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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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‘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...
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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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Squash axed as 2026 Commonwealth Games sport
Squash and badminton have been omitted as Commonwealth Games sports.
Squash, which made its debut in 1998, was thought to be safe after Scotstoun was...
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Canadian Squash Open launches nation’s road to LA Olympics
The 2024 Canadian Women’s Open will offer the largest purse in Canadian history after upgrading to a silver level event.
The Oct 27-31 event will...
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Players at odds with squash’s hardline Olympics approach – but rules need tightening
It was 22 long years ago when then International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge came away at odds with player attitudes towards the match...
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From lockdown squash court, Will Salter starts to build pro career
During Covid, a then teenage Englishman Will Salter built a squash court in a farm building where he was in lockdown with his parents.
When...
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Mohamed ElShorbagy: I still have hunger to compete with squash top order
When Mohamed ElShorbagy dipped out of the world’s top five for the first time in a decade, for the Englishman it felt like a...
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Qatar Squash Classic 2024: Joel Makin makes top five steps … as new British No.1
Doha -- The Golden Tiger is purring. Joel Makin, with his boxer’s talk, has aims to reach the world’s top five and beyond. First...
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Qatar Classic Squash 2024: 10 years on, Nour El Sherbini remains at peak of powers
Doha -- As if we didn’t know already but Nour ElSherbini still has a remarkable stranglehold on the PSA Squash Tour. There are no...
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Mostafa Asal: James Willstrop saved my squash career
Doha -- Mostafa Asal hailed James Willstrop “for saving my squash career” as the Egyptian beat an even younger player, the precocious talent of...
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How mountainbiking Swiss Alps propelled Nicolas Mueller to Qatar Squash Classic highs
Doha -- Nicolas Mueller spent two weeks in the mountains surrounding St Moritz over the summer putting in the altitude training hard yards. “You...
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LA2028 Olympics: It’d be sad if Egypt squash players change countries – Farag
Doha -- Ali Farag, the world No.1, said it would be “sad” should any of his Egyptian compatriots switch nationalities ahead of the LA2028...
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The ‘brutal Catch-22’ of world squash tour’s 32 draws laid bare in Doha
Doha -- The ball was zipping off the front wall on Court 2 at the Khalifa Tennis & Squash Complex from the moment Jasmine...
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‘Huge milestone’: Amina Orfi, 17, breaks top 10 as junior and exam taker
Doha -- No matter who she plays, Amina Orfi, with her slender build and glasses outlining her as still a junior, continues to belie...
Commonwealth Games
Squash remains upbeat of 2026 Commonwealth Games inclusion
With a trimmed-down version of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026 announced on Tuesday, squash faces an anxious wait - so to the...
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Camille Serme attempts squash comeback ahead of LA 2028 Olympics
Camille Serme, the former world No.2, is coming out of retirement, with the long-term aim of qualifying for the Los Angeles Olympics.
The 35-year-old will...
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Will PSA squash directives damage or improve the sport?
Squash is a-changin’. In these modern times of becoming an Olympic sport, the season-opening Egyptian Open has seen updated directives -- and it’s important...
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Squash to use AI to find ‘accurate outcomes’ to referee decisions
Some referee decisions in the world game will be decided by technology in real-time after the sport’s officiating body signed a deal with a...
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PSA squash tour set for ‘busiest season ever’
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is set for its “busiest season ever of professional squash” as the 2024-25 PSA Squash Tour kicks off in...
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British Nationals Squash 2024: Curtis Malik advances in tough Jonah Bryant encounter
Weybridge -- They stood two or three deep in the gallery upstairs and peered round the corner downstairs on Court 1 at St George’s...
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PSA revamps world squash tour and eyes $18m prize money by 2028
The CIB Egyptian Open and the British Open will be the two top-tier events for next season following a Professional Squash Association tour restructure,...
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow tipped to stage 2026 Commonwealth Games
The 2026 Commonwealth Games could yet be staged after all, with Glasgow tipped to be the host.
A scaled back version of the Games has...
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Paris Olympics: What can squash learn from Breaking ahead of LA 2028?
Paris -- They celebrated 51 years of hip hop culture and after two days of competition their Olympic inclusion was over. Breaking (never breakdancing)...
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Chris Dittmar: Humidity chambers and a burning desire to beat the Khans
Twice before - in 1983 and 1987, Chris Dittmar had fought for the world squash title and lost. Twice in the 1989 final, that...
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LA 2028 Olympics: ‘The challenge for squash is to make sure it’s not a one-off’
Olympic expert Michael Payne, former head of marketing at the IOC for 20 years, shares his views on what squash has in store as...
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