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European Team Squash 2024: England men edge into semi-finals

Although men's top seeds and 43-time champions England finished top of Pool A as expected, their concluding encounter against Spain on Thursday was a...

Path to LA Olympics: PSA Squash Summit sells out

June's PSA Squash Summit, on the sidelines of the British Open in Birmingham, is a sell out - but you can still express an...

European Team Squash 2024: Belgium survive opening scare

 Second seeds Belgium survived a big scare in the women's competition on day one of the ESF European Team Division 1 and 2 Championships...

British Open Squash 2024: Jonah Bryant handed one of four wildcards

Jonah Bryant, one of England’s top prospects, is one of four home wildcards for the upcoming British Open in Birmingham. Bryant, playing his debut first...

Dunlop could change squash dot ball colours as Right Ball campaign gathers pace

The World Squash Federation has got on board with Squash Mad’s Right Ball campaign and is urging squash clubs across the globe to help...

Egypt’s Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag take El Gouna squash titles

Egypt's Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag set themselves up for their world title bids on home soil next month by claiming the El Gouna...

El Gouna Squash 2024: Georgina Kennedy sets up Nouran Gohar last four clash

England’s Georgina Kennedy came through a five-game battle against home hope Nour El Tayeb at the El Gouna Squash International to seal a semi-final...

AI is potential ‘game changer’ for squash – PSA CEO

The Professional Squash Association says that artificial technology will be used to assist referees - and will begin testing AI systems which could support...

El Gouna Squash 2024: Aly Abou Eleinen reaches maiden Platinum quarter-final

Egyptian World No.13 Aly Abou Eleinen reached his maiden Platinum quarter-final after defeating England’s World No.9 Marwan ElShorbagy in an exciting four-game encounter on...

‘Powerful voice’: Squash pays tribute to journalist Bert Mitchell

Squash is paying tribute to long-time writer Bert Mitchell, who sadly died at the weekend. He was 56. Bert, who lived in Stirling, was a...

Squash Australia slams social media abuse aimed at juniors and referees

Squash Australia has slammed the social media abuse directed at junior players, tournament referees and officials during the recent Australian Junior Open in Melbourne. Squash...

Black Ball Squash Open 2024: Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar take titles

Egyptian duo Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar were crowned Black Ball Squash Open 2024 champions after defeating Ali Farag and Olivia Weaver in their...

Father and son create US Masters Squash title history

Thomas and Patrick Bedore became the first father and son to win US Masters titles together in the 112-year history of the National Singles. Four...

Singapore Squash signs Jamie Hickox as national coach

Singapore Squash has appointed Jamie Hickox, the former World No.15, as its new National Head Coach.  Hickox's biggest coaching successes came in his time in...

Surrey leave 2024 Junior Inter County Championships with four titles

Surrey led the way at the 2024 Junior Inter County Championships finals after securing four impressive titles in Sheffield. The county claimed both U13 titles,...

Miguel Rodriguez wins epic point after losing his shoe mid rally

Miguel Rodriguez won an incredible rally after losing his shoe during a mighty battle at the Black Ball Squash Open to reach the quarter-finals...

England Squash praise award winners ‘changing people’s lives through the sport’

Abbeydale Squash and Fitness Club has been named Club of the Year by England Squash, one of nine winners announced by the national governing...

Marwan ElShorbagy to make England debut at European Squash Champs

Tania Bailey will take charge of England's bid for European Team Championships glory in May. England will be aiming for a repeat of last year’s...

World Squash signs deal with Alibaba Cloud

World Squash has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of top-tier International Olympic Committee sponsor Alibaba...

The rise of the Cornell squash programme, which blooded Sivasangari Subramaniam

Cornell University graduates Sivasangari Subramaniam and Veer Chotrani have recently highlighted the success of this Ivy League squash programme. Veer Chotrani, from India, was recently...

German Squash Open 2024: Eain Yow Ng and Georgina Kennedy claim titles

Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng claimed his first World Tour title against Switzerland’s Dimitri Steinmann, while England’s Georgina Kennedy defeated No.1 seed Nele Gilis to...

Unbeaten England race to Five Nations Team Squash Championships titles

England Under 15 and Under 13s claimed their fifth titles in a row at the 2024 Five Nations Team Championships. England’s Under 15s recorded a...

England Squash ties up with StreetGames

England Squash has announced a new partnership with national charity StreetGames on an initiative that will create more squash opportunities for young people in...

How ‘wish’ set by Sivasangari Subramaniam to be like Nicol David bore fruits

After breaking into the world’s top 50 for the first time eight years ago, in 2016, then Malaysian 18-year-old Sivasangari Subramaniam made a detailed...

London Squash Classic: Malaysia star Sivasangari Subramaniam ushers career high

Has Alexandra Palace seen such sporting precision, power and physique as the one served up by the first women’s London Squash Classic on Easter...

France end England’s domination of European U19 Team Championship

France etched a new name on the ESF European Under-19 Mixed Team Squash Championship trophy as they ended England's 12-year domination with a dramatic...

Great squash duels: Nick Matthew v James Willstrop

James Willstrop recalls the classic Canary Wharf encounter in 2010 against his rival Nick Matthew Canary Wharf Classic semi-final, London, 2010 Lost to Nick Matthew 11-7,...

London Squash Classic: Declan James proves a home hit

English wildcard Declan James is through to the quarter-final of the GillenMarkets London Classic after coming from behind to defeat French No.6 seed Baptiste...

London Squash Classic: George Parker delights home crowd

England’s George Parker stunned Spain’s Iker Pajares while his compatriot Marwan ElShorbagy fought back from the brink on day two of the GillenMarkets London...

‘Not many sports like squash can showcase itself in iconic locations’

Spurred on by the sport’s newly-found Olympic status and growing UK tournaments, England No.4 and double British champion Jasmine Hutton took to the streets...

London Squash Classic: ‘More tournaments should be run like this’

The squash bug first hit Rory Gillen, squash’s latest tournament sponsor, in Freshers’ Week in the late 70s.  The Irishman was looking for a new...

Open Squash seeks $1m damages from CourtTech

Open Squash, the organisation which runs non-profit community squash centres in New York, is seeking damages of around $1 million from leading manufacturer CourtTech,...

Australian Open Squash 2024: Egyptian duo land title success

Egyptian pair Salma Hany and Youssef Soliman have been crowned the City Tattersalls Group Australian Open 2024 champions after defeating Amina Orfi and Victor...

Squash Australia forced to scrap outdoor Australian Open finals

Squash Australia was dealt a blow after a last minute cancelation to move the entire Australian Open indoors after poor weather blighted construction of...

US television chiefs tell squash to stop player chat with referees

In the first signs of change since squash was given Olympic status last October, 'strict' American TV bosses have told squash to cut out...

Satomi Watanabe: ‘I want to see squash courts in every region of Japan’

Satomi Watanabe’s stellar and emotional win at the Optasia Championships was not only a shot in the arm for Asian squash but for the...

Optasia Squash 2024: Paul Coll stuns Ali Farag, Japan’s Satomi Watanabe wins biggest title

Paul Coll rallied back from the brink of defeat to beat Ali Farag 3-2 while Satomi Watanabe earned her first World Tour title with...

Paul Coll and fiancée reach Optasia Squash Championships finales

Paul Coll and Nele Gilis, who are set to marry in Greece this summer, progressed to Sunday's finals of the Optasia Squash Championships. 2016 Champion...

PSA World Tour notebook: Tin laser to help stamp out ‘did it, didn’t it?’

Squash chiefs are starting efforts to tighten up potential controversies ahead of LA 2028 by using fledgling technology at their disposal during matches. Mechanical engineering...

Optasia Squash 2024: Mohamed ElShorbagy leads home hopes across draws

World No.7 Mohamed ElShorbagy ousted Scotland’s Rory Stewart in straight games to join three other English players in the quarter-finals of the Optasia Championships. ElShorbagy,...