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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.

Author Articles

‘I’m playing my best squash ever,’ says Eain Yow as he sinks Saurav Ghosal at Singapore Open

By ROD GILMOUR (Squash Mad Correspondent in Singapore) “With PSA they know how to make a draw,” joked Ng Eain Yow on the opening day...

Rod Gilmour’s Doha Diary: PSA to look at new scoring systems to reduce lets and make the game flow

By ROD GILMOUR in Doha  Squash chiefs are looking into ways of stemming the number of lets in tournaments, which could include innovations such as...

Qatar champion Mohamed ElShorbagy has his swagger back thanks to Gregory Gaultier

‘I was crying after losing in my first match in the British Open and I thought it could be the end’ EXCLUSIVE by ROD GILMOUR...

The squash world must take note of rising French star Victor Crouin as he masters Tarek Momen to reach Qatar final

‘I don’t have a coach so I have been trying to coach myself by writing notes’ EXCLUSIVE by ROD GILMOUR in Doha Victor Crouin’s analytical eye...

Mostafa Asal is a voice for calm as coaches are allowed back at courtside

EXCLUSIVE by ROD GILMOUR in Doha The Q Terminals Qatar Classic may be the first tournament back where coaches are allowed in players’ corners, but...

The dream lives on as home hero Abdulla Al Tamimi thanks Rodney Martin for guiding him to the Qatar quarter-finals

By ROD GILMOUR in Doha Abdulla al Tamimi didn’t want to wake up two mornings after beating world No.2 Paul Coll. Unused to a rare...

Golden girl Gina Kennedy hopes to inspire a new generation of females to take up squash

South London’s squash Lioness thanks Bexley coach Ben Ford for her success By ROD GILMOUR (Squash Mad Correspondent in Birmingham) Gina Kennedy’s price for winning a...

A dream is set to come true as Gina Kennedy has her heart set on gold in Birmingham

By ROD GILMOUR (Squash Mad Correspondent) There were times in the aftermath of Gina Kennedy’s physical win over SJ Perry, the 2018 finalist, where the...

BBC answers furious complaints from squash fans about lack of coverage from the Commonwealth Games

EXCLUSIVE by ROD GILMOUR (Squash Mad Correspondent) The BBC has assured squash fans of coverage of their sport after an outpouring of dissatisfaction at no...

What’s it like playing top seed Paul Coll? It was tough and a bit of a blur says Malta’s very own Essex boy Niall...

By ROD GILMOUR (Squash Mad Correspondent) There are no shortage of stories to savour when it comes to squash at the Commonwealth Games. Take Niall...

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