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‘I have played five of the last 10 years – I’ve got more to give in squash’
Squash Mad speaks to British hope Curtis Malik on super strengths, prize money, fitness and family Olympic hopes
“I take some losses quite hard and it takes me a few...
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‘My first world squash title has always been a valuable lesson for me’
It is 11 years since Nour El Sherbini came back from 2-0 down to beat Laura Massaro to win her first world title, a...
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How Amr Shabana became Egypt’s first world squash champion
Amr Shabana recalls his run to the final and how he struggled to adapt in the aftermath
For the man known as simply ‘The Maestro’...
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Clash between two old stagers on Rotterdam plaster court is one of my favourite squash matches
Picking the right match to watch in the early stages of a bustling World Championship can be a tricky call at times. On the...
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‘I’d love to captain the team one day’: Sam Todd on England Squash Euros debut
Sam Todd is relishing a new generation of Anglo-French rivalry as he makes his senior England debut at the 2026 ESF European Team Division...
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Squash in Aberdeen boosted with lofty PSA ambitions
Aberdeen Squash and Racketball Club was facing monthly overheads of £15,000 a few years ago and considered losing two of their seven courts. Now...
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Great squash duels: ‘Marine’ David Palmer and the Cairo comeback
'Winning finals are not all about playing your best squash, it’s about winning the match. Cairo was a good example: the match didn’t pan...
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‘I’d love to see Isle of Man squash juniors come through and be world leaders’
Tributes have poured in for an Isle of Man squash stalwart after he received the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising more than 50 years of...
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LA 2028 Olympic squash qualification ‘is wonderful opportunity’
The Olympic qualification system for squash at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games has opened significant opportunities for players to make history as the...
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Nicol David takes winning squash mindset beyond the court
Datuk Nicol David may have retired as an eight-time world squash champion and former world No. 1 for nine years, but her post-sport focus...
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Annihilation and magic: How Jonathon Power won 1998 World Open Squash title
This was the tournament where I became world champion and world No.1. This was what it is all about, the relief of that moment...
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‘My mum got me playing squash after I couldn’t sleep at night’
Spain’s Iker Pajares talks fitness, how lack of sleep got him first playing squash and ‘nightmare’ glass courts on tour
“It’s a real jungle on...
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China Open notebook: Tale of two 18-year-olds and fans take to squash
Mohamad Zakari turned 18 in September and will no doubt endure plenty more matches which will take him out of his comfort zone. After...
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How Nick Matthew won Commonwealth squash gold: From hospital bed to Glasgow title
It was a session we had done over a thousand times previously. Quite often, lessons with my coach David Pearson are not the most...
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Shanghai’s moment as China eyes squash rise
China seemingly has another vision of gold other than than elevated one for the China Open. Enhanced prize money, a decent men’s and women’s...
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Jonah Bryant strikes first blow in Mohamed Zakaria rivalry after Doha thriller
Doha -- First blood, Jonah Bryant. This will be remembered -- should the rivalry develop as many predict it will over the next decade...
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‘I love being the one heading India squash’: Abhay Singh raises hopes with Doha run
India’s national squash champion on life on tour, working with James Willstrop and digging in
Doha -- “I am here to do damage and that’s...
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‘We need to be confronting the talking points in squash’
If you have watched the opening two World Tour events on PSA TV, you would have noticed a difference with the presentation. “We've got...
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Diego Elias remains tight-lipped over fines and outbursts
London -- For all his public outbursts on a squash court during 2025, the talismanic Peruvian Diego Elias remains guarded off it.
“I really have...
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How Geoff Hunt beat Jahangir Khan and the cramps at Bromley
Hunt recalls his 1981 British Open final success at Bromley in four games over the Pakistani squash great
I may have been edging towards the...
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Boxing clever on court: How Rodney Eyles won 1997 world squash final
Australian Rodney Eyles recalls beating Peter Nicol 15-11, 15-12, 15-12 to win 1997 men's title in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
As the years went on and...
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Mostafa Asal has ‘wonderful opportunity’ to be next superstar of squash
A door has opened for Mostafa Asal to potentially claim his place as the sport’s next superstar following the retirement of Ali Farag, according...
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‘Resurrection’: How Ramy Ashour won the 2014 world squash title
The great Egyptian recalls how he came back from seven months out and down in the 2014 final to claim the coveted trophy
In 2013...
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Olympic squash draws: ‘I would make all 16 players qualify’
When the surprising news of cutting the LA Olympic 2028 squash competition draws in half was released, fans were quick to draw opinion. Here,...
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Mostafa Asal timeline: The squash career of Egypt star
Egypt's Mostafa Asal had a junior career suggesting there would be a fine senior career ahead. Few could have believed the events which have...
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‘Truly special’: England O70s squash masters hails dream run
Has there been a run like it in the masters game? When retired police officer Stuart Hardy won gold in the over 70s category...
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With Aadya Budhia success, Ranchi aims high as growing India squash outpost
Ranchi -- Every Sunday, Puneet Pareek gathers his cohort of budding players to watch back PSA matches where juniors stand up and explain what...
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‘Goosebumps’: Squash at theatre marks a New Zealand first
It took some logistics given this was a first for squash in New Zealand, but this week Christchurch’s Isaac Theatre Royal became the latest...
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PSA Ghosting set to give squash players chance to train against top pros
Billed as the world’s first digital sports court, interactiveSquash has added another string to its bow after revealing successful testing of augmented reality (AR)...
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‘The strength of squash is to make sure it is part of a larger ecosystem’
Who can blame squash administrators during the boom years in Australia for not engaging the wider community as part of long-term sustainability and growth?...
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The match which defined Nicol David and her garlanded squash career
TRADING SECRETS: The moment that defined Nicol David's whole squash career came when she was 2-1 down against Australia’s Natalie Grinham in the 2006...
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ElShorbagy brothers reveal ‘moment to treasure forever’ with documentary
England Squash has released a documentary about the ElShorbagy brothers' first ever appearance together for their adopted nation - ending with the pair facing...
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Squash Notebook: PSA deals, ‘The Rock’ hails squash talent, Geoff Hunt famed
I feel in a way I've achieved something - Hunt
After being at the forefront of professionalising the game over 50 years ago, Geoff Hunt...
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‘I don’t need to retire at the top’: James Willstrop on playing, coaching Mostafa Asal
“My squash brain is the best it’s ever been by a mile,” says James Willstrop. As an early 40-something, the Yorkshireman still has plenty...
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Membership or pay-and-play in squash? ‘Mixture is best way forward’
Irishman Vincent Bradley (pictured above) has been head squash coach and part of the management team at OASE sports and fitness club in Bochum,...
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Meet the UK’s only squash club with a waiting list… possibly
Towers Health & Racquets Club is one of very few squash facilities in the UK that has a waiting list to become a member....
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Life as a squash pro: ‘We should just spread joy and entertainment’
Melissa Alves, the European silver medallist, had a racket in her hand from the age of five on one of the three courts on...
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Right Ball: How UK squash club temperature checker is boosting numbers
At Grove Park Squash Club in Cheadle, we are passionate about getting new players into the game, writes Chris Sargent.
One of the biggest...
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From lockdown squash court, Will Salter starts to build pro career
During Covid, a then teenage Englishman Will Salter built a squash court in a farm building where he was in lockdown with his parents.
When...
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Mohamed ElShorbagy: I still have hunger to compete with squash top order
When Mohamed ElShorbagy dipped out of the world’s top five for the first time in a decade, for the Englishman it felt like a...
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How mountainbiking Swiss Alps propelled Nicolas Mueller to Qatar Squash Classic highs
Doha -- Nicolas Mueller spent two weeks in the mountains surrounding St Moritz over the summer putting in the altitude training hard yards. “You...
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The ‘brutal Catch-22’ of world squash tour’s 32 draws laid bare in Doha
Doha -- The ball was zipping off the front wall on Court 2 at the Khalifa Tennis & Squash Complex from the moment Jasmine...
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Chris Dittmar: Humidity chambers and a burning desire to beat the Khans
Twice before - in 1983 and 1987, Chris Dittmar had fought for the world squash title and lost. Twice in the 1989 final, that...