Saturday, December 21, 2024

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Jefri and Galal to headline 2025 British Junior Open 

Malaysia's Harith Danial Jefri and Egypt's Janna Galal have been named as U19 top seeds for the 2025 British Junior Open (BJO) in Birmingham...

Eyewitness: How Malaysian squash star Nicol David won 2006 women’s world title

David becomes Goliath - Richard Eaton reported on Nicol David's superb win in Belfast Nicol David sounded a bit surprised. ‘One hour and 36 minutes?’...

Egypt end with double gold at World Squash Team Championships

Egypt's women and men made history at Hong Kong Football Club with victories over the USA and England in the finals of the WSF...

World Team Squash 2024: USA women and Egypt to contest title

Egypt and USA will contest the WSF World Squash Team Championship final for the second consecutive time after Egypt cruised past Belgium and USA...

‘Absolutely amazed’: Squash volunteer recognised after 40 years of club service

A long-standing volunteer who arrived at a Norfolk club at the start of the squash boom era in the early 1980s and has been...

Hong Kong, China advance at WSF World Squash Team Championships

Hong Kong, China, enjoyed a perfect day on the home court of Hong Kong Football Club as their women's and men's teams reached the...

Nouran Gohar and Mostafa Asal claim 2024 Hong Kong Squash Open titles

Egyptians warmed up for this week’s WSF World Team Championships by claiming titles at the Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open on Sunday. Nouran Gohar and...

ElShorbagy brothers reveal ‘moment to treasure forever’ with documentary

England Squash has released a documentary about the ElShorbagy brothers' first ever appearance together for their adopted nation - ending with the pair facing...

England Squash Awards hails new heroes

The winners of this year’s England Squash Awards have been announced, with eight winners celebrated for their impact on the squash community in England...

Nicol David, Jansher Khan inducted into PSA Squash Hall of Fame

Squash greats Nicol David and Jansher Khan have been honoured as the latest members of the PSA Hall of Fame. David and Khan became the...

Squash unveils new U23 World Championship

A new major competition, a world championship for squash players aged 22 and below, is to be played in Karachi next year. The inaugural WSF...

Egypt to host 2025 World Squash Junior Championships

Egypt will host the 2025 World Squash Junior Championships, following ratification by the WSF board. The championships, which will be contested at New Cairo's Black...

Amina Orfi becomes youngest in history to win PSA Gold-level event

Egyptian Amina Orfi became the youngest player in history to win a PSA Gold-level event after lifting the VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open on Sunday. Orfi,...

Singapore Squash Open: Teen Orfi reaches first gold-level final

Egyptian teenager Amina Orfi reached her first ever PSA Gold-level final after the 17-year-old claimed victory over Malaysian World No.9 Sivasangari Subramaniam in the...

Membership or pay-and-play in squash? ‘Mixture is best way forward’

Irishman Vincent Bradley (pictured above) has been head squash coach and part of the management team at OASE sports and fitness club in Bochum,...

Squash Super League makes early gains with sell-outs

The Optasia Squash Super League has been given an early boost before its revamping starts in earnest on Friday, with the news that both...

London Open Squash 2024: Declan James and Nardine Garas claim titles

Declan James and Nardine Garas have won the London Open 2024, beating Simon Herbert and Millie Tomlinson in the respective finals at Cumberland Lawn...

Mohamed ElShorbagy wins 50th tour title at China Squash Open

Ahead of his men's final bid after a still superb career, top seed Mohamed ElShorbagy, whose last title came at the 2023 Black Ball...

Canadian Women’s Open Squash: Tinne Gilis beats defending champ Sobhy

Belgium’s World No.6 Tinne Gilis produced a fine performance on finals night in Toronto to claim the Canadian Women’s Open 2024 title, downing defending...

Meet the UK’s only squash club with a waiting list… possibly

  Towers Health & Racquets Club is one of very few squash facilities in the UK that has a waiting list to become a member....

Yorkshire Premier Squash: Doncaster continue to flout rules

Defending champions Doncaster are seemingly in an act of defiance after once again deliberately flouting new rules over professional squad players in the Yorkshire...

US Open Squash 2024: Farag and Gohar lift titles

World No.1 Ali Farag and World No.2 Nouran Gohar captured the Comcast Business U.S. Open titles after defeating Diego Elias and Nour El Sherbini. Gohar...

US Open Squash 2024: World No.1s to face world champions

World No.1s Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag will face current World Champions, Nouran Gohar and Diego Elias, in the respective finals of the...

US Open Squash 2024: Mazen Hesham calls for more rests days

World No.5 Mazen Hesham produced a scintillating spell of attacking squash to overcome defending champion Paul Coll in five games and advance to the...

Peter Nicol combines squash with padel and pickleball with new club

Peter Nicol hopes his new New Jersey club can help squash ride the racket sports wave thanks to the growth of padel and pickleball. Nicol,...

Squash world reacts to Commonwealth Games hammer blow

Squash reacted with disappointment at the "blow" of being axed for the Commonwealth Games in 2026. Squash, an ever present since 1998, was sidelined for...

World’s oldest squash league set for Friday nights revival

The world’s oldest league squash competition has been revived with a dose of Friday night lights. The Optasia Squash Super League will feature six teams...

US Squash Open 2024: Fayrouz Aboelkheir continues seed shock

Unseeded Egyptian duo Fayrouz Aboelkheir and Youssef Ibrahim delivered the first major shocks of the Comcast Business U.S. Open Championships 2024 as they both...

US Open Squash boosted by title sponsor, Olivia Weaver form amid income loss

US Squash could be given a huge shot in the arm if Olivia Weaver is able to continue her run of recent good form...

Olivia Weaver and Joel Makin boost US Open Squash hopes

American Olivia Weaver boosted hopes of a home victory in the upcoming US Open by claiming her maiden Gold-level title at the Silicon Valley...

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