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LA 2028 Olympics: ‘The challenge for squash is to make sure it’s not a one-off’
Olympic expert Michael Payne, former head of marketing at the IOC for 20 years, shares his views on what squash has in store as...
News
Squash heads to Paris 2024 Olympics as ‘new sport’ observer ahead of LA 2028
Squash chiefs will be on the ground in Paris in a fact-finding mission ahead the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
The PSA and WSF representatives have...
News
World Junior Squash 2024: Egypt claim historic team double
Egypt enjoyed a perfect day in Houston as their women's and men's teams captured the 2024 WSF World Junior Team Championships, the first in...
Features
‘How I got squash fit to beat Jahangir Khan’
“The person who beats Khan will be the person who out-Jahangir's Jahangir!” proclaimed Ross Norman, when asked what it would take to beat the...
News
World Junior Squash: Egypt team blunder paves way for epic South Africa victory
An administration blunder led to Egypt being toppled by South Africa at the 2024 WSF World Junior Team Championships.
South Africa beat top seeds Egypt...
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World Junior Squash 2024: Amina Orfi and Mohamad Zakaria make history for Egypt
Amina Orfi won an unprecedented third consecutive title and Mohamad Zakaria became the youngest ever male champion as Egypt struck double gold at the...
Comment
Decision time: Olympics forces squash to find rules for the future
When we talk about squash seasons, do we just talk about the elite end given the growing PSA tier structure? For the 2023/24 season...
News
World squash tour reaches record $10m in prize money
PSA World Tour players benefited to the tune of over $10m of prize money in the recently-concluded 2023/24 season.
The record total represented an 18.3%...
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British Nationals Squash Championships 2024 set for Weybridge
The British Nationals Squash Championships return to St George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club in Weybridge next month, with the best of British squash talent...
Features
Mostafa Asal timeline: The squash career of Egypt star
Egypt's Mostafa Asal had a junior career suggesting there would be a fine senior career ahead. Few could have believed the events which have...
News
Teams in mad dash to reach World Junior Squash on time after Houston hurricane
So excited is Pakistan’s Hamza Khan ahead of the defence of his world junior title that he claimed to be training at midnight in...
News
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...
News
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...
News
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...
News
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...
News
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...
News
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...
Features
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...
News
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...
ESR
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,...
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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...