Wednesday, January 15, 2025

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PSA plan provisional return to World Tour action

PSA World Tour returns with action in Manchester and Egypt By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The PSA World Tour resumes in September with the...

Hong Kong’s Au siblings bow out at the top of their game

Annie and Leo call their quits over the Covid-19 lockdown period By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Hong Kong’s most decorated pair...

World Squash Library launches World Junior Compendia

World Squash Library launches World Junior Compendia By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Following the success of its senior packages, the World Squash...

Sports lawyer Rowena Samarasinhe joins PSA Board

Sports lawyer Rowena Samarasinhe joins PSA Board By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor London-based commercial sports lawyer Rowena Samarasinhe, based in London, has joined the...

Anil Nayar, one of the best amateur players of all time

‘Turning professional was not for me’ says Hall of Famer Anil Nayar By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor I was expecting a book about squash....

Heavy metal comes to squash with a steel court in NYC

Heavy metal comes to squash: ‘Building a steel court is just the start of the dream – now we want to create an Iron Workers...

Smack and whack, it’s good to be back!

Smack and whack, it’s good to be back! By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Squash players in the UK returned to the courts at...

Former IT man James Singh builds open-source programme for developing squash at Giffnock

Former IT man James Singh builds open-source programme for developing squash at Giffnock By ANDY WESTON - Squash Mad Correspondent Giffnock’s James Singh worked as an...

US Open the latest Major casualty of Covid-19

US Open moves to new home in 2021 By MATT COLES - Squash Mad Correspondent US Squash and the Professional Squash Association (PSA) have announced that...

Lockdown gives Alan Clyne a chance to heal and look to the future

‘I had to stop training because of a rib injury but I can’t wait to start playing again’ By ANDY WESTON – Squash Mad Correspondent It’s...

England Squash guidelines for a safe and cautious return to court

  Clubs instructed to fully engage in assessing the risks and managing a safe return to play By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor England Squash have...

‘Friend first, coach second’ is Jane Martin’s coaching philosophy

Keeping squash alive at grassroots level is huge for coach Jane Martin  By ANDY WESTON - Squash Mad Correspondent As a player Jane Martin was one...

Squash on trial as indoor facilities are allowed to reopen in UK on July 25

Clubs must hold pilot trials to satisfy safety rules before a full reopening By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Squash clubs appear to have been...

How Corals became the beating heart of Sussex squash

Brighton’s famous footballers were all part of the Corals family By BEN HUTTON - Squash Mad Correspondent Coral Squash and Badminton, Coral Sport and Fitness, Coral...

Lisa Aitken on racial equality: The game needs to be more diverse

‘I’m proud of my sport but the old stereotype persists that squash is a game for rich white men’ By ANDY WESTON - Squash Mad...

Paradise Lost: Mauritius Open is the latest major casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic

Organisers hope to move Mauritius Open to June next year By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have confirmed that the...

All ready for a relaunch on World Squash Day

WSF and PSA join forces to promote World Squash Day as the game gears up for a massive relaunch By JAMES ROBERTS - Squash Mad...

Nouran Gohar grabs world number one spot after Raneem El Welily’s retirement

‘I’ve been dreaming of this since I was a kid’ says new No.1 Nouran Gohar By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE  Egypt’s Nouran Gohar is the...

Simon Boughton’s love affair with Edinburgh Sports Club

‘I first became a coach in Italy by accident’ says Edinburgh stalwart Simon Boughton By ANDY WESTON - Squash Mad Correspondent When Simon Boughton went on...

Finland to host 2021 European Team Champs inside huge shopping mall

‘Mall setting will help to promote squash in Finland’ By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor As the squash world tiptoes towards an emergence from the...

Front line worker Hannah sings her heart out to give UK a lift during epidemic

‘I’m looking forward to seeing my family again ... and getting back on court’ By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Squash-loving student nurse Hannah Gingell...

Raneem retires: world number one El Welily bows out at the top

‘Starting a family with Tarek is a priority for us’ By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor World number one Raneem El Welily, one of the...

England Squash “disappointed” that indoor venues stay closed as French clubs get go-ahead to reopen

Squash clubs stay shut as French reopen, but Culture Secretary hints at mid-July date By ALAN THATCHER and JAMES ROBERTS  England Squash’s hopes of being able...

Sue Strachan, working on the front line in Scotland, misses her stress-busting games of squash

‘Nothing beats a hard game of squash, then a shower and a drink’ says Masters champion Sue By ANDY WESTON - Squash Mad Correspondent If anyone...

Squash is so much more than fitness, so let’s have a chat about it

The pro game is underscored by fitness, but is that frightening off new players at club level? Let’s discuss. By PHILLIP MARLOWE - Squash Mad...

Meet Daniel Tiwana, a squash legend at the age of 10

Daniel picks Ali Farag and Anthony Joshua as his top role models By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Squash has a new superstar ... and...

The Big Interview: Chat show hosts Bobby and The Wolf talk squash, lockdown lagers and internet issues

Nick and Daryl discuss lockdown issues and how squash can grow when courts are open again By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Nick Matthew and...

Herts squash community helps during the pandemic

  Instead of awards, Herts help out with vital PPE equipment By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor It’s always good to hear about squash players going...

Mohamed ElShorbagy and Nour El Sherbini voted PSA players of the season

Epic Canary Wharf final was the last men’s match before the lockdown By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE Egyptian pair Mohamed ElShorbagy and Nour El Sherbini...

Racketball Revolution ready to boost numbers

UK Racketball launch development project with England Squash By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Mark Fuller, founder of UK Racketball, has wide ranging plans to...

PSA extend World Tour suspension until mid-August due to Covid-19

Three Aussie events called off By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have extended the suspension of the World Tour because...

San Francisco’s Oracle Netsuite Open is cancelled

San Francisco is off as a handful of events tiptoe back on to the calendar By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The 2020 Oracle NetSuite...

Racial equality in squash: 96% of SEA students identify as people of colour but many feel alienated at wealthy white clubs

SEA chief Tim Wyant paints a mural of a multi-coloured future for squash By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor As the Covid-19 headlines give way to...

Greg Lobban Part 2: It could be months before we’re back on court

‘Having Nick Matthew in my corner is a real boost – he and Neil Guirey have stripped my game apart and rebuilt it’ By GEOFF...

Greg Lobban is ready to push through to the top level says coach Nick Matthew

‘Greg’s professionalism will have stood him in good stead during the lockdown’ By GEOFF BEW - Squash Mad Correspondent The coronavirus pandemic could not have come...

Temwa Chileshe’s hat-trick triumph in Unsquashable Series

Teen Temwa hits back to win in five against training partner Joel By DAVE WORSLEY - Squash Mad Correspondent After four weeks of tough, grinding competition...

Tarek Momen: World champion talks about lockdown life in Egypt

‘It’s difficult to stay motivated’ says world champion Tarek Momen By GEOFF BEW - Squash Mad Correspondent The start of next season's PSA World Tour is...

Arscott and Chileshe meet again in final match of Unsquashable XL Series

Chileshe bids for third XL title By DAVE WORSLEY - Squash Mad Correspondent in Auckland The two top players have emerged to a final showdown in...

World Masters Squash moved to August 2021​​

Qualifying ages held as World Masters heads to 33-court Hasta La Vista in Poland By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The 2020 World Masters, scheduled...

Arscott and Chileshe advance in Unsquashable XL Series

Shot-makers Chileshe and Fatialofa turn on the style in final XL tournament By DAVE WORSLEY - Squash Mad Correspondent in Auckland The start of the final...