RJ Mitchell
RJ MITCHELL has been writing about squash for 24 years and has played the sport all his adult life. Former captain of the West of Scotland county team, he became a professional journalist and has written for the Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser, the Glasgow Evening Times, The Herald and The Scotsman. Mitchell has also become a regular contributor for the PSA World Tour website. He is also the author of the DS Thoroughgood crime fiction series based on his career as a Glasgow cop between 1989 and 2001.
Author Articles
Exclusive – Inside the mind of Mostafa Asal: ‘I have sorted out my footwork issues and my target is to be world number one’
‘If the US Open was my darkest day then winning the Grasshopper was my brightest moment’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
In part...
Exclusive Interview: Mostafa Asal accuses rivals of using his reputation to con refs to win cheap points
‘Squash should punish players with cards for simulation,’ says football fan Asal
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
Mostafa Asal is the biggest box...
Exclusive: Laura Massaro reveals how she chatted with Princess Anne as she received her MBE at Windsor Castle
‘We had a good old chinwag as HRH asked me lots of questions about squash’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
BY any standard...
Exclusive: World champion Ali Farag WILL play in the Grasshopper Cup after course of trans-Atlantic treatment
EXCLUSIVE by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
Just 72 hours after he was forced to retire following less than two minutes of the US Open...
Exclusive Interview: Fierce rivalry at the top of the women’s game is good for the sport says Nouran Gohar’s coach Rodney Martin
‘Nouran is now 100 per cent healthy and will develop her game through this season’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL
IN the first part of an...
Geoff Hunt Exclusive: US Open will be exciting and wide open with so many potential winners
‘Covid allowed players to take stock and they have all come back looking much stronger’
By RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
GEOFF HUNT believes that this...
Geoff Hunt Exclusive: Mostafa Asal reminds me of the great Jahangir Khan
‘Asal is every bit as single-minded as Jahangir,’ says Aussie legend Hunt
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
GEOFF HUNT has revealed that Mostafa...
Exclusive Interview with Jonathan Kemp: Following in the footsteps of squash legend Geoff Hunt in Qatar
Learning from the great Aussie champion helps Kemp Aspire to great things for the game in Qatar
INTERVIEW BY RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Special Correspondent)
JONATHAN...
Exclusive: Ali Farag now one of the all-time greats, Jansher Khan tells RJ Mitchell
‘He showed quality and character to bounce back after losing 3-0 to Paul Coll in British Open final’ says Jansher
EXCLUSIVE By RJ Mitchell
JANSHER KHAN...
Exclusive: Jansher Khan talks to Squash Mad about today’s top stars and his friendship with Mohamed ElShorbagy
‘Having French legend Gregory Gaultier in his corner is a shrewd move for Mohamed’
SQUASH MAD EXCLUSIVE By RJ Mitchell
JANSHER KHAN believes that Mohamed El...