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From lockdown squash court, Will Salter starts to build pro career

During Covid, a then teenage Englishman Will Salter built a squash court in a farm building where he was in lockdown with his parents. When...

Mohamed ElShorbagy: I still have hunger to compete with squash top order

When Mohamed ElShorbagy dipped out of the world’s top five for the first time in a decade, for the Englishman it felt like a...

Qatar Classic Squash: Diego Elias holds off Mostafa Asal in thrill-fest

Doha -- There was no doubt who the crowd was rooting for. There was also no doubt who is the man to beat at...

Qatar Classic Squash 2024: Nour El Sherbini prevails in classic finale

Doha -- There couldn’t have been a more fitting finale – the world’s top two players, the world No.1 against world champion. Both players...

Qatar Classic Squash 2024: Asal and El Sherbini keep unbeaten record intact

Doha -- Defending champions Ali Farag and Hania El Hammamy were both dethroned today, albeit in contrasting fashion on a thoroughly intoxicating semi-finsls day...

Yorkshire Premier League Squash: Doncaster fall foul over pro player rule

Doncaster began their Yorkshire Premier League title defence with a victory at Harrogate that was soured by falling foul of new rules concerning professional...

Qatar Squash Classic: Olivia Weaver comes through tough Coll test

Doha -- Top seeds Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini both won on Thursday to make it to the last four of the QTerminals...

Qatar Squash Classic 2024: Joel Makin makes top five steps … as new British No.1

Doha -- The Golden Tiger is purring. Joel Makin, with his boxer’s talk, has aims to reach the world’s top five and beyond. First...

Qatar Classic Squash 2024: 10 years on, Nour El Sherbini remains at peak of powers

Doha -- As if we didn’t know already but Nour ElSherbini still has a remarkable stranglehold on the PSA Squash Tour. There are no...

Qatar Squash Classic 2024: Nouran Gohar elusive title remains on track

Egypt’s former World No.1 Karim Abdel Gawad sent Qatari No.1 Abdulla Mohd Al-Tamimi out of his home event earlier today as he booked his...

Mostafa Asal: James Willstrop saved my squash career

Doha -- Mostafa Asal hailed James Willstrop “for saving my squash career” as the Egyptian beat an even younger player, the precocious talent of...

How mountainbiking Swiss Alps propelled Nicolas Mueller to Qatar Squash Classic highs

Doha -- Nicolas Mueller spent two weeks in the mountains surrounding St Moritz over the summer putting in the altitude training hard yards. “You...

LA2028 Olympics: It’d be sad if Egypt squash players change countries – Farag

Doha -- Ali Farag, the world No.1, said it would be “sad” should any of his Egyptian compatriots switch nationalities ahead of the LA2028...

The ‘brutal Catch-22’ of world squash tour’s 32 draws laid bare in Doha

Doha -- The ball was zipping off the front wall on Court 2 at the Khalifa Tennis & Squash Complex from the moment Jasmine...

‘Huge milestone’: Amina Orfi, 17, breaks top 10 as junior and exam taker

Doha -- No matter who she plays, Amina Orfi, with her slender build and glasses outlining her as still a junior, continues to belie...

Jonah Bryant wins biggest title of career at Budapest Squash Open

Jonah Bryant won the biggest title of his career after beating English compatriot Declan James to the Budapest Open title. The 19-year-old from Brighton beat...

Qatar Q-Terminals Squash Classic 2024: Egypt duo aim to continue sizzling season starts

Mostafa Asal and Nour ElSherbini will head into the Qatar Q-Terminals Classic both unbeaten on 10 matches apiece and looking for a hat-trick of...

NASH Cup Squash 2024: Mohamad Zakaria and Katie Malliff lift titles

The first ever PSA Tour Copper event ended in fittingly dramatic style, as teenage sensation Mohamad Zakaria fought back from 2-0 down to win...

Paris Squash Open 2024: Unbeaten Egypt duo Nour El Sherbini and Mostafa Asal

Egyptian duo Nour El Sherbini and Mostafa Asal were crowned Paris Squash 2024 champions after they claimed respective wins over current women’s World Champion...

Squash remains upbeat of 2026 Commonwealth Games inclusion

With a trimmed-down version of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026 announced on Tuesday, squash faces an anxious wait - so to the...

Paris Squash 2024: Egypt teen Fayrouz Aboelkheir scores strunning upset

Egyptian teenager Fayrouz Aboelkheir delivered a stunning performance beyond her years to defeat World No.6 Georgina Kennedy in five games and advance to the...

Paris Squash 2024: Home hopes take plaudits

Home hopes Gregoire Marche and Baptiste Masotti stole the spotlight on the opening day at Paris Squash 2024. In front of enthusiastic home crowds,...

Camille Serme attempts squash comeback ahead of LA 2028 Olympics

Camille Serme, the former world No.2, is coming out of retirement, with the long-term aim of qualifying for the Los Angeles Olympics. The 35-year-old will...

Egyptian Squash Open 2024: Asal and El Sherbini topple home rivals

Egyptian duo Mostafa Asal and Nour El Sherbini have been crowned the 2024 CIB Egyptian Open champions after No.3 seed Asal took down men’s...

Egyptian Squash Open notebook: Loose panels, retirements and landmarks

The CIB Egyptian Open became professional squash’s first Diamond-tier event in Giza. This has been the first major title on offer during the 2024-25 professional...

Ugly scenes mar Egyptian Squash Open as Mostafa Asal beats Mohamed ElShorbagy

England No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy appeared to offer his hand mid-match during a torrid and forgettable quarter-final with Egyptian Mostafa Asal at the Egyptian Open...

Egyptian Squash Open 2024: Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini send title warnings

Egyptian World No.1s Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini sent out statements of intent as they produced much-improved performances on home court to reach...

Fares Dessouky falls foul of new world squash referee directives

Fares Dessouky became the first player this season to fall foul of the continued tightening of the rules when it comes to conduct and...

Egyptian Squash Open 2024: World No.1s survive early scares

World No.1s Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag both survived scares as they fought back to reach the quarter-finals of the 2024 CIB Egyptian...

Squash to use AI to find ‘accurate outcomes’ to referee decisions

Some referee decisions in the world game will be decided by technology in real-time after the sport’s officiating body signed a deal with a...

PSA squash tour set for ‘busiest season ever’

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is set for its “busiest season ever of professional squash” as the 2024-25 PSA Squash Tour kicks off in...

PSA World Squash Tour 2024/25 season: Schedule and dates

The 2024/25 PSA Tour season is set to be the 'busiest ever' after a season of good news for the sport.   AUG 26 - SEP 06 CIB Egyptian...

2025 English Squash Juniors set for ‘innovative change’

The 2025 English Junior Championships will embark on an “innovative change”, with only the top 50 ranked players will be eligible to enter the...

History made at World Squash Masters 2024

Australia's Geoff Davenport and England's Ann Manley re-wrote WSF World Masters Squash Championships history in Amsterdam with landmark victories to become the most decorated...

PSA Squash Tour: player suspensions, fines and warnings revealed

There were 70 cases of suspensions, fines or warnings across the PSA Tour 2023/24 season, while Egypt's Sayed Fawzy will miss the the start...

England Squash launches new membership scheme

England Squash has launched its new membership scheme designed to provide "value and greater choice" to a broader range of players - from complete...

Englishman Nick Taylor appointed US Squash head coach

Nick Taylor has been appointed US Squash head national coach and takes over the role from Ong Beng Hee, who was the first to...

British Nationals Squash 2024: Georgina Kennedy and Joel Makin take titles

Georgina Kennedy won her first British National title, while Joel Makin dethroned two-time champion Mohamed ElShorbagy in a five-game, 85-minute thriller at St George’s Hill...

British Nationals Squash 2024: Top seeds set up finals showdown

No.2 seed Sarah-Jane Perry battled past a resilient Emily Whitlock to reach her fifth British Nationals final and No.1 seed Mohamed ElShorbagy also progressed...

British Nationals Squash 2024: Emily Whitlock proves too good for Jasmine Hutton

Emily Whitlock played with composure, accuracy and grit to oust defending champion Jasmine Hutton and reach the British National Championships last four. From the off,...