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Squash Australia aims to revive the sport with four-year plan to develop ‘a strong and sustainable’ future
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Saturday, 16 July 2022 05:31
Focus on four pillars: participation, performance, profile and facilitiesBy ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)Squash Australia, in partnership with its State and Territory Members, has released a long-term plan to reinvigorate the game. The Squash Australia Strategic Plan: 2022-2026 aims to engage more people in squash and has been put together in a collaborative process over the past 12 months to…
Lucy Beecroft meets German giantkiller Katerina Tycova in World Games quarter-finals
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Friday, 15 July 2022 07:54
By JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)England’s Lucy Beecroft has reached the quarter-finals of the World Games, where she will meet the unseeded German Katerina Tycova in Birmingham, Alabama. Beecroft, seeded 5/8, had a comfortable win over Hungary’s Hannah Chukwu, winning 11-4, 11-5 in just 11 minutes, and followed that by beating Hong Kong’s Cheng Nga Ching (seeded 9/16) 12-10, 11-7…
Commonwealth Games Countdown: Sue Rose remembers striking gold when squash made its debut in Malaysia in 1998
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Tuesday, 12 July 2022 06:58
‘It was one of the proudest moments of my career and to stand on the podium was unforgettable’INTERVIEW by ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)England’s Sue Rose (nee Wright) has some treasured, golden memories of being among the first squash medal winners when the sport made its Commonwealth Games debut in Malaysia in 1998. Looking back to that landmark event 24…
Amazing Grace: England’s Gear triumphs in five to win at her home club’s Linksap Open
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Monday, 11 July 2022 10:53
Full house at Berko cheers British winners Gear and LeeBy JANE BALL (Squash Mad Reporter)Last year’s inaugural Berkhamsted Linksap 10k Open saw the beginning of the meteoric rise of Gina Kennedy. This year we surely saw the emergence of another shooting star in the women’s game, 17-year-old Zeina Zein, who won last week’s Ampito Hove 5k Open. On this occasion,…
Lee Witham, Part 9: My final point is to stress that technology is the key to building squash’s future
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Thursday, 07 July 2022 23:38
‘We need a fresh approach in a post-Covid world and that begins with understanding costs and how to make squash more visible’ By LEE WITHAM (Squash Mad Special Correspondent)I am excited by reimagining how the game of squash can operate successfully in the future. Technology is at the heart of everything we do to make clubs smarter and more sustainable.…
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Wednesday, 06 July 2022 06:09
Tomorrow marks 100 days to go when the sport unites for World Squash Day 2022
Monday, 04 July 2022 10:05
Lee Witham Part 5: How to grow squash playing numbers and provide genuine community benefits
Monday, 04 July 2022 00:53
Curtis Malik fights back to beat Ben Coleman for his fifth PSA Challenger title of the season
Sunday, 03 July 2022 07:52
Joelle King and Paul Coll win New Zealand Nationals to warm up for Commonwealth Games in style
Sunday, 03 July 2022 02:45
Team Malik on the march as Curtis and Torrie reach Hove finals
Friday, 01 July 2022 02:47
After a flaming June, Mostafa Asal rises up the rankings to reach No.3 in the world
Thursday, 30 June 2022 03:44
Exclusive Interview with Jonathan Kemp: Following in the footsteps of squash legend Geoff Hunt in Qatar
Saturday, 25 June 2022 08:02
Angela Smith and Billie Jean King, two sporting legends who have opened so many doors for female athletes
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 00:41
England Squash announces team of 10 referees for the Commonwealth Games
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 21:03
Paul Coll opens up about the stress of life at the top after beating Joel Makin in CIB PSA World Tour Finals
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 23:08
State Of The Game: Busy Berko bounce back in buoyant style after lockdown
Thursday, 16 June 2022 16:13
Copin’ in Copenhagen: Orla O’Doherty’s hilarious first column deals with meatballs, menopause and medals
Thursday, 16 June 2022 16:51