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Why squash will not recover from this spiral of decline that has been accelerated by pickleball and Covid

‘Squash has taken so many wrong turns during the 50-year cycle of life I have observed here in North America, one of them being...

Yes, it rained on our parade but an open-air court in Vancouver can only help squash to recover in Canada

We were unlucky with the weather but we need more events like this to raise the profile of our sport By ROBERT EBERHARD (Squash Mad...

Mohamed ElShorbagy has sat on the throne of squash for so long and Egyptians will always be proud of him

‘He is one of the most distinguished masters of the game,’ says Black Ball CEO Mohamed Raef By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) Mohamed ElShorbagy deserves...

Exclusive: Nick Matthew backs Mohamed ElShorbagy swapping The Pyramids for the Three Lions as he switches international allegiance from Egypt to England

‘I have always had great support from England Squash and as a British citizen I will give it my all playing under the English...

The Rise, Fall and Future Of Squash: A documentary by Daniel Gothard

I learned a lot about the game from interviews with stars and key squash figures By DANIEL GOTHARD (Squash Mad Correspondent) I am Daniel Gothard, a...

‘I love squash so much but I can do without this casual, ingrained sexism,’ says coach Nicky Horn

‘I left because I was treated differently as a woman and paid less than the men’ By NICKY HORN (Squash Mad Correspondent) Andre Agassi once said:...

Nick Matthew’s Commonwealth Games Countdown: England have five-year plan to revive men’s elite squad but please be patient

Joel Makin will go flat out to prove a point if he meets Mostafa Asal in El Gouna EXCLUSIVE: By NICK MATTHEW HISTORY was made in...

Exclusive: Ali Farag now one of the all-time greats, Jansher Khan tells RJ Mitchell

‘He showed quality and character to bounce back after losing 3-0 to Paul Coll in British Open final’ says Jansher EXCLUSIVE By RJ Mitchell JANSHER KHAN...

Exclusive: Jansher Khan talks to Squash Mad about today’s top stars and his friendship with Mohamed ElShorbagy

‘Having French legend Gregory Gaultier in his corner is a shrewd move for Mohamed’ SQUASH MAD EXCLUSIVE By RJ Mitchell JANSHER KHAN believes that Mohamed El...

World Championships success: Karim’s magnificent Museum piece is a festival of fun for squash lovers

Karim’s Cairo carnival of squash raises the bar after months of innovative planning By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)  Karim Darwish is one of the key...

Padel and pickleball boom leaves squash standing still

Having downgraded squash, LifeTime aims to build 600-700 pickleball courts across USA By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) As Covid regulations are being relaxed in many...

Squash numbers fall as padel helps Edinburgh to recover after lockdown

Squash Mad’s post-Covid analysis of the state of the game By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor A global review of the effects on squash caused...

Mohamed ElShorbagy the latest of Egypt’s trio of world champions to express outrage against Israel

By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Mohamed ElShorbagy is the latest Egyptian squash superstar to comment on political issues involving the Arab world and...

PSA link up with Jesse Engelbrecht to promote psychological training app called SquashMind

By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor When discussing mental health issues, those of us involved in squash for many decades will recall the tragic...

Nick Matthew’s Countdown to the Commonwealth Games

Crucial time for international players to hit peak form ahead of Birmingham By NICK MATTHEW I am really excited by the prospect of some high-quality...

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