Airports are bracing themselves for an Olympic exodus with almost 200,000 people a day set to leave the capital after the end of Games.

The Dutch world judo champion who hit a man for throwing a bottle on to the track at the start of the men’s 100m final on Sunday night said the blow was an emotional reaction.

Anti-exploitation campaigners today demonstrated outside Olympic sponsor Adidas’s flagship London store over claims the sportswear giant is “raking in profits” at its workers’ expense.

For the first time, the announcer at the Olympic Stadium yesterday was referring to the host nation as Great Britain and not Great Britain & Northern Ireland.

About 2.5m people a day are fighting to get their hands on Olympic tickets with pressure on the ticketing website running right through the night, organisers said.

They’re atrocious.

Nathan Adrian destroyed Australian star James Magnussen’s ambition of adding the Olympic title to his world crown when the American out-touched him by one 100th of a second in the 100 metres freestyle.

Major stars such as Paul McCartney who performed at Danny Boyle’s Olympic extravaganza were paid a fee of just £1.

Some 3,000 Olympics tickets from international sports federations were “put back in the pot” last night and sold to the public, Locog said today.

The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) have thanked London 2012 organisers after British troops were offered tickets to prevent Olympic venues from looking empty.

Olympic organisers scrambled to quell a backlash over images of half-empty stands at the London Olympics as a government minister said an urgent inquiry had been launched to identify who had failed to show up and why.

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.

The reaction was as eclectic as the extravaganza director Danny Boyle laid on to open the London Olympics.

London 2012 organisers have apologised to the North Korean Olympic team following an embarrassing mix-up that saw the flag of a rival nation mistakenly displayed at their first sporting event of the Games.

There may not be an Olympic medal for cheeky advertising but Paddy Power would certainly be going for gold if there ever was such an event.

North Korea staged a protest at tonight’s Olympic women’s football match against Colombia at Hampden after a national flag blunder.

IOC president Jacques Rogge has defended the Olympic movement's protection of their sponsors but insisted London 2012 spectators will not be prevented from wearing T-shirts bearing branding of rivals.

The London Olympics pop up on teapots, bunting and a one-eyed mascot — but strict branding laws are in place to ensure that official products are the only ones in the race.

Theresa May was accused of giving MPs a “selective account” about when she knew G4S were having problems supplying enough guards to secure the Olympics.

A section from the opening ceremony of the London Olympics has been removed to ensure the event finishes on time.

London 2012 have revealed plans to reduce the capacity of some stadiums after tickets for the Olympics football tournament failed to sell out.

G4S faces continued pressure today over the Olympics security debacle, as share prices continued to fall.

Around 700,000 Olympics tickets are yet to be sold while capacity at a number of football games has been reduced, organisers said today.

The head of G4S today insisted he was the right man to make sure the firm delivered as many Olympic guards as possible, despite the on-going security debacle.

More than 20,000 G4S guards have been accredited to provide security for the Olympics but the firm is unable to get them to turn up at venues, it has emerged.

The first competitors are due to take up residence in the Athlete’s Village for the London Olympics today, after a weekend in which the security of the event was called into question.

Half of all athletes taking part in the London Olympic Games will be tested for drugs from today in what is being billed as the biggest anti-doping operation in the history of the games.

Security firm G4S said today it will meet the full cost of deploying thousands of extra troops to the London Olympics after it failed to supply sufficient numbers of security guards.

Olympic organisers have launched an investigation after claims that tickets for sponsors have been sold to the public at hiked up prices.

Brtain's Home Secretary Theresa May denied that Olympics security was a shambles today after the British military was called in to plug a gap left by the failure of private provider G4S.

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.

More than 40 torchbearers will carry the Olympic flame through the streets of Dublin when it tours the only city outside the UK.

More than 40 torch bearers will carry the Olympic flame through the streets of Dublin when it tours the only city outside the UK.

Irish Olympic officials are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to ensure a smooth and controversy-free procession for the Olympic torch when it makes its historic appearance in Ireland this summer.

London 2012 organisers have apologised after continuing problems with their Olympic ticket sales computer system led to a major change in plans for re-selling unwanted tickets.

London 2012’s problem-hit Olympic and Paralympic ticket resale site will not reopen until next week, organisers have confirmed.

THE organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have invited the world to enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the completed “world-class venues” where the Games will be held next year.

The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have invited the world to enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the completed “world-class venues” where the Games will be held next year.

Sporting chiefs are to break tradition and allow the Olympic flame to travel outside the UK into the Republic of Ireland ahead of the London games.

The US is reportedly preparing to send in 500 FBI agents to the London Olympics next year, following concerns about existing security arrangements for their athletes.

DUBLIN football fans turned out in their tens of thousands in Merrion Square on Monday night to welcome their All-Ireland heroes and the President of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), Pat Hickey, is hoping for a repeat crowd to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch Relay on June 6 next year.

The ODA has awarded more than 1500 direct contracts worth in excess of £6bn during the procurement process, and they have revealed 98 per cent have gone to UK-based companies with a knock-on effect too for their suppliers.

The British Olympic Association today suspended its legal action against the organiser of the London 2012 Games and fresh talks are planned to try to resolve the cash dispute.