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Virtual sports are big business By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor When pondering why squash has been overlooked yet again for the Olympics, understanding the impact of fun activities like breakdancing and skateboarding is one thing. Accepting why eSports (computer games) are also likely to be miles ahead of squash is another. The IOC [...]
Youth Olympics likely to be next target for squash By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor The World Squash Federation (WSF) and the Professional Squash Association (PSA) have demanded answers from the IOC following the sport’s latest Olympic setback. Squash’s latest Olympic bid was stopped in its tracks within a few days of being launched [...]
Kiwi Coll dedicates title to Christchurch victims By ALAN THATCHER, MATT COLES and SEAN REUTHE Paul Coll lifted the shiny new trophy after winning the Citigold Wealth Management Canary Wharf Squash Classic final against Egypt’s Tarek Momen and immediately dedicated his victory to the victims and survivors of the mass shootings back home in New [...]
Raneem wins thriller against friend and rival Nour El Sherbini By ELLIE MAWSON in Cairo Egypt’s World No.1 Raneem El Welily overcame compatriot and reigning World Champion Nour El Sherbini in a five-game thriller in Cairo, Egypt, to be crowned [...]
Behind the Scenes at the Citigold Wealth Management Canary Wharf Squash Classic By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter As a PSA Foundation member, I was able to be among the first to secure Quarter Final tickets for this year’s [...]
Double delight for Mr and Mrs Momen By ALAN THATCHER, MATT COLES and SEAN REUTHE at Canary Wharf Egypt’s World No.3 Tarek Momen and New Zealand’s World No.7 Paul Coll will contest the final of the 2019 Citigold Wealth Management [...]
Castagnet meets Coll after stunning win over Dessouky By ALAN THATCHER, MATT COLES and SEAN REUTHE at Canary Wharf Mohamed ElShorbagy and Tarek Momen battled through contrasting quarter-finals in the Citigold Wealth Management Canary Wharf Classic to set up a [...]
Makin takes it to the Max to make quarter-finals By ALAN THATCHER, SEAN REUTHE and MATT COLES French World No.26 Mathieu Castagnet booked his place in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Citigold Wealth Management Canary Wharf Classic after he caused [...]
Sarah-Jane Perry bows out to Joshna Chinappa By ELLIE MAWSON in Cairo Egypt’s World No.15 Hania El Hammamy and India’s World No.16 Joshna Chinappa both caused upsets on the second day of action at the CIB Black Ball Squash Open [...]
After win over Marwan, Declan James meets top seed Mohamed By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and SEAN REUTHE (PSA) Ryan Cuskelly stepped up the pace to overpower James Willstrop in the opening match of the second round of the [...]
‘I grew up watching the great legends of the game at the Pyramids’ INTERVIEW by ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor Tarek Momen, runner-up at Canary Wharf last season, is back this year aiming to go one better. In this [...]
Willstrop leads English charge as People’s Sunday attracts full house By SEAN REUTHE at the East Wintergarden The opening day of action at the 2019 Citigold Wealth Management Canary Wharf Classic saw a quartet of Englishmen claim victories on ‘People’s [...]
‘Squash needs advocates and ambassadors more in touch with popular culture’ By CHRIS SARGENT – Squash Mad Correspondent Squash may have lost its way down the generations. From the dizzy heights of millions of players battling to book courts in [...]
James Willstrop launches People’s Sunday against Mazen Hesham By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor Four-times champion James Willstrop gets the 2019 Citigold Wealth Management Canary Wharf Classic under way against flamboyant Egyptian Mazen Hesham as the tournament treads new [...]
A Tribute to John Batty – the Epitome of the Squash Community By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter Yesterday morning, on opening Facebook to catch up on the latest news from my friendship circle, the very first post that [...]
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