Spain 0-1 hunduras go crashing out of Games after Honduras loss

ded the European Championship to their world champions status last month but Spain have failed to secure a unique third football title at London 2012 after they crashed out of the Olympics.

After Jerry Bengtson had headed unfancied Honduras into a seventh-minute lead, Luis Milla’s Spain side, which included Euro 2012 winners Jordi Alba and Chelsea’s Juan Mata, created countless chances.

No dice: Adrian Lopez goes down in the box

Early return: Chelsea will get Juan Mata back sooner than they thought

Mata had three first-half opportunities to give Spain the win they needed to stay in the competition after being surprisingly beaten by Japan in their opening game.

But it wasn’t was all Spain. The impressive Roger Espinoza, who created the winning goal, also hit the post in the second half.

Big blow: Honduras held off Spain to knock them out

Great Britain 3 UAE 1

aniel Sturridge gave watching England manager Roy Hodgson a nudge as Great Britain's first Olympic win since 1960 sent them top of Group A.

After Ryan Giggs had become the oldest goalscorer in Olympic history, GB required a rather more youthful duo to drag them out of a hole after Rashed Eisa had equalised for United Arab Emirates.

Sinclair was scoring with his first touch, although it is perhaps Sturridge who has more chance of featuring in August's squad for the friendly against Italy in Berne, especially if he impressed Hodgson with his superb chip 14 minutes from time.

Super subs: Scott Sinclair put Great Britain 2-1 up before Daniel Sturridge's magnificent chip (below)

Danny-boy: Sturridge with a simply delightful chip

Fist pump: Ryan Giggs celebrates his opening goal

Van Persie will move to United. if Rooney on £220,000-a-week

Robin van Persie's move to Manchester United could hinge on the Arsenal star being paid the same amount of money as Wayne Rooney.

The Red Devils' frontman earns around £220,000-a-week at the moment while Van Persie has snubbed a three-year contract offer of £130,000-a-week from the Gunners.

Van Persie would like to move to Old Trafford to add some more trophies to his sparse collection - his last trophy was the FA Cup in 2005 - but wants to match Rooney's wages, according to the Sunday Express.

Demands: Robin van Persie wants big money for his big move

France 44 Great Britain 15:

Great Britain men's six-year journey in pursuit of the Olympic dream came to fruition, though it ended in a heavy defeat to reigning gold medallists France.

It seems a fitting reward that Team GB were able to make their Games debut sharing the court with the French, who are widely regarded to be the best side in the sport's history, after the substantial personal sacrifice the majority of the squad have made to be here.

Lives have been put on hold for the last six years after it was announced that Great Britain would form a team with the intention of competing at London, with many players sleeping on floors and painting toilet blocks in various outposts of Europe in a bid to get by.

Hang time: Bertrand Gille of France jumps to shoot in the win against Great Britain

Under pressure: Jerome Fernandez of France is tackled by Sebastian Prieto (right) and Robin Garnham

Hot ticket: The Copper Box was packed to the rafters to watch the British men's debut

Brazil 3 Belarus 1: Neymar and Oscar

Victory guaranteed Brazil a place in the quarter-finals and means they need only a point from their last game against New Zealand on Wednesday to be sure of finishing top of Group C.

Renan Bardini Bressan headed Belarus into a surprise eighth-minute lead but Neymar crossed for AC Milan’s Alexandre Pato to equalise shortly afterwards.