Thursday, January 16, 2025

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Strong England squad ready for tilt at Men’s World Team Championship

Daryl Selby leads four number ones in Washington Worlds By DONNA HELMER - Squash Mad Correspondent England National Coach David Campion has announced the Team England...

Tarek Momen wins his first major – and it’s the World Championship!

Tarek Momen is the World Champion By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Egypt’s Tarek Momen was crowned World Champion today at the Khalifa...

Paul Coll and Tarek Momen to contest World Champs final

Paul Coll creates history as first Kiwi to play in the World Champs final since Ross Norman in 1986 as Tarek Momen reaches his...

Marwan wins the ElShorbagy battle to ensure new World Champion

A new World Champion to be crowned after Marwan stops elder brother Mohamed By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor There will be a...

Paul Coll fully tested by Omar Mosaad in two hour thriller

Paul Coll survives while Zahed Salem takes out Miguel Rodriguez By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Zahed Salem produced the upset of the...

Amazing display of accuracy sends Willstrop into the last eight

It's joy for England's Willstrop while fairy tale for Tamimi ends By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor James Willstrop rolled back the years...

All seeds from bottom half through to last 16

No upsets but heartbreak for Leo Au By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor There were no upsets on the lower half of the...

More Qatari joy as Abdulla Al Tamimi betters own record by making it into last 16 of World Champs

On fire Abdulla Al Tamimi powers through into the last 16 By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Abdulla Al Tamimi rewrote his own...

Historic double for Qatar as Tamimi and Amjad make second round of World Championships

Tamimi overcomes home court jitters to make second round of World Champs By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor History was made today at...

Nour El Sherbini and Karim Gawad qualify for PSA World Tour Finals

Joel Makin in fifth place as chase hots up for finale in Egypt By ELLIE MAWSON - Squash Mad Correspondent Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini and Karim...

Fifth British Junior Closed title for Sam Todd as Denis Gilevskiy makes history for Ireland

Top titles for Todd and Adderley By ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY - Squash Mad Correspondent The Dunlop British Junior Championships 2019 reached a dramatic conclusion as eight of...

British Juniors: Lewis Anderson topples Max Forster to set up showdown with Sam Todd

Anderson aims for flying finale By ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY - Squash Mad Correspondent Warwickshire’s Lewis Anderson overcame top seed Max Forster (Northumbria) in a thrilling four-setter to...

Nour El Sherbini takes fourth world title after producing power and perfection at the Pyramids

Back from a knee injury, Nour wins world title and $61,000 in prize money  By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini celebrated...

Nouran Gohar goes back up to No.2 in the world

British and US Open triumphs confirm her return to top form By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent Egypt’s Nouran Gohar has returned to World...

Adrian Waller breaks into world top 20

Another new England number one By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER Ever since Nick Matthew retired, England has witnessed something of a merry-go-round as James Willstrop,...

Egypt’s Raneem and Nour meet in local battle to rule the world

Home rule for Egyptian squash dynasty By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent Three years on from becoming the first female squash players in history to...

Hania El Hammamy stuns Camille Serme to reach World semi-finals

Teenager’s win means last four are all Egyptian By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent Egyptian World Junior Champion Hania El Hammamy claimed the biggest win...

Nour El Tayeb concedes World quarter-final

Top seed Raneem El Welily through to meet Nouran Gohar By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent World No.1 Raneem El Welily will appear in the...

Another Egyptian starlet lights up the Pyramids

At 19, world junior champion Hania claims last-eight berth By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent World Junior Champion Hania El Hammamy has claimed her first...

Egyptian stars set up blockbuster battle at Pyramids

El Welily and El Tayeb set to clash By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent World No.1 Raneem El Welily and World No.3 Nour El Tayeb...

Nour El Sherbini shows her passion at the Pyramids

‘I was feeling nervous’ admits No.2 seed  By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent Defending champion Nour El Sherbini recovered from a slow start against Canada’s...

Joel Makin topples Tarek Momen for the first time in Egyptian shock

‘That was massive for me’ says Makin By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent Welshman Joel Makin claimed a huge upset in the men’s CIB Egyptian...

Egyptian stars turn on Pyramid power in World Championship

‘I’m concentrating on the court, not the view’ By SEAN REUTHE – Squash Mad Correspondent World No.1 Raneem El Welily, World No.3 Nour El Tayeb and...

Malaysian Sangari sinks Sobhy in Women’s World Open day one shock

Cornell fresher beats Harvard legend Sobhy By SEAN REUTHE – Squash Mad Correspondent Malaysia’s World No.48 Sivasangari Subramaniam caused the biggest upset on day one of...

Andrew Shelley books his place in squash history

London library to house 4,000 items at the Southgate club By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent While Squash looks forward, with new generations enjoying...

Malaysians dominate SRFI Indian Tour in Chennai

Rachel Arnold and Ivan Yuen win in Chennai ahead of Worlds By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor The Malaysian contingent at the HCL...

Good people, doing great things for the game (and their communities)

Tribute to those behind World Squash Day events that reap social change and raise funds for good causes   By MIKE GREGSON, ALAN THATCHER and JAMES...

WSF Review: Legends join in to make World Squash Day 2019 a feast of fun, food and friendship all over the planet

Strewth! Aussie MPs get on court as World Squash Day serves up a treat on and off court By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International...

Massive success as World Squash Day attracts thousands of newcomers to the sport

‘Squash is the greatest game in the world’ says Aussie legend Rhonda Thorne By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Maria Toorpakai, Nicol David, Joel Makin,...

Egyptian duo Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag are 2019 U.S. Open champions

Gohar fights back to win from match ball down in thriller By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent Egyptian duo Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag captured...

Husband and wife Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb aim for another historic double

US Open finals are all-Egyptian battles after power-play spectacle By SEAN REUTHE – Squash Mad Correspondent Two years on from their historic title triumphs at the...

Camille Serme sinks Amanda Sobhy to halt home hopes in Philly

‘I tried to make the rallies long and hard’ says former champion By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent French No.2 seed Camille Serme put in...

Peru’s Diego Elias topples Karim Gawad to score historic US Open triumph

First South American to reach US Open semi-finals By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent IntroPeru’s World No.7 Diego Elias will become the first South American...

Spirit of World Squash Day shines in India as Ritwik Bhattacharya teaches the game to tribal children

‘It’s a privilege to be doing what I’m doing’ says the man changing the face of squash in India By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad...

Amanda Sobhy carries home hopes into US Open quarter-finals

Rematch of Nantes final as Sobhy meets Serme again By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent United States No.1 Amanda Sobhy booked her place in the...

Hong Kong Open postponed due to security fears

Riots force event to look at new dates in 2020 By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The Hong Kong Open has been postponed because of...

Egyptian teenager Rowan Elaraby conquers world No.6 Joelle King

US Open shock as 19-year-old saves two match balls By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent Two-time World Junior Champion Rowan Elaraby claimed the biggest PSA...

Veteran Golan makes ElShorbagy graft for US Open win

Momen finds it tough against Al Tamimi   By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent Defending champions Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem El Welily got their title challenges...

PSA stars past and present join the fun on World Squash Day

Nick Matthew leads massive day of action in England  By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor PSA stars past and present are making a racket to...

American quartet advance on day one of US Open

‘Fans helped me through’ says delighted Douglas By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent The opening day of the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships...