Anton Ferdinand leaves QPR for Turkey

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has signed a loan deal with Turkish club Bursaspor until the end of the season, the English Premier League strugglers said on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old, who has been at Loftus Road since moving from Sunderland in August 2011, will join former England goalkeeper Scott Carson at Bursaspor, who are currently sixth in the Turkish league.

Ferdinand has played 49 times for QPR in all competitions but his time at the club was notably marked by a high-profile racism row with Chelsea's John Terry, which subsequently saw the former England captain banned and fined.