• Surrey regain
  PSL title
  PSL: It could have gone either way, but Surrey H&R beat Oxford at Surrey Sports Park to regain the Premier Squash League title ...
    

• Double Malaysian Defence in Chennai
  ASIAN CHAMPS: Top seeds Nicol David and Azlan Iskandar successfully defended their Asian Championship titles in Chennai ..
    
      
    

• PSA does Gumball
  OFFTHEWALL: PSA Chairman Ziad Al-Turki and board member Richard Bramall are competing in this year's Gumball 3000 Rally - London to Scandinavia to Canada to New York ... follow the Pavo-mobiles ...
    

• Euro Team finals in Aix
  EUROTEAMS: Dutch beat France for the women's title, England take an 18th successive men's crown ...
    

• ETC Video Clips
    
    

• Early start for World Open tickets
  WORLD OPEN: Eighteen months to go, but you can already buy tickets for the Men's and Women's World Opens in Rotterdam 2011 ...
      

• Dutch Masters set for August
  MASTERS: An ideal warmup for the World Masters, the new Dutch Masters is set for Eindhoven from 16-19 August ...
    
    

• Hinds & Saffery U23 champs
  BRITISH U23: 2009 runners-up Joel Hinds and Deon Saffery are the 2010 British U23 Champions after the finals at Hunts County ...   

• Top seeds take T&T titles
  CARIBBEAN: After Cayman it was on to the Trinidad & Tobago Open for some of the Caribbean's top players ... Ramasra, Meakins & Glanfield champions ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Sobhy takes St Louis Title ... Abdel Gawad wins in Rochester ... Koukal and Fialova take Czech Nationals ...Rafa reigns in Paraguay... Gamal denies home win in Castellon ...

• STRANDED
  CAYMAN: Cast adrift on a Caribbean Paradise:  Day #4, Around the Island ...
    
   
   

• Brits brave Germering travel woes
  JUNIORS: More tales of travel torment, but this time with good news for Emily Whitlock and Brogan Lane ...
   

• Cayman Open
  CAYMAN: The world number one and two in the final, plus full supporting cast, and no rain ... David and Ramasra take the titles ...
    

• Five lets update
  5 LETS: The "five let" rule was applied in the latest US Pro event, and was a great success, say organisers ...

• Around
  the events
  ROUNDUP: Shorbagy & Pallikal claim Kolkata Indian Challenger titles ...  Gaultier breaks drought in Heliopolis ...  Koukal outlasts Delierre in Sudbury ... Saffery & Hinds take BSPA titles in Ilkley ...
    

• Volcano trouble
  TRAVEL: Squash players and officials the world over are caught up in the air travel chaos ... Nick Matthew's tale, Declan James, Carrie Ramsey ...  Irish Open postponed ...
    

• Grainger becomes WISPA Principal
  WISPA: Current president Natalie Grainger will be assuming the role as WISPA Principal with immediate effect ...
    

• Aberdeen retain Scottish National League
  SCOTLAND: An abbreviated, all-Scottish competition, but Aberdeen take the honours and head back to the European Club Championships ...
    

• Middlesex take UK O35 title
  UK: Hot weather and hot squash at Wolverhampton for the Inter-County O35 finals ...
    

• Five lets in action
  USPRO: The US Pro circuit has brought forward it's "five lets only" initiative to this weekend's Franklin & Marshall semis and final ...
    
    

• Berkshire Open
  BERKSHIRE: Boswell beats Walker to take Berkshire title ... meanwhile King beats Grinham in Texas final ...
      

• Gizmos
  are for Girls
  OFFTHEWALL: It's that girl Dipika again, fresh from winning the doubles in Manchester she's in the magazines for fitness, diet and gadgets ...

• Squash-a-Mile! Results
  SPORTRELIEF: 165 lengths of a court for charity ... and the fastest of them all was Alistair Gorrie ...
    

• Shelley to take reins at WSF
  WSF: Just days after announcing he was stepping down from WISPA, the World Squash Federation announces that Andrew Shelley is to be their new CEO ...
    

• British Grand Prix joins Super Series
  UK: A new addition to the PSA tour in Europe, set for September in Manchester ...
      

• Premier League Semi-Finals
  PSL: It's an all-Esporta final as Oxford and Surrey complete home wins to reach the final ... 
    

• Grove Park take  North-West Counties title
    

• Euro U19 teams in Vienna
  EUROJUNIORS: England regained the European U19 team title with a 3/0 win over Wales in the final...
     

• Squash still yearns for Olympic bounce
  PAPERS: The latest squash news from newspapers online ... 
  NEW: Jonah Barrington and Nicol David articles ...
    

• Clyne takes Galway title
  IRELAND: Looking out over the Atlantic, sponsored by the local pub, only in Ireland ... Dan Zilic reports ... plus Edwin's day in a life and more ...
    

• Super Series for El Gouna
  SUPERSERIES: Amr Mansi launches a new Egyptian Super Series event in October ...
    

• Selby hits top ten in April rankings
  RANKINGS: The most significant mover in the April PSA rankings is Daryl Selby ... David overtakes Martin with 45 months at the top ...
    

• Four on a court at Sportcity
  DOUBLES: Day three in Manchester, the finals ... Indian joy in women's ... two titles for England ...
    

• Five lets, that's your lot
  RULES: The US Pro Tour has decided that in their events players shall only be allowed five lets per game ... interesting ...

• Euro titles for
  Ramsey & Serme
  EUROJUNIORS: Carrie Ramsey wins all-English final in Vienna while top seed Lucas Serme keeps the French run going...
    
    

• Shelley steps down
  WISPA: After 15 years at the helm Andrew Shelley will be leaving WISPA ...
   

• Rodrigues & Fernandes claim ODESUR Gold
  SOUTH AMERICA: Squash appeared in the ODESUR South American games for the first time, with Colombia and Guyana taking gold ...
    

• It's Matthew in Canary Wharf
  C/WHARF: Top seed Nick Matthew is a new name on the Canary Wharf Classic trophy after beating Gregory Gaultier in the final ...
    

• ESR announce Dunlop deal
  ENGLAND: England Squash & Racketball have secured a substantial sponsorship deal with Dunlop ...
    

• The legends are back
  LEGENDS: It's five years since Peter Nicol and Simon Parke played the last of their 15 meetings, but tonight, at Canary Wharf, they were back ...
    

• Jonah v Joey
  C/WHARF: When father takes on son it's not often pretty, and when it's the Barringtons you know fireworks are in store ...
   

• Chiu & Juniors scoop HK awards
  HONGKONG: More awards for Hong Kong squash stars ...
    

• Unseeded Schmol wins Swiss
  SWISS: A first-ever home winner of the women's Swiss Open, and an unexpected one too ...
   

• Ricketts joins Aussie Hall of Fame
  PLAYERS: Anthony Ricketts has been inducted into the Squash Australia Hall of Fame ...
   

• It's Ramy
  & Nicol in KL
  KL: Top seeds and world number ones take the KL titles...
   

• Selby takes Calgary title
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN: After two runners-up spots in Canada it's third time lucky for Daryl Selby ...
     

• PM drops in on Schools Finals
  SCHOOLS: The English National Schools finals concluded with more Millfield success and a visit from Gordon Brown ...
    

• PSL Playoffs decided
  PSL: It went down to the last match of the last round before the semi-finalists for this year's Premier League were known ... Surrey take group B, Oxford deny Duffield ...
     

• ATCO Junior
  Open 2010
  JUNIORS: The ATCO Junior Open is back, bigger and better with a new venue, a unique format, and great prizes ... book in for Cairo in June now ...

• All England Finals
  ALL ENGLAND: No, it's not squash, but it was a thrilling day of racket sport in Birmingham with the Chinese, Malaysians and especially Danes going home happy ...
   
   

• Qlympics, Matches and Music
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm looks at a lost opportunity for 2012, a match to remember at Pontefract and a night to come at Abingdon ...
   

• Chennai Doubles
  DOUBLES: The titles were well spread out in Chennai ...
   

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: It's a quiet week for tournaments ... Anjema & Hindle win in Winnipeg and Herentals
     

• Nicol heads back to Cayman
  CAYMAN: Nicol David is heading back to the Cayman Islands - "one of the most spectacular places I've been to" - to defend her title on the glass court at Camana Bay ... why don't you make a holiday of it too ...
    

• Malaysian double in Chennai
  CHENNAI: Nicol David and Ong Beng Hee made it two out of two for Malaysia at the Indian Squash Academy ...

• Coping without funding
  OFFTHEWALL: Zephanie Curgenven talks to the BBC about the problem of being a full time player without funding ...
    

• Champions crowned in Nottingham
  JUNIORS: The inaugural English Junior Championships saw the top seeds prevail in most categories ...
    

• Ford takes Salzburg title
  AUSTRIAN: Top seed Ben Ford takes an all-veteran Austrian Open final ...
    

• Three in three for Dutch
  Q-SOURCING: Hot on the heels of PSA titles for two compatriots, Piedro Schweertman joins in to take the Q-Sourcing trophy ...
   

• LJ takes Montreal title
  MONTREAL: Laurens Jan Anjema beat Daryl Selby in the NBF Final in Montreal...
   

• Multi-use venue
  OFFTHEWALL: Recognise this? There will be a squash court where they're sitting soon ...
     

• Get the SquashSite Widget
  NEWSFEED: See that "SquashSite News" widget down there on the right, delivering News and Tweets ... you can have it too ...
    

• Squash Sites looking good
  WEBWATCH: A look at some recently updated National Association websites ... which is your favourite ?
    

• Shorbagy & Atkinson take
  Uni titles
  UNIVERSITIES: Two well-known winners of the British Universities (BUCS) titles in Birmingham ...
    

• Champions out as Surrey & St George's make the semis
  PSL: A dramatic penultimate round of league action saw the defending champions dumped out and two decisive deciders set up for the final round ...
    

• March World Rankings
  RANKINGS: Willstrop rises, Waters closes the gap in a good month for the English ...
      

• Tayeb topples Serme to take Creteil title
  CRETEIL: Nour El Tayeb beats Camille Serme in five to claim the Creteil International title in France ... ...
    

• Squash scales new heights
  PAPERS: Profile of WSF President N Ramachandran plus more news from around the world ...

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Bennett bags Playa Blanca title ...Matthew takes Virginia title as Ashour retires injured ...
   

• Funding Update
  UK: Some useful info for UK clubs looking for funding and some success stories ...
    

• Twelve straight
  for Trinity
  USA/TV: Trinity made it a dozen National College titles in a row, but they got a little overexcited at the end ... follow-up: Chaudry skips individual champs ...
   

• New courts
  for Tynemouth
  COURTWATCH: The same shells, but new Walls, Floors and Lights on all five courts transform the North-East England Club ...
    

• Egyptians
  excel in Lille
  JUNIORS: Egypt claimed four of the FJO titles in Lille, but there was success for France and England too ...
   
    

• Fialova takes first title in Krakow
  POLISH: A new club, a first WISPA event in Poland, and a new champion ...
    

• 10 questions for the World Champion
  IN THE PAPERS: Malaysia Star readers quiz Nicol David ... plus more news from around the world ...

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Round one complete in Richmond round one ... Kasey cruises to Dayton title ... Persian Cup in Kish ...
     
   

• Draws draws draws
  DRAWS: Lost of new draws in the Calendar ... check out who's going where ... Matthew & Willstrop set to clash in Canary Wharf ...
   

• Loving the Olympics at last
  BLOGWATCH: Vancouver-based squash designer Robert Pacey is joining the Olympic Party in his hometown ...
   

• Shabana takes Toronto title
  TORONTO: Amr Shabana took a five game final over Gregory Gaultier in Toronto ...
   

• Austrian Junior Open Diary
  JUNIORS: Ever fancied organising a European junior tournament? Read Andy Holland's Austrian Junior Open diary before you decide ...
    

• Nationals
  at Sportcity
  NATIONALS: Waters wins a massive women's final 12/10 in the fifth ...  Matthew makes in three in three ...
   

• PSL round 8
  PSL: Five away wins as the leaders maintain their challenges, Duffield stay in touch .....
    

• A new star
  OFFTHEWALL: Congrats to Shelley Kitchen and Anthony Ricketts ...
   

• Greg & Camille take French titles
  FRANCE: Gregory Gaultier and Camille Serme took the French National titles in contrasting styles ...
   

• Three for Olli
  FINNISH: Olli Tuominen won his third Finnish Open in a row in Mikkeli ...
   

• Biggest Bluenose ever
  BLUENOSE: Thierry Lincou triumphed over Daryl Selby in the Bluenose Classic final in Nova Scotia ...
   

• All-English final in Sweden
  SWEDEN: Nick Matthew retained his Swedish Open title but it wasn't the final the Linkoping crowd wanted ...
    

• On the stage in Rotterdam
  WORLD OPEN: The 2011 World Open will be a combined event at Rotterdam's Luxor Theatre ...
   

• Capitol St Cloud
  ST CLOUD:  Nicolas Mueller claims the St Cloud title ...
    
     

• Badminton finals
  BADMINTON: All five top seeds took the English Badminton National titles at the Velodrome, but a few records were broken ...

• John Dale
  1976-2010
  IN MEMORIAM: The squash community is mourning he passing of John Dale, 33 ...
    

• Jenny & James Speak
  NATIONALS: Video interviews with a difference from two-time champions Jenny Duncalf and James Willstrop ... new  Nick Matthew interview ...
    

• urning River
  BURNING RIVER: Follow the action from the $40k WISPA event in Cleveland live ...  Waters wins in five  ...
   

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Darwish beats Azlan in Motor City Final ... Hawkes claims HK Chairman's Cup ...Aamir retains his South Asia Games title ... Hansen hoists Southport trophy ...
   

• Artemis in Edinburgh
  BSPA: Vanessa Atkinson and Adrian Grant take their biggest BSPA titles ...
    

• Nationals' Draw
  NATIONALS: Defending champion Nick Matthew and new ToC champion James Willstrop are in opposite sides of the men's draw ...
    

• ToC Final in New York
  ToC: James Willstrop takes his first ToC title at Grand Central ...

• Playoffs in their sights
  PSL: Round seven, with four teams in each table chasing playoff places ... Nottingham & Surrey go top ...

• Round the tournaments
  ROUNDUP: Waters beats Kawy in Greenwich final ... Salazar retains Calgary title ... Mansoor takes Pakistan #1 title ... Petranovsky takes first title in Brisbane ... Czechs take five of eight titles in Prague ... Salvia qualifies for Rocafort title ...
    

• Khalifa & Chan celebrate in Chennai
  CHENNAI: Contrasting victories but similar pay-days for two youngsters in Chennai ...
   

• Trash Talk and Sledging
  BLOGWATCH: It doesn't go on on the squash court, surely ??
   

• Peter departs PSA
  PSA: Peter Nicol has left the board of the PSA, plus Super Series schedule firms up ...
    

• Maria defies tradition
  PAPERS: New articles from around the world, including Maria Toor Pakay's rise from tribal roots to international sportswoman ... 

• Back to PSL action
  PSL: Oxford & Surrey go top as the tables close up ...
   

• Nicol Down Under
  OFF THE WALL: While the boys get ready for the ToC some of the girls get to see some past and present stars at the Oz Open ...
    

• ong live SquashTV
  SQUASHTV: Everything you wanted to know about the birth of PSA's new streaming service ...
    

• Knight wins all-Kiwi final
  N/VANCOUVER: The New Zealand flag was flying over North Vancouver for the Comfort Inn Final ...
   
   

• Sobhy, Salazar & Schweertman take maiden titles
  ROUNDUP: An all-American Liberty Bell final as Amanda Sobhy claims her first title, as does Piedro Schweertman in the Hoofdoorp Meersquash Heroes, and Cesar Salazar in Salt Lake City ... 
  Meanwhile, it's an all-Kiwi final in North Vancouver ...
    

• Mosaad outlasts Razik in St Louis
  ST LOUIS: Omar Mosaad takes a second successive title against Shahier Razik ... in 125 minutes ...
    

• Manchester showdown for Yorkshiremen ?
  NATIONALS:  Nick Matthew and James Willstrop look set to renew their rivalry in Manchester next month, but there is a quartet of risers who could upset those plans ...
    

• Edgbaston
  on the up
  CLUBS: Mike Edwards shows us what's happening at one of England's top clubs ...
   
    

• Lucas looking after his charges
  COACHES: When players retire, many embrace a new career by caring for others ... #1, Lucas Buit ...
    
    

• Mosaad takes
  KIG title in LA
  KIG:  Omar Mosaad claims his biggest win as he beats Shahier Razik in a 'could have gone either way' final in Downtown LA ...
    

• TOC Three-peat
  TOC: Three former winners are among the world class field heading for New York ...
    

• North-West Counties hots up
  UK: The division one title in the biggest squash league in the world is up for grabs at the halfway stage ...
    

• British Junior
  Open 2010
  BJO: 400+ of the world's best juniors assemble in Sheffield ... It's an Egyptian clean sweep - eight out of eight ... 

• Scottish Junior Open
  JUNIORS: The traditional BJO warmup in Edinburgh saw Canada, Egypt and India take two titles each ...

• Five years
  for Nicol,
  #1 for Ramy
  RANKINGS: Nicol David begins 2010 as the world number one for the fifth time, but it's a first for Ramy Ashour ...

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: Back for a Christmas special of squash news ...
    

• Twelve
  moments of 2009
  2009: Forget the 12 days of Christmas, let's look at the year, a moment a month ...
    

• Samper tops
  SD Table
  USA: After the seven events of the Squash Design Tour, Bernardo Samper stands top of the table ...
   

• Matthew & Duncalf in National Title bids
  UK NATIONALS: Having both risen to number two in the world, Jenny Duncalf and Nick Matthew will be looking to retain their National titles in February ...

• Sherbini
  steps up
  BJO: It's quite something for someone still eligible to defend her U15 title to become top seed for the U19 ... but then she is the World Junior Champion ...
    

• Winding down for Christmas
  ROUNDUP: This weekend saw a home double in KL, Rosner win in Majorca, Lust take the Austrian title, Koukal win in Bratislava and Ghosal & Chinappa claim the Indian Nationals ...
   

• Saudi International at Sunset Beach
  SAUDI: Nick Matthew and Ramy Ashour in the Dream Final at Sunset Beach ... Ramy takes it all in a 110m marathon ...
     

• Shorbagy & Sherbini seeded for Sheffield Success
  BJO: World junior champions Mohamed El Shorbagy and Nour El Sherbini are top seeds for the British Junior Open in Sheffield 02-06 Jan ... full draws ...
    

• ROUNDUP
  Samper beats Arnold in Florida final ... Wee Wern & Mueller take KL NSC titles ... Shuja wins marathon in Tenerife ... Kouki wins another Prague title ... Baily & Whippy win in Boston, Lincs  ... Beddoes bags Flowerbulb title ...
    

• Brains as well
  as Beauty
  WISPA: The WISPA Calendar's Miss May 2010 "lives in Halifax and doesn't play Rugby League" ... she'd make a lovely Christmas present though ...
   

• It's a full set for Kong Kong
  EA GAMES: Hosts Hong Kong claimed seven out of seven golds in the squash event of the East Asian Games ...
   

• Massaro duo in Monte Carlo
  MONACO:
  It's a repeat Monte Carlo triumph for Laura Massaro ...
    

• IOC boost for WSF
  WSF: "Mr President, I like your style," said IOC President Jacques Rogge, as he gave squash clear guidance in pursuing the Olympic dream ...  

• Mumbai Masters
  PSA MASTERS:
  Ramy Ashour becomes the fifth PSA Master  ...
    

• Power returns to LAAC in KIG warmup
  LOS ANGELES: As a precursor to January's KIG PSA Open, Jonathon Power will feature in at team tournament at the Los Angeles Athletic Club next week ...
   

• Roundup
  ROUNDUP:  Philly's Gilly takes Fairmount title ...Fernandes & Gawad take  Greek Titles ... Abbas wins Edmonton Open ... Finitsis foils Facchini in Turin final ... Top two in MAA Invitational final  ... HK Double Double in East Asian Games ...

• All about Strings
  STRINGS: How do racket strings perform, why do they break and how often they should be replaced ???
  Liam Nolan explains ...
   

• Duncalf rises
  to number two
  RANKINGS: Three wins in a row have taken Jenny Duncalf to world number two ... Darwish reclaims top spot ...
    

• Leaders beaten at half-way point
  PSL: Leaders of both groups suffer their first defeats as the season reaches the half-way point ...
   

• World Squash Awards :
  WSA: Report and photos from the RAC Club ...
   

• University Playoffs
  BUCS: It's championship and relegation time for the top British Universities ...
  Scottish University Finals in Edinburgh
    

• Selby survives Dutch marathon
  DUTCH: It took over 100 minutes for Daryl Selby to subdue Cameron Pilley in Rotterdam ...
   

• Sharm El Sheikh
  SHARM: Grinham beats Kheirallah in Laguna Vista final ... 
   

• Malcolm Who ?
  WILLSTROP: You'd think people would know who he is by now ...
     

• Tripartite International Exchange
  A lovely initiative between France, England and Sweden...

• French Junior Open :
  Your entry form is ready... As ever, the event will be in February...

Squash News - November 2008

• World stars set
  for Wharf return
  CANARY WHARF: Tickets are on sale for one of the UK's most popular events, set for March 2010 in London's Docklands ...  
    

• Busy Week
  ROUNDUP: If you hadn't noticed, there's lots of events just finished ... Max collects Chairman's Cup ... Harinderpal & Moverley in Chennai ... Azlan wins Solent BSPA ... Kean Dylan ... Illingworth in Rhode Island ... Delasaux boasting in Saskatchewan ... Rodriguez takes Brazilian title ...
    

• Britain's best
  seek home glory
  BRITISH NATIONALS: February's British Nationals in Manchester will see the main contenders bringing many international honours to the table ...

• Qatar Classic
  QATAR: English Double in Qatar ... Duncalf destroys Grinham ... Matthew deposes Darwish  ..
    

• Fitz at the Masters
  WORLD MASTERS: 28,000 athletes took part in the World Masters Games in Sydney, with Sarah Fitz-Gerald as Squash Ambassador ...
          

• New Zealand Hall of Fame
  NZL: The Kiwis are setting up their very own Squash Hall of Fame this week ... and there's some big names going in ...
    

• Super Series Revamp
  PSA: The Super Series gets a revamp for 2010 ...

• 66 up for CCI
  MUMBAI: Not many tournaments can claim 66 consecutive unbroken editions ... Pradeep Vijayakar reports...
    

• Coppinger collects Leinster crown
  LEINSTER: Steve Coppinger ended the run of Henrik Mustonen in the final in Dublin ...
   
   

• English double
  in Santiago
  SANTIAGO: Fiona Moverley and Peter Barker made it an English double in Spain ...
   

• Masters in England
  MASTERS: The English Masters season is under way .. Martin Pearse reports o the East and West divisions ...
   
    

• Kemp & Lloyd-Walter lift London titles
  LONDON: It was an all-English men's final and two English winners at the Cumberland Club ...
   

• Back to league business
  PSL: It was a tough night for some PSL teams in round four, with some debuts to be made ... St George's go clear ...
    

• Gaurav retains Mumbai title
  INDIA: Top seeds and favourites Gaurav Nandrajog and Saumya Karki lived up to their reputations and bagged the in the 66th CCI-Western India Open ...
   

• LJ faces
  tough task
  DUTCH: Local favourite LJ Anjema faces a tough challenge to reach the Dutch Open final in Rotterdam ...
     

• Duncalf takes Weymuller crown
  WEYMULLER: Jenny Duncalf won the all-English final of the Carol Weymuller US Open in Brooklyn's Heights Casino
    

• Corren claims Ottawa crown
  GOODLIFE: It's a sixth title of the year for Mike Corren ...
    

• World Open
  KUWAIT: Amr Shabana beat defending champion Ramy Ashour to claim his fourth World Open title in Kuwait, joining some of the greats of the game ...
    

• The Masters
  is back
  PSA MASTERS: After a two-year hiatus, the Masters, bringing the top 32 players together, is heading for Mumbai in December ...
    

• Qualifiers v Seeds in Pittsburgh
  PITTSBURGH: One of the strangest looking draws ever ... Joel Hinds lifts the crown ...
   
    

• Gaultier hits
  the top spot
  RANKINGS: Gregory Gaultier officially becomes the world number one ...

• World Squash Awards head back
  to RAC
  WSA: The fifth edition of the World Squash Awards will be held at London's RAC Club in November ...
    

• Duncalf comeback
  denies Kawy
  SOHO SQUARE: Dead and buried after two and a half games, Jenny Duncalf is the Soho Square Champion ...
    

• Khan claims Winnipeg title
  WINNIPEG: Latasha Khan is the inaugural Meadowood Pharmacy Open champion ...
   

• British Junior Championships
  JUNIORS: Finals Day in Manchester - eight British champions
  crowned  ...
    

Squash News - October 2008

• Matsui & Cuskelly take China titles
  CHINA: A huge crowd in Shanghai saw Japanese and Australian victors ...
   
   

• Strong entry for Rotterdam
  DUTCH: Entries are in for the biggest men's event in Holland this century ...
    

• Goshen Open
  GOSHEN: Corren beats Creed in Indiana final ... watch all the matches ...
    

• Duffield gain final revenge
  PSL: Duffield beat champions Chapel Allerton on an otherwise good night for the home teams in PSL round three ...
    

• Samper wins SD Opener
  MADISON: Bernardo Samper collected the first title of the Squash Design tour in Madison

• Joe Shaw :
  Just in case you wonder what's been happening to David Palmer's old coach, coaching Legend Joe....

• Weekend Roundup
  ROUNDUP: Mustonen qualifies for Vienna title ... Delasaux takes Ontario crown ... SD tour starts off in Madison ...  Saffery the Savcor Queen ...

• Promoting Squash
  FORUM: Bob Hanscom thinks we need to stop 'preaching to the choir' and reach out to the man on the street ... what do you think ???
     

• Kemp & Richards make Elite final
  BSPA ELITE: Two upset semi-finals in Manchester as top seeds Selby and Grant are beaten ... Kemp takes the title ...
   

• WISPA on the Beach
  WISPA: Miss February never expected to be doing a Bikini shoot in the Cayman Islands ...
   

• PSL round two
  PSL: A full complement of 12 teams set out on the UK's Premier League trail ... leaders consolidate in round two ...
    

• Mexican double in Ecuador
  PANAM: Eric Galvez and Samantha Teran claimed the PanAmerican individual titles ...
   

• Dutch Open heads to Rotterdam
  DUTCH: A 30% increase in prize money and a new venue for next month's Dutch Open ...
   
      

• Hong Kong
  HONG KONG: It's five in a row for Shabana and David in Hong Kong ... 

• Sydney Masters
  WORLD MASTERS: Full results from Sydney, from O35 all the way up to the 80-84 category ...
    

• PSA goes live on TV
  PSA: A new TV deal promises live coverage of all major events from 2010 ...
    

• Noom & Yuen take  Chennai titles
  INDIA: Two finals which went against the seedings in Chennai ...
   

• Ross reaches top eight
  BSPAELITE: The sixteenth and final round of action saw Stacey Ross propel himself into the end-of-season top eight playoffs ... The Finals draw & Schedule ...
   

• Squash: The Greatest Sport known to Man
  MEDIA: Well to be fair they did say "one of", but Flavour Mag made a big splash about our Alister and Adrian ...
   

• Jersey Squash Festival
  JERSEY: 30 years ago they had 12 teams, this year it's 40, with ever-present Horsham looking to retain the title they won last year ...
   

• KL Court to be named after Nicol
  SHORTS: The main court in Malaysia's National Squash Centre is to get a new name ...
   

• Egypt take team title 
  WORLD TEAMS: On another dramatic day in Odense top seeds Egypt denied France in the final, with Amr Shabana coming from 10-5 down to take the match against Thierry Lincou
   

• Weekend Events
  ROUNDUP: Krajcsak wins marathon Hithercroft final ... Samper claims Nash Cup  ... Abdel Gawad wins Barcelona final ...
   

• Darwish & Nicol extend rankings leads
  RANKINGS: Success in the Sky Open and World Open mean bigger leads for the top two ...
   

• Ukraine take the Cup in Poznan
  ENCC: Ukraine claimed European Nations Challenge Cup in Poland, beating Cyprus in the final ... Malta take women's title ...
   

• Darwish tops Kuwait draw
  WORLD OPEN: The draw for November's World Open in Kuwait is available ..
   

• Amsterdam World Open
  WWO: It was a repeat of the 2006 final in Belfast as Nicol David beat Natalie Grinham in Amsterdam to claim a fourth world title in five years ...
    

• WISPA on the Beach
  WISPA: There's a new set of the World's Top Women players ready to grace your walls in the 2010 WISPA Calendar ...
   

• Donna the Model
  OFF THE WALL: It's been a busy and successful few weeks for Donna Urquhart, with major tournament success mixed with glamour shoots ...
  plus how it was made video ..
   

• Darwish takes Sky title
  SKY: Top seeds Karim Darwish and Gregory Gaultier competed for the most valuable prize of the year so far at the Sky Petrosport Club, with the world number one prevailing in five games ...
   

Squash News - Sepember 2008

• Hong Kong draw made
  HONG KONG: The big draws are coming fast, with the popular Hong Kong Open, which returns to the Plaza Hollywood for the final stages, just made ...
    

• Squash set for Surrey expansion
  COURTWATCH: Opening in 2010, the spectacular Surrey Sports Park features state of the art squash facilities for the UK's South-East ...
   

• The Unofficial World Open Final
  WORLDS: Sister v Sister, Australia v Netherlands, in a possible preview or the real final in Amsterdam's Dam Square ... watch the video to see who won ...

• In case you missed it
  ROUNDUP: Matthew Castagnet wins first title in Sannois, Illingworth bags Baltimore ...

• • Top clubs swoop on Sweden
    EUROCLUBS: They might call it the "European Champions' Cup" now, but it's still six pounds a pint in Gothenburg ...
    top seeds Aberdeen and Pontefract take the titles ...
      

  • Youth v Experience in Squashtime final
    EINDHOVEN: Top seed Annelize Naudé prevailed over a youngster less than half her age in the final in Eindhoven ...
     

• British Open
  BRITISH: . Rachael takes her fourth, Nick takes his second ...
   
       

• Colwyn Bay double in Malmo
  JUNIORS: Two titles for coach Whitlock in the Nordic Junior Open in Malmo ...
    

• Indian clean sweep in Chennai
  INDIA: Two all-Indian finals at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai, with Harinderpal Singh and Anaka Alankamony taking the titles ...
   

•  

• Squash Stars past and present launch campaigns
  SHORTS: British Open Champion in 1979, Barbara Wall comes back for a good cause, while James Willstrop gives animals a sporting chance by going vegetarian ...
   

• Premier League Fixtures 2009/10
  PSL: One new team brings the PSL up to full strength for the coming season ...

• Squash & the Olympics:  what next ???
  OLYMPICS: Has the hurt subsided yet ? What should squash do next - ignore the Olympics or take the IOC to court to claim its rightful place in London 2012 and beyond ???  cast your vote ...
    
    

Squash News - August 2008

• Magnificent Shabana takes Chicago title
  CHICAGO: In Chicago's 'Magnificent Mile' Amr Shabana withstood a fightback from Ramy Ashour to claim the US Open title ...
    

• Alarcon run continues in Quito
  ECUADOR: Beating the 2nd, 3rd and 4th seeds successively, Rafael Alarcon collected his fourth title of the year in Quito ... and it was mental strength that did it ...
    

• Kemp run continues at Wolves
  WOLVERHAMPTON: Jonathan Kemp played "the best match of my life" to take the title in front of his home crowd ...  
   

• Doubles fun at Pontefract
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm reports on the Lesley Willstrop Doubles and a hard-fought win for James in the Cleethorpes Invitation ...

• Massaro & Selby take GP titles
  BSPA: The BSPA Grand Prix finals, off the UK mainland for the first tine in, Jersey saw top seeds Laura Massaro and Daryl Selby come away with the spoils ...
   
        

• Nicol moves to all-time third
  RANKINGS: The September world rankings move Nicol David to third on the all-time list as the positions at the top of the men's list close up ...
    

• Selby secures finals spot
  BSPAELITE: Four wins out of four means that Daryl Selby is guaranteed a place in the top eight BSPA Elite finale ...
   

• Bowdon on the Up & Up
  COURTWATCH: Good news from Cheshire, UK, where Alex Stait is looking after a thriving squash community ...
   

• Palmer makes it look easy
  COLOMBIA: Profile and Interview with David Palmer, by Juan Carlos Santacruz ... part two, the interview ...
    

Squash News - July 2008

• Palmer survives  Bogota marathon
  COLOMBIA: Top seed David Palmer beat Borja Golan in the Colombian Open final ... 12-all in the fifth, retired ...
   

• Saudi International Qualifying :
  SURREY: The fun goes on in Surrey, UK... Day two results and reports ...

• World Open Qualifying
  SURREY: 32 players went for 16 Men's World Open qualifying places at St George's Hill ...
    

• GP Finals head to Jersey
  BSPA: Daryl Selby and Laura Massaro head the draws for the first BSPA finals to be held off the UK mainland next week ... meanwhile Stacey Ross closes in on the top eight in the 12th BSPA Elite event ...
    

• Nicol aims for four in Manchester
  BRITISH: Nicol David heads the British Open women's draw...

• T&T Treble
  in Cayman
  CARIBBEAN: Trinidad & Tobago claimed the CASA men's, women's and overall titles in the Cayman Islands ...
    
   

• New Zealand Nationals
  NZL: With Shelly out expecting and some of the top men away, opportunities abound in Palmerston North this weekend ... it's Hawkes and Shuja ...
    

• Full house for Amsterdam
  WWO: All but one of the world's twenty-five best players have entered for the Forexx Women's World Open Squash 2009, which will take place from 20-27 September in Amsterdam (and the one missing is pregnant) ...
    

• Jean Reynolds
  Former chairman of the WSRA passes away ... tributes to young French player Ken Chervet ...
    

• Darwish heads British Open draw
  BRITISH: World number one Karim Darwish tops a strong draw for next month's British Open in Manchester ...
   

• Shelley Expects
  SHORTS: Shelley Kitchen will be missing the chance to defend her NZ National title ... for a good reason ...
    

• Get involved in Amsterdam
  WWO: As ever, there are lots of XXtra Events at Frans Otten during the Women's World Open ... you can enter too ...
    

• Grinham grabs New Zealand gold
  NEW ZEALAND: Top seeded Natalies met in the final of the New Zealand Open with Grinham upsetting the seedings in a straight-game win over Grainger ... Grayson wins all-Kiwi men's final ...
   

• Squash Heroes win Junkie 14
  HOLLAND: A home victory in Amsterdam, celebrated in the usual style ...
   

• It's Golf and Rugby
  OLYMPICS: The IOC Executive Committee whittled down the seven candidate sports today ... to Golf and Rugby 7s ... 
  Squash: 'Nul Points' ... full voting stats
  Alex Gough - BBC video ... 
  Grainger: Gutted  ... Beachill: Don't give up
  Letter from Jacques Rogge ...
  Willstrop: Rejection not unexpected
   

• Record entry for Amsterdam
  WWO: With a record 100+ entries and still a week to go, next month's Women's World Open in Amsterdam might be the last to feature a 32-draw ...
    

• Tournament Updates
  SHORTS: Schoor gets British Open wildcard ... Swine Flu hits Indian Nationals ... World Open qualifiers from 21 Nations ... Egyptians set to dominate US Open ...
    

• Why I love Squash
  VIDEOS: The England Squash video team have been busy ... player profiles and promos, 18 videos ...
     

• Dutch quartet in Forexx WWO Qualifying
  WWO: Dagmar Vermeulen, Milou van der Heijden, Milja Dorenbos and Margriet Huisman are the qualifying wildcards for next month's Women's World Open in Amsterdam ...
    

• Hat-trick for Rafa
  SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil's Rafael Alarcon claimed all three titles in the "Tour de las Americas" circuit, while Kristian Frost had a great trip ...
   

• Team Finals
  in Chennai
  JUNIOR TEAMS: It's finals day in Chennai with 16 places to be grabbed ... It's Egypt again ...
   

• Nicol & Natalie in Singapore final
  SINGAPORE: It's a repeat of the 2007 final in Singapore ... Nicol scores a hat-trick ...
   

• HK stars eye East Asian cash prizes
  HONG KONG: Hosts of December's East Asian Games, Hong Kong are offering substantial cash incentives for squash success ...
    

• Nicol heads inaugural Eventis camp
  CAMPS: A hands-on approach for Peter Nicol MBE in the opening camp at Surrey ...
     

• Juniors
  in Chennai
  WORLD JUNIORS: Mohamed El Shorbagy wins a second world title ... Nour El Sherbini is the youngest ever World Champion ...
    

• Eight months
  for Darwish
  RANKINGS: Not too much movement in the men's rankings this month ...

• Kuala Lumpur:
  MALAYSIAN: Right after the World Games, the players are battling in Malaysia...
  Nicol again, but Shabana is back ...

• Another New Palmer
  BIRTHS: Congratulations to David, Melinda and Kayla Palmer on a new addition to the family ...
    

• African Open Cancelled
  PSA: The $115k event set for Lagos next month is off ...
     

• Junkies head
  for Holland
  FUN SQUASH:  It's the 14th Annual Squash Junkie tournament in Amsterdam next month ... where dancing is just as important as the squash ...
    

• Long wait over for Palmerston
  NZL: They waited 50 years to regain the Cousins Shield, but Palmerston reckon it's worth the wait ...
  NEW Photo Book ...
     

• Elite series starts second half
  BSPA ELITE: As the season enters its second half, three of the competitors at Roehampton have a chance of going top ...
   

• World Games
  in Kaohsiung
  WORLD GAMES: Top seeds Nicol David and Nick Matthew claimed the Gold medals in Taiwan with straight-game wins in the finals ...
   

• WANTED:  Past masters in Amsterdam
  WISPA: 25 years of WISPA will fe celebrated at the Women's World Open in Amsterdam ... so we still need to find as many past masters as possible ...
    

• Shorbagy in shape for Chennai
  WORLD JUNIORS: An unexpected chance to defend the World Junior Title - Fram finds out how Mohamed is feeling with a week to go ...
   

• Herrick's 180mph Hair-Raiser
  SHORTS: After 14 years at the helm of the PSA Board, Jack Herrick has a new, fast, passion ...
   

• Fiona flies back
  ENGLAND: After a spell in the States, Fiona Geaves returns to England as a High-Performance coach ...
    

• Kemp stops Clyne in Ilkley
  BSPAELITE: Late replacement Jon Kemp overcame in-form Alan Clyne in the final of the eighth event ...
   

• Egypt top junior team seedings
  WORLD JUNIORS: Defending champions Egypt are provisional top seeds for next month's Women's World Junior Team Championships ...
     

• Guyana take team double in Barbados
  CARIBBEAN: Guyana retained the Boys' and Girls' team titles to conclude the CASA Junior Championships in Barbados ...
   

• Wife Swap
  TV: On UK's Channel 4 ... former England squash player who runs her household like a military campaign ...
   

• Boswell & King claim Clare crowns
  AUSTRALIAN: It's a fourth Australian Open title for Stewart Boswell as Joelle King becomes the fourth Kiwi to claim the Heather McKay Cup ...
    

• A new concept
  in Chennai
  WORLD JUNIORS: For the first time the Boys and Girls world  junior champions will be crowned together in Chennai ...
   

• Home winners assured in KL
  NSC: With two all-Malaysian finals, the latest NSC Series event is a good one for the hosts ... Arnold and Adnan take the spoils ...

• Strokes of Success
  WORLD JUNIORS: Hard work is the buzzword among the players who are honing their skills for Championships to be held in Chennai later this month ... Pelettier hungry for championships ...
   

• Play the  Games
  GAMES: While the World Games opened, largely unheralded, in Taiwan today, squash is also in the 29-sport Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv ...
    

• Clyne & Gaskin make Manchester final
  BSPA ELITE: Second seeds Alan Clyne and Arthur Gaskin are through to the final of the seventh of the series ... Clyne takes it ...
    

• James & Vanessa in Camp Colorado
  WILLSTROP: Three weeks' training in beautiful weather amongst some of the most scintillatmng backdrops the world has to offer, at 8,000 feet of altitude, who could refuse ???
    

• It's Dick & Annie again in HK
  CROCODILE: Nationals champions Dick Lau and Annie Au won again to claim the Crocodile Cup titles at the Hong Kong Squash Centre ...
    

• Golan grabs Siri title in Marseille
  SIRI: Borja Golan dethroned Thierry Lincou in the final at Set Marseille ...
    

• Chinappa comeback foils Wee Wern in KL
  NSC: Two games down, Joshna Chinappa eventually took the NSC title with a 16/14 in the fifth win over Low Wee Wern ...

• Kiwis take two in Melbourne
  DOUBLES: The Australian Open Doubles Championship brought two wins for New Zealand, one for Australia ...
   

• World Junior Updates
  JUNIORS: Team news from USA, Canada, New Zealand and England ... draws with timings ... and more ...
     

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: The latest batch of squash in the world's press ...
    

• Barrington & Krajcsak enter elite arena
  BSPA: The sixth of the series sees two new top seeds at Roehampton ... Barrington takes the title ...
   

• Gregory takes White Knight title
  RUSSIA: In 24-hour daylight in St Petersburg, Mike Gregory beat the best of Eastern Europe as the Vodka flowed ... Jordi Bercedo reports ...
   

• Corren & King win in Melbourne
  VICTORIA: Top seeds Mike Corren and Joelle King continued their runs of success in the Victorian Open...
    

• Grinham grabs Pyramides title 
  PYRAMIDES: Top seed Natalie Grinham duly collected the title in Paris with a straight-games win over Suzie Pierrepont ...
    

• Tennis needs
  to break out
  WILLSTROP: Despite Andy Murray's success, English Tennis is still stuck in the middle classes ...
   

Squash News - June 2008

• Sporting Bodies: Nick Matthew
  PAPERS: Squash news from around the world plus a special feature on the world number five ...
    

• Novotel appointed WWO Hotel
  WORLD OPEN: Going to the Women's World Open in Amsterdam? Special deals at the Championship Hotel, the Novotel Amsterdam City ...
   

• Aussie Squashers help transplant athletes
  SHORTS: Michelle Martin and Cameron Pilley are taking on training duties for athletes in the Transplant Games ...
   

• Women's week one at Wimbledon
  BSPA: The fifth event of the series sees the women take centre stage ... Waters takes the top prize ...
   

• WISPA's Roman Rendezvous
  WISPA: The WISPA promo tour rounded off with a visit to the Italian capital ...
    

• Ramy beats Thierry in Mumbai
  INDIA: To be more precise, Team Ashour beat Team Lincou in the final of the Bombay Gymkhana-SRAM squash league ...
    

• Alarcon takes Asuncion title
  PARAGUAY: It's a South American victory in Paraguay ...
   

• Squash meets Golf take two
  GOLF DAY: It must be Summer if it's time for the second "World of Squash Golf Day" ...
  &nfsp; 

• LJ tops Rosner in Toulouse final
  MOVIDA: Top seed LJ Anjema takes the title but in four games in the final in Toulouse ...
   

• Annie back to defend title
  AUSTRALIA: Hong Kong's Annie Au is set to defend her Australian Open title next month in Clare ...
    

• Temple takes second Elite title
  BSPA: Robbie Temple beat marathon man Alan Clyne at Wimbledon to take his second BSPA Elite title ...

• Squash makes its case to the IOC
  OLYMPICS: Fresh out of the crucial presentation to the IOC Executive Committee, first impressions are that squash's presentation couldn't have gone better ... new video ... Thierry hot off the press ...  only two to go forward, BUT ...

• Kuwait World Open for Sheikha
  SHORTS: November's 2009 PSA World Open in Kuwait represents the culmination of years of effort for Sheikha Fadyah Al-Sabah ...
   
    

• Dylan dominates in Stockholm
  SCANDINAVIAN: Dylan Bennett is the Scandinavian Open champion ... Waller wins in Kranj ... Ryder's Mote Classic
   

• Lincou leads Marseilles to French title
  EUROLEAGUES: Thierry Lincou claims his fourth European league title of the season as he leads Marseille to the French title ...
   

• World stars
  inspire Swiss
  WISPA: Day one of the WISPA promo tour as the girls called in to the Vitis Club in Zurich ... Leg two in Lucerne ...
       
    

• Gong for Gail
  HONOURS: British Squash has its own MBE in Peter Nicol, and now Badminton has Gail Emms, MBE ...
   

• Annie & Dick take HK titles
  HONG KONG: Three National titles in a row for Dick Lau as Annie Au beats Rebecca Chiu to claim her first ...

• Camille stuns Omneya
  ALEXANDRIA: Top seed Omneya Abdel Kawy falls to Camille Serme in the final in Alex ...   

• BSPA Elite
  BSPA ELITE: Chris Ryder beat Aaron Frankcomb in the final of the third event in Ilkley ...
   

• Spanish Masters
  SPAIN: Results and photos from the Spanish Masters Championships in Santiago ...

• StreetSquash special
  SHORTS: Harlem's urban youth squash programme goes from strength to strength ...
    

• Romans rule
  in Riccione
  EUROLEAGUES: A star-studded lineup in Riccione as Urbe Squash Rome take the Italian league title ...
    

• World Open Wildcard for Orla
  WORLD OPEN: Success in the Forexx Pro Tour has earned Orla Noom a wildcard place for September's Forexx World Open ...
    

• David takes second Seoul title
  SEOUL: Nicol David retained her Seoul Open title to make it two in three years ..
   

• Title #20 for Corren
  NORTH ISLAND:  Mike Corren has claimed his 20th PSA title in Hamilton ...
    

• Alexander & Urquhart take Aussie crowns
  AUSSIE CLOSED: Maiden national titles for Zac Alexander and Donna Urquhart in Brisbane ...
    

• Training Day with David Palmer
  PAPERS: A bumper issue with great articles from Australia, Canada and the UK, and more ...
   

• June World Rankings
  RANKINGS: A fairly quiet month in the world rankings, as Nicol David takes a double-points lead and Ramy Ashour moves back into the top three ...

Squash News - May 2008

• Wee Wern makes it four in KL
  MILO: Four U19 titles in a row as Wee Wern beats her sister in the final in KL ... complete results ...
    

• Weekend Roundup
  ROUNDUP: Meakins & Cumberbatch best in Barbados ... Knight & King double up in Wellington ... Corren strikes gold in Kalgoorlie ... 6th time lucky for Jordi in Tenerife ... Top seed Lane succeeds in Almere ...
   

• Euro Individuals
  EICC: Last day in Belgium, the finals ... Grinham grabs gold, Lincou ends Gaultier reign ...
    

• Hong Kong sponsorship news
  HK: Economic downturn or not, the Crocodile link with Hong Kong Squash is still going strong ...
    

• Leilani & Marlene special
  PAPERS: Only three articles this issue, but they're all must reads - spotlight on Leilani Rorani, Marlene West and a unique new club in Madison ...
    

• 5Nations victory for Yorkshire
  5NATIONS: Nick Matthew leads Hallamshire to success in Milan, as Poli Ladies excel ...
    

• WORLD SQUASH DAY
  WSD: Roundup of$Saturday's events all over the world in support of Squash's bid for the 2016 Olympics ... Brazil, Japan, USA, UK, Malaysia, Iran, South Africa, Mexico, New Zealand, and more ...
    

• Richards takes Vitis title
  VITIS: A third PSA title and some valuable extras for Tom Richards in Zurich ...
    

• Ford takes Perth title
  PERTH: Ben Ford's flying visit to Australia paid dividends in Perth ...
    

• Nose2Nose with Nick Matthew
  PLAYERS: On his 5Nations debut, Duncan Steele gets close up to the world number six ...
    

• Squash for 2016 Day Jumps Off
  WSD: Yes, we know that "kicks off" is the usual term, but this one was different, ok ...   

• Cuskelly & Ranieri win in New Canaan
  ST LUKE: St Luke's school hosts PSA/WISPA event ...
  finals video ...
    

• Khan takes Goshen title
  GOSHEN: Latasha Khan made it a home win in Goshen as she defeated top seed Sharon wee in the final ...
    

• 2016 Drive in LA
  2016: A significant birthday as Squash 2016 Ambassador Samantha Teran hosts a fundraiser in Los Angeles ...
   

• Parky & Jayne
  tie the knot
  WEDDINGS: World number 3 weds world ref's daughter ... James Willstrop reports ...
     

• Good news from Down Under
  OCEANIA: The English are coming in June for a strong Australian Open, and the New Zealand Women's Open is back as a $45k event ...
   

• Selby takes Elite #2 title in Ilkley
  BSPA: Top seeds Adrian Grant and Daryl Selby met in the final of the second BSPA Elite Series event in Ilkley ...
   

• Shabana Hall of Fame
  HOF: Three world titles, 33 months at #1, lots more to come from the Prince of Egypt, but here's a look at what's happened so far ...
    

• Favourites reign in Trinidad
  T&T: Colin Ramasra collected his fourth Trinidad & Tobago National title this weekend ...
    

• David takes Texas title
  TEXAS: Nicol David beat Natalie Grainger to take the Texas Open title...
    

• Edgbaston end Pontefract run
  UK CLUBS: Edgbaston Priory toppled defending champions Pontefract in the UK National Clubs Women's final while Colets added another men's title ...
    

•    Kemp denies Galvez Atlanta repeat
  ATLANTA: Defending champion Eric Galvez was beaten by England's Jon Kemp in the final in Atlanta ...
    

  Double K in Auckland
  AUCKLAND: Martin Knight and Shelley Kitchen took the titles at the Remuera Club ...
     

• Strahov regain take Czech title
  EUROLEAGUES: Hosts Strahov reclaimed the Czech playoff title for a 13th win in 16 years ...

• Tweet, Tweet
  TWITTER: The latest fad, or a useful tool? Find out by following us ...

• World Hardball Doubles
  HARDBALL: Australia and Canada shared the titles in the World Hardball Doubles championships in San Francisco ...
    

• Hong Kong Conference in demand
  WSF: The 9th World Squash Coaching & Development conference has attarcted a worldwide response ...
    

• Where in the World?
  COURTS: Help the WSF present squash's case to the IOC - we're looking for courts and players in more than the 175 countries already identified ...
    

• Grand Prix Finals head for Jersey
  BSPA: The end-of-season playoffs will be in Jersey in September ...
     

Squash 2016 Day Countdown 2016Day: As the 23rd May approaches, a look at what's happening worldwide ... and a brave pledge from Elaine Tan ...
  

• 5000 and counting for Howard
  SHORTS: Howard Harding's 'World Squash News' service released its 5,000th story last weekend ...
    

• Willstrop's Words
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm on Lost for Words at Edgbaston, Rugby League Connections and the Times affair ...
     

• Let's Talk
  FORUM: Our forum server has walked away - we now have it installed on our own server, but sadly we're starting from scratch ...
    

• World's Top sixteen 1985-88
  OTW: How many of these players do you recognise ???
    

• Carla Coaches
  in Tehran
  IRAN: Back from Injury, Carla Khan did a coaching stint for the Iranian Girls' Squad ... plus Iranian Nationals results ...
    

• Aussies pick strong team for Taiwan
  WORLD GAMES: Sarah Fitz-Gerald will lead a strong Australian team in the World Games in Taiwan ...
   

• 2016 Day in LA
  2016DAY: Where are you going to put YOUR banners on May 23rd ... Bob Hanscom gives us some ideas ...
  #4: Recognise this one ???
   
    

• Temple takes BSPA Elite #1
  BSPA: Sixteen 8-player events over the UK summer with a £60k prize pot on offer  Temple takes inaugural title ...
    

• Cayman Open
  CAYMAN: Nicol David and Dean Watson are the Cayman Open champions ...
    

• Lee & Urquhart take Top End Open
  TOPEND: The first event of the 2009 Australian tour saw one home winner in Darwin ...
    
    

• Galifi stuns Bianchetti in Rome final
  ROMA EST: After a marathon semi the Italian number one fell in the final in Rome ...
    

• England claim a double in Gerona
  EURO U15/17: The Euro U15/U17 team champs saw England take both titles in Spain ...
    

• Siddall takes Zwolle title
  ZWOLLE: Lauren Siddall claimed the Zwolle Open title in Holland...
  &nbwp; 
   

• PSL Final
  PSL: Chapel Allerton claimed the PSL title at the first attempt as they beat Duffield in the final et Nottingham ...
    

• Japan Pro #1
  JAPAN: Chris Gordon takes the title, beating James Snell in the final in Yokohama  ...

• Euroteams
  EUROTEAMS: It's another English double in Malmo ...
    

• King takes Wakato title
  NZ: Joelle King denies former world number one Leilani Rorani in Hamilton ...
    

• Inter-Counties
  UK: Yorkshire retain women's title as Herts take the men's ....
   

• Canadian Nationals
  CANADA: Runa REta & Shahier Razik take Canadian National titles...
   
    

• Seven up for Wiener Neudorf
  EUROLEAGUES: Andy Holland reports on the Austrian League playoff finals ... 
     

• Shorbagy makes top twenty
  RANKINGS: Gregory Gaultier goes back to a best-ever #2 while young Shorbagy breaks into the top twenty ...

• James on the Mend
  EUROTEAMS: He's missing his team-mates in Malmo, but James Willstrop is on the road to recovery ...
    
    

Squash News - April 2008

• British U23 Championships
  BRITISH U23: Fiona Moverley & Chris Simpson take the titles
   

• Gemmell makes it four
  CANADA: Laura Gemmell takes a record fourth straight Canadian U19 title in Niagara on the lake as sister Michelle claims the U15 title ...
    

• Kemp wins in Berkshire
  RICHMOND: Jon Kemp collected his seventh PSA title in Berkshire ...
    

• Ricketts for the All Blacks ???
  SHORTS: If the Wallabies have David Palmer, the All Blacks have an obvious squash star to turn to ...
    

• Czech Nationals
  CZECH: Two new champions crowned in Prague ...

• Top seeds take Irish titles
  IRISH: Top seeds Alison Waters and Thierry Lincou claimed the Irish Open titles at a packed Fitzwilliam in Dublin...
    

• Euroteams Reshuffle
  EUROTEAMS: Men's pools reshuffled after Slovakia withdraw ... team lists & match schedule now online

• Petros takes the Cigar
  OTW: Big exposure for squash in the April issue of Cigar Magazine in Greece ...
       
    

• #WEEKEND ROUNDUP
  Latasha Khan wins in St Louis ... Bianchetti in Milan ...
   

• Euro Juniors back 2016 Bid
  2016: The new European Junior Champions would all love the chance to compete for Olympic medals in 2016 ...
    

• Walker & Selby set for England debuts
  EUROTEAMS: Defending champions England will be giving first caps to two newcomers next week in Sweden ...
    

• Palmer takes on the All Blacks
  SHORTS: Australia's Rugby Union coach has a secret weapon in his bid to make the Wallabies fitter than the All Blacks ...
    

• London take Inter-Area title
  UK INTER-AREA: Two days, 300 juniors, one report ...
    

• Aberdeen retain Scottish title
  EURO: A year to the day after taking the Scottish National Team title, Aberdeen did it again ...
    

• Burn off that Curry
  OTW: Worried about your weight? 101 ways to burn off a Curry ... 53 minutes of squash, 697 of watching TV, plus 99 others ...
    

• Around the World on May 23rd
  2016 DAY: Help promote the bid by getting banners up in iconic locations ...
    

• Duffield aim for PSL record
  PSL: On Tue 5th May Derbyshire village club Duffield will take on Chapel Allerton in the climax of the PSL season, aiming for a record fourth title ...
    

• Convincing the IOC ... yes we can
  PAPERS: The Times' Giles Smith thinks Barack Obama's oratory can win the 2018 World Cup for America, but that even Martin Luther King couldn't convince the IOC about Squash ...
  We beg to differ ...
    

•   Odense retain Danish Title
  EURO: The league season is upon us, with Odense claiming their 11th Danish League Title ...

• Walker & Lengthorn triumph in Ilkley
  BSPA: Laura Lengthorn-Massaro retained her Ilkley Open final while Alister Walker beat the defending champion in a marathon men's final ... ...
   

• Mini-Squash in Plaza Hollywood
  SHORTS: The Fujifilm Minisquash Carnival brought squash to thousands of kids and families in Hong Kong, and gave the 2016 bid another push ...
    

• Test Match #2 - the Revenge
  UK: It was a case of "revenge is sweet" for the England women's team as they beat Vicky Botwright's Manchester Boys 3-1 in the second Test Match ...
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• Richards & Moverley top U23 draws
  UK: Tom Richards and Fiona Moverley are favourites for next week's resurrected British U23 Championships ...
   

• World's largest junior team event ?
  UK JUNIORS: 296 juniors are heading for Birmingham this weekend for the Inter-Area Championships ...
     

• Camps filling up fast
  CAMPS: Places on the various Summer Camps are filling up fast ... get yourself booked in now and you could even get yourself a discount ...
  NEW: Paul Hornsby & Lee Beachill, August at Queen's Halifax
   

• Inter-Counties heads for Wolves
  UK: Next month's Inter-Counties finals will be held at Wolverhampton ...
   

• West of Ireland
  IRELAND: Simon Rosner claims his first PSA title in Galway ... Rooney & Blake take the 'A' events ...
   

• Euro U19 Teams
  EURO U19: Germany upset defending champions England to take the Euro U19 team title ... Wales come third ...
   

• Home joy for Raneem in Heliopolis
  HELIOPOLIS: A first WISPA title for the World Junior Champion ... Raneen makes it in her home club ...
   

• Big Euro Entry
  Euro Teams: 28 men's and 21 women's teams are heading to Malmo at the end of the month ...
   

• England claim Euro U19 double
  EURO JUNIORS:
  Sarah-Jane Perry and Anthony Graham are  the new European U19  Champions ...
      

• Dublin Delight
  IRISH: Dublin's Irish Open has attracted two strong fields this year ...
   

• Repeat winners in Hurghada
  HURGHADA: Omneya Abdel Kawy and Ramy Ashour deliglted the Egyptian crowd as they retained their Hurghada International titles in the Red Sea resort ...
    

• Egyptian International Masters
  MASTERS: Fancy a week of$Squash in Cairo this October ... this is for you ...
    

• Grainger takes Montreal titlel
  ATWATER: Natalie Grainger proved too strong in the final at Club Atwater in Montreal ...

• SCORING CHANGE
  SCORING: Remember, as of now the official scoring system for squash at all levels is PAR to 11, two clear ...

• Squash on TV
  TV: Set your Sky+ boxes to record now, Super Series Finals and Canary Wharf Classic UK transmission dates ...

Squash News - March2008

• April World Rankings
  RANKINGS: Egyptians reclaim PSA top three as Grainger overtakes the Grinhams ...

• PSL Playoffs
  PSL: Chapel Allerton & Duffield win nail-biting semi-finals ...  Sobo and Whipp on the Blog ...

• Simcock makes the case down under
  OLYMPICS: The latest stop on the campaign trail as presentations from the candidate sports are made in New Zealand ...

• Past, Present & Future honoured in Oz
  AUSTRALIA: Two new Hall of Fame members and Athlete of the Year awards for current and future champions ...

• Bailey: "Really Really Pleased!"
  NSC: A rare tournament win for Tania Bailey, who is glad to put her troubles behind her ...

• Local support takes Texas to new levels
  WISPA: 55 local donations have helped the Texas Open to go Gold for 2009 ...

• New winners in Wimbledon
  BSPA: Daryl Selby and Emma Beddoes are the new Wimbledon Champions ...
    

• North American semi in San Fran
  PACIFIC: Razik and Illingworth set up semi clash ...

• Canary Wharf Classic
  C/WHARF: David Palmer dethrones James Willstrop to claim the Canary Wharf Classic titl
  EN BREF: More James, Greg & the Duchess, and more ...
    

• NSC Series #5
  NSC: It's a first title for Tania Bailey in three years in Kuala Lumpur ...
   

• Chichester end with a win
  PSL: It was a 'dead rubber', but Chichester are happy with a win, Guildford happy to finish fourth ...
    

• Rogriguez grabs Guatemala title
  GUATEMALA: Miguel Angel Rodriguez beat Eric Galvez in the final of the Sporta International in Guatemala .. 

  Mueller breaks Swiss drought
  SWISS: It's been a long wait for a home winner in the Swiss Open - 36 years, to be exact ...
   

• Seeds scattered
  in Kuwait
  JENA: Lots of upsets on day one of the Jena Super Satellite in Kuwait ...

• Kitchen & Mehboob win KL thrillers
  NSC: Two five-game finals and two fine comebacks in the latest NSC series finals ... 

• Grant claims Kolkata title
  INDIA: Third seed Adrian Grant collected the Indian Challenger title in Kolkata ...

• Walker faces Willstrop in Wharf opener
  C/WHARF: After the best results of his life last year, Alister Walker is spared qualifying for the 2009 event ... interview with Alister ...
   

• Canary Wharf to boost Olympic bid
  C/WHARF: Another chance for squash to impress the IOC next week, in London's Docklands ...

• Vicky's boys do the business at Sportcity
  TEST MATCH: VB put one over DP when her boys gave the England women's team a 3-0 test match beating in Manchester ...
   

• Seven by Seven for Millfield
  SCHOOLS: It's seven National Schools titles in a row for Millfield, Boys and Girls ...

• Squash would improve Olympics
  OLYMPICS: Squash 2016 ambassador Peter Nicol says Squash will take the Olympics to new markets ...

• Today at Queen's
  SSF: Gregory Gaultier retains the title in an all-French final at The Queen's Club  ...
  EN BREF: Behind the Scenes, El Presidente Shabana, and more ...
   

• Top juniors at Sportcity
  INTER-COUNTY: It's the U15 and U19 finals in Manchester ... final results & photos ...

• EINDHOVEN:  Naude takes Eindhoven crown
    

• MANITOBA: Kemp wins all-English marathon in Winnipeg ...
   

• PERSIAN: Richards wins Kish Island final ...
   

• Briggs & Cuskelly capture KL Crowns
  NSC: England's Lauren Briggs and Australian Ryan Cuskelly emerged triumphant in the finals of the NSC Series No3 event ...
   

• Gaultier aims for third SSF Final
  SSF: Defending champion Gregory Gaultier is aiming to reach the Super Series Finals final for the third year in a row ...

• Squash relaunch in Victoria
  COURTWATCH: Good news from Australia, and in the UK the Telegraph's campaign to save sports facilities ...

• Super Series Finals add to Olympic momentum
  SSF: The Squash 2016 campaign organisers believe the ATCO Super Series Finals will be a great showcase for$the sport which will help efforts to be included in the Games succeed ...

• Train with the world's fittest man
  CAMPS: Fancy a week's training with Jonah Barrington (along with Joey, Shorbagy et al) in Somerset ?

• Squash girl being squeezed out
  PAPERS: A bumper issue of squash in the world's press with controversy in Scotland - embarrassing says Pat Nicol - and much, much more ...

• Another Classic at Canary Wharf
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm looks at the Canary Wharf draw and wishes for a fairy godmother ...

• Squash girl being squeezed out
  PAPERS: A bumper issue of squash in the world's press with controversy in Scotland and much, much more ...

• Crunch time in PSL
  PSL: Chapel-A and Duffield clinch semi-final spots as Bristol make giant strides in group B ..

• '21st Century Squash' at Queen's
  SSF: Players and spectators at next week's ATCO Super Series Finals will be witness to 'the new face of squash' ...

• Crunch time for PSL
  PSL: As the playoffs approach the Big Guns are coming out to play on Tuesday, with some spectacular matches in store ...

• World Opens head for Holland in 2011
  WORLD OPEN: 2011 will see the Men's and Women's World Open combined again, in the Netherlands as the richest event ever at $400,000+ ...

• Home winner in Aberdeen
  BSPA: Stuart Crawford downed the top seed in the final to claim the North of Scotland title ...

• Grainger ends David's run in KL
  KL OPEN: Natalie Grainger ended Nicol David's 68-match unbeaten run to claim the KL Open title ... Barker takes men's crown ...

• COAS cancelled
  PSA: The PSA has postponed the COAS International, which was due to take place in Islamabad ... 

• It's President Shabana
  PSA: Replacing Lee Beachill as President, three-time world champion Amr Shabana adds an Egyptian presence to the PSA board ...

• Nicol joins Olympic Ambassadors
  OLYMPICS: Nicol David is one of the new additions to squash's 2016 ambassadors ...

• Lengthorn & Matthew on the rise
  RANKINGS: Career-best positions for two English stars in the March World Rankings ...

• Beachill appointed
  as new COO
  PSA: Recently retired PSA President Lee Beachill is the players' association's new Chief Operating Officer ...

• U23 Entries Open
  BSPA: The tournaments come thick and fast from now on - entries open for Wimbledon, Surrey, and the British U23 Championships ...

• Squash for 2016
  WSD: It used to be "World Squash Day", but on May 23rd this year the world of squash will unite to support the Olympic bid with Squash 2016 Day ...

• So, After Richmond, Virginia
  VIRGINIA: Back from Virginia, Framboise interviews Framboise ...

• Schoosh Fever
  SHORTS: Once a player always a player - former HK champion Franca Sella is teaching the Italians about lo sport della passione ...

• Mueller takes Salzburg title
  SALZBURG: Nicolas Mueller doubled his 2009 PSA tally in Salzburg ...

• WISPA Masters head for Amsterdam
  WISPA: The 25th anniversary of the players' association will see many of the past stars in Masters action at the World Open in Amsterdam ...

• Ivan & Sharon fall in KL finals
  NSC: Two home favourites fell at the final hurdle in the NSC Series #2 ...

Squash News - February 2008

• Eight of the best
  C/WHARF: Eight of the world's top ten are heading for London's Docklands next month ...

• Ivan & Sharon fall in KL finals
  NSC: Two home favourites fell at the final hurdle in the NSC Series #2 ...

• Trinity taken to the limit
  US COLLEGE: Having won 201 matches and 10 straight titles, Trinity came within two points of losing to Princeton in this year's CSA final ...  full reports from men's & women's finals ...

• Khalifa's bright start in Italy
  INFORMA: Not many players win their first PSA event, especially as a qualifier ... 

• Finals Day in Manchester
  JUNIORS: Day four of the British Junior Championships at the National Squash Centre, with four new champions crowned ...

• Walker wins in Montreal
  SANCTUAIRE: Alister Walker denied the Montreal fans a home victory ...

• 40 Years of reporting squash
  NEWS: A weekly column in the Yorkshire Evening Post for 40 years ..
  Fred Willis deserved the recognition he got at the Nationals ...

• Kitchen & Meuller conquer in KL
  NSC: The latest and largest of the NSC Series events in KL saw one logical and one unexpected winner ...

• Colleges prepare for CSA finals
  PAPERS: Stories from around the world, with lots of previews for this weekend's US CSA College Championship finals ...

• Willstrop on Beachill
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm pays his own tribute to Lee Beachill, plus
  "Think of Emma" ...

• Close to the playoffs
  PSL: Duffield and Bristol go top of the PSL Pools with two rounds to go ...

• Shabana set to wow London crowds
  C/WHARF: Egyptian superstar Amr Shabana is all set to dazzle London audiences after confirming his entry into this year's ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic ...

• Squash makes its Olympic bid
  SHORTS: The WSF has submitted its response to the IOC's 80-question Olympic Programme Review questionnaire ... plus good news for Leo in Hong Kong ...

• Nationals  season
  EURO NATIONALS: It's National Championships season, with results in from the UK, France, Holland and Belgium ... plus Barry Dodson looks at the German system and asks "how do you do it?" ...

• Jonah's Back
  SQUASH ON TV: Squash legend Nonah Barrington is back ... in the TV commentary box

• Matthew & Duncalf regain British titles
  BRITISH: A dozen masters champions crowned, and two repeat winners in the main events ...

• Olli on song in Mikkeli
  FINNISH: Home favourite Olli Tuominen has retained his Finnish Open title ...

• Camille Claims Creteil crown
  CRETEIL: A popular home win in Paris for Camille Serme ...

• ES Rebrands
  ENGLAND: England Squash has a new name and logo ...

• Camps
  CAMPS: Looking to improve your game with intensive training sessions? You can try Surrey next week, Bexley in July, or maybe a trip to Cairo with Amr Shabana or Amir Wagih and Karim Darwish appeals ...

• Gough promoted to Chief Exec
  PSA: Alex Gough has been appointed the PSA's new Chief Executive ...

• Bye Bye Beach
  PLAYERS: Three-time champion Lee Beachill will be retiring after this week's National Championships in Manchester ...

• PSA Q&A
  PSA: You asked the questions ... the PSA Board answers ...

• Palmer claims Bluenose title
  BLUENOSE: David Palmer proved unstoppable in the Bluenose Classic final in Halifax ...

• Lincou wins 100m French Final
  FRENCH: It's an 11th national title for Thierry Lincou and a first for Camille Serme ...

• Olli aims for Finnish defence
  FINNISH: Top Finn Olli Tuominen is missing the Swedish Open to concentrate on retaining his home title next week ...

• The Whipp Report
  PSL: Delayed by the snow, Andy Whipp's report on Duffield's demise at Pontefract is a must-read ...

• Exeter hit back as Nottingham go top
  PSL: The weather couldn't stop Exeter and Nottingham from assuming pole positions ...

• Cleveland hat-trick for Grainger
  BURNING RIVER: Natalie Grainger remains the only-ever winner of the Burning River Classic ...

• Stoehr makes top ten
  RANKINGS: A first appearance in the top ten for Isabelle Stoehr in an otherwise quiet month in the world rankings ...

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: Telegraph starts UK campaign, plus more stories from around the world ...  ToC review & sponsorship debate ...

• Top seeds take Artemis titles
  BSPA: Peter Barker and Vicky Botwright claimed the first BSPA titles of 2009 in Edinburgh

• Matthew in good Nick for Canary Wharf
  C/WHARF: Hopes are high for another home triumph in the ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic following the return to top form of Nick Matthew ...

Squash News - January 2008

• Golan motors to Birmingham title
  MOTOR CITY: Borja Golan beat top seed Adrian Grant to claim the Motor City Open title in Michigan ...

• Five Finals at the Velodrome
  BADMINTON: Not squash, but some dramatic action at the English National Badminton finals in Manchester ...

• Meet the PSA Board:
  You have questions for them.... They will answer you... Well, within reason, of course...

• Tournament of Champions
  ToC: Last day in NY Grand Central... Greg is the New ToC champion...

• Ambassadors in NY
  OLYMPICS: A first meeting for the select group of players nominated to spearhead squash's Olympic bid ...

• New President for ASF
  ASIA: The Asian Squash Federation AGM appointed a new President and a new Patron ...

• Another magical year
  2008: As the first major event of 2009 nears its conclusion, Robert Edwards looks back on 2008 ...

• Weekend Roundup
  ROUNDUP: Grainger in Greenwich ... Clyne continues in Calgary ... Trans-Tasman final in Queensland ...Nielsen takes Welsh title ...

• Ian Wright, the sendoff
  The world of squash bade farewell yesterday to Ian Wright, one of the most respected administrators in the history of the sport ...

• Frans Otten to host Women's World Open
  WWO: It already has 21 courts, but Amsterdam's famous centre will have a new 1,000-seater all-glass court in September ...

• Malaysian clean sweep in Chennai
  ASIA: Malaysia's Low Wee Wern and Ivan Yuen claimed the Asian Junior titles in Chennai ... Malaysia claim the team titles too ...

• Selby sizzles in  Vancouver final
  COMFORT INN: England's Daryl Selby claimed his seventh career title at the Evergreen Club in North Vancouver ...

• New Year, New Articles
  PAPERS: We started 'in the papers' last January and found over 200 items ... here's 2009's first batch ...

• Top seeds triumph in Hoofddorp
  MEERSQUASH: Top seeds Bradley Hindle and Sarah Kippax claimed the Meersquash Heroes titles in Holland ...

• Weekend Roundup
  ROUNDUP: Marche wins third title in Rocafort ... Atkinson 21 again in Berwyn ... Czechs keep half the titles in Prague ... Seventh heaven for Reda in St Louis ...

• U23 British Champs return
  BSPA: With past winners such as Cassie Jackman and James Willstrop, the U23 championships are back this April ...

• Vicky ready for another adventure
  NATIONALS: The local coach, a semi-retired player who has never got past the quarters, might have the best chance of becoming National Champion ...

• Beachill aims for one more
  NATIONALS: Three-time champion Lee Beachill has reached 6 of the last 7 British Nationals finals - he thinks there's one more in him ...

• Masters head South
  MASTERS: The South of England Masters saw 100+ entrants make their way around the M25 to Broxbourne ...

• Kent retain O50 title
  UK INTERCOUNTY: Results of the first finals of the season, the Men's O50 and O60 ...

• Eddie spanks the Banker
  TV: World #152 Eddie Charlton spanked the banker on "Deal or no Deal" as he picoed up a £16k dividend ...

• Back to the future for round six
  PSL: The League season starts up again, with reverse fmxtures from round one ... Champions Surrey extend lead as Chapel-A top group A...

• Top eight in SSF
  SSF: Fittingly, it will be the world's top eight who contest the ATCO Super Series Finals in March ...

• T3 in Tenerife
  COURTWATCH: A fantastic new training facility has just opened in Tenerife - have a look around "Top Tenerife Training" ...

• Shabana - one of the greatest
  WILLSTROP: Tributes are often too late, and Malcolm thinks Amr Shabana deserves some recognition NOW ...

• Squash on the up in Jersey
  UK: Six months into his position as head coach on the Channel Island, let's see how Nick Taylor's getting along ...

• Gym converted to Squash Court
  COURT WATCH: They're bucking the trend in Exeter as a gym is "reconverted" to a squash court ...

• BJO Success for Egypt in Sheffield
  BJO: It's another six titles for Egypt, but Malaysia and India are happy too in Sheffield ...

• Ian Wright, 1933-2009
  Sad news of the death of a loyal servant to squash ...

• Darwish hits top spot
  RANKINGS: The 13th player to become world number one is Karim Darwish ... Nicol's record lead ...

Squash News - December 2008

• World's best head for New York
  ToC: 23 of the world's top 25 players are included in the Tournament of Champions draw ...

• Chiu joins HK top 20
  SHORTS: Nothing for squash in the UK New Year honours list, but Rebecca Chiu is certainly appreciated in Hong Kong ... plus Badminton hits the jackpot and Jansher's father passes away ...

• Richard Graham departs PSA
  PSA: Seven months after being appointed, the PSA's Chief Executive has moved on ...

• Darwish takes it all in Saudi
  SAUDI: World number one and the biggest cheque in squash - it's all Karim Darwish's ...

• Canadians prosper in Niagara
  JUNIORS: Four home victories in the Canadian Junior Open ...

• In The Papers
  PAPERS: The final (bumper) issue of the year, squash stories from around the globe ...

• 12 Days of Squash Christmas
  POET: The latest festive offering from the Squash Poet ...

• Happy Families
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm muses on what price the progeny of squash-playing couples might fetch should they be put up for auction like horses ...

• Borja Battles to Spanish Open
  SPANISH: To the delight of the Tenerife crowd, Borja Golan wins a five game thriller to reign in Spain ...

• World Open on TV
  TV: Channel M presents two programs, 25 minutes each ...

• Kiwis to host next WWT
  WSF: The next Women's World Team Championship will be held in New Zealand ...

• WWT in Cairo
  WWT: Hosts Egypt claimed their first ever Women's World Team Title as they beat defending champions England in a final that went down to the wire ...

• Home hat-trick for Bianchetti
  BRESCIA: A third PSA title in his home town for Davide Bianchetti ...

• Kenny & Perry retein Irish titles
  IRISH: Liam Kenny and Madeline Perry are once again Irish National Champions ...

• Laura wins the jackpot in Monaco
  MONACO: Laure Lengthorn-Massaro beats the top seed to claim the Monaco crown ...

• Olympic Taskforce
  WSF: One of the first decisions of the new WSF board is to set up a top level Olympic task force ...

• Last Chance for Christmas
  WISPA: Don't forget to get your WISPA Calendar for Christmas ...

• New deals for the PSA
  PSA: Two new consultants appointed as the PSA tries to make squash cool ...

• Beddoes takes LeSport
  LeSport: Top seed Emma Beddoes took the LeSport Open trophy in North Wales ...

• Egypt hog the top spots
  RANKINGS: Egyptians occupy the top three places in the new December world rankings ... Nicol's two years at the top ...

• Away Day in the PSL
  PSL: Five away wins and two new table-toppers as the Premier Squash League reaches the halfway stage ...

Squash News - November 2008

• Aussie pullout causes World Doubles crash
  DOUBLES: Citing security concerns, Squash Australia's decision not to send teams to Chennai for the World Doubles has caused the event to be postponed ...

• Weekend Roundup
  ROUNDUP: Gilly grabs Delft title ... Selby wins Solent BSPA ... Galvez grabs BC title . ... English double in Irish Junior ...

• Power to feature in LA Challenge
  LOS ANGELES: New LAAC head pro Stefan Casteleyn will face a 'Winter Challenge' against Jonathan Power on 11th December ...

• Pierrepont takes Macau title
  MACAU: Top seed Gregory Gaultier claimed the men's title in Macau as Suzie Pierrepont takes a surprise win in the women's ...

• Gonzalo Miranda
  S/AMERICA: He won the Pan American Championships to finish his junior career and took Argentina to their first team title ... interview by Esteban Casarino ...

• Nicol's first 2009 title
  WISPA: Ten titles this year, and Nicol David already has one up her sleeve for 2009 - "Miss August" ...

• Same again in Hong Kong
  HONG KONG: Two compelling finals, but David and Shabana are still the champions ...

• Home win in Manchester
  BSPA: He didn't have to play the final, so Andy Whipp earns his money by doing the reports ... Whippy leads the "race to Ipswich" ...

• Orla takes Prague title
  PRAGUE: The first-ever WISPA event in the Czech Republic, and top seed Orla Noom disappoints the home fans in the final ...

• Clinton wins all-SA final in Nairobi
  KENYA: Clinton Leeuw topped the top seed in the final of the Zain Kenya Open in Nairobi ...

• Darwish heads Super Series standings
  SSF: After 7 of 9 events in 2008, the in-form Karim Darwish leads the race to Queen's Club ...

• The last person to beat Heather McKay
  PROFILES: England number one for ten years, British Open Champion in 1961, and the last person to beat Heather McKay ... interview with Fran Marshall ...

• Yasser retains Baltimore Cup
  BALTIMORE: A second consecutive win for Yasser El Halaby in Baltimore ...

• Dominique triumphs in Dayton
  OHIO: Top seed Dominique Lloyd-Walter duly took the Ohio Open title in Dayton ...

• Miss October
  WISPA: You need balls to be a top player in 2009 ...

• Galifi and Chinappa triumph in KL
  NSC: A third title on the trot for Stephane Galifi and a first WISPA crown for Joshna Chinappa ...

• WSF makes the case in Lausanne
  OLYMPICS: Seven sports, two places - it was the real start of "Countdown to Copenhagen" today ...

• Islamabad finals
  PAKISTAN: Both top seeds are beaten in Islamabad ...

• I have a dream"
  Bob Hanscom wills President Obama on board and believes "YES WE CAN"

• Miss March
  WISPA: You've seen the giant rackets and balls - now for the miniature court ...

• Roundup
  ROUNDUP: Meguid wins first title in Prague ... Ritwik wins all-Indian final in Chennai  ... Krajcsak doubles up in Jericho ... Finitsis' fifth in Rotterdam ... Jose flies to Cincinnati title... Espeleta & Alonso take Canary titles ... Crawford in Parma ...

• New facility dedicated to Bhutto
  PAKISTAN: Final qualifying for the Pakistan Open coincided with the inauguration of the new Benazir Bhutto Squash Complex in Rawalpindi ...

• Grainger retains in Brooklyn
  WEYMULLER: Defending champion Natalie Grainger (aka Miss July) beat fourth seed Shelley Kitchen in the final ...

• Lithgow to close
  COURTWATCH: The NSW squash centre that nurtured David Palmer is under threat ...

• Golan & Serme reign in Spain
  SANTIAGO: A popular home win for Borja and a second senior title for Camille in Santiago ...

• Stephen Cox, 1956-2008
  After a four-year battle with cancer, a popular Englishman who became a coach in California passes away ...

• Farhan takes CNS title
  PAKISTAN: With four home semi-finalists a Pakistani winner was assured in Karachi ..

• The Squash Theatre
  INDONESIA: We don't hear a lot about squash in Indonesia, but they sure do have a lovely venue for it ...

• Diamonds Sparkle
  PSL: Three rounds gone and new boys Exeter Diamonds are already the only unbeaten team ...

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: November's first batch of worldwide reports ...

• Miss February
  WISPA: Amazing what a bit of makeup can do - Miss February hardly recognised herself ...

• West of England Masters
  MASTERS: While the Cats played in New Zealand the Mice got the cream in Swindon ...

• Massive entry in Chennai
  INDIA: Over 400 players took part in the Indian National Junior Championships in Chennai ... final results ...

• Clonda wins courage award
  AUSTRALIA: Former world #5 Carin Clonda is honoured after overcoming a range of serious illnesses ...

• Darwish moves to two
  RANKINGS: Karim Darwish is the new world number two as Mohamed El Shorbagy jumps 29 places ... Vicky Botwright's final WISPA match has propelled her back to number 7 in the world ...  WISPA ranking news ...

• A moment with
  WISPA: Latest player profile plus video interviews with Dominique Lloyd-Walter

• Trains, Planes and Taxis
  PSL BLOG: In the buildup to round three Oxford's\ Jason Martin finds travel has caused him most problems so far ... round three lineups ...

• Ecuador Open
  ECUADOR: Arturo Salazar claimed his second PSA title as he won an all-Mexican final in Quito ...

• Top two in Saskatoon final
  SASKATOON: Mark Krajcsak beat top seed Aaron Frankcomb to claim the Saskatoon Boast title ...

• All-English final in Lagos
  AFRICA: Joey Barrington claimed his biggest title to date as he beat Tom Righards in an all-English final in Lagos...

• Andy & Emma take Glasgow titlesBSPA: Andy Whipp and Emma Beddoes claimed the first BSPA titles of the season in Glasgow  ... tournament review

• Putting the record straight
  29-Oct: It's been a torrid two weeks - closing the site, reopening, lots of reactions ... time to put the record straight ... and to meet Mick Todd ...

Squash News - October 2008

• Finals in Doha
  QATAR: It's a hat-trick of Classic titles for Nicol David and a first major for Karim Darwish ...

• History in Quito
  ECUADOR: An Ecuadorian in a PSA main draw for the first time ever ... quarter-finals done ...

• WISPA reveals Calendar Girls
  WISPA: The top stars on the WISPA World Tour will be revealed like never before in the 2009 WISPA Calendar which is launched today ... plus How the Calendar was made ...

• New champions crowned at Wimbledon
  JUNIORS: The weekend's British U13/U17 Championships saw a clutch of new champions crowned at Wimbledon ...

• SquashSite, Back Online
  27-Oct: What a week that was ...

• PRO Scoring for all
  SCORING: The World Squash Federation changes the rules from 1st April 2009 - have you tried it yet ???

• What we missed
  ROUNDUP: Clarke takes hometown title ... Gawad gets first title in Goshen ... Galifi wins all-French final in Turin ... World Masters Results ... Pan Am Juniors ... Ranieri in surprise win ... PSL Round Two ... more to follow ....

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: It's been a busy week for squash in the World's Newspapers ... which sports make bad computer games, NFL above Squash, the man in Neha's life, Mubarak aims high, and more ...

• Ramachandran is WSF President
  WSF: India's Mr N Ramachandran is the new president of the World Squash Federation, which also approved PAR 11 as its official scoring system at the AGM ...

• World Open in Manchester
  WORLD OPEN:
  Nicol reclaims the title ... Ramy is the Champion ...

• World Squash Awards: the winners

• Au Revoir John
  JOHN WHITE: The most popular man on tour retired this week in Manchester ... Malcolm Willstrop reflects ...

• Ziad & Nicol join PSA board
  PSA: Ziad Al-Turki is the new PSA Chairman, with Peter Nicol MBE also joining the Board ...

• World stars pledge Olympic Bid support
  OLYMPICS: The world's leading players pledged their support for the WSF's bid for Squash to become an Olympic Sport: "An Olympic Gold Medal Would Be The Ultimate Prize"

• Saudi Qualifiers
  SAUDI: It's an English quartet, two Egyptian giant-killers, a Pakistani and an Italian heading to Saudi in December after two days qualifying at Millfield with Jonah ...

• 'Countdown to Copenhagen'
  OLYMPICS: With a year to go to the IOC decision for 2016, the WSF launches 'Countdown to Copenhagen' ...

• Transition
  CAMPION: The latest coaching article from David Campion looks at making the transition from promising junior to senior international ...

• Mixed fortunes for PSL newcomers
  PSL: It's a contrasting night for the PSL newcomers in round one as Nottingham pip Chapel A and Devon & Exeter shock the Chi ... plus, reports on the blog ...

• Davenport tops Masters seedings
  MASTERS: 21 years after retiring from professional squash, Stuart Davenport is top seed for the 45-49 category in Christchurch ...

• Grant wins marathon Wolves final
  WOLVES: Adrian Grant and LJ Anjema met for the Wolverhampton Open title, and it took a long time to decide  ...

• Rasheed takes surprise title
  NASH CUP: You don't often see a qualifier beat the top seed in a  final, but Farzan Rasheed did just that in Ontario ...

• Nielsen takes Turnstone Trophy in Tilburg
  TILBURG: It's Danish success in Tilburg as Rasmus Nielsen claims his first PSA title ...

• Lot & Cold in Moscow
  MOSCOW: Cold outside, hot on court, the Moscow Open is a tester for some of the WISPA girls ... Kylie takes the title ...

• Squash on CNN
  TV: "Egypt is the new Pakistan" is the theme of a CNN special - watch the video ... PLUS: Nick Taylor on Channel Island TV  ...

• Ryder & Kippax at the top in Dublin
  LEINSTER: Sarah Kippax ends Camille Serme's run as Chris Ryder beats Jorge Ferreira 15/13 in the fifth...

• Pan Am Champs head for Quito
  QUITO: Three Pan American champions head the draw for the 2008 Ecuador Open ...

• Sudden Death
  WILLSTROP: What is it that can turn a civilised, reserved English gentleman into a picture of rage and violence ... why, the dreaded scoreboard, of course ...

• Trading Places
  RANKINGS: Natalie & Rachael Grinham trade places again in the October rankings as Alison Waters reaches new high ... Egyptians dominate PSA list ...

• Doesn't time fly
  RAMY: It seems like he's been a fixture at the top of the game for ages now ... but Ramy Ashour is only just 21 ...

• It's Barker again in Baltimore
  MERRITT: Two consecutive finals against David Palmer, and two US titles for Peter Barker  ...

• Internationaux de France
  PARIS: Gregory Gaultier beats Borja Golan in four, and the French are happy ...

• Kippax to the Max in Enschede
  PEPSI: Sarah Kippax took the Pepsi Max title in Holland, beating Laure Hill in the final ...

• It's Ponte  & Pad-e
  EURO CLUBS:  Pontefract & Paderborn are the European Club Champions after today's finals in Linz ...

• I'm going nowhere !!!
  S/AMERICA: After winning the South American title at 31, Rafa Alarcon is determined to retain it next year ... interview by Mario Dominguez ...

• Big time back in Halifax
  QUEENS: It was a welcome return of top class squash for the Queens Halifax faithful last week ...

Squash News: AUGUST 2008

• You've been "PARS-ed"
  MASTERS: Had the East England Masters in Buvy St Edmunds been PAR it would have been a lot shorter ... Martin Pearse reports ...

• WSF Update
  WSF: Confirmation of the departure of Chief Exec Christian Leighton as the world body restructures ...

• Leo steps up
  HONG KONG: A first senior title for Leo Au in the JW Closed Satellite in Kowloon ...

• Croats celebrate in Budapest
  ENCC: Croatia took the men's ENCC title while hosts Hungary are the women's champions ...

• Queensland retain team title
  AUSTRALIA: Queensland beat South Australia to retain their national team title in Canberra ...

• Ritwik axes Azlan in Mumbai
  INDIA: Ritwik Bhattacharya recorded the best win of his career in the Maharashtra State final

• Neil Desai, 1986-2008
  Reaction to the tragic death of a popular young squash player

• Betty Constable, 1924-2008
  A US great passes away ...

• 11 of the best for Wolves
  WOLVERHAMPTON: Eleven of the world's top forty head for England's Black Country for their World Open warmup ...

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: Another bumper issue from around the world ... is squash to blame for the Lehman Brothers collapse ???

• Waters v Nicol (MBE)
  VIDEOS: National champion Alison Waters takes on squash legend Peter Nicol MBE - watch the whole match ...

• English National Badminton 2009
  BADMINTON: Interested in Badminton? Tickets for the English Nationals 2009 are on sale now ...

• Barker downs Palmer in Chicago
  CHICAGO: A fourth successive straight-game victory saw Peter Barker down the top seed to claim his biggest-ever title in Chicago ...

• A new era
  CHRONICLES: It's like a rush of fresh blood is flowing through the Squash Body. Dialogue, new ideas, new initiatives, new wills, new enthusiasm seem to have invaded our sport ...

• Clyne meets Charleston Challenge
  CHARLESTON: A fantastic final, and a first PSA title for Alan Clyne ... Richard Millman reports ...

• Honours shared in Malmo
  JUNIORS: There was  a good geographical spread of winners in the Nordic Junior Open ...

• Ghosal takes Bordeaux title
  ORNANO: The upsets continued in Bordeaux as sixth seed Saurav Ghosal takes his fourth PSA title ... 

• Houston, we have a problem...
  PSA: Next week's Houston Open has been postponed due to the impending Hurvicane Ike ...

• Rafael & Nicolette find Paraguayan Gold
  S/AMERICA: Rafael Alarcon and Nicolette Fernandes are the new South American champions ...

• 750 masters head down under
  MASTERS: Next month's World Masters las attracted 750 entries ...

• Super Series Finals head for Queen's
  SSF: The annual end-of-season tlayoffs are heading for The Queen's Club in London ...

• US Open Postponed
  USA: Lack of sponsorship is cited as the reason for the absence of a US Open in 2008 ...

• Gunning for Olympic inclusion
  PAPERS: Squash stories from around the world including Nicol David's blast at the Olympics ...

• Joey beats Shorbagy in Street
  EXHIBITIONS: The son of a legend beats a potential future legend in Street ... Marwan reports from the Victoria Club ...

• Instant Update 22
  WSF: Federation news from the Olympics, Jahangir meets Pat, Squash in China, and more ... plus a new-look website and logo ...

• Annie makes it three
  TAIWAN: Beating the top three seeds on the way, Annie Au claimed her third title of the year in Taiwan ...

• Last chance to save Sobell
  COURTWATCH: The battle to save the Sobell Centre comes to a dramatic head this week as campaigners launch a last-gasp masterplan to save it from demolition ... have your say ...

• Can't Squash Her
  INDIA: Spending her time between Chennai and Cairo, Dipika Pallikal still manages to mix squash, glamour and studies ... feature from Hi-Blitz magazine ...

• BSPA 08/09
  BSPA: The UK Grand Prix Circuit has new sponsors for 2008/09 ... details and calendar ...

• It's Nicol & Nick in Amsterdam
  DUTCH: Nicol David and Nick Matthew are the Forexx Dutch Open Champions ...

• Swedes & Brits share Malmo spoils
  MASTERS: Great Britian and hosts Sweden collected seven out of nine European Masters Games titles in Malmo ... 

• ToC 2009
  USA: A new sponsor and increased prize money for the ToC 2009 ...

• New-look Aussie women's team
  WORLD TEAMS: Lisa Camilleri and Donna Urquhart will debut in a new-look Australian team in November ...

• Willstrop well pleased with doubles
  James Willstrop's Pontefract doubles event in memory of his mother provided great entertainment and £7,000 for charity ...

• Selby snatches Andy Gill
  ANDY GILL: Surviving a fightback from top seed Stewart Boswell, "southern invader" Daryl Selby claimed the 25th Andy Gill Memorial in Rochdale ...

• Genever tests Dulwich delegates
  CAMPS: The inaugural Eventis coaching camp saw Peter Genever put his pupils through their paces at Dulwich ...

• Rachael at two, Annie on the up
  RANKINGS: Rachael Grinham overtakes her younger sis, while young Annie Au makes the top 30 in the September women's world rankings ...

• Egypt add Uni team title
  UNIVERSITIES: Egypt completed a clean sweep of the World University titles in Cairo as they swept past Great Britain in the team final  ...

• Jahangir hopeful after Beijing
  OLYMPICS: Attendance at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing has boosted WSF President Jahangir Khan's hopes that Squash can make its long-awaited debut in 2016 ...

• It's Ramy & Raneem in Cairo
  UNIVERSITIES: They've both won two world junior titles, and now they have the World University titles too ... GB Diary ...

Squash News: JULY 2008

• Knight falls in Auckland
  NEW ZEALAND: It took a tremendous fightback for Kashif Shuja to retain his title at the Remuera Club ... Wellington & Waikato take team titles ...

• Dame Devoy joins Kiwi team
  WORLD TEAMS: The New Zealand squad for the women's world team championships will have a high-profile manager ... 

• Camilleri claims POF Title
  POF: Home favourite Maria Toor Pakay played in her first WISPA final,  but it was top seed Lisa Camilleri who took the title in Pakistan ...

• It's repeat winners in Chennai
  INDIA: Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa are still the Indian National Champions ...

• The French are coming
  PARIS: It's two Frenchman and two Englishmen at the top of the draw for next month's Internationaux de Paris ...

• Forexx Pro Tour Squash
  HOLLAND: It's billed as "the road to the Women's World Open" - a new 10-event Dutch circuit by Tommy Berden's Next Events ...

• First and Last for Leo
  JUNIORS: Leo Au collected first first - and last - HK U19 title to conclude the record-entry Hong Kong Junior Open ...

• Squash on the Menu in Beijing
  OLYMPICS: Leaders of the candidate sports for 2016 will present their cases at an "around the rings" breakfast ...
  new sports pledge star support ...

• Rodiguez claims Colombian title
  COLOMBIA: Local favourite Miguel Angel Rodriguez ended the run of unseeded Mexican Jorge Baltazar to prove a popular winner at the Club El Nogal in Bogota ...

• Home double in KL
  NSC: Nafiizwan Adnan and Delia Arnold made it a Malaysian double in Kuala Lumpur ...

• Missing out on Beijing ... and London ...
  PAPERS: Two takes on squash not being in the Olympics, from James Willstrop and Alex Beam ...  Olympics on the forum ... Jahangir arrives in Beijing ...

• Rachael scores Alex double
  ALEXANDRIA: Rachael Grinham retained her Alexandria Open title with a straight-game victory over Vanessa Atkinson ...

• Four Rackets for Edinburgh
  RACKETLON: The next UK Racketlon event is the Scottish Open, set for Edinburgh in September ... entries now open ...

• Shabana eyes fourth world title
  WORLD OPEN: He's never done that well in England, but Amr Shabana aims to put that right in October in Manchester ... interview with the world number one ...

• Pierrepont takes all-English final in Vancouver
  SUN&SURF: Top seed Suzie Pierrepont beat qualifier Alexandra Norman in Canada to claim her third career title ...

• Battle of the Sexes
  SINGAPORE: How would you fancy taking on the world number one ? The reward facing Udai Singh was cash if he won and a skirt if he lost ... Philip Goh reports ...

• World of Squash Golf Day
  GOLF: England squash staff picked up a couple of awards at the inaugural World of Squash Golf Day ... report & photos

• WWO goes PAR
  WORLD OPEN: What will PAR scoring do for the Women's World Open in Manchester ???

• Felix takes the reins at Duffield
  PSL: Brian Hargrave is a hard act to follow, but Felix Frixou is the man for the job at Duffield ...

• Top seeds triumph in Bay of Plenty
  MAUNGANUI: Shelley Kitchen and Azlan Iskandar showed their class at the BayFair Shopping Mall ...

• Brazil send strong team to Asuncion
  SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil look good for a few more medals at next month's South American Championships in Paraguay ...

• Pakistan take World Team final
  JUNIOR TEAMS: Pakistan beat top seeds Egypt to claim the World Junior Team title in Zurich ...

• Willstrop & Ashour top Super Series Race
  S/SERIES: After five events it's neck and neck in the points race to qualify for the 2009 Super Series Finals ...

• Roll on 2016
  OLYMPICS: With the Beijing Opening ceremony just one day away, Malcolm Willstrop and others look at Squash and the Olympics ...

• New at Pontefract
  WILLSTROP: Upgraded facilities at Pontefract and a squash legend to christen them ...

• Calling all Masters
  MASTERS: Fancy the trip of a lifetime to New Zealand for the 2008 World Masters Squash Championships ??? one month left to enter ...

• Record entry for Hong Kong Junior
  HONG KONG: A record 466 junior stars will compete for ten titles in Hong Kong next week ...

• LET'S TALK SQUASH
  FORUM: If you haven't had a look for a while, we have a new Forum engine for squash discussions ..

• Petrosport International
  SKY: Wael El Hindi claimed his first Super Series title as he beat Karim Darwish in four games at the Sky Club ...

• Yorkshire's World-Class Production Line
  VIDEO: The Yorkshire Post went along to Pontefract to discover Yorkshire's secret ...

• It's Palmer at last
  AUSTRALIAN: David Palmer finally added the Australian Open to his collection in Clare as a fine comeback from Annie Au denied a home double  ...

• It's Nicol again in Singapore
  SINGAPORE: Nicol David claimed her second title in a week, her sixth of the year, and the 30th of her career as she retained the Singapore Masters title ... Philip Goh reports ...

• Nicol overtakes Fitz, Bengy in top ten
  RANKINGS: A fairly quiet month, but a milestone reached for Nicol David, and a welcome return for Ong Beng Hee ...
  PSA news ... WISPA news

• Shorbagy World Champion
  JUNIORS: The junior world title stayed in Egyptian hands as Mohamed El Shorbagy downed Aamir Atlas Khan in the final in Zurich ...

• White's Amsterdam return
  DUTCH: Former Dutch resident John White will be going back to Amsterdam in September for the Forexx Dutch Open ...

• Pro Scoring in Malaysia - the Verdict
  WISPA: After testing out Pro Scoring 'in the wild' at the Malaysian Open, we asked WISPA how it went ...

• It's Ambassador Kippax ...
  WORLD OPEN: Sarah Kippax has been appointed an official ambassador for the The Hi-Tec World Squash Championships - Manchester 2008 ...

• Manchester gears up for World Opens
  WORLD OPEN:  Tickets selling fast ... VIP packages now available ... One week left for volunteer applications ... all you need to know about the Hi-Tec World Championships in October ...

• A home title at last for Corren
  SOUTH AUSTRALIA: An 18th title - but a first in his home state - made it a day to savour for Mike Corren in Adelaide ... Amelia Pittock takes women's title ...

• Home double in KL
  MALAYSIAN: It was double home delight in Kuala Lumpur's Curve shopping mall as Nicol David and Ong Beng Hee captured the titles ...

• Big man on court
  PAPERS: Latest from around the world - articles from UK, USA, Canada and  Australia ... Vanity Fair looks at Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf's squash credentials ...

• Mak's Baton handover
  HONG KONG: Auctioned last month for HK$1.8 million, Christina Mak's Olympic Baton was back in her hands - briefly ...

• Court Watch
  Closures in Flintshire & Morecambe add to the gloom ... Taunton courts set to be demolished ...

• Nicol: Don't turn our backs on Nature ...
  MALAYSIA: Fresh from being made a Datuk, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Nicol David undertakes a mission to the interiors of Sarawak ...

• English Juniors go Pro
  SCORING: All England Squash junior events in the 2008/09 season will use 'Pro' Scoring ... is Pro Scoring unstoppable ?

• Seniors in charge at St George's
  JUNIORS: England's seniors beat junior squad in a world champs warm-up at St George's ...

• World Open heads for Amsterdam
  WWO: The 2009 Women's World Open will be held in Amsterdam under the Forexx banner ...

• Four Rackets for Nicol
  RACKETLON: Multi-talented squash legend Peter Nicol will be trying his hand at four racket events at the English Racketlon Open in August ...

• Happy Birthday Shaabz
  BIRTHDAYS: He's been world number one for 28 months, he's a triple World Champion, a proud Dad ... and he's 29 (on the 20th Jul) ...

• Guyana take CASA double
  CASA TEAMS: Guyana claimed the Boys & Girls team tiles, beating hosts Bermuda in both finals ...  Hall of Fame

• Shahid avoids jail & takes NSC title
  NSC: Despite the threat of jail for overstaying his visa, Shahid Zaman claimed a second consecutive NSC title in Malaysia ...

• Pizza Hut provide new court for SRAM
  PAPERS: Next week's Malaysman Open will be played on a brand new all-glass court ...  the Vanity Fair Blog ...  and more ...

• Aussie students head for Cairo
  UNIVERSITIES: The$World University Championships in Cairo will feature an Australian team for the first time ...

• Hopes dasled in Somerset
  COURT WATCH: The reprieve for Taunton's last public courts was short-lived ...  game over for Morecambe ...

• Asunción to host SA Champs
  S/AMERICA: The 6th South American Squash Championships, set for Paraguay in September, were officially launched at the Club Internacional de Tenis ...

• Courts saved in Somerset
  COURT WATCH: Somerset residents have succeeded in preventing the closure of courts in Taunton and Wellington ...

• More summer sports for Malcolm
  WILLSTROP: Continuing the Summer theme, Malcolm looks at Rugby League, Horse Racing and Bryan Adams ...
  plus, Siddall joins star doubles ...

• Clare buzzing before Open
  AUSTRALIA: The wine growing town of Clare in South Australia is a hive of activity this week as it prepares to welcome some of the world's best squash players for the Clare Valley Australian Open later this month ...

• Maycock & Sample take CASA titles
  CASA: A stormy day in Bermuda saw a tremendous ladies' final and a popular home winner ...

• Basil Hebden passes away
  SHORTS: Basil was 'Mr Squash' in Bournemouth for many years ... plus Juniors v Oldies @ St George's ...

• Matthew set for Forexx return
  DUTCH: Seven months out with a shoulder injury, world number seven Nick Matthew is set to return to action in Amsterdam ...

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: News from around the world - latest issue featuring Datuk Nicol David, Ritwik Bhattacharya, the Vanity Fair blog, Pakistan - the country that once ruled squash, and more ...

• ESF season ends in Amsterdam
  JUNIORS: The final event of the European junior season saw Nicolas Mueller claim another title and Egypt another four ...

• Top seeds take KL titles
  NSC: Top seeds Shahid Zaman and Line Hansen claimed the Super Satellite #2 titles in Kuala Lumpur ...

• Bianchetti wins in Brescia
  MEGA ITALIA: Davide Bianchetti beat Simon Rosner to claim his second Mega Italia title at the Il Leone shopping centre in Brescia ... ...

• Website Watch
  PLAYERS: With few tournaments to play, Alison Waters, Joey Barrington and Adel Weir have been busy with their new websites ...

• Brown joins Maunganui Festival
  NEW ZEALAND: Kasey Brown joins a host of star players set to appear at the Bay of Plenty's Bayfair Shopping Centre next month ... 

• Going Mini in Hong Kong
  HONG KONG: Kowloon's Plaza Hollywood has seen the "big" court, but this weekend it was the venue for the 10th Fujifilm Mini-Squash festival ...

• Time for Tennis
  WILLSTROP: With little squash to watch, Malcolm tuned in to Wimbledon and was generally impressed ...

• Five for Egypt in Cologne
  JUNIORS: It was a good day for Egypt as they claimed five titles at the Pioneer Junior Open in Germany ...

• Pontefract Doubles
  DOUBLES: Your chance to play doubles with a Pro - Willstrop, Beachill, Parke, Campion, Atkinson, Duncalf and Kippax  - waiting for your bids ...

• Same again for Samantha
  MEXICO: Samantha Teran beat Louise Crome in a second final in eight days to claim the Mexican Open title in Pachuca ...

• Ghosal & Au claim Chennai titles
  CHENNAI: Saurav Ghosal retained his Chennai Open title in an all-Indian final as Annie Au denied a home double by defeating Dipika Pallikal ...

• The Alpine test
  FRANCE: The Alpe D'Huez stage is one of the Tour de France's most testing ... this year the squash ladies beat the cyclists to it ...

• Instant Update
  WSF: WSF meets the IOC, honours for Jahangir & Tunku Imran, Record world junior entry, and more from the World Squash Federation ...

• No-one to carry on Jahangir's legacy
  PAPERS: A bumper issue with stories from India, Malaysia, New Zealand, UK, USA and St Lucia, including a video feature with Jahangir ...

• Palmer aims to end Aussie Anomaly
  AUSTRALIAN: David Palmer has a host of titles to his name, but the Australian Open is still missing ...

• A new role for Vicky
  PLAYERS: The opportunity to become Head Coach at Manchester has prompted Vicky Botwright's competitive retirement ... part two

• David set for Dutch defence
  DUTCH: Defending champion and World Number one Nicol David will be defending her Forexx Dutch Open title in September ...

• 24 & 28 months for Nicol & Shabana
  RANKINGS: A quiet month in the world rankings as Nicol David completes two years at the top, Amr Shabana 28 months ...