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Karim Abdel Gawad aims to keep ToC in Egyptian hands

‘This is a unique, amazing venue and it was a dream come true to have my name on the trophy’ By SEAN REUTHE   Title holder...

Mohamed ElShorbagy seeks first Canary Wharf title in March

Prize money increase attracts galaxy of stars By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER   World Champion Mohamed ElShorbagy is in line to make his first appearance...

Nour El Sherbini claims historic Saudi Women’s Masters crown

Historic moment for Egyptian stars By NATHAN CLARKE   World No.1 Nour El Sherbini triumphed over compatriot Raneem El Welily – the woman she lost to...

PSA launch “real-time statistics tracking” with InteractiveSquash

System to launch during Swedish Open By NATHAN CLARKE   The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have announced that they will trial a pioneering new statistical tracking...

Egyptian rivals Nour El Sherbini and Raneem El Welily face another showdown in Saudi final

Repeat of World final By SEAN REUTHE   World No.1 Nour El Sherbini and World Champion Raneem El Welily will go head-to-head in a repeat of...

Azman sisters’ act steal show in Birmingham

Aira and Aifa Azman lead Malaysia's best BJO outing By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Team Malaysia returned from their most successful...

Egyptian quarter reach Saudi semi-finals

Nour El Tayeb’s first win over Nicol David By SEAN REUTHE   World No.7 Nour El Tayeb claimed her first ever victory over eight-time World Champion...

Nour El Tayeb fights back to beat Camille Serme in Saudi Masters

Sarah-Jane Perry is lone Brit after beating Tesni Evans By SEAN REUTHE   Egyptian World No.7 Nour El Tayeb mounted a superb fightback from two games...

Dream come true for wild card Nada Abo Alnaja in Saudi Masters

Serme sets up blockbuster with Nour El Tayeb By SEAN REUTHE   Tournament wildcard Nada Abo Alnaja became the first Saudi woman ever to compete...

Nour El Sherbini starts in style in Saudi Arabia

First women's event in Saudi By SEAN REUTHE    World No.1 Nour El Sherbini moved into round two of the inaugural Saudi PSA Women’s Squash Masters...

Sam Todd and Jonah Bryant win British junior titles for England

First home wins since 1995 By ROD GILMOUR in Birmingham   England enjoyed a successful week at the Dunlop British Junior Open in Birmingham, winning two...

Egyptians dominate day two of British Junior Open

By DONNA HELMER   Day two of the Dunlop British Junior Open confirmed the dominance of junior Egyptian squash, after at least one player from...

Mohamed ElShorbagy top seed as Canary Wharf prize fund hits $100,000

Six-times champion Nick Matthew makes farewell appearance at the East Wintergarden <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor The Canary Wharf Squash Classic will enjoy a...

Olympic bid steps up with key campaign boost

WSF and PSA appoint Weber Shandwick to support bid for Paris 2024 By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   Squash’s Olympic ambitions have...

Top seeds sail through in British Junior Open

Birmingham welcomes 620 aspiring squash stars  By DONNA HELMER   The opening day of the Dunlop British Junior Open (BJO) saw an array of thrills and...

Gregory Gaultier defends Swedish Open title

World No.1 seeded to meet  Ali Farag in final By SEAN REUTHE   World No.1 Gregory Gaultier will return to defend his UCS Swedish Open title...

Tight at the top as Mohamed ElShorbagy advances on Gregory Gaultier

Egyptians dominate PSA men's rankings for January 2018 By SEAN REUTHE   The release of the PSA Men’s World Rankings today (January 1) has seen Egypt’s...

Raneem El Welily closes in on Nour El Sherbini

Egyptians tussle at the top of the rankings By SEAN REUTHE   World Champion Raneem El Welily has closed the gap between herself and current World...

Ramy Ashour and Camille Serme are WSF Ambassadors

Stars lead visits to Armenia and Ukraine By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   Egypt's three-time world champion Ramy Ashour and France's world No.3...

Ali Farag is new PSA men’s president

Colombian Pablo Serna joins board of directors By HOWARD HARDING and SEAN REUTHE   Egypt’s World No.3 Ali Farag has been named as the Professional Squash...

Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem El Welily crowned world champions

‘I have won everything in the sport now, but my brother’s time will come’ By SEAN REUTHE in Manchester    Egyptian duo Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem...

ElShorbagy brothers meet in World Championships final

All-Egyptian finals in Manchester By SEAN REUTHE    Bristol-based brothers Mohamed and Marwan ElShorbagy will become the first siblings in history to contest the Men’s AJ...

Marwan’s Manchester dream comes true as he takes out reigning world champion

Egypt 6, France 2 in semi-finals By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER   Egypt’s World No.5 Marwan ElShorbagy will appear in the semi-finals of the AJ...

Nick Matthew’s fighting finale in World Championships farewell

‘He is one of the greatest’ says ElShorbagy By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER   Legendary Englishman Nick Matthew made his last ever appearance at the...

El Welily and King condemn England to worst-ever World Championship record

Nick Matthew makes a stand for host nation in Manchester By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER   There will be no English representatives in the quarter-finals...

Tesni Evans topples Laura Massaro in Worlds shock

Milestone wins for Tesni Evans and Paul Coll as Mohamed ElShorbagy beats Ramy Ashour in a squash classic By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER   Welsh...

ElShorbagy and Ashour to clash in PSA World Championship blockbuster

Egyptian aces renew rivalry in Manchester By SEAN REUTHE   World No.3 Mohamed ElShorbagy and three-time World Champion Ramy Ashour will meet in a spectacular third...

Nick Matthew avoids upset as James Willstrop exits Worlds through illness

George Parker pushes England legend to the limit By SEAN REUTHE   Three-time World Champion Nick Matthew led four of his fellow Englishmen through to the...

Ramit Tandon muscles way to Singapore title

Ramit Tandon shows supremacy in Singapore final By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor   The final of the Singapore Squash Open 2017 turned out to...

Nick Matthew meets George Parker in World Championship first round

Richie Fallows faces Declan James in all-English tie By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER   English duo Richie Fallows and George Parker will appear in the...

Huang and Tandon to contest Singapore final

Huang halts Garcia's run in Singapore By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Robert Garcia’s maiden appearance in a tour event semi-final and gallant...

Garcia’s run continues in Singapore

Garcia break local hearts in Singapore By Alex Wan- Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Philippines’ giant killing qualifier Robert Garcia continued his gallant run here in Singapore...

Wild card Josh Masters meets Ramy Ashour in World Championship

Tough test for rising England star <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Rising England squash star Josh Masters, who was runner-up in the Select Gaming...

Garcia upsets Bong to gatecrash into last eight in Singapore

Garcia stuns Bong to gate crash into quarters By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Vivian Rhamanan survived a five-setter in the final match of the...

Kang and Chan double home interest in Singapore

Hosts Singapore to have largest representation ever in a PSA main draw By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Singapore doubled their representation in the...

ASB team up with Shaun Moxham in high-tech New York project

New facility opens in April 2018 By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   In a unique collaboration between a court manufacturer and a leading...

Egypt beat England to win World Team title

Matthew injury hinders England in Marseille By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   Favourites Egypt defeated defending champions England in the final of the WSF...

Worldwide squash community must back Olympic bid says WSF chief

By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   The French city of Marseille has this week hosted the 47th World Squash Federation AGM and...

Title holders England face top seeds Egypt in World Teams Final

England overpower Aussies as Egypt battle past Hong Kong By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   Defending champions England and top seeds Egypt will contest...

Hosts France fall to Hong Kong in Marseille shock

England meet Australia in World Team semi-finals By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   Hong Kong China relegated France to their lowest finish in...