World Chess Championship: Magnus Carlsen of Norway has won the World Chess Championship for the third consecutive time after defeating challenger Sergey Karjakin of Russia.

Women's Twenty-20 Asia Cup title: Indian women maintained their supremacy in the Asia Cup by beating arch-rivals Pakistan for their sixth title in as many editions.

'Athlete of the Year' award: Olympic champion Usain Bolt has won the IAAF male Athlete of the Year award for a record sixth time. Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana, who broke the 10,000m world record by over 14 seconds in winning Olympic gold in Rio this summer, won the female award.

Panasonic Open: India's Mukesh Kumar became the oldest golfer to win an Asian Tour title when he lifted the Panasonic Open after it was curtailed to 54 holes due to fog.

Women's Hockey Junior World Cup 2016: Argentina won the women’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2016 as they defeated Netherlands. Argentina defeated Netherlands 4-2 in high quality final in Santiago, Chile.