Tag: Squash
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Palmer ‘Excited’ To Be Back In World Teams Action
London, June 08, 2013: On the eve of the 24th staging of the WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship in France, distinguished Australian David Palmer admits that he is ‘excited’ to be representing his country again almost two years after retiring from the game. The 36-year-old from New South Wales, now based in Orlando, USA,…
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Gaultier going for historic home dream
London – June 04, 2013: France’s top-ranked squash player Gregory Gaultier is hoping to fulfil a life-long dream when he leads his country in next week’s WSF Men’s World Team Championship on home soil in Mulhouse. Hosting the championship for the first time in its 46-year history, France is seeded to reach the semi-finals –…
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World Squash Federation Welcomes IOC
St Petersburg – Russia May 29, 2013: The World Squash Federation today welcomed the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board to shortlist Squash as a potential sport to join the Olympic Programme for the 2020 Olympic Games. The IOC Executive Board, which comprises 15 IOC members including President Jacques Rogge, made its…
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12th World Squash Day Launched
London, May 28, 2013: Following the incredible success of the 2012 World Squash Day, when 46,000 players took part in the biggest sports fixture in history, it has been confirmed that the 2013 World Squash Day will take place on Saturday 5 October, under the theme Reach Out. This year’s event – the 12th celebration…
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Women’s & Men’s World Number One in Squash Olympic Presentation
St Petersburg – Russia, May 27, 2013: A Squash delegation that includes women’s world number one Nicol David and men’s world number one Ramy Ashour, today arrived in St Petersburg ahead of a crucial presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, where the sport will make its case to join the 2020 Olympic…
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Women Squash: Iran Squash Boasts Record Growth
London, May 21, 2013: With the squash court count doubling over the past three years and the number of registered players rising five-fold, the Iran Squash Federation is reporting record growth for the sport in Iran – particularly amongst women and girls. At the elite level, Iran has made a huge progress over recent years…
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Zena Wooldridge Becomes Second Female President
London, May 20, 2013: The European Squash Federation, the sport’s longest-established regional federation, has elected Zena Wooldridge as the second female President in its 40-year history. Ms Wooldridge, the youngest female Chair of England Squash between 2006 and 2012, alongside her paid job as Director of Sport at the University of Birmingham, was awarded an…
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Inaugural KPMG Grand Slam Cup in Frankfurt
Frankfurt – Germany, May 09, 2013: France’s world number three-ranked squash player Gregory Gaultier denied the capacity crowd at The Squaire in Frankfurt a German winner of the inaugural KPMG Grand Slam Cup when he beat home hero Simon Rosner in tonight’s final on a state-of-the-art all-glass ASB Show Court sited in Europe’s latest architectural…
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Hong Kong, Pakistan & England Shine in Regional
London, May 07, 2013: Annie Au made history in Pakistan at the weekend when she became the first Hong Kong Chinese player to win the women’s FMC Asian Squash Championship title, after upsetting Malaysian favourite Low Wee Wern in the final at the Mushaf Ali Mir Squash Complex in Islamabad. Runner-up in the last championship…
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Fallows & Murray head latest WSF Rankings
London, May 02, 2013: English pair Richie Fallows and Victoria Temple Murray head the latest WSF World Junior Circuit Rankings according to the new May list published today by the World Squash Federation. Still only 17, Fallows followed title triumphs in the Nordic, Swiss and French Junior Opens by finishing as runner-up in the European…