Saturday, July 27, 2024

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World Junior Squash 2024: Egypt claim historic team double

Egypt enjoyed a perfect day in Houston as their women's and men's teams captured the 2024 WSF World Junior Team Championships, the first in...

Beginner’s guide to squash rules in the UK

Squash, a fast-moving and very entertaining racquet sport, is a well-documented game that has been played in the UK since always, and it has...

World Junior Squash: Egypt team blunder paves way for epic South Africa victory

An administration blunder led to Egypt being toppled by South Africa at the 2024 WSF World Junior Team Championships. South Africa beat top seeds Egypt...

World Junior Squash 2024: Amina Orfi and Mohamad Zakaria make history for Egypt

Amina Orfi won an unprecedented third consecutive title and Mohamad Zakaria became the youngest ever male champion as Egypt struck double gold at the...

World squash tour reaches record $10m in prize money

PSA World Tour players benefited to the tune of over $10m of prize money in the recently-concluded 2023/24 season. The record total represented an 18.3%...

British Nationals Squash Championships 2024 set for Weybridge

The British Nationals Squash Championships return to St George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club in Weybridge next month, with the best of British squash talent...

Teams in mad dash to reach World Junior Squash on time after Houston hurricane

So excited is Pakistan’s Hamza Khan ahead of the defence of his world junior title that he claimed to be training at midnight in...

British Junior Open Squash 2025 set for Birmingham once again

The world’s very best junior squash players will converge on Birmingham at the turn of the year when the British Junior Open returns from...

England Squash appoint Stuart Crawford as national coach

England Squash hope Stuart Crawford can be “transformational” after he was revealed as the national governing body’s new national coach. Crawford, who will take over...

Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag lift Xbox PSA World Tour Squash Finals

Women’s World Champion Nouran Gohar and Men’s World No.1 Ali Farag have won the 2023-24 Xbox PSA World Tour Finals after contrasting matches with...

Nele Gilis becomes first Belgian to reach PSA World Tour Finals last four

World No.5 Nele Gilis has become the first Belgian in history to qualify for the last four of the Xbox PSA World Tour Finals...

PSA World Squash Tour Finals: World No.1’s book last four berths

World No.1s Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag have qualified for the semi-finals of the Xbox PSA World Tour Finals after respective wins over...

World squash appoints police officer as full-time referee

World Squash Officiating has appointed Jason Foster onto the panel of full-time professional referees on the PSA World Tour.  Foster, an 11-time National Police Champion,...

British Open Squash 2024: Mostafa Asal ensures all-Egyptian finales

While three main protagonists duly booked their slots in the British Open finals, it was left to Mostafa Asal, in a fractured and tense...

British Open Squash 2024: All-Egyptian women’s last four, men’s up for grabs

World Champion Nouran Gohar booked her spot in the semi-finals of the 2024 British Open after a ruthless performance saw her defeat England No.1...

British Open Squash 2024: Joel Makin upends distracted Diego Elias in style

First, Diego Elias complained about the floor and then he was shown the British Open door as Joel Makin advanced to the semi-finals on...

British Open Squash 2024: Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng reaches last eight in thriller

The British Open reaches the last eight stage with a Malaysian whose name isn’t Nicol David still in the draw at this stage for...

British Open Squash 2024: Ali Farag staves off two matches in one day

Defending men’s champion Ai Farag faced the possibility of playing two matches in one day after sustaining a blood cut injury at the British...

British Open Squash 2024: ‘Jonah Bryant one of brightest talents in English squash’

A player wearing goggles on a glass court in a major tournament is both a rarity and a sightly indication of rising star status....

Manchester Open Squash: Georgina Kennedy and Joel Makin take titles

Home hopes Georgina Kennedy and Joel Makin warmed up for the British Open by taking the Manchester Open titles on Sunday. Kennedy overcame top seed...

Nouran Gohar: ‘There’s been no other squash player today with that relentless ‘all in’ element’

Laura Massaro recalled in her autobiography how a young Egyptian had total disregard for older opponents when she came over for the former world...

Nouran Gohar’s favourite squash shot: The backhand drive kill

I just naturally have a good backhand swing and I generate a lot of power from it. Whenever I have an easy ball in...

Hertfordshire seal Masters Inter County England Squash double

Hertfordshire secured a memorable weekend double at the 2024 Masters Inter County Championships finals after the county clinched the women’s O40 and O50 titles. Warwickshire,...

‘You could see his eyes, his body’: Late finish, cramp derails Mostafa Asal title bid

Mostafa Asal revealed that he finally got to bed at 7:30am on the morning of the World Championship final following his semi-final exertions. Asal beat...

World Squash 2024: Diego Elias and Nouran Gohar finally lift showpiece

Diego Elias and Nouran Gohar, two former World No.1s who had never lifted the sport’s showpiece title, finally prevailed in commanding fashion to win...

World Squash 2024: Cairo witnesses semi-final thrillers

It was after 2am in Cairo when Mostafa Asal finally cast aside Paul Coll to set up a brace of eagerly-anticipated finals on Saturday...

World Squash 2024: Egyptians ready to rule roost once more

World No.2 Nouran Gohar and World No.3 Hania El Hammamy will contest the latest chapter of their rivalry in the semi-final stage of the...

US Squash ties up with National Squash League

US Squash and the National Squash League (NSL), a new team and city-based league, have formed a strategic partnership to grow the sport of...

World Squash 2024: Mohamed ElShorbagy showing ‘The Beast that I want to see of myself

Mohamed ElShorbagy came from a game down to oust younger brother Marwan and book his spot in the quarter-finals of the CIB PSA World...

World Squash 2024: ElShorbagy brothers set up sibling showdown

Mohamed and Marwan ElShorbagy both won their second round matches to set up a sibling showdown at the World Championships. The all-English affair will...

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