Fun Stuff

Simon Rösner ‏@simonroesner4m Well, that was always going to happen. Two Germans in the Draw of the #mwsc2013 and playing each other first round. @raphkandra [...]

German squash star Simon Rosner has had to make a heartbreaking decision and trade in his favourite pink shirt for a new clothing range this season. Here, in an interview with ALAN THATCHER, he reveals his love of tournament hotels that allow him to indulge in one of his favourite hobbies, ironing.    1: How [...]

Laurens Jan Anjema ‏@ljanjema1h Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure. – Irving Wallace Here’s a few more Wallace quotes to entertain, inspire and baffle.   To be one’s self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender [...]

Twitter often throws up some fascinating nuggets of hidden talent from undiscovered artists. This is not one of them Cameron Pilley ‏@campilley9h Me and Copps thought we’d see who really is the worst artist. Mine on the right, Copps on the left: [...]

WarwickSquash ‏@WarwickSquash11m ***Naked Calendar*** Anyone who fancies posing naked for the squash photo in this year’s WarwickSport Naked… http://fb.me/23L06VEgz  [...]

Not sure what they were serving on the flight home from Canada, but this was LJ Anjema on Facebook:   Flying high over vast amounts of water. Sun shines brightly into my eyes. Can’t say the pink cloud I was surfing on has gone. And why should it? Success is doing what you love and [...]

    CAN YOU BEAT THE SWIG? THE world’s greatest squash league kicks off its 30th season tomorrow evening (Tues Oct 22nd) with a galaxy of talent worthy of any major event going head to head. Matthew, Willstrop, El Shorbagy, Massaro, Duncalf, Barker, Selby…they are all signed up for Premier Squash League teams who compete [...]

    Mohamed Elshorbagy ‏@MoElshorbagy7h Waking up at 5 30am because of jet lag went to pee..to find out 30 minutes later it was a doping test for me at 6am. Peeing 30 minutes before didn’t help!! [...]

When the 22-year-old Princess Elizabeth went into labour at Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948, the Duke of Edinburgh changed into flannels and a roll-collar sweater. He then went downstairs to the palace squash court for a game or two with his friend and private secretary, Lieutenant-Commander Michael Parker, formerly of the Royal Australian Navy. [...]

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First published on June 5, 2012 By ALAN THATCHER I love playing doubles. And that’s not just because I’m growing old and slow and need somebody else (like a younger team-mate) to cover three-quarters of the court for me. I’ll make that abundantly clear, before somebody else dives in to make the point! To me, [...]

  The BBC has published an interesting article paying tribute to Frederick Wright, the squash coach who went down with the Titanic. Squash players in Philadelphia, led by the game’s leading historian James Zug, are planning to hold a tournament in Wright’s honour. Tribute to Titanic’s squash coach Frederick Wright Frederick Wright had been due [...]