Saturday, February 22, 2025

Tournaments

British Open Squash 2024: Mostafa Asal ensures all-Egyptian finales

While three main protagonists duly booked their slots in the British Open finals, it was left to Mostafa Asal, in a fractured and tense...

British Open Squash 2024: All-Egyptian women’s last four, men’s up for grabs

World Champion Nouran Gohar booked her spot in the semi-finals of the 2024 British Open after a ruthless performance saw her defeat England No.1...

British Open Squash 2024: Joel Makin upends distracted Diego Elias in style

First, Diego Elias complained about the floor and then he was shown the British Open door as Joel Makin advanced to the semi-finals on...

British Open Squash 2024: Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng reaches last eight in thriller

The British Open reaches the last eight stage with a Malaysian whose name isn’t Nicol David still in the draw at this stage for...

British Open Squash 2024: Joel Makin puts Youssef Ibrahim on canvas in classic

Birmingham -- Joel Makin uses boxing off-court in his pursuit to be the best in the game. On Tuesday, the teak-tough Welshman also had...

British Open Squash 2024: Ali Farag staves off two matches in one day

Defending men’s champion Ai Farag faced the possibility of playing two matches in one day after sustaining a blood cut injury at the British...

British Open Squash 2024: ‘Jonah Bryant one of brightest talents in English squash’

A player wearing goggles on a glass court in a major tournament is both a rarity and a sightly indication of rising star status....

Manchester Open Squash: Georgina Kennedy and Joel Makin take titles

Home hopes Georgina Kennedy and Joel Makin warmed up for the British Open by taking the Manchester Open titles on Sunday. Kennedy overcame top seed...

Hertfordshire seal Masters Inter County England Squash double

Hertfordshire secured a memorable weekend double at the 2024 Masters Inter County Championships finals after the county clinched the women’s O40 and O50 titles. Warwickshire,...

‘You could see his eyes, his body’: Late finish, cramp derails Mostafa Asal title bid

Mostafa Asal revealed that he finally got to bed at 7:30am on the morning of the World Championship final following his semi-final exertions. Asal beat...

World Squash 2024: Diego Elias and Nouran Gohar finally lift showpiece

Diego Elias and Nouran Gohar, two former World No.1s who had never lifted the sport’s showpiece title, finally prevailed in commanding fashion to win...

World Squash 2024: Cairo witnesses semi-final thrillers

It was after 2am in Cairo when Mostafa Asal finally cast aside Paul Coll to set up a brace of eagerly-anticipated finals on Saturday...

World Squash 2024: Egyptians ready to rule roost once more

World No.2 Nouran Gohar and World No.3 Hania El Hammamy will contest the latest chapter of their rivalry in the semi-final stage of the...

World Squash 2024: Mohamed ElShorbagy showing ‘The Beast that I want to see of myself

Mohamed ElShorbagy came from a game down to oust younger brother Marwan and book his spot in the quarter-finals of the CIB PSA World...

World Squash 2024: ElShorbagy brothers set up sibling showdown

Mohamed and Marwan ElShorbagy both won their second round matches to set up a sibling showdown at the World Championships. The all-English affair will...

World Squash 2024: Title holders kick start Cairo campaign

Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini kicked off their world title defences with respective wins over Todd Harrity and Jessica Turnbull at the Palm...

World Squash 2024: Will Egyptians rule the roost once more?

The first World Championship to be staged with squash as a newly-installed Olympic sport starts on Thursday in Cairo. How many of the main protagonists...

European Team Squash 2024: Belgium women make history, England men secure title

Belgium made squash history at the ESF European Team Championships in Zurich on Saturday as the formidable Gilis sisters earned the nation's first ever...

European Team Squash 2024: England men edge into semi-finals

Although men's top seeds and 43-time champions England finished top of Pool A as expected, their concluding encounter against Spain on Thursday was a...

British Open Squash 2024: Jonah Bryant handed one of four wildcards

Jonah Bryant, one of England’s top prospects, is one of four home wildcards for the upcoming British Open in Birmingham. Bryant, playing his debut first...

Egypt’s Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag take El Gouna squash titles

Egypt's Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag set themselves up for their world title bids on home soil next month by claiming the El Gouna...

El Gouna Squash 2024: Georgina Kennedy sets up Nouran Gohar last four clash

England’s Georgina Kennedy came through a five-game battle against home hope Nour El Tayeb at the El Gouna Squash International to seal a semi-final...

El Gouna Squash 2024: Aly Abou Eleinen reaches maiden Platinum quarter-final

Egyptian World No.13 Aly Abou Eleinen reached his maiden Platinum quarter-final after defeating England’s World No.9 Marwan ElShorbagy in an exciting four-game encounter on...

Black Ball Squash Open 2024: Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar take titles

Egyptian duo Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar were crowned Black Ball Squash Open 2024 champions after defeating Ali Farag and Olivia Weaver in their...

Father and son create US Masters Squash title history

Thomas and Patrick Bedore became the first father and son to win US Masters titles together in the 112-year history of the National Singles. Four...

Miguel Rodriguez wins epic point after losing his shoe mid rally

Miguel Rodriguez won an incredible rally after losing his shoe during a mighty battle at the Black Ball Squash Open to reach the quarter-finals...

Marwan ElShorbagy to make England debut at European Squash Champs

Tania Bailey will take charge of England's bid for European Team Championships glory in May. England will be aiming for a repeat of last year’s...

German Squash Open 2024: Eain Yow Ng and Georgina Kennedy claim titles

Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng claimed his first World Tour title against Switzerland’s Dimitri Steinmann, while England’s Georgina Kennedy defeated No.1 seed Nele Gilis to...

Unbeaten England race to Five Nations Team Squash Championships titles

England Under 15 and Under 13s claimed their fifth titles in a row at the 2024 Five Nations Team Championships. England’s Under 15s recorded a...

London Squash Classic: Malaysia star Sivasangari Subramaniam ushers career high

Has Alexandra Palace seen such sporting precision, power and physique as the one served up by the first women’s London Squash Classic on Easter...

France end England’s domination of European U19 Team Championship

France etched a new name on the ESF European Under-19 Mixed Team Squash Championship trophy as they ended England's 12-year domination with a dramatic...

London Squash Classic: Declan James proves a home hit

English wildcard Declan James is through to the quarter-final of the GillenMarkets London Classic after coming from behind to defeat French No.6 seed Baptiste...

London Squash Classic: George Parker delights home crowd

England’s George Parker stunned Spain’s Iker Pajares while his compatriot Marwan ElShorbagy fought back from the brink on day two of the GillenMarkets London...

Australian Open Squash 2024: Egyptian duo land title success

Egyptian pair Salma Hany and Youssef Soliman have been crowned the City Tattersalls Group Australian Open 2024 champions after defeating Amina Orfi and Victor...

Squash Australia forced to scrap outdoor Australian Open finals

Squash Australia was dealt a blow after a last minute cancelation to move the entire Australian Open indoors after poor weather blighted construction of...

Optasia Squash 2024: Paul Coll stuns Ali Farag, Japan’s Satomi Watanabe wins biggest title

Paul Coll rallied back from the brink of defeat to beat Ali Farag 3-2 while Satomi Watanabe earned her first World Tour title with...

Paul Coll and fiancée reach Optasia Squash Championships finales

Paul Coll and Nele Gilis, who are set to marry in Greece this summer, progressed to Sunday's finals of the Optasia Squash Championships. 2016 Champion...

PSA World Tour notebook: Tin laser to help stamp out ‘did it, didn’t it?’

Squash chiefs are starting efforts to tighten up potential controversies ahead of LA 2028 by using fledgling technology at their disposal during matches. Mechanical engineering...

Optasia Squash 2024: Mohamed ElShorbagy leads home hopes across draws

World No.7 Mohamed ElShorbagy ousted Scotland’s Rory Stewart in straight games to join three other English players in the quarter-finals of the Optasia Championships. ElShorbagy,...

Dimitri Steinmann on Swiss Olympic dreams, bans and speaking his mind

Wimbledon -- As a child growing up in Switzerland, Dimitri Steinmann could only watch 10 minutes of television every day. "I didn’t watch Teletubbies...