EGYPT. – Today, Black Ball Club at 5th Settlement participated in the World Squash Day. The main objective of this global squash celebration is to raise awareness of the sport of squash and to encourage a greater number of participants to recognize the importance of the sport. The Black Ball Club was chosen to host…
Month: October 2019
Pakistan: Big day in Lahore for Punjab Association
Punjab Squash Association – Pakistan organised the celebrations of World Squash Day on 12th October, 2019 at Squash Complex, Lahore. The theme of the day was to spread awareness about squash and aspiring plan to attract new talent in the game of squash. Exhibition Matches for boys and girls were held and all players participated with…
Denmark’s Middelfart Squash Club to be relaunched on World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER World Squash Day is being marked in Denmark by the relaunching of the squash club in the town of Middelfart. The man behind the project is experienced squash promoter Kim Frederiksen, who led the project to stage the 2009 World Team Championships in Odense. He also ran the Women’s World Team Championship…
Kelly’s eye in for World Squash Day with a busy programme at West Worthing
Coach Kelly Eastment is planning a busy day at the West Worthing club in West Sussex, England. Her World Squash Day schedule begins with a Mini Squash session for under-nines, followed by a junior group (ages nine to 17), a Squash 101 session for beginners or casual players, a racketball (squash 57) introductory class, followed…
The spirit of World Squash Day shines in India as Ritwik Bhattacharya teaches the game to tribal children
By ALAN THATCHER Former Indian number one Ritwik Bhattacharya, a regular and talented competitor on the PSA World Tour for many years and now a successful coach and promoter, is staging one of the most significant projects on World Squash Day. He is teaching the game to a large group of tribal children who had…
Squash legends Jansher Khan and Qamar Zaman get on court for World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER Pakistani squash legends Jansher Khan and Qamar Zaman rolled back the years as they got on court to launch World Squash Day. Two of the most gifted players in the history of squash played a game on court at the PAF Hashim Khan Squash Centre in Peshawar. The city of Peshawar has…
Canada makes a racket for World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER Squash Ontario is leading the way in Canada with ten events scheduled for World Squash Day on Saturday. The magnificent Mayfair Lakeshore club, by Toronto Harbour, is the biggest club involved with 14 courts. Head Coach Manu Dutt is planning to attract new members with a start-up program for juniors and adults….
Young and old join the fun as England lead the way with 150 clubs busy on World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER and DONNA HELMER England is gearing up for the largest celebration of squash since 2009 as more than 150 squash clubs open their doors to their communities for World Squash Day this Saturday. Clubs as far apart as Falmouth in the south west and Sunderland in the north east will be staging…
Egypt’s Black Ball Club set to shine on World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER Egypt is currently dominating world squash and the Black Ball Sporting Club in New Cairo will play a starring role on World Squash Day this Saturday (October 12). The impressive club, with 19 courts, has already hosted two major PSA World Tour events in its first year of operation. Karim Abdel Gawad…
Nick Matthew Academy gets ready for a run of special events in the build-up to World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER Former world champion Nick Matthew is leading a whole week of activities at the Hallamshire Club in Sheffield in the build-up to World Squash Day. Nick, who lifted the world title three times, alongside a hat-trick of British Open triumphs, is quickly making a name for himself as an inspirational coach after…