By James Zug
Photos by Steve Line/squashpics.com
The boy was shy. As a child, Mohamed Elshorbagy was aggressive on court. He went for outright nicks or it was a tin on every point. He played all-out at every practice. Every session was a pressure session. Even at a young age, he...
By James Zug
Squash has gone south. The McArthur Squash Center at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Virginia, opened in May 2013. The 33,000 square-foot building boasts a four-wall, white-ball glass showcourt with stadium seating for 50, bleachers for 250 and standing room for another 700. In addition,...
By James Zug
It was never supposed to work out like this. In the summer of 1981, Princeton’s athletic director asked Bob Callahan, newly-married IBM salesman, to be on a search committee to find a new coach for the Princeton University men’s squash team. He was a recent alum, former...
By Richard Eaton
Photos by Steve Line/squashpics.com
There were many well-publicized reasons why Ramy Ashour’s capture of the British Open title—at a pioneering outdoor venue in Hull City’s soccer stadium—has carried him further along the road to greatness. But one of the reasons was hidden. Quite possibly the most important one.
Much...
By Richard Eaton
Photos by Steve Line/squashpics.com
There was a throw-away hint as to why the world’s most successful squash player might suffer her most startling defeat in four years, not long before the British Open began.
It was uttered by her coach Liz Irving, when asked if Nicol David’s great ambassadorial...
By Kristi Maroc
Photos by Steve Line/squashpics.com
As fans across the globe crowded around screens to watch the top players from 31 countries compete on three sideby- side glass courts that were simultaneously streamed live around the world, capacity crowds gathered in Mulhouse, France, to cheer from the sidelines at the...
By Kristi Maroc
It was a victory for the USA in the women's draw of the 2013 World Doubles Championships, with home heroines Amanda Sobhy and Natalie Grainger taking the title in the Turner Women's Open division.
Held in New York and brining together the world's best hardball doubles players, the...
By Kristi Maroc
Photos by Steve Line
Four recognizable American faces will reunite to represent the United States in June, with the stars of the last World Men’s Team Championship again chosen as the national team to compete at this year’s event.
The U.S. men’s team will consist of Julian Illingworth, Chris...
By James Zug
April 2013 was another extraordinary month in the extraordinary life of Victor Elmaleh. The ninety-four year-old Elmaleh (pronounced El-Mali) went to work each weekday as the chairman of his real estate development firm. He played squash. He and his wife Sono Osato celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary...
U.S. Squash has announced the national team selected to represent the United States at the 2013 World Men's Team Championships in June.
The event is the highest level team championship in the world, involving the best players from 32 countries, and will be held in France for the first time...