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Nour El Sherbini meets Raneem El Welily: It will be one El of a World final

All-Egyptian showdown in El Gouna By SEAN REUTHE   There is guaranteed to be an Egyptian winner of the Orascom Development PSA Women’s World Championship for...

Karim Gawad is new world number one after reaching El Gouna final

Gregory Gaultier has a point to prove  By SEAN REUTHE   World Champion Karim Abdel Gawad will become the new World No.1 in next month’s...

Laura Massaro falls to Raneem El Welily in Worlds

Raneem’s Red Sea renaissance rocks Laura By SEAN REUTHE   The 2014 runner-up Raneem El Welily ended a four-match losing streak against 2013 winner Laura Massaro...

Egyptian stars meet in El Gouna semi-finals

Gawad and Dessouky to clash after rain stops play By SEAN REUTHE    Day six of the 2017 El Gouna International Squash Open saw both matches...

Oh brother! Marwan takes out Mohamed in El Gouna

Emotional night as younger brother triumphs again By SEAN REUTHE   Egyptian World No.5 Marwan ElShorbagy claimed a second successive victory over older brother and defending...

Gohar and El Sherbini to clash in World semi-finals

Teenager Nouran beats her idol, Nicol David, in El Gouna By SEAN REUTHE   World No.5 Nouran Gohar will take on reigning World Champion Nour El...

Laura Massaro sets up World blockbuster with Raneem El Welily

British Open repeat for England’s World No.2 in El Gouna By SEAN REUTHE   England’s World No.2 Laura Massaro and Egypt’s World No.4 Raneem El Welily will...

Gawad and Dessouky power through to delight home crowds

Gawad gets his act together in El Gouna By SEAN REUTHE   Egyptian duo Karim Abdel Gawad and Fares Dessouky gave the home fans at...

Nouran Gohar sets up World Championship showdown with Nicol David

‘Nicol is my idol’ says world junior champion By SEAN REUTHE   World No.5 Nouran Gohar and eight-time World Champion Nicol David will meet in...

Another big scalp as Paul Coll beats James Willstrop

ElShorbagy brothers to meet again in El Gouna By SEAN REUTHE   New Zealand’s World No.13 Paul Coll claimed one of the biggest scalps of...

Fares Dessouky topples Nick Matthew in El Gouna first round

‘I don’t know how I won’ says Dessouky By SEAN REUTHE   Egypt’s Fares Dessouky announced his arrival as a bonafide top 10 player after a...

Laura Massaro makes a stylish start in Women’s Worlds

“I took it very seriously” says Massaro By SEAN REUTHE   World No.2 Laura Massaro began her Orascom Development PSA Women’s World Championship campaign with victory...

Nour El Sherbini leads trio of Egyptian winners on day one of World Championship

Reigning champion’s solid start By SEAN REUTHE   Defending champion Nour El Sherbini led fellow Egyptians Nouran Gohar and Nour El Tayeb through to the...

Mazen Hesham back in style as Mohamed ElShorbagy turns on the power

‘I’m here to enjoy myself’ says ElShorbagy By SEAN REUTHE    World No.3 Mohamed ElShorbagy got his El Gouna International Squash Open tournament off to a...

Colombia to host WSF coaching conference

David Palmer and Sarah Fitz-Gerald lead coaching talks By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   The World Squash Federation has confirmed that Colombia will host...

PSA Foundation supports International Day of Sport and Peace

El Gouna hosts special day highlighting healing power of sport By SEAN REUTHE   The PSA Foundation has lent its support to the upcoming United...

Mohamed ElShorbagy ready for El Gouna title defence

Mo: My hunger is back By SEAN REUTHE    Defending champion Mohamed ElShorbagy says that he is excited to respond to the challenge of losing his...

Injured Ramy Ashour pulls out of El Gouna

Hamstring hinders Egyptian maestro By SEAN REUTHE    Three-time El Gouna International Squash Open champion Ramy Ashour has withdrawn from the 2017 edition of the World...

Rejuvenated Laura Massaro ready to take on world in El Gouna

“I will relish that hostile environment in Egypt” By SEAN REUTHE   After returning to form at the recent Allam British Open to secure her...

Hong Kong and Malaysia lead charge in Asian Squash Federation awards

Hong Kong and Malaysia dominate Asian awards By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Hong Kong and Malaysia led the honours in the annual...

Gregory Gaultier: The General guns for a first El Gouna title

In-form French ace has a score to settle in Egypt By SEAN REUTHE   World No.1 Gregory Gaultier will head to the upcoming El Gouna...

I’ll give it everything says Nour El Sherbini

Youngest world champion defends title on home soil By SEAN REUTHE    Reigning World Champion Nour El Sherbini is looking to become the first female Egyptian...

The Big Interview: Nick Matthew talks about his future life as a coach

Knowledge is power for the memory man of squash as he plans for life after stellar playing career <!-- --> Interview by ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Nick...

Vikram Malhotra wins all-Indian TRAC final over Mahesh Mangaonkar

Fantastic final in Aberdeen  By DAVE IRESON - Squash Mad Correspondent   Vikram Malhotra beat Mahesh Mangaonkar in an enthralling, all-Indian final of the TRAC North...

Vikram Malhotra and Mahesh Mangaonkar in all-Indian final

Mahesh takes out top seed Richie Fallows By DAVID IRESON - Squash Mad Correspondent in Aberdeen   The final of the TRAC North of Scotland Open Championships here...

Gregory Gaultier becomes the oldest men’s world number one of all time

Mohamed ElShorbagy slips to No.3 behind Gaultier and Gawad By SEAN REUTHE   Frenchman Gregory Gaultier has become the oldest player ever to top the...

Laura Massaro rises back up the rankings to number two

Massaro gears up to face Egyptians on their home turf in World Champs By SEAN REUTHE   England’s Laura Massaro has moved back into the world’s...

Kemspsell comes close to a shock in Aberdeen

Yow wins 92-minute marathon By DAVE IRESON - Squash Mad Correspondent in Aberdeen   The semi-finalists were decided last night at the TRAC North of Scotland Open...

Doug Kempsell takes out No.4 seed in Aberdeen

Top seed Fallows halts Hurricane Harris By DAVE IRESON - Squash Mad Correspondent in Aberdeen   The first round of the main draw of the TRAC...

Kempsell and Leiper fly the flag for Scotland

Entertainer Harris draws top seed Fallows in Aberdeen By DAVE IRESON in Aberdeen   Tension was high for the qualifying finals at the TRAC North of Scotland...

PSA selects Leverage as global sponsorship agency

World Tour seeks global sponsor By SEAN REUTHE   The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have today announced an agreement with New York City-based sports and entertainment...

Sarah-Jane Perry secures debut spot at PSA World Series Finals

English trio head to Dubai By NATHAN CLARKE   England's Sarah-Jane Perry will compete in the lucrative season-ending PSA Dubai World Series Finals for the first...

Squash Classroom project launches in Pakistan

Squash Classroom project backed by Australia’s sporting diplomacy policy By Squash Australia   The Pakistan Squash Federation has launched a new development initiative in collaboration with...

Aberdeen qualifiers on TRAC

Huge battles for Scottish hopefuls By DAVE IRESON - Squash Mad Correspondent in Aberdeen   Day 1 from qualifying of the TRAC North of Scotland Championships...

Gregory Gaultier and Laura Massaro claim British Open titles

Hull of a battle in both finals as Matthew and Perry push champions all the way By SEAN REUTHE in Hull   French World No.3 Gregory Gaultier...

English trio in British Open finals

Nick Matthew meets Gregory Gaultier and it’s an all-English battle between Laura Massaro and Sarah-Jane Perry in Hull By SEAN REUTHE in Hull   A...

Nick Matthew leads English trio into semi-finals

Massaro and Perry fly the flag in Hull By SEAN REUTHE   Nick Matthew ensured that an English trio will compete in the Allam British Open...

Mohamed Abouelghar stuns world champion Karim Gawad at British Open

World champion has to wait for number one spot By SEAN REUTHE   World Champion Karim Abdel Gawad’s wait for the World No.1 spot goes on...

Emily Whitlock beats Alison Waters in British Open shock

Now for top seed Nour El Sherbini By SEAN REUTHE in Hull    England’s World No.15 Emily Whitlock will join compatriots Laura Massaro and Nick Matthew...

First round shocks in British Open

Willstrop falls to Castagnet as Gohar goes out to Abbas By SEAN REUTHE   The 2016 Allam British Open runner-up Nouran Gohar fell to a...