Thursday, March 28, 2024

JANE BALL

Jane Ball is a roving reporter covering squash events across the world.

Three England stars to debut at 2022 Women’s World Team Championships

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Correspondent) England Squash has announced the quartet that will head to the 2022 WSF Women’s World Team Squash Championships in...

Entries are open for 2023 British Junior Open in Birmingham

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) Entries are now open for the British Junior Open 2023, taking place in Birmingham from January 4-8 with all...

World No.1 Nouran Gohar is too hot in Houston for Nour El Tayeb with a final win in straight games

By JANE BALL  (Squash Mad Reporter) and CONNOR SHEEN (PSA) World No.1 Nouran Gohar has claimed the inaugural South Western Women’s Open title in Houston...

Nour El Tayeb sinks Amanda Sobhy to meet top seed Nouran Gohar in all-Egyptian Houston final

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) and CONNOR SHEEN (PSA) World No.8 Nour El Tayeb continued her impressive start to the season as she defeated...

Gina Kennedy forced to retire with a hamstring injury against Nour El Tayeb in Houston

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) and CONNOR SHEEN (PSA) England’s Gina Kennedy saw her season get off to a disappointing start as a hamstring...

Ruthless Gina Kennedy sets up Houston quarter-final clash with Nour El Tayeb

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)  England’s Georgina Kennedy produced a clinical display to beat compatriot Jasmine Hutton to reach the quarter-finals of the South...

World champions Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag to headline Grasshopper Cup as it returns to Zurich

First women’s event and best-of-three scoring up to the quarter-finals By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) World Champions Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag will top...

Rested and refreshed, Nouran Gohar looks sharp as she leads seeds through to Houston quarter-finals

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) World No.1 Nouran Gohar led the top seeds through to the the quarter-finals of South Western Women’s Open in...

England Squash teams up with Sport Manager and SquashLevels for event management and rankings

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) England Squash has announced two new partnerships with Sport Manager and SquashLevels ahead of the 2022-23 squash season. Following a...

Jaz Hutton’s Houston lift-off against Lucy Beecroft is rewarded with tough second round tie against Gina Kennedy

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) World No.29 Jasmine Hutton won an all-English encounter against Lucy Beecroft to book a second-round clash with Georgina Kennedy...

Record platinum prize fund on offer as top seeds Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag aim to channel their pyramid power once again

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) The best players will once again grace squash’s most iconic tournament venue as world number ones and reigning champions...

Defending champions Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar return to Philadelphia for U.S. Open

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) The draws have been released for the historic U.S. Open taking place at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center...

Nour El Tayeb back on the title trail as she and Youssef Soliman win inaugural Zed Open finals

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) Egypt’s Nour El Tayeb has won her first PSA title since becoming a mother after the World No.11 overcame...

Nour El Tayeb powers past Nele Gilis to reach first final for almost two years

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) Egypt’s former World No.3 Nour El Tayeb has reached her first PSA World Tour final since becoming a mother...

Victor Crouin saves four match balls but shows he’s hungry for success on his way to Zed Open semi-finals

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) French No.2 seed Victor Crouin came back from 2-0 down and overturned four match balls to complete a thrilling...

Victor Crouin survives battle with Juan Vargas to reach Zed Open quarter-finals

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) French No.2 seed Victor Crouin avoided a shock defeat to Colombia’s World No.67 Juan Camilo Vargas as he prevailed...

No happy birthday for Alex Fuller as she falls to wild card Menna Hamed on day one at new Zed Open in Cairo

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) Tournament wild card Menna Hamed claimed the biggest upset on the opening day of the inaugural CIB Zed Squash...

Australia is awarded the 2023 WSF World Junior Squash Championships

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Correspondent) The World Squash Federation (WSF) board has awarded the 2023 WSF World Junior Squash Championships to Squash Australia following...

Amazing England end 22 years of hurt to beat Egypt in thrilling World Junior Team final

“We’ve known each other for eight years, we’re all best mates and it’s special to do it together,” says Jonah Bryant By JANE BALL (Squash...

England face Egypt as top two seeds contest World Junior final

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) Defending champions Egypt came through a nail-biting contest with No.3 seeds Pakistan as they reached their ninth consecutive WSF...

England meet Malaysia in World Junior Championship semi-finals

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) England meet Malaysia in today’s semi-finals of the WSF Men's World Junior Team Championship in Nancy, France. The No.2 seeds...

Hosts France storm through to second round of WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championship

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championship hosts France put in a solid performance as they overcame Ukraine to top...

Rowan Damming downs Finnlay Withington to become first Dutch player to win a World Junior title

Amina Orfi fights back from two games down to beat Salma El Tayeb in all-Egyptian women’s final By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) Rowan Damming became...

Finnlay in World Junior Final: Rare all-European battle to come as Withington meets Holland’s Rowan Damming

By JANE BALL  (Squash Mad Reporter) England’s Finnlay Withington survived a fightback from Pakistan’s No.1 seed Hamza Khan to become the first English player to...

Finnlay Withington meets top seed in World Junior semi-finals after winning all-English battle

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) England’s Finnlay Withington meets top seed Mohammad Hamza Khan of Pakistan in the semi-finals of the men’s World Junior...

Day of shocks in World Juniors in Nancy as British champion Torrie Malik falls to India’s 14-year-old Anahat Singh

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) It was a day of upsets and history in the WSF World Junior Championships in France as French 9/16...

England’s Asia Harris meets top seed after surviving scare in World Juniors

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) England’s Asia Harris narrowly avoided a surprise defeat in the 2022 WSF World Junior Championships in Nancy when she...

2022 WSF World Junior Championships under way in Nancy

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) The WSF World Junior Squash Championships made a triumphant return today after a three-year absence due to the COVID-19...

World champion Ali Farag heads unchanged men’s top 20

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) Egypt’s world champion Ali Farag heads up an unchanged top 20 after the PSA Men’s World Rankings for August...

Nouran Gohar remains on top of PSA women’s rankings for a fifth month

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) Egypt’s Nouran Gohar has stayed at World No.1 for a fifth successive month after the PSA Women’s World Rankings...

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