Thursday, January 23, 2025

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Simpson clicks into form to win biggest title

All-England final as Simpson beats Selby in Weybridge  By NATHAN CLARKE   Chris Simpson collected the biggest PSA World Tour title of his career to date...

The Unbelievable Lightness of Being … a Squash Player

The beauty of squash, distilled in a day of life on court By ALAN STAPLETON - Squash Mad South Africa Correspondent   I wrote this article, because...

Georgina Kennedy reaches French final

English teenager falls to Natalie Grinham in French final By Squash Mad Reporter   Georgina Kennedy achieved a career milestone when she reached her first...

Kanzy El Defrawy clams biggest title win

Canadian Hollie Naughton loses to Egyptian ace in Charlottesville final By SEAN REUTHE   Kanzy Emad El Defrawy stormed to victory over Hollie Naughton in the final...

Ramy Ashour and Nick Matthew out of Qatar Classic

World champion pulls out because of persistent hamstring injury By NATHAN CLARKE   World Champion Ramy Ashour has withdrawn from the upcoming 2015 Qatar Classic, PSA...

Wild card Andrew Schnell goes down to speedy top seed Gawad in Bluenose

Ryan Cuskelly advances as Marwan Elshorbagy succumbs to illness By JASON NEWPORT and FARLEY MacLEOD - Squash Mad Correspondents in Halifax   Top seed Karim Abdel...

Squash Mad Australia: We are not minions, says Steve Walton

Praise for World Squash Day clubs, top coaches and top pros By STEVE WALTON - Squash Mad Australia Roving Reporter   Our roving reporter Steve Walton...

Don’t write off Nicol David

Malaysian national coach Peter Genever believes she will bounce back stronger By Squash Mad Reporter   Nicol David is going through the worst run in her...

Adil Maqbool wins UAE Open title

Maqbool maintains unbeaten record in Abu Dhabi By Squash Mad Reporter   Abu Dhabi: Five months after winning his 10th Abu Dhabi Open title, UAE’s number...

World Championship draw: Mohamed Elshorbagy heads galaxy of stars

Reigning champion Ramy Ashour seeded four in World Championship  By NATHAN CLARKE   The draw for the 2015 PSA Men’s World Championship has been released and...

Gregory Gaultier and Laura Massaro lead road to Dubai

US Open champions head up race for World Series finals in Dubai By NATHAN CLARKE   Women’s World No.3 Laura Massaro and Men’s World No.3 Gregory...

World Squash Day Abuzz in Asia

World Squash Day Abuzz in Asia By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asia Bureau Editor   World Squash Day was celebrated across Asia with a bang....

Gregory Gaultier and Laura Massaro are US Open champions

Mighty Massaro makes it two titles in month as Gaultier ends Mosaad's brave run By NATHAN CLARKE in Philadelphia   England’s Laura Massaro came through triumphant...

Omar Mosaad meets Gregory Gaultier in US Open final

Laura Massaro flies the flag for England as she meets Nour El Tayeb in women's final By NATHAN CLARKE in Philadelphia    Egyptian World No.6 Omar...

Stampede starts for Canary Wharf tickets

Huge demand for London's top tournament as prize money increases to $70k <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor The Canary Wharf Squash Classic is back...

Laura Massaro downs Nicol David in US Open

Massaro and Matthew on the march for England By NATHAN CLARKE in Philadelphia   England’s Laura Massaro ended Malaysian Nicol David’s bid to win a record...

Stars ride and shine for World Squash Day

Fun, fitness and friendship the key themes as squash shows why we're the best sport in the world By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad...

Nour El Tayeb beats top seed Raneem El Welily

All-Egyptian thriller as injured Nour reaches first US Open semi-final By NATHAN CLARKE    World No.8 Nour El Tayeb won arguably the match of the week...

Laura Massaro halts home hope Amanda Sobhy

Dipika Pallikal shocks Alison Waters in US Open By NATHAN CLARKE - Squash Mad Reporter   England's Laura Massaro ended home hopes when she beat Amanda Sobhy, and...

Global line-up sees 32 nations in Men’s World Open

Seattle plays host to an amazing multi-national draw for $300,000 top purse in men's squash  By NATHAN CLARKE   The 2015 Men’s PSA World Championship, the most...

World champion Ramy Ashour out of US Open

Egyptian ace limps off after five minutes against Castagnet By NATHAN CLARKE in Philadelphia   Three time world champion Ramy Ashour’s 2015 Delaware Investments US Open campaign...

Chennai gears up for double finale

Top seed Harinder Pal Sandhu hopes for home glory in Chennai By LIESL GOECKER - Squash Mad Correspondent in Chennai   On Sunday (October 18), more...

Steve Coppinger beats Miguel Rodriguez in US Open shock

Egyptians dominate US Open with Mazen and Zahed beating Barker and Pilley By NATHAN CLARKE in Philadelphia   The second round of the 2015 Delaware Investments...

Greg Lobban takes out Max Lee in US Open shock

Flying Scot faces top seed Mohamed Elshorbagy in US Open By NATHAN CLARKE in Philadelphia   Scotland’s Greg Lobban continued his giant-killing in the first round...

PSA partner with Re-Bound urban squash

Squash fans can donate rackets to help PSA support urban squash project By NATHAN CLARKE   The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have announced a new partnership...

World Squash Day gives the game a lift

Stars shine as squash world unites with day of action to raise funds for Unicef <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor A week after the...

Exclusive Interview – Low Wee Wern on changing the sponsor-athlete-fans ecosystem

Wee Wern Gets Entrepreneurial By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor In this two part series of interviews where we speak to two top...

Nick Matthew’s big day at Buckingham Palace

England's greatest player receives OBE from Princess Anne By SCARLETT SMITH    Three-time world champion Nick Matthew received his OBE from Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne...

Mohamed Abouelghar wins biggest prize of his career

Number 2 seed wins epic all-Egyptian final in Pakistan By SEAN REUTHE    Number two seed Mohamed Abouelghar captured the CAS International Squash Championship, PSA M25...

Olympic rejection: Squash tells IOC ‘We want answers’

WSF demand explanation for latest Olympic snub By HOWARD HARDING    As Squash begins to come to terms with its latest Olympic Games rejection, World Squash...

Declan James makes it four in a row

Rising England stars dazzle in Sheffield final By SEAN REUTHE   World No.46 Declan James claimed an incredible fourth successive PSA World Tour title with a...

Nour El Sherbini hits the Heights

Egyptian ends Joelle King's run in Brooklyn final By LINDA ELRIANI in Brooklyn   Nour El Sherbini overcame New Zealand's Joelle King to win the final of the...

Egyptian upset for world number one Raneem

Nour El Sherbini beats world number one Raneem El Welily to reach Brooklyn final By LINDA CHARMAN in Brooklyn   World number one Raneem El Welily...

All-Egyptian semi-final in Brooklyn

Top seed battles past Joey Chan at Heights Casino By LINDA ELRIANI at Heights Casino   Quarter-finals night produced four outstanding matches with the results ending any...

Alan’s Blog: Egypt rules the rankings

The future has arrived as Egypt dominates world squash <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Karim Darwish once joked that one day there would be...

Dipika Pallikal goes close against Raneem El Welily

Raneem escapes as Joey Chan plays another cool hand at Heights Casino By LINDA ELRIANI - Squash Mad Reporter, Tournament Director and MC at Heights...

Steve Walton: Latest video report from Australia

He's online and in your face: Steve Walton makes a racket about the Olympics By STEVE WALTON - Squash Mad Roving Reporter at the Australian Junior Championships Not...

Champion Alison Waters and Laura Massaro crash out in Brooklyn

Shocks as English stars crash to Joelle King and Salma Ibrahim By LINDA ELRIANI in Brooklyn   On a night of shocks, reigning champion Alison Waters...

Raneem El Welily maintains lead over Nicol David

Egypt rule the rankings in both men and women's tours By NATHAN CLARKE  Egypt’s Raneem El Welily has maintained her place as the world’s No.1 female...

Marwan Elshorbagy moves into the world top 10

Mo and Marwan are the first brothers in the top 10 since the Martins By NATHAN CLARKE  Egyptian Marwan Elshorbagy, the 22-year-old younger brother of current...