Tuesday, March 19, 2024

World Squash Day

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

President Obama backs World Squash Day

2020-celebs-1 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...