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llingworth Becomes New American Hero
In Richmond
The final match on
the second day of first round action in the 2008 Davenport
Professional Squash Championshipsaw
unseeded US player Julian Illingworth deliver a stunning
upset ... |
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Darwish Wins Oregon Title In Portland
Egyptian Karim Darwish upset top-seeded Frenchman
Thierry Lincou in the final of the Oregon Open to win
his first title of the year ...
WSF Strikes
Historic Partnership With Dunlop
The World Squash Federation and
Dunlop Slazenger International have signed a new five-year
agreement for Dunlop to be the 'Official Ball' of the WSF
- marking the largest sponsorship agreement in the history of
Squash's governing body ...
Clean Sweep For Malaysia In Asian Team Championships
Malaysia
celebrated a clean sweep in the Asian Squash Championships
for the second successive time after winning both the Men's and
Women's Team titles
Mixed Fortunes For World Stars In
European National Championships
There were mixed
fortunes for the world's top squash players who were battling
for domestic honours this month on home soil in France,
Netherlands and Belgium ... |
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 Willstrop
& Waters Win In Manchester
While James Willstrop successfully defended his men's
title in the British National Squash Championships in Manchester, it was third time lucky
for Alison Waters ... |
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Ramy Romps To Shabana Win In Toronto
In
the pair's first meeting since both have recovered from injuries,
Ramy Ashour beat fellow Egyptian Amr Shabana in four
games in the final of the PACE Canadian Classic ...
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Teams & 500 Competitors aim for College Titles
A record field of fifty one
collegiate squash teams, including 50 American colleges and
universities and one from Canada, will compete in the
National College Team Squash Championships this weekend in
Cambridge, Massachusetts ... |
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 Mansoor
Records Major Triumph In Kolkata
Pakistan's Mansoor Zaman claimed one of the most
important triumphs of his career when he upset second-seeded
Asian rival Ong Beng Hee in the final of the Kolkata
International in India...
Willstrop's Swedish Open Win
Caps Best Ever Tour Run
England's James Willstrop beat compatriot Peter Barker
in the final of the Case Swedish Open Squash
Championship to cap the best ever PSA Tour run of his career
in Linköping. ...
Anjema Survives
Bluenose Classic
Marathon For Halifax Title
In the longest and most dramatic match of the tournament, top
seed Laurens Jan Anjema edged out fourth seed Borja
Golan in a five-game marathon final of the Bluenose
Classic ... |
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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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Nicol David Wins
Apawamis Title
The latest display
in the long-standing rivalry between the world's top two women
squash players provided a victory for world number one Nicol
David - but it was a disappointing climax to the Women's
Marsh Apawamis Open
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Teran Expands
Women's Top 20 List To 11 Countries
The latest WISPA rankings feature a record 11 nations
represented in the top 20, while Amr Shabana holds on to top
spot in the PSA list... |
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Kitchen Prevails In Greenwich Open
Final
In a gripping climax to the Women's Harrow Greenwich Open,
New Zealander Shelley Kitchen prevailed in 80 minutes to
beat England's Alison Waters ...
Lincou Upsets Favourite Palmer In Dayton
Open Final
Thierry Lincou showed an incredibly tenacious style of
play as he upset Australia's top seed and world No4 David
Palmer in a five-game final of the 5-star EBS Dayton Open...
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 World
Squash Day Joins Up With Sport Relief 2008
World Squash Day is
joining forces with Sport Relief 2008 on Saturday 15th
March, linking up with this year's campaign which is
supported by famous faces from the worlds of sport and
entertainment. ... |
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Ramy
Ashour Takes Tournament of Champions Title
Ramy Ashour capped his return after a two-month
injury hiatus by defeating James Willstrop in
three games in the of the Bear Stearns Tournament of
Champions in New York
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British
Junior Open Hit For
Six By Egypt
For the fourth time since 2001,
Egypt clinched six
of the eight titles in the
Tecnifibre British Junior Open Squash Championships
in a dramatic climax to the world's most prestigious junior
squash event in the Yorkshire city of
Sheffield ...
Shabana
& David still at the top
Egypt's Amr Shabana and Malaysia's Nicol David
extend their reigns at world number one in the January 2008
world rankings ...
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Nicol David Voted
Asian Sportswoman Of The Year
Malaysian squash star
Nicol
David has been
named Asian Sportswoman of the Year in the inaugural
awards ...
 Jahangir
Khan Receives
Honorary Degree
Jahangir Khan,
President of the World Squash Federation, has been
awarded an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from London
Metropolitan University ...
Amr Shabana & Nicol David Voted Players
Of The Year In World Squash Awards
Malaysia's Nicol
David and Egyptian Amr Shabana were named as
Players of the Year at the 2007 World Squash Awards
in London
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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 when he beat England
team-mate Nick Matthew in an all-Yorkshire final of the
Mamut English Open
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Natalie Nets Grinham Win In Monte
Carlo
Australia's
Natalie Grinham successfully defended her title in the
Women's Monte Carlo Squash Classic - beating her sister
Rachael in the final...
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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...
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 ...
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 England
retain World Team Title in Chennai
Defending Champions
England
retained their ICL
World Men's Team Squash Championship
title after beating fourth
seeds Australia 2-1 in a dramatic final today in Chennai, India
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Shabana
Celebrates World Open
Hat-Trick In Bermuda
Following an
impeccable display of squash the Fairmont Southampton Resort in
Bermuda, Egypt's world number one Amr Shabana beat
France's Gregory Gaultier to become only the fourth
player in history to lift the world title for a third time. ...
WSF Conference
Attracts World's Top Referees
Hosted by the
Squash Rackets Federation of India, next month's 9th
World Squash Refereeing Conference in Chennai has
attracted referees from all corners of the globe.
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Bianchetti &
Serme Celebrate Santiago Success
Italian Davide Bianchetti and France's
Camille Serme celebrated title successes in the
25th Anniversary Squash Club Santiago Open in Santiago de
Compostela in Spain ...
Hong Kong
Hat-Tricks For Shabana & David
World number ones
Amr Shabana and Nicol David secured their third
successive titles in Hong Kong with victories over the second
seeds in the finals of the Cathay Pacific Hong
Kong Open...
Favourites
Shabana & David Claim Qatar Crowns
Amr Shabana and
Nicol David confirmed their status as the world's number
one squash players by winning the Qatar Classic titles
in style in Doha ...
Rachael
Grinham: World Champion
In Saturday's historic
final of the Madrid Women's World Open, Rachael
Grinham beat Natalie Grinham in straight games in the
Spanish capital in the first ever world final between two
sisters ...
Shabana
Shines In Saudi Showdown
Amr Shabana
conquered Egyptian compatriot Ramy Ashour in the final of
the Saudi International to win the biggest cheque in the
history of squash
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Madrid World Open
attracts Royal Interest
Amongst the distinguished guests attending the semi-finals of
the Madrid Women's World Open was HRH Infanta
Pilar de Borbon, sister of the King of Spain, HM Juan
Carlos ...
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