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Exclusive Interview with Jonathan Kemp: Following in the footsteps of squash legend Geoff Hunt in Qatar
Learning from the great Aussie champion helps Kemp Aspire to great things for the game in Qatar
INTERVIEW BY RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Special Correspondent)
JONATHAN...
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Exclusive Interview with Squash+ mastermind Lee Witham: “We need new courts, new club designs, and new ideas to rescue the game at club level”
“With glass side walls players can feel the energy of other people playing alongside, whether on another squash court or maybe a padel court”
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Malaysia’s flagbearer Sivasangari Subramaniam misses Commonwealth Games after suffering head injuries in KL car crash
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
Malaysian number one Sivasangari Subramaniam has been forced to pull out of their Commonwealth Games squad after suffering head...
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Nick Matthew Exclusive: The rules need to be much clearer to avoid shocking injuries like this one when Nouran Gohar drilled Hania El Hammamy’s...
‘As Rodney Martin said, it was no good the referee telling Gohar to effectively play the ball by awarding a no-let in this situation...
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Mostafa Asal and Nour El Sherbini have a ball at The Mall as they win CIB PSA World Tour Finals
‘After winning the first game I looked at the screen and it said 40 minutes,’ says Asal
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and SEAN...
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Mostafa Asal downs world champion Ali Farag to reach CIB PSA World Tour Finals title decider against Paul Coll
Nouran Gohar to meet Nour El Sherbini in women’s final after wins over Hania El Hammamy and Amanda Sobhy
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)...
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Angela Smith and Billie Jean King, two sporting legends who have opened so many doors for female athletes
‘Meeting BJK twice in New York was such an inspiration and she continues to be one as she nears 80’
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad...
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Egypt’s Nouran Gohar and New Zealand’s Paul Coll crowned the 2021-22 PSA Players of the Year
England’s Georgina Kennedy wins PSA Challenger Tour Female Player of the Year award after roaring up the rankings
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
Egypt’s Nouran Gohar...
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Amanda Sobhy the first US-born player to reach last four of the CIB PSA World Tour Finals
‘Probably the hottest conditions I have ever played in,’ says Sobhy
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
World No.4 Amanda Sobhy is the first US-born player...
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Big four Mohamed ElShorbagy, Ali Farag, Paul Coll and Nouran Gohar all win through to Cairo semi-finals
‘It’s been a long, tough season for us all,’ says Mo as he faces Farag in the last four
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Four...
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Paul Coll opens up about the stress of life at the top after beating Joel Makin in CIB PSA World Tour Finals
Nour El Sherbini and Hania El Hammamy power through to women’s semi-finals
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and SEAN REUTHE (PSA Media)
Paul Coll opened...
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England Squash announces team of 10 referees for the Commonwealth Games
Three Mission 2022 graduates to take charge in Birmingham
By ALAN THATCHER and DONNA HELMER
England Squash has announced the 10 match officials who will referee...
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State Of The Game: Busy Berko bounce back in buoyant style after lockdown
‘We had a low point in August but worked hard to engage with members, especially those who didn’t renew,’ says popular chair John Shaw
By...
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Tarek Momen hits back to end long losing run against Paul Coll on day one of the CIB PSA World Tour Finals
Mohamed ElShorbagy happy with new ASB glass court court floor in Cairo
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
World No.6 Tarek Momen ended a run of...
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First British National titles in Manchester for Mohamed ElShorbagy and Jasmine Hutton
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Mohamed ElShorbagy and Jasmine Hutton both claimed their first British Nationals titles in front of a packed house at...
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British Nationals: It’s Mo v Makin and Jaz v Lucy Bee in the finals
Lucy Beecroft buzzes back to beat No.2 seed Lucy Turmel in semi-final stunner
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Mohamed ElShorbagy meets Joel Makin in the...
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Jesse Engelbrecht’s SquashMind column: Let’s get started with the art of ghosting
‘Ghosting is not just a physical session – it has far more value as a mental aid to help you visualise every situation on...
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James Willstrop beats Adrian Waller to set up Nationals semi-final with Mohamed ElShorbagy
Jasmine Hutton meets top seed Emily Whitlock as Lucy Beecroft beats Julianne Courtice
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Four-time British National champion James Willstrop upset...
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Copin’ in Copenhagen: Orla O’Doherty’s hilarious first column deals with meatballs, menopause and medals
‘I couldn’t get into my gold jacket because of lockdown lard but at least I came away with two gold medals’
By ORLA O’DOHERTY (Squash...
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Ali Farag and Mohamed ElShorbagy to clash in CIB World Tour Finals in a repeat of their epic World final in Cairo
Gina Kennedy makes her debut in Group A topped by Nouran Gohar with Sarah-Jane Perry in Group B led by Nour El Sherbini
By ALAN...
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Mohamed ElShorbagy to face Nick Wall in Nationals quarter-finals after beating Peter Creed in Battle of Bristol
Malik meets Makin as up and coming England players make their mark in Manchester
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Mohamed ElShorbagy enjoyed his first experience...
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Why squash will not recover from this spiral of decline that has been accelerated by pickleball and Covid
‘Squash has taken so many wrong turns during the 50-year cycle of life I have observed here in North America, one of them being...
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Rachael Grinham, 45, leads Team Australia on Birmingham medal quest in her sixth Commonwealth Games
Aussies pack squad full of golden oldies doubles specialists
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Australia are sending a hugely experienced squad to the Commonwealth Games,...
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England’s Mohamed ElShorbagy faces Peter Creed in Nationals debut
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
I've got a table booked at the delightful Snobby’s Wine Bar in Bristol for the winner of a mouthwatering...
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Former world No.2 Camille Serme calls time on her career
No comeback after Achilles injury for the most successful French female player in squash history
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Last week we saw Gregory...
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PSA reveal new scoring system for November’s Nations Cup in New Zealand
Tauranga event to launch with best of seven games with each one up to seven points, plus two Power Plays for each player per...
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Teen sensation Anahat Singh roars into India’s Commonwealth Games squad – at the tender age of 14
Anahat wins all six of her under-19 trial matches without dropping a game
By NITESH SQUARE (Squash Mad Correspondent in India)
Anahat Singh has arrived. This...
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Diego Elias dominates against Mohamed ElShorbagy to win Necker Mauritius Open title
‘I want to thank Mohamed and be like him when I win or lose,’ says Elias
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Peru’s Diego Elias overcame...
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Diego Elias downs Paul Coll as England’s Mohamed ElShorbagy takes down Tarek Momen in Mauritius semi-finals
‘Paul’s had a long and hard season and I didn’t want to let it go,’ says Elias
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Paul Coll’s end-of-season...
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Yes, it rained on our parade but an open-air court in Vancouver can only help squash to recover in Canada
We were unlucky with the weather but we need more events like this to raise the profile of our sport
By ROBERT EBERHARD (Squash Mad...
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Paul Coll leads top seeds through to Mauritius semi-finals after battle with Baptiste Masotti
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Paul Coll led all the top seeds through to the semi-finals of the Necker Mauritius Open, Presented by...
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Mohamed ElShorbagy has sat on the throne of squash for so long and Egyptians will always be proud of him
‘He is one of the most distinguished masters of the game,’ says Black Ball CEO Mohamed Raef
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Mohamed ElShorbagy deserves...
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Greg Lobban leads the way as Scotland pick a mix of youth and experience for Commonwealth Games
‘Competing in Glasgow was the best two weeks of my career but I’m sure Birmingham will also be special,’ says Lobban
By ALAN THATCHER -...
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Mohamed ElShorbagy says hello to his new life as an Englishman as Gregory Gaultier says au revoir to the PSA World Tour
‘Squash is like a drug: As long as I can step on court, even if I’m totally broken, I will still be hitting some...
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Jahangir Khan exclusive: Paul Coll and Mohamed ElShorbagy have a point to prove as a gruelling, gripping PSA season draws to a close
‘Everyone wants to finish the season on a high note,’ says squash legend JK
EXCLUSIVE by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Special Correspondent)
JAHANGIR KHAN has admitted...
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Gregory Gaultier and James Willstrop roll back the years to win through in Mauritius
Willstrop’s win sets up a second round battle with his new England team-mate Mohamed ElShorbagy
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Gregory Gaultier is like an...
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Exclusive: World champion Ali Farag talks about his third title and his wife Nour’s incredible return to top form
‘I’m super proud of my third title – and of how Nour has come back to play better than ever’
INTERVIEW by ALAN THATCHER (Squash...
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Exclusive: Nick Matthew backs Mohamed ElShorbagy swapping The Pyramids for the Three Lions as he switches international allegiance from Egypt to England
‘I have always had great support from England Squash and as a British citizen I will give it my all playing under the English...
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Hania El Hammamy and Mostafa Asal’s El Gouna successes suggest an extended golden era for Egypt
Asal conquers Coll in straight games after El Hammamy battles back to beat Gohar in 90 minutes
By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE
Egypt’s dominance of...
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Squash and the royals: Prince Philip, Lisa Opie, Jahangir Khan and the mysterious tale of the missing British Open trophy
'When an aide whispered to the Duke of Edinburgh that the Royal Train was waiting, he carried on chatting to players at the RAC...