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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...
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Posted by wmsiew in Everything on Nicol, News on Nicol, WISPA, World Squash News on 07 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Nicol is No.1 for third unbroken year

The 25-year-old from Malaysia, who commands billboard space in Kuala Lumpur such is her superstar status, has become the third player behind New Zealander Susan Devoy (58 months) and Australian Michelle Martin (44 months) to achieve the unbroken run. The Champ David claimed her third World Open title...
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Posted by wmsiew in WISPA, World Squash News on 05 20th, 2009 | No Comments

World Squash News releases it’s 5,000th edition

World Squash News releases it’s 5,000th edition
The World Squash News service - sponsored jointly by the World Squash Federation (WSF), the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association (WISPA) – celebrated a notable milestone at the weekend by producing its 5,000th edition. Launched...
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Posted by wmsiew in :Featured Articles, Everything on Nicol, News on Nicol, WISPA, World Squash News on 05 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment

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...
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Posted by wmsiew in Everything on Nicol, Malaysian Squash, News on Nicol, World Squash News on 05 19th, 2009 | No Comments

Tunku Imran: Coordination is Everything

Tunku Imran: Coordination is Everything
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (Bernama) — Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar said he was very much encouraged by the views expressed by newly-appointed Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek on the directions he wants to take Malaysan sports. “I...
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Posted by wmsiew in Malaysian Squash, World Squash News on 05 19th, 2009 | No Comments

TV Channel For Malaysian Sports Coming

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (Bernama) — A television channel dedicated to Malaysian sports and local sports role models is expected to be launched by the end of the year. Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tunku Imran ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar said OCM and Astro, the pay TV operator,...
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Posted by wmsiew in Malaysian Squash, News on Nicol, World Squash News on 05 19th, 2009 | No Comments

World No. 1 Nicol David insured for RM150,000

PETALING JAYA: Sixty-nine of Malaysia’s top athletes have so far been insured for more than RM2mil under the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM)-Carlsberg Athletes Retirement Scheme since 1994. World No. 1 women’s squash player Nicol David and world No. 1 shuttler Lee Chong Wei are among the outstanding...
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Posted by wmsiew in :Featured Articles, Squash 2016, World Squash News on 05 19th, 2009 | No Comments

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...
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Posted by wmsiew in Malaysian Squash, World Squash News on 05 19th, 2009 | No Comments

Delia Arnold is Malaysia’s new national no.2

KUALA LUMPUR: Delia Arnold has overtaken veteran Sharon Wee as the national number two. In the latest Women International Squash Players Association (Wispa) ranking list, which was released last week, the 23-year-old Kuala Lumpur-born player moved up by three rungs to No. 23 while Sharon dropped two...
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Posted by wmsiew in Malaysian Squash, World Squash News on 05 19th, 2009 | No Comments

Shabery makes an impression in first visit to the NSC

KUALA LUMPUR: First impression, they say, always matters. And the country’s new Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek certainly showed himself as a down-to-earth and hands-on Minister after his first official visit to the National Sports Council (NSC) in Bukit Jalil, the home of the national...
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