Bungling Daren dropped from Asian Games squad


National singles shuttler Liew Daren has been dropped form the Asian Games badminton squad after a string of poor performances. - Filepic

GLASGOW: National men’s singles shuttler Liew Daren’s worst fear has come true – he is out of the Incheon Asian Games.

On Sunday, national singles coach Rashid Sidek confirmed that he would recommend that Daren’s place be given to younger players for all future tournaments, including the Asiad in South Korea next month.

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