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Pett and Briggs made England double In Ireland!

Olivier Pett (pic) and Lauren Briggs pulled off a surprise English double in the West of Ireland Open in Galway. In the semis unseeded Pett took out top-seeded Dane Kristian Frost Olesen, fighting back from 1/2 down to win 11-9, 8-11, 2-11, 11-5, 11-3....

Donna dashes Indian home hopes!

Australia's Donna Urquhart (pic) dashed home hopes of success in the Indian Challenger when she beat Joshna Chinappa in the final in Chennai. It was after beating 3rd-seeded compatriot Lisa Camilleri in the semi-finals that event favourite Urquhart rea...

Rachael Grinham triumphs in Texas!

Top seed Rachael Grinham (pic) triumphed in the final of the Texas Open to win the WISPA World Tour Silver 30 event in Dallas for the 2nd time since 2004. Grinham beat 2nd seed Kasey Brown in the first all-Australian final in the event's ten-year histo...

El Tayeb and Momen with Egyptian Double in Dublin!

In a historic climax to the Irish Squash Open in Dublin, rising stars Tarek Momen (pic le) and Nour El Tayeb (pic ri) celebrated the first Egyptian double in the long-established event - while 18-year-old El Tayeb prevailed in the longest ever women's ...

Kippax wipes out Wee Wern in Dallas!

Sarah Kippax (pic) captured an unexpected place in the semi-finals of the Texas Open after ousting 3rd seed Low Wee Wern in Dallas. The 7th-seeded English woman stormed to an 11-7, 11-5, 2-11, 11-9 victory over Wee Wern, the world No13 from Malaysia. K...

Perry and Ghosal downed by injuries!

Women's favourite Madeline Perry and men's 3rd seed Saurav Ghosal both exited prematurely from the Irish Squash Open after suffering injuries during the semi-finals in Dublin. In the women's event, Ireland's defending champion Madeline Perry struggled ...

Swartz upset Irish Open draw!

South African Tenille Swartz (pic) produced notable upsets on the opening day of the Irish Open. After surviving a close-fought 5-game match to qualify for the women's event, Tenille Swartz resisted a spirited fightback by 5th seed Emma Beddoes in the ...

Nicol David celebrates Cayman Islands hat-trick!

Nicol David (pic) celebrated her 3rd successful title at the Cayman Islands Open - but the world No1 from Malaysia had to work for almost an hour, and squandered match-balls in the third game, before overcoming England's world No2 Jenny Duncalf in the ...