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World Squash 2023: Diego Elias survives scare to edge Saurav Ghosal
World No.1 Diego Elias was on the brink of elimination from the PSA World Championships before fighting back from two games down to beat...
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World Squash 2023: El Hammamy averts shock, Asal hits Makin
Egypt’s World No.3 Hania El Hammamy avoided a shock defeat against 15-year-old rising star Amina Orfi as she won a nail-biting five-game thriller at...
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Rising Egypt star Amina Orfi makes world squash history
Egyptian teenager Amina Orfi became the youngest player ever to reach the last 16 of the PSA World Championships on Friday. At the age...
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World Squash 2023: Sobhy sisters aim to unite for US in Chicago
The Sobhy sisters carry home hopes in the World Championship second round on Friday.
Amanda, the fifth seed in Chicago, plays Hollie Naughton of Canada...
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Zimbabwean teen hope takes up Egypt squash tutelage
A rising Zimbabwean teen has been training in Alexandria, Egypt ahead of the World Junior Squash Championships later this summer.
Ryan Gwidzima, 17, has been...
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Mostafa Asal wins through in Chicago on world squash tour return
Mostafa Asal safely negoatiated his first tour match since March as fellow top seed Nouran Gohar also won through to the second round of...
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World Squash 2023: Ali Farag chases fourth title and place among greats
For one man, the 2023 PSA World Championships, presented by The Walter family, provides a chance to both create a unique piece of squash...
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British Open 2023 staging in Birmingham was pure squash theatre
It was the Professional Squash Association’s COO Lee Beachill who first encountered Birmingham’s Rep theatre, widely considered the best indoor squash venue of them...
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‘Mostafa Asal is like a cartoon character – and kids love the drama’
He was the first Egyptian man to be crowned world champion when he claimed the initial of four global titles as a 20-year-old but,...
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Edwin Clain: I had to explain rules of squash to my parents
Frenchman Edwin Clain was one of 12 players who grabbed a ticket for the 2023 PSA World Squash Championships. The biggest achievement of his...
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World Squash 2023: ‘Nouran Gohar will be firing after British Open’
Rod Martin has dismissed any suggestion that World No.1 Nouran Gohar will suffer from a British Open hangover when she treads the board at...
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French Open Squash receives sponsor and TV rights boost
The 2023 French Open, which will be played in August, has received a major boost after inking a headline sponsor and securing a TV...
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Curtis Malik: Sumner is in my heart with everything I do in squash
There are many quotes about overcoming personal tragedy. Yet perhaps that belonging to the relatively unknown American actor and multi-genre singer songwriter Val Uchendu...
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Young Scot Rory Richmond out to make the grade on court
The process of making the transition from the junior game to the senior ranks can often be a painful one, but for one of...
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Kilkenny squash back after barracks block return
Ireland’s Kilkenny Squash Club members are back playing their game after three years and fears their courts and club could be wound up after...
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“Emotionally, it wasn’t easy…” – Mohamed ElShorbagy on his switch to England
Watch: former world champion and world No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy tells Squash Mad about the 'tough decision' to switch from Egypt to England.
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As he prepares...
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Wales’ Lowri Roberts celebrates first PSA squash title
Welsh player Lowri Roberts won her first PSA title at the PSA de Normandie this month - despite carrying an injury.
Roberts, the World No.116,...
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UK club Radlett pick up historic county squash treble
England’s Radlett Squash Club won an unprecedented treble after coming away with the Herts, Middlesex, and Herts Open Cup competitions last month.
The Radlett squad...
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Eain Yow Ng and Jasmine Hutton win Irish Squash Open titles
Top seeds Eain Yow Ng and Jasmine Hutton captured the Cannon Kirk Gillen Markets Irish Open titles at the weekend.
Malaysia’s No.1 Ng was in...
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Mostafa Asal accuses rivals of diving like footballers
Mostafa Asal has accused his opponents on the PSA World Tour of ‘diving’ like footballers to try to get him punished by referees –...
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Squash’s top stars urge caution over LA 2028 Olympic bid
Watch: squash stars on squash's LA 2028 Olympic bid
Squash will discover the fate of its latest bid for Olympic inclusion this autumn – but...
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RAC win Premier Squash League title as Paul Coll comes back from brink
Paul Coll came from two games down against former world champion Nick Matthew to help RAC claim consecutive titles in England's Premier Squash League.
Leaders...
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Future of Canary Wharf Squash Classic in doubt
The future of the Canary Wharf Squash Classic is in jeopardy due to logistical and financial issues.
In March, the hugely popular PSA World Tour...
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First-timers Inverness reach European clubs after national success
In one of the most staggering success stories in Scottish Squash history, Inverness Squash Club have been crowned Women’s National League Champions in the...
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Supreme Ali Farag turns from doubter to bag first British Open Squash title
Birmingham -- At a venue fit for squash, Ali Farag produced one last hour-long effort of Ramadan-induced endurance on Sunday. The Egyptian won 13-11,...
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British Open Squash 2023: Brilliant Nour El Sherbini powers to fourth title
Birmingham -- It started with a cross-court volley kill from Nouran Gohar and ended with a stinging forehand drive by Nour El Sherbini. In...
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British Open Squash 2023: Diego Elias sets up Ali Farag final showdown
Birmingham -- Relief was palpable for Diego Elias on Saturday night. The mind whirling after being installed as World No.1 and the euphoria back...
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British Open Squash: Ruthless Nouran Gohar races to familiar final
Birmingham -- Laura Massaro tells the story from a decade ago when a 15-year-old raw teenager, Nouran Gohar, with power hitting already in the...
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British Open Squash: Paul Coll on a Birmingham roll as hat-trick looms
Birmingham -- Paul Coll admitted he had to draw deep on his big game experience to get past Marwan ElShorbagy and make his third...
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British Open Squash: Amanda Sobhy issues big three warning after telling win
Birmingham -- A year ago, Amanda Sobhy admitted to being at a low ebb. On Friday night, the American issued an “I’m coming for...
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British Open Squash 2023: Diego Elias comes back from the brink
Birmingham -- World No.1 elect Diego Elias said that the extra expectancy of going to the top of the squash tree almost cost him...
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British Open Squash 2023: Belief in fifth cost me, admits Gina Kennedy
Birmingham -- Gina Kennedy has admitted that a slight lack in belief cost her against Nour El Sherbini when it mattered most in the...
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New international tour gives Masters squash a major boost
A newly-expanded international Masters circuit starts in May and is set to give age-group squash a much-needed shot in the arm after the pandemic.
International...
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British Open Squash 2023: Mazen Hesham ready for ‘octopus’ Ali Farag
Birmingham -- Mazen Hesham has dismissed any suggestion he has the edge ahead of Saturday’s British Open semi-final with Ali Farag, a player he...
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British Open Squash: SJ Perry no match for World No.1 Nouran Gohar
Birmingham -- Sarah-Jane Perry has vowed she is going nowhere despite being ultimately out-gunned by World No.1 Nouran Gohar in a 34-minute straight games...
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British Open Squash 2023: Ramadan no issue for battling Ali Farag
Birmingham -- Ali Farag refused to make Ramadan an excuse as he survived being without fluid for almost 16 hours to defeat the similarly...
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Are current fitness levels in world squash the same as Jahangir Khan era?
It is the most eagerly anticipated part of the draw in any major championship and the British Open quarter-finals are upon us at last.
Yet...
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British Open Squash 2023: Diego Elias sets up Victor Crouin showdown
The British Open took the traditional route as Marwan ElShorbagy reached a fourth career quarter-final. Now, the Egyptian will face the hardest route if...
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British Open Squash 2023: Gina Kennedy staves off Gillis fightback thriller
“I live to fight another day,” said Gina Kennedy, as the Englishwoman racked up another impressive milestone on Wednesday in reaching a first British...
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‘Yes, Peru could!’: How world reacted to Diego Elias reaching squash World No.1
When English No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy was beaten in a five-game thriller at the British Open on Tuesday, the news was confirmed that Diego Elias...