Friday, January 17, 2025

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Nick Matthew joins new coaching network to deliver England’s next generation of stars

Five hub clubs provide ‘world-class environments for players’  By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor England Squash have chosen five leading clubs to act as “performance...

Citigold Canary Wharf Classic continues with best-of-three scoring

Handful of tickets left for 2019 By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The best-of-three games scoring format will be trialled for a second successive year...

Ali Farag is Qatar Classic champion

Ali Farag produces masterclass performance to capture his first Qatar Classic trophy By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Ali Farag today produced a...

Tesni Evans cracks world top ten

Welsh wonder rises to No.9 in world rankings By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent Rhyl-based Tesni Evans has become the first Welsh woman ever to...

Top Dec! James becomes England No.1 as he reaches 16 in the world rankings

‘Hard work got me here and more hard work will get me to the top 10’ By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER Nottingham-based Declan James has...

Ali Farag to face off with Simon Rosner in Qatar Classic final

Farag avenges Momen defeat while Rosner chops Elias By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Ali Farag, the Egyptian world number two will face...

Diego Elias ejects Mohamed ElShorbagy in Qatar

Elias dethrones ElShorbagy for his maiden Platinum semis berth By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor The “Peruvian Puma” Diego Elias reached his first...

Joel Makin hits another milestone at the Qatar Classic

Joel Makin gatecrashes into his first Platinum quarters By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor There seems to be no stopping Joel Makin as...

Joel Makin rocks Miguel Rodriguez in Qatar

Another milestone win for Makin By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Joel Makin provided the first major upset of the Qatar Classic after...

Coaching survey reveals: “Parents drop their kids off and rush home for seven minutes of frantic copulation”

Coaches rename their job as “child-minding operatives” By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad New Brands Editor Squash coaching took a massive leap into the future...

Georgia Adderley takes British title back to Scotland

Champions crowned on enthralling finals day By DONNA HELMER in Nottingham The third and final day of the Dunlop British Junior Championships 2018 saw 10 players...

First batch of seeds move into last sixteen in Qatar

Shorbagy overcomes tricky Yip to lead seeds into last sixteen By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor The Bristol-based Mohamed Elshorbagy began his title...

Qatar to host 2019-20 PSA Men’s World Championship

‘Qatar has hosted some incredible matches down the years’ By ALAN THATCHER The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that the 2019-20 PSA Men’s World Championship...

American Peter Lasusa elected WSF vice president

WSF AGM in Cairo By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent American Peter Lasusa has been elected as World Squash Federation (WSF) Vice President at...

Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow breaks local hearts

Ng Eain Yow ends Abdulla Al Tamimi's run in Qatar By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Malaysian number two Ng Eain Yow claimed...

Alice Green meets Georgia Adderley in British Junior final repeat

Nick Wall and Sam Todd aim for Yorkshire double By LUKE McFARLAND in Nottingham Alice Green took a step closer to securing her third British Junior...

AJ Bell confirmed as title sponsor for 2019 British Nationals

Event moves to Nottingham in February By DONNA HELMER England Squash is delighted to announce AJ Bell as the title sponsor for the 2019 British...

Tony Griffin: That “Oh S***” moment when you miss the ball!

‘Faced with a familiar problem, many players shut their eyes, swing and miss’ By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent I want to continue the...

Mohamed ElShorbagy excited to defend Qatar Classic title

‘I have reached six finals in six years; I always feel at home on that court’  By SEAN REUTHE  World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy is relishing the...

World Squash Day: some personal reflections

World Squash Day: some personal reflections By JAMES ROBERTS - Squash Mad Correspondent The day before yesterday, 20th October 2018, a Facebook memory from 6 years...

Nour El Tayeb takes first Weymuller title after beating Sarah-Jane Perry in Brooklyn showdown

Nour hits the Heights in Casino Classic By LINDA ELRIANI - Squash Mad Correspondent in Brooklyn Nour El Tayeb added the Carol Weymuller Open to her...

Nick Matthew signs Global Ambassador deal with Dunlop

‘I’m excited to be nurturing the next generation of players’ By FAYE ANDREWS – Squash Mad Correspondent Nick Matthew OBE, one of the most successful squash...

Nour El Tayeb meets Sarah-Jane Perry in Weymuller final

After losing first game 15-17, Perry says ‘I’m more confident in my fitness than I used to be’ By LINDA ELRIANI in Brooklyn Top seed Nour...

Tarek Momen wins Channel VAS Championship to end trophy drought

‘It’s been four years since I won a title’ By SEAN REUTHE in Weybridge World No.4 Tarek Momen has ended a four-year trophy drought after beating...

Sarah-Jane Perry sinks Amanda Sobhy after stunning battle at Heights Casino

It’s Egypt v England in both Weymuller semi-finals By LINDA ELRIANI at Heights Casino England’s number two seed Sarah-Jane Perry dug deep to fight back...

Ali Farag meets Tarek Momen in all-Egyptian Channel VAS final

‘Playing the sponsor got me ready for this’ says Farag By SEAN REUTHE in Weybridge Egyptian pair Ali Farag and Tarek Momen will line up against...

Three Brits in Carol Weymuller quarter-finals

Two USA-England clashes at Heights Casino By LINDA ELRIANI in Brooklyn There are two England-USA battles in the quarter-finals of the Carol Weymuller Open as No.2...

Ali Farag leads Egyptian trio into Weybridge semi-finals

Momen gains revenge over Coll By SEAN REUTHE A trio of Egyptian players will line up in the semi-finals of the Channel VAS Championships at St...

Best of British to descend on Nottingham for Junior Champs

Nick Wall and Alice Green are top seeds By DONNA HELMER The finest juniors from across Britain will compete at the 2018 edition of the Dunlop...

Home hero Tom Richards tames Omar Mosaad

‘That result has been coming for a few years’ By SEAN REUTHE World No.30 Tom Richards delighted spectators at St George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club as...

Magnificent Makin stuns world champion ElShorbagy in Channel VAS

Welsh wizard wins three tiebreaks against world No.1 By SEAN REUTHE World No.33 Joel Makin earned the biggest victory of his career to date after...

James Willstrop leads English charge on day one of Channel VAS tournament

Declan James stops Ade Waller in another marathon battle By SEAN REUTHE  Former World No.1 James Willstrop led a trio of fellow Englishmen into the second...

Stars shine on World Squash Day

Royalty joins the party during global celebration of the game By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Squash centres in all corners of the globe...

World Squash Day Abuzz in South East Asia

World Squash Day Abuzz in South East Asia By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor The World Squash Day was celebrated with much fanfare...

Hong Kong Open commits to equal prize money

Ramy Ashour in same half of the draw as top seed Mohamed ElShorbagy By SEAN REUTHE The 2018 Everbright Sun Hung Kai Hong Kong Squash Open...

Raneem El Welily and Mohamed ElShorbagy make it an Egyptian double at US Open

World champions win on World Squash Day By SEAN REUTHE in Philadelphia  Reigning world champions Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem El Welily claimed silverware on finals night...

Simon Rösner celebrates World Squash Day by reaching US Open final

‘I was able to play my attacking squash and it seems the USA is good to me’ By SEAN REUTHE in Philadelphia Germany’s World No.5...

Interactive court opens up the future for squash

Thousands of youngsters try out squash and have a gas in the glass By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Squash, which has this week...

Interview: Olivia Blatchford-Clyne aims to hit the Heights in her home town of Brooklyn

‘I keep coming back because the Weymuller embodies everything good about women’s squash’ By PAULINA ROJEK - Squash Mad Correspondent Brooklyn-born Olivia Blatchford Clyne (note the...

Tesni Evans and Simon Rösner roar into US Open semi-finals

‘I am a very proud Welsh person and so happy to beat two world-class players in three days’ By SEAN REUTHE in Philadelphia Welsh World No.12...