Football: No transfer for QPR's Taarabt

QPR majority shareholders Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore have confirmed that captain Adel Taarabt will not leave the club during the summer transfer window.

The 22-year-old playmaker was a key figure in the west Londoners' npower Championship triumph last season and picked up the Football League Player of the Year award for his performances. Speculation had linked him with a host of elite European clubs but a club statement said: "We are pleased to confirm that Adel Taarabt will be staying at QPR this summer."