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Marwan ElShorbagy battles past Declan James to reach Nantes semi-finals

16-year-old Egyptian Fayrouz Aboelkheir continues her dream run By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) Top seed Marwan ElShorbagy made a winning debut on the glass court at...

England’s Declan James and George Parker through in Nantes but Lucy Turmel suffers shock defeat

By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor England’s Declan James and George Parker made it through to the men’s quarter-finals in the Open de France...

English trio win through in Nantes first round with Nick Wall now up against top seed Marwan ElShorbagy

Open de France moves to a graffiti-covered warehouse as street grime meets world squash By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) The English trio of Declan James,...

Patrick Rooney returns to the PSA world top 20 as Victor Crouin climbs to 11

By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) England’s Patrick Rooney has returned to the world top 20 today in the latest PSA rankings. The talented 25-year-old Merseysider,...

Runner-up in Qatar, Victor Crouin flies home to travel from the airport to Hangar 24 in Nantes

Belgian sisters Nele and Tinne Gilis are top seeds in the women’s draw By JAMES ROBERTS (Squash Mad Correspondent) Victor Crouin has climbed to a career...

World No.1 Nouran Gohar is too hot in Houston for Nour El Tayeb with a final win in straight games

By JANE BALL  (Squash Mad Reporter) and CONNOR SHEEN (PSA) World No.1 Nouran Gohar has claimed the inaugural South Western Women’s Open title in Houston...

Rod Gilmour’s Doha Diary: PSA to look at new scoring systems to reduce lets and make the game flow

By ROD GILMOUR in Doha  Squash chiefs are looking into ways of stemming the number of lets in tournaments, which could include innovations such as...

Nour El Tayeb sinks Amanda Sobhy to meet top seed Nouran Gohar in all-Egyptian Houston final

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) and CONNOR SHEEN (PSA) World No.8 Nour El Tayeb continued her impressive start to the season as she defeated...

Qatar champion Mohamed ElShorbagy has his swagger back thanks to Gregory Gaultier

‘I was crying after losing in my first match in the British Open and I thought it could be the end’ EXCLUSIVE by ROD GILMOUR...

Masterclass gives Mohamed ElShorbagy his fourth Qatar title but Victor Crouin is here to stay

By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and JONATHAN SMITH (PSA) England’s Mohamed ElShorbagy won the first Platinum title of the season and his first since...

Alongside the many tributes, England Squash offers tournament guidance following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) England Squash has published advice for the game on how best to proceed during the period of mourning for...

Gina Kennedy forced to retire with a hamstring injury against Nour El Tayeb in Houston

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) and CONNOR SHEEN (PSA) England’s Gina Kennedy saw her season get off to a disappointing start as a hamstring...

A rare all-European Platinum final as England’s Mohamed ElShorbagy meets Victor Crouin in Qatar decider

‘Asal is the best player in the world and I had to do a Nick Matthew to get back into the match,’ admits Mo By...

The squash world must take note of rising French star Victor Crouin as he masters Tarek Momen to reach Qatar final

‘I don’t have a coach so I have been trying to coach myself by writing notes’ EXCLUSIVE by ROD GILMOUR in Doha Victor Crouin’s analytical eye...

Ruthless Gina Kennedy sets up Houston quarter-final clash with Nour El Tayeb

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)  England’s Georgina Kennedy produced a clinical display to beat compatriot Jasmine Hutton to reach the quarter-finals of the South...

Tarek is simply Momentous as he takes out reigning Qatar champion Diego Elias

By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and JONATHAN SMITH (PSA) Tarek Momen stormed back to knock out defending champion Diego Elias in the QTerminals Qatar...

World champions Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag to headline Grasshopper Cup as it returns to Zurich

First women’s event and best-of-three scoring up to the quarter-finals By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) World Champions Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag will top...

Mostafa Asal is a voice for calm as coaches are allowed back at courtside

EXCLUSIVE by ROD GILMOUR in Doha The Q Terminals Qatar Classic may be the first tournament back where coaches are allowed in players’ corners, but...

Rested and refreshed, Nouran Gohar looks sharp as she leads seeds through to Houston quarter-finals

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) World No.1 Nouran Gohar led the top seeds through to the the quarter-finals of South Western Women’s Open in...

Ben Coleman meets Richie Fallows in all-Essex clash in Madeira International Open

By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) The top seeds enter the competition today in the men’s $12k Madeira International Open, with an all-Essex clash between...

England Squash teams up with Sport Manager and SquashLevels for event management and rankings

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) England Squash has announced two new partnerships with Sport Manager and SquashLevels ahead of the 2022-23 squash season. Following a...

Victor Crouin and Abdulla Al Tamimi to clash in Qatar as they make their first Platinum quarter-finals

Diego Elias and Tarek Momen show why they love winning in Doha – but only one can make the semis By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad...

The dream lives on as home hero Abdulla Al Tamimi thanks Rodney Martin for guiding him to the Qatar quarter-finals

By ROD GILMOUR in Doha Abdulla al Tamimi didn’t want to wake up two mornings after beating world No.2 Paul Coll. Unused to a rare...

Former world squash champion Susan Devoy stars in New Zealand reality TV show Celebrity Treasure Island

By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) Former world squash champion Dame Susan Devoy is set for a new starring role, this time on TV instead...

Jaz Hutton’s Houston lift-off against Lucy Beecroft is rewarded with tough second round tie against Gina Kennedy

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) World No.29 Jasmine Hutton won an all-English encounter against Lucy Beecroft to book a second-round clash with Georgina Kennedy...

Another astonishing giant-killing in Qatar as Miguel Rodriguez topples top seed Ali Farag

Colombian conquers world champion as top two seeds are dumped out in Doha By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and JONATHAN SMITH (PSA) Miguel Rodriguez turned...

Qatar sensation as Paul Coll crashes out to home hero Abdulla Al Tamimi

By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and JONATHAN SMITH (PSA) New Zealand’s world No.2 Paul Coll, sporting two gold medals from a successful Commonwealth Games,...

Top Dec! England’s Declan James rides Birmingham bounce to beat Baptiste Masotti in Qatar

By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and JONATHAN SMITH (PSA) England’s Declan James built on the confidence-boosting joy of a gold medal at the Commonwealth...

Stellar career of former world No.1 Gregory Gaultier to be celebrated at the Open de France in Nantes

A tribute evening will pay homage to the French General at the opening of the Nantes tournament By JAMES ROBERTS (Squash Mad Correspondent) Squash legend Gregory...

Record platinum prize fund on offer as top seeds Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag aim to channel their pyramid power once again

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) The best players will once again grace squash’s most iconic tournament venue as world number ones and reigning champions...

Defending champions Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar return to Philadelphia for U.S. Open

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) The draws have been released for the historic U.S. Open taking place at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center...

Daryl Selby and Lowri Roberts win entertaining finals at Lexden Open

By MIKE HEGARTY (Squash Mad Correspondent) Daryl Selby and Lowri Roberts emerged as the champions after a brilliant weekend of squash at the Lexden Open...

Nour El Tayeb back on the title trail as she and Youssef Soliman win inaugural Zed Open finals

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) Egypt’s Nour El Tayeb has won her first PSA title since becoming a mother after the World No.11 overcame...

Players jump to it at Lexden for data collection during PSA satellite tournament

By LAURA NORTHEAST (Squash Mad Sports Science Correspondent) Mike Hegarty and the team at Lexden Rackets and Fitness Club were kind enough to offer their...

Nour El Tayeb powers past Nele Gilis to reach first final for almost two years

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) Egypt’s former World No.3 Nour El Tayeb has reached her first PSA World Tour final since becoming a mother...

Nouran Gohar the top earner as PSA World Tour prize money hits record heights

By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) The PSA World Tour is hoping that the new season will result in an increase in the record prize...

Victor Crouin saves four match balls but shows he’s hungry for success on his way to Zed Open semi-finals

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) French No.2 seed Victor Crouin came back from 2-0 down and overturned four match balls to complete a thrilling...

World Squash Day teams up with interactiveSQUASH to attract new players and support Ukraine

By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor and World Squash Day Founder) World Squash Day has announced an exciting partnership with interactiveSQUASH as today (Friday August...

Victor Crouin survives battle with Juan Vargas to reach Zed Open quarter-finals

By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) French No.2 seed Victor Crouin avoided a shock defeat to Colombia’s World No.67 Juan Camilo Vargas as he prevailed...

Curtis Malik bounces back to rock Rui Soares to clinch TW Canterbury Open title

By JOE MAGOR (Squash Mad Correspondent) World No. 75 Curtis Malik of England produced an incredible comeback, saving two match balls to deny World No.59...