December 2011

• Junior tests in Cardiff
  JUNIORS: England finish on top in U18 and U20 tests against Wales and Sctland in Cardiff...
     

• Nicolas Van Caesbroeck
  LEST WE FORGET: Popular Belgian player, 30, passes away ...

• Junior Festive Season
  JUNIORS: Four big junior events either side of Christmas kick off with the Canadian Junior Open in Niagara-on-the-lake ...
  Final Results ...
    

• Saurav and Dipika take Indian National titles
  INDIA: Top seeds justify their positions in Chennai...
     

• Rodriguez survives again in Florida
  FLORIDA: Two consecutive 12-10 in the fifth wins for top seed Miguel Angel Rodriguez to claim the Florida State title ...
    

• Finals in Boston
  BSPA: Both defending champions came through to the finals in Boston, as Adrian Waller and Emma Beddoes take the titles ...
    

• Finitsis foils Lee in Balears final
  MALLORCA: Steve Finitsis beat top seed Joe Lee to claim the the Illes Balears title ...
   

• World Masters Entries going strong
  WORLDMASTERS: There's still plenty of time but who's entered the World Masters so far ???
    

• Exeter go top in PSL round four
  PSL: There were some heavyweight clashes going on tonight ...
  Surrey Beaten, LJ's late finish for Exeter ...
    

• They're mad
  about Nicol
  MALAYSIA: The crowds at the airport are one thing, but in Malaysia even the Prime Minister is caught up with Nicol David fever ...
   

• Razik provides home winner in Edmonton
  EDMONTON: A typical five-game 76-minute win brings a 22nd PSA title for Shahier Razik ...
   

• Dan's Done it again
  NAO PROMO:  You've seen the video, now have a look at Dan Bogosh's 2012 promo poster for the NAO Open ....
  WHO WANTS IT ???
   

• Hinds claims Grupa Cup in Poland
  WARSAW: Joel Hinds ends a long wait to claim his second PSA title as he bets Kashif Shuja on the final ...
    

• Golan grabs Coronation crown
  LONDON: Borja Golan outlasted Steve Coppinger in a 73-minute final in the PSA Coronation London Open, while Tania Bailey made it a home win in the WISPA final against Farah Abdel Meguid ...
    

• Ramy, Ball, Cup - say no more

• Massaro makes number three
  RANKINGS: Two Englishwomen in the world's top three as Nicol makes it 85 months at the top ...
   

• All the Twos for Willstrop and England
  RANKINGS: It's a good week for James Willstrop as he rises to World Number two in the December rankings, to go with his two titles in two weeks ... and no Egyptian in top 3 for the first time in six years ...
    

• Kuwait Cup
  FINAL: James Willstrop beats Karim Darwish for the second time in nine days to become Kuwait PSA Cup Champion ...
   
  Kuwait En Bref #4
  Meet the Sheikha and find all about Kuwait ...
    

• Richard Eaton reports

• Isabelle retires
  as well...:
  No longer in the French Team, Isa stops her career...
    

• Kuwait 50: Celebrating 50 years, here's 50 photos

• Bozza calls Time
  BOZZA: Out of the blue, Stewart Boswell calls time on his playing career ... players, friends and family send their tributes - add yours ...
    

• Hong Kong Finals
  HONG KONG: It's seven Hong Kong titles in a row for Nicol, but a first for James ...
  
  EN BREF #4: A visit to Hong Kong Football Club
  
    

• Fuller and Nielsen in Gdansk final
  GDANSK: Chris Fuller and Rasmus Nielsen both beat French opponents in the Gdansk semi-finals ...
   

• WSF Ambassadors "an inspiration" in Latvia
  WSF: Last week's WSF visit to Latvia went down well all around ... ...
    

• WISPA add trio to Board
  WISPA: Aisling Blake, Emma Beddoes and Melody Francis join the Board ...
     

• Walker ends Butt run in Dayton final
  DAYTON: Alister Walker ended the run of qualifier Yasir Butt to take the title in Ohio ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: It's all happening in Pittsburgh: Walker does it again, Ten for Zac in Rhode Island, Doha: Abdullah beats Pakistani challengers, Delft: Meguid retains title, 10 for Whippy in Solent BSPA opener and Conwy: Home win for Fathy
     

• Corren and Craig claim Caboolture titles
  AUSTRALIA: 37 titles for (37 year old) Mike Corren and a first for Megan Craig ...
   

• Shorbagy & Chan take Macau titles
  Good wins for Mohamed El Shorbagy and Joey Chan in their Hong Kong warmup events ...
   

• Cuskelly claims  Vancouver title .. 
  VANCOUVER: A controversial end as Cuskelly beats Razik in the final ...  what actually happened ???
    

• More on the Marine
  PLAYERS: More tributes to David Palmer, including the world #1 and world champ ...

• "Squash: Sport at its best" hits right buttons
  OLYMPICS: If you wanted the mainstream media to pick up on a squash story, the latest WSF Olympics 2020 story seems to have hit the mark ...
    

• Instant Update #35
  WSF: An 11-page edition of the WSF newsletter with items from around the world ...
   

• A new name for WISPA
  WISPA: As of 1st Jan 2012 we'll be talking about the WSA - Women's Squash Association ...

November 2011

• World Open in Rotterdam
  WORLD OPEN: Nicol David and Nick Matthew - STILL THE CHAMPIONS
    

• PSL Round Three
  PSL: Duffield in charge as St George's suffer...
  Results and quick report ... 

• Massaro and Ashour take Player of the Year awards in Rotterdam
  WSA: There's probably more info coming, but just so that you know the winners ...

• World Juniors moves to Qatar
  JUNIORS: Next year's World Juniors will be held in Qatar, not Egypt ...
    

• The Marine signs off
  Updated David Palmer retires page with more tributes and memories ...

• Nicol into Hall of Fame
  WSF: Nicol David is being added to the WSF's Hall of Fame ..

• Junior Champions crowned in Manchester
  BRITISH JUNIORS: The British Junior Champs are over in Manchester with eight champions, some 'old', some new  ...
   

• Wagih takes Wisconsin final
  MADISON:  Top seed Andrew Wagih beat Jaymie Haycocks in the final ...
   

• Surrey Scrape win in Round Two
  PSL: Surrey powerhouses H&R and St George's were both tested away from home on the "night of the tweeter" in PSL round two ...
   

• Twitter Rools, Ok
  BLOGS: How Twitter came to the fore on PSL round two ...
   

• Finals Day in Doha
  QATAR CLASSIC: It's a fifth Qatar Classic title for Nicol, and a first for Greg ...
  EN BREF#4: More Aspire, Geoff Hunt, Referees, Hotel and more ...
    

• Bennett bags Leinster title
  LEINSTER: Dylan Bennett beat Rasmus Nielsen 11/9 in the fifth in the final at Fitzwilliam... Dan Zilic reports ...
    

• Golan beats Grant to recapture Santiago title
  SANTIAGO: Local favourite Borja Golan beat defending champion Adrian Grant in the final of the Trofeo Camino in the Spaniard's home town ... Coufal claims maiden title in women's final ...
    

• Mexican hat-trick in Guadalajara
  PANAM: Two golds for Samantha Teran as Miguel Angel Rodrigues takes men's singles for Colombia ...  Canada take women's team gold ...

• Eddie's Ixi title
  Ixi OPEN: A first PSA title for Eddie Charlton in Pardubice ...
    

• Good day for Zac in Ottawa final
  GOODLIFE: Zac Alexander beats Mark Krajcsak in five to take the GoodLife final...
   

• Dipika ends Perry's run in DC final
  DREAD: Dipika Pallikal beats Sarah-Jane Perry in the Dread Sports #2 final in Washington DC ...

• Grinham comeback earns Monte Carlo title
  MONACO: Saving match ball in the third, Natalie Grinham beat Annie Au in the final of the Monte Carlo Classic ...
    

• Wee Wern wins all-Malaysian China final
  CHINA: A first WISPA title for two years for Low Wee Wern in Shanghai ...
    

• Sealing the British Open Deal
  BRITISH OPEN: Dr Assem Allam officially formalises his landmark three-year agreement to sponsor the Allam British Open Squash Championships at a special contract signing ceremony at the KC Stadium in Hull ..  

October 2011

• Night of home wins in PSL Round One
  PSL: All five home clubs off to a winning start as the 2011/12 Premier Squash League season kicks off ...
  Quick roundup ... Howard in full ... Arthur from Duffield ...
    

• Squash on
  your PC in 3d
  WSFSQUASH: The new PC Video Game which allows you to play in 3D against your mates, the top players, in iconic locations (including on a big screen in your club) ...
    

• LJ comeback takes Stanford title
  NETSUITE: Two-nil down, after 100 minutes LJ Anjema finally lists the $35k Netsuite Open title at Stanford University ...
    

• Finals Day in Philly
   US OPEN: Massaro in control and Shabana irresistible in US Open finals in Philadelphia ...

• Rain stops play in Brazil
  SAO PAOLO: The Pao de Acucar moved to the glass court fort the semi-finals ... temporarily ... Serafini & Rodriguez take the titles ...
   

• Borja victorious in Valencia
  VALENCIA: A popular home winner in Spain ...
   

• October Rankings
  RANKINGS: Momen and El Weleily the big movers this month ...

• Yathreb seizes Sheikha Al Saad title
  KUWAIT: One last upset as Yathreb Adel beats Lauren Selby in the final of the Sheikha Al Saad tournament in Kuwait ...
    

• World Junior Rankings
  WSF: Egyptian World Junior Champions Tayeb and Shorbagy unsurprisingly top new WSF list ...
    

September 2011

• It's the O2 for the British Open
  BRITISHOPEN: A new partnership brings the Allam British Open to the O2 next year ....
    

• Sam Steps Down
  A few days ago, WISPA's Chief Administrator Sam Mueller has gone to new challenges...
   
      

• Sherbini succeeds in Alex
  ALEXANDRIA: El Sherbini beats El Tayeb in the battle of the Nours in the Alexandria final ...
    

• BGP: Ramy still the champ
  BRITISH GRAND PRIX: A scintillating performance from defending champion Ramy Ashour to deny top seed Nick Matthew in the BGP final in Manchester ....
  EN BREF #6:  Ali, the Quiet Rebel ...
    

• Here come the Girls !!!
  BLOGS: Glamour girl player walkons and court sweepers went down a treat at the ROWE British Grand Prix ...
    

• El Weleily completes Weymuller upsets
  WEYMULLER:
  Nobody can stop Raneem El Weleily, who completed her cull of the seeds winning the tournament, beating Jenny Duncalf, in the final ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Abdullah takes another home title in Kuwait ... Qualifying complete in Alexandria ... Gordon takes the title in El Salvador ... CAS International qualifying complete ...

• Legends head North
  LEGENDS: Jonathon Power takes the Mr Chips Aberdeen Legends title with an hour-long victory over Simon Parke in the final ...
   

• Delierre claims
  Nash Cup
  NASHCUP: A first-ever Canadian winner as Shawn Delierre beats Jan Koukal in a 91-minute thriller ... Dave Morrish reports ...
    

• How many referees is enough?
  BLOGS:  With the video replay ref in use in Manchester, the question is, how many refs do we need ???
    

• Ricketts & White in Legends final
  LEGENDS: Anthony Ricketts and John White made it three out of three at St George's and contested the final on Monday ...
  Ricketts wins 3/2 ...

• Fram's Corner
  Issue #78: James is back to the Future, Pakistan, Plenty on USA & Australia, India, Borneo, NZ....

• Khan captures Phoenix title
  SOUTHWEST: Latasha Khan made it 9 WISPA titles at the Southwest Open in Arizona ...  Meanwhile in Costa Rica it's a first PSA title for Joan Lezaud ...
    

• Ashour wins Showdown Shootout in Boston
  SHOWDOWN: A full house at Boston's Symphony Hall saw Ramy Ashour beat Nick Matthew to retain the Showdown@Symphony title ...
   

• Squash hits the Front Page
  OLYMPICS: The September issue of Sport Business Magazine has a 5-page feature on squash and the Olympic bid ... .
   

• Whirlwind White hits Surrey
  LEGENDS: Hot on the heels of Hurricane Katie comes Whirlwind John White for the 9-Tel Legends ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Alarcon retains Brazil Open title ... Plenty of home interest in Chennai Junior finals ... James scores South Downs win ...
    

• Nationals tickets
  on sale
  NATIONALS: Ok, it's not until 05-12 Feb 2012, but the British Nationals are always one of the most popular events, so best get your tickets booked early ...
    

• Dipika takes the title in Irvine
  ORANGE COUNTY: Top seed Dipika Pallikal ended the run of qualifier Yathreb Adel in the Orange County final ...
    

• Belfast & Paderborn take EuroClubs titles
  EUROCLUBS: A repeat win for Paderborn and an unexpected bonus for the hosts in Belfast ...
   

• Leading Female Stars support World Squash Day
  WSD 05 NOV: The world’s leading squash stars are lending their support to World Squash Day ...
    

• Long-running events
  BLOGS: Tynemouth's Summer Open is 18 years old - but what other long-running UK events are there ???
    

• Video review rolled out
  PSA: The Video Review system trialled at Canary Wharf will be used as all televised PSA events ...
      

• Shorbagy in Bogota
  PLAYERS: Juan Carlos Santacruz talks to the World Team Champion and newly-crowned Colombian Open Champion, Mohamed El Shorbagy ...
   

• Euro Champions crowned in Porto
  MASTERS: The European Masters saw 13 champions crowned in Portugal ...
    

• Shorbagy wins Bogota thriller
  COLOMBIA: "What can I say after this brutal match," asks Mohamed El Shorbagy after a 17/15 in the fifth win over LJ Anjema in the Colombian Open final ...
    

• Waters takes DC title
  WASHINGTON: Top seed Siyoli Waters beat second seeded Lauren Selby in the final of the Dread Sports series #1 at the Sports Club/LA in Washington DC ...
    
   

• Meet Lisa Aitken
  WISPA TALKING: Elliot Selby's interview with the fast-rising Scottish number one, finishing with "Describe yourself in one word" ... answer:
     Someonewhohatesthedescribeyourselfinonewordquestion!

• Nicol squeezes past Parky
  LEGENDS: Peter Nicol beat Simon Parke 12/10 in the fifth in a thrilling final of the Ipswich Legends to round off a successful weekend in East Anglia ...
    
     

• WSF President honoured in India
  WSF: Mr N Ramachandran, President of the World Squash Federation, has been honoured by the government of India for his contribution to the growth and popularity of Squash ...  

• Hindle takes Squashworks title
  AUSTRALIA: Bradley Hindle denies top seed Mike Corren in Belmont final ...

• News from Portugal
  PORTUGAL: September newsletter from Portugal ...
    
    

August 2011

• World Teams in Paderborn
  WORLD TEAMS: Egypt retain the World Team title with a 2-1 win over top seeds England in the final ...
  En Bref #6, the A team ...
   

• Entries Open for World Masters 2012
  WORLD MASTERS: Calling all Masters - make a date for next July in Birmingham -
  Entries and Accommodation bookings now open ...
    
     

• Sharp seizes first title in Toronto
  NSA: A popular home winner at the NSA in Toronto ...

• L&A in LA
  USA: Latasha and Amanda visit the Los Angeles Athletic Club ... where Bob Hanscom is ready and waiting to have a good old chat ...
   

• It's Atkinson in Nottingham
  NOTTINGHAM: The first women's professional final in Nottingham was won by Vanessa Atkinson ...
    

• HERE COME THE GIRLS
  WORLDSQUASHDAY: World Squash Day 2011, which takes place on Saturday November 5th, will focus on attracting a new generation of female players to the sport ... find out all about it and register your event ...
   

• World Series Final "not to be"
  PSA: Nick Matthew and Amr Shabana will not be playing their World Series Final Final ...
     

• AirSquash out and About
  AIRSQUASH: A tour of the UK for the AirSquash Court which proved a big hit wherever it went ...
    

• NSA holds first Professional event
  TORONTO: Canada's new National Centre opens up to the Pros for the NSC Open ...
   

• 7 up for Latasha in Southampton
  WISPA: A 7th WISPA title for Latasha Knan ...
   

• Finals in Canberra
  AUSTRALIAN: Nicol David wins in three, Ramy Ashour in five, in the season's first major in Canberra ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Gawad takes the Egyptian's people's title in Cairo ... it's an all-English final in Nottingham ...
   

• New look for
  Squash Canada
  CANADA: New logo and corporate look unveiled ...
    

• Sun and Surf
  VANCOUVER: Samantha Teran takes the Sun & Surf title in a short and sweet final at the Jericho Club  ...
    

July 2011

• CASA in Cayman 
  CARIBBEAN: OECS comeback against Jamaica takes the men's team title ..
    

• Scots invite the neighbours
  SCOTLAND: News from 'North of the Border' as the scots invite the neighbours and prepare for Paderborn and Glasgow 2014 ...
    

• Ten years in
  Top Ten for Thierry
  RANKINGS: The August world rankings herald a remarkable achievement for the popular Frenchman ...
  Lots more on SiteSquash
   
      

• Egypt retain team title in Boston
  WWJ: It was a dream final with hosts USA in their first ever final, but it was Egypt who claimed the title for a third time in a row in Boston ...

• Singapore Masters
  SINGAPORE: Perry beats Massaro to take the title ...
    

• Marwan falls in Cairo final
  SPORTSMAX: A tremendous run for Marwan El Shorbagy in Cairo, halted by a marathon final against Ali Anwar Reda ...
    

• WWJ Boston
  WORLD JUNIORS: It's third time lucky for Nour El Tayeb ...
  Video interview with the new champion

• Illingworth wins at Squashworks
  SALTLAKE: Julian Illingworth provides home success in Salt Sake ...
    

•  

• Alexander & Waters win in Queensland
  QUEENSLAND: Top seed Zac Alexander and fourth seed Siyoli Waters triumph in the latest stop on the Australian tour..
     

• Top seeds take KL titles
  MALAYSIAN: No surprise in Kuala Lumpur, seven for Queen Nicol and a first for Gaultier ...
   
  PLUS Alex Wan reports
    

• 7th heaven for James in Cleethorpes
  CLEETHORPES: James Willstrop takes his Cleethorpes tally to seven ... Malcolm reports
     

• Herentals Finals
  WORLD JUNIORS: A new Egyptian World Junior Champion was guaranteed in the final in Belgium ...  IT'S MARWAN !!!
    

• Jarvis cup
  SOUTH AFRICA: Jarvis and Kaplan wrap from Liz Addison ...
       

• Foreign invaders wreak havoc in Hobart
  TASMANIA: Leo Au and Samantha Cornett take the titles in Hobart ...

• Michelle Lecomte
  LEST WE FORGET: A stalwart of French squash passed away yesterday ... messages on the French ...
    

• Charity events in July
  CHARITY: Nick Matthew, James Willstrop, Daryl Selby, in action for charity at Alderley Edge and Berkhamsted later this month ... world class squash to help these kids ...
    

• Dom calls it a day
  RETIREMENTS: Twelve years on the tour, England's Dominique Lloyd-Walter pulls down the curtain ... 
  read the tributes ...

• Malcolm Willstrop
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm on the Olympics, Rugby League, and a trip back to Lansing ...

• Patterson across America
  CHARITY: Bryan Patterson leads the Ride Across America for CitySquash ... San Francisco to the Bronx in 34 days ...
  THEY DID IT ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Abdullah sails to Senses success ... King & Knight take NZ Crowns ... Gaskin has a tough day in Berkhamsted ... Five out of Eight for Egypt in Amsterdam ...
    

• Top seeds retain titles in KL
  MALAYSIA: Nicol David and Azlan Iskandar triumph again ... NEW: Alex Wan Photogallery ...
    

• Victorian Open
  AUSTRALIA: Day four of the Victorian Open in Melbourne ... Francis and Au take the titles ...
      

• AirSquash - your questions answered
  AIRSQUASH: There was a lot of interest in the AirSquash Court we showed recently, and a few questions too ..  

• IOC shortlists Squash for 2020
  OLYMPICS: Squash may be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics ... but don't get too excited just yet ...
  Bid experts VERO appointed to manage bid ...
    

June 2011

• Masters in Hungary
  MASTERS: Report from the recent Hungarian Masters ... plus a new Masters Page pulling Masters Squash together ...
    

• Finals Day in Cologne
  PIONEER CUP: It's an Egyptian double in the U13 finals and and English brace in the U19 ...
  Fred Lane reports ...
  WRAPUP and the PARTY GALLERY ...
    

• July World Rankings
  RANKINGS: Ten at the top for Matthew and new highs for Annie Au and Melody Francis in the July World Rankings ...
    

• Serme wins  in Le Port Marly
  PYRAMIDES: It's top seeds Serme and Grinham who contested the Pyramides final on the outskirts of Paris ...
    

• Building up for the Season
  CALENDAR: Lots of new draws for July as the slow  Summer Season draws to an end ... check out the Calendar ...
    

• Maiden success in Iran for Indians
  JUNIORS: Two new winners in the U13 category in the Iran Junior Open in Tehran ...

• Dutch in the Rockies
  COLORADO: Day TEN of LJ Anjema and Sebastiaan Weenink's high-altitude training in Colorado ...
  THE FINAL RUN ...
     

• Harrow Challenge
  BSPA: Richards comeback beats top seed Grant in final ...
   
    

• Finals in Veracruz
  VERACRUZ: A terrific comeback from Samantha Teran in Veracruz, and Eric Galvez makes it a Mexican double too ...
       

• All over in Amman
  JUNIORS: It's all over in Amman, with eight new Asian Junior Champions crwoned ... Major Maniam's roundup and more ...
    

• They won't sink, Major !
  ASIAN JUNIORS: Cyrus Poncha takes the Indian Junior party to the Dead Sea in Jordan and makes a startling discovery ...
     

• Shorbagy wins marathon Reunion final
  REUNION:  Mohamed El Shorbagy won the longest and toughest match of his career when he beat Thierry Lincou 15/13 in the fifth in the final in Saint Pierre ...
     

• Squash-a-Mile makes a difference in India
  INDIA: Lots of miles run, lots of money raised and a great time had by all in Mumbai ... 

• Briggs denies home crowd in LeSport final
  LESPORT: Lauren Briggs wins an all-English final in Wales to disappoint Emily Whitlock's home fanbase ...
    

• Chain Spokers go from bottom to top
  CHARITY CYCLE: More squashers cycling for charity - Scots starting at Land's End, head homewards for John O'Groats ... starting tomorrow, for Marie Curie ...   
    

• What's new on the squash web
  WEBWATCH: A look at some new and updated squash websites ...
    

• South African Nationals
  SOUTH AFRICA: Top seeds Steve Coppinger and Tenille van der Merwe duly claimed the South African National titles in Johannesburg ...
  Lauren Siddall reports ...
    

• Air Squash
  INNOVATIONS: A portable court that can go in a car and is ready to play in five minutes, anywhere ...
    

• Juniors Racketball at Hallamshire
  RACKETBALL: Lucy Townley and the invincible Falconers take the National Junior titles in Sheffield ... Oli Turner reports on the finals
    

• One each in Adelaide
  AUSTRALIA: Two Trans-Tasman finals in Adelaide, and a winner each for Australia and New Zealand, Melody Francis and Kashif Shuja ... ...
      

• Top seeds take Barbados titles
  BARBADOS: Karen Meakins eases through, Richard Chin sorely tested  ...

• Fuller takes Power Play challenge
  NOTTINGHAM: A special exhibition tournament in Nottingham  introduced the "Power Play" to squash, with Chris Fuller taking the spoils ...
    

• Rosner reaps Jena reward in Kuwait
  KUWAIT: Simon Rosner beat top seed Aamir Atlas Khan to claim the Jena International title in Kuwait ...
    

• Annie and Max take HK titles
  HONGKONG: It was all change in HK as the results of last year's nationals finals are reversed ...
     

• British Open Masters
  MASTERS: Finals day in Nottingham, fourteen British Open were decided on Sunday ...
    

• Nicol beats Barbados' best
  NICOL DAVID: Nicol David's Caribbean promotional tour stops off in Barbados ...
    

• Island competitors head for Isle of Wight
  ISLAND GAMES: Squash is in the Island games for only the second time ... welcome to Bermuda, Cayman, Menorca, and more ...
    

• Two for Francis,35 for Corren
  AUSTRALIA: Two home winners in the Millicent Open ...
    

• Malaysian Open Upgraded ... HH 'steps down'
  WISPA: Next month's Malaysian Open receives a prize boost as WISPA PR goes in-house ...
    

• Marathon Man Koukal
  RESISTENCIA: Jan Koukal survives two 75-minute matches to win in Argentina ...
       

• WSF launches Under-21 World Cup
  WSF: A new national team event for U21s, every other year, starting in 2012 in Chennai ...

May 2011
  

• Sobhys in Trinidad
  TRINIDAD: It's all over, Amanda recounts her "Experience of a Lifetime" in Trinidad ...
    

• Torky & Khalifa win in Alexandria
  EGYPT: Heba El Torky and Amr Khaled Khalifa took the Egyptian Circuit #2 titles in Alexandria..
    

• Around the Events
  KALGOORLIE: Karwalski beats Graham in Kalgoorlie
  JUNIORS: Titles evenly spread in Milo All Star Juniors ...
  BEXLEY: Ford takes another PSA closed in Bexley ...
  PARAGUAY: Waller wins all-European final in Asuncion ... FRANCE: Valence claim surprise league title ..
  SMALL STATES: Malta mop up in squash ...
       

• Willstrops go Coast2Coast
  COAST2COAST: Three days of tough cycling and a windy arrival in Tynemouth, but James Willstrop, David and Lee Campion, Vanessa Atkinson, and the Peloton raised over £12,000 for charity in the process ...
   

• June World Rankings
  RANKINGS: Not much movement in the June rankings, but not a bad month for Egypt...
    

• Fred Willis, 1942-2011
  Well respected and liked Yorkshire journalist passes away ...
    

• Let, Stroke, No Let ?
  WSF: Forget the hand signals, convey your decisions with the WSF's standard Referee Decision Cards ...
    

• Briggs & Frost win in Kriens
  PILATUS: More upset results in Switzerland as Lauren Briggs and Kristian Frost take the titles ..
   

• Euro Individuals in Warsaw
  EICC: It's a case of new but old champions in Warsaw as Gregory Gaultier and Natalie Grinham recapture the European Individual titles...
   

• Kent Open
  KENT: Top seed Chris Ryder survives a two-hour plus marathon to claim the Kent Open title  ...
    

• Corren & Camilleri take Perth titles
  PERTH: Serial winners do it again in Perth ...
    

• Women's US Open to be biggest ever
  US OPEN: Philadelphia will host the biggest-ever women's US Open in October ...
   

• Ahn goes all the way in Perth
  BLACK KNIGHT: South Korea’s unheralded Ahn Eun Chan completed a stunning tournament when she beat top seed Lisa Camilleri in the final ...
    

• Latest from Portugal
  PORTUGAL: Latest news from Portugal ...
    
    

• Back to Botswana
  AFRICA: You may have wondered whatever happened to Alister Walker ... Well, he went home for a while....
    

• WSF unveils World Junior Circuit
  JUNIORS: The World Squash Federation gives world junior squash a hearty boost today with the introduction of the WSF World Junior Circuit and accompanying World Junior Rankings.
    

• Edgbaston take Clubs Double
  UK CLUBS: It's a good weekend for Edgbaston Priory in Nottingham as they claim a first National Club Championships double since 2002  ...
    

• Salazar & Cornett take Sporta spoils
  GUATEMALA: Defending champion Arturo Salazar retains his title, a first WISPA win for Samantha Cornett ...
   

• Hurghada Finals
  HURGHADA: Ashour and El Weleily take the titles in contrasting style ...
    

• World Series Finals Update
  PSA: Legal issues mean no date yet for the postponed final
    

• England claim another double in Germany
  EUROJUNIORS: England confirmed their position as favourites for both title in the European U15/U17 Team Championships as they retained both titles ...

• PanAm Squash Chief shooting mystery
  SHORTS: PanAmerican squash president killed in Colombia ...
    

• How to stream from four courts
  ETC: Were you impressed with the streaming from Espoo? Here's how they did it ...
    

• Instant Update 32
  WSF: Lots of goodies from Squash Headquarters - Olympics, AGMs, Hashim, Anti-Doping, upcoming World Champs, Refereeing and Coaching conferences, and more !!!
    
    

• Ingrid takes over for now
  WISPA: Chairman Ingrid Lofdahl-Bentzer has been appointed Acting CEO with immediate effect ...
    

• The Two Laurens
  WISPA TALKING:
  Elliot Selby talks to two of the WISPA Tour's Chatterboxes, Laurens SELBY and BRIGGS
  Part TWO ...

• Home winners in Cairo
  EGYPT: Amr Khaled Khalifa and Heba El Torky both took 59 minutes to win their finals in the Egyptian Circuit #1 event at Cairo's Shooting Club ...
    

• Fourth time lucky for Worms
  GERMANY: Black & White Worms finally win the Bundesliga title as Taufkirchen claim a women's hat-trick ...
    

• Top seeds take Racketball titles
  RACKETBALL: Tim Vail and Laura Hill claimed the National Racketball titles in Birmingham - that's seven in a row for Laura ...
    

• World Series 2011 firmed up
  PSA: Nine events plus the World Open comprise the World Series 2011, the pinnacle of the Men's game ...

• UK titles decided
  INTERCOUNTIES: Warwickshire and Surrey claimed the women's and men's senior Inter-County titles at Nottingham last weekend ...
    

• Grinhams rise in May rankings
  RANKINGS: No change in the men's top ten for May, but Rachael and Natalie are on the rise ...
    

• ETC Streaming Survey
  ETC: Did you enjoy the streaming from Espoo? Complete this survey to help it become even better ...
    

April 2011

• Surrey retain PSL title
  PSL: Surrey Health & Racquets beat St George's Hill for the first time this season to retain the PSL title at Surrey Sports Park ...
    

• Fram's Corner
  Earning money in sport, Asian Individual, Jordan, Pakistan, UK, India, Stop and Start, Zimbawe, news from the world of squash... 

• Finals Day in Espoo
  ETC: Day four of the European Team Championships ... Back to the days of doubles for England ...
    

• Asian Individuals
  ASIANS: Adnan and David make it a Malaysian double in Penang ...
      

• English double in Galway
  GALWAY: Lauren Briggs and Olly Pett take the West of Ireland titles in Galway ...
    

• Five Nations in Guildford
  5Nations: England, France, Wales, Ireland and Scotland/London in U13 and U15 team competition at Surrey Sport Park ... double top for England ...
    

• England take team title in Kriens
  EURO U19: England's two individual champions lead the team to a repeat success in Switzerland ...
   

• British Open Masters
  MASTERS: The British Open Masters will be held in Nottingham in June - entries are open ...
    

• Urquhart denies Chinappa in Chennai
  INDIA: Australia's Donna Urquhart denied local favourite Joshna Chinappa in the final of the Indian Challenger in Chennai ...
    

• EuroTeam Predictions
  EUROTEAMS: It's a new format this year, so predicting the winners and those going up and down should be easy ... shouldn't it ???
    

• English on top in Kriens
  EURO U19: Emily Whitlock and Nathan Lake take the individual titles ... Team event down to the playoffs ...
     

• Maiden title for Marwan in Amman
  ARAMEX: Marwan El Shorbagy wins an all-Egyptian final to claim his first PSA title ... watch out Mohamed ...
   

• August in Amsterdam
  JUNKIE: Entries are open for the 16th edition of the Junkies Fun Team Squash event in Amsterdam ...
    

• Fram's Corner
  18th April: Small edition, but big interview on Madeline Perry... Fahim Gul... Tournament Spot...
   

• Whipp and Aitken win Ilkley
  BSPA: The final BSPA event of the season saw Andy Whipp take a third title as Lisa Aitken claimed her first ...
    

• Northern Ontario
  SUDBURY: Razik takes the title in a leisurely 91 minutes ...
   

• Irish Open
  IRISH: It's an Egyptian Double in Dublin ... and Vanessa's last WISPA event too ...
   

• Two Thrillers in Texas semis
  TEXAS: Top seeds Rachael Grinham and Kasey Brown both had to come from two games down to reach the final ...
    

• Top seeds take Buler titles
  BULER: Annie Au and Aaron Frankcomb win contrasting finals in Hong Kong ...
   

• Fram's Corner
  16th April... Bit of controversy regarding Heather Mckay... Plus Nick in the Hall of Champions, and a few more news from around the world...
    

• Top seed falls in Amman
  ARAMAX: Local favourite Ahmad Al-Saraj takes out Amr Swelim in Amman ... Robbie Downer reports
        

• Shabana is alive and well and lives in???
  Fram's corner: All about Mighty Shabana in his new life....
   

• Czech Nationals
  CZECH: Twelve titles for Jan Koukal as Fialova wins a thriller in Prague ...
    

• Coast2Coast for good causes
  CHARITY: James Willstrop and David Campion will lead a party of cyclists across the width of England later this year ...
       

• Cayman Open
  CAYMAN: It's three in a row for Nicol as Ali beats Ramy in men's final ...
   

• Fram's Corner :
  11th April... Shabana, Madeline, Courts disappearing in England, Canada, NZ, StreetSquash...
   

• British U23
  BRITISHU23: Victoria Lust and Adrian Waller crowned Champions...
    
    

• Berkshire Open
  BERKSHIRE: El Hindi beats Richards inWilliamstown final ...
   

• Euro Teams Division 3
  EUROTEAMS: It's Greece v Portugal in the final ... Les Callow reports in his own style ... well worth a read ! Portugal champs
    

• Natalie Grainger
  WISPA:  WISPA President Natalie Grainger stands down ...
    

• Semi-Finals
  day in PSL
  PSL:  Surrey win at Duffield, St George's down Chapel A ...
    

• WISPA rebrands top tier
  WISPA:  The women's game's top tournaments shall henceforth comprise the WISPA World Series ...
    
    

• English U11
  England has its first U11 champions ... Chris Nutley reports...
    

• Atwater final
  ATWATER: It's Grinham in three ... Report and Video...
       

• Darwish wins all-Egyptian final in Kolkata
  KOLKATA: Karim Darwish beats Omar Mosaad in the final, in the longest PSA 3/0 since 2008 ..

• April World Rankings
  RANKINGS: Madeline Perry hits the top three, Nick Matthew extends his lead at the top ... 
    

• Baillargues :
  In France, injured Lincou and tired Ford stop in the semis... Greg Marche in 3...
   

• Fram's Corner :
  2nd April... All about England, James' Column, Tenille's married, Aamir out, Zimbawe's new PSA member, and so much more...
   

•  The world at her feet
  ATWATER: After attempting to defend her world junior title at Harvard, Amanda Sobhy will stay on for four years to gain a degree ... but she'll be back ...
     

March 2011

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Iqbal takes first title in Islamabad ... AKhan battles to semis in Brisbane ... home boy Ghosal advances again in Kolkata ...
    

• Become a Squallini
  VIDEOS: Add beauty to your game for two payments of $199.99 (cash only) as the Cromski shows you how to become a Squallini ...
    

• Decision day
  in the PSL
  PSL: Semi-finals are decided, it's Duffield v Surrey and St George's v Chapel A ...
       

• Fram's Corner :
  29th March... Girls, girls, girls... Alison is now a train, plus news from so many countries....
   
    

• Misaki in Montreal
  ATWATER: Japanese #1 Misaki Kobayashi talks to Glen Wilson about her experiences during the Earthquake and Tsunami ...
    

• Two on Tour
  ATWATER: Glen Wilson talks to Natalie Grinham about life on the WISPA tour with a son in tow ...
  PLUS: Focus on Joelle
    

• I'm taking the Alison Waters
  UK: Travelling between Manchester and London ? Take the Alison Waters, it's miles quicker ...
    

• Lloyd-Walter & Richards take Wimbledon titles
  BSPA: Top seeds triumph in the Wells & Young Wimbledon Cup ...
   

• Nick Matthew Video Q&A
  C/WHARF: The Canary Wharf champion chats to some youngsters at courtside ...
   

• Willstrop elected PSA President
  PSA: James Willstrop is the new President of the PSA, charged with representing the players' views ... PSA release ...
    

• Magdi Saad
  Sad news of the passing of one of Egypt's legends ...
    

• Corren & Camilleri on the trophy trail again
  ACT OPEN: Mike Corren and Lisa Camilleri took the first titles of the Australian Tour, more to presumably follow ...
   

• Canary Wharf
  C/WHARF: Nick Matthew beats Peter Barker to retain the Canary Wharf title ...
    

• NBF Open
  NBF: Hisham denies Palmer in Montreal final ...
    

• Irving joins Hall of Fame
  AUSTRALIA: Squash Australia adds Liz Irving to the Hall of Fame, elevates Michelle Martin to Legend, and names Kasey Brown athlete of the year ...
    

• Rocky Mountain
  CALGARY: Palmer wins a thriller in Calgary ...
    

• KL Open
  KL: Live updates on the last fours from KL, plus Will Mather on the blog .... Top seeds Darwish and David take the titles ...
    

• Fram's Corner :
  19th March... England, Malaysia, Australia, NZ, Sri Lanka, Malta, Bermuda, USA....

• WSF AGM heads for Rotterdam
  WSF: Not just both World Opens, but the WSF AGM will be held in Rotterdam in November ...
   

• Tough draw for Cayman hopefuls
  CAYMAN: Cayman's Marlene West and most of the local men have been given tough draws in next month's Cedrus Investments Cayman Islands Open ...
    

• WJW heads to Harvard
  JUNIORS: The recent turmoil in Egypt has prompted the WSF to relocate July's Women's World Juniors to Boston in the USA ...
    

• PSL semis almost decided
  PSL: The semi-finalists were all but decided in the ninth round of PSL  action ...

• Fram's Corner :
  15th March... Look out for a few funny English news... Plus USA, Malaysia, Isle of Man, Bermuda, Zambia and Qatar...
    
    

• World Cup in Chennai
  WORLDCUP: Nine nations competing in mixed teams of three for the WSF World Cup ... Bronze for Australia, and Gold for Egypt ...
   

• British Open skips 2011
  BRITISH OPEN: There will be no British Open this year, but plans are afoot for 2012 ...
   
    

• Instant Update #31
  WSF: The latest newsletter, with a host of news items and info from around the world ...
    

• Chi end St George's run
  PSL: The end of an unbeaten record and a late finish in round eight ...
   
   

• Fingers on the Buzzer
  AUSTRIA: Andy Holland stops being a blue-a**** fly to report on the Austrian Junior Open, your starter for ten ...
    
    

• Juniors in Surrey
  JUNIORS: English Junior Championships, finals day at SSP and Colets ...
   

• Kemp halts Illingworth in LA final ..

• Clyne brings home the title in Aberdeen ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP:  Danish Atlas takes Norooz title ... . Mosaad wins first ever Turkish event ... Waters and Briggs in Vendee final ...

• Matthew extends, David drives on
  RANKINGS: An increased world ranking lead for Nick Matthew, while Nicol David only has Dame Susan Devoy's record left to chase ...ly

• St George's roll on as Ponte stun Chapel A
  PSL: Mixed fortunes for the group leaders in round seven ...
    
   

• Jack Flynn, 1941-2011

• Squash on TV
  ToC on Blomberg soon..

• US College Team Finals
  CSA: Top seeds through to the US men's college team champs semis ... Trinity take 13 in a row, but only just ... 

• Matthew retains NAO title
  NAO: It was a third NAO final in a row for Nick Matthew and Ramy Ashour in Richmond, with the Englishman retaining the title in a thriller ...  

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Beddoes goes one better in Winnipeg ... Finitsis wins Salzburg final ... Swindon starts off Satellite series ... Nicol enjoys French League debut ...
    

• BUCS Individual Finals
  BUCS: In Birmingham, Mohamed El Shorbagy and Vanessa Atkinson claim the British Individual titles ...
    
   

• Fram's Corner
  Edition 26th Feb: Trinity Colllege, USA, lots on England, Australia, India and Marwan, Malta, Canada, Malaysia, and a few more cartoons....
    

• Aussie Tour bigger and better for 2011
  AUSTRALIA: Squash Australia has unveiled an expanded 2011 Australian Squash Tour, featuring 14 tournaments in every state and territory over a four month period ...
    

• Quick & Rocha take hardball titles
  HARDBALL: Sarah Cortes reports from the 2011 US Hardball Championships in Boston ... watch the videos ...
    

• Fram's Corner
  Edition 21st Feb: USA, Pakistan, England, Canada, a little one on Azlan, quite premonitory, and "they said"....
    
    

• Tamil Nadu's medal haul
  INDIA: Making a first appearance in the Indian National Games, Tamil Nadu players took five of the eight Squash Medals on offer ... 
     

• U11 and U23 Champs
  BRITISH: The inaugural English U11 Championships will take place in Manchester in April, while the British U23 Championships returns to Hunts County ...
    

• Duffield bounce back
  PSL: Two clear leaders as the PSL season enters the second half, but former champions Duffield start the second half with a 5-0 win at Nottingham ... Match reports on the blog ...

• Matthew & Selby set for Canary Wharf Clash
  C/WHARF: The Canary Wharf draw gives defending champion Nick Matthew an early chance of Nationals' revenge ...
      

• Fram's Corner
  Edition 17th Feb: Daryl, Nicol, Plenty on the UK Nationals, Pakistan, Canada, Annelize, and of course, the US....
    

• Nationals in Manchester
  NATIONALS: Two new Champions as Laura Massaro and Daryl Selby are crowned British Champions ...
   

• Around the Events
  ROUNDUP: Coppinger claims Finnish title ... Khalifa wins National Capital ... Gaultier & Serme French Champions ... Sharpes and Elkalawaay U23 champions in London ...
    

• Wildcard Joe is a Glass Act
  C/WHARF: Most young players are nervous about playing on the glass court - not so Canary Wharf wildcard Joe Lee who regularly plays on one at his home club ...
    

• Massaro aims
  for Nationals Breakthrough
  NATIONALS: Local lass Laura Massaro is on a roll she hopes can continue this week in Manchester ...
    

• WSF Restructures World Agreements
  WSF: The World Squash Federation has radically altered the process by which World Championships and Conferences are allocated ...
  
   

• Final  in
  Nova Scotia
  BLUENOSE: Azlan becomes the Bluenose champion ...
   
     

• Swedish Open
  SWEDISH: Matthew and Barker in the final... And Nick gets it in 3...
   

• Massaro beats David to take Cleveland title
  CLEVELAND: Three big wins for Laura Massaro in Cleveland ...
   
    

• Women's World Teams 1979
  APPEAL: Sue King (Newman), captain of the Australian team, is after a team photo ... can you help ?  

• Shorbagy Supreme
  MOTOR CITY: Mohamed El Shorbagy beats Omar Mosaad in an all-Egyptian final in Michigan ...
    

• US Open heads for Philly
  USA: A $150k prize fund for the men's and women's US Open in Philadelphia this October ...
    

• Artemis in Edinburgh
  BSPA: Top seeds take the titles ...
    

• Around the Events
  ROUNDUP: All Egyptian final in Michigan Motor City ... Balbo wins in Fairmount ... Upsets abound in Cleveland ...
  India and HK claim Asian Junior Team titles ...
   

• ToC in New York
  ToC: The top four seeds contested the ToC semi-finals...
  Ramy Reclaims Title
   
   

• World Squash Awards - the winners
  WSA: The players of 2010 were crowned in New York ... watch the video ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Brown beats King in in GREENWICH final ... Mustonen takes title in ST LOUIS ... Schoor bags ROCAFORT title ... Simpson wins Anglo-Scottish final in CALGARY ...  Francis takes maiden title in QUEENSLAND ...
    

• Fram's Corner
  Edition #18: Aamir banned, African Championship, Juniors, Wales, Canada ... Edition #17: Nick, James, Dipika, Sri Lanka, Lauren...
    

• Creed and Evans take Welsh titles
  WALES: A busy weekend in Cardiff sees Peter Creed retain the men's title while Tesni Evans takes a first women's crown ...
    

• France on track for World Champs
  FRANCE: Two world team championships heading for France in the next three years ...
     

• Top seed takes Le Sport title
  LE SPORT: Double disappointment for the home crowd on finals day, but a worthy winner in Wales ... Emily Whitlock reports ...
   

• Selby takes North Vancouver title
  EVERGREEN: A second Evergreen title in three years for Daryl
    

• Masters 2012 for Birmingham
  WORLD MASTERS: The World Masters in 2012 will be in Birmingham ... website launched ...
    

• Fram's Corner
  Edition #16: Juniors.... Pakistan... Canada.... Malaysia... Zambia... England... Bermuda... Cameron Pilley...
    

• ATCO PSA World Series Finals
  WSSF: Matthew v Shabana Final to be rescheduled after technical issues at Queen's ...
   

• South of England Masters
  MASTERS: No sooner had the juniors finished in Sheffield, the Masters were in action at Broxbourne ...
    

• Title race hotting up
  NWCSL: Another close finish is shaping up in the North West Counties League, the world's biggest ...
     
   

• Fram's Corner
  Edition #15: Canada... Malaysia... Nick in CW... US Navy... Australia... Awards.... Physio... Pakistan...
   

• Nationals in Manchester
  NATIONALS: If you're going to the Nationals in Manchester next month, why not catch some Badminton action first ...
    

• Instant Update
  WSF: The latest newsletter from the WSF - anit-doping, courting success, naming rights & wrongs, rule changes ... and more !
    

• $100,000 bonus for top tenner to sign for PST
  PSAvPST: The court case is off, but Joe McManus declares the fight will continue on the court ...
    

• Farag on a roll in France
  DU GARD: Fresh from taking the BJO title, Ali Farag wins his first PSA title in France ...
    
    

• British Junior Open in Sheffield
  BJO: Egypt claim another six titles, but Emily Whitlock provides a first home winner in almost a decade ...
   

• Duncalf & Waters' 4th ?
  NATIONALS: It could be a 4th final in 5 years for Jenny and Alison ...
    

• Fram's Corner
  Edition #14: Azlan... Ryder... Ritwik.... Juniors... USA... Canada... English School in Cairo... Sudan...
   

• Meakins Magic
  CARIBBEAN: A fantastic year for Karen Meakins culminates with her being named Sports Personality of the Year in Barbados ...
    

• Matthew confirmed as #1
  RANKINGS: The Jan 2011 PSA rankings see Nick Matthew at the top of the pile, with seven Egyptians in the top twenty ...

• World Final replay in prospect for Manchester
  BRITISH NATIONALS: Nick Matthew and James Willstrop look set to replay their World Open final in February's National Championships  ...
      

• World's best head for New York
  TOC: The first major PSA event of 2011 will be in New York's Grand Central ...
    

• Where are they now ?
  JUNIORS: Is winning the World or British Junior Open a route to senior success ? Bob Hanscom looks at where the past, current and future champions are now ...

• New courts for Argentina
  COURTWATCH: Esteban Casarino reports on a new complex for Argentina's Chaco Province in the 'City of Sculptures' ...
   

• Matthew on top of the world
  PLAYERS: England's Nick Matthew returned home this week after a three-month overseas campaign that saw him claim the World Open title and the World Number One ranking ...
    

• Annelize Retires
  PLAYERS: Annelize Naudé played her last WISPA tournament in Hillegom last weekend ... here's some photos view as Picasa Album
    

•   

• Masters in Delhi
  PSA MASTERS: It's finals day in the Masters in Delhi ... Duncalf & Matthew take the titles ...
     
   

• Round the Events
  ROUNDUP: Rosner retains Spanish Title ... Shawn Delierre lifts the cup Pittsburgh ... Lauren Briggs crowned new Flowerbulb champion in Hillegom ...
    

• Sharm El Sheikh International
  SHARM: Massaro edges past Raneem in final... En Bref #4, Stunning Setting...
    

• Thank You Squash
  PLAYERS: Malaysia's Sharon Wee calls time on her playing career with the words "thank you squash" ...
    

• Robertson takes the reigns in England
  ENGLAND: Chris Robertson has been named ESR's new National Coach ...
    

• Round the Events
  ROUNDUP: Khalifa wins all-Egyptian final in Tenerife ... Annie takes the title in Seoul ... Serme seizes Imet crown ... Whippy and Beddoes bag Boston titles ...
    

• World Open
  SAUDI: It's an all-English final at Sunset Beach - Nick Matthew is World Champion ...
    
    

• Fram's Corner :
  Edition #6..... Shabana & the Promoters... Louise... Nicol in China... India... Squash Marathon...
   

• PSA v PST
  Latest statement from the PSA on the dispute with the PST ...
   

• Grainger retires
  WISPA: 14 glittering years at the top are over as Natalie Grainger calls it a day ...
    

• Squash the Winter Blues
  CAYMAN: What better place to hold a Junior Open in January ... get booking ...
    

• Edmonton Open :
  CANADA: Delierre takes the title ...
     

• Birthday boy LJ makes top ten
  RANKINGS: The December World Rankings feature a Dutchman in the top ten ...
   

• Women's World Teams in NZ
  WORLD TEAMS:
  Australia beat England 2-1 in the final ... third place for Malaysia ...
   

• London Open
  LONDON: Top seeds Boswell and Beddoes triumph at the Cumberland Club  ...
    

• St George's stretch lead
  PSL: Despite a shock defeat at top string St George's open up a gap at the top of Group B ...
  Match reports and Poll on the PSL Blog ...
    

• Dutch Open Finals
  DUTCH OPEN: Atkinson bows out in style as third time lucky Pilley denies LJ in Rotterdam ...
   

• Asian Games
  ASIAN GAMES: Malaysia grab double Gold in Guangzhou ...
   

• Darwish races to the biggest prize of all
  LUXOR: "Four all, Match Ball" ... Karim won the next point to become $40,000 richer in the Red Bull Squash Temple final ...
    

• In Memoriam
  Scottish Team member John McGhee, a multi capped player  in the 1980s ...

• Grant & Ertlova reign in Spain
  SANTIAGO: Adrian Grant and Olga Ertlova claimed the Santiago Open titles ...
    

• Solent Classic
  BSPA: Andy Whipp claims the first BSPA title of the season on the South Coast .....
    
    

• Call to Arms for British Open
  BRITISHOPEN: The O2 arena in May 2011??? Hopefully, but ESR need some help ...
    

• Guatemala squash centre back on track
  C/AMERICA: "It is a big dream but if you don’t dream big you get nothing. Now there is no way back!"
    

• Champions
  beaten in PSL
  PSL: Title-holder Surrey Health & Racquets suffered their first defeat in over a year when they were beaten 4/1 by Exeter Diamonds ...

• Greece in the news
  GREECE: Issue one of the Squash.gr newsletter (in English)
    

• Corren & Camilleri rule in Caboolture
  AUSTRALIA: There's no stopping Mike Corren and Lisa Camilleri on the Australian circuit ...
    

• Instant Update
  WSF: A few 'hidden gems' in the WSF newsletter - Doubles Review, Distraction, new PSA tournament titles, Refs combined ...
    

• Qatar Classic
  QATAR: It's a fourth Classic title for David and a second for Darwish ...
  En Bref #4 ...
    

• Canary Wharf Classic
  CANARY WHARF: One of the UK's most popular events is set for March 2011 and tickets are selling fast ...
    

• Mexico double in PanAm Champs
  PANAM: Jorge Baltazar and Samantha Teran claimed double gold for Mexico in Guatemala ...
     

• BC Open
  VANCOUVER: Top seed Simpson triumphs in all-English final  

• Madison Open
  WISCONSIN: Top seed Le Roux triumphs in all-English final  

• Fitz & Grinham back in Aussie Team
  WORLDTEAMS: Sarah Fitz-Gerald and Rachael Grinham will play for Australia in the World Teams in New Zealand ...
    

• What were you up to on Saturday?
  WORLDSQUASHDAY: Celebrate World Squash Day at your club by attracting new members ... submit your videos for some great prizes too ...
       
     

• Marwan Rising
  EL SHORBAGY: It's been some year for Marwan El Shorbagy, and some month as he rises 277 places in the world rankings this month ... in his own words ...
    

• PST Players
  speak out
  PSA/PST: The views of seven players affected by the PSA's 'ban' on members competing in PST events ...
    

• Kuwait Open
  KUWAIT: Ashour levels the score, 8/8 ...
  En Bref #7,
  meeting the Sheikha #2
    

• Shout out -
  it's allowed
  RULES: A new WSF Guideline allows "spectators to get fully involved without being requested to keep quiet" ... bring on the Barmy Army ...
   

• All-English Brooklyn final
  WEYMULLER: Jenny Duncalf beat Laura Massaro in the final at Heights Casino to retain her Carol Weymuller title ...
    

• British Junior Championships
  JUNIORS: Finals day in Manchester, with eight National Champions crowned at the NSC and the Northern ...
    

• Greece takes it all in Belgrade
  BALKANS: A clean sweep for the Greeks in the inaugural Balkan Team Championships ...
    

• Au comeback seals HK double
  HONGKONG: It was double home success as Annie Au and Max Lee took the Crocodile Challenge Cup titles ...
    

• WSF pleased with Delhi Performance
  WSF: The World Squash Federation hails the CWG in Delhi as an outstanding success ...
    

• Kawy beats Atkinson in Monte Carlo
  MONACO: It's the top seed who beat the Dutch veteran to take the Monte Carlo Classic title ...
    

• Malaysians top
  Guangzhou draws
  ASIA: The draws for next month's 16th Asian Games are out ...
    

• El Gouna
  EL GOUNA: Darwish takes the title as Ramy retires ... it had the makings of a classic, but not to be ...
    

• PSA puts its foot down
  PSA: The PSA has banned its members from playing on the PST, which the latter is unhappy about ...Latest: PST files lawsuit ... article from Sportcal.com ...
    

• World Series Finals 2011
  PSA: A new name and an exciting vision for the end-of-year top eight extravaganza ... Jan 11-15 @ Queen's ...
    

• Ramachandran re-elected at AGM
  WSF: The World Squash Federation AGM in Chennai re-elected N Ramachandran as President ...
     

• WISPA hits Mexico
  BICENTENARIO: It's another major title for Nicol David, but a first in Mexico ...
   

• Nicol notches up another win
  LEGENDS: Peter Nicol made it two out of two in Baltimore ...
    

• Fitz joins Sport Australia Hall of Fame
  AUSTRALIA: Australian squash great Sarah Fitz-Gerald has joined some of the world’s most illustrious sportsmen and women ...
    

• Grinhams set for Rotterdam
  DUTCH: Rachael & Natalie Grinham join the list of big names heading for the Dutch Open in November ...
    

• Pearson moves on - official
  ENGLAND: David Pearson is to cease being English National Coach ... the job advert ...
   

• Rodriguez & Serafini take  Quito titles
  ECUADOR: Juan Carlos Santacruz reports from the Ecuador capital on PSA/WISPA events ...
    

• Marathon Man Mustonen wins in "Fitz"
  LEINSTER: Dan Zilic reports on the Leinster Open from Fitzwilliam LTC in Dublin ...
    
    

• Random thoughts from afar on Delhi
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm's thoughts on the Commonwealth Games ...
     

• Doubles in Delhi
  CGW: It's the last day of Doubles in Delhi, nine medals were won ...  England, Australia and New Zealand take Gold ...
     

• Atkinson set for Rotterdam
  DUTCH: Vanessa Atkinson will make her last competitive outing on Dutch soil in November's Dutch Open in Rotterdam ... LJ hopes for top ten place after Rotterdam ...
    

• England take world deaf champs
  WORLD DEAF: England won the World Deaf Championships team title in New Zealand ... Jamie Mathews takes individual title ...
    

• Matthew & David take CWG Gold
  CGW: Nicol David and Nick Matthew claimed Commonwealth Gold in Delhi ...
  Matthew Pinsent is impressed ...
    

• Surrey off to fine start
  PSL: Round one of the new Premier Squash League season saw defending champions Surrey H&R off to a safe start ...
  Welcome back Winchester ... and more in the Blog
    

• Atkinson & El Hindi in Chicago
  US OPEN: Vanessa Atkinson and Wael El Hindi took the US Open titles in Chicago's Millennium Park ...
   

• Serbia surprise in Warsaw
  ENCC: Serbia beat top seeds Ukraine to take the men's title, home joy for Polish women ... Dan Zilic reports ...
    

• Hernandez wins Bicentario pre-qualifier
  MEXICO: Preparations for the $65k Bicentenario Women's Open in Mexico started with a special pre-qualifying event ...
    

• Ramy increases rankings lead
  RANKINGS: Ashour stays at number one, Willstrop rises to four ... October rankings ...
    

• World Class field heads for Delhi
  C/GAMES: Nine players from the world's top twenty men and women will by going for gold in Delhi ...
  + first look at the squash facilities ...
  ++ England fly the Flag at St George's ... +++ Selby and Grant fancy medal chances ...  ++++ England squad photoshoot
    

• Games in the Papers
  CGAMES: As the teams depart for Delhi, there's lots in the online papers ...
    

• Masters head East
  MASTERS: The English Masters season gets under way in Bury St Edmonds with many World Champions on show ...
    

• Fourteen Nations head for Poland
  ENCC: The European Nations Challenge Cup takes place in Warsaw over the next three days ...
    

• A new court
  for Omar
  EGYPT: EngiSports is now the proud owner of a one of a kind, perspex mobile squash court ...
     

• Kobayashi takes Kansai title
  JAPAN: Misaki Kobayashi's youth prevailed over Chinatsu Matsui's experience in the all-Japanese women's final in Wakayama ...
    

• Reda takes Jena Real Estate trophy in Kuwait
  KUWAIT: An 11th PSA title for Ali Anwar Reda, but he had to work hard for it ...
   

• World Open Final
  in Soho Square
  WORLD OPEN: It's a record equalling fifth World Open title for Nicol David...
   

• Ashour takes Symphony Showdown
  BOSTON: Four world number ones in a unique format in Boston ...
   

• Commonwealth Games Draws
  C/GAMES: The draws are out for the Commonwealth Games, with Australia, England and Malaysia seeded to take Gold ... 
  concerns mount over games ...
    

• British Grand Prix
  BGP: Ramy Ashour beats James Willstrop in four in the final ...
    

• Corren claims 30 at home
  MILLICENT: There's nothing sweeter than a home win, as serial winner Mike Corren can testify ...
    

• EuroClubs in Ponte
  EUROCLUBS: Serial winners Paderborn win the men's event while Edgbaston beat home favourites in women's final ...
    

• Joey & Aaron
  win in Shanghai
  CHINA: Contrasting wins for Joey Chan and Aaron Frankcomb in the China Open finals in Shanghai ...
    

• Heliopolis in Cairo
  HELIOPOLIS:
  Nour El Sherbini became the youngest ever winner of a WISPA title as Rachael Grinham retires injured two games up in the final ...
    

• The World Cup is back
  WSF: No, not that World Cup, the Squash World Cup, set for India in 2011 ...
    

• WWT in
  New Zealand
  WWT: 15 teams will be heading down under in November for the Biannual Women's World Team Championships ...
    

• Squash & Golf meet in wet Surrey
  GOLF: The World of Squash Golf Day once again brought together golfers from all walks of squash, including players, sponsors, administrators, media and fans of the sport ...
    

• Vote for Metrosquash
  CHICAGO: You can help this urban squash development program cause get a much-needed cash injection via this United Airlines award ...
    

• Only one Au in HK
  BULER: Unseeded Leo Au takes the men's title but Donna denies Annie ...
    

• Kuwait Qualifying
  ST GEORGE: Day two of qualifying for November's Kuwait Open ... Day finished...
    

• Saudi Qualifying
  ST GEORGE: Four marathons to get World Open qualifying under way, but sixteen make it to the main draw ...
    

• Ian Turley 1931-2010
  Ian Turley, the leading Leicestershire Squash player and winner of the record 14 County Senior titles between 1957 and 1974, has died aged 79 ...
    

• Nicol takes dream final at St George's
  LEGENDS: Peter Nicol beat Jonathon Power in four to capture the inaugural Legends title at St George's Hill ... 
    

• Rodriguez claims  Bogata title
  COLOMBIA: Local hero Miguel Angel Rodriguez beat top seed Olli Tuominen to capture the title in Bogota ...
   

• Road to Soho Square - Hong Kong
  WORLD OPEN: Nicol David couldn't have had a better last event before next month's World Open in Sharm El Sheikh ...
    

• Great White
  whirls into Surrey
  LEGENDS: Hard-hitter John White is relishing the chance to renew rivalries with some old foes ...
    

• Irish Open
  IRISH: Perry regains the women's title with a 3/0 win over Atkinson in the final ... Azlan beats Borja in a marathon ...
    

• Ramy back at #1
  RANKINGS: As expected, the new September world rankings see Ramy Ashour at #1 ...
    

• Razik & Miller to lead Canada in Delhi
  C/GAMES: Squash Canada announces its team for the Commonwealth Games ...
    

• Kitchen out of Delhi
  C/GAMES: Shelley Kitchen's comeback has been postponed ... meanwhile Guernsey announce a squad of five ...
    

• Finals day
  in Hong Kong
  HONG KONG: It's six in a row for Nicol, Ramy's first with an added bonus ...
    

• World Masters
  MASTERS: Lots of new world champions crowned in Cologne ... new photos ...
    

• It's in the rules, innit ?
  RULES: The WSF has issued some guidance on what is, and what isn't, in the rules ... Scoring, Tins and Lets ...
   
    

• Two new champs in New Zealand
  NEW ZEALAND: Joelle King and Campbell Grayson are the new New Zealand National Champions ...
    

• Bermuda take men's CASA title
  CASA: Winning all their matches 4-1, Bermuda claimed the men's team title in St Vincent, while Barbados took the overall team title ...
    

• Family affair in Peru
  REGATAS:  13-year-old Diego Elias finds his Dad barring the way to a place in the main draw in Lima ...
   

• Kasey collects a pair in Melbourne
  DOUBLES: Two wins for Australia, one for England in the invitational doubles ...
    

• British Grand Prix Draw
  BRITISH GP: While Nick Matthew and Ramy Ashour are expected to meet in the final, there's an interesting all-Yorkshire clash in prospect in the quarters ...
    

• Power cranked up for St George's
  LEGENDS: "There is obviously nothing I would enjoy more than beating Peter Nicol in his own tournament on his home patch ..."
    

• It's Chin & Meakins at last
  CARIBBEAN: Richard Chin and Karen Meakinas claimed their first CASA senior individual title in St Vincent ... teams under way ...

• Tong & Arzi capture HK titles
  JUNIORS: Over 500 players, almost 1,000 matches, it was a busy week at the Hong Kong Junior Open ...
    

• Back on in Dublin
  IRISH: Arthur Curran looks forward to a trip to Fitzwilliam for the rescheduled Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Open ...
    

• Oz Open
  AUSTRALIA: Matthew and Perry make it a British double down under ...
    

• Nicol set for three in a row in Soho Square ?
  WORLD OPEN: The Women's World Open draw is out ... plenty of potential pitfalls for the top seeds ...
    

• Jersey head for Delhi
  C/GAMES: Jersey will be sending their biggest squad ever to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi ...
    

• Heba bags Homebase title
  HONGKONG: A great series of results for Heba El Torky as she claims her third WISPA title in the Homebase Media Open ...
    

• The best job in the world ???
  JOBS: Every now and then a really superb job comes up ... fancy being a High Performance Squash Coach in the Cayman Islands, anyone ...
     

• Natalie's Back
  WORLD OPEN: After 10 months off new mum Natalie Grinham will be back in action next month, and Dad Tommy and little Kieran will be with her ...
    

• Dipika tops Indian list
  INDIA: Sportskeeda lists "the 10 Most Glamorous Women in Indian Sports" ...
    

• British Junior Champs
  JUNIORS: Entries for this October's Tecnifibre British Junior Championslips are now open ...
     

• Khan captures Vancouver title
  SUN&SURF: Top seed Latasha Khan denied the home fans as she claimed the title in Vancouver ...
    

• World Junior Teams - Egypt win
  QUITO: Egypt beat Pakistan 2-1 to claim the World Junior Team Championship in Quito ...
    

• Matthew in Men's Health
  PAPERS: Nick Matthew talks about training in Men's Health Magazine ...
    

• New boss for Finnish Squash
  SHORTS: Hannu Mäkinen has been appointed new Executive Director of the Finnish Squash Association ...
      

• Cameron Confidential
  PLAYERS: "I've never given as many interviews in my life" tweeted Cameron Pilley as the Australian Open looms ... here's the full interview with Will Mather ...
    

• WISPA announces new team
  WISPA: Big changes on the board of the Women's Professional governing body ...
    

• Matthew awarded Scout Badge
  SCOUTS: Nick Matthew topped the Scout Association's Racket Sports poll and joins a distinguished list of recipients in the Scout's 103rd Birthday Honours list ...
    

• Masters boost for India
  INDIA: The Punj Lloyd PSA Masters will  will be the focus of the largest ever corporate initiative to develop and promote the sport of Squash at the grassroots level in India ...
    

• Quito Final
  WORLD JUNIORS: Top seed Amr Khalid Khalifa justified his top seeding to claim the world junior title in an all-Egyptian final in Quito ...

• Please?
  Appeal denied!
  USPRO: It's official, there will be no lets in next season's US Pro circuit ...
    

• Malaysia announces squad
  C/GAMES: No surprises in Malaysia's squad for the Commonwealth Games ...
   

• Seven in a row for Camilleri
  QUEENSLAND: Home wins for Lisa Camilleri and Steve Finitsis in the Queensland Open ...
    

• Rodriguez prevails in Mexico
  BICENTARIO: A 14th PSA title for Miguel Angel ...
   

• Six for Willstop in Cleethorpes
  CLEETHORPES: James Willstrop beat Daryl Selby to take his sixth Cleethorpes Invitational title in 13 the event's 13th edition ...
    

• Nicol gets her fourth in Singapore
  SINGAPORE: Nicol David claimed a fourth successive title in Singapore, but Alison Waters pushed her so so close in the final at Kallang Leisure Park ...
    

• Momen makes
  top twenty
  RANKINGS: Few changes in the PSA rankings, but Tarek Momen makes it six Egyptians in top 20 ... and it's ten years in the top ten for David Palmer ...
     

• Girl Power
  PAPERS: Latest from the world's press including features on Laura Gemmell, Dipika Pallikal and Laura Massaro ...
     

• Great Dane wins Pilley's heart
  AUSTRALIA: Cameron Pilley invites some friends to Yamba for pre-event training ...
     

• Camilleri goes for seven
  AUSTRALIA: Lisa Camilleri is favourite to make it seven wins in a row in the Queensland Open ...
    

• Palmer aims to complete set in Delhi
  C/GAMES: David Palmer will be competing in his fourth Games in Delhi, and aims to add Gold to his collection ... Australian team announced ...
    

• Winding up for the Worlds
  SOHOSQUARE: The World's best female squash players are starting the buildup to the most important event of the year, September's Soho Square World Open ...

• Back to Harlem
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm, James and Vanessa join up at StreetSquash for some more work with deserving Kids ...
    

• Malaysian Open Finals
  MALAYSIA: It's a home double as Azlan and Nicol take the titles in contrasting fashion ...
    

• Sport runs
  in the family
  PAPERS: India's Sportstar Weekly conducts a big interview with Dipika Pallikal ...
    

• GBR take WUC team title
  UNIVERSITIES: Great Britain beat Hong Kong 2-1 to conclude the World University Championships in Melbourne ...
    

•  Top seeds take titles in Bogota
  CAC GAMES: Miguel Angel Rodriguez and Samantha Teran captured the Central American and Caribbean singles titles in Colombia ...
   

• It's Azlan and Nicol in KL
  MALAYSIA: The resurrected Malaysian Nationals saw Azlan Iskandar and Nicol David take the titles ...
    

• England announce Delhi squad
  C/GAMES: Not only do England expect Gold in October, they aim to bring back more medals than anyone else ... watch the announcement video
    

• Cayman take
  their title
  CARIBBEAN: It's a first-ever CASA Boys team title for hosts Cayman and a hat-trick for the Guyana Girls ...
    

• CASA Juniors
  head for Cayman
  CARIBBEAN: Over 150 players from eight countries are contesting the Caribbean Junior Championships in Cayman ... individual finals complete ...
     

• It's Corren and Camilleri in Hobart
  AUSTRALIA: Mike Corren and Lisa Camilleri continued their winning ways with victories in the finals of the Tasmanian Open in Hobart ...
    

• All over  in Amsterdam
  DJO: No, not a reference to the world cup, but the Dutch Junior Open is finished ...
     

• Dixit & Dipika take titles in Colombo
  ASIAN JUNIORS: A first ever men's title as India do the double in Colombo ...
    

• Legends to do battle at St George's
  LEGENDS: The first event on the Legends tour will see an all-star cast christen St George's all-new glass court ...
    

• Alexander & Camilleri take the Vic spoils
  AUSTRALIA: Zac Alexander and Lisa Camilleri took the Victorian Open titles in Melbourne ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Rebecca Chiu takes Chairman's Cup 2 in HK ... Curtain closes in Lucia group stages ... T&T Nationals final results
     

• Au takes Port Marly title
  PYRAMIDES: Annie Au beat Dominique Lloyd-Walter in the WISPA Pyramides final in France ...Plus, video clips of earlier rounds ...
     

• Egyptians dominate DJO seedings
  JUNIORS: All but two categories in next weeks' Dutch Junior Open feature Egyptian top seeds ... plus Pioneer results ...
    

• Saumya & Harinder take Otters titles
  INDIA: The popular Otters Open concluded in Mumbai with a double for Saumya Karki ...
   

• HK trio on honours list
  HONG KONG: Three entrants for the Elite squash team in the honours list ...
     

• US on a roll
  WORLD JUNIORS: Wrapup from the US point of view ...
   

• New style Euro Teams heads for Finland
  ESF: The European Squash Federation AGM heralded changes in the format of the flagship European Teams Championship, with the Division 1 & 2 events set for Finland in 2011  ...
    

• Sobhy takes world title in Cologne
  WORLD JUNIORS: Amanda Sobhy becomes the first American to win a world junior squash title, and on her birthday too !!!
   

• Barbados Open
  BARBADOS: Meaking takes an 11th, first for Simpson ...
    

• Three-year
  deal for Kuwait
  PSA: A three-year deal sets up the Kuwait Open as a PSA Super Series event, plus two smaller events each year ...
    

• Khan collects circuit title
  PAKISTAN: Aamir Atlas Khan beat Farhan Mehboob to collect the Pakistan Circuit #2 title in Islamabad...
   

• Champions' Cup heads for Ponte
  EUROPE: The European Club Championships heads for Yorkshire in September with top clubs from all over the continent aiming to dethrone Aberdeen and Pontefract ...
    

• Corren overtakes Palmer & Shabana
  AUSTRALIA: A 27th PSA title for Mike Corren in Adelaide to become the current player with most titles ...  ABC video ...
    

• Borja wins again in Toulouse
  MOVIDA: Another title for the Spaniard, coming from qualifying again in Toulouse ...  two short videos
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Knight & Craig win in Canterbury ... Anglo-Scottish final in Chicago ... All-Pakistani draw in Islamabad ... Birks wins in Bexley ...
   

• Mexico & Canada take PanAm Gold
  PANAM: The singles titles in the Panamerican Junior Championships in El Salvador were claimed by Miled Zarazua and Jennifer Pelettier ...
   

• Kitchen back for Delhi
  C/GAMES: New Zealand's team for the Commonwealth Games includes mum Shelley Kitchen ...
    

• Abdullah
  loses out in final
  KUWAIT: Home hopes were dashed in Kuwait as Farhan Mehboob beat the local favourite in the final ...
    

• Who's hot ???
  ASIA: Two entries for squash in CNN's "Asia's Sexiest Athletes" ...
    

• Annie takes Kuwait title
  KUWAIT: Top seed Annie Au beat Dipika Pallikal in the final to claim the Sheikha Al Saad International title ... meanwhile, upsets abound in the men's quarters ...
   

• Robinson & Clonda honoured
  NEWS: The Queen's Birthday Honours list recognised Jackie Robinson - OBE - and Carin Clonda - OAM ...
    

• Assaiante becomes US National Coach
  USA: Trinity Coach Paul Assaiante accepts role of U.S. SQUASH National Coach charged with taking the US Teams to new heights at World Championships ...
    

• La Ciotat
  FRANCE: Borja Golan on the comeback trail as he takes the La Ciotat title ... photos from J.Mouls ...
   

• Squash wedding
  of the year
  UK: David Campion and Sarah Kippax tie the knot ... Malcolm Willstrop reports ...
     

• Showdown @Symphony
  USA: Four world number ones will be in action at Boston's Symphony Hall in September ...
   

• Tuomi triumphs
  in St Petersburg
  RUSSIA: The inaugral ProSquash event saw a Finnish winner ...
    

• King heading
  for Canberra
  AUSTRALIA: Joelle King will be defending her Australian Open title in Canberra in August ...
    

• Turin take
  first title
  ITALY: Crazy Turin improved from 3rd two year ago and 2nd last year to take their first title in Riccione ...
     

• Nick Matthew
  on BBC 5Live
  RADIO: World Number one on the Tony Livesy show (he's at 2h20m) ...
     

• Corren Confidential
  PLAYERS: Having joined Shabana and Palmer on 26 wins, we had to have a chat with Mike Corren, didn't we ...
    

• Corren equals
  two greats
  GOLDEN OPEN: Mike Corren has joined David Palmer and Amr Shabana on 26 PSA titles after victory in Kalgoorlie ...
   

• The Legend
  of the  Khan
  PAPERS: The story of the Pakistan legends in four parts, plus another batch of squash stories from around the world ...
    

• French Playoffs in Nimes
  FRANCE: Marseille deny Mulhouse a double as they take the men's title in Nimes ... results and video summary ...
    

• Clyne takes title in Maidstone
  KENT: Top seed Alan Clyne beat qualifier Jonny Harford to claim the inaugural Kent Open title ...  Alan Thatcher's Kent Open Blog ...
    

• Spanish team championships
  SPAIN: Castellana and Santiago take the women's and men's titles ......
    

• Sherbini faces World Junior test
  WORLD JUNIORS: Egypt's reigning champion Nour El Sherbini is top seed for the World Juniors in Cologne, but on world rankings she's only fourth ...
    

• 50 not out for Nicol
  RANKINGS: Nicol David makes it a half century of months at world number one ...
    

• Hong Kong Nationals
  HONG KONG: It's four titles in a row for Dick Lau and a first for Joey Chan ...
    

• King & Knight take Wellington titles
  WELLINGTON: Top seeds Joelle King and Martin Knight duly claimed the titles in the Wellington Open ...
    

• Matthew confirmed as world #1
  RANKINGS: We knew it was coming, but now it's official ... plus BBC and Telegraph reports ...
    

• UK Summer Squash Camps
  CAMPS: Get yourself or your kids away for a week or more of intensive squash this summer ...
  NEW Neil Frankland, Paul Hornsby ......
    
   
     

• 5 Lets to become No Lets
  US PRO: After experimenting with allowing only five lets, the US Pro Tour is set to abandon them completely next season ...
    

• Ready to roll in Maidstone
  KENT: Players flew in today from various parts of the world, including Egypt, Malaysia, Turkey, Holland, Russia, India .... and Yorkshire! ...

• Corren goes for title #26
  AUSTRALIA: Adelaide’s Mike Corren will be aiming to create a piece of history at the Golden Open in Kalgoorlie this weekend ...
    

• Junkie 15 in Amsterdam
  TOURNEYS: Entries are open for the popular team event in Amsterdam this August ...
    

• Euro Champs crowned in Saarbrucken
  EICC: Jenny Duncalf beats Vanessa Atkinson in five to regain European Individual title, while Thierry Lincou retains men's crown against an injured Gregory Gaultier ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Top seeds Wee & Gawad take NSC#2 titles ... Corren & Camilleri take Perth titles ... Koukal beats Alarcon in Cerdil final ... Entries open for Barbados Open, Jun 21-26 ...
    

• More Donna
  PHOTOS: Remember that fashion shoot from Donna Urquhart ... there's more ...
     
    

• A court in any backyard
  EQUIPMENT: Transport it anywhere, play on it within four hours ...
  a unique portable perspex court, as used for many events across Europe, is for sale ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Koukal Klaims San Salvador title ... Ryder wins all-English final in Atlanta ... Chinappa stops Schmol in German final ... Blake takes Trophy in Almere...
    

• Greek Island Squash
  CAMPS: Fancy a Summer of squash in the Greek Islands ... the Petros Tzamaloukas Squash Acadamy hits Mykonos in June ...
    

• Back to Norfolk for Malcolm
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm takes James and David on a trip down memory lane ...
   

• Aziz Gul Khan, 1918-2010
  RIP: Pakistan Squash mourns one of its greatest coaches ...
    

• Matthew takes
  Sky title
  SKY: Nick Matthew confirmed his new world number one ranking by beating defending champion Karim Darwish in the Sky Open final ...
    

• Not the World Cup
  WORLDCUP: It's going to be hard to escape football over the next few weeks ... but we'll try ... in the meantime, here's a pretty good video from Nike ...
    

• Hungarian Masters
  MASTERS: It's more than just squash in Szeged this June ... how about some underwater beer drinking ??? Enter now ...
    

• Super Sobhy
  USA: Four WISPA titles already and she's still only sixteen ... people are saying nice things about Amanda Sobhy ...
   

• Calling all Masters
  DUTCHMASTERS: Entries are open for the Dutch Open Masters, set for August in Eindhoven ... plus news of November's Dutch Open ...   
    

• A record Eight for Manuela
  ITALY: An eighth national title for Manuela Manetta as she enters the Italian record books ...
    

• Egyptian squash mourns
  Atef Khalifa
  EGYPT: The squash community in Egypt is very saddened to lose a dear person and friend, Atef Khalifa, who passed away at the age of 50 ...
    

• Around the events
  ROUNDUP: Salazar beats Galvez in Guatemala final ... Line lifts Carcassonne crown ... Blatchford bags first title in Southport ... Qualifying finals over in Sky Open ...
   

• National Club Finals
  UK: A hectic two days in Nottingham this weekend with the National Club Championship finals ...  Eleven for Colets,
  Ten for Pontefract ...
   

• Bajan serial winners score again
  BARBADOS: Karen Meakins made it ten titles in a row in the Barbados nationals while Shawn Simpson took his sixth ...
    

• Women's Worlds for Soho Square
  WORLD OPEN: The Women's World Open will take place in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh resort in September ...
    

• Semis over in Guatemala
  GUATEMALA: It will be Eric Galvez v Arturo Salazar for the title in Guatemala ...
     

• El Zarka
  wins in Amman
  JORDAN: It wasn't to be a Jordanian winner in Amman ...
    

• Euro League PLayoffs
  BUNDESLIGA: The German league playoffs had four teams all in with a good shout ... Taufkirchen take women's title ... Paderborn beat Stuttgart on games... Fitzwilliam take Irish title ...
    

• Stormy finish in Boston
  USPRO: Shahier Razik emerges from a contentious final night in Boston ... Sarah Cortes reports ...
    

• Former champions top EICC seedings
  EICC: Gregory Gaultier and Jenny Duncalf are seeded to regain the European Individual title later this month in Saarbrucken ...
    

• Work Harder, say Jansher and Jahangir
  PAPERS: More news from the world's online press ...
   

• Irish Open back on
  EUROPE: Postponed due to the Icelandic Ash Cloud, the Irish Open is back on for 30 Aug to 04 Sep in Dublin ...
    

• Sobhy wins in New England
  USA: Amanda Sobhy came from two down in an all-American final to claim her fourth WISPA title at the age of 16 ...
  Meet Amanda ...
   

• Maniam honoured
  ASIA: Maj S Manaim and Munir Shah are the first inductees to the Asian Squash Hall of Fame ...
   

• Five lets are plenty
  UK: The North West Counties playoffs saw Grove Park win the Twenty20 style tournament, and they had plenty of lets left too ...
    

• Around the Events
  ROUNDUP:  Kemp wins Internationaux de France in Bordeaux ... Razik & Ranieri are Canadian Champions ... Alexander & Camilleri top in Top End ... US juniors in New England final ...
    

• England double in Prague
  EURO U15/U17 TEAMS: Top seeds England took both titles ...
    

• Selby & Hill retain racketball titles
  RACKETBALL: Daryl Selby and Laura Hill are still the National Racketball champions ...
    

• Top seeds take Hurghada hat-tricks
  HURGHADA: Omneya Abdel Kawy and Ramy Ashour both made it three wins in a row in the Egyptian Red Sea resort ...
    

• Hong Kong & Pakistan take Asian team titles
  ASIAN TEAMS: Hong Kong beat hosts India to take the Asian women's team title for the second time, while Pakistan stunned the defending champions in the men's final ...
     

• St Petersburg ProSquash
  RUSSIA: Fancy a trip to St Petersburg in the quiet summer months ? The ProSquash International may be for you ...