Wednesday, November 27, 2024

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Citigold Wealth Management are new title partners of Canary Wharf Classic

Canary Wharf tenants Citigold Wealth Management sponsor sell-out Classic and Corporate Challenge By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The Canary Wharf Classic, long established as...

Stay of execution for David Lloyd Gidea Park

Court closures put on hold for six months By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Squash players at the David Lloyd Club in Gidea Park, Essex,...

Squash world mourns brave young fighter Sumner Malik

Sumner Malik, 2006-18: An amazing young man whose brave smile lit up the world of squash By ALAN THATCHER The squash world is mourning the passing...

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...

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 <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Squash players all over the UK are up in arms at...

Alan’s Blog: Wedding bells and a special beer brewed for the World Masters

Special brew named Three Wall Boast ready for Charlottesville <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Some 800 squash players, from 59 nations, have pitched up in...

Nick Matthew weighs in as refs get tough on lets in Gold Coast

Players taken by surprise by referees’ get-tough policy <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor NICK MATTHEW has joined the debate that has sprung up over...

Interview: Nick Matthew goes for gold in Gold Coast

Thoughts of gold and golf, with the British Open in between and a brave new world lying ahead <!-- --> Interview by ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad...

Tough and talented, Tesni Evans tackles ToC in confident mood

‘I’ll just keep working hard and see where it takes me’ <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Tesni Evans is already the highest-ranked female player...

Mohamed ElShorbagy top seed as Canary Wharf prize fund hits $100,000

Six-times champion Nick Matthew makes farewell appearance at the East Wintergarden <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor The Canary Wharf Squash Classic will enjoy a...

World Squash Day brings the game together like a global village

Squash is just one big global family <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor World Squash Day brought the sport together like one big global family...

East Coast Academy launches graphical history of the game on World Squash Day

Squash’s history in bite-sized chunks <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, October 14th 2017, In celebration of World Squash Day, The East Coast...

Stars support World Squash Day

Double the fun says Cam Pilley The world’s leading squash players are encouraging every club on the planet to open their doors to support World...

England stars back World Squash Day

Laura and Nick urge clubs to get involved to grow the game <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor England’s leading squash players are encouraging every...

Nick Matthew to bring curtain down on a stellar career

Nick Matthew targets the World Champs, British Open and a fourth Commonwealth Games gold in his final season on tour <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad...

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 <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor At long last, the PSA are planning...

Brad Hindle Interview: Why Gregory Gaultier is shining so brightly

Gaultier's golden run is down to being relaxed and confident <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Top coach Bradley Hindle is gaining a reputation as...

Nick Matthew launches UK Masterclass events after Dubai finale

Nick Matthew Academy Masterclasses to launch in UK after PSA World Series Finals in Dubai <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Nick Matthew is getting...

The Big Interview: Nick Matthew talks about his future life as a coach

Knowledge is power for the memory man of squash as he plans for life after stellar playing career <!-- --> Interview by ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Nick...

Nick Matthew to donate Canary Wharf prize money to #Sunshine4Sumner

Sumner Malik is guest of honour at the East Wintergarden on Monday <!-- --> By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Three-time World Champion Nick Matthew has pledged...

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...

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...

Sudden death of Colin Payne linked to murder enquiry

Teenager appears in court on murder charge <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor The sudden death of a national squash champion is being linked to...

555: Ross Norman’s tribute to Jahangir Khan

Jahangir Khan lifted the level of squash by 15 to 20 per cent. Roger Federer did the same for tennis, but maybe by five or ten per cent.

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: On the BBC with Danny Lee

BBC World News salutes Jahangir Khan <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor I enjoyed visiting the BBC command centre in Portland Place, London, to discuss...

Alan’s Blog: Jahangir Khan 555 book reveals an amazing era in squash

Geoff Hunt, Ross Norman and five years of total domination by the great Jahangir Khan <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Today sees the publication...

Great ideas all over the planet for World Squash Day

Dublin bike dash is the biggest event <!-- --> By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent Squash facilities around the world will be opening their doors to...

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...

Alan’s Blog: Showcasing the sport in sumptuous venues

Packed venues bring top-class squash to new levels of drama <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor The successful delivery of the US Open, with the...

Racquetball salutes lessons learned from SquashTV

Squash’s video output dwarfs racquetball efforts in the USA <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor My friend Freddy Ramirez writes a terrifically engaging racquetball blog called...

Rush is on for 2017 Canary Wharf tickets

Seventh sell-out in a row expected  <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor A mad scramble is under way after tickets went on sale this morning...

Nick Matthew says: Join me on court for World Squash Day

‘Every top player started out by playing at their local squash club’ says three-time world champion <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Three-times world champion...

Mr and Mrs Racketball ignore name change and call it ‘throwing money down the drain’

By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Further opposition to plans to rename racketball as Squash 57 is surfacing in Yorkshire by the organisers of a...

Squash Mad investigation: Parent takes Pakistan federation to court

New evidence from Pakistan in over-age scandal <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor Fresh evidence has emerged from Pakistan concerning the scandal of the national...

Farewell to Alison, Mike, Geoff and Rick

Tributes to Kent squash stalwarts <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor What a desperately sad few weeks, saying farewell to four friends who were heavily...

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 <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor As we warned the other day,...

Racketball: 57 guesses to come up with a new name

Stand by for a racketball revolution as new name is about to be announced <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor News reaches Squash Mad HQ from...

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...

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 <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor James Willstrop wrote another impassioned plea for...