World Squash Day
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Stars take speed test for World Squash Day
Radar gun challenges on both sides of the Atlantic as Cam Pilley's 176mph record comes under fire
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent
Some amazing events are taking place all...
Features
World Squash Day ready to rock all over the planet
Clubs geared up to Go For It on October 18th festival of squash
Squash clubs all over the world will be celebrating World Squash Day...
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World Squash Day rocking all over the globe
By ALAN THATCHER
World Squash Day provided the ideal platform for staging events to promote the sport across the whole planet.
The PSA led the way...
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12th World Squash Day launched
Reach Out for 12th World Squash Day
28 May 2013
Following the incredible success of the 2012 World Squash Day, when 46,000 players took part in...
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Garner beats Nicol in London leg of 7-Continent Challenge
Xodus 7 Continent Challenge hits home in London
Peter Nicol MBE and Tim Garner’s gruelling round-the-world squash odyssey touched down on home soil on Friday...
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BLOG: How squash gold can change the world
BLOG: How squash gold can change the world
By ALAN THATCHER
Should squash make its debut in the 2020 Olympic Games, my fervent wish is that...
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Peter and Tim flying high to back the bid
Squash's Olympic 2020 bid to get a global boost from the Xodus 7 Continent Challenge
Squash’s bid to become an Olympic sport as part of...
Alan's Archive
Olympics: WSF, PSA and WSA rally to Back the Bid
WSF CEO Andrew Shelley has circulated the following message to all the WSF federation members around the world - as have PSA and WSA...
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WSF: England rugby team back squash’s 2020 Bid
England Rugby Team Backs Squash 2020 Olympic Bid
8 March 2013
Ahead of the England Rugby team's Six Nations clash with Italy this weekend, Squash's campaign...
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Squash legend Hunt savours Olympic dreams
Great interview here with squash legend Geoff Hunt by KEVIN FERRIE, senior sports writer of the Glasgow Herald
Scotland's Alan Clyne may have failed in...
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World Series Finals: Olympic stars back Squash 2020 bid
Olympians show their support for Squash 2020 bid
Olympians Joanna Rowsell, Victoria Pendleton and Greg Searle were cheering from the stands at the ATCO PSA...
Features
Blog: The sincerest form of flattery
By ALAN THATCHER
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that's the case, then the World Squash Day team can give...
Features
World Squash Day smashes records
I don't like quoting myself, but I had to for the World Squash Day Media Release distributed by the WSF. I want to thank...
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World Squash Day: Make a racket to back the bid
WORLD SQUASH DAY MAKES A RACKET TO BACK 2020 OLYMPIC BID
Squash's bid for a place in the 2020 Olympics receives a massive boost on
Saturday...
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WSF: World Squash Day hits 20,020
20,020 Players Back WSF World Squash Day 2020 Olympic Bid
28 September 2012
World Squash Day has attracted more than 20,020 players to back the sport's 2020...
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Nicol flashes for the Olympics
Squash Flashmob Hits Malaysia
The world's top squash players warmed up for World Squash Day (www.worldsquashday.com) when they turned out in force at the Curve Shopping...
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World Squash Day Olympic Bid attracts 10,000 players
World Squash Day Olympic Bid Entries Hit 10,000
28 August 2012
More than 10,000 players have now signed up to take part in the biggest squash...
Features
BLOG: Ramy backs Olympic bid
Ramy Ashour wasted no time in backing squash's bid for a deserved place in the Olympic Games after retaining his Australian Open title.
Minutes after...
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Ramy: Don’t squash our Olympic dream
From the Canberra Times
By LEE GASKIN
He's been described as one of the greatest sportsmen on the planet.
But all Egyptian maestro Ramy Ashour wants is...
Features
JamesWillstrop in a Huff about the Olympics
By ALAN THATCHER
World number one James Willstrop is taking a leading role in finding a voice which explains how squash players in England feel...
Features
President Obama backs World Squash Day
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President Obama is lining up to support World Squash Day.
Go to www.worldsquashday.com to read all about it.
Better still, get your club to sign up...
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WSF: Nicol and Mohamed give Namibian squash a lift
From HOWARD HARDING
WSF Ambassadors Empower Namibian Squash
16 June 2012
"You have empowered Namibian squash," Tyc Kakehongo, National Administrator of the Namibian Squash Association, told record six-time women's...
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WSF: Ambassadors visit inspires squash in Malawi and Namibia
Malawi WSF Ambassador Visit Inspires Squash Addition To Olympic Centre
11 June 2012
News that the WSF Ambassador Programme visit to Malawi has inspired a squash facility to...
Features
World Squash Day attracts 1,000 players inside a week
Four Figures already for World Squash Day 2012 Challenge
More than 1,000 players have already signed up to compete in World Squash Day’s 2020 Challenge...
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WSF: World record target to Back The Bid
Squash Players Target World Record To Back 2020 Olympic Bid
6 June 2012
Squash players all over the world are uniting to create the biggest squash...
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WSF: Lower tin for doubles
Tins Go Lower For Doubles
4 June 2012
The World Squash Federation (WSF) has confirmed today that for future World Doubles Championships,Commonwealth Games and other major events, the...
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Olympics: Squash legend Angela Smith carries the torch
FORMER world squash champion Angela Smith was so proud to carry the Olympic Torch through her home city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The 58-year-old, who lives...
ESR
Nicol David continues Olympic claims
Nicol David continues her support for squash's bid for a place in the Olympics with a heartfelt series of interviews published in the Malaysian...
ESR
WSF: Matthew leads squash bid at Sport Accord
World Champion Nick Matthew Leads Squash Presentation At SportAccord
World Squash Federation President N Ramachandran, supported by England's world champion Nick Matthew and Pakistan's leading female player Maria...
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WSF: Top stars back Olympic bid
Top stars back the 2020 bid
18 May 2012
Many of the world's leading squash players, including women's world number one Nicol David and men's world number...
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We love you, Peter
The Squash World Loves iLoveSquash
18 May 2012
As the world's famous squash event, the British Open, marks its return to the world stage at London's O2 Arena...
Coaching and Development
BLOG: Let there be light
By ALAN THATCHER
It's obvious that Joe McManus, the Commissioner of the US-based Pro Squash Tour, is not going to pack up his bags any...
Coaching and Development
Aussie girls love a Hit and a Giggle
New program courts female squash players
From The Melbourne Weekly
BY AMBER WILSON
THE game of squash tends to conjure images of A-type corporate males sweating it...
Coaching and Development
Squash surges in Oz
Squash Surges In Australia
11 April 2012
A new four-million (Australian) dollar squash centre close to completion in Darwin is yet another example of squash's resilience and...
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WSF launch Olympic 2020 brochure
WSF Launches Olympic Bid Brochure
10 April 2012
In the latest step in its campaign to have Squash included in the programme for the 2020 Olympic Games,...
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WSF: Jahangir Khan backs World Squash Day
From The Dawn website:
KARACHI: The World Squash Federation has announced the launch of a campaign to ensure the inclusion of the sport in 2020...
Coaching and Development
WSF: World Squash Day to Back The Bid
World Squash Day To Back 2020 Olympic Bid
3 April 2012
World Squash Day takes place this year on Saturday October 20th in a global show...
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WSF: Sue Wright the Olympic Ambassador
Squash Star Sue Wright Appointed Olympic Ambassador
Sue Wright, a Commonwealth Games squash gold medallist, has been appointed an Ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic...
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WSF: New website launched to back 2020 Olympic bid
Squash Launches Social Media Portal to Drive Online Support for 2020 Olympic Ambition
7 March 2012
As part of Squash's campaign to become part of the...
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Malaysian PM hails Nicol David’s success
From Free Malaysia Today
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak hailed national squash queen Nicol Ann David today as the country’s most successful sports icon, saying...
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World record: The match lasting 31 hours!
From the Basingstoke Observer
Two Basingstoke squash players have beaten the world record for the longest match ever played.
Super-fit Grant Ward, 29, from Basingstoke, and...
Coaching and Development
WSF: Ambassadors Nicol David and John White light up Latvia
World Stars Give A Boost To Squash In Latvia
26 November 2011
Squash received a major boost in Latvia when world number ones Nicol David and John White launched...
Features
DJ Nudie gets in the groove (Naudie but nice)
Former WISPA star Annelize Naude was in charge of the music during the World Open in Rotterdam. Having retired from the World Tour, she is...