Kanpur: District football association selected as many as eleven players from divisional trials for the UP state senior football team on Friday.A total of 48 players participated in the trials held at DPS Azadnagar under the supervision of Asif Iqbal, Rakesh Verma and Sunil Kumar. The selected players are Sunny Raj, Sagardeep, Sudhir Yadav, Shahzad Ansari,Mohd Shaad, Adarsh Yadav, Amit Pal, Pratham Singh, Shahbaj Alam, Shivam Pandey, Aman Gaur. These players will appear in the state teams trial scheduled to be held at Mau Stadium from september 17 to 19, 2023.We also published the following articles recentlyFurious MBSG not to release playersMohun Bagan Super Giant, the reigning Indian Super League champions, have decided not to release their players for the upcoming Asian Games due to dissatisfaction with the handling of player Ashique Kuruniyans injury by the national team support staff. The club felt that the injury was neglected for five days, leading to a more severe injury. They have now decided to form a medical board to address this issue.Pakistan should pick players on merit and improve body language, feel former playersFormer captain and PCB chief Ramiz Raja has advised Pakistan captain Babar Azam to select players based on merit and reassess Fakhar Zamans form before the crucial Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka. Raja criticized the teams reluctance to drop Zaman, who has been out of form in recent matches. Other former cricketers, including Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi, also criticized the teams performance against India. The match against Sri Lanka is a virtual semifinal, with the winner facing India in the final. Former cricketers emphasized the importance of a good approach and making the right decisions in the upcoming match.DTTA players win four medalsPaddlers from Damus Table Tennis Academy (DTTA) won four medals in the 3rd AP State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament. In the badminton tournament, Venkatesh Yagnadath and DV Yagnasree won two titles each in the AP state under-13 category.

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