QPR will attempt to loan out Luke Young, DJ Campbell and Radek Cerny until at least the January transfer window, it is understood.

French Football Federation president Noel le Graet has labelled Samir Nasri’s behaviour “intolerable” after the midfielder’s alleged foul-mouthed rant at a journalist following Les Bleus’ Euro 2012 exit last night.

Arsenal are closing in on France striker Olivier Giroud, according to his club Montpellier.

CRH is understood to be unlikely to move for any of the UK assets that road surfaces company Tarmac is being instructed to sell, despite speculation to the contrary.

The leader of France’s resurgent, anti-immigrant far right, Marine Le Pen, is refusing to endorse either candidate in the country’s presidential run-off and said today she will cast a blank protest ballot.

Former France international Sebastien Chabal has confirmed he will move to Australia to play Super Rugby in the coming weeks.

A French TV journalist said today she was punched and roughed up, then sexually assaulted while covering protests in Egypt’s Tahrir Square.

Manchester City have rubbished claims by Didier Drogba’s agent that the club have been in contact about signing the Chelsea striker.

Didier Drogba’s agent Thierno Seydi, who claims to have had contact with Manchester City about the Chelsea star, has warned there might be “surprises” before the end of the transfer window.

Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc has rubbished reports that he has agreed in principle to take over as France coach.

The Togo squad returned home last night after opting to pull out of the African Nations Cup following Friday’s terrorist attack on the team bus which left three people dead.

The Togo squad flew home tonight although their African Nations Cup future remains shrouded in uncertainty after it emerged they have asked to return to Angola at a later date.

Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor has told French radio his team will head home from the African Nations Cup this afternoon on the advice of the Togolese government.

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor escaped unharmed after a bus carrying the Togo national team came under attack from gunfire in Angola.

A bus carrying the Togo national team has reportedly come under attack from gunfire in Angola.

Gregory Coupet has hailed his successor as France number one, Hugo Lloris, a “phenomenon” after the Lyon goalkeeper’s clean sheet against the Republic of Ireland put Les Bleus on the brink of the World Cup finals.

Hull have agreed a £5m fee with Fulham for striker Bobby Zamora, the London club have announced, with manager Phil Brown also closing in on a deal for Sunderland's Daryl Murphy.

Arsene Wenger is confident Emmanuel Adebayor will remain at Arsenal, but revealed he would consider Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh as a possible replacement.

New Paris St Germain coach Antoine Kombouare claims France captain Patrick Vieira is keen to join the capital club but admits his salary could be a stumbling block.

Marseille have dismissed talk of a move for Didier Drogba, describing the Chelsea striker as “inaccessible”.

Bordeaux have conceded defeat in their bid to sign Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre.

Didier Deschamps claims he is on the shortlist to become the new Chelsea manager following the sacking of Avram Grant.

Glass maker Pilkington is preparing to issue a statement that takeover talks with its biggest shareholder have failed, it was reported today.

Arsenal are targeting a midfielder from the French league during the January transfer window, club scout Gilles Grimandi has revealed.

CONCRETE products group Readymix saw pre-tax profits boosted to €27.64 million for the six months to the end of June from €10.9m for the same period last year.

CONCRETE group Readymix has appointed two new directors to its board, following the recent takeover of majority shareholder RMC by Mexican cement giant Cemex.

Irish concrete group Readymix’s majority shareholder RMC has postponed the court hearing required to approve its takeover by Mexican cement giant Cemex.

The Irish Takeover Panel has granted a waiver to Mexican cement company Cemex which means it will not be obliged to mount a full takeover bid for Irish cement group Readymix.

P&O has announced the appointment of John Parker to become the group's next chairman.

Oil prices pushing perilously close to the $50 mark left the London market in the doldrums today.

One of the UK’s biggest industrial companies was today set for Mexican ownership after agreeing to a £2.3bn (€3.3bn) takeover offer.

The latest rise in oil prices put pressure on investors today as the FTSE 100 Index fell sharply in a disappointing start to the week.

Concrete maker RMC yesterday posted a 24% rise in half-yearly profits, but announced further job losses after a poor performance in its home market.

The pace of corporate news is set to quicken this week with heavyweights including spirits group Diageo and Associated British Ports due to report. Results are also expected in the UK engineering, pubs and leisure sectors.

Plans to give British police new powers to tackle animal rights extremists who demonstrate outside scientists’ homes are being announced by ministers today.

THE blue-chip index will be looking to push to 19-month highs this week, powered by results from Britain's biggest banker HSBC, among a slew of others.

London’s benchmark FTSE 100 Index opened the new quarter with a powerful showing today, fighting back against the gloom which has dragged down markets on both sides of the Atlantic.

London’s benchmark FTSE 100 Index shrugged off gloomy US economic data today to finish an otherwise subdued session for trading in positive mood.

London's leading shares have slipped into negative territory, as insurers dragged the FTSE 100 Index lower.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 Index has moved back into positive territory, to stand up by 11.3 points at 4260.1.

CONSTRUCTION giant CRH got a wake up call yesterday when its British broker Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock to a hold. Its share price fell 58c on the day to 11.85.

THE ISEQ index fell 96.43 points yesterday to close at 4141.74.

The FTSE 100 Index is up just 1.7 points at 5283.8.