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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 played out a thriller with...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Right Ball: How UK squash club temperature checker is boosting numbers

At Grove Park Squash Club in Cheadle, we are passionate about getting new players into the game, writes Chris Sargent. One of the biggest...

Silicon Valley Squash Open: Watanabe beats Orfi in five-game thriller

World No.12 Satomi Watanabe produced a fine performance to overcome 17-year-old sensation Amina Orfi in a five-game thriller at the Silicon Valley Open 2024,...

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...

Silicon Valley Open: Marwan ElShorbagy beats brother Mohamed

World No.10 Marwan ElShorbagy delivered a superb performance to defeat older brother Mohamed in straight games and book his spot in the semi-finals of...

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...

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...

Qatar Classic Squash: Diego Elias holds off Mostafa Asal in thrill-fest

Doha -- There was no doubt who the crowd was rooting for. There was also no doubt who is the man to beat at...

Qatar Classic Squash 2024: Nour El Sherbini prevails in classic finale

Doha -- There couldn’t have been a more fitting finale – the world’s top two players, the world No.1 against world champion. Both players...

Qatar Classic Squash 2024: Asal and El Sherbini keep unbeaten record intact

Doha -- Defending champions Ali Farag and Hania El Hammamy were both dethroned today, albeit in contrasting fashion on a thoroughly intoxicating semi-finsls day...

Yorkshire Premier League Squash: Doncaster fall foul over pro player rule

Doncaster began their Yorkshire Premier League title defence with a victory at Harrogate that was soured by falling foul of new rules concerning professional...