Gold in the Olympic football has never mattered quite as much to the host nation as it does in 2016 to the Brazilians. Although they have lifted the FIFA World Cup a record five times and have the unique distinction of taking part in every World Cup tournament, they have never been crowned Olympic football champions.

They lost to Spain, and drew two days later with eventual bronze medallists Japan.

0-0 draw against East Germany and sealed their place in the knockout phase with a 2-1 victory over Spain

Union of Gymnastics (UEG) Trampoline Championships at the Pisuerga Sports Centre in Valladolid in Spain

Princesa Sofía after beating world champion Giles Scott to Finn class gold in the Bay of Palma in Spain

Union of Gymnastics (UEG) Trampoline Championships at the Pisuerga Sports Centre in Valladolid in Spain

The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) is expected to approve the inclusion of a good governance commitment in its constitution later this month.

commitment is set to be confirmed during the TTOC's Annual General Meeting at Olympic House in Port of Spain

kept his nerve in the penultimate Finn class race of the Trofeo Princesa Sofía in the Bay of Palma in Spain

Union of Gymnastics (UEG) Trampoline Championships at the Pisuerga Sports Centre in Valladolid in Spain

 The result handed Spain their first-ever women’s team European Championships trampoline medal

The United States got off to a flying start in the 2016 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup Dressage series with a convincing victory on home turf at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington in Florida.

points to finish more than 25 percentage points ahead of their nearest rivals from Canada on 428.708.Spain

European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) Trampoline Championships at the Pisuerga Sports Centre in Valladolid in Spain

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan established a commanding lead in the men’s short programme on the opening day of the International Skating Union (ISU) World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston.

Fernandez is second in the men's short programme ©Getty ImagesDefending world champion Javier Fernandez of Spain

Six countries are preparing to compete in the opening International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup Dressage event of the season at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington in Florida tonight.

Jacqueline Brooks, Megan Lane, Karen Pavicic and Belinda Trussell.Australia, Costa Rica, Denmark and Spain

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has given tentative backing to a joint 2030 World Cup bid by Argentina and Uruguay during a visit to the South American Football Confederation's (CONMEBOL) headquarters in Paraguay’s capital Asunción.

South Korea in 2002, but has since discouraged co-hosting.Belgium and The Netherlands and Portugal and Spain

France’s Billy Besson and Marie Riou lead after the opening day of Nacra 17 competition at the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, where the final two Olympic qualification spots will be decided.

their spot at Rio 2016 but are looking to confirm their dominance of the discipline at the regatta in Spain

The United States won the Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament with an 11-6 victory over Italy in the final in Gouda today, despite head coach Adam Krikorian being ejected from the game.

knowing that they had already qualified for Rio along with the two beaten semi-finalists.Russia and Spain

The schism within the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has deepened after a breakaway group held an Extraordinary Congress in Paris.

France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Ireland, Kuwait, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Russia, Spain