Porn mix-up on Commonwealth Games site

Embarrassment as porn appears on website

Organisers of the Commonwealth Games have apologised for pornographic material that was accessible via their website.

For an unspecified time, pornographic images, downloadable to mobile phones, could be accessed via the children's section of the official Manchester 2002 website

The organisers of Manchester 2002 have apologised for the error and got rid of the link.

"It was human error. The search engine function was left on, giving access to the whole range of logos, some of which were inappropriate," said a spokesperson for Manchester 2002.

Huge hits predicted

The logos were provided by official Commonwealth Games licensee Jippii, a company which specialises in providing mobile phone logos and ring tones.

The search has now been adapted to provide suitable-only images for children.

Manchester 2002 is the biggest sporting event ever organised in the UK. Organisers are expected around 150 million hits daily on the official website.

Microsoft is the key technology partner at the Games and some experts have suggested that its high profile might prove irresistible for hackers.