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 World
champ confirmed for Forexx Dutch Open
World Champion Rachael Grinham has informed
tournament director Tommy Berden that she will compete in
the Forexx Dutch Open Squash 2008. The
confirmation of the 31-year old Australian’s entry means
that the biggest Dutch professional squash event in
years, which combines a Women’s International Squash
Players Association (WISPA) Gold tournament and a
Professional Squash Association (PSA) |
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 Egypt
Seeded To Retain World Junior Title
Egypt
are seeded to
retain their title in the 2008 World Junior Men's Team Squash
Championship in Switzerland according to the interim seedings
revealed today (Friday) by the World Squash Federation. |
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 Nicol
David confirms entry for Forexx Dutch Open
World Number 1 and 2-times World Champion Nicol
David has confirmed her entry for the Forexx Dutch Open Squash
2008. The 24-year old Malaysian, who also won the World Junior
Championships twice, has held a strong grip on the WISPA Tour after
moving to the top of the women’s World Ranking in August 2006. |
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 PSA
Appoints Gus Cook As Consultant For The Americas The
Professional Squash Association has underlined the
importance of the burgeoning Squash market in North and South
America by appointing Justin (Gus) Cook as a consultant for
the territory.
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 Richard
Bramall Elected To PSA Board
British lawyer
Richard Bramall has been elected onto the board of the
Professional Squash Association. |
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Gregory Gaultier campeón del Súper Series 08
La gran mayoría de
espectadores en el Broadgate Arena daban como favorito al número 1
del mundo Amr Shabana, especialmente por lo sucedido a finales del
año anterior donde Shabana Gano cuatro torneos consecutivos
venciendo en 3 de años a Gaultier en la final, finalizando con el
World Open en Bermuda. |
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 David
Palmer & Nicol David Foil English British Open Double
Hopes of an English
double were foiled in tonight's (Monday) finals of the Dunlop
British Open - Liverpool 2008 squash championships when
Australia's David Palmer clinched the men's title for the
fourth time and Malaysian Nicol David the women's crown for
a third time at the ECHO Arena in Liverpool. |
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 Squash
On IOC Shortlist For 2016 Olympic Games
Following extensive
global campaigning by the World Squash Federation since the
sport narrowly missed out being added to the London 2012 programme,
the WSF has received news from the IOC that Squash has been
included on the shortlist of sports under consideration for the
2016 Olympic Games. |
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 Netherlands
To Host Biggest Ever European Team Championships
featuring a record 28 nations competing in the men's event and 19
in the women's - takes place at the Frans Otten Stadion in
Amsterdam from 30 April to 3 May. |
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Ashour & Kawy In Hurghada Home
Double
Second seed Ramy
Ashour and third seed Omneya Abdel Kawy, both from
Cairo, produced a popular home double in the Hurghada Squash
International in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada
after upsets over higher-ranked opponents in contrasting finals. |
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 Squash
Legend Khan Honoured To Carry Olympic Torch In Pakistan
Squash legend
Jahangir Khan carried the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay in
his homeland Pakistan this week in what he described as "one
of the most important events in my life". |
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Aziz Denies Ashour
Quarter-Final In Cairo
Egyptian qualifier
Omar Abdel Aziz put paid to an Ashour family duel in the
quarter-finals of the Hurghada International when he upset
seventh-seeded compatriot Hisham Mohd Ashour in today's
(Monday) first round of the $61,250 5-star
PSA Tour
squash event
being staged at the National Stadium in Nasr City in the
Egyptian capital Cairo before moving on to the Red Sea
resort of Hurghada. |
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PSA
Seeks New CEO
The Professional
Squash Association has begun the process to appoint a new
Chief Executive following the announcement of the retirement of
Gawain
Briars
earlier this month. |
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 WILLSTROP
CAMPEON POR TERCERA VEZ DEL CANARY WHARF CLASSIC
Los contrastes en la final
eran evidentes James Willstrop numero 4 del mundo intentaba ganar
su quinto torneo del año y validar su titulo de campeón del Canary
Wharf Classic, por su lado Cameron Pilley numero 20 del mundo se
encontraba en la final mas grande de su carrera... |
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 Nicol
David & Ong Beng Hee Celebrate Malaysian KL Open Double
Nicol David
and
Ong Beng Hee provided the perfect result for their home nation
by winning the women's and men's titles, respectively, in the
CIMB KL Open Squash Championships at Berjaya Times Square
in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. |
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Canary Wharf
- Dia 1
El torneo
comenzó a las 2 de la tarde con el sorteo del cuadro de
clasificación en el Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness Club
realizado por el organizador del torneo Tim Garner.
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 Cobertura
especial del Canary Wharf Classic
Bienvenidos a la cobertura del torneo profesional de squash Canary
Wharf Classic para Latinoamérica. |
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PSA
Elects New Board
The Professional
Squash Association has elected a new board which will guide the
men's players' association through 2008. |
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 Amr
Shabana Extends Reign As World Number One
Egypt's Amr
Shabana begins the New Year as world No1, extending his reign
into a 22nd successive month at the top of the Dunlop
PSA
Men's World Squash Rankings,
according to the January list published by the Professional
Squash Association. |
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 Jahangir
Khan Receives Honorary Degree at London Metropolitan University The
distinguished squash figure joins a wide range of public figures
from the world of business, sport, the arts, politics and public
administration in receiving honorary degrees from the University
this year |
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Willstrop Prevails In
All-Yorkshire Mamut English Open Final
British national
champion James Willstrop completed a remarkable hat-trick of
international squash titles on home soil tonight (Tuesday) when he
beat England team-mate Nick Matthew in an all-Yorkshire
final of the Mamut English Open at the English Institute
of Sport in Sheffield. |
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WSF
Olympic Fundraiser Auction To Be Held At World Squash Awards
A
fund-raising auction to support Squash's Olympic ambitions is being
held at next week's World Squash Awards at the
RAC Club
in
Pall Mall, London, on Friday 21 December. The auction is being
organised on behalf of the World Squash Federation by
event organisers Eventis Sports Marketing, |
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 WSF
AGM Backs World Junior Rankings Launch
Delegates attending
the 37th Annual General Meeting of the World
Squash Federation in
Bermuda
have backed an initiative to introduce a world junior ranking
scheme, thus unifying the current highly successful junior
competition programmes at regional and national level. |
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