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Delia Arnold crashes out of the Irish Open

MADELINE Perry snuffed out Delia Arnold’s hopes of another upset as the Malaysian No 2 crashed out in the quarter-finals of the Irish Open in Dublin on Thursday. Irish third seed Madeline kept alive her chances of winning her home tournament with a 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 win over Delia in 33 minutes. Delia,...

Khan Canters To St Louis Success

Women’s Racquet Club Squash International, Racquet Club, St Louis, USA 1st round: [1] Latasha Khan (USA) bt Belkys Magaly Velez (ECU) 11-1, 11-3, 11-4 [7] Carolyn Russell (CAN) bt Graciela Lopez Perez (MEX) 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4 [4] Miranda Ranieri (CAN) bt [Q] Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) 11-8,...

Move To Mould Athletes From Young Age

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) — To have athletes of international standards Malaysia will have a new approach of training them at a young age.Image by Félix Dieu via Flickr Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the approach used now through the education system was less than...

Waters Wins Irish Open

RESULTS: Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Open Squash Championships, Dublin, Ireland Women’s Final: [1] Alison Waters (ENG) bt [3] Madeline Perry (IRL) 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 (37m) Waters Lift Irish Open Title Top seed Alison Waters, of England, won the Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Squash Open after a straight games...

EL Weleily Opens Tour Title Account

Women’s On The Run Heliopolis Squash Open, Cairo, Egypt Final: [3] Raneem El Weleily (EGY) bt [4] Engy Kheirallah (EGY) 7-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-5 (60m) El Weleily Celebrates Maiden Tour Success At Heliopolis Egypt’s world junior squash champion Raneem El Weleily celebrated her long-awaited...

Squash Stars the World Over

Jacques Rogge, IOC President, has recently cited “universality” as a quality that he’ll be seeking in sports bidding to become part of the 2016 Olympic Programme. Squash has always claimed universality as a strength, and this month the sport enjoys another boost with 17 different countries, the...

Abdel Kawy Retains Hurghada Title

RESULTS: Hurghada Squash International, Cairo, Egypt Men’s final: [4] Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt [3] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) 7-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8 (47m) Women’s final: [3] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt [1] Rachael Grinham (AUS) 11-7, 9-11, 11-3, 11-13, 12-10 (63m) Ramy Ashour & Omneya Abdel Kawy...

Grainger Unstoppable at Atwater Cup

Women’s Atwater Squash Cup, Montreal, Canada Final: [2] Natalie Grainger (USA) bt [3] Laura Lengthorn-Massaro (ENG) 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 Unstoppable Grainger Claims Atwater Cup In Canada US squash star Natalie Grainger maintained her relentless charge on the WISPA World Tour this year by winning the...

Squash 2016 Bounces into Sportaccord

Many of the most important people in the world of Squash have gathered in Denver, USA to attend Sportaccord 2009 and boost the campaign for the sport’s inclusion in the Olympic Games from 2016. President of the World Squash Federation (WSF) N Ramachandran has been joined by sporting legend Jahangir...

Birthday Honors for Squash Patron HRH Prince Tunku Imran

HRH Prince Tunku Imran had extra cause for celebration on his 61st birthday on Saturday 21st March, when he was presented with an International Honorary Doctorate, awarded by The United States Sport Academy in Alabama. The award was made to His Royal Highness for demonstrating outstanding leadership...

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