Thursday, March 28, 2024

Fun Stuff

Nantes Blog, Day One: Planes, trains and automobiles

I woke up to the headline ‘Greg Marches on’ By JAMES ROBERTS - Squash Mad Roving Reporter With five days of clothing, toiletries, playing gear, rackets,...

John White heads home for the Australian Masters

Great White threatens Gold Coast By TONI MAXFIELD - Squash Mad Correspondent (courtesy of Squash Media Australia) The hard-hitting John White has headed home to compete...

Mate, I am in! Paul Coll is a big fan of new ROXs training system

Flashing units will increase your speed, footwork and reaction time By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent World No.6 Paul Coll is among a growing...

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...

Coaching survey reveals: “Parents drop their kids off and rush home for seven minutes of frantic copulation”

Coaches rename their job as “child-minding operatives” By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad New Brands Editor Squash coaching took a massive leap into the future...

Interactive court opens up the future for squash

Thousands of youngsters try out squash and have a gas in the glass By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Squash, which has this week...

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...

Commonwealth Games: Top marks for a top quality Infographic

Gold Coast is fifth Aussie city to host the Games By ALAN THATCHER    In celebration of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, The East...

Interview with Gary Crossland, inventor of the Squash Tech Buddy

‘We changed the name from Squash Swinger...’  By ROSANNA RADLINSKA – Squash Mad European Correspondent   While browsing Facebook I came across a fan page of...

ASB team up with Shaun Moxham in high-tech New York project

New facility opens in April 2018 By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   In a unique collaboration between a court manufacturer and a leading...

20 Fun Facts about the Men’s World Team Champs

50 years of fun facts By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   The WSF Men’s World Team Championship kicks off today in Marseille. Here...

Rackets Cubed teams up with Canary Wharf Classic.

Pupils enjoy magic moments on the glass court By Squash Mad Reporter   A recent partnership established between Rackets Cubed and the Canary Wharf Squash Classic...

Interactive court takes off at Munich Airport

By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Interactive Squash is really flying high. The pop-art techno start-up, whose mission is to make squash fun with...

Interactive Squash gets in the picture with top award

Front wall gamers win best new product award By NATHAN CLARKE   Fun With Balls GmbH, the company behind Interactive Squash, a German-based initiative hoping to...

Alan’s Blog: Canterbury Tales and the Court of King Joseph

Tribute to the busiest man in squash <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor When you are invited to a special function to name a court in...

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...

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...

Alan’s Blog: Tune up for World Squash Day with the ideal song for squash

World Squash Day anthem by Darren Hanlon <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Twitter was abuzz this week with lots of fun posts about the...

Mathieu Castagnet’s Superman dive goes viral

Daryl Selby left stunned by rival's amazing retrieval <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor French ace Mathieu Castagnet has dived and chased his way into...

Squash Mad Australia: Steve Walton’s Video Blog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJGYaLsiWO0&sns=em By STEVE WALTON - Squash Mad Roving Reporter Down Under Great to see Cam Pilley and Ryan Cuskelly flying the flag for Australia in major...

Squash Mad Australia: Thunder from Down Under

Sad news for Aussie aces missing the Worlds as a row over racket sales rumbles on the horizon By STEVE WALTON - Squash Mad Raving Reporter...

Squash Mad Australia: Steve Walton takes the Mickey

Bollywood drama unfolds as squash dissects failed Olympic bid By STEVE WALTON - Squash Mad Australian News Digger  Bill Gates meets Mickey Mouse with a little Oprah Winfrey...

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...

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...

Junkies joy at 20th anniversary

Junkies weekend is the ultimate squash party  By JASON MORRIS - The Man Who Runs The Junkies Festival Last weekend saw the 20th edition of Junkies. It’s...

Nick Matthew unveils the ‘Wolf Bentley Titan’

Matthew motors ahead with new design for Duffield sponsor Felix Frixou By FAYE ANDREWS  Three-time world squash champion Nick Matthew OBE unveiled the ‘Wolf’ Bentley Titan...

Squash Mad Australia Video Blog

Steve Walton's Video Blog: Jumbo Doubles heading to Oz  By STEVE WALTON - Squash Mad Australia Head Honcho on location in Singapore We're giving it large this week as...

Blog: Nick Matthew is Britain’s greatest racket player

Wimbledon highlight as Nick Matthew is rated a better racket player than Andy Murray <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Squash took centre stage on Centre...

Piotr sets world marathon record in Poland

Piotr loses 30 balls in the river but claims Guinness World Record for playing 100 matches By ROSANNA RADLINSKA - Squash Mad Reporter. Pictures...

Alan’s Blog: Squash stars go undie-cover

Nick Matthew and Sarah Kippax are model professionals <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Commuters on the London Underground will have had a pleasant surprise last week...

BLOG: Dives and Bumps and Bruises

Ouch! Here's a new one from Mexico Latest trophy shot from Blanca Vallarta, from Mexico. Whew, that's a stinger! ALAN THATCHER EXPLAINS WHY THERE'S NO PAIN...

Video: News from Australia by Steve Walton

Video news from Australia <!-- --> By Steve Walton, Squash Mad Australia The latest news and views from Down Under! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odg2wYb2wNk?rel=0]

We find the world’s oldest squash club

Founded in 1793, the world's oldest racket-sports club is in Kolkata <!-- --> By Bert Armstrong, Squash Mad Travel Editor An intrepid traveller from Australia has happened across...

Cam Pilley kiss awards..Nick takes one in the eye

The Bruise Brothers ... and Sisters  SQUASH is no place for wimps, as our growing gallery of trophy 'Campilley kisses' will testify. If you have one...

Total eclipse of the front wall

Solar eclipse leads to social media storm <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor In case you missed it, our intrepid team of Squash Mad photographers were...

What women want: Equal prize money!

International Women's Day backs lobby for equal prize money By SCARLETT SMITH - Squash Mad Correspondent   Female squash players joined British Open sponsor Dr. Allam as they took...

Wing-Ding squash is Hong Kong’s top fund-raiser

.Hong Kong fancy dress squash competition raises more than HK$1.2m for charity By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor The Wing Ding Charity Squash...

Are you tied up in knots with your laces?

  Change the way you tie your laces, and it could change your life! SAYS ANDY WHIPP - Squash Mad Guest Correspondent Last week it was pointed out to...

Gregory Gaultier wins Cambridge Cup

Gaultier tames The Beast in Cambridge Cup classic  By Squash Mad Reporter in Toronto Gregory Gaultier ended Mohamed Elshorbagy's winning run to lift the 2015 Cambridge...

Danny Massaro on Self-Appreciation and Positive Self Talk

'It's not your job to like me, that's my job'  By DANNY MASSARO - Squash Mad Special Columnist Self -Appreciation and Positive Self Talk can really help you...