Sunday, February 23, 2025

Tournaments

Ali Farag and Nouran Gohar reclaim World No.1 berths

Egyptian Ali Farag has been confirmed as the new world squash No.1 after a stellar period of form on the men's tour which saw...

El Gouna 2023: Ali Farag and Nouran Gohar make it Egypt double

Ali Farag won his 20th match in a row while Nouran Gohar lifted her first El Gouna International title at the fourth time of...

Sock exchange! Mostafa Asal helps out rival Mohamed ElShorbagy

Mostafa Asal turned from war mode on court to wardrobe provider as opponent Mohamed ElShorbagy ran out of socks in their semi-final match at...

El Gouna 2023: Nele Gilis stuns to reach final, Ali Farag on track

Nele Gilis stunned World No.1 and seven-time world champion Nour El Sherbini to reach her first-ever Platinum-level final at the El Gouna International following...

El Gouna 2023: Belgium’s in-form Nele Gilis reaches first semi-final

Nele Gilis reached a Platinum-level semi-final for the first time in her career after defeating Salma Hany to progress to the last four of...

El Gouna 2023: El Hammamy and Gohar set for more rivalry stakes

Reigning El Gouna International champion Hania El Hammamy will reignite her rivalry with Nouran Gohar, with the two Egyptians set to face off in...

El Gouna Squash 2023: Mostafa Asal sets up Mazen Hesham clash

Mostafa Asal, the reigning El Gouna International champion,  continued his title defence by dispatching Joel Makin 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals on Monday. The World...

India title favourites for revamped, under-strength Squash World Cup

India look to be favourites to land the relaunched WSF Squash World Cup, with several top nations missing and teams sending under-strength players.  Eight nations...

El Gouna Squash 2023: Tesni Evans and Iker Bernabeu produce shocks

Tesni Evans and Iker Pajares Bernabeu produced the biggest shocks in round three of the El Gouna International 2023 after defeating World No.6 Nour...

Ali Farag: My coaches say I can go to higher level

Ali Farag has revealed his determination to continue his recent hot streak at the El Gouna Squash International. The world champion will take to the...

Married couple win 2023 Manchester Squash Open

It was a day to remember in Manchester for married couple Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb, as they both picked up the Manchester...

Manchester Squash Open 2023: Nele Gilis and Satomi Watanabe carve upsets

Belgium’s Nele Gilis and Japan’s Satomi Watanabe scored seeding upsets on day three at the Manchester Open to set up a surprise semi-final clash...

Court controversies: ‘If there is wrongdoing, people must be penalised’

Mazen Hesham wants to leave it up to the Professional Squash Association to decide on any action after the Egyptian broke his silence following...

Manchester Squash Open 2023: Bernabeu sets up Farag meeting

World champion Ali Farag plays his first match since Chicago on Wednesday, with Iker Pajares Bernabeu hoping for another upset at the Manchester Open...

World Squash 2023: Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag retain Chicago titles

Egyptian Nour El Sherbini is one title away from matching the great Nicol David’s feat of eight women’s world titles after claiming the 2023...

‘Extraordinary’: Mostafa Asal under fire after ‘chop on forehead’

Former World No.1 Mostafa Asal has become embroiled in yet more match controversy after clips were posted on social media of the Egyptian grabbing...

World Squash 2023: Nouran Gohar survives marathon to reach final

World No.1 Nour El Sherbini became the first woman in the sport’s history to reach nine World Championship finals after the Egyptian defeated New...

World Squash 2023: Karim Abdel Gawad sets up Ali Farag final

Just seven months after he was consigned to a wheelchair following treatment for a heel injury, Egypt’s World No.17 Karim Abdel Gawad reached the...

World Squash 2023: Karim Abdel Gawad serves title warning

Egypt’s Karim Abdel Gawad, playing far beyond his current World No.17 status after a successful return from injury, brought an end to World No.1...

World Squash 2023: Mostafa Asal breaks Mazen Hesham resolve

World No.3 Mostafa Asal booked his spot in the World Championship last four after claiming a dramatic 3-2 victory against World No.9 Mazen Hesham. Asal,...

World Squash 2023: Diego Elias survives scare to edge Saurav Ghosal

World No.1 Diego Elias was on the brink of elimination from the PSA World Championships before fighting back from two games down to beat...

World Squash 2023: El Hammamy averts shock, Asal hits Makin

Egypt’s World No.3 Hania El Hammamy avoided a shock defeat against 15-year-old rising star Amina Orfi as she won a nail-biting five-game thriller at...

Rising Egypt star Amina Orfi makes world squash history

Egyptian teenager Amina Orfi became the youngest player ever to reach the last 16 of the PSA World Championships on Friday. At the age...

World Squash 2023: Sobhy sisters aim to unite for US in Chicago

The Sobhy sisters carry home hopes in the World Championship second round on Friday. Amanda, the fifth seed in Chicago, plays Hollie Naughton of Canada...

Mostafa Asal wins through in Chicago on world squash tour return

Mostafa Asal safely negoatiated his first tour match since March as fellow top seed Nouran Gohar also won through to the second round of...

World Squash 2023: Ali Farag chases fourth title and place among greats

For one man, the 2023 PSA World Championships, presented by The Walter family, provides a chance to both create a unique piece of squash...

‘Mostafa Asal is like a cartoon character – and kids love the drama’

He was the first Egyptian man to be crowned world champion when he claimed the initial of four global titles as a 20-year-old but,...

French Open Squash receives sponsor and TV rights boost

The 2023 French Open, which will be played in August, has received a major boost after inking a headline sponsor and securing a TV...

Wales’ Lowri Roberts celebrates first PSA squash title

Welsh player Lowri Roberts won her first PSA title at the PSA de Normandie this month - despite carrying an injury. Roberts, the World No.116,...

Eain Yow Ng and Jasmine Hutton win Irish Squash Open titles

Top seeds Eain Yow Ng and Jasmine Hutton captured the Cannon Kirk Gillen Markets Irish Open titles at the weekend.  Malaysia’s No.1 Ng was in...

RAC win Premier Squash League title as Paul Coll comes back from brink

Paul Coll came from two games down against former world champion Nick Matthew to help RAC claim consecutive titles in England's Premier Squash League. Leaders...

First-timers Inverness reach European clubs after national success

In one of the most staggering success stories in Scottish Squash history, Inverness Squash Club have been crowned Women’s National League Champions in the...

Supreme Ali Farag turns from doubter to bag first British Open Squash title

Birmingham -- At a venue fit for squash, Ali Farag produced one last hour-long effort of Ramadan-induced endurance on Sunday. The Egyptian won 13-11,...

British Open Squash 2023: Brilliant Nour El Sherbini powers to fourth title

Birmingham -- It started with a cross-court volley kill from Nouran Gohar and ended with a stinging forehand drive by Nour El Sherbini. In...

British Open Squash 2023: Diego Elias sets up Ali Farag final showdown

Birmingham -- Relief was palpable for Diego Elias on Saturday night. The mind whirling after being installed as World No.1 and the euphoria back...

British Open Squash: Ruthless Nouran Gohar races to familiar final

Birmingham -- Laura Massaro tells the story from a decade ago when a 15-year-old raw teenager, Nouran Gohar, with power hitting already in the...

British Open Squash: Paul Coll on a Birmingham roll as hat-trick looms

Birmingham -- Paul Coll admitted he had to draw deep on his big game experience to get past Marwan ElShorbagy and make his third...

British Open Squash: Amanda Sobhy issues big three warning after telling win

Birmingham -- A year ago, Amanda Sobhy admitted to being at a low ebb. On Friday night, the American issued an “I’m coming for...

British Open Squash 2023: Diego Elias comes back from the brink

Birmingham -- World No.1 elect Diego Elias said that the extra expectancy of going to the top of the squash tree almost cost him...

British Open Squash 2023: Belief in fifth cost me, admits Gina Kennedy

Birmingham -- Gina Kennedy has admitted that a slight lack in belief cost her against Nour El Sherbini when it mattered most in the...