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Paul Coll, Gregory Gaultier, Tinne Gilis and Melissa Alves take to the screen to promote Open de France in Nantes
Warehouse dance video and ongoing mystery around the venue create superb media campaign for Nantes
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
It might not win an...
Growing the game
Lee Witham Part 6: Stars like Ali Farag, Amanda Sobhy and Gina Kennedy shatter the myth that college squash might damage your career
For all the successes, we also need to adopt a more caring attitude to help players avoid burnout
By LEE WITHAM (Squash Mad Special Correspondent)
Today...
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Lee Witham Part 5: How to grow squash playing numbers and provide genuine community benefits
‘We need to use funds more astutely to attract more juniors’
By LEE WITHAM (Squash Mad Special Correspondent)
Squash can be a sport that’s all-inclusive and...
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Curtis Malik fights back to beat Ben Coleman for his fifth PSA Challenger title of the season
‘Delighted to win from 2-0 and 9-7 down but I’d rather not play four five-setters in a row,’ says Curtis
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash...
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Joelle King and Paul Coll win New Zealand Nationals to warm up for Commonwealth Games in style
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter) and DAVE WORSLEY
Top seeds Joelle King and Paul Coll stepped up their preparation for the Commonwealth Games by...
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Lee Witham Part 4: The world is a better place with role models like James Willstrop, Nicol David and Roger Federer
‘Win-at-all costs mentality breeds a toxic, abusive culture within all sports’
By LEE WITHAM (Squash Mad Special Correspondent)
I love to see talented players performing high...
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Team Malik on the march as Curtis and Torrie reach Hove finals
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Brother and sister Curtis and Torrie Malik will be competing in the finals of the Ampito Hove Open today...
Growing the game
Lee Witham Part 3: The challenges of encouraging younger players and retaining seniors
‘Let’s raise the tin to 36 inches to make court games more fun for players of all ages’
By LEE WITHAM (Squash Mad Special Correspondent)
How...
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England’s Georgina Kennedy seals a successful season by reaching top eight in the world ahead of Commonwealth Games
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
England’s Georgina Kennedy has climbed to the top eight of the PSA Women’s World Rankings for the first time...
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After a flaming June, Mostafa Asal rises up the rankings to reach No.3 in the world
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)
Egypt’s Mostafa Asal has broken into the top three of the PSA Men’s World Rankings after a sensational month...
Growing the game
Lee Witham Part 2: Squash is a brilliant sport with so much to offer, especially the agility that will help your body stay stronger...
‘Squash movements offer so much more than static routines in gyms, but nobody is out there selling the game effectively’
By LEE WITHAM (Squash Mad...
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Lee Witham Part 1: Covered outdoor courts are just the starting point for reviving squash
‘Pandemic helped me to focus on new ideas to help this great game of squash to bounce back’
By LEE WITHAM (Squash Mad Correspondent)
Yesterday we...
Growing the game
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
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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...