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 Malaysian 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 dashed 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 ...

Squash News: JUNE 2008

• Khan & Shorbagy top World Junior Draw
  WORLD JUNIORS: Aamir Atlas Khan and Mohamed El Shorbagy are top seeds in the draw for next month's World Juniors in Switzerland ...

• Teran takes the title in LA
  LA: Samantha Teran claimed the EBG Los Angeles title with a 3/1 final victory over Louise Crome ...

• Golds shared in Busan
  ASIA: The titles were shared between India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Hong Kong in the conclusion to the 2nd Asian Junior Individual Championships in Busan, Korea ...

• Tennis traditions given the chop
  PAPERS: How Federer, Nadal et al are using "squash shots", cash for Aamir & Farhan, and more ...

• Internationaux de France
  PARIS: "When will we have a big PSA event in Paris?" has been asked often enough ... it will be answered this September ...

• London courts under threat
  COURT WATCH: After Lambs, courts in three more North London centres are under threat ... Gordon Kerr reports ...

• Brazil mourns Barbosa
  SHORTS: Former national  champion Luciano Barbosa died suddenly this weekend ...

• Willstrop beats Shabana in Mumbai
  INDIA: Well, Team Willstrop beat Team Shabana in the final of a new IPL-style league ...

• It's Vicky & Adrian in Ipswich
  BSPA: They had to beat the defending champions to do it, but Vicky Botwright and Adrian Grant are the new BSPA Grand Prix Finals Champions ... ...

• Top seeds take Hamilton titles
  NORTH ISLAND: Campbell Grayson & Joelle King took the spoils in Hamilton ...

• Kasey & Adbullah deny HK double
  CROCODILE: New champions in Hong Kong as the home fans are disappointed ...

• Galifi grabs Toulouse title
  MOVIDA: Qualifier Stephane Galifi went all the way in Toulouse as he captured the Movida International title...

• Hungarian Masters
  MASTERS: The squash went well in Szeged, but that's only part of the story ... Colin White reports ...

• Pakistan's squash empire - fall or resurrection ?
  PAPERS: While the junior squad trains for the world championships, Khalid Hussain asserts that Pakistan's squash empire has fallen ...

• Seeds assert in Sannois
  SANNOIS: After early upsets it was the top two seeds who contested the final in Paris ...

• WISPA goes Grand Slam
  WISPA:  A series of Continental Championships with 32-draws and $150k prize money - 2009 looks good for women's squash ...

• So long Goughy
  PSA: After 15 years on tour Alex Gough's playing days are over ... it's time for the Hammock Story ...  
  Part THREE  ... 

• Renan joins the PSA board
  PSA: The raft of announcements continues with a first ever Frenchman joining the PSA board and Lee Beachill set for the Presidency ...

• National Cup for DL Aspley
  ENGLAND: The county league champions came together at the weekend with David Lloyd Aspley claiming the men's spoils ...

• HK retain East Asian title
  SHORTS: Seeing off China, Macau, Chinese Taipei, Japan and Korea, Hong Kong are still East Asian champions ...

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: Sports like Cricket and Darts are adapting, and so should squash says James Willstrop in his latest article ...

• Ihree for Kasey in Thornleigh
  AUSTRALIA: Kasey Brown claimed her third Australian Closed title as Finitsis falls at last ...

• Knight's Day in Christchurch
  NEW ZEALAND: A second title of the year for top seed Martin Knight in the South Island Championships ...

• Krajcsak claims Kecskemet title
  PRIMAVERA: Hungarian number one Mark Krajcsak kept the Home flag flying in Kecskemet  ...

• Ricketts in New Zealand
  INTERVIEWS: Two months into his new job in New Zealand, Kashif Shuja finds out how Anthony Ricketts is getting on ...

• Aamir retains CAS title
  CAS: Aamir Atlas Khan retained his CAS International in an all-Pakistani final ...

• Nicol's LA stopover
  LOS ANGELES: Straight after winning in Seoul, Nicol David made a flying visit to Los Angeles on her way to Mexico ...  

• Evans back on top in Cardiff
  WELSH: Former world number three David Evans came through qualifying to win the $3k Welsh Open in Cardiff ...

• House of a thousand rackets
  SHORTS: Samer's unusual house decoration ... Howard's a Granddad ... what's in a name ???

• Euro titles for Gaultier &Stoehr
  EIC: It's a French double in Bratislava for Gregory Gaultier and Isabelle Stoehr ...

• Willstrop with the Whizz-Kidz
  UK: James Willstrop was impressed when he went to the Whizz-Kidz mobility centre in London ...

• Nicol adds Seoul to her collection
  SEOUL: World number one Nicol David came through the rain and the opposition to add the Seoul Open to her bulging trophy cabinet ...

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: David Palmer talks about his new life in Boston, and another accolade for Nicol David in Malaysia ...

• Instant Update
  WSF: Latest from the WSF including Olympic Strategy Update, Three refs for all, and more ...

• Four in a row for Borderline
  EURO: Latest from the European League Playoffs - Italy ...

• Jahangir & Jansher lament 
  PAPERS: Pakistan's two squash legends aren't happy with the current state of squash in their country ...

• A new role for Goughy
  SHORTS: Alex Gough has retired from the PSA tour after being appointed as the Association's Chief Operating Officer ...

• Mosaad triumphs in Irvine
  SWM: Omar Mosaad claimed his third and biggest tour title at the Sports Club/LA in Orange County ...

• June World Rankings
  RANKINGS: A fairly static month in the world top twenties, with Laura Lengthorn and Isabelle Stoehr the biggest risers as David Palmer goes back to the top five ...

Squash News: MAY 2008

• PSA appoints Richard Graham
  PSA: Welcome to the new Chief Executive of the PSA ...

• Masters honoured in Bogota
  COLOMBIA: The Bogata International Masters was a roaring success - Juan Carlos Santacruz reports ,,,

• Mak makes a mint for earthquake cause
  HK: Christina Mak raised HK$1.8 million in aid of earthquake victims for her Olympic Torch ...

• Four in a row for Finitsis
  GOLDEN: A fourth title in a row for Steve Finitsis in Kalgoorlie, and he's not finished yet ...

• Richards reaps Hithercroft reward
  HITHERCROFT: Tom Richards beat local hero Scott Handley to claim his second PSA title in Oxfordshire ...

• Chiu & Lau retain HK titles
  HONG KONG: It's a dozen national titles for Rebecca Chiu and a pair for Dick Lau ...

• Samantha grabs Subway glory
  GOSHEN: A third title of the year for Samantha Teran in Indiana ......

• Finitsis' bid for four
  KALGOORLIE: Steve Finitsis is in his fourth successive final - can he make it four titles in a row ???

• Bramall joins PSA Board
  SHORTS: Richard Bramall is the latest PSA Board recruit ...

• Marche wins Almere final
  HEMUBO: Two juniors contested the Hemubo Trophy final in Almere ...

• Gaultier goes for Five
  EIC: France's Gregory Gaultier is top seed and favourite to win a fifth successive European Individual title next week in Bratislava ...

• The courts that never sleep
  CLUBS: If ever there was a club you could call a "hotbed of squash" then Cairo's Gezira Club is it ...

• No stopping the Lows
  MILO: Wee Wern and Wee Nee Low scored a family double in Malaysia as they claimed the Milo All-Star U19 and U17 titles...

• Three in a row for Laura
  RACKETBALL: Derbyshire's Laura Hill claimed her third consecutive National Racketball title in Birmingham ...

• Bye Bye Brackets
  SHORTS: PSA and WISPA have decided to use the "15/13" method for recording scores ... yippee!!

• Honour for Susie
  WSF: Emeritus President Susie Simcock has entered the New Zealand Olympic Order ...

• Ramasra comeback clinches T&T Title
  T&T: A first title for Colin Ramasra, two on the trot for Karen Meakins ...

• Dutch titles for Almere & Victoria
  HOLLAND: It was a star-studded lineup for the Dutch League Playoffs in Amsterdam ...

• Grainger retains Texas title
  TEXAS: It's a second successive Texas Open title for Natalie Grainger in Houston ...

• Hong Kong stars in Earthquake Appeal
  HONG KONG: Bid for Hong Kong star's rackets and Christina Mak's Olympic Baton  in support of the Sichuan Earthquake victims ...plus a sponsorship surprise from Crocodile ... 

• Weekend Roundup
  ROUNDUP: Abraham takes out National Champ ... Yasser takes Oklahoma final ...  Dutch League semi-finals ... another huge Milo All-Star entry ...  Three in a row for Finitsis in Perth ...

• Super Series Finals
  S/SERIES: The world's top two contested the final at Broadgate and it was Gregory Gaultier who claimed the title ...

• Malcolm in the City
  WILLSTROP: So far in the Super Series Finals ... and PSA happenings at Broadgate ...

• Squashed by a Pro
  PAPERS: BBC reporter Pranav Soneji takes on Lee Beachill at Broadgate ...

• Repeat winners in Barbados
  BARBADOS: Karen Meakins & Shawn Simpson retained their national titles in the 2008 Nationals ...

• Briggs takes Carcassonne title
  CARCASSONNE: Top seed Lauren Briggs beat Line Hansen in the final of the Open de la Cité ...

• Come on ... CONCENTRATE
  COACHING: In his latest article David Campion looks at how to actually apply one of the most common pieces of advice ...

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: Latest stories from around the world ...

• New courts for Chapel A
  CLUBS: A grand opening by Jonah Barrington for Chapel Allerton's £1m development ...

• Surrey pip Chichester for PSL title
  PSL: A new name on the Premier Squash League trophy was guaranteed, and it will Surrey Health & Rackets on there after a 4/1 victory over Chichester on the South Coast ...

• British Open
  BRITISH: It's a third title for Nicol , fourth for Palmer ...

• WISPA goes PAR
  SHORTS: Hot on the heels of the European Squash Federation, WISPA is going PAR to 11 ...

• Malcolm at the British Open
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm reports from Liverpool ...

• Rodrigues wins BRB Marathon
  BRAZIL: A second consecutive title in Brazil - the champion reports ...

• First for Finitsis
  TOP END: A first PSA title for Steve Finitsis in Darwin ...

• Euro U15/U17
  JUNIORS: It's another European double for England ...

• Europe goes PAR to 11
  SHORTS: While WISPA and the WSF are looking at scoring systems, the European Squash Federation has made the switch to Point-a-rally to 11 scoring ... plus Carla Khan Retires ...

• 10th ASSI for Bianchetti
  ITALY: Davie Bianchetti claimed a record 10th ASSI title on the new glass court in Milan ...

• Euroteams in Amsterdam
  EUROTEAMS:  England claim a 16th consecutive European Teams double in Amsterdam ...

• Gaultier rises to number two
  RANKINGS: It's a good month for the French as Ramy slips to number four ...

• Chiu & Mak in HK torch relay
  SHORTS: Hong Kong stars Rebecca Chiu and Christina Mak were part of the Olympic Torch Relay in Hong Kong ...

• WSF Instant Update
  WSF: Latest news from the World Squash Federation - Olympic news and more ...

• English prospects look good
  WILLSTROP: Egyptian junior are getting a lot of attention, but England's aren't bad, says Malcolm ...

• Belgian & Danish Playoffs
  EUROCLUBS: The European League Playoff season is in full flow - wins for Maaseik, Antwerp and Odense this weekend ...

• Kuwait Final
  KUWAIT: Shabana gets his Kuwait revenge over Ramy...

• Blake in Zwolle
  ZWOLLE: Aisling Blake claimed her second WISPA title in the Zwolle final ...

• Meads wins in Ilkley
  ILKLEY: Steve Meads clinches the final BSPA title of 2008 as Lengthorn wins Lancashire clash ...

• Knight's First
  BAROSSA: New Zealand's Martin Knight picked up his first PSA title in South Australia ...

• Squash on 2016 shortlist
  OLYMPICS: A shortlist for new sports for the 2016 Olympics brings good news for squash ...

Squash News: APRIL 2008

• Forexx goes large
  DUTCH: The Forexx Dutch Open becomes the biggest squash tournament in mainland Europe when it is staged in Amsterdam in September ...

• Record Euro Teams Entry
  EURO TEAMS: England are seeded to maintain their European Teams record in Amsterdam next week ...

• Hurghada finals
  HURGHADA: It's a second title for home hero Omneya ... Ramy wins a thriller ...

• Richards reaps reward
  COLETS: Sweeping away a whole squash generation Tom Richards wins his first BSPA title ...

• Sixth accolade for Tony
  SHORTS: A successful 2007 means Tony Choi wins a sixth Coach of the Year award ...

• Laura takes Irish title
  IRISH: It was a repeat of the Women's British Nationals Final at Fitzwilliam Club in Dublin - with a different winner ... White beats Azlan in five ...

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: Latest stories from India, Canada, Bahrain, Bermuda and the USA ...

• Ramy inspires new event
  SHORTS:   Jahangir carries Olympic Torch Hot on the heels of Hurghada, the SKY Petrosport Open gives Egypt a Super Series Platinum event June ... ...

• Hashim Khan, the Film
  HASHIM: No, not the finished article, but a 7-minute trailer for Josh Easden's project ...

• Pretty Nifty Happenings at Chichester
  PSL: Peter Crabtree celebrates Chichester's first final after 13 years of trying ...

• Jack Herrick Retires
  PSA: After a 14-year stint as Chairman, Jack Herrick has announced his retirement from PSA ...

• Wohlen take Swiss Team Title
  SWISS: Not many team win their National title in their first season in the top division ...

• Krajcsak takes Roman title
  ROMA EST: Mark Krajcsak - the only seed to survive the first round - collected his third PSA title in Rome...

• World Doubles changes for Chennai
  DOUBLES: A wider court, shorter games and strokes - elite doubles is changing for Chennai in December ...

• Van der Heijden to step down
  SHORTS: Sjef van der Heijden will step down after breaking the 400-match barrier as Dutch National Coach next month in Amsterdam ...

• All-Southern Final
  PSL: It's an all-Southern final as Chichester and Surrey consolidate their first leg away wins, each reaching their first-ever PSL final ...

• Bailey out of Euros & British
  SHORTS: A knee operation has ruled Tania Bailey out of the forthcoming Euro Teams and British Open ...

• World Champions head for Liverpool
  BRITISH: Both reigning champions will be in Liverpool, one aiming for a fourth British Open title, the other for a first ...

• Newlands head North
  SCOTLAND: Hosts Aberdeen will be hoping to wrest the National League title from Glasgow's Newlands in this weekend's playoffs ...

• Aussie circuits kicks off
  AUSTRALIA: The Australian circuit gets under way soon in the lovely town of Tanunda, and culminates eight events later in Clare for the Australian Open ... 

• Joey - a chip off the old block
  IN THE PAPERS: A bumper issue from around the world, including Joey Barrington and James Willstrop features ...

• Nick's off to Jersey
  SHORTS: Nick Taylor set to direct in Jersey ... Abu Dhabi gets $125 PSA in December ...

• Weekend Roundup
  RESULTS: Curitiba Crown for Rodriguez ... Ferreira scoops Saskatchewan ...  Selby scores in Denmark ... Hamza wins Rochester ...

• Grant reclaims Surrey title
  BSPA: Adrian Grant won his second Surrey H&R title with a 3/0 win over defending champion Peter Barker in the final ...

• Brown bags Montreal title
  ATWATER: Kasey Brown beat Isabelle Stoehr to take the Atwater Cup title in snowy Montreal...

• Aamir captures COAS title
  COAS: Behind in all three games, Aamir Atlas Khan battled through to win the COAS title in Islamabad ...

• Duffield's hat-trick hopes dented
  PSL: Bereft of Nick Matthew, then Stewart Boswell, Tania Bailey, and now Laura Hill, Duffield'w hopes of a PSL hat-trick look slim ...

• Ramy looking forward to Broadgate
  SUPER SERIES: Most people have no idea how fortunate we are to have$Ramy Ashour playing at all this year, let alone contending again for titles ...

• Camille is 19
  A glittering junior career comes to an end today ... many happy returns Camille Serme ...

• Behaviour in Sport
  WILLSTROP: Squash is better than some but can't rest on its laurels ... plus Hurghada and Kuwait preview ...

• Malaysian rise in April rankings
  RANKINGS: The Malaysian dup of Ong Beng Hee and Azlan Iskandar both leap up five places in the new world rankings ... 25th month for Shabana ... Nicol still tops women's list ...

• Spreading Le Mot
  PAPERS: Eurosport ask Framboise for a squash blog ... 29 titles for Maqbool, Berkhampstead break drought ... focus on squash in Calcutta ... and more ...

• The Wetten Dass! Challenge
  SHORTS: A corkscrew boast with the ball rolling into a waiting squash ball box ???  watch the video

• Zac & Low take KL titles
  NSC: Two youngsters came through the fields to win the latest of the NSC series in Kuala Lumpur ...

• Borja bags another National title in Tenerife
  SPAIN: No surprise as Borja Golan wins another Spanish Nationals in Tenerife ... results and photos ...

• Sarah's "S" successes
  MALMO: It's three titles in six weeks for Sarah Kippax, one in Switzerland and two in Sweden ...

• Chaloner's homecoming
  UK: It was a long way from the Cayman Island's sun as PSA President Mark Chaloner returned home to Lincolnshire face PSA Chairman Alex Gough ...

• Top seeds take Wimbledon Cup
  BSPA WIMBLEDON: Top seeds Dominique Lloyd-Walter and Peter Barker took the honours at Wimbledon Rackets & Fitness Club ...

• Fife stops second HK clean sweep
  JUNIORS: Hong Kong's boys took seven of the eight available titles in the Sarah Fitz-Gerald and Geoff Hunt Classics in Ballerat ...

• Malaysians progress in KL
  NSC: Three home players in the finals guarantees at least one Malaysian winner ...

• Just try & be Nice
  POETRY: More magical words from the forum as Zee Shaan turns his hand to poetry ... plus Z-vids ...

• A moment with Samantha Teran
  WISPA: "I am an ordinary person living an extraordinary life, I would not change a thing ..."

• Top Job - Applications Open
  JOBS: The PSA is looking for a new Chief Executive ... applications open ...

• Squash with Paris Hilton ... wanna bet?
  SHORTS: Squash goes prime time in Germany, Austria & Switzerland ...  Wetten Dass Update ...New dates for LeClerc Open in Mulhouse ... Injured Aussies out for weeks ... Turk steps down ...

• Adnan & Hawkes take KL titles
  NSC: Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan and Jaclyn Hawkes are the latest winners in Kuala Lumpur's NSC series ...

• All in for Kuwait
  KUWAIT: With a massive $200k on offer, all the world's best are in the draw for next month's Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open ...

• In the Papers
  PAPERS: Canadian minister stays on the ball ... Barrington trophy returned ... and more ...

• Euro Teams in Stavanger
  EURO U19: England retain the team title, 2/0 against France in the final ...

• Handley denies Rooney in Galway
  GALWAY: Local favourite John Rooney fell at the last hurdle in the Garavan's West of Ireland Open in Galway ...

• Nationals on TV
  TV: A 30-minute show on the British Nationals from Manchester's Channel M ...

• Ponte girls crush Rugby stars
  WILLSTROP: Two sports get together at Pontefract, and Malcolm lambasts rubbish in the Guardian ...

• WSF Update
  WSF: Latest update from the World Squash Federation, including news on the Olympics, Doubles changes, World Championships relaunch and more ...

• Crome conquers in Hanoi
  VIETNAM: New Zealand's Louise Crome is the first ever WISPA winner in Vietnam ...

• Meyer's Auckland Marathon
  SHORTS: Auckland's Father & Son marathon for charity, and WISPA Patron's Club ...

• Olympic Petition - the Answer
  PETITION: Remember that petition to get Squash into the 2012 Olympics? The UK Government replies ...

• French Double in Stavanger
  EURO U19: A record third Euro U19 title for Camille Serme as Greg Marche deposes the reigning champion to complete a fantastic French double ...

• PSL semis decided
  PSL: No miracle for Chichester as the group stages conclude ...

• Yorkshire's long wait is over
  I/COUNTIES: Five men's titles in six years for Surrey as Yorkshire take the women's title after a 10-year wait ...

• Illingworth & Grainger on top
  USA: Julian Illingworth and Natalie Grainger retained their US National titles in Atlanta ...

• Three additions to Hall of Fame
  AUSTRALIA: Cam Nancarrow, Kevin Shawcross and Rodney Eyles are the latest additions to Squash Australia's Hall of Fame ...

Squash News: MARCH 2008

• Three for James in Canary Wharf
  C/WHARF: A thrilling final as James Willstrop beats Cameron Pilley 3/2 to win his third Canary Wharf title ... Malcolm's final verdict ...

• Three out of four for Millfield
  SCHOOLS: Six National schools titles in a row, and three out of four this time for Millfield ... Marwan El Shorbagy reports ...

• Four rackets, one game ... Racketlon
  RACKETLON: Four games to 21, each with a different racket ... Racketlon info and who's who ...

• Free tickets to British Open Finals !!!
  BRITISH OPEN: Fantastic offer for the Dunlop British Open Finals on 12th May -
  FREE tickets for all juniors ...

• Shabana's a Dad
  NEWS: World number one Amr Shabana is a father ... welcome  to the world, Nada Amr Mostafa Shabana

• Weekend titles
  ROUNDUP: Titles for Le Roux & Kippax in Geneva, Hindle in Slovenia and Kronemeyer in the USA this weekend ...

• In the Papers
  LATEST: Squash in MyFreeSport magazine, plus stories from the USA, Bermuda, Guyana, UK and Malaysia ...

• Perfect finish in KL
  KL OPEN: It couldn't be any better for the home fans in KL as Nicol David claimed her fifth KL title and Ong Beng Hee his first ...

• Willstrop takes most in Boston
  PLAYERS CUP:  It took 95 minutes for James Willstrop to claim the $25k Players Cup prize in Boston ...

• BRIARS RETIRES
  SHORTS: It's a new era at the PSA as chief executive Gawain Briars announces that he is to stand down at the end of March ...

• Walker steps in to CW
  C/WHARF: An injury to Mohammed Abbas gives Alister Walker a shot against top seed Gregory Gaultier next week ...

• U19s head to Norway
  JUNIORS: Nicolas Mueller and Camille Serme are favourites to retain their Euro U19 titles in Norway next week ...

• Swelim scoops Fajr title
  IRAN: Amr Swelim overcame Yasir Butt in Kish Island to claim the 12th Fajr International title ...

• End of the run for Duffield
  PSL: Round nine saw five home wins, the end of Duffield's 23-match winning streak, and the playoffs all but decided ... Andy Whipp reports from Birmingham

• Squash Addiction
  POET: A further poetic offering from the forum's favourite bard ...

Squash News: FEBRUARY 2008

• Weekend Action
  RESULTS: Marche wins in Salzburg ...Stoehr overcomes Hawkes in Port Marly final ... Whipp wins in Aberdeen ...  Teran takes Chicago title...

• Welsh Junior Open Finals
  JUNIORS: Newly-crowned U15 champion Marwan El Shorbagy reports from Cardiff ...

• US & UK College finals
  UNIVERSITIES: Top seeds triumph in CSA finals in Maryland while both second seeds triumph in the BUSA finals in Birmingham  ...

• Willstrop's winning ways
  VIRGINIA: It's another major title for James Willstrop, beating world #3 Gregory Gaultier in a see-saw final ...

• It's Corren & Tenille in KL
  NSC: The latest NSC satellite series saw Mike Corren claim his 17th career title, Tenille Swartz her second ...

• Ricketts joins New Zealand Team
  SHORTS: Former World Number Three Anthony Ricketts has signed on as a new High Performance Coach within the Squash New Zealand Team ...

• Natalie goes Dutch
  NEWS: World number two Natalie Grinham has switched nationality with immediate effect ... Squash Oz wishes Nat well ...

• David to face British Champion
  C/WHARF: World #1 Nicol David faces a special challenge at Canary Wharf ...

• U19/U15 in Nottingham
  JUNIORS: Joe Lee and Victoria Bell take the Don Sanderson British Under 19 Championships ...

• Naude's winning ways
  CRETEIL: After claiming the Dutch Nationals, Annelize Naude collects the Creteil International prize ...

• Camilleri takes all-Aussie KL final
  NSC: The second NSC series tournament of 2008 saw an all-Australian women's final ...

• Graingered
  BURNING RIVER: 16 points conceded all week ... Graingered in Cleveland ...

• Darwish takes Portland title
  OREGON: Top seed Thierry Lincou lost out to Karim Darwish in the Oregon Open title ...

• Omar's unfinished business
  EGYPT: " I still have the feeling that there is unfinished business between me and the game of squash," says Omar Elborolossy, whose Squash Academy goes from strength to strength ...

• Hold the Back page
  CANADA: When Shabana & Ramy played at Royal Glenora in Edmonton it knocked the ailing Oilers off the sports pages ... Jeff Sneyd reports ...

• Hot in Boston
  USA: Free streaming from Boston, where David Palmer has taken up residence ...

• Four for Malaysia
  ASIANS: Malaysia retained both Asian Team titles to make it another clean sweep in Kuwait ...

• Top three head for Ontario
  CANADA: Shabana, Ashour and Gaultier, all appearing in Barrie, Ontario, this weekend ... wow ...

• Manchester Afterthoughts
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm's roundup of the Nationals ...

• Brand News
  NEW: Dunlop and the WSF, Prince and Peter Nicol, Black Knight and David Palmer ...

• Back to the league
  PSL: After the Nationals, it's back to league action as the playoffs draw nigh ...  revenge for Redditch & St George's ...

• Today at the Nationals
  NATIONALS: It's third time lucky for Alison Waters as James Willstrop retains his National title ...

• Dutch & Belgian Nationals
  EUROPE: Shuttling between Amsterdam & Herentals, Jos Aarts brings us news from the low countries ...

• Canadian Classic
  CANADA: Ramy Ashour retained his title against a rusty Amr Shabana in Toronto  ...

• The Glass Floor
  SHORTS: The PSA withdraws its sanction, reaction from WISPA and ASB ...

• Olli takes Finnish final
  FINNISH: Olli Tuominen became the first home winner in 30 years of the Finnish Open, winning a marathon final against Davide Bianchetti ...

• French Nationals
  FRANCE: It's now 21 National titles between them for Thierry Lincou and Isabelle Stoehr ...

• All-Euro final in Nova Scotia
  BLUENOSE: A first non-Canadian winner in the third Bluenose Classic, but it took LJ 108 minutes ...

• All-English final in Linkoping
  SWEDISH: James Willstrop will meet Peter Barker in the final in Sweden ... James & Sarah win in three ...

• Zaman collects in Calcutta
  KOLKATA: A second seeding upset saw Mansoor Zaman take the top prize at the Calcutta Racket Club ...

• PSA elects new board
  SHORTS: It's all change in the PSA boardroom ...

• Wael takes El Ahly title
  CAIRO: 339 competitors and Wael beat Shabana in a 97-minute final !!!

• PSL Round Seven
  PSL: Duffield, Birmingham and Surrey looking good for the playoffs after wins in round seven ...

• Top ten suffering
  WILLSTROP: The current crops of injuries amongst the world's top ten is worrying Malcolm ...

• Nicol dominant in Rye final
  APAWAMIS: The world's top two renewed their rivalry in Rye in a final that was cut short by injury ...

• Teran makes Top Twenty
  RANKINGS: Mexico's Samantha Teran makes it 11 countries in the top 20 ... Shabana still number one in PSA ...

• Finals day in Edinburgh
  BSPA: It was a huge draw for the Artemis Open in Edinburgh -  Alison confirms and Daryl surprises ...

• Pilley saves best for last
  CAPITAL: Cameron Pilley surprised top seed LJ Anjema in the final in Washington ...

• Golan wins in Winnipeg
  MANITOBA: Top seed Borja Golan took the title in Mannitoba - his 16th career victory ...

• Malaysian duo go fo Gold in Kuwait
  ASIANS: Nicol David and Ong Beng Hee have each won gold at the last four Asian Senior Championships -can they do it again in Kuwait ...

• Duffield and Surrey roll on
  PSL: The second half of the PSL season got under way with league leaders Duffield and Surrey continuing their winning ways ...

• Thierry's Connecticut Challenge
  USA: Straight after Dayton Thierry Lincou faced another challenge at St Luke's School in New Canaan ... and just about scraped home ...

• Lincou wins marathon Dayton final
  DAYTON: After a 31-minute first game the fans at the Dayton Squash Centre in Ohio knew they were in for a long evening ...

• Kitchen claims Greenwich crown
  GREENWICH: Shelley Kitchen came from 2/1 down to beat Alison Waters in the Greenwich Open final ...

• Razik banks Calgary title
  BANKERS HALL: Top seed Shahier Razik duly triumphed in Calgary ...

• Khan & Krajcsak take Viennese titles
  AUSTRIA: Mark Krajcsak claimed his second Austrian Open title while Carla Khan's comeback continues in fine style ...

• It's Chiu in China
  HANGZHOU: Top seed Rebecca Chiu duly collected the WISPA Hangzhou Open title on the Chinese mainland ...

• The Voice signs off
  Ok, it happened last year, but we've just got the video tribute to Robert Edwards from the players ...

• Back to Broadgate
  SUPER SERIES: Rescued and staged in Manchester last year, the ATCO Super Series Finals are back in London in May with eight of the world's best heading for the capital ...  

• Movement
  DAVID CAMPION: You may have the best shots in the world but if you can’t get into position to play them, it doesn’t matter how good you are with the racket …

Squash News: JANUARY 2008

• A Special Year
  2007: Robert Edwards reflects on 2007 on and off the PSA Tour ...

• World Squash Day
  WSD: The Sport Relief campaign is teaming up with World Squash Day this year, and it's all set for Saturday 15th March ...

• Northumbrian Dynasties at Tynemouth
  UK COUNTIES: Things go in phases 'up North' - David Barnett stretched his dynasty to five while Kimberley Hay started a new one of her own ...

• Bell & Wagih take Czech crowns
  JUNIORS: Tournament favourites Victoria Bell and Andrew Wagih duly collected in Prague ...

• Second seed double in HK
  BULER CUP: Victory for the second seeds in the men's and women's finals meant two home champions at the Hong Kong Squash Centre...

• Grant foils Razik repeat at Evergreen
  COMFORT INN: Defending champion Shahier Razik finally met his match in North Vancouver ...

• Joey's Birthday treat in Street
  UK: Marwan El Shorbagy reports on the Barrmngton/Walker exhibition in Somerset ...

• Duffield Derby Clash Solved
  SHORTS: When a mere football team's home game clashes with your PSL match what's a distraught team manager to do ???  plus new WISPA Promo Video ...

• Ramy joins ToC elite in New York
  TOC: Ramy Ashour beat James Willstrop in the Tournament of Champions final at Grand Central ...

•  Women go PAR in Manchester
  NATIONALS: There will be a standard scoring system for the Men's & Women's British National Championships in Manchester ...

• England stars head for Canary Wharf
  C/WHARF: England's World Teams Champions will be heading for London's Docklands in a few weeks' time ...

• Best in the West
  USA: Five West Coast colleges will battle for the 'Best in the West' title at the Los Angeles Athletic Club from 01-03 Feb ...

• Penn in Cape Town
  USA: The Penn women's team toured South Africa, where they discovered a game that lasts five days, lots of wildlife and even played some squash ...

• Pittock takes Capitol title
  CAPITOL: It was a battle of the top seeds in the final of the Capitol Hill Open ...

• Oriol completes Rocafort Odyssey
  ROCAFORT: From qualifying right through to the title for Oriol Salvia ...

• Suchde succeeds in St Louis
  REGIONS: The first PSA title of 2008 went to India's Siddarth Suchde at the Regions Club ...

• Beachill back, Ricketts to be missed
  WILLSTROP: While Lee Beachill returns to fitness, Malcolm laments the loss of Anthony Ricketts ...

• Calling all Masters
  BOGOTA MASTERS: A new event in Bogota's Club El Nogal this May ... entries now open ...

• Kuwait to go Men Only?
  SHORTS: With Kuwait due to hold the men's world open in 2009, it may be that the women's event is to be dropped this year ... Plus: Super League unlikely to run

• Dipika out of Joshna's shadow
  DIPIKA: At the fifth attempt Dipika Pallikal finally got past the quarters as she became British Junior Open champion to emulate Joshna Chinappa ...

• 3rd year for Nicol
  RANKINGS: Malaysia's Nicol David starts her third yeas as world number one ...

• British Junior Open in Sheffield
  BJO: Six of the eight British Junior Open titles went to Egypt, with one each for France and India ...

• Malcolm's Ten Wishes
  WILLSTROP: Ten hopes for squash in 2008, and ten more for sport in general ...

• PSA Rankings, 1999 to 2007
  RANKINGS: How have the top six nations fared over the years - analysis by Tamas Jovanovics analyses the figures ...

• Racketlon World Open Finals
  RACKETLON: Four rackets, four games, one world champion as Finland's Mikko Kaerkkaeinen triumphs in Rotterdam ... Pradeep on Racketlon ...

• John White MBE
  SHORTS: Derbyshire champion 13 times, Duffield secretary for 34 years and Derbyshire secretary for 15 years ... John White is awarded an MBE for services to squash ...

Squash News: DECEMBER 2007

• Indians on a roll in Edinburgh
  JUNIORS: With six finalists and four titles India had a great Scottish Junior Open as they move on to Sheffield ...

• Hashim still going strong
  SHORTS: At the age of 93 doctors have told Hashim Khan "no more squash" - he won't listen ...

• JW Closed
  HK: In what could be the last PSA event of 2007, Max Lee took the inaugural JW Closed in Kowloon ...

• Another Accolade for Nicol
  SHORTS: Malaysian squash star Nicol David has been named the first-ever Asian  Sportswoman of the Year ...

• A Christmas Poem
  SQUASH POET: A fifth poetic offering from the forum's favourite wordsmith ...

• Swiss Stars
  SWITZERLAND: Gregory Gaultier & Jonathon Power wowed the fans in Fribourg and Zurich at the weekend ... John Williams reports ..

• Chennai Shirt auction
  AUCTION: Thanks to four champion squash players for donating their signed shirts ... €510 raised in support of disabled children in Africa ...

• World Squash Awards
  WSA: Shabana and David players of the year again ... special awards for Heather McKay & Dicky Rutnagur ...

• Men's World Teams Streaming
  MWT: Watch the semis an finals - full match replays on WorldSquash (not available in UK until 24th) ...

• Degree for JK
  SHORTS: WSF President Jahangir Khan has been awarded an honorary degree by London Metropolitan University ...

• Movember ... where did that go
  FITZ: From Hong Kong to Oz to New Caledonia ... a busy month and a new look for Sarah ...

• Willstrop wins English Final
  ENGLISH: Top seeds James Willstrop and Vanessa Atkinson are the 2007 Mamut English Open champions ...

• Irish Nationals
  IRISH: Liam Kenny and Madeline Perry retained their Irish National titles in Dublin ...

• WISPA double for Kronemeyer
  HILLEGOM: A second consecutive WISPA title for Karen Kronemeyer ...

• Monte Carlo Classic
  MONTE CARLO: It was an all-Grinham final in Monaco with Natalie beating Rachael in three ...

• Chennai World Teams
  WORLD TEAMS: Last day: England retain their World Team Title on finals day in Chennai ...

• Indian Squash in good hands
  INDIA: Pradeep Vijayakar rounding up the World Team Championships from Chennai ...

• Rodriguez takes Mexico title
  MEXICO: A marathon final in Mexico City saw Miguel Angel Rodriguez take the spoils ...

• Canadian Juniors in Niagara
  CANADA: The popular Canadian Junior Open is under way ... plus news of a new North American Junior Circuit ... finals day reports ...

• Top seeds take Boston titles
  BSPA: Bradley Ball and Vicky Botwright claimed their first BSPA titles of the season in Lincolnshire ...

• World Open - the Poem
  POEM: The Forum's "Squash Poet" has come up with an ode to the World Open ...

• End of the road for Ricketts
  PLAYERS: After a long struggle with injury, Australia's Anthony Ricketts has announced his retirement ...

• 20 and counting for Duffield
  PSL: The first half of the PSL season concluded with Duffield notching up their 20th consecutive win ...
  get me out of here ...

• Byrne & Blatchford in Dublin
  JUNIORS: Rory Byrne provided a home win and Olivia Blatchford, at just 14, captured the Irish Junior Open U19 titles ...

• A Year for Shabana
  RANKINGS: Four major tournaments in six weeks, and now a full year at the top for Amr Shabana ...

• Bermuda  World Open
  BERMUDA: Shabana is the  World Champion for the third time ... The Prince of Egypt reigns over the world

Squash News: NOVEMBER 2007

• BSPA Manchester
  BSPA: Andy Whipp claimed the second BSPA title of the season at his home club in the Manchester Northern Open ...

• Double joy for Grainger in Brooklyn
  WEYMULLER: Natalie Grainger won the Carol Weymuller Open and regained the US Open title at Heights Casino ...

• Canary Wharf set for 2008
  CANARY WHARF: Tickets for one of the most popular events of the season, the ISS Canary Wharf Classic, go on sale at 9am on 1st December ...

• Bhattacharya & Urquhart conquer in KL
  NSC: India's Ritwik Bhattacharya and Australian Donna Urquhart emerged triumphant in the NSC Super Satellite No3 squash event in Malaysia ...

• Premiere series goes to China & Vietnam
  WISPA: Another new venue for the women, this time the Yangtze Delta ... and now Vietnam too ...

• Kengen Parklands
  KENYA: Andrew Wagih claims the title after a five-game thriller in Nairobi ...

• The wait is over for Guildford
  PSL: Duffield march on in round four as Redditch win for the first time, and Guildford get a win at last ...

• Tenant in Poland
  POLAND: France's Romain Tenant beat top seed Steve Coppinger in the final of the Polish Open in Krakow ...

• Pakistan Open
  PAKISTAN: It's a mainly domestic men's draw but no pull-outs in the women as Islamabad hosts a double event ... Mak takes maiden title ... Donna and the Chocolate factory ... Aamir races to men's title ...

• Santiago 25th Anniversary
  SANTIAGO: Davide Bianchetti beats Julien Balbo to take the men's title while Camille Serme collects the women's title ... Aisling explains ...

• Players Cup offers biggest-ever US prize
  PLAYERS CUP: Five events in January and February,  leading to a $25k winner's purse in the Players Cup finals in Boston ...

• Duffield & Surrey stay unbeaten
  PSL: League leaders Duffield and Surrey both made it three out of three in round three ...

• Hong Kong Hat-tricks
  HK: Amr Shabana and Nicol David duly completed their Hong Kong Hat-tricks in Sunday's finals at the Hollywood Plaza...

• Razik takes all-Canadian final at Jericho
  VANCOUVER: Shahier Razik beat Matt Giuffre in the all-Canadian Coastal Contacts final

Squash News: OCTOBER 2007

• Didacticum Rotterdam
  ROTTERDAM: Kronemeyer and Leeuw triumph in Rotterdam - Tommy Berden reports ...

• Yasser's Cup
  BALTIMORE: Yasser El Halaby claimed the Cupl in Baltimore ...

• Tzamaloukas takes Balkan Cup
  BALKANS: Petros Tzamaloukas claimed the third running of the Balkan Cup in Belgrade ...

• Khan captures Iranian title
  RASHT: The second Iranian Women's Open saw Carla Khan emerge from a strong international and local field...

• Nicol and Shabana conquer in  Qatar
  QATAR: The seventh edition of the Qatar Classic saw Nicol David retain the women's title as Amr Shabana won his first ...

• Razik rises to CDL title
  CDL: With his matches growing longer round by round, 326 minutes on court in Montreal proved enough for Shahier Razik to win his 16th career title ...

• Flying by for Fitz
  FITZ: While September flew by with so many tournaments to compere, Sarah Fitz-Gerald took to the air literally in October ...

• Top seeds triumph in KL
  NSC: Top seeds Kashif Shuja and Sharon Wee collected the titles in the latest NSC series event in Kuala Lumpur ...

• One point enough for Shabana
  RANKINGS: He's still number one, but only by one point in a thousand ... also new WISPA rankings ...

• Matsui makes History
  NSC: Chinatsu Matsui became the first Japanese player to reach a world tour final in KL ...

• Shabana still Saudi champ
  SAUDI: It was an all-Egyptian final in Al-Khobar with Amr Shabana retaining his title and world number one status ...

• British U13/U17
  U13U17: 170 juniors competed for British National titles in Manchester and four new champions were crowned ...

• Rachael: World Champion ...
  WWO:  For the first time, Rachael Grinham is World Champion... She beats Natalie in 47 minutes and three games in Madrid...

• Saskatoon Boast
  SASKATOON: It's a maiden title for Mexican teenager Arturo Salazar in Saskatchewan ...

• Belgian Junior Open
  BJO: Results and photos from Herentals ...

• Goodlife Open
  OTTAWA: Shawn Delierre defends his title in Ottawa with a repeat win over Eric Galvez  ...

• Noom and Gloom for Mylotte in Dublin
  LEINSTER: Orla Noom dashed hopes of a home victory in Dublin as she beat Laura Mylotte in a 60-minute final ... Bradley has a Ball ...

• Cuitat de Barcelona
  BARCELONA: Top seed Amr Swelim beat Jesse Engelbrecht in the Barcelona final ...

• Duffield go top - just
  PSL: Round two of the Premier League season saw title-holders Duffield go to the top of the Group A table ...

• Ryder takes Tenerife Title
  CANARY: Chris Ryder is the third Englishman to become Canary Islands Open champion ...

• World's best in Lisbon
  COLOMBO: A maiden title for Emma Beddoes as Ramy and Greg entertain in the Portuguese Capital  ...

• Squash legends meet Sue
  METROSQUASH: The world's top squash stars came to the Field Museum in Chicago, but it was John White who came away with the Big Bone ...

• Kitchen collects in Berkshire
  BERKSHIRE: The inaugural Berkshire women's event provided Shelley Kitchen with her third WISPA title ...

• England dominate in Cape Town
  WDC: An all-England individual final and the team title too for England in the World Deaf Championships in Cape Town  ...

• LJ wins Baltimore thriller
  MERRITT: Top seed LJ Anjema overcame Shahier Razik in a thrilling final of the Merritt Properties Open ...

• Khan wins in London
  LONDON: No, not Jansher, but qualifier Majid Khan won the inaugural London Open at the Cumberland Club ... Women's title for Lloyd-Walter ...

• Finland v Sweden
  TV: A Scandinavian challenge match was streamed live this weekend, with Finland winning the men's match 3-2 while Sweden took the women's honours ...

• Bermuda draw completes Big Four
  DRAWS: Today's Endurance World Open draw completes the big four men's events coming up over the next six weeks: Saudi  Qatar  Hong Kong  Bermuda

• World Squash Day 2007
  WSD:  World Squash Day 2007 will be celebrated on Saturday, November 3rd, when every squash club on the planet is encouraged to open its doors to promote the sport ...

• Duffield tested in PSL Opener
  PSL: Defending champions Duffield scraped home 3-2 against newcomers Redditch in round one of the new PSL season ...

• Pilley in Berkshire defence
  BERKSHIRE: Defending champion Cameron Pilley retained his title with victory over Renan Lavigne in the final at Williams College ... women's qualifying complete ...

• Nimick launches Players Cup Series
  USA: Five tournaments leading to an 8-man end of series event offering the richest-ever prize in North America ...

• Grinham wins a thriller at Vassar
  VASSAR: A five game final that was the best of seven in Poughkeepsie ...

• Jansher claims comeback sabotage
  SHORTS: Jansher Khan claims the PSF are denying him training facilities in preparation for his comeback ... plus World teams go to Eleven and more ...

• US Open in New York
  US OPEN: An English champion was guaranteed and it was Nick Matthew who prevailed in New York's Roseland Ballroom ...

• The big Match
  WILLSTROP: Leeds Rhinos coach Tony Smith on tonight's big match, plus Language Barrier - squash the US way ...

• New sponsors for England Squash
  ENGLAND: Agreements with Harris Brushes and Tecnifibre will provide valuable support for the national body in England ...

• Ramy closes in
  RANKINGS: The new October rankings put Ramy Ashour just 39 points behind Amr Shabana in the men's list ... Nicol still dominates Women's ...

• Christian and Jenny Donelan
  WILLSTROP: Shocking news of a squash couple caught up in the Maldives terrorist attack ...

• Kitchen collects in Calgary
  ELBOW RIVER: Shelley Kitchen beat Louise Crome in the final of the Elbow River Casino Open in Canada ...

• Joshna dethrones Aunty Mandy
  INDIA: The 32nd Bombay Gymkhana saw Joshna Chinappa wrest the title from "Aunty Mandy", but 9-year-old Ben did the Kennedy's proud ...

• DL-W wins all-English final
  ICELAND: Dominique Lloyd-Walter claimed the Icelandair Classic title in Reykjavik with a 3/1 win over Sarah Kippax in the final ...

• Nose2Nose with Peter Nicol
  INTERVIEWS: Peter Nicol MBE went to Genova last weekend, and went Nose2Nose with Duncan Steele, who prized out the squash legend's innermost secrets ...

• British Open
  BRITISH: Comeback queen Rachael wins her third ... Greg wins the first-ever all-French British Open Final ...

• JK & JP teach in Calgary
  WSF: The WSF Coaching conference in Calgary attracted some star teachers and lots of keen students ...

• Lee and Laura take Wolves titles
  WOLVERHAMPTON: It was an English double in Wolverhampton as Lee Beachill and Laura Lengthorn-Massaro boosted their British Open preparations  ...

• Premiere Series Launched
  WISPA: An incentive for new or returning events, the WISPA Premiere series kicks off in Reykjavik next week ... plus Pat Le Fur on "what's my name" ...

• Chiu claims Crocodile hat-trick
  CROCODILE: Rebecca Chiu claimed her third successive title in the Crocodile Cup Challenge, and her fifth title of the year ... Corren squeezes home to claim men's title ...

• It's Hermine & Paderborn in Budapest
  ECC: Paderborn claimed their fourth ECC title as they beat the hosts in Budapest but it was a first for L'Hermine in the women's final ... reaction from L'Hermine ...

• WISPA Challenge hits Buenos Aires
  ARGENTINA: Hot on the heels of the WISPA promo tour, Buenos Aires held its first Challenger event, with Brazil's Thaisa Serafini emerging triumphant ...

• What's My Name?
  WISPA: From next year, WISPA players will be instantly recognisable ...

• Out and About in August
  FITZ: Sweaty players, meeting a legend, coaching in the States, and time for a round of golf too for Sarah in August ...

• Renan stops Rodriguez' run in Brazil
  FASHION TOUR: It took Renan Lavigne 98 minutes to quell Miguel Angel Rodriguez as the Frenchman claimed  his 8th PSA title in Brazil ... words from both finalists ...

• A step up in KL
  NSC: The NSC series in KL moved up a gear, with Rebecca Chiu and Omar Abdel Aziz taking the titles ...

• Prince James in Brum
  EGP: It was another five-game thriller at Birmingham University as James Willstrop beat Thierry Lincou to become the Prince English Grand Prix Champion ...

Squash News: SEPTEMBER 2007

• Huishman holds off Orla
  PEPSI: Top seed Margriet Huisman needed the full  five games to take the Pepsi Enschede title ...

• Top seeds take Kiwi crowns
  NZ: Top seeds Shelley Kitchen and Kashif Shuja have been crowned New Zealand national champions in Palmerston North ...

• Darwish takes CNS title
  CNS: Top seed Karim Darwish beat Farhan Mehboob in the final of the CNS International in Karachi ...

• Gold for Guy & Yee in Samoa
  SOUTH PACIFIC: Two medal each for PNG and New Caledonia in the singles events ...

• Tecnifibre team up with US Open
  US OPEN: This year's US Open will be the biggest yet, with Tecnifibre teaming up to introduce their new colourful team in New York ...

• Eggheads squash England Girls
  SQUASH ON TV: They stood to win £56,000, but the England girls proved no match for the Eggheads ...

• Top seeds take Forexx titles
  DUTCH: Nicol David won in three, but it took David Palmer 97 minutes and five games to stop LJ Anjema in Amsterdam ...

• Women's Worlds heads for Amsterdam
  WISPA: WISPA has confirmed that Amsterdam, currently hosting the Dutch Open, will stage the Women's World Championship in 2009 ...

• Golan overcomes Rodrigues in Bogota Final
  BOGOTA: Two great wins in two days, but Miguel Angel Rodriguez was denied at the last in Bogota ...

• VIVA Nouvelle-Caledonie!!
  SOUTH PACIFIC: It was gold and silver for New Caledonia in the team event in Samoa ...

• Comeback for Jansher
  SHORTS: Pakistan's former world champion Jansher Khan is reported to be coming out of retirement to play in a PSA tournament in October ... Save squash from politics, says Jansher ...

• Barker's Bogota hat-trick
  EL NOGAL: Borja Golan couldn't stop Peter Barker collecting his third consecutive trophy at the Club El Nogal in Bogota ...

• Five for White
  VICTORIA: Cameron White upset top seed Mike Corren to claim his fifth Victorian Open title ..

Squash News: AUGUST 2007

• Selby takes BAA festival title
  BAA FESTIVAL: On the day that the sun finally came out in Bishops Stortford, top seed Daryl Selby opened his season with victory over Julien Balbo in the final ...

• Raneem El Weleily
  WISPA: The latest 'a moment with', as Marwan El Shorbagy poses some extra questions for the double world junior champion ...

• JP & JK head for Calgary Conference
  WSF: Next month's WSF Coaching Conference in Calgary will be fronted by Jonathan Power and signed off by Jahangir Khan ...

• WISPA Survey - the Results
  Remember that survey on the home page a while back ... the results are in ...

• Grinham grabs Alexandria title
  ALEXANDRIA: Top seed Rachael Grinham overcame local favourite Engy Kheirallah to claim the Alexandria Open title ...

• Aamir ends Azlan's run in Islamabad
  CAS: Two event wins in a row, but the five-setters finally took their toll on Azlan Iskandar in the final in Islamabad ...

• Kawhif collects in Auckland
  AUCKLAND: Top seed Kashif Shuja ended duly claimed his sixth PSA title at the North Shore club ...

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  Reda stops Ritwik in Chennai
  CHENNAI: Egypt's Ali Anwar Reda disappointed the home fans as he collected his fourth title of the year in Chennai ...

• Hurricane stops play in Jamaica
  CARIBBEAN: The impending Hurricane Dean has put an end to the Caribbean Team Championships in Jamaica at the semi-final stage ...

• A moment with Orla Noom
  WISPA: The Dutch starlet has an expensive taste in cars ....

• The Art of Deception
  COACHING: You are playing all the right shots but they continue to retrieve everything with interest… demoralising! Let's fix it ...

• Found in France
  KALEIDOSCOPE: Six months on, Robert Edwards welcomes some special guests to his new home in France ...

• Super Series Finals Day
  WILLSTROP: Malcolm reflect on the finals at Sportcity ...

• Gold for Cumberbatch and Anderson
  CARIBBEAN: A gold medal each for Jamaica and Barbados in Kingston with two first-time winners ...

• Ramy reigns supreme at Sportcity
  S/SERIES: Two debutants contested the final of the ATCO Super Series Finals in Manchester, but it was Ramy Ashour's title ...

• Barnett takes Broxbourne Challenge
  HARROW: As the top seeds fell, it was David Barnett who claimed the third Harrow Challenger on a busy finals day ...

• Khan captures Vancouver crown
  SUN&SURF: Sixth seed Emma Beddoes found the final of the Sun & Surf Open one match too far ...

• Egypyt reclaim team title in HK
  WJW: Favourites Egypt duly regained the womens world junior team title as they beat surprise finalists Malaysia in Hong Kong...

• Maddox Moxham
  NEWCOMERS: A baby boy for Shaun and Katline ... world champ for 2030 ???

• Prince Willstrop
  PRODUCTS: England's top player James Willstrop has signed up with Prince ...

• Jahangir on the Olympics
  SHORTS: An Asian edition with news in the papers in Pakistan, India and Malaysia ... and good news from the PSA ...

• New sponsor for US College Squash
  CSA: Bear Stearns, sponsor of the Tournament of Champions, is expanding its interest in squash ...

• Two world titles for Raneem
  WJW: France's European Junior Champion Camille Serme couldn't deny Raneem El Weleily's bid for a second world title as the Egyptian came through 3/1 in the final  ...

• Cleethorpes Hat-Trick for James
  CLEETHORPES: Three titles in a row for James Willstrop in the tenth running of the Cleethorpes Invitation ...

• Female Athlete of the Decade
  FITZ: Who else? A surprise award, a challenge match against the blokes, and magnetic magic for Fitz in July ...

• Two in a week for Nicol
  SINGAPORE: Nicol David and Natalie Grinham renewed their rivalry in the final of the Singapore Masters, but it was the world champion who came away with the title, her second in a week ...

• Steady as she goes
  RANKINGS: Minor changes only, as expected, in the world's top twenty for August ... WISPA analysis ...