Monday, November 25, 2024

Squash Around The World

WSA sign $500,000 three-year deal with World Champs promoter

Hallmark Events Group to handle presentation and sponsorship The Women's Squash Association (WSA) has finalised a major long-term agreement with Hallmark Events Group to stage...

England celebrate record medal haul

Nick Matthew leads ESR in Glasgow glory trail England Squash and Racketball are celebrating their most successful Commonwealth Games medal haul. In an email to...

WSA: 100 not out for Nicol David

Malaysian marvel maintains her hold on the world rankings By HOWARD  HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent Just days after becoming the first woman squash player to...

Million-plus tune in to CG squash finals on BBC

Commonwealth Games is a golden boost for squash: Next stop the Olympics  Squash has been a massive winner at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Huge crowds,...

Gregory Gaultier stays at number one in PSA rankings

Top 20 unchanged as squash takes a summer break By Squash Mad Reporter The top 20 of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Rankings remain unchanged...

Hanson halts Johnson in Redwood final

One match too many for Charlie after Mexican showdowns By KIM CLEARKIN - Squash Mad USA West Coast Correspondent Chris Hanson won his second PSA title...

Gillams the comeback kid in Madeira

Angus digs deep to book last four date with Chris Fuller By MICHAEL CATLING - Squash Mad Reporter English qualifier Angus Gillams fought back from the...

Donna downs Rachael to win WSA Victoria crown

Urquhart wins three tiebreaks to take Melbourne title By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Reporter Donna Urquhart laid claim to the title 'Australian number one' after...

Youngster Masters shines in Madeira

Youngster Brad sets up all-Kent clash with Steven London By MICHAEL CATLING - Squash Mad Reporter in Madeira English teenager Bradley Masters secured his maiden appearance...

Simon Rosner favourite to land Colombian crown

Home hero Miguel Rodriguez keen to impress in Bogota By ANDRES CARLOS - Squash Mad South American Reporter Eight-time German national squash champion Simon Rösner, the...

PSA showdown at Bay Club Redwood Shores

Great chance for NorCal locals to shine in growing circuit By KIM CLEARKIN- Squash Mad USA West Coast Reporter Bay Club Redwood Shores is excited to...

El Hammamy pulls out of Madeira International Open

Madeira International Open preview By MICHAEL CATLING - Squash Mad Reporter Tournament organisers at the Madeira International Open have been dealt a major blow 24 hours...

Mo top seed in Malaysian Open

Egypt's world No.3 aims to start season with KL title By Squash Mad Malaysian Bureaux Egyptian Mohamed Elshorbagy, the World No.3, will be aiming to claim...

Lee takes it to the Max in Melbourne

Hong Kong number one beats Malaysian rival Adnan to keep winning run going By Squash Mad Australia Special Correspondent Hong Kong number one Max Lee established...

High fives for World Masters trio

Craig, Averil and Geoff win fifth titles as Aussies rule in Hong Kong By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent While Australia swept the board with...

Willstrop is top seed in new Chinese event

Shanghai's waterfront $70k China Open joins the PSA calendar  By Squash Mad Reporter English World No.6 James Willstrop, one of the biggest names in world squash,...

Graingers on course for a family double in Hong Kong

Mother and daughter Jean and Natalie target World Masters titles By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent At opposite ends of the age range, former world...

Blog: England stars take the high road to Scotland

Mercedes for Matthew and a bus pass for Grant By ALAN THATCHER   England doubles partners Nick Matthew and Adrian Grant are heading for Glasgow to compete...

Qualifier Farag wins Mumbai title

Egyptian outsider takes Indian title in fifth-game decider  By Squash Mad Reporter Egyptian World No.192 Ali Farag capped a sensational week of squash in the Indian city...

Fired-up Farag flies into Indian final

Egyptian outsider meets Pakistan's Nasir Iqbal in Indian showdown By Squash Mad Reporter Egyptian qualifier Ali Farag, the man who knocked tournament favourite Saurav Ghosal out...

Ong Beng Hee bows out to Mangaonkar

Farag powers on in Mumbai By Squash Mad Correspondent Just one day after India's No.1 squash player Saurav Ghosal suffered a shock first-round exit at the...

Saurav Ghosal stunned by first round defeat

Indian No.1 in shock defeat on home soil  By Squash Mad Reporter India's No.1 squash player Saurav Ghosal, the number four seed for the forthcoming Commonwealth...

Nicol David heads unchanged WSA top 20

Malaysian ace celebrates 99th month at number one By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent Malaysia's Squash Queen Nicol David is within touching distance of her...

Marwan Elshorbagy hits best position in PSA rankings

  By SQUASH MAD correspondent After claiming his fourth career title by winning the VII Torneo Internacional PSA Sporta in Guatemala lat month, Egyptian Marwan Elshorbagy...

Shining Knight rocks Rex in final

Kiwi downs Aussies to land PSA title in Invercargill By Squash Mad Reporter New Zealand international Martin Knight clinched his biggest PSA World Tour title on...

Kandra is rock solid in Gibraltar

German ace delivers PSA title at the third time of asking By Squash Mad Reporter After finishing as runner-up in two PSA World Tour finals earlier...

Squash Ezine: Tributes pour in for squash legend Henri Salaun

American squash legend Henri Salaun on the front cover of Sports Illustrated in 1958 By JOE McMANUS - Editor of Squash Ezine Beloved squash figure Henri...

Jesus rises in the fourth game to rule in San Francisco

Johnson feels a right Charlie as he tins vital drop shot  By KIM CLEARKIN - Squash Mad San Francisco Correspondent A busy weekend of squash concluded...

Peter Creed wins in British Virgin Islands

Welsh ace too Sharp for Canadian Dane in BVI final By Squash Mad Reporter Welshman Peter Creed fulfilled his top-billing in the 2014 British Virgin Islands...

Alison Waters and Paul Carter support London ladies event

Squash star Alison Waters and national high performance coach Paul Carter are supporting a new initiative for women's squash in London. A women's tournament is...

Rotterdam to host joint PSA and WSA event

Squash event at Victoria club takes place alongside tennis tourney By Squash Mad Netherlands Reporter Squash players from around the world will travel to the Dutch...

Big weekend of squash in San Francisco

Adam Perkiomaki seeks revenge over popular Bay pro Charlie Johnson By KIM CLEARKIN - Squash Mad San Francisco Reporter The Bay Clubs in San Francisco continue...

Massaro and Duncalf help launch Squash Evolution in Essex

England stars top the bill as Essex Ladies Day bring in the crowds  It was a Ladies' Day worthy of Ascot when world champion Laura...

PSA World Championships head for Seattle in 2015

On the edge of Lake Washington, America stages $350,000 pinnacle men's event for the first time The 2015 PSA World Squash Championship, the pinnacle event...

Edinburgh builds padel tennis court

Is this Rafa Nadal's secret weapon? Roger Federer often attributes some of his fantastic retrieving to his younger days playing squash. Now Rafa Nadal says...

Let’s hear it for Stan

  For every Nick Matthew, we need 10,000 players like Stan COMMENT: By ALAN THATCHER Let me tell you a story about my little mate Stan. Actually...

Nick Matthew has a few tips for England’s footballers

Heat and boredom are the big enemies (oh, and don't forget Spain and Brazil) By Nick Matthew (Current world squash champion) There are a number of...

Shawn Delierre makes it lucky 13 in Paraguay

Canadian number one ascends to Asuncion title by beating Shoukry By Squash Mad Reporter Canadian number one Shawn Delierre claimed the 13th PSA World Tour squash...

Squash Canada announce major change in structure

Squash Canada review process leads to big changes in governance By Squash Mad Reporter Squash Canada made history this weekend with the unanimous approval of changes...

Rob Owen speaks out on Nathan Lake

Top coach reveals how he has rebuilt his pupil's game, and his confidence Top coach Robert Owen has responded to media reports concerning the debate...