Thursday, May 2, 2024

Features

Coping with Covid and building a sunny future for squash as an outdoor sport

By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Just as squash players were enjoying their return to court, along came a new wave of guidelines and...

Jahangir Khan backs World Squash Day project: Trade in your racket for a new one from UNSQUASHABLE and the old one goes to...

Jahangir Khan backs World Squash Day project: Trade in your racket for a new one from UNSQUASHABLE and the old one goes to a...

On this day … how World Squash Day was born

On this day ... how World Squash Day was born By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The world changed on this day in 2001...

Women’s World Teams and British Junior Open fall to Covid restrictions

WSF hope to reschedule Women’s World Teams but BJO is cancelled By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The 2020 WSF World Women’s Team Championships and...

Squash has lessons to learn as pickleball picks up big numbers

The penny drops as squash begins to talk about open-air courts By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Pickleball is a new racket sport. Many squash...

PSA plan provisional return to World Tour action

PSA World Tour returns with action in Manchester and Egypt By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The PSA World Tour resumes in September with the...

Anil Nayar, one of the best amateur players of all time

‘Turning professional was not for me’ says Hall of Famer Anil Nayar By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor I was expecting a book about squash....

England Squash guidelines for a safe and cautious return to court

  Clubs instructed to fully engage in assessing the risks and managing a safe return to play By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor England Squash have...

Meet Daniel Tiwana, a squash legend at the age of 10

Daniel picks Ali Farag and Anthony Joshua as his top role models By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Squash has a new superstar ... and...

The Big Interview: Chat show hosts Bobby and The Wolf talk squash, lockdown lagers and internet issues

Nick and Daryl discuss lockdown issues and how squash can grow when courts are open again By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Nick Matthew and...

Herts squash community helps during the pandemic

  Instead of awards, Herts help out with vital PPE equipment By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor It’s always good to hear about squash players going...

PSA make tentative plans to reopen World Tour

PSA ‘cautiously outline a roadmap for the return of the Tour’ By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor The PSA are exploring all options in a...

Lockdown leads to launch of Boast and Drive card game

Special offer: 10% off for Squash Mad readers in USA and Canada  By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Trapped at home during the lockdown, squash...

Coronavirus: The facts and the fears as clubs plan to reopen

Keeping clubs clean and safe: We can’t afford to get it wrong By MIKE HEGARTY and ALAN THATCHER  As squash clubs and federations make plans to...

Alan Thatcher: Squash faces a rocky road to reopening as France, NZ and Aussies lead the way

Laura leads my lockdown recovery as the squash world waits to reopen By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor What day is it? Where am I?...

WSF praise vitality of clubs and players during Coronavirus lockdown

WSF president Jacques Fontaine issues Covid-19 update​ By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent Squash players across the globe are coming up with all kinds...

Lockdown Blog: ‘No international sport until a vaccine has been delivered’

Olympics sets the standard for the rest of the sporting world By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor A leading UK scientist has claimed the postponed...

Maria Toorpakai: ‘Being confined to home is nothing new. I was locked away for three years when I had death threats from the Taliban’

MTF volunteers hand out aid parcels in homeland where she received death threats By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Life, in many ways, has turned...

Coronavirus: Jahangir Khan leads the way as squash rallies round to help communities

JK on the front line to get aid through in Pakistan By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor Jahangir Khan, the greatest player in the history...

How squash is coping with Coronavirus pandemic

As many nations order courts to close, some UK clubs carry on with hygiene advice for members Squash Mad Reporting Team: ALAN THATCHER, JAMES ROBERTS,...

Respect at the heart of Canary Wharf epic between Mohamed ElShorbagy and Ali Farag

Skills and sportsmanship make it a special occasion in final men’s battle before PSA Tour shuts down By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor The quality...

Pie’s the limit as Fallows aims to serve up a Canary Wharf treat

Wild card Richie has a hunger for success By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Richie Fallows, the rising squash star from Stratford, aims to serve...

Canary Wharf Countdown: Joe Lee returns to the fray after back injury

‘After a year of rehab, I needed two operations on a prolapsed disc’ INTERVIEW by ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Joe Lee is ready to...

Canary Wharf Countdown: Tom Ford reveals his battle against chronic fatigue

Big Interview: 11 Points with Tom Ford By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor THIS YEAR’S Wild Card Challenge in the St. James’s Place Canary Wharf...

US star Chris Hanson launches RIA Eyewear company and targets top pros

‘We believe safety and high performance can coexist with eye protection’  By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor American number two Chris Hanson has done much...

Daryl Selby’s freak eye injury sparks new debate on goggles

At the top level, performance takes priority over safety issues By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The subject of eye protection in squash hit the...

Update: Asian squash events wiped out by coronavirus

‘Players are having their temperature taken – over 37 degrees and you are sent home’ By ALAN THATCHER and ALEX WAN (First published on February...

Massive success as World Squash Day attracts thousands of newcomers to the sport

‘Squash is the greatest game in the world’ says Aussie legend Rhonda Thorne By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Maria Toorpakai, Nicol David, Joel Makin,...

Spirit of World Squash Day shines in India as Ritwik Bhattacharya teaches the game to tribal children

‘It’s a privilege to be doing what I’m doing’ says the man changing the face of squash in India By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad...

Canary Wharf tickets on general sale today

Another East Wintergarden sell-out on the cards  By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Squash is one of the fastest games on the planet – and...

Black Ball Club, home to the stars and setting their sights on keeping Egypt on top of the world

11 Points With Ashraf Hanafi: ‘Our target is to be the biggest squash club in the world’ By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The Black...

New Manhattan Community Squash Center close to opening

‘Our goal is to build 100 of these centers’ Interview by ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor) The Manhattan Community Squash Center is planning to open its...

Win a VIP trip to the World Championships in Doha with Citigold

Trip of a lifetime to watch the stars in action in Qatar By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Squash fans have the chance to watch...

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...

England Squash find winning formula for World Squash Day

Karakal kit bag and £250 grant lures clubs to sign up to WSD By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor A big shout out to England...

Pakistan snubs World Team Champs and blames players

‘We can’t afford to send a team to America just for a joyride’ By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Squash in Pakistan slumped to a...

Clubs that offer squash and padel serve up a double winner

New courts spring up across the UK as Andy Murray invests in padel By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Squash clubs investing in adding padel...

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...

Ramy Ashour calls time on his career

Injuries bring a sad end to Ramy’s playing days By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Ramy Ashour, probably the most gifted and entertaining player to...

Nick Matthew rolls back the years as titans clash in National Club Knockout

Roehampton edge past Hallamshire on night of drama By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor It was a great pleasure to watch Nick Matthew roll back...