Monday, November 25, 2024

Squash Around The World

US Junior Open: Titans walk in Ivy halls

Stars from yesteryear join together to support the biggest junior event worldwide RICHARD MILLMAN reports from the Black Knight US Junior Open, presented by Ashaway...

Bach offers squash Tokyo 2020 lifeline

Olympic Agenda plans could give squash renewed hope for 2020 Games NEWLY elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is planning to implement his...

Tweet of the Day

https://twitter.com/Johnson_Charlie/status/411407743669764096

Walker stunned by qualifier and tumbles from London Open

Walker's 2013 campaign ends abruptly after Dessouki takes huge scalp By MICHAEL CATLING - Squash Mad Reporter WORLD number 17  Alister Walker crashed out of the first-round...

Miguel Angel Rodriguez bags Bogota’s ‘Athlete of the Year’ prize

Rodriguez celebrates career-high ranking with end of season award  By MICHAEL CATLING - Squash Mad Reporter COLOMBIAN number one Miguel Angel Rodriguez was the beneficiary of...

Nick bags SJA award before BBC radio gig

World champion Nick honoured with Sports Journalist' Association award ENGLAND number one Nick Matthew put the disappointment of his BBC Sports Personality of the Year...

Juniors remember Mark Sachvie at Canadian Open

Youngsters pay fitting tribute to Sachvie as Junior Open honours his memory AN incredible 270 juniors from 15 countries competed in the Dunlop Canadian Junior...

Swede sensation: Ramy commits to Swedish Open

Ashour set for maiden Swedish Open in New Year as Gaultier looks to defend title By MICHAEL CATLING - Squash Mad Reporter BRITISH Open champion and...

It’s official: Squash is good for your ‘elf

With Christmas approaching, usually university students would be knuckling down with exams and assignments taking precedent over sports. Normally we would not condone anything...

Stars and Gripes on Squash E-Zine

  Plenty of Stars and Gripes The latest edition of the USA-based Squash E-Zine is out now.  Find out all the news and results from the US...

Hinds reclaims Canterbury crown

Four-time winner Joel Hinds toppled top seed Rex Hedrick to add a fifth CSRC Open crown in six years to his trophy cabinet with a...

Mo still hurting from his Hong Kong battle

We sometimes take for granted the punishment that pro players put their bodies through. Yeah, they are super fit athletes, among the most highly...

Why Willstrop hates antagonistic squash

A win is a win...but I get no satisfaction from playing antagonistic squash By JAMES WILLSTROP - Courtesy of Yorkshire Evening Post THE last stop on the...

Nick’s a little fibber Tweet of the Day

BANTER between the PSA players is alive an well. Mohamed Elshorbagy aimed this friendly broadside Nick Matthew's way after his win in Hong Kong...

Be a Squash TV commentator

BUDDING sports commentators and squash enthusiasts are being given a unique opportunity to join SquashTV and commentate on live Squash matches in 2014 –...

Karwalski to undergo surgery ahead of Commonwealth Games

Australian number three Matthew Karwalski will have surgery on a hip injury later this week, as he bids to prove his fitness ahead of...

Price and Leach light up snow-hit US Open

By MICHAEL CATLING TOP seeds Paul Price and Clive.I Leach overcame a snow storm and a dramatic semi-final to secure their first-ever U.S Open Doubles Championship...

Avila the stun

JUST a week after losing to the lower-ranked Pakistani in the opening round of the Edmonton Open in Canada, Mexico's Alfredo Avila earned his revenge in the ideal...

Winner Tom comes between husband and wife double act

HUSBAND and wife pair Jonathan and Jaclyn Kemp were denied a double celebration at the BSPA Boston Open after England's Tom Richards ran off...

PSL Round 5..anyone seen The Swig?

PREMIER SQUASH LEAGUE tipster The Swig is still celebrating going through the card in the last round of matches. He was in remarkable form...

Battling Borja buries Willstrop

By LEE HORTON BORJA GOLAN showed shattered James Willstrop no mercy as he stormed into his first World Series final where he'll face world champ...

David powers past Waters as Au’s title dream is over

By MICHAEL CATLING WORLD number one Nicol David stayed on course for an unprecedented eighth success at the Hong Kong Open, with a hard-fought semi-final...

Richards and Kemp set-up Boston showdown

ENGLISH duo Tom Richards and Jonathan Kemp lived up to their billing as the top-two seeds, after advancing through to the final of the...

Top seeds Price and Leach given fright in US Doubles

Paul Price and Clive.I Leach battled through a pulsating encounter with Graham Bassett and Ian T.Power to book their place in the semi-finals of...

Ramy’s brother celebrates comeback with victory

HISHAM MOHD ASHOUR, the older brother of world number one Ramy Ashour, celebrated his return to the PSA World Tour after a seven-month absence...

Tom shows Nick who’s boss in Boston

By MICHAEL CATLING THE top four seeds at the BSPA Boston Open moved into the quarter finals, after spectators were treated to a hectic nine hours...

Queen Annie delights home crowd as Massaro is sent packing

By MICHAEL CATLING WORLD number two Laura Massaro crashed out of the quarter-final stage at the Hong Kong Open, as local favourite Annie Au sent...

Mohamed wins family bragging rights as all top eight seeds progress

By MICHAEL CATLING MOHAMED ELSHORBAGY put brotherly love to one side to end Marwan's hopes of a second-successive tournament success and book a mouthwatering quarter-final...

End of the Line for Hansen as Chinappa roars in

INDIA'S Joshna Chinappa pulled off a sensational second successive upset in today's second-round of the Hong Kong Open to claim her first ever quarter-final berth in a WSA World...

‘Chinese players lack confidence to become world beaters’

A top-ranking squash official has called on Chinese players to believe in themselves more, after Max Lee and Joey Chan bowed out of the...

Oh, brother…it’s tough for the Elshorbagys

ELSHORBAGY brothers Mohamed and Marwan went head-to-head in Hong Kong today (Wednesday) with neither of them relishing winning a place in the quarter-finals. Mohamed, world...

Matthew calls time on Selby’s Hong Kong challenge

By LEE HORTON WORLD champion Nick Matthew beat the cold, the clock and world number 10 Daryl Selby to ease into the second-round of the...

Evans above: Tesni is top of the Brit parade

By MICHAEL CATLING BRITISH qualifier Tesni Evans continued a running trend of upsets to stun Australian Kasey Brown in the first-round of the Hong Kong...

Just plain silly…

What do you mean, foot fault! Three wise men seek fashion consultant You gotta love them PSL refs Sorry, madam...that's a conduct warning   That was out, you animal... Olympics...

Nick tells Squash Mad: Shoe cannot be serious

We had a bit of fun at Nick Matthew's expense this morning running a silly story about him adding a bit of paint to...

Training tip of the day: Volleying

Solo volley practice has many benefits: It tunes up the reflexes It makes the eyes focus on the ball. It highlights any flaws in the racket work. Volley...

Ramy’s words of wisdom Tweet of the Day

https://twitter.com/RamyAshour/status/407498413928767488

Brit tix selling quick

Tickets for the Allam British Open in Hull went on sale today with signs that the event will score big with UK fans, particularly...

Indian pair seek copycat approach to raise squash’s profile

Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa believe India has to copy the squash model being rolled out in England to help boost the game in...

Eric scores the perfect 10 in Mexico

ERIC GALVEZ made history in the final of the Xalapa Squash Open when he became the first Mexican to win 10 PSA World Tour titles after beating Argentina's Gonzalo...