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Nicol David Arena - Court Naming Ceremony

Nicol David Arena - Court Naming Ceremony
Dato’ Nicol David (“Nicol David”) is back in Malaysia for a day to be part of Malaysia’s sports history. Today, October 20th, 2009 the main court of the National Squash Centre (NSC), has been officially named after the four-time world champion Nicol David. I was once again invited by SquashStars.com...

Malaysian Open 2009 - A day with Nicol David!

Malaysian Open 2009 - A day with Nicol David!
From AzuanZahdi.com **** It’s squash time once again. The annual Malaysian Open 2009 Squash tournament was held last weekend at its usual venue of National Squash Center Bukit Jalil and the final rounds at The Curve Damansara. Every year I always make an attempt to attend the two tournaments held...

World Squash Day - Penang

World Squash Day - Penang
This is taken from AzuanZahdi.com. _________ The World Squash Day 2009 is a concerted effort by nine countries including Malaysia to raise the profile of squash worldwide to ensure the inclusion of the sport in the Olympics. In Malaysia World Squash Day was celebrated in various cities and squash centers...

Andrew Shelley: Wispa is Growing

Andrew Shelley: Wispa is Growing
Andrew Shelley doesn’t do mobile, which is odd when you take a moment to look around the WISPA chief executive’s four walls in his London office. Framed promotional tour certificates from all four corners of the globe ensue: Kingston, Nepal, Salvador, Rio and Estonia to name but a few. Lucky then...

WorldSportTV: Nicol on.. Fame

WorldSportTV: Nicol on.. Fame
Worldsport Stars talk about Fame. With Veronica Campbell-Brown, Andreas Wiig, Haile Gebrselassie, Nicol David & Bryan Habana.

Australian Rugby Turn to Squash to Add Extra ‘Bounce’ to their Game

Australian Rugby Turn to Squash to Add Extra ‘Bounce’ to their Game
Top squash player David Palmer (AUS), ranked 5 in the world, has been called in by Wallabies coach, Robbie Deans, to see how his rigorous squash training methods can be utilised by the Australian rugby team. The pair were playing squash in the Sydney Football Stadium Complex (indeed Deans plays A grade...

Nicol Becomes First Recipient Of Ministry’s Special Incentive

Nicol Becomes First Recipient Of Ministry’s Special Incentive
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) — World number one women’s squash player Datuk Nicol David today became the first recipient of the Youth and Sports Ministry’s Special Incentive scheme. Nicol received RM50,000 from Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at the National...

CIMB KL Open Squash 2009: First Round - Go Nicol David!

CIMB KL Open Squash 2009: First Round - Go Nicol David!
From AzuanZahdi.com It’s time for KL Open Squash Championship once again, an international tournament with players coming from all corners of the world. Many are aware of my ‘link’ with squash. Although I have never played the game nor a big fan of the game, I’ve had the ‘squash connection’...

Nicol dealt tough draw for Kuala Lumpur Open

Nicol dealt tough draw for Kuala Lumpur Open
NICOL David faces a challenging start to the season after being handed a tough draw for the Kuala Lumpur Open on Mar 4-7. This year’s KL Open, to be held at the Berjaya Times Square from the quarter-finals onwards, has attracted the world’s top nine women’s players.Image via Wikipedia World...

30 Months Notched Up for Nicol David

Nicol David Strengthens Grip On World Number One RankingWith an unprecedented lead over her nearest rival, Nicol David tops the January 2009 Women’s World Squash Rankings, published today (Wednesday) by the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association (WISPA) – thus moving into...

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