivier Awards, Eligibility
Any new production that opened between 26 February 2015 and 16 February 2016 in a theatre represented in membership of the Society of London Theatre was eligible for consideration, provided it had performed at least 30 performances.


2016 Laurence Olivier Awards, Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 29 February 2016 in 26 categories.


2016 Laurence Olivier Awards, Productions with multiple nominations and awards
The following 20 productions, including three operas and one dance, received multiple nominations:


2016 Laurence Olivier Awards, Productions with multiple nominations and awards
The following six productions, including one dance, received multiple awards:


2016 Lausitz Superbike World Championship round
The 2016 Lausitz Superbike World Championship round was the tenth round of the 2016 Superbike World Championship. It took place over the weekend of 16–18 September 2016 at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz.


2016 Le Samyn des Dames
The 2016 Le Samyn des Dames was the fifth running of the women's Le Samyn, a women's bicycle race in Hainaut, Belgium. It was held on 2 March 2016 over a distance of 112.8 kilometres (70.1 miles) starting in Quaregnon and finishing in Dour. It was rated by the UCI as a 1.2 category race.


2016 League 1
The 2016 League 1, known as the Kingstone Press League 1 for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England, the third tier of the sport in the country.


2016 League 1
The 2016 League 1 season was expanded to 15 teams with Toulouse Olympique rejoining the British game. At the end of the weekly rounds the top 8 teams played each other once more in the League 1 Super 8s after which the top 5 teams competed in the play-offs. The bottom 7 teams played each other once more with the top two teams competing for the inaugural League 1 Shield.


2016 League 1, Teams
*capacity for rugby league games may differ from official stadium capacity.


2016 League 1, Standings, Regular season
(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs(S) = Secured spot in 2017 Championship


2016 League 1 Cup
The 2016 League 1 Cup known as the 2016 iPro Sport cup for sponsorship reasons is the second playing of the competition, first played in 2015.


2016 League 1 Cup
The competition is for the rugby league clubs in the British League 1 - the third tier of rugby league in Britain. As there are 15 teams in League 1 but French club Toulouse Olympique declined to enter the tournament, two amateur teams were invited into the competition to bring the numbers to 16. In 2016 these clubs were Wath Brow Hornets and Leigh Miners Rangers.


2016 League 1 Cup, First round
The first round draw of the 2016 iPro Sport Cup was broadcast live on BBC Radio Newcastle on Thursday November 26 from 6.45pm. Last year’s winners, North Wales Crusaders,  joined the other 13 Kingstone Press League 1 clubs and Kingstone Press National Conference League teams Leigh Miners Rangers and Wath Brow Hornets in the bag from which eight ties  played over the weekend of February 20–21 will be selected.


2016 League 1 Cup, First round
The draw was made by former England, Huddersfield Giants, Hull FC and York City Knights player Chris Thorman and BBC Newcastle presenter and former footballer John Anderson . For the first round the teams were split into two pools – Pool A (Northern regions) and Pool B (Midlands and Southern regions).


2016 League 1 Cup, Second round
The second round draw took place on Sunday February 21 live on BBC Radio Leeds. Home teams were drawn by former Great Britain and Leeds Rhinos player Francis Cummins; the away teams by BBC Radio Leeds presenter James Deighton.


2016 League 1 Cup, Semi finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made on 3 April 2016.


2016 League of Ireland Cup
The 2016 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 EA Sports Cup, was the 43rd season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.


2016 League of Ireland Cup, Teams
Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round


2016 League of Ireland Cup, First round
The draw for the First Round took place on 17 February 2016. The First Round games were played on 21, 22 and 28 March 2016.


2016 League of Ireland Cup, Second round
The draw for the Second Round took place on 23 March 2016. The games were played on 18 and 19 April 2016.


2016 League of Ireland Cup Final
The 2016 League of Ireland Cup Final was the final match of the 2016 League of Ireland Cup, played between Limerick and defending champions St Patrick's Athletic. The match was played on 17 September 2016 at 5.30 pm. Limerick's route to the final involved them beating fellow First Division side Cobh Ramblers, before beating Premier Division sides Wexford Youths, Galway United and Derry City. St Pat's however were drawn away from home in every round as they knocked out Dundalk, Bray Wanderers and Shamrock Rovers en route to the final.


2016 League of Ireland Cup Final
Limerick lead at half time thanks to a terrific Lee Lynch strike but Pats hit back in the second half and equalised through Christy Fagan 20 minutes into the half. The game had a dramatic final 6 minutes as the Saints scored 3 goals through Conan Byrne, Jamie McGrath and Graham Kelly to retain the trophy.


2016 League of Ireland First Division
The 2016 League of Ireland First Division season was the 32nd season of the League of Ireland First Division.


2016 League of Ireland First Division
On 28 August, Limerick clinched the title and promotion after a 3–2 win away to UCD.


2016 League of Ireland First Division, Overview
The First Division has 8 teams. Each team played each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches in the season.


2016 League of Ireland First Division, Overview
The eight clubs competed for a prize fund of €104,000 with the winners receiving €30,000 and the eighth placed team collecting €8,000.


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


2016 League of Ireland First Division, Results, Matches 1–14
Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away)


2016 League of Ireland First Division, Results, Matches 15–28
Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away)


2016 League of Ireland First Division, Promotion/relegation playoffs, First Division
Drogheda United advanced to the promotion/relegation play-offs against Wexford Youths.


2016 League of Ireland First Division, Promotion/relegation playoffs, First Division vs Premier Division
Drogheda United are promoted to the 2017 Premier Division; Wexford Youths are relegated to the 2017 First Division.


2016 League of Ireland Premier Division
The 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 32nd season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began on 4 March 2016 and concluded on 28 October 2016; the relegation play-offs followed on 31 October and 4 November 2016. The prize fund for the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions was €475,500 for the 2016 season.


2016 League of Ireland Premier Division
Dundalk were crowned champions for the third year in a row on 23 October after a 2–1 win against Bohemians.


2016 League of Ireland Premier Division, Overview
The Premier Division consisted of 12 teams. Each team played each other three times, a total of 33 matches in the season.


2016 League of Ireland Premier Division, Overview
Wexford Youths, the 2015 First Division champion, entered the top level for the first time in their history. Finn Harps were promoted after winning the promotion/relegation playoffs.


2016 League of Ireland Premier Division, Overview
The 12 clubs competed for €371,500 in prize money ranging from €110,000 for the winners to €17,000 for the team finishing bottom of the table.


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


2016 League of Ireland Premier Division, Results, Matches 1–22
Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away).


2016 League of Ireland Premier Division, Promotion/relegation playoffs
Wexford Youths, the eleventh-placed team from the Premier Division took part in a two-legged play-off against Drogheda United, the winners of the 2016 First Division play-off, to decide who will play in the 2017 Premier Division.


2016 League of Ireland Premier Division, Promotion/relegation playoffs, Second Leg
Drogheda United are promoted to the 2017 Premier Division; Wexford Youths are relegated to the 2017 First Division.


2016 League of Legends World Championship
The 2016 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the sixth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from September 29 – October 29, 2016, in cities across the United States. Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in North America, Europe, South Korea, and China.


2016 League of Legends World Championship
The tournament's group stage was held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, the quarterfinals at The Chicago Theater in Chicago, and the semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The final was held in front of a crowd of nearly 20,000 fans at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Russian-German DJ Zedd made an exclusive song for the tournament titled "Ignite" which became available for streaming viewing on the game's official YouTube channel.


2016 League of Legends World Championship
SK Telecom T1 defended their title from the 2015 League of Legends World Championship by defeating runner-up Samsung Galaxy 3–2 in a best of five final series. With their win, SKT became the first three-time League of Legends world champion. SKT's Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok was named MVP of the tournament. The final prize pool reached $6.7 million, the largest single prize pool in League of Legends history. The final was followed by 43 million unique viewers, with a peak concurrent viewership of 14.7 million. Its success prompted the team in charge of the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics to look into including esports presentation technologies used by Riot Games if the bid is successful.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Background
After the 2015 League of Legends World Championship was held across Europe, the 2016 edition was held in North America.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Background
The original prize pool was $2.13 million contributed by Riot Games, with the final amount being calculated after fan contributions stopped on November 6. Riot pledged to add 25% of all revenue generated from selling Championship wards and skins – customizations for the player controlled hero character – to the prize pool. On October 28, the sale of these unique Championship skins had grown the prize pool to $5.07 million, making it the largest single prize pool in League of Legends history. The final prize pool reached $6.7 million. Riot announced that 40% of the prize pool will be awarded to the winning team and 15% to the runner up. The winning team would also receive 25% of revenue from skins created to commemorate the championship victory.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Background
To encourage new viewers to watch, Riot Games set up a second stream specifically for new viewers, which would help explain basic game concepts that more experienced viewers on the regular stream would be familiar with.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Background
Riot Games collaborated with Zedd, an electronic dance music disc jockey to create "Ignite", a dance music anthem for the tournament. The video referenced multiple highlights from previous League of Legends world championships. As of April 2017, it has over 26 million views on YouTube.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Teams and qualifications
Based on the results of the 2016 MSI, the European (EU LCS) summer split champion team was seeded to Pool 2, since the European team that participated in the 2016 MSI, G2 Esports, did not qualify for top 4.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Kevin "Hauntzer" Yarnell Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg Yilliang "Doublelift" Peng Vincent "Biofrost" Wang


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Darshan "Darshan" Upadhyaya Jake "Xmithie" Puchero Choi "Huhi" Jae-hyun (최재현) Trevor "Stixxay" Hayes Zaqueri "aphromoo" Black


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong (정언영) William "Meteos" Hartman  Nikolaj "Jensen" Jensen Zachary "Sneaky" Scuderi Andy "Smoothie" Ta


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Tong "Koro1" Yang (童扬) Ming "Clearlove" Kai (明凯) Heo "Pawn" Won-seok (허원석) Lee "Scout" Ye-chan (이예찬) Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu (김혁규) Tian "Meiko" Ye (田野)


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Jang "Looper" Hyeong-seok (장형석) Liu "Mlxg" Shi-Yu (刘世宇) Li "Xiaohu" Yuan-Hao (李元浩) Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao (简自豪) Cho "Mata" Se-hyoung (조세형)


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Shek "AmazingJ" Wai Ho (石偉豪) Fan Jun "Avoidless" Wei (范俊偉) Kang "Athena" Ha-woon (강하운) Kang "Baeme" Yang-hyun (강양현) Xie "Jinjiao" Jin-Shan (谢金山) Yun "Road" Han-gil (윤한길)


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Ki "Expect" Dae-han (기대한) Kim "Trick" Gang-yun (김강윤) Luka "PerkZ" Perković Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen Alfonso Aguirre "mithy" Rodríguez


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski Yoo "Ryu" Sang-wook (유상욱) Konstantinos "FORG1VEN" Tzortziou Oskar "Vander" Bogdan


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Martin "Wunder" Hansen Jonas "Trashy" Andersen Chres "Sencux" Laursen Kasper "Kobbe" Kobberup Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Song "Smeb" Kyung-ho (송경호) Han "Peanut" Wang-ho (한왕호) Lee "Kuro" Seo-haeng (이서행) Kim "Pray" Jong-in (김종인) Kang "Gorilla" Beom-hyeon (강범현)


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Lee "Duke" Ho-seong (이호성) Kang "Blank" Sun-gu (강선구) Bae "Bengi" Seong-woong (배성웅) Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (이상혁) Bae "Bang" Jun-sik (배준식) Lee "Wolf" Jae-wan (이재완)


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Lee "CuVee" Seong-jin (이성진) Kang "Ambition" Chan-yong (강찬용) Lee "Crown" Min-ho (이민호) Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk (박재혁) Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in (조용인) Kwon "Wraith" Ji-min (권지민)


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Yu "MMD" Li-Hung (游立宏) Hung "Karsa" Hau-Hsuan (洪浩軒) Huang "Maple" Yi-Tang (黃熠棠) Hsiung "NL" Wen-An (熊汶銨) Hu "SwordArT" Shuo-Chieh (胡碩傑)


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Chen "Ziv" Yi (陳奕) Xue "Mountain" Zhao-Hong (薛兆鴻)  Liu "Westdoor" Shu-Wei (劉書瑋) Wong Xing "Chawy" Lei (王心磊) Chou "AN" Chun-An (周俊諳) Kang "Albis" Chia-Wei (康家維)


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Felipe "Yang" Zhao Gabriel "Revolta" Henud Gabriel "tockers" Claumann Micael "micaO" Rodrigues Luan "Jockster" Cardoso


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Dmitri "Smurf" Ivanov  Aleksander "PvPStejos" Glazkov  Mykhailo "Kira" Harmash  Vladislav "aMiracle" Scherbyna  Kirill "Likkrit" Malofeyev


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
*Tong "Koro1" Yang replaced Chen "Mouse" Yu-Hao after the latter retired from the tournament due to a private issue.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Venues
San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles were four cities chosen to host the tournament.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Group stage
The group stage was held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California. The group stage was played in a best of one double round-robin format, where each team played every other team in their group twice, with the top two teams from each of the four groups advancing to the knockout stage.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Group stage, Group A
The Cinderella story of the tournament was the run of Albus NoX Luna, the CIS champions who became the first wildcard team to make it to the quarterfinals in the history of the League of Legends World Championship. European first seed G2 Esports underperformed in this group, while ROX Tigers, the second seed from Korea, won the group as expected, but had to do so by defeating Albus NoX Luna in a tiebreaker game.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Group stage, Group B
Group B's deciding matches all occurred on the last day, when all teams except for the Korean first seed SK Telecom T1 had 2–3 records. In the end, it was Cloud9, the sole North American team to move on, that moved on after exploiting the inconsistent play of the Chinese and Taiwanese teams. I May was also hurt when one of its players was suspended for one match on the last day and fined $2000 for abusive behavior in online games. During Cloud 9's match against Flash Wolves, Zachary "Sneaky" Scuderi killed 690 minions, which set a new record for this statistic at worlds.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Group stage, Group C
Group C was the only group without a Korean team seeded first. Its two qualifiers were both considered championship favorites, since H2K-Gaming was a strong European team and EDward Gaming was a strong Chinese team. Despite a 1–2 showing in the first week, H2K managed to make the quarterfinals at the top of its group by winning four straight matches, including a tiebreaker against EDward Gaming, to become the only European team to move on.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Group stage, Group D
Group D was considered to be the group of death because it had three top Korean, Chinese, and North American teams, and a strong European team. Samsung Galaxy, would convincingly win the group with help from the strong play of Kang "Ambition" Chang-yong. Royal Never Give Up defeated the North American champions TSM to even their records at 3–3 and win the head-to-head tiebreaker to move on to the quarterfinals.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals and semi-finals
The quarterfinals were held at the Chicago Theatre, starting on October 13. Teams were seeded against each other based on their performance in the group stage, and played a best-of-five, single-elimination bracket.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals and semi-finals
All three of the Korean teams, SK Telecom T1, ROX Tigers, and Samsung Galaxy, advanced to the quarterfinals from the group stage. Two Chinese teams, EDward Gaming and Royal Never Give Up, advanced by finishing second in their groups. Cloud9 and H2k-Gaming were respectively the only North American and European teams to advance out of groups. The last team to make it to the quarterfinals was Albus NoX Luna, a Russian wildcard team that finished second in its group.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals and semi-finals
Three teams from the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) circuit and one from the European League of Legends Championship Series (EULCS) made it to the semi-finals. H2K-Gaming ended the wildcard run of Albus NoX by sweeping them 3–0 in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the three Korean teams ended the runs of EDward Gaming and Royal Never Give Up, the last two Chinese teams, and the run of Cloud 9, the last North American team.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals and semi-finals
The semi-finals were held at Madison Square Garden in New York over two days. SK Telecom T1 won a five-game series against the ROX Tigers, who had won the 2015 Summer League of Legends Championship Korea season and were favorites to win this event. Many commentators called this matchup the true World Finals. In the other semi-finals, Samsung Galaxy swept H2k-Gaming, the last European team in the tournament, 3–0 to advance to the finals.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Knockout stage, Finals
The final lasted six hours and was played in front of a crowd of nearly 20,000 fans at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. A projection of the minimap which showed each team's map control was shown on the floor of the arena between the two teams. Most of the players for Samsung Galaxy (SSG) had never played in the finals before, while most members of SK Telecom (SKT) were returning members of the 2015 championship team. It was the first finals series in a League of Legends world championship to go the full five games.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Knockout stage, Finals
The first match of the best of five series lasted 40 minutes and was won by SK Telecom, who were able to attack Samsung Galaxy's undefended base after winning a big "all-in" battle between the two teams. The second match was also won by SKT, who were able to continuously build up an insurmountable advantage after winning a battle in the mid-game, ending the game after 31 minutes.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Knockout stage, Finals
After losing the first two games, Samsung Galaxy won a long third game against SK Telecom. SKT dominated the early stages of the game and built up a lead in both kills and gold. The turning point in this game was a fight over Baron, an important in-game objective, where Samsung Galaxy was able to kill half of SK Telecom's team and destroy two of their turrets afterwards. After winning a similar engagement over Baron later in the game, Samsung Galaxy was then able to quickly destroy five of SKT's defensive towers and win the game. This third game was the second-longest in competitive League of Legends history, at 71 minutes and 20 seconds.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Knockout stage, Finals
Samsung Galaxy then won the fourth game, also after winning a key fight over Baron. Despite losing two inhibitor buildings in their base, SKT was able to stall SSG with defensive play until the 42-minute mark, after which SSG took three Dragons – another in game objective – uncontested and gained buffs that allowed them to win the game. In the final game, SK Telecom played a more cautious gameplay style, which was effective against Samsung Galaxy's riskier play. SKT was able to grab two Baron kills and two Elder Dragon kills en route to winning the final game.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Knockout stage, Finals
SK Telecom's team shared a $2 million prize purse between its members. The championship victory was SKT's third in four years, and a successful defense of their 2015 title. SKT also became the first team to win three world championships. ESPN's Timothy Lee called the finals "an instant classic". SKT's Lee Sang-hyeok, who uses the handle "Faker", was named as the tournament MVP. It was Faker's first Worlds MVP. Faker's performance on the map's middle lane broke the previous 208 kills record at Worlds by the third map of the finals, and he ended up with 217 kills.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Legacy
Viewership numbers were higher than those for the 2015 League of Legends World Championship. 43 million unique viewers saw the finals and peak concurrent viewership for the finals was 14.7 million; 370 million hours of esports were streamed over the course of the entire world championship. The final prize pool, which included fan contributions via purchase of in-game items, was worth $6.7 million. The total cumulative daily unique impressions (the amount of unique viewers that tuned in every day via online and television channels) reached 396 million.


2016 League of Legends World Championship, Legacy
LA 2024, which is overseeing the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, was inspired by the success of this edition of the League of Legends World Championship to plan and include esports in the Olympic Games if they win the bid. Casey Wasserman, the chairman of LA 2024, suggested using technology used in certain segments of the League of Legends World Championship such as augmented reality and virtual reality to make the Olympics more accessible to a younger demographic.


2016 League1 Ontario season
The 2016 Men's League1 Ontario season is the third season of play for League1 Ontario, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.


2016 League1 Ontario season
This season saw the return of all but one of the teams which completed the previous season, as well as the addition of five new teams for the men's division.


2016 League1 Ontario season, Changes from 2015
Five new teams joined the men's division for this season. Aurora United FC, North Mississauga SC, North Toronto Nitros, Toronto Skillz FC added new entries, while FC London moved over from the Premier Development League. One team (ANB Futbol) from 2015 did not renew their license, resulting in a 16-team competition and a change from a single-table format to a two-conference format.


2016 League1 Ontario season, Changes from 2015
The league's cup tournament for the men's division will be a single-elimination competition; eliminating the group stage seen in previous editions.


2016 League1 Ontario season, Changes from 2015
On June 16, 2016, Toronto FC entered into a partnership with the Windsor Stars wherein the latter would become a "regional satellite club" of the former, who would in turn provide technical and coaching development. As part of the agreement, Windsor would become known as "Windsor TFC" in the future. The agreement does not affect the participation in L1O of either the Windsor Stars or the TFC Academy team.


2016 League1 Ontario season, Standings
Each team will play 22 matches as part of the season; two against every team in their own conference, and one against every team in the opposing conference. The top team from each conference will meet at the end of the season to determine the league champion and will face the PLSQ league champion in the Inter-Provincial Cup.


2016 League1 Ontario season, Standings, League Championship
The league champion is determined by a single-match series between the top-ranked teams from the western and eastern conferences.


2016 League1 Ontario season, Cup
The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all sixteen teams from the men's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is more like the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup, albeit only for League1 Ontario teams. All matches are separate from the regular season, and are not reflected in the season standings.


2016 League1 Ontario season, Cup
The cup tournament for the men's division is a single-match knockout tournament with four total rounds culminating in a final match at the end of July, with initial matchups determined by random draw. Each match in the tournament must return a result; any match drawn after 90 minutes will advance directly to kicks from the penalty mark instead of extra time.


2016 League1 Ontario season, Inter-Provincial Cup Championship
The Inter-Provincial Cup Championship was a two-legged home-and-away series between the league champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec – the only Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer leagues based fully within Canada.


2016 League1 Ontario season, All-Star Game
On July 25, the league announced the rosters for the first-ever all-star game, to be played between the eastern and western conferences. Eighteen players for each team were selected by coaches and league officials, and each roster contains at least one player from each team in their respective conference.


2016 League1 Ontario season, All-Star Game
Due to the unavailability of some players, the league released updated rosters for both western and easternteams on August 2.


2016 Lebanese Elite Cup
The 2016 Lebanese Elite Cup is the 19th edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. The competition started on 6 August through to the final on 21 August. This tournament includes the six best teams from the 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League season.


2016 Lecoq Seoul Open
The 2016 Lecoq Seoul Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament. It was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Seoul, South Korea, on 9–15 May 2016.


2016 Lecoq Seoul Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Lecoq Seoul Open – Doubles
Gong Maoxin and Peng Hsien-yin were the defending champions, but Peng chose not to participate this year. Gong chose to partner with Yi.


2016 Lecoq Seoul Open – Doubles
Gong failed to defend his title, losing in the finals to Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith 6–3, 7–5.


2016 Lecoq Seoul Open – Singles
Go Soeda was the defending champion, but chose not to defend his title.


2016 Lecoq Seoul Open – Singles
Sergiy Stakhovsky won the title after defeating Lu Yen-hsun 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7) in the final.


2016 Leeds City Council election
The 2016 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2016 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Leeds City Council election
As per the election cycle, one third of the council's seats were up for election. The councillors subsequently elected replaced those elected when their individual seats were previously contested in 2012.


2016 Leeds City Council election
The Labour Party retained all 21 of their contested council seats, maintaining their majority control of the council with a total of 63 of the 99 elected councillors. It was the second election in a row in which no party gained or lost any seats.


2016 Leeds City Council election, Election summary
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:


2016 Leeds City Council election, Councillors who did not stand for re-election
Incumbent Labour councillors, Debra Coupar (Cross Gates & Whinmoor), Roger Harington (Gipton & Harehills) and Janette Walker (Headingley), all stood for new wards. Coupar was elected to represent Temple Newsam and Walker replaced Coupar as a councillor for Cross Gates & Whinmoor. Harington lost to the Liberal Democrats in Weetwood.


2016 Leeds Rhinos season
This article details the Leeds Rhinos rugby league football club's 2016 season. This was the Leeds Rhinos' 21st season in the Super League. Leeds Rhinos were the reigning winners of the Super League Grand Final, Super League Leaders' Shield and the Challenge Cup, after they became only the third team in the Super League era to win the treble in 2015.


2016 Leeds Rhinos season
Leeds Rhinos finished in 9th position after 23 rounds, their lowest finish since 1996, before demotion to The Qualifiers. Leeds Rhinos then finished 1st in The Qualifiers, winning six of their seven matches, to maintain their Super League status for the 2017 season.


2016 Leeds Rhinos season, Competitions, Super League, Table
* = Salford Red Devils were penalized six points for a salary cap infringement during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.


2016 Leende Open
The Dynamic Billard Leende Open 2016 (sometimes known as the 2016 Dutch  Open) was a 9-Ball pool tournament, and the fifth Euro Tour event of 2016. The event was held between 29 September and 2 October 2016. The event was won by Niels Feijen, who defeated David Alcaide 9–7 in the final.


2016 Leende Open
Albin Ouschan was the defending champion, having defeated Imran Majid 9–2 in the final of the 2015 Leende Open.


2016 Leende Open, Tournament format
The event was played as a double elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as a single elimination bracket. Matches were all played as a race to 9 racks. The event saw a total of 153 players compete.


2016 Leende Open, Tournament format, Prize fund
The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other Euro Tour events, with €4,500 awarded to the winner of the event.


2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals
The 2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals was the championship series of the 2015–16 regular season, of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The 2015–16 regular season champion EA7 Emporio Armani Milano possessing home advantage (with the first two, the fifth and the seventh games at the Mediolanum Forum) and the second placed Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia contested for the title in a best-of-7 showdown, from June 3 to 15, 2016. These were the second Finals for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia.


2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 27th title bt beating Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in game 6 of the Finals.


2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals
Rakim Sanders of the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano was named MVP in the league's Finals series of the playoffs.


2016 Lega Basket Serie A Playoffs
The 2016 Serie A Playoffs were the final phase of the 2015–16 Serie A season. They started on 7 May and finished on 15 June 2016, with the 2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals.


2016 Lega Basket Serie A Playoffs
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 27th title by beating Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in game 6 of the finals.


2016 Lega Basket Serie A Playoffs, Qualified teams
The eight first qualified teams after the end of the 2015–16 Serie A regular season qualified to the playoffs.


2016 Lega Basket Serie A Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The semifinals will be played in a best of five format from 8 May to 16 May 2016.


2016 Lega Basket Serie A Playoffs, Semifinals
The semifinals will be played in a best of seven format from 19 May to 31 May 2016.


2016 Lega Basket Serie A Playoffs, Finals
The finals will be played in a best of seven format from 3 to 15 June 2016.


2016 Legends Tour
The 2016 Legends Tour is a series of professional golf tour events for women aged 45 and older sanctioned by the Legends Tour. Based in the United States, it is an offshoot of the main U.S.-based women's tour, the LPGA Tour. The tour was founded in 2001, and is intended to allow women to prolong their competitive golf careers on the model of the successful Champions Tour for men.


2016 Legends Tour, Schedule and results
The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2016 Legends Tour season. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Legends Tour events she had won up to and including that tournament.


2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
The 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Andy Coen and played their home games at Goodman Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–3, 6–0 in Patriot League play to be crowned Patriot League champions. They earned the League's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to New Hampshire.


2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
The 2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the sixth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in the American Indoor Football (AIF).


2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated May 31, 201630 Active, 5 Inactive


2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2016 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Leinster GAA. The competition ran from 14 May 2016 to 17 July 2016.


2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship
Dublin came into the competition as the defending champions, having won their 54th title and completed a 5-in-a-row the previous season. The draw for the championship was made on 16 October 2015. As in the previous two seasons, the two sides were named as A and B, to allow for teams to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches. Carlow, Dublin, Laois, Louth, Meath and Wicklow were named to the A side, with Kildare, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath and Wexford on the B side.


2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship
The final was a replay of the previous year's decider, with Dublin facing Westmeath. Dublin won 2-19 to 0-10 in the final in Croke Park, the county's first six-in-a-row since the 1970s.


2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship, Teams
The Leinster championship is contested by 11 of the 12 counties in the Irish province of Leinster. Kilkenny is the only county to not compete.


2016 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 2016 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final, the deciding game of the 2016 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, was a hurling match played on 3 July 2016 at Croke Park, Dublin. It was contested by Galway and Kilkenny, a repeat of the previous final. In 2015, Kilkenny claimed their 70th Leinster crown by defeating The Tribesmen on a scoreline of 1-25 to 2-15.


2016 Leitrim Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Leitrim Senior Football Championship was the 110th edition of Leitrim GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Leitrim, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Leitrim in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2016 Leitrim Senior Football Championship
Mohill were the defending champions after they defeated Glencar–Manorhamilton in the previous years final.


2016 Leitrim Senior Football Championship
Melvin Gaels made a straight return to the senior grade after just one season in the Intermediate grade by winning the 2015 Leitrim Intermediate Football Championship.


2016 Leitrim Senior Football Championship
Kiltubrid were relegated to the 2017 I.F.C. after spending 14 seasons in the top flight.


2016 Leitrim Senior Football Championship
On 9 October 2016, Aughawillan claimed their 11th S.F.C. title and first since 2014 when they defeated Glencar/Manorhamilton 1-10 to 0-12 in the final at Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada.


2016 Leitrim Senior Football Championship, Group stage
All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. The top 2 teams in each group as well as the 3rd placed team in Group A go into the Quarter-Finals. 3rd placed teams in Group B and C play each other with the winner entering the Quarter-Finals while the loser must enter the Relegation Playoffs. The bottom team of each group will enter a Relegation Playoff.


2016 Leitrim Senior Football Championship, Fourth Quarter-Final Place
3rd placed teams in Group B and C play each other with the winner entering the quarter-Finals and the loser entering the relegation playoffs.


2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger
The 2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard court. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Binghamton, United States between 18 and 24 July 2016.


2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received entry as qualifiers into the doubles main draw:


2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Doubles
Dean O'Brien and Ruan Roelofse were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Quentin Halys and Stefan Kozlov.


2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Doubles
Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith won the title after defeating Liam Broady and Guilherme Clezar 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Singles
Kyle Edmund was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Singles
Darian King won the title after defeating Mitchell Krueger 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2016 Liberec regional election
Liberec regional election in 2016 was held as part of 2016 regional elections. It was a surprising victory of Mayors for Liberec Region (SLK) led by Martin Půta. Půta faced accusations of corruption prior election. Půta remained Governor of Liberec region. SLK formed coalition with ANO 2011, ODS and ČSSD.


2016 Liberian First Division League
The 2016 Liberian First Division League (known as the LFA-Cellcom First Division League for sponsorship reasons) is the 43rd season of the Liberian Premier League, the Liberian professional league for association football clubs, since the league's establishment in 1956.


2016 Liberian First Division League
The season was expected to start on Thursday 10 December 2015 but was postponed because some clubs had not completed the CAF Club Licensing criteria. The season finally commenced on 23 January 2016.


2016 Liberian First Division League, Teams
A total of 10 teams are contesting the league, including seven sides from the 2015 season and three promoted from the 2015 Second Division League. On 20 & 27 September 2015, Mighty Dragons FC and ELWA United FC both earned promotion from the 2015 Second Division League after playing each other in a two-legged Second Division Championship Playoff with Mighty Dragons being crowned Second Division Champions after a 3-2 aggregate win. Holder FC also claimed a promotion place, after defeating Mighty Blue Angels in the Promotion Playoff.


2016 Liberian First Division League, Teams
The three teams replaced Jubilee FC, Aries FC, and MC Breweries who were relegated to the Second Division.