Rod Gilmour
Rod Gilmour has written on squash since 2005, mostly for the Daily Telegraph in the UK and Squash Player Magazine. He has written three books on squash, including with James Willstrop for the acclaimed Shot And A Ghost, and Jahangir Khan: 555.
Features
Boxing clever on court: How Rodney Eyles won 1997 world squash final
Australian Rodney Eyles recalls beating Peter Nicol 15-11, 15-12, 15-12 to win 1997 men's title in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
As the years went on and...
Comment
British Open analysis and TV cameras puts squash on right path
Was the recently-concluded British Open the best delivered squash tournament when you mix both aesthetics and - importantly in this age - TV? You’d...
News
British Open Squash: World’s top four vie for titles amid box office hits
Has squash witnessed an atmosphere like it in the modern age? Joel Makin and Mostafa Asal proved the box office hit everyone wanted to...
News
British Open Squash 2025: Joel Makin pumped up for Mostafa Asal meeting
Joel Makin overcame an unwanted early fist-pump from his opponent, Victor Crouin, which energised the Welshman into successive British Open semi-finals on Thursday night....
News
British Open Squash 2025: Sarah-Jane Perry bows out in style
There was an almost carnival-like atmosphere on Wednesday at the British Open.
Not bad for an early afternoon crowd and a reception to savour...
News
British Open Squash 2025: Mostafa Asal inches past rising Jonah Bryant
England’s Jonah Bryant came close to a seismic upset in the British Open to once again serve notice of his future potential in the...
Features
Mostafa Asal has ‘wonderful opportunity’ to be next superstar of squash
A door has opened for Mostafa Asal to potentially claim his place as the sport’s next superstar following the retirement of Ali Farag, according...
News
British Open Squash 2025: Life without Ali Farag opens up draw
How long two years ago this month feels now, back to when Egyptian married couple Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb lifted the Manchester...
News
‘I’m back!’: Mostafa Asal romps to first world squash title
‘Here I am, I'm back’, hailed Mostafa Asal as he admitted that the controversy in the run-up to the tournament had weighed on his...
News
World Squash 2025: Can old guard of stars continue Chicago stage presence?
The 2025 World Championships kick off in Chicago on Friday once again backed by the sport’s biggest benefactor - the fourth time held in...
Comment
Mostafa Asal ‘cheating’ videos has squash world talking and will get officials thinking
So, two years on this week from the ‘chop on the forehead’ controversy at the 2023 World Championships, Mostafa Asal heads to the sport’s...
Features
‘Resurrection’: How Ramy Ashour won the 2014 world squash title
The great Egyptian recalls how he came back from seven months out and down in the 2014 final to claim the coveted trophy
In 2013...
News
Universal Studios to host squash at Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
Squash's Olympic debut will take place at Courthouse Square for LA 2028 - as the sport goes from stage to screen and World Squash...
Comment
World Squash plays it calm after 2028 LA Olympics draw cut
The reaction from squash chiefs came some 36 hours after the sport was given a streamlined draw from 32 to 16 players across men...
News
LA Olympics 2028: A team affair as squash handed brutal 16-strong singles draws
A penny or piastres for Egyptian players' thoughts. Squash will be the smallest outright sport at Los Angeles 2028 after the International Olympic Committee...
Features
Mostafa Asal timeline: The squash career of Egypt star
Egypt's Mostafa Asal had a junior career suggesting there would be a fine senior career ahead. Few could have believed the events which have...
News
Optasia Squash 2025: Jonah Bryant shows future talent against Egypt’s wise head
The Optasia Championships DJ has a penchant for spinning 90s house classics down at The Wimbledon Club. Jonah Bryant wasn’t even born then, but...
Features
With Aadya Budhia success, Ranchi aims high as growing India squash outpost
Ranchi -- Every Sunday, Puneet Pareek gathers his cohort of budding players to watch back PSA matches where juniors stand up and explain what...
Comment
A PSA ban is surely only outcome for Diego Elias after ToC conduct
Fine lines in squash. What if Diego Elias had only brushed the sidewall instead of his racket jamming into the glass and the thud...
Features
‘The strength of squash is to make sure it is part of a larger ecosystem’
Who can blame squash administrators during the boom years in Australia for not engaging the wider community as part of long-term sustainability and growth?...
Comment
Pro squash players should be fined prize money to show example to juniors
Players blocking, screaming and shouting. And that’s just in the junior game. “My fear is that this behaviour is being allowed to creep into...
Growing the game
UK club partners with oldest freestanding squash court in N America
A single court squash club in Northamptonshire, UK is looking to partner with a similar club in the US - the oldest freestanding squash...
News
Squash New Zealand handed funding cuts
Squash New Zealand has been one of the losers in the next tranche of funding ahead of LA2028 - despite the sport making a...
Comment
In or out? Squash must use tech to end side wall line conjecture
Picture the scene. The back end of the fifth at the LA Olympic men’s final. A lengthy rally, no player wanting to give an...
Features
The match which defined Nicol David and her garlanded squash career
TRADING SECRETS: The moment that defined Nicol David's whole squash career came when she was 2-1 down against Australia’s Natalie Grinham in the 2006...
News
GB Squash handed funding boost ahead of Los Angeles OIympic debut
The nascent GB Squash has been awarded £500,000 on the path to the Los Angeles 2028 after UK Sport revealed its greatest investment to...
Features
Squash Notebook: PSA deals, ‘The Rock’ hails squash talent, Geoff Hunt famed
I feel in a way I've achieved something - Hunt
After being at the forefront of professionalising the game over 50 years ago, Geoff Hunt...
News
Switch or stay? Nations field Olympic squash enquiries from players
Will next month’s WSF World Team Championships show a barometer as to players thinking of a switch of allegiances to fulfill a dream of...
Features
‘I don’t need to retire at the top’: James Willstrop on playing, coaching Mostafa Asal
“My squash brain is the best it’s ever been by a mile,” says James Willstrop. As an early 40-something, the Yorkshireman still has plenty...
Features
Life as a squash pro: ‘We should just spread joy and entertainment’
Melissa Alves, the European silver medallist, had a racket in her hand from the age of five on one of the three courts on...
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