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Mostafa Asal and Nour El Sherbini have a ball at The Mall as they win CIB PSA World Tour Finals

Alan Thatcher - June 26, 2022

‘After winning the first game I looked at the screen and it said 40 minutes,’ says Asal By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and SEAN REUTHE (PSA Media) Egyptian duo Nour El Sherbini and Mostafa Asal have been crowned the 2021-22 CIB PSA World Tour Finals champions following wins over women’s World No.1 Nouran Gohar and men’s World No.2 Paul Coll at Cairo’s Mall of Arabia. Both finals were over in straight...

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State Of The Game: Busy Berko bounce back in buoyant style after lockdown

Alan Thatcher - June 22, 2022

‘We had a low point in August but worked hard to engage with members, especially those who didn’t renew,’ says popular chair John Shaw By...

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‘Squash has taken so many wrong turns during the 50-year cycle of life I have observed here in North America, one of them being...

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Robert Eberhard - June 10, 2022

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Mohamed ElShorbagy has sat on the throne of squash for so long and Egyptians will always be proud of him

Alan Thatcher - June 9, 2022

‘He is one of the most distinguished masters of the game,’ says Black Ball CEO Mohamed Raef By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) Mohamed ElShorbagy deserves...

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Mostafa Asal and Nour El Sherbini have a ball at The Mall as they win CIB PSA World Tour Finals

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Angela Smith and Billie Jean King, two sporting legends who have opened so many doors for female athletes

Alan Thatcher - June 25, 2022

‘Meeting BJK twice in New York was such an inspiration and she continues to be one as she nears 80’ By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) Watching the brilliant interview with...

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Mostafa Asal downs world champion Ali Farag to reach CIB PSA World Tour Finals title decider against Paul Coll

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Egypt’s Nouran Gohar and New Zealand’s Paul Coll crowned the 2021-22 PSA Players of the Year

JANE BALL - June 25, 2022

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Amanda Sobhy the first US-born player to reach last four of the CIB PSA World Tour Finals

Alan Thatcher - June 25, 2022

‘Probably the hottest conditions I have ever played in,’ says Sobhy By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) World No.4 Amanda Sobhy is the first US-born player...

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Big four Mohamed ElShorbagy, Ali Farag, Paul Coll and Nouran Gohar all win through to Cairo semi-finals

Alan Thatcher - June 24, 2022

‘It’s been a long, tough season for us all,’ says Mo as he faces Farag in the last four By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) Four...

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Paul Coll opens up about the stress of life at the top after beating Joel Makin in CIB PSA World Tour Finals

Alan Thatcher - June 23, 2022

Nour El Sherbini and Hania El Hammamy power through to women’s semi-finals By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and SEAN REUTHE (PSA Media) Paul Coll opened...

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Alan Thatcher - June 22, 2022

Three Mission 2022 graduates to take charge in Birmingham By ALAN THATCHER and DONNA HELMER England Squash has announced the 10 match officials who will referee...