Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Tournaments

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...

New international tour gives Masters squash a major boost

A newly-expanded international Masters circuit starts in May and is set to give age-group squash a much-needed shot in the arm after the pandemic. International...

British Open Squash 2023: Mazen Hesham ready for ‘octopus’ Ali Farag

Birmingham -- Mazen Hesham has dismissed any suggestion he has the edge ahead of Saturday’s British Open semi-final with Ali Farag, a player he...

British Open Squash: SJ Perry no match for World No.1 Nouran Gohar

Birmingham -- Sarah-Jane Perry has vowed she is going nowhere despite being ultimately out-gunned by World No.1 Nouran Gohar in a 34-minute straight games...

British Open Squash 2023: Ramadan no issue for battling Ali Farag

Birmingham -- Ali Farag refused to make Ramadan an excuse as he survived being without fluid for almost 16 hours to defeat the similarly...

British Open Squash 2023: Diego Elias sets up Victor Crouin showdown

The British Open took the traditional route as Marwan ElShorbagy reached a fourth career quarter-final. Now, the Egyptian will face the hardest route if...

British Open Squash 2023: Gina Kennedy staves off Gillis fightback thriller

“I live to fight another day,” said Gina Kennedy, as the Englishwoman racked up another impressive milestone on Wednesday in reaching a first British...

British Open Squash 2023: Mohamed ElShorbagy beaten in Birmingham thriller

Resurgent Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad turned from an evening entertainer to matinee villain as home hope Mohamed ElShorbagy was ousted in a thriller at...

British Open Squash 2023: Diego Elias digs deep to remain on title track

Many will be wondering how the lop-sided British Open draw, with eight top seeds and 9/16s pitted against title contenders while non seeds had...

British Open Squash 2023: Mohamed Elshorbagy aims for mentor to tread Birmingham stage

Mohamed Elshorbagy has admitted that this year’s British Open has a special resonance for him. It was in June last year that the best kept...

British Open Squash 2023: James Willstrop denied as wild cards advance

There was anguish, despair and wild card joy in equal measure on the opening day of the British Open on Sunday. For home players, the...

British Open Squash 2023: Birmingham preview

Where: Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham Rep When: April 9-16 2023 A World No.1 banned from playing, two players jostling to take over, a Kiwi attempting a...

ElShorbagy and Kennedy to lead European Team squash charge

Mohamed ElShorbagy will pull on the England jersey when he lines up at the 2023 European Team Championships this month. Emerging talent Lucy Beecroft and...

Teams lined up for revamped Squash World Cup in Chennai

Nine teams from five continents will contest the relaunched Squash World Cup in June following the final confirmation of places. From Asia, hosts India will...