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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...
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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...
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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...
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‘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...
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Nick Matthew: My five to watch on PSA World Squash Tour
The season-opening Paris Squash Open gave us two predictable sets of finalists, so as we enter the Qatar Q-Terminals Classic next week and get...
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PSA buys up Squash Player Magazine
Squash Player, the sport’s longest running magazine, has been sold to the Professional Squash Association.
The magazine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021 and has...
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LA 2028 Olympic sports: Cricket set to leave squash sidelined?
It is the sport considered favourite to win a berth on the Olympic programme for 2028 and, this week, cricket is expected to move...
Features
Trust and state of mind – what Mostafa Asal has learned in squash ban
In an impressive admission that change is essential if he is to realise his full potential, Mostafa Asal has revealed the motivations and the...
Features
ElShorbagy finds support after lambasting PSA tour scheduling
England’s Mohamed ElShorbagy has been praised for speaking out over the scheduling of PSA World Squash Tour matches.
ElShorbagy was scathing following his last eight...
Interviews
‘Squash needs to be simplified for juniors – they are our future’
He is the man behind the mic for SquashTV who fronts super-slick coverage of our game from the most prestigious events on the PSA...
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Nour El Sherbini, Ali Farag lift Paris Squash Open titles
Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag won the inaugural Paris Squash 2023 titles at the Palais de Tokyo.
El Sherbini, who now returns to the...
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Egyptians dominate PSA players of year awards
Egypt’s squash stars Nouran Gohar and Nour El Sherbini have shared the 2022-23 PSA Women’s Player of the Year award, while Ali Farag has...
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Paris Squash Open titles to end with battle for World No.1
The Paris Squash 2023 finals will see the top two men’s and women’s players battle it out for the World No.1 spot in the...
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Paris Squash 2023: Gina Kennedy edges into last four
Gina Kennedy is into a semi-final of a Platinum-level event for the first time in her career as she came from 2-1 down to...
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Paris Squash 2023: USA’s Sabrina Sobhy causes Egyptian upset
World No.16 Sabrina Sobhy stunned World No.3 Hania El Hammamy for the second time in her career to reach the Paris Squash 2023 last...
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Mostafa Asal to train with James Willstrop for three weeks
Mostafa Asal is coming to England to undergo a three-week training block with James Willstrop in September, Squash Mad can reveal. He will also...
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Squash ball boxes should carry a warning- the double dot is killing the game
The slavish choice of using a double dot ball for every standard of play has gone on for far too long.
Coaches like myself, Nick...
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Paris Squash 2023: Hania El Hammamy battles back from brink
World No.3 Hania El Hammamy battled back from two games down to defeat World No.10 Tinne Gilis 3-2 for a place in the third...
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Inside US Squash: Early season rise of the elite and outdoor courts
In a first of a monthly series, Sean Choi, of the Rally Report Podcast, looks at state of play in the US across players,...
Features
‘I can’t think of anywhere I’d rather play top guys than Paris’
For many an elite level athlete the prospect of carrying home hopes of glory can be a load that proves an unbearable burden.
With Paris...
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Paris Squash 2023: Katie Malliff upsets odds to beat local hope
World No.41 Katie Malliff scored the biggest upset on the opening day of the Paris Squash 2023 after beating French No.1 Melissa Alves 3-1...
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World squash tour inks live data deal to boost broadcasting
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has inked a deal for the upcoming season which see a range of live stats and data-led graphics and...