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Hosts France storm through to second round of WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championship
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championship hosts France put in a solid performance as they overcame Ukraine to top...
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Size Matters: The pain in Spain stays mainly on the brain (and the glutes) as we warm up for the World Masters
‘It felt like the walls were closing in as we discovered some mystery court dimensions, but we still had a gas...’
By ORLA O’DOHERTY (Squash...
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Rowan Damming downs Finnlay Withington to become first Dutch player to win a World Junior title
Amina Orfi fights back from two games down to beat Salma El Tayeb in all-Egyptian women’s final
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
Rowan Damming became...
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Finnlay in World Junior Final: Rare all-European battle to come as Withington meets Holland’s Rowan Damming
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
England’s Finnlay Withington survived a fightback from Pakistan’s No.1 seed Hamza Khan to become the first English player to...
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Finnlay Withington meets top seed in World Junior semi-finals after winning all-English battle
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
England’s Finnlay Withington meets top seed Mohammad Hamza Khan of Pakistan in the semi-finals of the men’s World Junior...
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Day of shocks in World Juniors in Nancy as British champion Torrie Malik falls to India’s 14-year-old Anahat Singh
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
It was a day of upsets and history in the WSF World Junior Championships in France as French 9/16...
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England’s Asia Harris meets top seed after surviving scare in World Juniors
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
England’s Asia Harris narrowly avoided a surprise defeat in the 2022 WSF World Junior Championships in Nancy when she...
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Marwan ElShorbagy and Joelle King are top seeds as Nantes event returns to the PSA calendar
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Commonwealth Games medal winners Joelle King, Declan James and Saurav Ghosal are in action alongside World Games champion Victor...
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2022 WSF World Junior Championships under way in Nancy
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
The WSF World Junior Squash Championships made a triumphant return today after a three-year absence due to the COVID-19...
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Commonwealth Games: Joelle King equals record as Willstrop and James win men’s doubles gold
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
New Zealand’s Joelle King has equalled Rachael Grinham’s record as the most decorated female squash player in Commonwealth Games...
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Commonwealth Games: Second gold for Paul Coll as he and Joelle King win mixed doubles final
All-England final in men’s doubles: Willstrop and James v Waller and Selby
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Paul Coll powered to a second Commonwealth Games...
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Squash Junkies descend on Amsterdam for the game’s ultimate social gathering
The biggest squash party on the planet at the Meersquash club that Paul Coll and Nele Gilis call home
By MIKE HEGARTY (Junkie addict and...
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Commonwealth Games Doubles: Paul Coll bids for another gold and thanks team-mate Joelle King
“Joelle is incredible; she has the most energy out of all of us and she just keeps lifting everybody,” says Coll
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Commonwealth Games Doubles: Alison Waters leads England into two semi-finals
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Alison Waters leads Team England into two semi-finals in the Commonwealth Games doubles. She is partnering Sarah-Jane Perry in...
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Olympic Games 2028: Squash is one of nine sports on bidding process shortlist
LA entry list likely to focus on ‘engaging the best athletes’ rather than a global spread
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Squash is among nine...
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Commonwealth Games Doubles: Husband and wife Greg and Donna Lobban on rival teams
Mixed fortunes on a busy day for England’s golden girl Gina Kennedy
By ALAN THATCHER and JANE BALL
All of Wednesday’s medal winners were back in...
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Golden girl Gina Kennedy hopes to inspire a new generation of females to take up squash
South London’s squash Lioness thanks Bexley coach Ben Ford for her success
By ROD GILMOUR (Squash Mad Correspondent in Birmingham)
Gina Kennedy’s price for winning a...
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The battle for gold: ‘I was getting a bit lost out there and I was cramping up at the end,’ admits champion Paul Coll
‘We both knew it was going to be a battle – at the end my quads and calves were going and the calf cramped...
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Commonwealth Games Live Blog: Gold for England New Zealand after two epic finals
It’s gold for Gina Kennedy and Paul Coll, and bronze for Sarah-Jane Perry and Saurav Ghosal
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
After five days of...
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Joel Makin has a major point to prove as he bids to stop Paul Coll in his quest for gold
Gina Kennedy is in the final, and there is so much more to come from this determined, likeable Lioness of an athlete
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A dream is set to come true as Gina Kennedy has her heart set on gold in Birmingham
By ROD GILMOUR (Squash Mad Correspondent)
There were times in the aftermath of Gina Kennedy’s physical win over SJ Perry, the 2018 finalist, where the...
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Commonwealth Games Live Blog: Semi-finals day at the University of Birmingham
Hollie Naughton and Gina Kennedy stun top seeds Joelle King and Sarah-Jane Perry to reach the women’s final
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
England’s Gina...
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James Willstrop needs to summon up another mighty performance to get past Joel Makin
Defending men’s champion reveals that he was inspired by watching Lucy Turmel’s incredible effort against Joelle King
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Four British players...
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Commonwealth Games Live Blog, Day 4: Quarter-finals at the University of Birmingham
James Willstrop battles back to stop Rory Stewart after top seeds Joelle King and Paul Coll overcome Lucy Turmel and Adrian Waller
By ALAN THATCHER...
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World champion Ali Farag heads unchanged men’s top 20
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
Egypt’s world champion Ali Farag heads up an unchanged top 20 after the PSA Men’s World Rankings for August...
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Nouran Gohar remains on top of PSA women’s rankings for a fifth month
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
Egypt’s Nouran Gohar has stayed at World No.1 for a fifth successive month after the PSA Women’s World Rankings...
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Rory Stewart roars back to rock Patrick Rooney in one of the most incredible matches in Commonwealth Games history
Day Three review from the University of Birmingham
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Scotland’s Rory Stewart produced the performance of a lifetime to roar back...
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BBC answers furious complaints from squash fans about lack of coverage from the Commonwealth Games
EXCLUSIVE by ROD GILMOUR (Squash Mad Correspondent)
The BBC has assured squash fans of coverage of their sport after an outpouring of dissatisfaction at no...
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Commonwealth Games Live Blog from Day Three at the greatest squash show on earth
Big win for Lucy Turmel as she battles past Jess Turnbull to face top seed Joelle King in quarter-finals
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Day...
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James Willstrop takes centre stage as England’s super six power through
The Bard of Pontefract delivers drama and comedy in three short acts
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Birmingham 2022 hosts England enjoyed a dream start...
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What’s it like playing top seed Paul Coll? It was tough and a bit of a blur says Malta’s very own Essex boy Niall...
By ROD GILMOUR (Squash Mad Correspondent)
There are no shortage of stories to savour when it comes to squash at the Commonwealth Games. Take Niall...
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Commonwealth Games Live Blog: All the action from Day Two at the University of Birmingham
Clean sweep for Team England as top seeds join the fray
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
The big guns enter the fray today as the...
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Gina Kennedy is likened to Emma Raducanu but wants to win a major title to justify the comparisons
‘I know I can beat the top girls and my results show that’
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
England’s Georgina Kennedy is aiming to live...
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Teenage sensations Anahat Singh (14) and Lijana Sultana (15) win through on opening day of Commonwealth Games singles
Uganda veteran Mike Kawooya gains his moment in the limelight against No.2 seed Joel Makin on glass court
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
The two...
Growing the game
Feeding off the energy and passion in Birmingham, World Squash Day teams up with SquashLab to grow the game
‘Teaming up with World Squash Day is a natural extension of our whole ethos, which is about helping squash communities to grow across the...
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Trip back home to New Zealand has energised top seed Paul Coll for gold in Birmingham
‘I hadn’t been home in three and half years and it really energised me, gave me a lot of enjoyment back into my squash’
By...
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Games Ambassador Sarah-Jane Perry would love to win a medal for the West Midlands
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Sarah-Jane Perry, a local resident and an ambassador for the Commonwealth Games, tonight revealed how much it means to...
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Tesni Evans joins the flag-bearers’ union as she shares tonight’s duties for Wales with cyclist Geraint Thomas
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Tesni Evans is the latest squash star to be selected as a flag-bearer as she joins cyclist Geraint Thomas...
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Commonwealth Games: Rachael Grinham flies the flag for Australia in tonight’s opening ceremony
‘I wasn’t expecting this and am in complete shock,’ says Grinham
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Australia’s Rachael Grinham is the latest squash player to...
Growing the game
Millie Tomlinson beats Grace Gear as Canterbury Women’s Open attracts 41 players to the UK’s first all-female graded event
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
World No.60 Millie Tomlinson of England battled past compatriot Grace Gear (World 59) to take the inaugural Canterbury Women’s...