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FRAM'S CORNER #74
Everything you never knew you needed to know about the Squash World
31-Aug-2011

WORLD'S TEAMS As Mr Grieve expected, Pakistan Press went heavy on the poor results... As we say in France "Don't shoot an ambulance please..." PAKISTAN Atlas hopeful of good show at championship Pakistan number one Aamir Atlas is hopeful of a good performance at the World Squash Federation Men’s Team Championship 2011... More... Pakistan suffer heavy loss in squash event Atlas, who defeated Iskandar last month at the Malaysian Open, lost the match in less than half an hour... More... *Pakistan suffers humiliating exit in World Team Squash* It was a disaster waiting to happen. On Tuesday, six-time champion Pakistan suffered the ignominy of failing to finish among the top-16 for the first in the history... More... Federation rues Pakistan’s dismal show The Pakistan Squash Federation Vice-President Qamar Zaman has blamed the players for the team’s dismal... More... King Khan lashes out at Pakistan slump Squash legend Jahangir Khan lashed out at the sport’s authorities in Pakistan on Thursday calling on them to quit after the team slid to their worst-ever performance... More... Gone are the days when Pakistan ruled squash world Squash, which was once the whole-sole to represent the country around the globe, is on the decline, as now it has turned into a nightmare sport by the people at the helm of affairs at Pakistan Squash Federation... More... ‘PSF heads should roll over German debacle’ Pakistan’s squash chiefs on Friday came under heavy fire from critics following the national team’s humiliating first-round exit from the WSF Men’s TC... More... MALAYSIA *Malaysia whip Pakistan to reach the second round* Malaysia eased into the second round of the Men’s World Team squash championship after demolishing arch-rivals Pakistan 3-0 in a Pool match... More... Denmark show Pakistan exit as Malaysia top their group Malaysia duly wrapped up their third and final match against Austria to top Pool E, but it was Denmark who stole the show by dumping Pakistan out of the top 16.... More... *National No. 3 Nafiizwan plays his best match as Malaysia storm past South Africa* National No. 3 Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan played his best match in the tournament so far to beat Clinton Leeuw 3/0 in 34 minutes... More... Malaysia no match for France in quarters Malaysia’s hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Men’s World Team squash championship ended abruptly after being severely outclassed by France in the quarter-finals... More... Egypt edge top seeds England to retain Men’s World Team title Defending champions Egypt edged top seed England 2-1 to win the Men’s World Team squash championship crown while Malaysia finishes 5th... More... There is a need to expose the younger male players (uhm... really???) Despite falling to France in the quarter-finals, Malaysia can return home with their heads held high... More... ENGLAND *World team defeat hard to stomach for Yorkshire pair* James Willstrop admitted he endured a difficult few hours after England’s bid for World Team Championship glory ended in agonising – and at times controversial – fashion against Egypt at the weekend... More... Egypt won for its second time consecutively the world title Karim Darwish scored the winning point by dominating James Willstrop in the decisive match. More... NAMIBIA Namibia 31st at Squash World Champs In their final playoff match Namibia beat Bermuda 2-0 to grab their first victory of the tournament... More...	OLYMPICS World Men's Teams - A Great Showcase for Olympic Ambitions On the day of the Men’s World Squash Team Championship final, WSF President Ramachandran has praised the tournament for setting new standards in the organisation and presentation of Squash... More....
	USA Paul Assiante (USA Team & Trinity College coach) discusses his new book: Run to the Roar Run to the Roar - Coaching to Overcome Fear is about more than just squash. Each chapter discusses mental challenges, teamwork, and motivation... More... More people taking a whack at squash Squash, the intense racquet sport played at close quarters, is popular in other countries, but barely gets its foot in the door in the crowded American sports scene... More...
	VANESSA ATKINSON Atkinson eases to Nottingham title Pontefract Squash Club’s Vanessa Atkinson may have ended her illustrious career on the world women’s tour but she showed she is still a force to be reckoned with.... More...
	ENGLAND *Edgbaston Priory's Davis Cup tennis hopes given £6.4m boost* Work has now started on the first phase of the plans, with the indoor tennis centre, the new grass centre court and four new glass-backed squash courts due to be finished next spring... More... Stuart spent 12 years with Jahangir after a chance meeting in London in the late 1970s “One day I saw two Pakistanis knocking up on the great exhibition court. I was enthralled as I had never seen a ball hit with such power and precision before"... More... Helter skelters to squash rackets It was during the 1970s and then into the 1980s, long before the gyms and fitness centres became popular, the best way to keep fit was at a squash club... More... Success for Smith in world championships debut Rising squash star Katie Smith has maintained her sensational form on the court this year with a major coup in her World Junior Championships debut... More...
	UGANDA It’s 100 years for Kampala Club The celebrations which will mark 100 years of the club were officially launched by British High Commissioner to Uganda Martin Shearman on Saturday... More...
	CANADA *Squash prodigy flees Taliban for Toronto* Maria Toorpakai Wazir picked up a squash racquet at age 12 in rural Pakistan and discovered her talent for the game, she was in another kind of fight entirely. That’s when the death threats started... More...
	ASK THE DOCTOR Can a wrist replacement op get me back on court? Despite having rheumatoid arthritis for 20 years, I still enjoy squash, badminton and tennis. However, after experiencing intense pain during a match, tests have revealed the cartilage has worn down in my wrists... More...
	MALAWI Tsogolo Kawawa winds up When Calsberg sponsors a tournament... More...
	INDIA WSF President rewarded by Indian Presidently Different The President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil conferred on Mr. Ramachandran, the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for 2011... More...

A little Poem....

Ali Walker & Tom Richards in Qatar, 2010 - Steve Cubs

19 août 2011 [00:23:54] Steve Cubbins:

WORLD'S TEAMS

PAKISTAN
‘Finishing in the top 8 will be a miracle’

Former world number two Qamar Zaman has predicted a weak show by Pakistan in the World Squash Team Championship starting next week in Germany... More...
NEW ZEALAND
Tough Egypt draw for NZ men's squash team

New Zealand have been grouped with defending champions Egypt for the men's world squash teams championship in Paderborn, Germany, later this month... More...
NZ grouped with defending champions at world squash team champs...
MALAYSIA
Malaysia set a top eight target

The Malaysian team of Mohd Azlan Iskandar, Ong Beng Hee, Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan and debutant Kamran Khan are seeded fifth for the tournament...
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JAMES WILLSTROP

OLYMPICS
"Why pretend we have a chance???"

"All I know is that we have a great sport and it deserves to have its place in the Games," said Willstrop...
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Canberra is putting Australia on the map...

The Australian Open has found a good home there. Now into its second year as a World Series title, the event undoubtedly built on last year’s success... More...

NICOL DAVID

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
It’s still Nicol’s show

Nicol David’s triumph at the Australian Open squash championships which ended on Sunday is a testimonial to how consistent she has been in the sport throughout the years... More...

CANADA

Squash prodigy flees Taliban to Toronto...

Squash story heart warming. As for the brave and talented Maria Toorpakai Wazir, you go girl....
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RAMY ASHOUR

Ramy Ashour carries the day in Canberra

He handily won the Australian Open by defeating, in the final, world number one, the Englishman, Nick Matthew... More...

PAKISTAN

National squash championship in October

Lahore will host the National men and women squash championships from October first at Punjab Squash Complex.... More...

BORNEO

Free squash clinic for juniors

The Miri Squash Association (MSA) will hold a free clinic this Saturday (Aug 20) for junior players at the Gymkhana Club Miri...
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16 août 2011

FRAM'S CORNER #72
Everything you never knew you needed to know about the Squash World
16th August 2011

NICK MATTHEW

The World Number 1 has got a new great website, please check it out...

PAKISTAN

Karachi: What will you do if you are a team that is struggling to regain its lost glory at the international level?... More...

PSF optimistic of good show in World Squash C’ship... More...

A young athlete from Pakistan called for help. Canada's squash star answered... More...

The pride of Pakistan: Maria Toor Pakay... More...

Jansher suffering from mysterious disease... More...

Squash legend Jansher recovering... More...

Arif Gul clinches U-15 PSB Independence Day Squash title... More...

WSF looks to promote squash among women... More...

AUSTRALIA

Nicol & Ashour win Australian titles... More...

Malaysian world No 1 continues dominance...
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USA

YMCA renovation will ‘squash’ some of its game courts... More...

Los Angeles
Do you know what Squash... the game is? You would think that a game played by over 18 million men, women and children of all ages in over 140 countries would be well-known to and by everyone! It's unfortunately not! (Thanks Bob!)... More...

The 101 different ways to holding a squash racquet.... Blessssss....

11 août 2011

FRAM'S CORNER #71
Everything you never knew you needed to know about the Squash World
12th August 2011

OLYMPICS

Vancouver squash players want game accepted into Olympic fold...
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JAMES WILLSTROP

Olympic hype not helping athletes... More...

PAKISTAN

Pakistan hope to avoid catastrophe in World Squash...
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Pakistan seeded 12th in World Squash...
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PSF optimistic of good show in World Squash C’ship...
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SAURAV GHOSAL

Taking centre court again... More...

Squash players' hacked e-mail asks for money... More...

JUNIORS

New Zealand
Megan Craig vows to improve after world champs bid... More...

England
Kenilworth teenager Chloe Pearson exceeded expectations by reaching the last 32 of the Girls World Under 19 squash championships in Boston, USA.... More...

Having just returned from playing in the Women’s Junior World Championships in the USA, Cashmere squash player Jessica Turnbull now has her eyes set on playing professionally... More...

Australia
Kristen Nightingale aims for the stars... More...

CHARLES SHARPES

World No1 Nick Matthew has tipped Kingston teenager Charles Sharpes to reach the top of the English game and will have fews excuses if he falls short.... More...

NOUR EL TAYEB

Great ambitions of Nour El Tayeb. Sacred junior world champion in August, the Egyptian Nour El tayeb will not stop there. She wants to become WISPA world number one... More...

Veteran squash player Warren Yee wants to win gold for Fiji to bid a perfect farewell gift in his final Pacific Games outing in New Caledonia... More...

NEW ZEALAND