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Ali Farag: I’m in the form of my life – I can still get better
Six years ago, world No.1 Ali Farag claimed the first of two US open titles sharing a memory he describes as “the best day...
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US Open Squash 2023: preview, history, milestones
The US Open Squash Championships in Philadelphia is a landmark edition of one of the game’s most prestigious tournaments.
World No.2s Diego Elias and Nouran...
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Asian Games Squash 2023: India make mixed doubles history
Indian pair Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Sandhu made history by becoming the first mixed doubles champions at the Asian Games.
Gold came against Aifa...
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‘Like a movie!’: Sivasangari Subramaniam takes Malaysia squash gold
Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam said her double gold was akin to something out of a movie as she captured the Asian Games singles title, while...
Features
Sister Act: Sabrina Sobhy on song ahead of US Squash Open
Travelling, rooming and sharing laughs together. That’s the sister act which the Sobhys currently enjoy on the PSA World Tour. And for Sabrina Sobhy,...
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AI tech trialled at UK squash club to help members
Cheetham Hill in Manchester has become the first club in the UK to introduce AI technology, with members’ calories, distance covered, time spent on...
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Squash Social: Court news, Ukraine and Nicol David
The latest briefs, on court and off, in the world of squash
England Squash has announced a new multi-year headline partnership deal for its British...
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Right Ball Campaign: We need to appeal to all different crowds – Ali Farag
Following Squash Mad’s news that the WSF and Dunlop are, one hopes, aligned with our ‘Right Ball’ campaign with a move to put more...
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Asian Games Squash 2023: India win gold after Pakistan thriller
India came back from the brink to win their second men’s title and Malaysia won their third women’s title as the team squash events...
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Asian Games Squash 2023: Pakistan men reach first final for 13 years
Pakistan’s brilliant form at the 19th Asian Games continued as they took down No.3 seeds Hong Kong, China to reach the men’s team squash...
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Asian Games Squash 2023: Korea women edge Japan
Republic of Korea came from behind to beat rivals Japan 2-1 and pip them to the last remaining semi-final spot of the 19th Asian...
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Australian Junior Squash: U19 hat-tricks, twin sisters contest finals
Queesland's Madison Lyon and Western Australia's Oscar Curtis created history at the Australian Junior Squash Championships when they won the under-19 titles for the...
BALLS AND WALLS
Where there’s a wall, there’s a way!
Marc Thrill is on a mission to get more people playing squash – but rather than waiting for the public to walk through the...
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Asian Games 2023: Pakistan men topple India
No.4 seeds Pakistan produced a spectacular performance to shock top seeds India and blow the race to join Malaysia and Hong Kong, China in...
Features
Hania El Hammamy: Why I model myself on Novak Djokovic
INTERVIEW: Egyptian squash star on using Serbian tennis great's mentality, music, Netflix and PSA titles
Hania El Hammamy has revealed that one of the key...
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Asian Games squash 2023: Top seeds in control
Pre-tournament favourites India and Hong Kong, China made strong starts in China as the first squash events of the 19th Asian Games got underway...
Interviews
Squash deep clean: World No 1 Ali Farag backs referee directives
World No. 1 Ali Farag has welcomed the PSA’s initiative to try and address some of the blights -- including blocking and dissent --...
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Houston to host World Junior Squash 2024
Houston will stage the 2024 WSF World Junior Squash Championships next July.
The July 12-23 event in Texas will feature both men’s and women’s junior...
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US college squash shocked by death of Yale legend Dave Talbott
The American college squash community has been rocked by the sudden death of legendary Yale coach and Hall of Fame honoree Dave Talbott from...
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Right Ball Campaign: Why squash traditionalism is holding back our sport
We push squash as an incredible work out -- which the sport most definitely is when you are playing with the right ball against...
Coaching and Development
Dunlop and WSF reveal masterplan to solve squash’s ‘wrong ball’ problem
As we’ve seen through our Right Ball campaign, opportunities to engage new squash players are being lost every day because they’re unwittingly playing with...
Comment
Squash has a great product to sell, but who is doing the advertising?
In a reproduced archive piece, Eduardo Alvarez asks where have all the squash ads gone?
Who is advertising squash these days?
We all know the conversations...
Interviews
Greg Lobban: ‘I don’t love squash but now I can trouble best’
Greg Lobban is doing it “my way”. So much so that he has become the first Scot since John White 15 years ago to...
Interviews
Colombian Catalina Pelaez: ‘You have take care of your circumstances and challenges’
While the PSA World Squash Tour has started with the glam and glitz of Platinum events in Paris and Doha, for those players who...
Coaching and Development
Right Ball Campaign: We need to educate the squash community worldwide
Who has responsibility over the ball issue?
Nick Taylor, the British coach now based in the USA who has been vocal on the double dot...
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Roehampton just fall short of European Club Squash double
Paderborn men and Roehampton women defended their European Club Squash Championships titles, as the London outfit just fell short of a superb double.
Roehampton cruised...
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Ali Farag surpasses Ramy Ashour feat in lifting Qatar Classic title
Ramy Ashour produced some of his best, most thrilling squash in Doha. On Saturday, fellow Ali Farag played his 60th world tour final and...
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Hania El Hammamy lifts first Qatar Classic women’s title for eight years
Hania El Hammamy became the first Qatar Classic women's champion for eight years after fighting back to beat Egyptian compatriot and World No.1 Nour...
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Qatar Squash Classic: Hesham and ElShorbagy serve up controversy
Egypt’s Mazen Hesham claimed that he would have taken the loss had opponent Mohamed ElShorbagy hit a clean winner on serve following a highly...
Features
Northern Joe Cup squash festival shows power of sport and support
The memory of young English player Joe Rawcliffe, at just 27, continues to be remembered with a powerful serving of squash and raising thousands...
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Qatar Squash Classic: Amanda Sobhy dials in to reach last four
With some aplomb, USA’s Amanda Sobhy dispatched top seed and World No.2 Nouran Gohar in straight games and cotinued using her phone gesture routine...
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Qatar Squash Classic: Greg Lobban secures Doha first
Doha -- For the third match in a row, Scotland's Greg Lobban came back from the brink of defeat to win against last year’s...
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‘Squash is so much more fun when you can have some sort of rally’
RIGHT BALL CAMPAIGN: Our comments section and email letters bag on the dot ball conundrum have struck a chord with coaches and players of...
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Qatar Squash Classic: Joel Makin advances in tough outing
Doha -- The way the seedings and draws are done for Platinum events, where only the top eight are seeded, they open up for...
Coaching and Development
‘Squash is the only sport where the ball is warmed up – it has to change’
RIGHT BALL CAMPAIGN -- Six years ago, Nick Taylor, a former World No.14, delivered an impassioned opinion piece for Squash Mad in which he...
Comment
‘More bounce’: Squash Mad launches Right Ball campaign
Squash observers say that the double yellow dot is “killing large parts of the game” and new players are being put off from continuing...
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Qatar Squash Classic: Salma Hany scores first major upset
Doha -- Salma Hany produced the biggest upset of the day at the Q Terminals Qatar Classic 2023 with a win over compatriot and...
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Squash 2028: Olympics decision remains in limbo
Squash remains tight-lipped in its bid to finally become an Olympic sport for the Los Angeles Games in 2028.
A final recommendation on potential new...
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Qatar Squash Classic: Amina Orfi leads day of small upsets
Doha -- The Khalifa Tennis and Squash Centre is the centre of attention of the PSA World Tour this week, as the 2023 edition...
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Squash duo taking on the cream of British padel
The PSA's Head of Tour Development, Elliot Selby, and Yorkshire county player Declan Christie are teaming up this weekend to take on the elite...