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Gregory Gaultier close to full fitness ahead of El Gouna title defence

‘I’m on my way back and still want to play for a few more years’ By ELLIE MAWSON   French World No.3 Gregory Gaultier says...

With heart rate reaching 199 beats per minute, new data suggests squash could be world’s toughest racket sport

Wiring up Ramy Ashour and Tarek Momen delivers amazing data By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER   The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has released new data...

Commonwealth Games: Top marks for a top quality Infographic

Gold Coast is fifth Aussie city to host the Games By ALAN THATCHER    In celebration of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, The East...

Gold Coast golds for James Willstrop and Joelle King

Third time lucky for Willstrop  By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) and HOWARD HARDING (Squash Mad International Correspondent)   James Willstrop and Joelle King are the...

Nick Matthew weighs in as refs get tough on lets in Gold Coast

Players taken by surprise by referees’ get-tough policy <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor NICK MATTHEW has joined the debate that has sprung up over...

New Zealand and England chase golden double in Gold Coast finals

New names set to be engraved on both trophies By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   After dramatic semi-finals before a capacity 2,500 crowd surrounding...

Wales and New Zealand share limelight with England and Malaysia

Makin joins Evans in Gold Coast semi-finals  2018 Commonwealth Games Quarter-Final Round-Up by HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   A quartet of players representing England,...

Tesni Evans topples top seed Laura Massaro to reach Commonwealth Games semi-finals

Tesni toughs it out to win another big battle with Laura By ALAN THATCHER and HOWARD HARDING   Tesni Evans toppled top seed Laura Massaro in...

Malaysia’s Nafiizwan Adnan halts Nick Matthew’s Gold Coast campaign

The Komodo Adnan ends Matthew's dream of a Commonwealth Games hat-trick By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Malaysian number one Nafiizwan Adnan scored...

England stars power through to quarter-finals in Gold Coast

Top seeds look safe By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   England celebrated 100% success in today's third round of the Squash singles events...

Egyptian stars Nour El Sherbini and Raneem El Welily seeded to meet in El Gouna final

Gaultier is back to defend men's title By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE   World No.1 Nour El Sherbini and World Champion Raneem El Welily are...

Chris Binnie and Lewis Walters make it a Jamaican double on opening day of Commonwealth Games

Binnie hits back from 0-2 down to beat No.3 seed Saurav Ghosal By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   While the two reigning gold...

Welcome meeting paves way for the 2018 Commonwealth Games to begin

Medals to be split 50-50 between males and females From HOWARD HARDING in Gold Coast   The 2018 Commonwealth Games squash competition is poised to explode...

Kiwis get a double boost on eve of Commonwealth Games

Coll and King earn rankings rise  By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   New Zealand hopes of squash gold success in the Commonwealth Games...

Hong Kong China claim Asian team title double

Superb venue in Korea By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   Hong Kong China claimed both the men's and women's titles in the Asian...

Yip and Gohar win Macau titles

Nouran Gohar defends Macau title, while Yip Tsz-Fung wins his biggest one By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor It was a night that...

Egyptians Ali Farag and Tarek Momen hit highest rankings

Farag at two and Momen five in April PSA rankings By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE   Egypt’s Ali Farag has overtaken Frenchman Gregory Gaultier to...

Joelle King back to No.4 in the world

Huge boost for Kiwi King ahead of Gold Coast Games By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE   New Zealand’s Joelle King has returned to the world’s...

Yip Tsz-Fung and Salma Hany reach new heights in Macau

Yip and Hany to play in career best finals By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Egypt dominated the evening as all three of...

Both top seeds shown the exit in Macau

Yip Tze-Fung and Salma Hany send top seeds packing By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor There will be no top seeds in the...

Interview: Nick Matthew goes for gold in Gold Coast

Thoughts of gold and golf, with the British Open in between and a brave new world lying ahead <!-- --> Interview by ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad...

Top seeds Serme and Golan through in Macau

Seeds safely through to quarters in Macau By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Top seeds Borja Golan and Camille Serme led all seeded...

Men’s top two seeds ejected in Macau qualifiers

Men's top two seeds ejected and Hong Kong women falter in qualifying finals By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Men's qualifying top two...

Seeds safely through in Macau qualifiers

Yathreb Adel makes a winning return to Macau By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor There were no surprises on the opening day of...

PSA unveil new-look World Tour and team up with the WSF

New draw sizes, and qualifiers are scrapped as PSA and WSF launch Challenger Tour By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   The Professional Squash...

Macau Open preview – Serme and Golan top draws

Serme debuts in Macau as top seed while Golan tops men's draw By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor The 2018 Macau Squash Open...

Wimbledon champion Mathieu Castagnet

‘I love London’ says champion Castagnet By ALAN THATCHER   France’s World No.28 Mathieu Castagnet claimed his first title since the 2016 Canary Wharf Classic at...

Tom Richards meets Mathieu Castagnet in Wimbledon final

Willstrop exit follows Selby as top seeds bow out By ALAN THATCHER and DAVID HURST   Tom Richards flies the flag for England against Mathieu Castagnet...

Joel Makin topples No.3 seed Zahed Mohamed in 84-minute battle

Three seeds crash at Wimbledon By DAVID HURST   The opening day of the Squash Squared Open main draw at the Wimbledon Club saw three of...

Chris Simpson wins through to meet James Willstrop at Wimbledon

By ALAN THATCHER   Chris Simpson meets No.2 seed James Willstrop in the first round of the Squash Squared Wimbledon Club Open after beating Joshua...

Richie Fallows edges past George Parker at Wimbledon

Simpson meets Masters in qualifying finals By ALAN THATCHER and DAVID HURST   Richie Fallows edged past young English rival George Parker to book a place...

England’s Nick Matthew and Laura Massaro seeded for gold in Commonwealth Games

Kiwis Coll and King seeded to reach finals By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   England is predicted to win singles gold in both...

Angus Gillams and Kace Bartley take Dulwich titles

Quality squash and capacity crowds at Dulwich By TIM GARNER   The 2018 edition of the Dulwich Open sponsored by Dulwich Tandoori saw new winners...

Resurgent Ramy Ashour roars to Grasshopper Cup triumph over Mohamed ElShorbagy

‘It’s been a hard two years and I am pouring with emotion’ By NATHAN CLARKE   A peerless performance from maverick three-time World Champion Ramy...

The Artist takes a bow: Ramy Ashour reaches Grasshopper Cup final against Mohamed ElShorbagy

Willstrop and Gaultier beaten in dramatic semi-finals By ALAN THATCHER and NATHAN CLARKE   Ramy Ashour theatrically bowed to the audience after beating top seed Gregory...

James Willstrop stuns Karim Abdel Gawad in Grasshopper Cup

Veteran stars roll back the years in Zurich By NATHAN CLARKE   James Willstrop rolled back the years, and conjured up a spectacular triple-fake winner in...

Mohamed ElShorbagy is simply unstoppable as he extends winning run in Zurich

Top seed overpowers fellow Egyptian Omar Mosaad in Grasshopper Cup By ALAN THATCHER and NATHAN CLARKE   World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy notched up his 10th consecutive...

Gregory Gaultier springs back into action in Grasshopper Cup

French ace topples local hero Nic Mueller By NATHAN CLARKE in Zurich   Following a two-month injury enforced absence, 2017 tournament winner Gregory Gaultier marked his...

Greg Lobban gains first win over Alan Clyne in Grasshopper Cup

Egyptian pair beat French in qualifying  By NATHAN CLARKE in Zurich   Egyptians Mazen Hesham and Omar Mosaad inflicted misery on French duo Mathieu Castagnet and...

Daryl Selby and James Willstrop top seeds in Wimbledon Club Squash Squared Open

Extra sponsors boost prize fund to $35k By ALAN THATCHER   Daryl Selby and James Willstrop are top seeds in the PSA Men’s $35k Wimbledon Club...