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Qatar Squash Classic returns to dual gender event
The QTerminals Qatar Classic will feature a women’s draw for the first time since 2015 when the PSA World Tour Platinum event takes place at...
Growing the game
Peter Nicol to launch new squash and pickleball concept in New Jersey
Nicol Squash, the business arm of the great Peter Nicol, is set to entwine squash and pickleball in a new venture for 2024.
Based in...
Features
Correct ages of Pakistan junior squash players under the spotlight
From the bizarre move of armpit testing to players paying for tests, the issue of whether Pakistan juniors are competing to their correct ages...
Features
‘Squash is riding a wave in the USA and ready to expand’
Amanda Sobhy says squash has moved away from being “a very lofty country club sport” in the USA and is ready to latch on...
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Mostafa Asal handed three-month ban from PSA squash tour
Embattled Egyptian squash star Mostafa Asal will miss the opening PSA tournament of the season and won’t be eligible to compete again until October...
Features
Meet the coach who has made music talk – through squash
From time to time sport can throw up extraordinary tales that confound the normal parameters which shape it.
The ability to harness the cathartic powers...
Comment
Why the Commonwealth Games must survive – for squash’s sake
It is one year since Georgina Kennedy and Paul Coll had Commonwealth Games gold medals carefully placed around their necks amidst scenes at Birmingham...
Growing the game
‘Closing by stealth’: Another English squash facility’s future clouded in doubt
Fears are growing for the last remaining courts in the Berkshire borough of Wokingham as yet another UK council looks at taking squash away...
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‘New challenges’: Mohamed ElShorbagy relishes Marwan decision
Mohamed ElShorbagy says his brother joining him as a fully-fledged Englishman will bring “something unique” to England Squash -- as the prospect of them...
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Marwan ElShorbagy switches allegiance to England Squash
England Squash will now have two ElShorbagys as national members after Marwan joined brother Mohamed in switching allegiances from Egypt.
Bristol-based Marwan, 30 on Sunday,...
Features
‘Racketball has saved our club over the last five years’
While the aftershock of the pandemic continues to ravage squash, one Somerset Club has found racketball a welcome source of rejuvenation and new life.
Facing...
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Gingell and Santamaria named first professional squash referees
Roy Gingell and Andrea Santamaria have been appointed as squash’s first ever full-time professional referees.
World Squash Officiating (WSO) - the organisation dedicated to the...
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Malaysia and Egypt to clash in Women’s World Junior Teams final again
Malaysia and Egypt will meet in the final of the WSF Women’s World Junior Team Championship for the third time in succession.
Egypt, winners of...
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World Junior Squash 2023: England upset seedings to deny Hong Kong, China
England, the fifth seeds, put in a spirited performance as they beat No.4 seeds Hong Kong, China to progress through to the semi-finals of...
Coaching and Development
How mighty Merthyr keeps squash vibrant in The Valleys
Merthyr Squash Club has a motley cast of players with nicknames such as The Pirate, The Butler and Trolleys. But don’t be fooled –...
Features
Life of a touring squash pro: ‘You have to stay strong, keep focus and that isn’t easy’
The loneliness of the long distance squash player can be a gnawing and draining experience, one that makes the athlete question just why they...
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Squash Matters: How to run a successful club
We speak to England Squash's club of the year Biddenden Squash Club and head coach Tom Swain on how to grow membership numbers and...
Comment
Hamza Khan victory is a great squash story – now he needs the support
First the British Junior Open under-15 title, then came a US Open junior under-19 victory. His world junior boy’s title at the weekend completed...
News
PSA World Tour 2023/24 season set to mark new era for squash
The PSA World Tour will kick into action in the middle of August, ushering in a season which will see the first fruits of...
Features
County scene: Meet the award-winning Kent squash club – with a waiting list
This may be the year in which Biddenden Squash Club was recognised as club of the year -- yet it is the reasons behind...
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Junior Squash: Hamza Khan makes history for Pakistan after 37-year wait
Hamza Khan fought back to become Pakistan’s first WSF World Junior Squash champion since Jansher Khan, while Egyptian teen Amina Orfi defended her title...
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World Junior Squash 2023: Pakistan and Malaysia players make history
First it was the shocks, now history-making antics were made at the WSF World Junior Squash Championships on Saturday.
Malaysia’s Aira Azman became the first...
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World Junior Squash 2023: Boys title up for grabs after another shock exit
Salman Khalil, the Egyptian seed, provided this year’s WSF World Junior Squash Championships with another major shock as he stunned English top seed...
Interviews
‘More structure’: Victor Crouin on referees, directives and squash technology
French squash star Victor Crouin has admitted he will wait to see the “consequences” of Lee Drew’s appointment as head of World Squash Officiating,...
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World Junior Squash 2023: USA’s Hollis Robertson downs Rowan Damming
USA’s Hollis Robertson produced a stunning upset by downing defending champion Rowan Damming on the third day of the WSF World Junior Squash Championships...
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World Junior Squash Championships hit by IT issues and ‘inequitable’ criticism
The World Junior Championships has been blighted by technical issues and has prompted criticisms that its format is "inequitable."
All play on Court 6 and...
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World Junior Squash 2023: Wai Sze Wing takes out English seed
Wai Sze Wing provided the shock of the tournament at the World Junior Squash Championships, while the top seeds continued their progress and the...
News
World Junior Squash 2023: Rowan Damming surives early scare
The opening day of the 2023 WSF World Junior Squash Championships saw the seeded players navigate tough challenges, hosts Australia with two players progress to...
Commonwealth Games
Defending champion Gina Kennedy ‘absolutely devastated’ at Victoria 2026 cancellation
Defending women's singles champion Gina Kennedy says she is "absolutely devastated" that Victoria has pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The Australian state...
Commonwealth Games
Hammer blow for squash as Aussies scrap 2026 Commonwealth Games
Squash has received a huge blow with the shock news that Victoria has pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The Australian state has...
Coaching and Development
Danny Massaro: Dream Power will help you reach your targets
How many times have we heard a successful sportsman or woman celebrate a major achievement by uttering these words: "This is a dream come...
News
Squash continues aim for pro referees and ‘free-flowing sport’
Lee Drew, the head of World Squash Officiating (WSO), wants to professionalise refereeing as he bids to develop a global message of communication and...
Features
Simon Parke on nose bleeds and dealing with pressures as top junior seed
Simon Parke believes that experience can be the key for Jonah Bryant as he attempts to become only the fourth Englishman to win the...
News
UK National Racketball Championships set for Birmingham
Mike Harris and Amber Marshall will aim to retain their stranglehold on the National Racketball men’s and women’s titles this weekend.
As top seeds, Devon’s...
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How to deal with Mostafa Asal? Man up and learn how to beat him!
Mohamed ElShorbagy says he cannot wait to go into battle with Mostafa Asal again next season - and has advised Asal's other rivals to...
Features
Amanda Sobhy on junior squash cauldron: ‘Just enjoy the experience’
With the 2023 WSF World Junior Championships looming, US star Amanda Sobhy has revealed just how important her 2010 coronation was to launching her...
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British National Squash Championships head to Surrey for 2023 edition
The British National Squash Championships will head to Weybridge, Surrey for the first time in the event's near 50-year history next month.
Tickets for the...
Interviews
Exclusive: Mostafa Asal’s new coach Mohamed Elkeiy on movement, referees and ‘that’ racket grab
Mohamed Elkeiy is undaunted by what some might call the hardest job in squash – cleaning up Mostafa Asal’s game.
Asal’s entourage has turned to...
Features
Court Watch: Meet the founder behind ‘Wikipedia of squash’ app
In today’s modern climate, one where sports are striving for eyeballs, there must be hundreds of squash courts cast into the shadows and hidden...
Features
Dutchman Rowan Damming on Asperger’s Syndrome and world squash hopes
It is hard enough trying to negotiate the perilous rite of passage from the junior to the senior ranks at world class level in...