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Nick Matthew and Daryl Selby launch online chat show during squash lockdown
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Long-term England team-mates Nick Matthew and Daryl Selby are launching a new Lockdown Squash Show on Instagram.
The two...
Growing the game
PSA and WSF extend shoe deals with Salming and Teuton
‘Bold designs and high-quality products’
By SEAN REUTHE and HOWARD HARDING
Squash may be on lockdown right now but commercial activities continue to generate revenues behind...
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Back to the future if and when squash courts reopen
How we can approach a ‘new normal’ in squash: with masks and gloves compulsory to start with
By RICHARD MILLMAN - Squash Mad Correspondent
While we...
Coaching and Development
Tony Griffin and Gevolution: Measuring change in squash and how your brain learns new skills
Sports science and the art of understanding change
By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent
How do we measure real change in squash? Is the...
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World Squash Library launches first World Championship compendium
Men’s list online from Geoff Hunt to Tarek Momen
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent
The World Squash Library has launched its first compendium...
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Danny Lee and Alex Wall: Making music to raise money and our spirits
Songs of hope from the world of squash
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
A squash star who loves singing, and a top tenor who...
Growing the game
Australia: Rod takes to the streets as clubs are closed down
The game will look very different when we reopen
By ROD BANNISTER - Squash Mad Correspondent
We live in very interesting times. Six weeks ago...
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WSF praise vitality of clubs and players during Coronavirus lockdown
WSF president Jacques Fontaine issues Covid-19 update
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent
Squash players across the globe are coming up with all kinds...
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UK squash clubs’ battle for COVID-19 survival – Part Two
'Beacon of Hope' County will regain momentum
By JAMES ROBERTS - Squash Mad Correspondent
Following the article published a couple of weeks ago about how squash...
Coaching and Development
How evolution in coaching must lead to gender equality
So many sports have male origins and coaching patterns – now it’s time for change
By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent
Tony Griffin may...
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Lockdown Blog: ‘No international sport until a vaccine has been delivered’
Olympics sets the standard for the rest of the sporting world
By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor
A leading UK scientist has claimed the postponed...
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Scotland international Harry Leitch on life on the front line in fight against Covid-19
‘Every death is a tragedy, but some are close to home’
By HARRY LEITCH - Squash Mad Special Correspondent and NHS Hero
Scottish international Harry Leitch...
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UK squash clubs’ battle for COVID-19 survival: Part One
“The very future of squash in the UK” is in play ...
By JAMES ROBERTS - Squash Mad Reporter
It has now been just over two...
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Malaysia asks for World Juniors to be postponed, not cancelled
Final hopes of glory dashed for Aifa
By KNG ZHENG GUAN – Squash Mad Correspondent
The cancellation of the WSF World Junior Championships is a huge...
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British Open a major casualty as PSA extends World Tour shutdown
British Open and PSA World Tour Finals aiming for new dates later this year / PSL cancelled
By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE
The Allam British...
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Tight at the top as Mohamed ElShorbagy stays ahead of Ali Farag
Rankings to be frozen during World Tour suspension
By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent
Egyptian duo Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem El Welily will stay at...
Growing the game
How the Selby family is coping with the Coronavirus lockdown
‘No work, no pay, but busy creating new resources for squash’
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Squash players who face several months with zero...
Features
Maria Toorpakai: ‘Being confined to home is nothing new. I was locked away for three years when I had death threats from the Taliban’
MTF volunteers hand out aid parcels in homeland where she received death threats
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Life, in many ways, has turned...
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WSF name Monte Carlo as venue for 2020 AGM
‘We will make it a memorable stay for delegates’
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent
The 2020 World Squash Federation Annual General Meeting will...
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Squash legend Azam Khan dies at 95 from Coronavirus
Azam was silent, meticulous and ruthless says Jonah
By ANDREW SHELLEY (World Squash Library)
In the days before the World Open it was the number of...
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The French Resistance to the COVID-19 threat
How one club in France is fighting to survive the COVID-19 storm
By JAMES ROBERTS - Squash Mad Reporter
During my trip to the Open de...
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Coronavirus: Jahangir Khan leads the way as squash rallies round to help communities
JK on the front line to get aid through in Pakistan
By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor
Jahangir Khan, the greatest player in the history...
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Saurav Ghosal: India is on a war footing but we must all contribute to keep squash clubs alive
‘People will be more keen to play than ever once normal life returns’
By GEOFF BEW – Squash Mad Correspondent
The PSA World Tour is unlikely...
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Victor Crouin and Baptiste Masotti: France on lockdown but training still goes on
No return to Harvard but life goes on for Crouin
By ALAN THATCHER and JEROME ELHAIK
Squash in France is on lockdown because of the Coronavirus....
Fun Stuff
Amanda Sobhy coping with Coronavirus lockdown with a smile, a song and some fun workouts
‘After my injury I’m a master at being OK with not being able to play squash’
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Amanda Sobhy, the...
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English trio Gina Kennedy, Lucy Beecroft and Amelia Henley in 2019-2020 All-America College teams
Cavaliers trio first nominees from UVA
By College Squash Reporters
The College Squash Association (CSA) presented the 2019-2020 All-America teams on Tuesday. The All-America selections have...
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Coronavirus: No more blokey jokes as Australia shuts down for six months
All indoor sporting venues have to close in the next 24 hours
By ALEXIA CLONDA - Squash Mad Correspondent
All squash courts in Australia will be...
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Letter from Australia: Borders are closed but the National Squash Centre is still open
Carrara Centre stays open but hygiene rules are in place
Letter from Down Under: By ALEXIA CLONDA – Squash Mad Correspondent (First posted March 21)
Australia’s...
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Squash club claims “it’s a stitch-up” as Prime Minister ‘asks’ UK sports clubs to close
Boris shuts bars, and squash clubs are expected to follow
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
All squash clubs in the UK are expected to...
Growing the game
Squash selected for 2021 PanAm Junior Games
Sports city Cali to host pathway event to 2023 senior PanAm Games
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent
Squash is one of 30 sports...
Coaching and Development
Coronavirus, coaching and cash: Coaches share their views on the shutdown
‘I am worried about by immune system, I have cancelled all my lessons and I won’t be able to pay my rent’
By ALAN THATCHER...
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How squash is coping with Coronavirus pandemic
As many nations order courts to close, some UK clubs carry on with hygiene advice for members
Squash Mad Reporting Team: ALAN THATCHER, JAMES ROBERTS,...
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Respect at the heart of Canary Wharf epic between Mohamed ElShorbagy and Ali Farag
Skills and sportsmanship make it a special occasion in final men’s battle before PSA Tour shuts down
By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor
The quality...
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Gina Kennedy and Marwan Tarek make it a Harvard double in College Individual finals
Gina finishes college career with third Ramsay Cup triumph
By College Squash Reporters
Georgina Kennedy and Marwan Tarek, both of Harvard University, won their respective 2020...
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Mohamed ElShorbagy wins Canary Wharf title before virus ban stops squash
Mohamed-Ali’s epic Canary Wharf final is one to remember
By ALAN THATCHER, GEOFF BEW and MATT COLES
Egypt’s World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy claimed the St. James’s...
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Haniah El Hammamy beats Nour El Sherbini to be crowned Black Ball champion
What a week for 19-year-old sensation
By ELLIE MAWSON - Squash Mad Correspondent
Egypt’s World No.10 Hania El Hammamy defied the odds to be crowned the...
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Canary Wharf and Black Ball will carry on as PSA suspend World Tour until end of April due to Covid-19 virus
Current events Canary Wharf Classic and Black Ball Open allowed to go ahead
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
The PSA (Professional Squash Association) have...
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Ali Farag and Mohamed ElShorbagy set up a real Canary Wharf classic
Stars hit top form as they set up London showdown
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Egypt’s World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy and World No.2 Ali...
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Top seed Mohamed ElShorbagy survives an incredible fightback from Saurav Ghosal
All-Egyptian line-up in Canary Wharf semi-finals
By ALAN THATCHER, GEOFF BEW and MATT COLES
Egypt’s World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy is through to the semi-finals of the St....
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Greg Lobban shows Power of Scotland as he guns down Gawad in Canary Wharf shoot-out
Lobban to meet Marwan after Mosaad rolls his ankle
By GEOFF BEW, ALAN THATCHER and MATT COLES
Greg Lobban pulled off the biggest victory of his...