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British Junior Open Squash 2025 set for Birmingham once again
The world’s very best junior squash players will converge on Birmingham at the turn of the year when the British Junior Open returns from...
Coaching and Development
England Squash appoint Stuart Crawford as national coach
England Squash hope Stuart Crawford can be “transformational” after he was revealed as the national governing body’s new national coach.
Crawford, who will take over...
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Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag lift Xbox PSA World Tour Squash Finals
Women’s World Champion Nouran Gohar and Men’s World No.1 Ali Farag have won the 2023-24 Xbox PSA World Tour Finals after contrasting matches with...
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India puts squash forward for 2036 Olympics Games ambition
Squash has been identified as one of the sports which will be put forward by India should the nation win the rights to host...
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Nele Gilis becomes first Belgian to reach PSA World Tour Finals last four
World No.5 Nele Gilis has become the first Belgian in history to qualify for the last four of the Xbox PSA World Tour Finals...
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PSA World Squash Tour Finals: World No.1’s book last four berths
World No.1s Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag have qualified for the semi-finals of the Xbox PSA World Tour Finals after respective wins over...
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World squash appoints police officer as full-time referee
World Squash Officiating has appointed Jason Foster onto the panel of full-time professional referees on the PSA World Tour.
Foster, an 11-time National Police Champion,...
Features
Great squash duels: Jonah Barrington v Geoff Hunt
Jonah Barrington recalls his epic duels with Australian rival Geoff Hunt in the early 1970s
JONAH BARRINGTON (Ireland/England)
1972 British Open final, Abbeydale
Beat Geoff Hunt 0–9,...
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British Open Squash Diary: Tour restructure slip, Jonah, Summit success
Squash Mad takes a sideways glance on this year’s British Open at Birmingham’s Rep Theatre
Tour restructure revealed on air
Covering every match at Birmingham Rep...
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British Open Squash 2024: Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar lift titles after epics
At the very last, with one final soft touch from Mostafa Asal, Ali Farag stopped in his tracks.
It wasn’t out of fatigue - the...
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British Open Squash 2024: Mostafa Asal ensures all-Egyptian finales
While three main protagonists duly booked their slots in the British Open finals, it was left to Mostafa Asal, in a fractured and tense...
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British Open Squash 2024: All-Egyptian women’s last four, men’s up for grabs
World Champion Nouran Gohar booked her spot in the semi-finals of the 2024 British Open after a ruthless performance saw her defeat England No.1...
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British Open Squash 2024: Joel Makin upends distracted Diego Elias in style
First, Diego Elias complained about the floor and then he was shown the British Open door as Joel Makin advanced to the semi-finals on...
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British Open Squash 2024: Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng reaches last eight in thriller
The British Open reaches the last eight stage with a Malaysian whose name isn’t Nicol David still in the draw at this stage for...
Features
Olivia Weaver: How philosophy, team changes and coaching has shaped US Squash star
Birmingham -- Sitting in The Rep lobby, it was perhaps no surprise to hear Danny Massaro discussing philosophers Sartre and Nietzsche. Squash Mad was...
Features
British Open Squash 2024: Joel Makin puts Youssef Ibrahim on canvas in classic
Birmingham -- Joel Makin uses boxing off-court in his pursuit to be the best in the game. On Tuesday, the teak-tough Welshman also had...
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British Open Squash 2024: Ali Farag staves off two matches in one day
Defending men’s champion Ai Farag faced the possibility of playing two matches in one day after sustaining a blood cut injury at the British...
Features
British Open Squash 2024: Nouran Gohar and Diego Elias on life as world champions
Birmingham -- It’s been a tale of two different fortnights for squash’s pair of world champions since Nouran Gohar and Diego Elias lifted their...
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British Open Squash 2024: ‘Jonah Bryant one of brightest talents in English squash’
A player wearing goggles on a glass court in a major tournament is both a rarity and a sightly indication of rising star status....
Features
Katie Malliff: ‘I played lots of sports as a kid but I remember thinking squash had everything’
Katie Malliff started the year with her biggest tournament win in Ipswich and will end the season on the glass court theatre stage at...
Features
British Open Squash: the rollercoaster journey to Birmingham Rep
The venerable tournament has endured an up and down past since the turn of the century, until the calm years of being staged in...
Features
The making of Gina Kennedy: GB Squash No.1
Georgina Kennedy was born without her neck having to be supported in any way. Then, at four months old, she could sit unsupported. She...
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Squash aims for European Games berth and Olympic qualification tickets
Squash hopes to be included in the European Games for the first time in 2027, as the sport aims for an iconic location in...
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Manchester Open Squash: Georgina Kennedy and Joel Makin take titles
Home hopes Georgina Kennedy and Joel Makin warmed up for the British Open by taking the Manchester Open titles on Sunday.
Kennedy overcame top seed...
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Nouran Gohar: ‘There’s been no other squash player today with that relentless ‘all in’ element’
Laura Massaro recalled in her autobiography how a young Egyptian had total disregard for older opponents when she came over for the former world...
Coaching and Development
Nouran Gohar’s favourite squash shot: The backhand drive kill
I just naturally have a good backhand swing and I generate a lot of power from it.
Whenever I have an easy ball in...
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Game on! PSA inks Xbox deal for World Tour Squash Finals
Squash was handed a significant commercial boost on Monday after Xbox was revealed as the title sponsor for the season-ending PSA World Tour Finals.
The...
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Hertfordshire seal Masters Inter County England Squash double
Hertfordshire secured a memorable weekend double at the 2024 Masters Inter County Championships finals after the county clinched the women’s O40 and O50 titles.
Warwickshire,...
Features
The rise of Diego Elias: From being hit by police car to Peru’s world squash champion
When Diego Elias made history by winning the 2014 men’s world junior title in Namibia without dropping a game to become Peru’s first ever...
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‘You could see his eyes, his body’: Late finish, cramp derails Mostafa Asal title bid
Mostafa Asal revealed that he finally got to bed at 7:30am on the morning of the World Championship final following his semi-final exertions.
Asal beat...
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World Squash 2024: Diego Elias and Nouran Gohar finally lift showpiece
Diego Elias and Nouran Gohar, two former World No.1s who had never lifted the sport’s showpiece title, finally prevailed in commanding fashion to win...
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World Squash 2024: Cairo witnesses semi-final thrillers
It was after 2am in Cairo when Mostafa Asal finally cast aside Paul Coll to set up a brace of eagerly-anticipated finals on Saturday...
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World Squash 2024: Egyptians ready to rule roost once more
World No.2 Nouran Gohar and World No.3 Hania El Hammamy will contest the latest chapter of their rivalry in the semi-final stage of the...
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US Squash ties up with National Squash League
US Squash and the National Squash League (NSL), a new team and city-based league, have formed a strategic partnership to grow the sport of...
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World Squash 2024: Mohamed ElShorbagy showing ‘The Beast that I want to see of myself
Mohamed ElShorbagy came from a game down to oust younger brother Marwan and book his spot in the quarter-finals of the CIB PSA World...
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World Squash 2024: ElShorbagy brothers set up sibling showdown
Mohamed and Marwan ElShorbagy both won their second round matches to set up a sibling showdown at the World Championships. The all-English affair will...
Features
Clash between two old stagers on Rotterdam plaster court is one of my favourite squash matches
Picking the right match to watch in the early stages of a bustling World Championship can be a tricky call at times. On the...
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World Squash 2024: Title holders kick start Cairo campaign
Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini kicked off their world title defences with respective wins over Todd Harrity and Jessica Turnbull at the Palm...
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World Squash 2024: Will Egyptians rule the roost once more?
The first World Championship to be staged with squash as a newly-installed Olympic sport starts on Thursday in Cairo.
How many of the main protagonists...
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European Team Squash 2024: Belgium women make history, England men secure title
Belgium made squash history at the ESF European Team Championships in Zurich on Saturday as the formidable Gilis sisters earned the nation's first ever...