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Kiwis Coll and King seeded to reach finals By HOWARD HARDING – Squash Mad International Correspondent England is predicted to win singles gold in both Squash events in next month’s Commonwealth Games in Australia for the first time, following the revelation that Nick Matthew and Laura Massaro are top seeds in the men’s and [...]
‘It’s been a hard two years and I am pouring with emotion’ By NATHAN CLARKE A peerless performance from maverick three-time World Champion Ramy Ashour saw the 30-year-old Egyptian end compatriot Mohamed ElShorbagy’s 12-match winning streak to triumph in the final of the 2018 Grasshopper Cup – his first title win in seven months. [...]
Willstrop and Gaultier beaten in dramatic semi-finals By ALAN THATCHER and NATHAN CLARKE Ramy Ashour theatrically bowed to the audience after beating top seed Gregory Gaultier as if to announce that he is back on the biggest stage in squash. In a meeting of two star players battling to overcome injury demons, Ashour lived [...]
Veteran stars roll back the years in Zurich By NATHAN CLARKE James Willstrop rolled back the years, and conjured up a spectacular triple-fake winner in the process, as he beat former world champion Karim Abdel Gawad in the quarter-finals [...]
Top seed overpowers fellow Egyptian Omar Mosaad in Grasshopper Cup By ALAN THATCHER and NATHAN CLARKE World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy notched up his 10th consecutive victory on the PSA World Tour as he downed compatriot Omar Mosaad to book [...]
French ace topples local hero Nic Mueller By NATHAN CLARKE in Zurich Following a two-month injury enforced absence, 2017 tournament winner Gregory Gaultier marked his return to competitive action on the PSA World Tour with a straight-games defeat of [...]
Egyptian pair beat French in qualifying By NATHAN CLARKE in Zurich Egyptians Mazen Hesham and Omar Mosaad inflicted misery on French duo Mathieu Castagnet and Gregoire Marche as qualification came to a close at the 2018 Grasshopper Cup, PSA [...]
Extra sponsors boost prize fund to $35k By ALAN THATCHER Daryl Selby and James Willstrop are top seeds in the PSA Men’s $35k Wimbledon Club Squash Squared Open taking place from March 18-23. The two long-serving England players, who [...]
Dublin squash project will help to build a healthy nation By Special Correspondent MARK KELLY – Founder of Irish Sports and Education Association and Squash Link in Dublin The benefits of joining a squash club permeate body and mind, [...]
Squash has a history of change By CRAIG PARKINSON – Squash Mad Guest Columnist I was fascinated to see the trial of the best-of-three (BO3) scoring system during the hugely successful Canary Wharf Classic. It set me thinking, to [...]
‘This was the best match we have ever played’ By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy became the first ever Egyptian winner of the prestigious Canary Wharf Classic after he defeated compatriot Tarek Momen in a [...]
After a best-of-three trial, fans are enthralled by two brutal, brilliant five-setters By ALAN THATCHER Mohamed ElShorbagy was forced to produce a performance worthy of his world champion status to overcome his younger brother in the semi-finals of the [...]
TRAC North of Scotland – Qualifying Finals Complete By David Ireson – Squash Mad Reporter Local and Edinburgh “hero” Rory Stewart upsets seedings to earn place in the main draw of the TRAC North of Scotland Championships Day 2 from [...]
‘Long-term strategy to break down barriers and encourage women to pick up a racket’ By DONNA HELMER England Squash has launched a new national campaign today to encourage more women and girls on court. The new social media campaign, [...]
It’s an Egyptian take-over at Canary Wharf By ALAN THATCHER at the East Wintergarden Marwan ElShorbagy scraped past England’s Daryl Selby to book his place in the semi-finals of the Canary Wharf Classic – and immediately said how relieved [...]
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