Tube services in London were hit today by a “solidly supported” strike over ticket office closures.

London Underground workers have walked out on a 48-hour strike in a long-running row over Tube ticket office closures which will cause travel chaos in the capital.

Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe is being treated in hospital after contracting an infection following shoulder surgery.

Paralympics Ireland lost one of its leading lights yesterday as Co. Down swimmer Bethany Firth’s bid to change allegiance to Great Britain was given the green light by the International Paralympic Committee.

A minute’s applause will take place at all football matches in the Premier League, Football League and FA Cup this weekend to mark the passing of Nelson Mandela.

A GAA player who rowed for the Irish Paralympic team after been struck down with a degenerative eye disease was one of more than 750 students who celebrated graduating from the University of Limerick yesterday.

Kinsale is buzzing this weekend as yachts from across the globe dock for the IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships.

The Olympic velodrome and BMX track will reopen on March 4 next year.

The head of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said he felt despondent and “like he was in limbo” when Oscar Pistorius was charged with murder.

Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has resumed a “low-key” training routine but is not planning a return to competitive athletics any time soon.

Kinsale sailor John Twomey received a standing ovation on Saturday night at the annual Irish Sailing Association awards ceremony in Dun Laoghaire.

On a night when Katie Taylor began a comeback she hopes will end in a second consecutive Olympic gold medal in 2016, another Irish boxing hero called time on his illustrious career.

The future of the Paralympic movement will not be determined by the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius murder case, according to International Paralympic Committee president Philip Craven.

Holywood golfer’s assertion last September that he felt more British than Irish was met with a consternation that bordered on the ridiculous.

The cost of the London 2012 Games has come in at £377m (€463m) under budget, according to government figures released today.

Suri Cruise wants to be an Olympic gymnast.

Victoria Pendleton describes 'Strictly Come Dancing' as a "mental challenge".

Motor-racing star Alex Zanardi lifted his bike in one mighty hand in celebration of his first Brands Hatch victory as the Italian became Paralympic champion yesterday.

All the unedifying disputes about official ceremonies for Ireland’s Olympic team couldn’t take the sheen off the country’s golden girl, Katie Taylor, as she and the other medallists enjoyed an emotional return on their arrival home from London.

There have been emotional scenes at Dublin Airport on Team Ireland's return from the London 2012 Olympic games.

Thousands of Olympic athletes and spectators were heading home today after the London 2012 Games ended with a triumphant bang.

The Spice Girls will star in the “greatest after-party in the world” as part of the Olympics closing ceremony.

Jessie J praised Team GB's athletes for their amazing efforts in the Olympics at a concert in London on Saturday night.

A senior figure in the London 2012 Games has warned against "irresponsible" and "destructive" judgment of the Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen after a leading coach described her world-record breaking race as "disturbing".

An urgent investigation has been launched after Olympic fans expressed disappointment at the sight of rows of empty seats on the first day of the London 2012 Games.

David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly trying for their fifth and final baby during this year’s Olympics.

Mark Cavendish began his bid to claim Great Britain’s first Olympic gold of the London 2012 Games today, while Irish hopes rested on Nicholas Roche, Daniel Martin and David McCann.

The Queen turned Bond girl and some of Britain’s greatest Olympians teamed up with young athletes to light the Olympic Stadium flame as the London 2012 Games opened in spectacular fashion last night.

The Queen turned Bond girl and some of Britain’s greatest Olympians teamed up with young athletes to light the Olympic Stadium flame as the London 2012 Games opened in spectacular fashion early today.

Will Young will replace Sir Tom Jones at BT London Live in Hyde Park tomorrow.

SPORTS LOVERS are in a frenzy of excitement at the prospect of a sports fest for the next couple of weeks.

The BBC have been awarded the broadcast rights for the next four summer and winter Olympics up to 2020.

Up to 3,500 extra troops will be needed for security duties during the Olympics amid fears that private firm G4S will not be able to meet the needs, the British Defence Secretary will say today.

One of Ireland’s Olympic medal-winners is praying he can go further in the boxing ring at the London 2012 Games.

Billy Mitchell is to get his own 'EastEnders' Olympics special.

Mel C says that she will not be happy if the Spice Girls are snubbed by The London 2012 Games ceremony director Danny Boyle.

Lisa Kearney is set to be confirmed as Ireland's first ever Olympic women's judo competitor, despite being beaten in the European Championships in Russia today.

Syria’s Olympic chief could face being refused entry to Britain for the London 2012 Games.

Melanie Nocher missed out on another opportunity to qualify for the London 2012 Games last night. She finished fourth in the guest final of the women’s 200 backstroke at the British Trials which are taking place at the Olympic venue.

If there ever is a posthumous Olympic medal awarded for intransigence, then the ghost of David George Brownlow Cecil Burghley, sixth marquess of Exeter, gold medal winner at the 1928 Olympics and chairman of the organising and executive committees of the 1948 London Games, will surely float on the podium.

A large-scale exercise to test how the emergency services will need to react if a major incident strikes during the London 2012 Games will be staged tomorrow.

Heathrow Airport has announced it is building a special terminal just for Olympic athletes.

A dedicated police intelligence unit is to be introduced at the London 2012 Games tasked with identifying illegal betting practices and attempts to fix events, according to reports.

Football and rugby clubs could team up to use the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games.