Friday, April 26, 2024

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El Gouna Squash 2024: Georgina Kennedy sets up Nouran Gohar last four clash

England’s Georgina Kennedy came through a five-game battle against home hope Nour El Tayeb at the El Gouna Squash International to seal a semi-final...

AI is potential ‘game changer’ for squash – PSA CEO

The Professional Squash Association says that artificial technology will be used to assist referees - and will begin testing AI systems which could support...

El Gouna Squash 2024: Aly Abou Eleinen reaches maiden Platinum quarter-final

Egyptian World No.13 Aly Abou Eleinen reached his maiden Platinum quarter-final after defeating England’s World No.9 Marwan ElShorbagy in an exciting four-game encounter on...

‘Powerful voice’: Squash pays tribute to journalist Bert Mitchell

Squash is paying tribute to long-time writer Bert Mitchell, who sadly died at the weekend. He was 56. Bert, who lived in Stirling, was a...

Squash Australia slams social media abuse aimed at juniors and referees

Squash Australia has slammed the social media abuse directed at junior players, tournament referees and officials during the recent Australian Junior Open in Melbourne. Squash...

Black Ball Squash Open 2024: Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar take titles

Egyptian duo Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar were crowned Black Ball Squash Open 2024 champions after defeating Ali Farag and Olivia Weaver in their...

Father and son create US Masters Squash title history

Thomas and Patrick Bedore became the first father and son to win US Masters titles together in the 112-year history of the National Singles. Four...

Singapore Squash signs Jamie Hickox as national coach

Singapore Squash has appointed Jamie Hickox, the former World No.15, as its new National Head Coach.  Hickox's biggest coaching successes came in his time in...

Surrey leave 2024 Junior Inter County Championships with four titles

Surrey led the way at the 2024 Junior Inter County Championships finals after securing four impressive titles in Sheffield. The county claimed both U13 titles,...

Miguel Rodriguez wins epic point after losing his shoe mid rally

Miguel Rodriguez won an incredible rally after losing his shoe during a mighty battle at the Black Ball Squash Open to reach the quarter-finals...

England Squash praise award winners ‘changing people’s lives through the sport’

Abbeydale Squash and Fitness Club has been named Club of the Year by England Squash, one of nine winners announced by the national governing...

Marwan ElShorbagy to make England debut at European Squash Champs

Tania Bailey will take charge of England's bid for European Team Championships glory in May. England will be aiming for a repeat of last year’s...

World Squash signs deal with Alibaba Cloud

World Squash has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of top-tier International Olympic Committee sponsor Alibaba...

The rise of the Cornell squash programme, which blooded Sivasangari Subramaniam

Cornell University graduates Sivasangari Subramaniam and Veer Chotrani have recently highlighted the success of this Ivy League squash programme. Veer Chotrani, from India, was recently...

German Squash Open 2024: Eain Yow Ng and Georgina Kennedy claim titles

Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng claimed his first World Tour title against Switzerland’s Dimitri Steinmann, while England’s Georgina Kennedy defeated No.1 seed Nele Gilis to...

Unbeaten England race to Five Nations Team Squash Championships titles

England Under 15 and Under 13s claimed their fifth titles in a row at the 2024 Five Nations Team Championships. England’s Under 15s recorded a...

England Squash ties up with StreetGames

England Squash has announced a new partnership with national charity StreetGames on an initiative that will create more squash opportunities for young people in...

London Squash Classic: Declan James proves a home hit

English wildcard Declan James is through to the quarter-final of the GillenMarkets London Classic after coming from behind to defeat French No.6 seed Baptiste...

London Squash Classic: George Parker delights home crowd

England’s George Parker stunned Spain’s Iker Pajares while his compatriot Marwan ElShorbagy fought back from the brink on day two of the GillenMarkets London...

‘Not many sports like squash can showcase itself in iconic locations’

Spurred on by the sport’s newly-found Olympic status and growing UK tournaments, England No.4 and double British champion Jasmine Hutton took to the streets...

Australian Open Squash 2024: Egyptian duo land title success

Egyptian pair Salma Hany and Youssef Soliman have been crowned the City Tattersalls Group Australian Open 2024 champions after defeating Amina Orfi and Victor...

Squash Australia forced to scrap outdoor Australian Open finals

Squash Australia was dealt a blow after a last minute cancelation to move the entire Australian Open indoors after poor weather blighted construction of...

Optasia Squash 2024: Paul Coll stuns Ali Farag, Japan’s Satomi Watanabe wins biggest title

Paul Coll rallied back from the brink of defeat to beat Ali Farag 3-2 while Satomi Watanabe earned her first World Tour title with...

Paul Coll and fiancée reach Optasia Squash Championships finales

Paul Coll and Nele Gilis, who are set to marry in Greece this summer, progressed to Sunday's finals of the Optasia Squash Championships. 2016 Champion...

PSA World Tour notebook: Tin laser to help stamp out ‘did it, didn’t it?’

Squash chiefs are starting efforts to tighten up potential controversies ahead of LA 2028 by using fledgling technology at their disposal during matches. Mechanical engineering...

Optasia Squash 2024: Mohamed ElShorbagy leads home hopes across draws

World No.7 Mohamed ElShorbagy ousted Scotland’s Rory Stewart in straight games to join three other English players in the quarter-finals of the Optasia Championships. ElShorbagy,...

Masters squash grows with first international test series in New York

Like every good plan, the Trans-Atlantic Masters Squash Series (TAMS), which is being held for the first time in NYC this weekend, was hatched...

Roehampton Club to stage 2024 European Squash Cup of National Champions

Roehampton Club, in southwest London, will host the European Cup of National Champions, with competing teams from all over Europe. The European Club Championships is...

Makin and Gilis top seedings for inaugural German Squash Open

European duo Joel Makin and Nele Gilis have been confirmed as the top seeds for the inaugural German Open 2024. The event will take place...

Job vacancy: Squash coach, Hong Kong Sports Institute

The Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited (HKSI), the Government's delivery agent of elite sports training systems, has a vacancy for a squash coach. The HKSI’s...

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