Thursday, January 16, 2025

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Ramy Ashour calls time on his career

Injuries bring a sad end to Ramy’s playing days By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Ramy Ashour, probably the most gifted and entertaining player to...

Karim Abdel Gawad fights back to beat Omar Mosaad

Dessouky downs Rodriguez as home stars shine By MATT COLES Former World No.1 Karim Abdel Gawad had to battle back from two games down to overcome...

Diego Elias pushes Ali Farag all the way in El Gouna

Amanda Sobhy digs deep to beat Laura Massaro By MATT COLES Egypt’s World No.1 Ali Farag is through to the quarter finals of the El Gouna...

Marwan ElShorbagy survives El Gouna battle with Mohamed Abouelghar

‘He is on the way up and is one of the most talented players’ By MATT COLES  Reigning champion Marwan ElShorbagy survived a huge scare from...

World number ones Raneem El Welily and Ali Farag win through at El Gouna

‘I have spent a lot of time with Nicol, and that has been special’ By MATT COLES Egyptian World No.1s Raneem El Welily and Ali Farag...

Julianne Courtice makes massive impact with big win at El Gouna

Scots Lobban and Clyne win through  By MATT COLES Spain’s Iker Pajares Bernabeu and England’s Julianne Courtice secured surprise victories against France’s Lucas Serme and Hong...

Marwan ElShorbagy top seed at Wimbledon Club Squash Squared Open

Declan James leads strong English contingent at Wimbledon By ELLIE MAWSON Egypt’s World No.11 Marwan ElShorbagy will lead the line-up at the Wimbledon Club Squash Squared...

Nicol David survives battle with El Gouna wild card

Emily Whitlock: ‘The last place I wanted to be was on a squash court’ By MATT COLES Eight-time World Champion Nicol David survived a scare...

Reigning champion Miguel Rodriguez faces Hull of a battle to retain British Open title

Mohamed ElShorbagy lies in wait, looking for revenge By ELLIE MAWSON Defending champion Miguel Rodriguez has been pitted on the same side of the draw as...

PSA World Tour Finals to be held in Cairo

Wadi Degla Club to host $320,000 season finale By SEAN REUTHE The star-studded PSA World Tour Finals will be held in Egypt for the first time...

My addictive quest to be a Time Lord of Squash

  Your brain has to master four dimensions before you can master squash By CHRIS SARGENT – Squash Mad Columnist Why is squash so addictive if you...

Diego Elias and Annie Au are new Macau Open champions

Annie Au wins biggest career title while Diego Elias win second title in a month By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor The wrath...

Ali Farag and Raneem El Welily post Eindhoven title triumphs

World number ones deliver the goods in DPD finals By ELLIE MAWSON Egypt’s World No.1s Ali Farag and Raneem El Welily are the 2019 DPD Open...

Egyptian quartet to contest Eindhoven finals

One and two in the world to compete in each final By ELLIE MAWSON An Egyptian quartet will feature in the finals of the DPD Open...

Low Wee Wern continues dream run in Macau

Low Wee Wern beats third Egyptian in a row to make Macau final By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor The semi-final matches at...

Raneem El Welily meets Nour El Tayeb in DPD semi-finals

Amanda Sobhy so close against world No.1 By ELLIE MAWSON Egypt’s World No.1 Raneem El Welily narrowly avoided defeat in the quarter-finals of the DPD Open...

Annie Au saves four match balls and Saurav Ghosal beaten in Macau

Au makes the greatest escape while Lobban takes out Ghosal By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Local favourite Annie Au pulled off what...

ElShorbagy brothers to meet in DPD Open

Marwan tames Makin in 83-minute battle in Eindhoven By ELLIE MAWSON The third day of action at the DPD Squash Open, PSA Gold event saw...

Low Wee Wern sends second seed Salma Hany packing in Macau

Low Wee Wern scores biggest win since injury comeback and seeds tested By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Malaysia’s Low Wee Wern achieved...

Nick Matthew rolls back the years as titans clash in National Club Knockout

Roehampton edge past Hallamshire on night of drama By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor It was a great pleasure to watch Nick Matthew roll back...

Declan James produces Dutch of class to mow down Mohamed Abouelghar

English No.1 triumphs in straight games By ELLIE MAWSON England’s World No.17 Declan James delivered a huge upset to reach the quarter-finals of the DPD...

Women seeds all through in Macau while upsets in the men’s

Women safely through while trio of men seeds falter on opening day in Macau By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor The Macau Squash...

Declan James to lead England in European Team Champs

England name strong squad for Edgbaston Priory in May By DONNA HELMER England National Coach David Campion has named his nine-strong squad which will head to...

Brits surge through as Dutch fail to deliver

Willstrop fights back to post victory against Pilley By ELLIE MAWSON James Willstrop, Declan James, Joel Makin, Chris Simpson, Daryl Selby and Millie Tomlinson all...

Nour El Tayeb is top seed in Manchester Open

Inaugural event is $76,000 PSA Silver status By SEAN REUTHE Egypt’s Nour El Tayeb, one of the most amazing athletes in squash, heads up a world-class...

Ambassador Nicol David leads WSF visit to Kenya

Squash legend joins Camille Serme and Borja Golan on WSF trip By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Shortly after bringing her illustrious professional squash...

Record prize money on offer at Allam British Open

Stars return to Hull for a seventh year  By ELLIE MAWSON A record prize purse of $348,000 will be on offer at the 2019 Allam British...

Dutch number one Milou van der Heijden looks forward to DPD Open

‘So exciting to see this in my home town of Eindhoven’ By ELLIE MAWSON Netherlands’ World No.31 Milou van der Heijden will be one of...

Paul Coll and Saurav Ghosal hit career highs

Ali Farag still ahead in April rankings By ELLIE MAWSON  New Zealand’s Paul Coll and India’s Saurav Ghosal have both risen to career-high rankings of World...

Tight at the top as Nour El Sherbini closes in on Raneem El Welily

All-Egyptian top three in PSA women’s list By ELLIE MAWSON Nour El Sherbini’s title win at the 2018-2019 PSA World Championships in Chicago last month has...

Mohamed ElShorbagy beats Tarek Momen to win Grasshopper Cup

‘This season is far from over from me – I want that number one ranking back’ By SEAN REUTHE in Zurich World No.2 Mohamed ElShorbagy is...

Egyptian rivals Mohamed ElShorbagy and Tarek Momen to clash in Zurich final

‘When the crowd cheer after every point, it’s what we play for – we’re entertainers’ By SEAN REUTHE in Zurich World No.2 Mohamed ElShorbagy and World...

Here Come the Girls: 3-Day Festival Launches Empower Girls’ Squash Foundation

Stars on court at Edgbaston to support new foundation launched by Deon Saffery  By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter An initiative to encourage girls, and...

Mohamed Abouelghar topples world champion Ali Farag in Grasshopper shock

‘I’ve been knocking on the door all season’ says MoMo By SEAN REUTHE Egypt’s World No.8 Mohamed Abouelghar sent World No.1 and compatriot Ali Farag...

PSA reaches 250k page likes on Facebook

Another social media success for PSA By SEAN REUTHE  The official Facebook page of the PSA World Tour has reached 250,000 page likes - meaning there...

Abouelghar beats home hero Mueller in Grasshopper Cup

Joel Makin falls to Ali Farag in Zurich thriller By SEAN REUTHE Home hero Nicolas Mueller bowed out of the Grasshopper Cup on day three of...

Tribute to Andy Bunting, a true gentleman of squash

‘Great at spotting raw talent, Andy was a caring man who kept the players’ wellbeing a priority’ By BOB JOHNSON Andy Bunting, age 74, died on...

Nicol David engages media in Malaysia

"The media, locally and internationally, have been very supportive of my squash career and I am thankful to all their contributions." By Kng Zheng Guan...

Rodriguez and Gawad avoid upsets on day two in Zurich

Miguel saves four match balls against Zahed By SEAN REUTHE Colombia’s Miguel Rodriguez and Egypt’s Karim Abdel Gawad narrowly avoided surprise defeats on day two of...

Swiss No.1 Mueller kicks off Grasshopper Cup campaign with victory on home soil

Selby squeezes past Pilley in 85-minute marathon By SEAN REUTHE Swiss No.1 Nicolas Mueller got off to a winning start at the 2019 Grasshopper Cup...