Saturday, January 18, 2025

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Squash world mourns brave young fighter Sumner Malik

Sumner Malik, 2006-18: An amazing young man whose brave smile lit up the world of squash By ALAN THATCHER The squash world is mourning the passing...

More corporate spin as squash players lose the fight to halt David Lloyd court closures

CEO: ‘We will look at saving the courts at Gidea Park’ Club manager: ‘They close on September 10th’ By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Campaigning squash...

World champions Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem El Welily top seeds in San Francisco

Stars set to shine in San Francisco at Oracle NetSuite Open By SEAN REUTH Some of the greatest squash players across the globe will compete...

Joel Makin beats Tom Richards in Thanet thriller

Makin lifts title after Lee foils Fallows in quarters By CHARLES MOLONY - Squash Mad Correspondent Joel Makin triumphed in an entertaining final against top seed Tom Richards...

Silence from David Lloyd Clubs as furious squash players fight to stop court closures

‘Lying to players on Twitter is very disappointing for a company of your standing’ <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor I am not sure if Glenn...

Squash celebrates Diversity, Respect and Solidarity at Paris 2018 Gay Games

French sports minister supports Gay Games By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent The French Squash Federation (FFS), the World Squash Federation (WSF) and the...

Squash and technology: PSA announces partnership with Sports Data Labs

Ali Farag hails profit-sharing plan for PSA players By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Reporter The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has today confirmed a groundbreaking partnership...

World Masters vets show how to play, and how to party!

Hips, knees and woes all part of the marvellous Masters experience By AUBREY WADDY - Squash Mad Special Correspondent Serena Williams received huge praise for her...

Alan’s Blog: Squash players make a racket as David Lloyd closes courts for an untried fitness circuit

Fury at ‘dishonest’ media response from David Lloyd Clubs <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Squash players all over the UK are up in arms at...

Aussies and England lead gold haul in World Masters

LJ Anjema and Alister Walker roll back the years in Over-35 final By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Australia emerged with six gold medals...

Charlottesville paints a Masters masterpiece

Big wins for local hero Patrick Chifunda and  Mexico’s Juan Mendez By ALEXIA CLONDA - Squash Mad Reporter in Charlottesville You run out of superlatives talking...

Stars shine as World Masters reaches semi-finals stage

Former PSA stars enjoy the limelight again By HOWARD HARDING (Squash Mad International Correspondent) and ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)  After more than 750 players from...

Egypt and Malaysia top new world junior rankings

Cairo pair make their mark in PSA events By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Players from Egypt and Malaysia share the No.1 positions in...

Mohamed ElShorbagy longest-reigning Egyptian world number one

World champion tops PSA rankings for 34 months overall By SEAN REUTHE World Champion Mohamed ElShorbagy has overtaken the legendary Amr Shabana to become the longest-reigning...

Nour El Sherbini is fifth-longest world number one of all time at 22 years old

Egyptian heads up unchanged PSA top 20 By SEAN REUTHE Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini has topped the PSA Women’s World Rankings for a 28th successive month...

New-look PSA World Tour structure kicks off this week

New event format launches at Australian Open By SEAN REUTHE The Professional Squash Association’s (PSA) new tour structure will come into effect tomorrow (August 1) with...

England take silver as Egypt sweep to more glory

Egypt win record sixth world junior title By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Hot favourites Egypt today beat England 2-0 in the final of...

Alan’s Blog: Wedding bells and a special beer brewed for the World Masters

Special brew named Three Wall Boast ready for Charlottesville <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Some 800 squash players, from 59 nations, have pitched up in...

England to meet Egypt in World Junior Team final

Drew’s boys look relaxed ahead of showdown with top seeds By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent After straightforward victories in today's semi-finals of the...

England meet USA as Czech Republic spring major surprise in World Junior Teams

Czechs shock Malaysia in quarter-finals By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Upsets continued to play their part on day four of the WSF Men's...

Squash to star in 2018 Gay Games in Paris

More than 100 entries for squash event at Charlety Stadium By ALEXIA CLONDA - Squash Mad Special Correspondent The 10th Gay Games will be held from...

England meet Pakistan in World Junior Team quarter-finals

Hosts India fall to bitter rivals By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent In the day's biggest upset in the WSF Men's World Junior...

Scottish Open back on the calendar next year

New event in Edinburgh backed by Springfield Properties  By ALAN THATCHER The Scottish Open is making a comeback next year following an 18-year hiatus thanks to...

Nour El Sherbini and Simon Rösner top seeds in China Open

Record prize money for male and female PSA stars in Shanghai By SEAN REUTHE World No.1 Nour El Sherbini has been seeded to face World Champion...

Germany meet England after beating France to gatecrash last 16 in Chennai

Hong Kong topple No.8 seeds USA By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Today's second day of Pool play in the WSF Men's World Junior...

Hosts India scrape into last 16 of World Junior Team Champs

Drama on day one in Chennai By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent New Zealand produced the only upset on day one of Pool action in...

Mostafa Asal upsets seedings to take World Junior title

An Egyptian double in today's WSF World Junior Individual Squash Championships finals was always a foregone conclusion, but the winners certainly were not. Top...

Gender pay gap closes as PSA announces record prize money on World Tour

Prize money total soars 11% to $6.4m  By SEAN REUTHE The Professional Squash Association (PSA) today announced that a record level of prize money was available...

All-Egyptian finals again in World Junior Championships

Top seed Tarek survives 92-minute marathon match to reach Chennai final By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent After dramatic semi-finals at the Express Avenue...

Lucy Turmel stops Egyptian clean sweep in World Juniors

Egyptians fill seven out of last eight spots in Chennai By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent The powerhouse that is Egyptian squash claimed seven...

Satinder Bajwa: Top coach transfers lives through squash back home in India

A promise fulfilled as I visit a squash program that helps children in a remote part of India By JOHN LEAVY - Squash Mad Special...

Ten-strong Egyptian contingent to contest World Junior quarter-finals

Lucy Turmel and Nick Wall fly flag for England By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Egyptians stormed en masse into the last eight of...

David Palmer inducted into Oz Commonwealth Games Hall of Fame

‘I love Australia and love playing for my country’ says golden great Palmer By ALEXIA CLONDA - Squash Mad Australia Correspondent Australia’s Commonwealth Games most acclaimed...

Elise Lazarus bows out as Canadian trio reach boys’ fourth round

  Day of shocks at World Juniors By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Despite Egyptians securing their anticipated six places in the WSF World Junior...

SquashForward leaders pledge to grow the game and support Olympic bid

‘Squash is my life and I will do everything I can to help it grow’ says Dutch title winner Nadiia Usenko By HOWARD HARDING -...

Top seed Marwan Tarek leads the way as seeds power through

World Juniors under way in Chennai By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent While Egypt's defending champion and event favourite Marwan Tarek led all the...

Wonderful night for squash as James Willstrop and Daryl Selby turn on the style at Lexden

  Amazing skills on show in fun-filled exhibition in front of a capacity crowd <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor James Willstrop and Daryl Selby delighted a...

Fury as Donald Trump visit stops James Willstrop and Daryl Selby exhibition

Garrison Centre taken over by police PSA squash stars James Willstrop and Daryl Selby, along with more than one hundred young players from Essex, have...

Natalie Grainger flies US flag as stars go for gold in World Masters in Charlottesville

LJ Anjema, Alister Walker and Wael El Hindi raise the bar in men’s Over-35s By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Former world No.1 Natalie...

Sivasangari and Ivan win Malaysian Nationals

Sivasangari creates history as youngest national champion and Ivan retains title By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Sivasangari Subramaniam created history when she...