Egypt

Ramy and Raneem reap Hurghada rewards!

Ramy Ashour (pic) and Raneem El Weleily triumphed in contrasting Hurghada International finals to secure a popular home double in the Egyptian Red Sea resort. In what he described as 'one of the toughest matches we've played together', world No2 Ashour...

Hurghada International – an all-Egyptian affair!

The Hurghada International turned out like the Egyptian Nationals as there are only home interests taken into consideration, when no other nation will participate either in the women’s nor in the men’s final in Hurghada. The only upset in the semi-...

Hurghada hails World’s best!

The popular Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada is preparing to welcome 4 former world No1s, who will compete in the 2011 Hurghada International which gets underway on an all-glass court tomorrow following today's completion of qualifying in Cairo. Egy...

El Torky & Khalifa claim Egyptian Double in Cairo!

Amr Khaled Khalifa (pic) and Heba El Torky made it a home nation double in the Egyptian Circuit No1 after winning the finals of the inaugural international squash circuit in Cairo. Unseeded Khalifa continued his giant-killing run through the men's even...

Siyoli spoils Egyptian party in Cairo!

South African Siyoli Waters (pic) avoid all-Egyptian finals in the Egyptian Circuit No1 after upsetting 2nd seed Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy, the world No41, in 5 games (7-11, 13-11, 11-3, 4-11, 11-7). Now the world No64 Waters will face favourite Heba El To...

Egypt celebrates World Cup title!

Egypt (pic) justified their billing as top seeds in the 2011 WSF World Cup by beating 2nd seeds England in the final of the World Squash Federation mixed team championship to win the $50,000 in Chennai for the 1st time. The event, in its first of three...

Top Seeds Egypt and England to contest World Cup final!

Egypt and England will contest in the final of the WSF World Cup after contrasting successes in the semi-finals in Chennai, India. Underdog Raneem El Weleily (pic) pulled off one of the best wins of her career when she defeated the former world champio...

Malaysia upset France to reach World Cup semi-finals!

In the final qualifying round of the WSF World Cup in Chennai, Malaysia produced the event's first upset by beating 4th seeds France to earn a surprise place in the semi-finals in India. 5th seeds Malaysia fell behind when Muhd Asyraf Azan went down 11...