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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...
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British Open Squash 2023: The powerful combinations to boost home hopes
Lisa Opie, the 1991 British Open champion, believes that her modern day ‘Brit girl’ successors do not face the same pressure to win the...
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British Open Squash 2023: Mohamed ElShorbagy beaten in Birmingham thriller
Resurgent Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad turned from an evening entertainer to matinee villain as home hope Mohamed ElShorbagy was ousted in a thriller at...
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British Open Squash 2023: Diego Elias digs deep to remain on title track
Many will be wondering how the lop-sided British Open draw, with eight top seeds and 9/16s pitted against title contenders while non seeds had...
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British Open Squash 2023: Mohamed Elshorbagy aims for mentor to tread Birmingham stage
Mohamed Elshorbagy has admitted that this year’s British Open has a special resonance for him.
It was in June last year that the best kept...
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British Open Squash 2023: James Willstrop denied as wild cards advance
There was anguish, despair and wild card joy in equal measure on the opening day of the British Open on Sunday.
For home players, the...
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British Open Squash 2023: Birmingham preview
Where: Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham Rep
When: April 9-16 2023
A World No.1 banned from playing, two players jostling to take over, a Kiwi attempting a...
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‘As a squash World No.1 you should be sending out a positive message’
On the eve of the British Open which Jahangir Khan made his own as the top-ranked player, the Pakistani great admits he is concerned...
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ElShorbagy and Kennedy to lead European Team squash charge
Mohamed ElShorbagy will pull on the England jersey when he lines up at the 2023 European Team Championships this month.
Emerging talent Lucy Beecroft and...
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Teams lined up for revamped Squash World Cup in Chennai
Nine teams from five continents will contest the relaunched Squash World Cup in June following the final confirmation of places.
From Asia, hosts India will...
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Home British Open squash support will play their part, says Perry
Sarah-Jane Perry says she will be drawing on the memories of her Commonwealth Games bronze medal at Birmingham 2022 when the British Open returns...
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British Open Squash 2023: Ali Farag aiming for fourth time lucky
It is the one major title that has eluded him. But, days before he begins his quest to finally capture the British Open, Ali...
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Lack of Olympic razzmatazz for LA 2028 shows squash is in tune with IOC
Squash’s latest date with Olympic destiny is potentially just six months away – and it seems our sport’s highest authorities are changing their approach...
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Outdoor squash given fresh momentum
The concept of outdoor squash has received heavyweight support thanks to two significant recent developments in the industry.
Outdoor squash courts such as those at...
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5 things with Mathieu Castagnet: We have to bring squash to schools
Squash Mad asks recently-retired Mathieu Castagnet his influences and his current views on the sport
Playing for the French national team was a very important...
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Mazen Hesham: Crowd pleasing and beating Ali Farag no longer enough
With upsets at the Optasia Championships, the British Open is looking wide open. It could be a case of last man standing, writes RJ...
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Mathieu Castagnet: New chapter beckons for French squash ‘warrior’
At the end of 2022, Mathieu Castagnet announced he was retiring, aged 36. The French Warrior, a nickname that paid tribute to his fighting...
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Karim Abdel Gawad wins first PSA World Tour event in 12 months
It was almost as though he had never been away as Karim Abdel Gawad won his first PSA World Tour title in a year...
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Father of Mostafa Asal furious over son’s PSA squash ban
Mahmoud Asal, father of embattled World No.1 Mostafa, has poured scorn on the “unprecedented” and “severe” sanctions imposed upon his son, while also claiming...