Luis Suarez on last chance at Liverpool - Robbie Fowler

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has one more chance at the club, according to former Reds forward Robbie Fowler.

Suarez could face Manchester United in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday after a 10-game ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic last season.

But after a summer where the Uruguayan agitated for a move, Fowler thinks it is time Suarez showed loyalty.

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Mark LawrensonFootball analyst

"I think Luis Suarez will start for two reasons: he needs the game time and also, without the injured Philippe Coutinho, there is a space automatically for him.

"In all honesty, if Liverpool don't finish in the top four at the end of the season he will be gone. They will not say so publicly but privately the conversation has taken place."

Asked if it was his last chance, Fowler said: "Without a doubt. He has let a lot of people down, including himself."

Fowler, who scored 183 goals in 369 games for Liverpool, told BBC Sport: "The club have stood by him, so have the Liverpool supporters, and you can see why because he is a phenomenal player and you want phenomenal players in your side.

"I know in the summer it looked like he was leaving and quite rightly Liverpool expected a bit of loyalty back off him and thankfully he is still a Liverpool player.

"I don't think he'll get many more chances but I don't think he will be doing anything remotely as silly as he has."

Suarez was signed from Ajax in January 2011 for £22.7m by former boss Kenny Dalglish and has been involved in moments of controversy and brilliance in equal measure.

The 26-year-old has scored 51 goals in 96 appearances and is a key player in manager Brendan Rodgers's side.

But in addition to the 10-game suspension which was served for the last four games of last season and six games this term, Suarez was alsobanned for eight games and fined £40,000 for racially abusing Patrice Evra in December 2011.

Suarez in numbers


30 goals in 44 appearances for Liverpool last season

Since joining from Ajax in January 2011 for £22.7m, Suarez has scored 51 in 96 appearances.

Scored 49 goals in 48 games for Ajax the season before joining Liverpool

Has scored 31 goals in 62 caps for Uruguay

After those two episodes, some supporters felt aggrieved when Suarez said he wanted to leave Anfield for Champions League football this summer.

Arsenal made two formal bids to sign him with Real Madrid also linked, but the club maintained Suarez was not for sale.

Liverpool finished seventh in last season's Premier League table and have made a positive start to this campaign while Suarez has been sidelined. They sit fifth in the table with 10 points from five games.

Now that a line has been drawn under the summer's saga, Fowler wants the South American to prove his greatness at Liverpool.

"You get players of the past who do silly and stupid things, it's not right but you do expect loyalty back," Fowler said.

"[I'd say] don't give anyone licence to shoot you down. Go and do the right stuff and be the player that we know you are.

"Let's start talking about Luis Suarez as one of the great players rather than the stupid things he does on the pitch."

Michael Jackson family seeking $290m in damages from AEG

Michael Jackson's family are seeking $290 million (£181m) in personal damages from concert promoters AEG over his death in 2009, it has emerged.

The figure was revealed for the first time as the family's lawyer, Brian Panish, made closing arguments at the star's 21-week wrongful death trial.

Jurors were urged to award Jackson's mother Katherine $35m (£21.8m) and award a further $85m (£53.1m) to each of the singer's three children.

AEG denies any wrongdoing.

Michael Jackson died at the age of 50 from an overdose of the surgical anaesthetic propofol, ahead of a series of comeback concerts in London.

The Jackson family claim AEG Live failed to properly investigate Dr Conrad Murray - the former cardiologist who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 - and missed warning signs about the singer's health.

Tuesday's closing arguments incorporated a video presentation documenting Jackson's career, from his humble beginnings in Gary, Indiana to his becoming the self-styled "King of Pop".

Jackson died in 2009 before a series of concerts at the O2 in London

The video ended with a clip of the mournful 1993 ballad Gone Too Soon and Jackson's voice saying "I love you".

"That is the best evidence that Michael Jackson would have sold tickets," Brian Panish said about the star.

The issue of Jackson's potential earnings is crucial to the trial, as the family is seeking economic as well as personal damages.

Panish did not suggest a figure for the former, but reminded jurors of expert testimony that said the singer would have earned more than $1 billion (£625m), had he lived, from new music, tours, endorsements and a Las Vegas show.

'Shared responsibility'

The lawyer also spoke of the anguish of Michael's children, Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson, over the loss of their father.

He was warned by Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos that jurors were not to be swayed by sympathy in reaching their verdict.

"We're not looking for sympathy," Mr Panish said. "We're looking for justice. Not partial, but complete justice."

He also addressed the question of Jackson's culpability in his death.

"It's about shared responsibility," he said. "Michael probably has some fault.

"I'm not going to deny that Michael used prescription drugs and that people told him it's risky to use propofol."

However, he argued, Jackson would have lived had AEG not hired Dr Murray,

Panish portrayed AEG executives and Dr Murray as mercenaries who sacrificed the pop star's life in a quest to boost their own fortunes.

He said AEG Live decided to take the "risk" of not investigating Murray's background because they were anxious to launch Jackson's lucrative 50-date This Is It concert series.

A court artist's sketch of Katherine Jackson giving testimony earlier in the trial

"AEG wanted the King of Pop in their arena in London," he said. "They would do whatever it took to get him on stage.

"They were so excited about how much money they were going to make. They chose to run the risk, to make a huge profit, and they lost and they're responsible."

Jurors were shown emails suggesting it was AEG, not Jackson, who had hired Dr Murray.

One, written by AEG executive Paul Gongaware, talked about an upcoming meeting with the physician. "We want to remind him that it is AEG, not MJ [Michael Jackson] who is paying his salary," it read.

"We want him to understand what is expected of him."

A video of AEG Live's CEO Randy Phillips was also re-played, in which he told Sky News that Murray was "willing to leave his practice for a very large sum of money... so we hired him."

Further video footage showed AEG executives at Dr Murray's trial repeatedly saying "I don't remember" or "I can't recall", with Panish suggesting they were not credible witnesses.

Final rebuttals

A final video showed home movies of Jackson and his children celebrating birthdays and playing at his Neverland estate. The scenes ended with Paris's tearful tribute to her father at his memorial in June 2009.

Some of the fans who had crowded the courtroom rushed out in tears at the video's conclusion.

Panish urged jurors to act as the conscience of the community and award damages to Jackson's family.

Jackson's mother, Katherine, her daughter Rebbie and her nephews Taj and TJ sat in a front row as Panish delivered his remarks.

AEG's lawyers will make their own closing arguments on Wednesday, after which Panish will make final rebuttals and the jurors will retire to consider the case.

A unanimous verdict is not required, though nine of the 12 jurors must agree.

If they find that damages should be awarded, the judge said, they should not consider the wealth of either party nor the grief endured by the Jackson family.

Shah Rukh Khan Gets Sporty On Ad Shoot Sets

There is a well-known saying that 'all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' and it seems Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan thoroughly agrees with the adage.

The King Khan, who was recently shooting for a commercial, was spotted playing carrom on the sets of the shoot during a break and the Don also took to Twitter to write about it. SRK wrote, “Had a relaxed day at shoot...small smiles...small shots...small breaks...all things small added to make it large. Thanx royal stag team.".

SRK will be next seen opposite Deepika Padukone in Farah Khan'sHappy New Year, which also stars Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah.

Amitabh Bachchan honoured at SIFCC; Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan attend

By Urvi Parikh, Glamsham Editorial

The South Indian Film Industry honoured the stalwarts of Indian film Industry to commemorate the 100 years of Indian cinema in Chennai yesterday. President Pranab Mukherjee along with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Dr. Jayalalitha presented the medal.

Mega star Amitabh Bachchan, veteran actress Vyjayanthimala, lyricist Javed Akhtar and Sridevi were honoured amongst other legends of this profession from every region of the country for their contribution to the Indian cinema. While veteran actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Randhir Kapoor, filmmakers like Ramesh Sippy and Boney Kapoor were spotted attending the event.

''In what can be described as a most generous and considerate gesture, the South Indian Film Industry celebrates 100 years of Indian Cinema and decorates all the elders and legends of this profession, not just from the four prominent states - TamilNadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka - but from every region in the country. From Assam to Punjab, to Maharashtra and Bengal ... what a humbling experience! The President of India comes down to Chennai to give away these decorations in a most efficient and cultured programme ... short, crisp and with a decorum that signified the ethos of the region. I am overwhelmed and so are many that came along. Many whom we had not met in years were there to just lend support to the event... Rajni and Kamal and the old time directors and artists who have shaped the Industry and brought name and fame to this profession ..,'' posted an elated Bachchan on his blog.

Kings of Leon return refreshed, recharged

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Kings of Leon are having a great time. Problem is, no one really believes them.

A very public meltdown in Dallas in 2011 led to some acrimonious tweets, the cancellation of 26 concert dates and a bunch of negative buzz that's persisted a surprisingly long time. Since then, band members have played dozens of shows without incident, put down roots, married a few supermodels, had children and recorded an album.

They've moved on, and they're patiently waiting for their story to update.

"I think because of what happened in Dallas that was very much on the surface," bassist Jared Followill said. "And people were like, 'Wow, man, those guys are really not getting along,' and people think, 'Man, they really hated each other during that time.' People should know that we have always hated each other. That was not any more than usual. That was just more in the press."

"That was tweeted about," guitarist Matthew Followill said, and everyone in the room is laughing at the joke.

The abrupt ending to the Dallas show and the resulting fallout was just a passing storm for the brothers Followill — Nathan, Caleb and Jared — and their cousin Matthew. A little bit of rock 'n' roll excess crossed with high heat, general exhaustion and ragged emotion flashing across the sky. Everything was fine two days later.

"We fight like brothers, then we hug and make up like brothers," lead singer Caleb Followill said. "It's just how it goes."

"And the beauty of it is you can fight as a band or bandmates," drummer Nathan Followill said, "but you make up as brothers or cousins."

"It's just a long, long, slow kiss," Caleb Followill said. "Dry, close-mouthed," Nathan Followill said. "No seriously, we hate Jared and Matt. We can't stand them."

And everyone in the room is laughing again.

It's been like this a lot lately, and the Followills hope "Mechanical Bull" serves as a palette cleanser. They've played about 50 shows since Dallas without incident, including a string of well-received festival headlining dates that includes this week's Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park and next month's Austin City Limits Festival. And bouncy new single "Supersoaker" is in the top 10 on Billboard's alternative rock songs list.

The vibe is much different than that of 2010's "Come Around Sundown." ''Bull" starts a new chapter in the band's narrative. They rushed into "Sundown" in the aftermath of worldwide hits "Use Somebody" and "Sex on Fire." That sudden popularity caused a surprising backlash with their original fan base, which was fervent but small. "Sundown" was recorded as the Followills were trying to sort out what direction they wanted to go, and the album sounds stressed and tired because of it.

"We went somewhere in the middle," Jared Followill said. "They say strike while the iron's hot, and we definitely struck while the iron was hot, but we kind of struck with a wooden hammer, you know? We kind of just didn't go all out."

They took much of a year off, disconnected from the rock 'n' roll grind, and slowly worked their way back into music. They remodeled an old industrial paint warehouse into a recording studio and worked in their own space for the first time.

"Once you start thinking about how much it costs to record a guitar solo, you're already in the wrong head-space," Nathan Followill said.

The lead singer was most enthralled with the new building.

"There are times if you don't want to you don't have to leave, you know?" he said. "I stayed here pretty late most nights."

They took months rather than weeks to make the record. Practical jokes punctuated by the sound of fireworks and good times threatened to take over at one point.

"You know on the back of the comic books when we were kids where you could order any kind of joke trick?" longtime producer Angelo Petraglia asked. "I think that's where they were ordering from. Things were coming in and you'd be like, 'They still make these things?'"

Caleb Followill brought in 10 songs he'd been working on alone at home, something of a change in the band's formula. And Petraglia combed through old work tapes, finding bits and pieces he'd bring to the band's attention, like the "Use Somebody" era sound sketch that turned into "Beautiful War."

"The whole thing was chill actually for those guys," Petraglia said. "I felt like, let's get back in there and be a rock 'n' roll band and get back to it. Things had gotten so big with the band, it was a chance to scale down, get in the clubhouse and kind of have fun and make a rock 'n' roll record."

At the same time, they were falling into a stable pattern at home. Off the road for long stretches, everyone who wasn't married settled down. Everyone has at least one child now except Jared, the band's youngest member.

They also started their own record label, Serpents & Snakes, using it to sign friends; started fine food, wine and spirits festival Music City Eats that debuted over the weekend; and have generally blended into the environs in a way they didn't before. They started the new rock 'n' roll renaissance in Nashville, but were never really around to enjoy it.

"It's so funny, my wife, we've been married four years now, and this past year was the first time I got a chance to be a husband and just be normal, go on double dates and get to be a dad, and I think this past year I've planted more roots in one year than I have in the previous nine or 10 because I've been home so much," Nathan Followill said. "Nashville's great. I love hipster-watching at Whole Foods. One of my favorite things to do on the weekends."

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Jay Park founds a new record label

Jay Park established his own records label, AOMG.

Jay Park is currently under a contract with iHQ, and he founded a new label called 'AOMG' to broaden the spectrum of his career more freely.

'AOMG' stands for 'ABOVE ORDINARY MUSIC GROUP'.

Currently, musician GRAY and ChaCha Marlon joined AOMG.

In the future, AOMG will be producing albums of many different hip hop and R&B musicians.

"The Grandmaster" beats "Unbeatable" to Oscars

25 Sep – After much deliberation, it was revealed that Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" has defeated Dante Lam's box office record-holder "Unbeatable" in the bid to be selected as Hong Kong's representative for the Oscars' Best Foreign Language Film category.

As reported on BBC News website, on 23 September, the Board of Directors representing the Federation of Motion Film Producers of Hong Kong Limited made the announcement, stating that "The Grandmaster" will be competing for a nomination in that category in the 86th Academy Awards, based on the panel of jury's votes.

Hung Cho Sing, the Chairman of the organisation stated, "Hong Kong films this year have been amazing, and "The Grandmaster", "Unbeatable" and "Ip Man: The Final Fight" were some of the biggest contenders. However, "The Grandmaster" finally got the most votes."

The movie, based on the life and philosophy of the Wing Chun grandmaster, Ip Man, recently accumulated USD 6.3 million at the North American box office and was also named one of Telegraph's 2013 To Ten Best Films – giving it better chances of being listed as the final five nominees.

Meanwhile, the movie's production company, Jet Tone expressed their happiness at the selection and said, "We are honoured to represent Hong Kong. This is the result of the director, the cast members and the crew's hard work."