Tuesday, January 21, 2025

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Egypt meet Pakistan in World Junior Team final

Eight finals in a row for Pakistan By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent   After first meeting in the 2004 climax, top seeds Egypt and...

England and USA reach World Junior semi-finals

Major breakthrough on world stage as USA upset France By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent   In the biggest upset of the event to date,...

Sohail Qaiser: 1965-2016

Pakistan squash mourns the demise of Sohail Qaiser (1965-2016) By ALEX WAN - Editor, Squash Mad Asia Bureau Barely a week after the world crowned a...

Dipika Pallikal and Abdullah Al Tamimi win Australian Open titles

Tamimi takes out Grayson in men’s final By SEAN REUTHE    Qatar’s Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi and India’s Dipika Pallikal Karthik are the 2016 Australian Open...

Czech champ wins again at Maidstone Open

Double for Andrej Uherka as Jess Davies wins women’s final By ALAN THATCHER   Ondrej Uherka of the Czech Republic beat South Africa’s Tristan Eysele to...

Yow and Gohar win World Junior finals

Malaysian Yow stops Egypt’s stranglehold on junior squash By HOWARD HARDING, ALAN THATCHER and ALEX WAN   After Nouran Gohar kept the women's title in...

Yow reaches World Junior final

Malaysian stops Egyptian clean sweep By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent   Eain Yow Ng became the first Malaysian in seven years to reach the final of...

Amelia Henley falls in World Junior quarter-finals

Malaysia stop all-Egyptian semi-finals By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent   AMELIA HENLEY, England’s sole representative in the last eight of the in the VDC...

Equal pay at the Pyramids–sounds pharaoh to me

Egypt’s world number ones lead star-studded field in the Al Ahram By NATHAN CLARKE    The Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the seven wonders of...

Millie Tomlinson stuns Dipika Pallikal in Oz final

Joe Lee makes it an English double in Victoria Open By SEAN REUTHE   Millie Tomlinson and Joe Lee triumphed in Melbourne to capture the 2016...

More podiums, please, say resurgent Scots

Paul Bell heralds new dawn in the North By MIKE GREGSON - Squash Mad Scottish Correspondent   These are heady days for Scottish Squash. As teams...

SquashTV set for biggest season ever

All the action, from the Pyramids to Grand Central By NATHAN CLARKE   The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have confirmed that the upcoming 2016/17 PSA World...

World squash success beckons in Bielsko-Biała

Castle backdrop for World Junior finals By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent   The World Squash focus will be on the Polish city of Bielsko-Biała...

Future of squash is bright despite Olympic snub

Squash can be proud of booming PSA Tour says Alex Gough By NATHAN CLARKE   In the wake of yesterday's confirmation from the International Olympic Committee's...

Why squash does NOT need the Olympics

Few, if any benefits would accrue from a place at the tainted top table COMMENT: By A Squash Professional On the eve of the 2016 Olympic...

Top football executive joins new-look England Squash board

Joy Carter leads new team at England Squash By DONNA HELMER   England Squash is delighted to announce that Professor Joy Carter will lead their new...

PSA sign new deal with Eleven Sports Network

TV coverage spreads to Singapore and Taiwan By SEAN REUTHE   The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced a multi-year agreement with Eleven Sports Network that will...

Dipika Pallikal and Rex Hedrick capture Kooyong titles

Local hero Hedrick takes out top seed By BEN ROWLES in Kooyong, Australia   The Australian international squash season began with a bang on the weekend...

David Palmer not ready to take a back seat

Aussie veteran targets Gold Coast Games <!-- --> By ROSS SOLLY, Squash Mad Australian correspondent It speaks volumes about the extraordinary abilities of David Palmer that in 2016,...

Malaysians wary of threats despite high seedings in World Juniors

Malaysian juniors wary of threats despite high seedings in World Juniors By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Ng Eain Yow and Sivasangari Subramaniam...

Nicol David back in the world top three

Women adopt same world ranking system as men By NATHAN CLARKE   Malaysia’s eight-time World Champion Nicol David will begin the 2016/17 PSA World Tour season...

Mohamed Elshorbagy equals time at the top with fellow Egyptian Ramy Ashour

Elshorbagy’s 21st month at number one By NATHAN CLARKE Egypt’s Mohamed Elshorbagy has retained his place at the summit of the PSA Men’s World Rankings for...

Rachael Grinham: I enjoy doubles more than singles

Aussie star chases more medals in Darwin By ROSS SOLLY - Squash Mad Correspondent in Australia   If Rachael Grinham had her way, she would play...

Evan Williams and Hana Ramadan win Bendigo finals

Titles go to New Zealand and Egypt By BEN ROWLES in Bendigo   New Zealand’s Evan Williams and Egypt’s Hana Ramadan have taken out the respective...

Nicol David wins SRAM Invitational on home soil

Nicol David wins SRAM Invitational on home soil By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Nicol David romped home with a 3-0 victory over...

Squash players models for Louis Vuitton for a good cause

Squash players models for Louis Vuitton for a good cause By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Nicol David and five other PSA women’s...

Hania moves up to No.2 seed in World Juniors

Habiba Mohamed pulls out as she recovers from shoulder injury By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent   Egypt's Hania El Hammamy has been elevated to...

Jess Turnbull in Bendigo final

Aussie Jess powers through to final By BEN ROWLES in Bendigo   A thrilled Jessica Turnbull, the only Australian left in the Bendigo International, has won her...

Joelle King ousts Delia Arnold to book spot in SRAM Invitational semis

Joelle King ousts Delia Arnold to book spot in SRAM Invitational semis By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Joelle King of New Zealand...

Aussies seeded for double gold

Cam Pilley leads experienced Oz team in World Doubles By HOWARD HARDING and ALAN THATCHER   Hosts Australia are predicted to take gold in two of...

Tournament of Champions celebrates 20 years of grandeur growing squash in the USA

New York anniversary at Grand Central Terminal By NATHAN CLARKE    The iconic J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions (ToC), one of the most prestigious competitions on...

Sweet for Schweertman in Poland

Charlie Lee runner-up in Katowice By SEAN REUTHE   Dutch number one seed Piedro Schweertman produced a magnificent comeback from two games down to defeat surprise...

Nick Matthew awarded honorary degree by University of Sheffield

‘I feel very humbled’ says Nick By FAYE ANDREWS   THE three-times world squash champion, Nick Matthew OBE, was honoured with an honorary degree by the...

Squash Australia launch PSA Pro Tour

Cash bonus for top three men and women By ROSS SOLLY - Squash Mad Correspondent in Australia   Squash Australia, the National Organisation for Squash in...

China is Dreaming and Waiting for Squash to be in the Olympics

China is Dreaming and Waiting for Squash to be in the Olympics By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor   Maybe just only ten...

China Open bigger than ever in 2016

Stars head for Shanghai By NATHAN CLARKE   The 2016 Stars On The Bund China Open is set to be the biggest professional squash tournament ever...

Alan’s Blog: What kind of Olympics would we like to be part of?

As top golfers avoid Rio, Olympic ideals come under the microscope <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor James Willstrop wrote another impassioned plea for...

MP backs squash’s Olympic bid

British government to discuss squash and the Olympics By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent   A Member of the UK Parliament has urged the British government to...

Nicol David Leads All-Star Cast in SRAM Invitational 2016

Nicol David To Lead All-Star Cast in SRAM Invitational 2016 By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Malaysia will play host to six leading...

Macau Juniors Get the Liz Irving Experience

Macau Juniors Get the Liz Irving Experience By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Macau’s top juniors were a happy lot when the trio...