Articles for Squash Players

Saurav Ghosal rules out retirement from playing squash for another two years
3 months ago

Saurav Ghosal rules out retirement from playing squash for another two years

The Hindu  

Indian squash star Saurav Ghosal on Wednesday said despite retiring from professional circuit, he wants to continue playing for another two years, but ruled out any ambitions of getting into the sport’s administration. Starting with the grassroots level and then maybe, one high performance centre to help all this talent that we are talking about.” “I always said I still …

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No Olympic Future for CWG Lawn Bowl Heroes, Squash Players
2 years, 7 months ago

No Olympic Future for CWG Lawn Bowl Heroes, Squash Players

News 18  

The Indian team of Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia combined to win the country’s first-ever medal in lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games during the recently concluded event, bringing some new and much-needed fans to the sport. With lawn bowls still lacking proper infrastructure and support in India, the women’s team’s gold at CWG 2022 …

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Top Indian squash players rejoin doubles camp in Chennai
3 years, 11 months ago

Top Indian squash players rejoin doubles camp in Chennai

The Hindu  

It’s been only a day since the PSA Challenger Tour squash tournament got over, but the Indian Squash Academy courts here sported a different look on Saturday. The four outside courts at the ISA have made way for two bigger doubles courts as the Squash Rackets Federation of India commenced its doubles camp for the 2022 Commonwealth and Asian Games. …

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Squash: Chris Ryder to coach juniors next month
5 years, 6 months ago

Squash: Chris Ryder to coach juniors next month

The Hindu  

As part of an initiative to give its players the best of opportunity to learn, Tamil Nadu Squash Rackets Association has invited England’s junior coach Chris Ryder to train the Indian Squash Academy’s players at the ISA premises, Nehru Park, from September 25 to October 8. The camp is aimed at fine-tuning the players’ skills prior to the National junior/sub-junior …

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Cyrus Poncha: 'Having a full-time coach defeats the purpose'
6 years, 1 month ago

Cyrus Poncha: 'Having a full-time coach defeats the purpose'

The Hindu  

In the aftermath of the Ashraf El Karargui fiasco, the Squash Rackets Federation of India, it appears, has chosen to tread a slightly different path in the appointment of foreign coaches. It has decided, in principle, to have different coaches for different tournaments for a particular period of time instead of a full-time coach. According to Cyrus Poncha, the SRFI …

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Asian Games 2018: Squash players assure India three medals by reaching semifinals
6 years, 6 months ago

Asian Games 2018: Squash players assure India three medals by reaching semifinals

Hindustan Times  

India were on Friday assured of three medals in squash competition of the 18th Asian Games with Saurav Ghosal, Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik advancing to the semifinals of their respective singles events here. This is India’s best performance in squash in singles competition at Asian Games As expected in terms of seeding, top seed Saurav beat compatriot Harinder …

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Squash Rackets Federation of India hits out at Dipika Pallikal
6 years, 6 months ago

Squash Rackets Federation of India hits out at Dipika Pallikal

The Hindu  

The Squash Rackets Federation of India on Wednesday hit out at Dipika Pallikal, one of India's top players, for voicing concerns over the lack of a qualified foreign coach. From Pallikal to Sourav Ghoshal, the country’s top players have lamented the absence of a foreign coach since the acrimonious exit of Achraf El Karargui days before the Commonwealth Games in …

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World Jr. Squash Championship pits 171 players from 28 countries
6 years, 8 months ago

World Jr. Squash Championship pits 171 players from 28 countries

The Hindu  

The World Junior Squash Championship will be held in Chennai from July 18 to July 29. The individual competition will be played between July 18 and July 23 and the men’s team championship will be held from July 24 to July 29. Read: India grants visa to Pakistan squash contingent for World Championship The initial rounds will be played at …

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Jansher Khan: Pakistani squash players don’t get financial benefits
6 years, 9 months ago

Jansher Khan: Pakistani squash players don’t get financial benefits

The Hindu  

Squash legend Jansher Khan believes that until the financial health of squash players improve, Pakistan cannot hope to regain past glory in the sport. The downfall of squash is mainly due to the fact that our players don’t get the required financial benefits from representing their country, Jansher told PTI in an interview on Monday. Jansher and Jahangir Khan dominated …

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DDA's apathy forces squash players to approach Delhi HC twice to use Commonwealth Games facility
7 years, 8 months ago

DDA's apathy forces squash players to approach Delhi HC twice to use Commonwealth Games facility

Firstpost  

The Delhi Development Authority’s Siri Fort sports complex can be a case study as to why the much trumpeted ‘pay & play scheme’ failed to take off despite all the hype it generated. Delhi Development Authority’s Siri Fort sports complex can be a case study as to why the much trumpeted ‘pay & play scheme’ failed to take off despite …

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No women’s World Open squash championship this year
11 years, 4 months ago

No women’s World Open squash championship this year

The Hindu  

The women’s World Open squash championships will not be held this year for the first time since the introduction of the event in 1991. After much speculation on the absence of World Open on the 2013 calendar, the Women’s Squash Association has expressed its inability to organise a world meet this year. World No.1 woman squash player Nicol David of …

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Ian Holloway: This is biggest game of my life. The plan? Squash them!
14 years, 5 months ago

Ian Holloway: This is biggest game of my life. The plan? Squash them!

The Independent  

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