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Life as a squash pro: ‘We should just spread joy and entertainment’
Melissa Alves, the European silver medallist, had a racket in her hand from the age of five on one of the three courts on...
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Yorkshire Premier Squash: Doncaster continue to flout rules
Defending champions Doncaster are seemingly in an act of defiance after once again deliberately flouting new rules over professional squad players in the Yorkshire...
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US Open Squash 2024: Farag and Gohar lift titles
World No.1 Ali Farag and World No.2 Nouran Gohar captured the Comcast Business U.S. Open titles after defeating Diego Elias and Nour El Sherbini.
Gohar...
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US Open Squash 2024: World No.1s to face world champions
World No.1s Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag will face current World Champions, Nouran Gohar and Diego Elias, in the respective finals of the...
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US Open Squash 2024: Mazen Hesham calls for more rests days
World No.5 Mazen Hesham produced a scintillating spell of attacking squash to overcome defending champion Paul Coll in five games and advance to the...
Growing the game
Peter Nicol combines squash with padel and pickleball with new club
Peter Nicol hopes his new New Jersey club can help squash ride the racket sports wave thanks to the growth of padel and pickleball.
Nicol,...
Commonwealth Games
Squash world reacts to Commonwealth Games hammer blow
Squash reacted with disappointment at the "blow" of being axed for the Commonwealth Games in 2026.
Squash, an ever present since 1998, was sidelined for...
Commonwealth Games
Squash axed as 2026 Commonwealth Games sport
Squash and badminton have been omitted as Commonwealth Games sports.
Squash, which made its debut in 1998, was thought to be safe after Scotstoun was...
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World’s oldest squash league set for Friday nights revival
The world’s oldest league squash competition has been revived with a dose of Friday night lights.
The Optasia Squash Super League will feature six teams...
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US Squash Open 2024: Fayrouz Aboelkheir continues seed shock
Unseeded Egyptian duo Fayrouz Aboelkheir and Youssef Ibrahim delivered the first major shocks of the Comcast Business U.S. Open Championships 2024 as they both...
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US Open Squash boosted by title sponsor, Olivia Weaver form amid income loss
US Squash could be given a huge shot in the arm if Olivia Weaver is able to continue her run of recent good form...
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Canadian Squash Open launches nation’s road to LA Olympics
The 2024 Canadian Women’s Open will offer the largest purse in Canadian history after upgrading to a silver level event.
The Oct 27-31 event will...
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Olivia Weaver and Joel Makin boost US Open Squash hopes
American Olivia Weaver boosted hopes of a home victory in the upcoming US Open by claiming her maiden Gold-level title at the Silicon Valley...
Features
Right Ball: How UK squash club temperature checker is boosting numbers
At Grove Park Squash Club in Cheadle, we are passionate about getting new players into the game, writes Chris Sargent.
One of the biggest...
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Silicon Valley Squash Open: Watanabe beats Orfi in five-game thriller
World No.12 Satomi Watanabe produced a fine performance to overcome 17-year-old sensation Amina Orfi in a five-game thriller at the Silicon Valley Open 2024,...
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Players at odds with squash’s hardline Olympics approach – but rules need tightening
It was 22 long years ago when then International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge came away at odds with player attitudes towards the match...
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Silicon Valley Open: Marwan ElShorbagy beats brother Mohamed
World No.10 Marwan ElShorbagy delivered a superb performance to defeat older brother Mohamed in straight games and book his spot in the semi-finals of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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‘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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Commonwealth Games
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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...