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Squash can lead the way with community health projects
Sport England team up with medical profession to launch Active Charter
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Squash clubs have an amazing opportunity to play...
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Squash legends provide a chorus of tributes for Ramy Ashour
‘He was a genius at work and a pleasure to play with’ says Nick Matthew
By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor
Ramy Ashour’s retirement provoked...
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My addictive quest to be a Time Lord of Squash
Your brain has to master four dimensions before you can master squash
By CHRIS SARGENT – Squash Mad Columnist
Why is squash so addictive if you...
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Squash and the Olympics: Here’s why computer games will be miles ahead of us
Virtual sports are big business
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
When pondering why squash has been overlooked yet again for the Olympics, understanding the...
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Olympics setback: WSF and PSA demand answers from IOC
Youth Olympics likely to be next target for squash
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
The World Squash Federation (WSF) and the Professional Squash Association...
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An Open Letter to our Junior Players
‘Squash needs advocates and ambassadors more in touch with popular culture’
By CHRIS SARGENT - Squash Mad Correspondent
Squash may have lost its way down the...
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Squash and success is a numbers game: A call to action for World Squash Day
We need to break through these barriers to our sport or new players will go elsewhere
By CHRIS SARGENT - Squash Mad Correspondent
The failure to...
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Sqaush: So, where now for this beautiful game?
We need leadership, teamwork and a clear vision to grow the game
By CHRIS SARGENT - Squash Mad Correspondent (Grove Park Squash Club)
So, where now...
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Any business people out there prepared to take a new punt on squash?
Bitter-sweet memories planning World Squash Day and a club reunion
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By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor
On top of organising World Squash Day, and pestering clubs...
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More corporate spin as squash players lose the fight to halt David Lloyd court closures
CEO: ‘We will look at saving the courts at Gidea Park’
Club manager: ‘They close on September 10th’
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Campaigning squash...
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Silence from David Lloyd Clubs as furious squash players fight to stop court closures
‘Lying to players on Twitter is very disappointing for a company of your standing’
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By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor
I am not sure if Glenn...
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World Masters vets show how to play, and how to party!
Hips, knees and woes all part of the marvellous Masters experience
By AUBREY WADDY - Squash Mad Special Correspondent
Serena Williams received huge praise for her...
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Alan’s Blog: Squash players make a racket as David Lloyd closes courts for an untried fitness circuit
Fury at ‘dishonest’ media response from David Lloyd Clubs
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By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor
Squash players all over the UK are up in arms at...
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Charlottesville paints a Masters masterpiece
Big wins for local hero Patrick Chifunda and Mexico’s Juan Mendez
By ALEXIA CLONDA - Squash Mad Reporter in Charlottesville
You run out of superlatives talking...
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Squash Mad Comment: Harsh rule opens the door to some odd calls
Camille Serme is punished for opening the court door in Dubai
By KIEFER WAITE - Squash Mad Corespondent
The first semi-final match of the World Series...
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With heart rate reaching 199 beats per minute, new data suggests squash could be world’s toughest racket sport
Wiring up Ramy Ashour and Tarek Momen delivers amazing data
By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has released new data...
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Nick Matthew weighs in as refs get tough on lets in Gold Coast
Players taken by surprise by referees’ get-tough policy
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By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor
NICK MATTHEW has joined the debate that has sprung up over...
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Best-of-three debate: In search of squash’s identity
Squash has a history of change
By CRAIG PARKINSON - Squash Mad Guest Columnist
I was fascinated to see the trial of the best-of-three (BO3)...
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Best of Three: How about trying best of seven?
The game needs more pressure points – here’s an idea to make it happen
By PAUL MAIN
Best of three? What’s the point? In a doff...
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The Fear of Coming Out: Alexia Clonda reveals the pain she endured on tour
‘People spat at me and insulted me’ says former professional player who came out in 1997
EXCLUSIVE: By ALEXIA CLONDA
The revelation in an interview...
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Alan’s Blog: In praise of PSA introducing shorter knock-ups
Time waits for no man, apart from the never-ending knock-ups in squash
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
At long last, the PSA are planning...
Coaching and Development
Squash and study brings winning results
Squash and academia partnerships in the UK
By ROSANNA RADLINSKA - Squash Mad Columnist
As a parent of a sixth form student/squash player, I feel it is...
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Ritwik Bhattacharya pushes back the boundaries with cricket club success
Former star is on the ball, growing the game in India
By ALAN THATCHER
Squash in India is being given a massive injection of energy thanks...
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We need to shout louder about the health benefits of playing squash and racketball
Join the fight to save the healthiest of all sports
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
It was wonderful to see Britain’s national newspapers present the...
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Alan’s Blog: Showcasing the sport in sumptuous venues
Packed venues bring top-class squash to new levels of drama
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
The successful delivery of the US Open, with the...
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Racquetball salutes lessons learned from SquashTV
Squash’s video output dwarfs racquetball efforts in the USA
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
My friend Freddy Ramirez writes a terrifically engaging racquetball blog called...
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Racketball rebrand: It’s hard to rename something you don’t own
Racketball: a (very) brief history; and why WSF should think again
By DAVID IRESON, Squash Mad Correspondent in Aberdeen
The passage of time allows a...
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As we warned, Squash 57 rebranding exercise is laughed out of court
Clubs, coaches, players and racket manufacturers all refuse to play ball with name change
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
As we warned the other day,...
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Racketball: 57 guesses to come up with a new name
Stand by for a racketball revolution as new name is about to be announced
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
News reaches Squash Mad HQ from...
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Pakistan fielded over-age players to win World Junior Team event
WSF to investigate claims that winning juniors are 20 years old
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
The World Squash Federation are investigating claims that Pakistan fielded...
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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...
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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...
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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
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
James Willstrop wrote another impassioned plea for...
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Tom Ford meets Joel Makin in Kent Open final
Top seed Charles Sharpes loses bitter battle on racket-throwing conduct stroke
By ALAN THATCHER
Top seed and reigning champion Charles Sharpes crashed out of the...
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What a brilliant day at Canary Wharf
Fan’s eye view of a top-class tournament
By JAMES ROBERTS - Squash Mad Correspondent
Squash enthusiast James Roberts has worked tirelessly to promote World Squash...
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PSA trial new refereeing system at Canary Wharf
Single referee and video review at Canary Wharf
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
The PSA are to trial a return to a single referee...
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Words of wisdom from Tarek Momen
Egyptian ace looks for the positives after climbing to world No.6
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
Tarek Momen has revealed the torment caused by...
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Mathieu Castagnet’s Superman dive goes viral
Daryl Selby left stunned by rival's amazing retrieval
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
French ace Mathieu Castagnet has dived and chased his way into...
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Sad closure of Canadian National Centre
Cool, laid-back squash oasis closes its doors
By TERRY PRITCHARD - Squash Mad Canadian Correspondent
On February 5th, a unique chapter in Canadian squash came to...
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Mohamed and Marwan march on in Bristol fashion
Elshorbagy brothers love leading the Bristol squash family
By ROSANNA RADLINSKA - Squash Mad Special Correspondent
Mohamed Elshorbagy once again proved why he occupies the number...