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Four out of four in Herentals!

All 4 Egyptian contenders took the chance to reach the semi-finals in the Men's World Junior Individual Championship in Herentals (Belgium). Titleholder and top-seed Amr Khaled Khalifa needed 51 minutes to overcome Indian Ramit Tandon in straight games...

Egyptians on the run in Belgium!

There will be Egyptian interest in all of the Men's World Junior Individual Championship quarter-finals in Belgium after 4 players from Egypt survived two testing rounds on the second day of action in Herentals. Defending champion Amr Khaled Khalifa (p...

Squash on the Olympic Games shortlist!

All squash fans around the world might get infected with the Olympic fever again, as Squash has been included on the shortlist of sports to be considered for inclusion in the Olympic Sports Programme starting in 2020. World Squash Federation President ...

New referee system brings added elements to squash!

The World Squash Federation (WSF) has endorsed a new referee system developed by German squash court manufacturer ASB. The system features iPods as referee terminals, working wirelessly to compute the decisions and display them on screens. TopSquashRef...

Khalifa set for World Junior Double in Belgium!

Egypt's Amr Khaled Khalifa (pic) is set to become only the 3rd man in history to win the title twice when he defends his crown in the Men's World Junior Championship in Belgium. The 18-year-old is named as top seed in the 2011 championship which will t...

Simon Roesner as bus driver!

No worries, the best German squash player, Simon Roesner from Paderborn, did not change his profession. But his image is on a 12 meters long and nearly 12 tons heavy public bus in Paderborn, the city which hosts the 23rd Men’s World Team Championship...

Advertising on the highway!

The organizers of the World Team Championships, which will be staged in Paderborn/Germany from the 21st to the 27th of August, secured an unusual advertising deal. A co-operation with the shipping company Hartmann Internal will commit that 30 trucks, a...

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...