09-Feb, Happy Birthday to: Annie Au ... Kristian Frost ...

• Nationals at Sportcity
  NATIONALS: Men's qualifying is complete in Manchester, with sixteen first round matches and two rounds of women's qualifying coming up today ...
   

• 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 ...
    

• Burning 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 ...

• Duncalf & Matthew top seeds
  NATIONALS: The seedings for the 2010 British Nationals predict repeat winners ...  plus men's player profiles ... women's player profiles ...  Masters & Qualifying Draws available ...
    

• Three for one
  in Chennai
  CHENNAI: March will see a $53k WISPA, $25k PSA and a $15k Doubles event in Chennai's Indian Squash Academy ... an ideal warmup for the Commonwealth Games for aspiring doubles teams ???  
    

• 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 ...
   

• Vicky spies
  the famous five
  NATIONALS: She'd love to play, she'd love to win, but Vicky Botwright will just be watching this year in Manchester ...
   
   

• 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 ...
    

• Long 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...

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