A

• [+] 1996 in alpine skiing (2 P)
• [+] 1996 in American football (3 C, 6 P)
• [+] 1996 in aquatics (3 C, 2 P)
• [+] 1996 in archery (1 P)
• [+] 1996 in athletics (track and field) (1 C, 9 P)
• [+] 1996 in Australian rules football (8 P)

B

• [+] 1996 in badminton (6 P)
• [+] 1996 in baseball (3 C, 9 P)
• [+] 1996 in basketball (1 C, 24 P)
• [+] 1996 in bowls (2 P)
• [+] 1996 in boxing (3 P)

C

• [+] 1996 in chess (7 P)
• [+] 1996 in cricket (9 P)
• [+] 1996 in cycle racing (3 C, 6 P)

F

• [+] 1996 in fencing (1 P)
• [+] 1996 in field hockey (5 P)
• [+] 1996 in figure skating (14 P)
• [+] 1996 in football (soccer) (11 C, 123 P)

G

• [+] 1996 in Gaelic games (8 P)
• [+] 1996 in golf (8 P)
• [+] 1996 in gymnastics (3 P)

H

• [+] 1996 in handball (4 P)
• [+] 1996 in horse racing (2 C, 3 P)

I

• [+] 1996 in ice hockey (1 C, 84 P)

J

• [+] 1996 in judo (4 P)

M

• [+] 1996 in mixed martial arts (6 P)
• [+] 1996 in motorsport (7 C, 32 P)

R

• [+] Recurring sporting events established in 1996 (6 P)

R cont.

• [+] 1996 in rugby league (1 C, 6 P)
• [+] 1996 in rugby union (16 P)

S

• [+] 1996 in sailing (1 P)
• [+] 1996 in shooting sports (2 P)
• [+] 1996 in snooker (7 P)
• [+] 1996 in speedway (1 C, 5 P)
• [+] Sports clubs disestablished in 1996 (2 C, 12 P)
• [+] Sports clubs established in 1996 (2 C, 49 P)

T

• [+] 1996 in tennis (6 C, 19 P)

V

• [+] 1996 in volleyball (1 C, 10 P)

W

• [+] 1996 in weightlifting (2 P)
• [+] 1996 in wrestling (2 C)

m

• [+] 1996 in multi-sport events (3 C, 4 P)

• 1996 in sports

1

• 1996 RHI season

B

• Biathlon World Championships 1996

C

• 1996 CFL season
• 1996 Ford World Curling Championships

F

• FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1996
• 1996 Men's World Floorball Championships

G

• 84th Grey Cup

H

• 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

L

• 1996 Labatt Brier

M

• 1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

S

• 1996 Scott Tournament of Hearts
• 1996 in South African sport

W

• 1996 World's Strongest Man