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July 2015
June 2015

  • Coppinger & Fuller crowned in Jo'Burg
    SOUTH AFRICA: Steve Coppinger and Alexandra Fuller are the 2015 South African National Champions ...

  • SEA Games
    ASIA: Malaysia claim double singles gold in Singapore ...
       

  • World Masters
    MASTERS: The 2016 World Masters will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 23-30 September ...

  • Final in Alex
    ALEXANDRIA: Raneem El Welily takes her home title with a 3-0 win over Omneya Kawy in an all-Egyptian final ...
       
    TODAY | GALLERY |

May 2015

 
March / April 2015

  • Rosner rises in May rankings
    PSA RANKINGS: Simon Rosner reaches a new high in the May PSA rankings ...

  • Women's Rankings
    WSA RANKINGS:     No changes in WSA top five but rises for Serme, Gohar, Beddoes and Hany ...

  • GOOOOOOOOOOLD
    MEMORIES: Saurav Ghosal recalls his worst and best squash memories - all in the space of four days at last year's Asian Games ... 
    Yes, he remembers it well!

  • It's Hesham in Houston
    HOUSTON: Mazen Hesham beats Adrian Grant in the final of the $25k Houston Open ...      

 

  • April Rankings
    RANKINGS: Latest PSA and WSA world rankings ... 

  • Euro Juniors
    EURO JUNIORS:     Europe's best juniors head to Prague for the 2015 European Junior Champs ...it's an English treble..

  • PSL decision day
    PSL: The tenth and final round of the Premier League with the semi-final lineups to be decided ...  Coolhurst grab semi spot ...
    Match reports:  SURREY ... NOTTINGHAM ...

  • Canary Wharf
    CANARY WHARF: Nick Matthew beats Simon Rosner to claim a fifth Canary Wharf title - and a third PSA crown in a row  ...

  • I remember it well
    MEMORIES: When Alcohol and Squash don't mix that well... Michael Hoy....

  • Inter Counties at Wolverhampton
    UK INTER-COUNTIES:     Results from the M45, M55 and W40 finals ...

  • English Junior Champs
    ENGLISH JUNIORS: The 2015 English Junior Champions crownerd in Birmingham ...  

February 2015
January 2015
2014 Archive
December 2014

 

November 2014

  • Reda wins St Louis Marathon
    RC PRO: It took Ali Anwar Reda 125 minutes, and his opponent's racket, to win the PSA $10k title in St Louis ...
     
       

October 2014

September 2014

AUGUST 2014

  • Malaysian Open
    MALAYSIA: It's a double triumph for Egypt as Mohamed Elshorbagy and Raneem El Welily take the titles in KL ... 
     

  • Rotterdam Finals
    ROTTERDAM: Top seed Lucas Serme wins the Men's title as Lucie Fialova triumphs in the women's final ...
      

  • PSA adds Dubai stop to World Series
    PSA: Dubai will host a World Series event from 2015-17 ...
      

  • James retains
     NOTTINGHAM:     Declan James retains his Nottingham Open title ...

  • WJ Teams  in Windhoek
     WORLD JUNIORS: Egypt beat Pakistan to retain their title ...

  • Rodriguez and Teran triumph in Bogota
    COLOMBIA: Colombian Miguel Rodriguez and Mexican Samantha Teran take the titles in the XVII Abierto Colombiano in Bogota ... 

  • 20 TASS Grants
    UK: England Squash & Racketball have been awarded 20 Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) grants by Sport England for the forthcoming 2014-15 season ...

  • Power's Excellent  position
    CANADA: Former world #1 Jonathon Power hired to head Squash Canada's National Centre of Excellence training
July 2014

  • Hansen denies home hopes in Colwyn
     COLWYN: Top seed Line Hansen beats Emily Whitlock to clainm a 14th WSA title in the $10k Colwyn Classic ...

  • August World Rankings
         RANKINGS: No change in the PSA top twenty ...
    Nicol David     completes EIGHT years and 100 months as WSA number one ...

  • Off-season Training Program
     SQUASHSKILLS: Looking to improve your fitness and game during the off-season ? Check out this FREE personalised training programme from those nice people ts SquashSkills …

  • Big IOC changes still on the agenda
         OLYMPICS: The IOC seems to be pressing on with sweeping changes to the makeup of Olympic Sports/Events which *could* benefit squash ...
     

  • English dominate in Madeira
    MADEIRA: Top seeds Declan James and Chris Fuller through to the PSA $5k final in Madeira ... James takes the title

  • CASA Juniors in Bermuda
    CARIBBEAN: Barbados take four of eight individual titles - watch the video ...  it's a team double for Guyana...
     

  • Château-Arnoux:
     FRANCE    : It's an unexpected all-French final in the PSA $5k event ...
       

  • Solo Practice - Quick Kills
    SQUASHSKILLS: Jethro demonstrates how to use Quick Kills in a solo practice to understand opening the racket face and controlling the ball ...
      

  • Three in a row for Western Province
         SOUTH AFRICA: Defending champions retain the men's Jarvis Cup title in Cape Town, Central Gauteng take the women's Kaplan Cup ...
        

  • Aamir meets the PM
     PAKISTAN: Prime Minister Of Pakistan appreciates Aamir’s efforts for the promotion of squash in the country and on winning Asian Individual championship after a 15 year gap ...
     
      

  • Fitz-Gerald and Grainger call for unified body
    PSA/WSA: Former world number ones Sarah Fitz-Gerald and Natalie Grainger believe PSA and WSA must merge to give squash an Olympic chance ...
      

  • ASB launches new AllGlassCourt in HK
    COURTS: ASB takes a major step forward in squash court design with the launch of its revolutionary new ASB PermanentGlassCourt in Hong Kong ...
     Lee and Urquhart take Melbourne titles
    VICTORIAN: Max Lee and Donna Urquhart score straight-game wins in the Victorian Open finals in Melbourne...
     

  • World Masters finals
    WORLD MASTERS: After seven days of action, all of the champions are crowned in Hong Kong ...
     

  •   

June 2014

  • Knight takes Invercargill title
    SOUTHERN NZ: Martin Knight provides a home winner in the final of the the PSA $15k event in Invercargill ...
      

  • Kandra wins on the Rock
    GIBRALTAR: Top seed Raphael Kandra took the title in the PSA $5k Gibraltar Open ...
      

  • Worth rejoins ESR as CEO
    ENGLAND: Former head of coaching and performance Keir Worth rejoins England Squash as the new CEO ... 

  • Asian Juniors in Kish
         ASIA: The 21st Asian Junior Champs in Kish Island, Iran ... four for Malaysia on finals day ...
      

  • National Racketball Champs
    RACKETBALL: Final updates from the UK Racketball Nationals in Birmingham ... results, reports, photos ....
      

May 2014

  • Gaultier stays on top
    RANKINGS: Gregory Gaultier stays at the top of the World Rankings for May as Egyptians Amr Shabana and Marwan Elshorbagy make significant rises ...

  • Madeline becomes oldest top tenner ever
    RANKINGS: It's 94 months at the top for Nicol David as Madeline Perry becomes the oldest player ever to grace the top ten ...  

  • When Sisi met Egyptian Squash
    EGYPT: Squash is definitely in the mainstream in Egypt as Ramy Ashour and Nour El Sherbini meet Presidential favourite General al-Sisi ...

  • Tommy takes the WSA reins
    WSA: The Women's Squash Association has appointed former Dutch champion Tommy Berden as its acting Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect ...

  • ETC Division Three
    EUROTEAMS: It's the Third Division Euro Team Champs in Zagreb ...
    FINALS: Hungary do the double ...
     

  • Final in Zurich
    GRASSHOPPER: The PSA $50k Grasshopper Cup is down to the last two - Shabana wins all-Egyptian five game final 

  • Wadi Degla win Egyptian Junior League
    JUNIORS: A proud coach Karim Darwish after his charges won the league for the first time ...
     

  • U11 Festival
    UK Juniors: 22 Under-11 teams aiming to become Champions of England in Manchester ... Surrey & Yorkshire take the spoils
          

  • Dutch impress in Luxembourg
    JUNIORS: The fourth Luxembourg Junior Open featured some strong performances from the Dutch contingent ...

  • Irish Open in Dublin
         IRISH: It's finals day of the Irish Open in Dublin,  Gohar and Waller are the champions  ...       

  • ASF Awards 2013
    ASIA: Congratulations to all the recipients of the Asian Squash Federation Awards for 2013 ...
      

  • Switching from Narrow to Broad Focus
    CARTE BLANCHE: Sports psychologists talk about "Broad" and "Narrow" focus - Philip Marlowe looks as how this could relate to squash ...
        

April 2014

  • England take Euro Team title
         EURO U19: England beat Spain in Finland to retain the Euro U19 team title ...
     

  • It's Coleman in Aberdeen
    NOS: Ben Coleman captured his first PSA title with victory over Declan James in the North of Scotland final in Aberdeen ...

  • Australian Junior Open
    JUNIORS: Titles decided in Geelong ...
     

  • Clyne grabs Galway title
    GALWAY: Alan Clyne beat top seed Ryan Cuskelly in a marathon #Paddy Whack' final in Galway ...
     

  • Around the Events
    Lust wins in Toronto ... Grant retains BSPA Dulwich title ... Shahin and Schweertman take Gauteng titles ... Chan wins Malaysian Circuit #3 crown ... Koukal wins a 29th title in Cerdil Open ...

  • Sherbini takes Texas title
     TEXAS: Qualifier Nour El Sherbini beat Dipika Pallikal in the Houston WSA $50k final ...
     

  • Juniors in Finland
    EURO U19: Top seeds Richie Fallows and Nele Gilis are the new European Junior champions, as England grab four of the six podium places in Helsinki ...
    Teams starts today

  • Bermuda Legends
    BERMUDA: Palmer beats Lincou at the death in the Bermuda Legends final ...

  • BRITISH U23
    U23:  Carrie Ramsey and Charles Sharpes take the titles ...
       
      

  • Around the events
    ROUNDUP:     A busy week as Abdullah wins again in Kuwait .. Ford and Shahin win in Pretoria ... Kobayashi wins in St Louis, it's Alexander in Rochester ... plenty of Paris updatess ...  Check them all out on Current Events
                       

March 2014

  • Eat the Frog
    CARTE BLANCHE: Phillip Marlowe looks at how a business motivation term can be applied to squash....
      

  • Danish beats Aamir in Kish final
    PERSIAN GULF: Top-seeded Pakistani brothers Danish and Aamir Atlas Khan contested the final in Kish Island ...

  •  PSL Round Seven
    PSL:     Big wins for group leaders and Chapel A on the 7th night
    Howard's Roundup ... Chichester v Surrey ...
      

  • How events are born
    CARTE BLANCHE: Two years ago Chris Lengthorn sat down with his sister to talk about bringing squash to the public eye in Chorley ... and their Courtcare Open is coming up for its second staging ... 

  • LJ signs up with Harrow
    BRANDS: Dutch star Laurens Jan Anjema set to become Global Ambassador for Harrow after signing three-year deal with the fast growing squash brand ... 

  • TODAY at the Nationals
     NATIONALS: Sunday was  finals day in Manchester with 18 titles decided ...  Waters takes a fourth, six up for Matthew ...
     MASTERS UPDATES
     

  • Nationals Interviews
    NATIONALS: Interviews with many of the top contenders as the British Nationals gear up in Manchester ...

  • Shorbagy comeback secures second Detroit title
    MOTOR CITY: Mohamed El Shorbagy came from two games down to beat Peter Barker in the final of the PSA $70k event in Michigan ...
      

  • King battles to Greenwich Glory
         GREENWICH: Three five game wins in a row as Joelle King takes the title...  

  • Hail Shabana!
    After a fantastic two weeks for the four-time world champion, two articles in praise of Amr Shabana from the Willstrop Camp...
    One from Malcolm ...,
    and one from James ...     

  • Choose to avoid injury ?
    CARTE BLANCHE: Phillip Marlowe looks at the choices we make in training and playing, and knowing when to stop ...
      

  • Nick Rider steps down
     ENGLAND: England Squash & Racketball Chief Executive Nick Rider has chosen to step down from his role after 11 years at the helm ...  

  • ATLANTA: Cesar Salazar beats Nasir Iqbal to take firt Life Time title of 2014 ...

  • SEATTLE: Joel Hinds wins a thriller to take PSA $5k title

  • CALGARY: Au retains his title in repeat final in Stampede City ...
       

  • AUSTRALIA DAY : Double Kiwi success for Coll and Landers-Murphy in Ipswich ...
      

  • Edinburgh
    BSPA: Daryl Selby and Habiba Mohamed take the BSPA/WSA titles in Edinburgh ... 

  • Top seeds take London U23 titles
         BSPA: Top seeds Charles Sharpes and Tory Temple-Murray are the 2014 BRIGHT London U23 Open champions …
      

  • Torky too strong in Berwyn final
    LIBERTY BELL: Top seed Heba El Torky claims the first WSA title of the year as she beats home favourite Sabrina Sobhy in the final ...
      

  • When Nicol met Roger
    CARTE BLANCHE: Ever wonder how Nicol David's meeting with Roger Federer came about last year ? Read on ...
      

  • Mental agility and Strength
    SQUASHSKILLS: Peter Nicol looks at ways of improving your game that we (you) often forget ...
     

  • Clegg shows he's a good sport
    UK: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg backed Nick Matthew's new squash development initiative tonight, and even took on the World Champion on the squash court ...
    Watch the video
     

  • How squash has changed !
    CARTE BLANCHE: "I'm back into squash after a 13 year absence and there have been lots of changes," says Phillip Marlowe ... see if you agree, or even noticed ...
     

 
December 2013

  • Always look on the bright side
    CARTE BLANCHE: Phillip Marlowe urges all squash players to look on the bright side, and to SHARE SQUASH TODAY ...
     

  • New era for Aussie Squash
    AUSTRALIA: After 28 years and a host of world champions, Australia's AIS programme is being replaced by "Winning Edge" ...
      

  • Champions crowned at Yale
    JUNIORS: The U.S. Junior Open started with 900 competitors, no there's just four left in each category ... semis and finals results ...
     

  • Fourteen Irish titles for Madeline
    NATIONALS: "I must have been playing a very long time!" says Madeline Perry after claiming a 14th National title in Dublin ...  

  • Price and Leach comeback takes Briggs Cup
    DOUBLES: It was all going to seeding up until the first two games of the final of the $100k Briggs Cup hardball doubles tournament in New York ... watch the matches ...
     

  • Adrian and Emily crowned Coronation champs
         LONDON: Adrian Grant and Emily Whitlock provide in English double at the the Coronation London Open - PSA $25k and WSA $10k events ...
     

  • Mahesh takes Imet title
    IMET: India's Mahesh Mangaonkar collected his second PSA title with a five-game win over defending champion Greg Lobban in the final of the PSA $5k Imet Open in Bratislava ...

  • Big Olympic changes ahead
    VOTE4SQUASH: IOC President Thomas Bach hopes to push through big changes in his "Olympic Agenda 2020" next year ...
      

  • Meet the Flying Finn
    CARTEBLANCHE: Thirteen years in the World's Top 30, and "Flying Finn" Olli Tuominen is still loving every minute of it ...
     

  • Another award for Nick
    AWARDS: Nick Matthew wins the Sports Journalist Association award at a glittering ceremony at the Tower of London ...
       

  • Riley Mercer 1998-2013
    LESTWEFORGET: Third tragedy hits Canadian Squash as 15-year-old player dies from rare brain cancer ...
      

  • FINALS DAY in Hong Kong
    HONG KONG:     Day EIGHT of the 2013 edition of the Hong Kong Open saw the Nick Matthew and Nicol David crowned champions at the iconic Culture Centre harbourside location ...  ...
     
    EN BREF | BLOG | GALLERY | PRESS |
      

  • Top seeds take Boston titles
    BSPA: Tom Richards and Jackie Kemp won the titles at the 17th Boston Open ...
      

  • Rules of Squash 2014
    RULES: The WSF has published the new rules of squash, effective 1st Jan 2014 - don't worry, there are "very few changes" ...  
    summary of the changes ...
       

  • Marwan the 3rd in Edmonton
    EDMONTON: Top seed Marwan Elshorbagy wins an all-Egyptian final of the PSA $15k event in Canada ...  
      

  • Mark Sachvie
    LESTWEFORGET:     Canadian Squash loses another stalwart ... Official statement from Squash Canada ...
      

  • Ten years in the top ten for Shabana
    RANKINGS: The December PSA world ranking mark a decade at the top for Egyptian legend Amr Shabana ...  

  • Lobban takes SRAM title
    MALAYSIA: Top seed Greg Lobban won a five-game final in KL to claim a second PSA title ...
      

  • Colwyn Classic
         COLWYN BAY: Emily Whitlock retains her home title as James Earles takes the PSA closed sat crown in Colwyn Bay..... 

November 2013

September/October 2013

  • Abierto Mexicano
    MEXICO: Finals of the PSA $70k and WSA $15k Abierto Mexicano ... Gaultier and Adel are the champions ...  

  • Nash Cup
         CANADA: Day six reports from London, Ontario - Joe Lee is the men's champion ...
      

  • Knight finally wins one
    CHARLOTTESVILLE: After two PSA final losses already this month, Martin Knight finally wins one ...
      

  • Basic Forehand Technique
    SQUASHSKILLS: The latest video of the week looks at one of your basic shots ... how to get that essential "locked out" position ...
      

  • ECC in Riccione
         EUROCLUBS: 28 teams battling away in Italy for the right to be called European Champions ... Pontefract take women's title ... Worms retain men's crown ...  

    • Life after Sport
      CARTE BLANCHE:  "Life after playing the sport you love can be a difficult one, but it does not need to be," says Lee Drew ...
        

    • Rafa raises the roof in Campinas
      BRAZIL: Rafael Alarcon saves match balls to win his 19th PSA title ...
        

    • Coll's Christchurch comeback
       NEW ZEALAND: Paul Coll comes back from the brink to take the title ...

    • Malaysian Open
      MALAYSIAN: The CIMB Malaysian Open kicks off the new season in Kuala Lumpur ....
      Barker and David are the champions ...        

  • The Maestro
    is in the House
    PLAYERS: Egyptian Legend Amr Shabana signs a three-year deal with Eye Rackets ...
      

  • The Cannon's Mouth
    SHORT STORIES: My good friend, Amy, who could easily pass for 35 although she is a good ten years older than that, has a habit of saying: “Women over 45 are invisible.”
      

August 2013

  • World Squash Calendar
    CALENDAR: More draws than you can shake a stick at for August/September ... 

  • Does success actually breed success ?
         CARTE BLANCHE: Andy Whipp looks at what it really takes to be successful ...  now up to 15 authors ...
      

  • Sobhy stands up in NY
    HAMPTONS: Just top seed Amanda Sobhy and three surprise Egyptians were left in the semis of the WSA $10k Hampton Squash Week in Southampton ... Two in a row for Amanda
      

  • Attacking Length
     VIDEO: In the latest SquashSkills video of the week, Peter Nicol shows us how to play the attacking length ...
      

  • Garner takes up PSA Euro reins
    PSA: The PSA has appointed Tim Garner as PSA European Representative ...
      

  • ASB to provide World Champs court
         WORLD CHAMPS: Manchester Central will hold an ASB glass court for the PSA Men's World Championship later this year ...
      

    

  • Boast, Drive, Drive
    SQUASHSKILLS VIDEOS: Jethro shows us how to do the Boast, Double  Drive routine drill in threesomes ...
     

  • Max and Amanda take Buler Cup titles
    HONG KONG: Max Lee retains his title but hopes of a double home triumph were dashed as Annie Au retires ill ...
      

  • Barbados Open
    BARBADOS:     Top seeds Meakins and Chin take the titles ...
      

  • Kristian collects in Chateau-Arnoux
    FRANCE: Top seed Kristian Frost claims PSA $5k title in France ...
      

  • Boast, Drop Drive
    SQUASHSKILLS VIDEOS: Peter Nicol shows us how to do the Boast, Drop, Drive routine drill in pairs ...
      

  • SquashSite POLLS
    POLLS: Which scoring, balls in your bag, your oldest piece of kit, summer squash ... answer these and more questions or  just see how others have voted ...
      

  • Ambassadors in Venezuela
    WSF AMBASSADORS: The second leg of this year's WSF ambassador visit ...
       

  • Maria on the Katie Couric show
     CANADA: Maria Toor Pakay in the mainstream news again, this time with a feature on the Katie Couric show, 6-minute video profile and interview ... featuring Jon Power too ...
       

  • Dicky Rutnagur 1931-2013
    LESTWEFORGET: More sad news, of the death of the journalist who covered Cricket, Squash and Badminton for the Daily Telegraph for almost 40 years ...
      

  • Elias and Naughton take PanAm titles
     JUNIORS: Top seed Diego Elias survives a marathon final as Hollie Naughton takes out the top seeds to claim PanaAm Gold in Brazil ...
      

  • 20 Nations in Colombian World Games
         WORLDGAMES:  Nicol David and Gregory Gaultier are the top ranked players for August's World Games in Colombia ...
      

  • It's 18 T&T titles for Rhea
    NATIONAL CHAMPS: Latest 2013 National Champions, Rhea Khan, Colin Ramasra, Adil Maqbool ...
     

  • World Teams  in Mulhouse
         WORLD TEAMS:
    and on Day Seven it was down to the finals - French finish third as England take the title from Egypt

  • John Timperley 1931-2013
    LESTWEFORGET:      Prominent figure during the 70s and 80s expansion of the game passes away ...
      

  • Discover Mulhouse
    WORLD TEAMS: Daily tours of discovery of Mulhouse in English and French ...

June/July 2013
May 2013
April 2013

  • Matthew aiming for a third in Manchester
    MWSC2013: At today's media launch of the Men's World Championshop in Manchester Nick Matthew said that winning a third title, on home soil, would be a great climax to his career ...
     

  • Malaysian SSJM Circuit
    5th Leg: Kota Bharu, Kelanta... Tim Arnold surprises and Noor Shadira confirms... Reports and photos..

  • "The Games would be proud"
    VOTE4SQUASH: Another celebrity endorsement of the bid, this time from Andre Agassi in Harvard ...
      

March 2013
Feb 2013

  • North American
    NAO: Ramy Ashour claims a sixth major title in a row, as he beats Nick Matthew 3-1 in the Richmond final...
      

  • Courtcare Open
    COURTCARE:     Beddoes claims the inaugural Courtcare Open title in Chorley ... 
       

  • English Junior Champs in Surrey
     JUNIORS: The Tecnifibre English Junior Championships take place this weekend at Wimbledon and Surrey Sports Park ...
    Day THREE,  the finals ...
        

  • Instant Update #43
     WSF NEWS: Latest newsletter from the World Squash Federation, all about the Olympic Bid, World Champs, and lots more ...

  • Why are you that good ???
    CARTE BLANCHE: Not YOU, obviously, but why are some players so good for so long, asks Robert Jan Anjema ...
      

  • National Champions 2013
    NATIONALS: It's Nationals season, and while we know some champions, there are lots more to find out, we're sure ...
    England, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, New Zealand, Luxembourg, ...
           

  • Girls and Sport
    CARTE BLANCHE: Lauren Selby ponders why there aren't more women playing sport ...
      

  • Semis at MAA
    MONTREAL: Sam and Milou in WSA $5k Montreal Open final ...
      

  • 7 Matches, 7 Days, 7 Continents
    7 CONTINENTS: Peter Nicol and Tim Garner set themselves a hell of a task to support the Olympic Bid and Charities ...
      

  • Nick v Rachel
    BBC: Nick Matthew takes on BBC R5 Breakfast's Rachel Burden in "why squash should be an Olympic Sport" video ...
     

  • British Nationals
    NATIONALS:     Top seeds contest repeat finals at the National Squash Centre, ...three for Waters, five for Matthew ...

  • Leaders beaten in round eight
    PSL: League leaders Duffield and Exeter both beaten as the race for playoff places hots up ...

  • SquashSkills
    COACHING: Relive the SSF 2003 Nicol v Power.... The video and the Boss' analysis...

  • Sekisui supports squash to 2020
     SEKISUI: Japanese Chemical company announces European event sponsorship from 2013 to 2020 ...

  • Press
    An excellent English article from the BBC on the NIck/James rivalry...

  • Squash Stories on Carte Blanche
    CARTE BLANCHE:     All the stories about the squash world you didn't know you needed to know ... first up, Lee Drew's tribute to Harry Faulkner ...
       

  • Rosner in 7th Heaven
    GERMANY: A 7th straight National Title for Simon Rosner and a new name on the women's trophy ...

  • Press :
    A good article about Alex Gough in IsportConnect...
      

  • It's 5 for Olli in  Mikkeli
    FINNISH: Local favourite and top seed Olli Tuominen battled for 2 hours with Karim Abdel Gawad for the Finish Open title....
      

  • U.S. Open to offer equal prize money
         US OPEN: Same size draw, same size prize pool, as U.S. Squash equalises the men and women for the 2013 U.S. Open ...
      

  • Perry prevails in Wilmington
         DELAWARE: Top seed Sarah-Jane Perry beat Sam Cornett in the Delaware State Open final ...

  • Summer Spanish Squash Tour
     SQUASHINSPAIN: It's not just the kids who can enjoy a squashy summer in Spain - check out the adult tour too ...
     

  • Shorbagy beats Shabana in Cambridge Cup final
    CAMBRIDGE CUP: An Egyptian winner was already assured in the fourth Cambridge Cup ...
       

  • Fram's Corner
    Issue 166: So much about the US, plus Raneem, Saurav, Dipika, Olympics from HuffPost, Wallstreet and StreetSquash, 50 grand for Warlingham, Canada, overage & Pakistan, Malaysia, Australia, videos and photos....

  • Raneem outlasts Nicol in Ohio
    CLEVELAND: Raneem El Weleily comes from 2-1 down to beat Nicol David in Cleveland Classic final ...
       

  • Leaders stay on courts in round seven
    PSL: On a night of close matches, the leading teams in both groups kept their noses in front - just ...
       

  • Elite Squash Camps
    CAMPS: Junior and Adult squash camps in South-West England, lots of options coming up over the next weeks and months ...
      

  • 2012 WSA Awards
    AWARDS: Player of the year ... you guessed it ...  plus other awards presented in Cleveland ...
       

JAN 2013

  • Ramy is Player of the Year
    PLAYERS: Ramy Ashour collects a second consecutive Player of the Year award in New York ...
      

  • SquashSkills
    COACHING: The Boss is giving you a tip to improve your backhand kill, and Jess tries and improves your energy level... 

  • SquashSkills
    COACHING: The Boss on Building Pressure on one side to volley the crosscourt... Plus a video of Nicol for a killer shot...

  • Matthew pens new Dunlop deal
    PLAYERS: World number two Nick Matthew has extended his association with Dunlop ... plus more Nick Matthew stories ...

  • Steph set to retire
     PLAYERS: Aged 9 Stephanie Edmison only scored 3 points in her first 3 matches ... it got much better over the next sixteen years, but now Steph decides to call it a day ..     

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  • PSL back from the winter break
    PSL: The second half of the Premier Squash League season gets under way as Duffield just about maintain their unbeaten record, Birmingham get off the mark, and St George's put the cat amongst the pigeons ... 
      

NOV / DEC 2012

  • World Champs  in Doha
     QATAR WORLD CHAMPS: All Eyes on Egypt as Ramy Ashour and Mohamed El Shorbagy contest the World Final in Qatar ...
    Ramy Ashour takes it 3-2 for world title and world number one too ...

  • Squash: For Hobbits and Humans
    ODDBALL: Bilbo Baggins actor Martin Freeman reveals that he plays squash ...
      

  • SquashSkills Mark Two launches
    COACHING: The top online coaching site, powered by Peter Nicol and Jethro Binns, has just launched a new version, with a free trial ... 

  • PSA and ASB team up
    COURTS: The PSA has signed an agreement with leading court manufacturer ASB to develop new initiatives to enhance the presentation of the sport ...
      

  • Eddie & Emma bag Boston titles
    BSPA: Top seeds Charlton and Beddoes claim the titles in the 16th running of the BSPA Boston Open ...
      

  • British Open is back for 2013
    BRITISH OPEN: The Allam British Open is coming to Hull in May 2013 ...
    Tickets on general sale NOW     ...
     
      

OCTOBER 2012

SEPTEMBER 2012

  • No to Doping
    WSF: Nick and Nicol back the WADA campaign, of course they do ..
      

  • It's Iqbal in KL
    ROYAL LAKE:     Unseeded Pakistani takes PSA $10k Royal Lake Open title in Malaysia ...
      

  • WMG Good News
    MASTERS:     Squash will, after all, feature in the World Masters Games in Torino next year ...

  • World Deaf Champs
    WDC:Day Five of the World Deaf Champs in Lee on Solent ... it's all over
      

  • New TD for WSA
     WSA: The WSA has a new Tour Director ... Anneli MacDonald
         

  • PSL 2012/13 Round One
    PSL: The new UK Premier Squash League season is under way today ... Oxford & Chichester lead the way - results, roundups, match reports ...
     

  • It's Azan's title in Kobe
     KANSAI: Muhd Asyraz Azan wins a third PSA title and keeps the ProSquash Kansai crown in Malaysian hands ...
      

  • October World Rankings
    RANKINGS: Massaro up to two in WSA as Willstrop stays top of PSA for October ...
             

 

  • BSPA Calendar 2012/13
    BSPA: More dates for your diaries ... New look site too ...
       

  • Eventis on course at Westerham
     SQUASH/GOLF: Event organisers Eventis were on top for at the 5th Annual World of Squash Golf Day on on Kent's challenging Westerham course ...
      
      

  • BGP in in Manchester
     BRITISH GRAND PRIX:  Nick Matthew beats James Willstrop 3/1 to claim the title ....
       
     

  • The Club from Hell
     Chapter 15  “I’m almost too frightened to ask how much ransom the Russians want for our daughter. How much was it?” “Twenty million dollars.” ... Alan Thatcher's second chapter ...         
      

August 2012

July 2012

  • Willstrop & Matthew lead home charge
    BGP: James Willstrop and Nick Matthew may be top seeds for next month's British Grand Prix in Manchester, but they face tough tasks to even reach the final ...
      

  • Listen carefully!
    SQUASH&ROCK: Kiwi rock star Phil Buscke has another video for us featuring top New Zealand players ... oh, and some music too ...  

  • Finals at the Park
    NOTTINGHAM: Karim Ali Fathi wins a marathon Mantis Open final l ...  

  • Waters takes Matamata title
    MATAMATA: Alison Waters prevails in a five game final against Joelle King ...
       

  • Famous Faces back the bid
    WORLDSQUASHDAY: From the past, present, and from outer space, they're all at it - your captions please ...  

  • Manawatu to Music
    VIDEO: Kiwi RockStar Phil Buscke (the guitarist of The Datsuns, who did that WSD bungee jump) presents a video of the recent Manawatu Squash Classic ...
      

  • Top two in Southampton final
    HAMPTONS: Top seeds Sarah Kippax and Latasha Khan are through to the final... Kippax takes it 3/1 ...
      

  • Pilley the diplomat eyes Oz Open title
    AUSTRALIA: Yamba’s Cameron Pilley is eying off even more glory at next week’s Australian Open ...
       

June 2012

    

  • Pyramides final
    PYRAMIDES: Waters wins it in another long one with Wee Wern ...
       

  • LA players back the bid
    OLYMPICS: They're going for it in a big way in LA ...
      

  • Creed on the Rock
    GIBRALTAR: Top seed Peter Creed claimed his second PSA title in the inaugural Gibraltar Open ...
      

  • St Lucia Open - finals
    CARIBBEAN: Colin Ramasra takes the men's title, amid a host of finals ...
      

  • It's Thierry in Marseille
    NICOLAS SIRI: A home victory for Thierry Lincou in the Nicolas Siri memorial ...
      

  • Finals day at The Mote
     KENT OPEN: Top seed Chris Simpson beats unseeded Egyptian Karim Ali Fathi in the final of the Kent Open ...
      

  • India in the Dead Sea
    SQUASHSITE CLASSICS: As this year's Asian Junior Champs gets under way at Kish Island, remember last year's Dead Sea trip ???
     

  • Jena International
    KUWAIT: Abdullah wins another home title.....
      

  • Aus at the double in Hong Kong
    HONG KONG: It's a brother and sister double act for Leo and Annie Au in the Crocodile Hong Kong National finals ...
     

  • South Australia Open
    AUSTRALIA: Top seeds Landers-Murphy and Hedrick take the titles ...
     

 

May 2012

  • Under 11s back in Manchester
         ENGLISH U11: The second edition of the English U11 Championships hit Manchester this weekend ...
    Day TWO, new champions crowned ...
     

  • Corren and Koukal keep title tally rolling
    ROUNDUP: Mike Corren     claims a 40th PSA title in Kalgoorlie's Golden Open as Jan Koukal's Cerdil Open win brings his tally to 21 ...
      

  • News from Portugal
    U13 & U17 Nationals winners.... Paulo Pinto reports...
     

  • Another first for Sherbini
    RANKINGS: Not much movement in the PSA list but Nour El Sherbini becomes the youngest ever to make the WSA top ten ...    

  • It's a Boy!!!!!
    Karim and Engy     have now got a little Omar, delivered safely today at 11.30 am... "They are both well and fine elhamdolelah :)"
      

  • British Open dropped
    PHOTOS: A little case of butterfingers for an excited Nick Matthew as he holds aloft the coveted trophy for the third time ...
      

  • British Open FINALS
         BRITISH OPEN: Nicol David claims a fourth British title at the O2 as Nick Matthew makes it three
          

  • Corren claims 38th title
    AUSTRALIA: 100 events, 38 titles, there's no stopping Mike Corren ...
     
     

  • Instant Update #38
    WSF: Eight pages of worldwide news from the World Squash Federation .. 

  • 11 points with ...
    BO STORIES: Big interviews with Ramy Ashour, Laura Massaro, Alison Waters, Nick Matthew, Jenny Duncalf, En Bref, and much more ...
      
     

  • Squash on the BBC
    BRITISH OPEN: Great to see squash stars on the BBC Breakfast settee at the start of a busy sporting weekend ...
      

  • It's an England double in Espoo
    EURO U15/U17: It's England v France in both team finals in Finland ...  Another English double ...
      
     

  • Surrey retain PSL title
    PSL: Surrey It's a fourth PSL title in five years and three in a row for Surrey as they beat St George's again at Surrey Sports Park  ....
         

  • Ben wins in Bexley
    BEXLEY: Ben Ford won a thrilling PSA English Closed final ...
     

April 2012

  • It's an AW double in Dublin finals
    IRISH OPEN: Top seed Alister Walker and qualifier Alison Waters are the new Irish Open Champions ...
            

  • Fram's Corner :
     CORNER: Win Tickets BO, Asian Teams Chps, Botswana, Juniors, Qamar Zaman, Canada, Jersey, Usa, Coaching in Scotland ...

  • Lucky 11 for Selby in Zurich
    GRASSHOPPER: Daryl Selby dashes home hopes with a 3/1 win over Nicolas Mueller to take his 11th PSA title in Zurich's Grasshopper Cup 
      

  • Inter-County Finals
    UK: Day one results and report from Hallamshire ...
      

  • Max and Joey in HK Buler double
    BULER CUP: Max Lee and Joey Chan won their first titles of the year to make it a home double in Hong Kong ...
           

  • Cam's back in Texas
    TEXAS: Top seed Camille Serme claims the title with a 3/1 win over Joelle King in the final ...
     

  • 5 Nations in Cardiff
    JUNIORS: England retained both titles in the U13/U15 Five Nations in Cardiff ...  Final Day Results...
      

  • Dane & Ukraine reign in Malta
    EUROTEAMS:      Denmark's women and Ukraine's men take the Division Three titles ...

  • Four for Aamir
    COAS: Aamir Atlas Khan won the COAS International title for the fourth time ...
      

  • Illingworth the Third in Sudbury
    NORTHERN ONTARIO: Julian Illingworth became the third winner of the Northern Ontario Open in Sudbury ...
        

  • All about Ramy
    ASHOUR: A collection of recent Ramy Ashour items - hear him sing, watch his tricks, and more ...
     

  • Back the Bid Brochure
    OLYMPICS 2020:     The WSF's brochure is designed for IOC delegates, but it can impress you too ... 

March 2012

  • Women's World Open heads for Cayman
    CAYMAN: The Women's World Open 2012 is set for 13-21 December in the Cayman Islands ... check out the story, promo video, info brochure and more ...
        

  • Nothing stops Squash in Egypt, not even a Revolution
    CANARY WHARF: The Big interview #3, Eleven points with Mohamed El Shorbagy ...

  • PSL Round Nine
    PSL: The only confirmed semi-finalists have a night off, while the other contenders all faced crucial matches ... St George's & Oxford progress as Exeter falter ...
      

  • Kamran claims Norooz title in Tehran
    NOROOZ: Top seed Kamran Khan beats Adil Maqbool in the Norooz Cup final ...
     

  • A week off squash
    QUIET WEEK: Quiet on the squash front anyway, but at the Badminton in Birmingham they were having, among other things, a 3am finish! Lots to learn from both sides ...

February 2012

  • Swedish Open SWEDISH OPEN: The ninth edition of the CASE Swedish Open saw top seed Gregory Gaultier beat Karim Darwish in the final in Linkoping ...
      

  • Matthew back on top, Raneem makes top five
    RANKINGS: Nick Matthew back at number one in the Feb PSA rankings, Raneem El Weleily makes her debut in the WSA top five ...

  • U21 World Cup
    U21 WORLD CUP: Top seeds Egypt beat hosts India 2-1 in the final ...
     

  • Top seeds make Meadowood final
    WSA: Emma Beddoes beats Line Hansen 3/2 in Winnipeg final ...

  • Delaware State Open
    WSA: Delia Arnold beat Aisling Blake in the Super Sunday final
      

January 2012

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