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Optasia Championship: Squash greats jostle for SW19 glory

Event organiser Danny Lee previews this week’s 2023 Optasia Squash Championship at The Wimbledon Club, London. Fittingly, the second-biggest sport event to take place in...

Canary Wharf Classic 2023: Mohamed ElShorbagy beats James Willstrop

In a battle of two former World No.1, Mohamed ElShorbagy overcame 39-year-old James Willstrop in a three-game contest to reach the quarter finals of...

What held a top athlete back from becoming squash World No.1?

Jesse Engelbrecht is a former top 50 squash player and claims that his mental side of the sport held him back from fulfilling his...

Will squash ever make it into the Olympics?

By Michael Charlish There is no doubt that squash is a popular sport and has found particular favour in countries such as the USA, the...

Decisions, decisions: What the stats tell us about squash’s ‘interference offenders’

JAMIE ABBOTT, co-founder of squash data business Cross Court Analytics, crunches the numbers on refereeing decisions in the men’s and women’s games. Two feisty rivalries,...

Elite teenage talent emerging in Bulgaria

Guest contributor Gordon Kerr looks back at a trip to Bulgaria that left him contemplating the social and human benefits of our beloved sport. Having...

Scotland announces heady mix of youth and experience in Women’s World Teams squad

Egypt trip will be a huge thrill for Tartan Army’s three debutants By JAMES WALTER (Squash Mad Correspondent) Lisa Aitken, Georgia Adderley, Katriona Allen and Alison...

Crouin and Gilis Claim Biggest Career Titles At Open de France de Squash

Victorious Victor thrills the home crowd, while Nele wins the Battle of the Belgian Sisters By Matt Coles - PSA World Tour France’s Victor Crouin and...

Curtis Malik bounces back to rock Rui Soares to clinch TW Canterbury Open title

By JOE MAGOR (Squash Mad Correspondent) World No. 75 Curtis Malik of England produced an incredible comeback, saving two match balls to deny World No.59...

Colombia’s Catalina Peláez talks about how squash helped her to rebuild her life after being injured in a terrorists’ car bomb attack

‘Values such as discipline, teamwork, persistence, kindness and honesty apply to every single aspect of your life’ By Catalina Peláez Casasfranco (Squash Mad Correspondent) Playing squash...

Remembering Bob Hanscom, all-round nice guy and the godfather of squash in Los Angeles

By DAVID JUNG (Squash Mad Correspondent) Bob Hanscom, widely considered the godfather of international squash in Los Angeles, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2022....

Teen sensation Anahat Singh roars into India’s Commonwealth Games squad – at the tender age of 14

Anahat wins all six of her under-19 trial matches without dropping a game By NITESH SQUARE (Squash Mad Correspondent in India) Anahat Singh has arrived. This...

Squash and the royals: I still feel guilty to this day after pinching a court from Prince Philip

I cringed as my American opponent roared ‘No way, man, you’re 10 minutes late’ By GORDON KERR (Squash Mad Correspondent) My accidental brush with royalty came...

The Rise, Fall and Future Of Squash: A documentary by Daniel Gothard

I learned a lot about the game from interviews with stars and key squash figures By DANIEL GOTHARD (Squash Mad Correspondent) I am Daniel Gothard, a...

International Women’s Day: Time to Rally Together to break the bias in squash

England Squash strategy calls for a radical advance in equality, inclusion and diversity By ANNA VAUGHAN-HAWKINS – Squash Mad Guest Blogger The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is quoted...

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