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Omneya Abdel Kawy sets world record in Paris

Egyptian star aims for world title on 10th competition By HOWARD HARDING in Paris   After making her championship debut as a 13-year-old in 1998, Egypt's...

Fares Dessouky takes Mumbai title

All-Egyptian final is a big hit at Mumbai cricket stadium By RAJ ARORA in Mumbai   Egyptian World No.18 Fares Dessouky lifted the second PSA World...

Nic Mueller halts home hopes in India

Swiss ace sinks Saurav Ghosal By RAJ ARORA   Swiss World No.34 Nicolas Mueller ended home representation in the 2016 CCI International JSW ISC event after...

Malaysian team weakened as Low Wee Wern’s ligament goes “missing”

Low Wee Wern forced out of Women's World Teams By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Former world number 5 Low Wee Wern has...

Sudden death of Colin Payne linked to murder enquiry

Teenager appears in court on murder charge <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor The sudden death of a national squash champion is being linked to...

Dr Nick serves up great charity night at Abbeydale

Wold champs Massaro and Massaro battle it out for Sheffield Children’s Hospital By FAYE ANDREWS and ALAN THATCHER   Sheffield hosts squash's own Battle of the...

PSL: New boys Bexley beat champs

Sean Conroy roars back from 0-2 down to pip Patrick Rooney By STEVE CUBBINS   Newcomers Bexley continued their excellent start to their first season in...

Karim Gawad leads Road To Dubai

Dubai race hots up By SEAN REUTHE    World Champion Karim Abdel Gawad has overtaken World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy at the summit of the 2016-17 PSA...

Josh masters Creed in Saskatoon final

Major milestone as Masters wins his first $10k title in Canada <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Josh Masters made sure of a continued rise up...

James Willstrop aims to finish the year on a high

James aims for St George’s thrill By SEAN REUTHE   Former World No.1 James Willstrop is looking forward to appearing on home soil during December’s Channel...

Malaysia and Japan National Champions Crowned

Delia "Pink Socks" Arnold and Nafiizwan "Komodo" Adnan retain titles in Malaysia and Misaki Kobayashi survives thriller in Japan By Alex Wan - Squash Mad...

World champion Karim Gawad wins Qatar Classic

World champion wins his first World Series title By SEAN REUTHE in Doha   World Champion Karim Abdel Gawad’s stunning 2016/17 season continues to go from...

Mohamed Elshorbagy to meet Karim Gawad in Qatar Classic final

Egyptian aces triumph over Nick Matthew and Daryl Selby in semi-finals By SEAN REUTHE in Doha   World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy will clash with World Champion...

Daryl Selby joins Nick Matthew in Qatar semi-finals

England v Egypt in Qatar semi-finals By SEAN REUTHE in Doha   World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy and three-time World Champion Nick Matthew will go head-to-head for...

Canary Wharf sells out five months ahead of tournament

  East Wintergarden tickets are snapped up inside five weeks The 2017 Canary Wharf Squash Classic is again a complete sell-out, five months ahead of the...

Big wins in Qatar for Simon Rösner and Greg Marche

‘I had to play my best squash to beat James’ says Rösner By SEAN REUTHE in Doha   The third day of action at the 2016...

Daryl Selby conquers Omar Mosaad in Qatar shock

All-English tie with Adrian Waller in second round By SEAN REUTHE in Doha   England’s Daryl Selby claimed one of his biggest wins in recent years...

Egypt seeded to retain Women’s World Team title

Laura Massaro leads number two seeds England By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   Egypt are expected to reclaim the WSF Women's World Team...

Nick Matthew avoids Qatar-strophe in first round

Nick Matthew escaped a first round Qatar-strophe against wild card Abdulla AlTamimi, top seed Mohamed Elshorbagy scraped home against Peru’s Diego Elias, and Tarek Momen won a 101-minute marathon with Paul Coll that left both players suffering from cramp on a day of high drama in the first round of the Qatar Classic.

Qatar qualifiers set up some fiery first round clashes

Paul Coll beats Joe Lee in 78-minute marathon By SEAN REUTHE in Doha    The final qualifying round of the 2016 Qatar Classic saw all but...

Mohamed Elshorbagy leads star-studded draw in Channel VAS Open

Danny Lee lifts St George’s Hill prize fund to $100k <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor World number one Mohamed Elshorbagy leads a star-studded field...

555: Ross Norman’s tribute to Jahangir Khan

Jahangir Khan lifted the level of squash by 15 to 20 per cent. Roger Federer did the same for tennis, but maybe by five or ten per cent.

Alan’s Blog: How Jacques Fontaine won WSF presidential election after dramatic recount

President Trump beats President Fontaine by one hour <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor The world was gripped with anticipation this week, waiting for the longest...

Farag joins Ashour on the Qatar injury list

Stars still feeling the pain after Worlds By SEAN REUTHE   Egyptian World No.6 Ali Farag will take no part in the upcoming Qatar Classic...

Jacques Fontaine is new WSF president

French leader takes over as Ramachandran bows out By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   Today's Annual General Meeting of the World Squash Federation...

Sarah Fitzgerald shows why she is still a true champion

How Fitz mastered injury to win Masters title By STEVE WALTON - Squash Mad Editor At Large in Australia   Many of you probably saw this picture...

Injured Gaultier pulls out of Qatar

New world champion Gawad aims to shine   <!-- --> By SEAN REUTHE World No.2 Gregory Gaultier has withdrawn from the 2016 Qatar Classic after he was unable to...

Karim Gawad is new world champion as injury halts Ramy Ashour

Ramy: As long as I’m breathing, I’ll keep trying By SEAN REUTHE in Cairo   Egypt’s Karim Abdel Gawad is the 2016 Wadi Degla PSA Men’s...

Raneem El Welily lifts Wadi Degla Open crown

Home crowd cheer Egyptian stars By SEAN REUTHE in Cairo   Egypt’s World No.4 Raneem El Welily claimed the inaugural 2016 Wadi Degla Open title after...

Raneem El Welily meets Nouran Gohar in Wadi Degla final

Nicol David downed in five as brave Tesni Evans bows out By NATHAN CLARKE in Cairo   Egyptian World No.3 Nouran Gohar and World No.4 Raneem...

Ramy Ashour meets Karim Gawad in World final

Awad topples top seed Shorbagy as injured Gaultier gives Ashour a walkover By SEAN REUTHE in Cairo   Egyptian duo Karim Abdel Gawad and Ramy Ashour...

Dessouky quits as Ramy roars through to Worlds semi-final

Now The Artist meets Gaultier in Cairo showdown By SEAN REUTHE in Cairo   Three-time World Champion Ramy Ashour and defending champion Gregory Gaultier will lock...

Alan’s Blog: On the BBC with Danny Lee

BBC World News salutes Jahangir Khan <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor I enjoyed visiting the BBC command centre in Portland Place, London, to discuss...

Mohamed ElShorbagy and Karim Gawad to clash in Cairo

‘It’s a physical sport and can get tough at times’ By SEAN REUTHE in Cairo   World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy and compatriot Karim Abdel Gawad...

Nicol David meets Raneem El Welily in Wadi Degla semi-finals

Raneem: I’ve dealt with my demons By NATHAN CLARKE in Cairo    The semi-finals of the Women's Wadi Degla Open, the PSA W50 tournament taking place...

World Squash Day in Asia

Korea leads World Squash Day celebrations in Asia By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor World Squash Day celebrations took off in Asia with...

Alan’s Blog: Jahangir Khan 555 book reveals an amazing era in squash

Geoff Hunt, Ross Norman and five years of total domination by the great Jahangir Khan <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Today sees the publication...

Karim Abdel Gawad climbs to number three

Karim Abdel Gawad has climbed to three in the November 2016 PSA world rankings. He is one of seven Egyptians in the world top 10.

Joy of six as Egypt set record

Home heroes dominate World Champs quarter-finals By SEAN REUTHE in Cairo   Egypt has become the first nation in the 40-year history of the PSA Men’s...

Veteran Nick Matthew reaches World Champs quarter-finals

After Simon Rösner, Karim Gawad is up next  By NATHAN CLARKE in Cairo   Sheffield's Nick Matthew moved into to the last eight of the 2016...