Instead of sending scouts to identify young football stars, and then after a trial, picking the best ones, Artificial Intelligence is helping take on the job, as Omar Mehtab has been finding out. Some of the worlds biggest Football Talents are cherry picked from a young age, as scouts scour the pitches to find the best of the best. Well, they missed me. I have been in love with the beautiful game all my life. Granted, i wasnt playing many Sunday League matches however in order to get spotted, what if you dont need to anymore . There is a new app that has popped up, called aiscout, and it is all in the name. Artificial intelligence is being used to identify and analyse videos sent in by whoever, wherever. It can be at your local five a side, or even just in your back garden. And you dont have to be a pro. The way it works is you follow the instructions given on the app, using objects such as balls or cones as markers for the alto pick up. Once you complete an exercise, you upload it to
The perfect day. Mohamed salah s become the first player to score on the Opening Weekend in five consecutive Premier League seasons, he had a hand in all of liverpools goals as they eased to a 3 0 win over norwich at carrow road. Virgil Van Dijk back in the starting Line Up for the first time since october. It was diegojota opened the scoring for liverpooljust before the half hour mark. Roberto firmino came off the bench to double their advantage before salah capped off a great performance with this finish from just inside the box. Disappointment for norwich on their return but including brentford last night, six of the first seven Premier League matches this season have all been home wins. Our Reporterjoe Lynskeyjoins Me now to talk through the rest of the days action, on the whole its been a good day for home supporters . So many emotions for those returning fans this afternoon back in Premier League stadiums after so long away. Its been 18 months of waiting for most of these support
And coming up in sport, later in the hour there is a Hat Trick for bruno fernandez, as Manchester United get off to a flyer on the opening day, off to a flyer on the opening day, of their Premier League season. Hello. A warm welcome to the programme. A warm welcome to the programme. A powerful 7. 2 earthquake has hit haiti, and authorities say at least 29 people have been killed. Prime Minister Ariel Henry described the situation as dramatic and appealed for the spirit of solidarity of all haitians. He said the quake had caused huge damage across the south of the country and has declared a State Of Emergency for a month. Pictures show collapsed buildings and damaged roads in several cities. It is fear many may be trapped under rubble. It is fear many may be trapped under rubble. The earthquake triggered a Tsunami Warning in the region which has since been lifted. In 2010, a magnitude seven quake near the capital, port au prince, killed an estimated 200,000 people. Us president Joe Bide
Now its time for the Film Review. Hello and welcome to the Film Review with me, anna smith. Im filling in for Mark Kermode to review this weeks releases. There are a lot of films in cinemas this week and im going to start with my personal favourite. Im your man, a genderflip on the Pygmalion Myth starring downton abbeys Dan Stevens as a romantic robot. Set in berlin, im your man is a german Comedy Drama with a Sci Fi twist. It stars the excellent Maren Eggert as alma, a scientist who is taking part in a trial of Humanoid Robots to see if they could make realistic life partners. Almas ideal match has been created using algorithms based on her brain scans, her responses and research involving 17 Million people. As it happens, alma has a soft Spot Forforeign men. Enter Dan Stevens as tom, a charmer who speaks fluent german with an english accent. Alma is initially sceptical, but when she starts to warm to tom, she plunges into a period of Self Analysis and self doubt. Im your man has a ve
Measuring 7. 2 magnitude. At least 29 people have been killed. In the uk, there are questions for police about why it chose to return a Shotgun Licence to the man who killed five people in the uks worst Mass Shooting since 2010. Now on bbc news, ahead of Cop 26, the uns flagship climate conference, global questions looks at the resilience of smaller Nation States like barbados in the caribbean. Hello and welcome to this second edition of global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from barbados. The caribbean is the region in the world thats most vulnerable to Natural Disasters such as hurricanes. These have become stronger and more frequent as temperatures and Sea Levels rise, causing coastal Erosion And Damage to marine life and ecosystems. The government here in barbados says that Climate Change is the biggest threat to the caribbean, and is urging strong action at the national, regional and global level. Are the right steps being taken, and is the World Listening . Thats global questi