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Nicol David triumphs in Cleveland after a close-fought win over Laura Massaro to claim the WSA Gold $50k Cleveland Classic 2012. The world No1 lost out at the hand of Massaro last year, with Cleveland 2011 being one of just two WSA titles she was unable to win. Revenge was exacted this year however, despite early signs that the Englishwoman was unwilling to relinquish her title.

Matthew Is ToC Champion - & New World No1 An 85-minute all-English climax to the 2012 JP Morgan Tournament of Champions in New York saw Nick Matthew not only win the prestigious PSA World Series squash title at Grand Central Terminal for the first time, but also wrest the world number one ranking from his opponent James Willstrop.

Qualifier success at Liberty Bell Open Pakistani qualifier Maria Toor Pakay stormed past four seeded players on her way to winning her first ever WSA title in the Women's Liberty Bell Open in Berwyn, Philadelphia.

Rodriguez Flourishes In Florida Miguel Angel Rodriguez justified his top billing in the Betty F Griffin Memorial Florida State Open in the USA - but the top seed from Colombia was taken the full distance in the climax of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event at Lifetime Athletic Club in Boca Raton in Florida.

Amr Shabana Is US Open Champion A scintillating performance in the final of the Delaware Investments US Open in Philadelphia saw Egypt's third seed Amr Shabana upset favourite Nick Matthew to win the PSA World Series squash title for second time in three years at the Daskalakis Athletic Center at Drexel University.

Rodriguez Races To Remove Reda Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez celebrated his first Tour meeting with Mohd Ali Anwar Reda in the first round of the Delaware Investments US Open by beating the higher-ranked Egyptian in a dazzling performance in the fifth PSA World Series squash event of the year at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

King and Weleily cause upsets with nail biting wins The world’s best players were in action at the Heights Casino in New York last night for the first round of the WISPA Gold Carol Weymuller Open. In hot and humid conditions the courts were bouncy and the matches were close, with all 8 matches going beyond three games.

SQUASH CELEBRITIES VISIT THE LAAC Traveling through Los Angeles on their way back from a squash tournament in Vancouver, B.C. - and on their way to New York for another event, two of America's all-time most successful female professional squash players, Latasha Khan and Amanda Sobhy, currently the top two WISPA ranked players in America, stopped by the club for a visit.