Zushan Hashmi: When one thinks of Zimbabwean sport, cricket and football come to mind. Can you tell me a little bit about the history of squash in the country? Mashumba Mukumba: Zimbabwean Squash was very strong in the ’80s and mid-’90s. The other half of the 90’s Squash gradually began to die out. During the …
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Squash is a wonderful sport, it’s fun, exciting, great for your health and mental wellbeing, a sport that is ideally suited to our fast-paced life and the British climate. Why then, unless you actually play the game, has squash little or no visibility to the outside world? Perhaps it is that we are a sport …
The sporting world, much like other industries, is facing unprecedented and dire circumstances due to the obvious global situation. However, most sports in Pakistan, barring cricket, were already on the fringes of existence pre-COVID-19. One such sport is squash. It was once heralded as a national pastime and inspired millions to pick up a racquet …
Squash in Australia and New Zealand has dwindling participation numbers, poor-quality facilities and a general lack of direction when it comes to the future of the sport. With competing racket sports like Pickleball fine-tuning and rapidly developing their strategy to grow, squash as an institution has a lot of work on its hands. - Rod …
The wooden squash racquet is a symbol of the game of squash, woven into the game’s history. The swashbuckling Pakistanis of the 60s, 70s and 80s, Jonah Barrington, Geoff Hunt and Heather Mckay all sported the classic circular head racquet when competing at the highest level. Since then, however, the squash racket has evolved, quite …
We caught up with several squash players from around the world to hear their thoughts and insights into why they love the game of squash. World Squash Day this October, is on 10/10/2020, an event to celebrate and promote the game of squash. You can visit the World Squash Day website here to learn more …
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Squash is considered one of the best racket sports for fitness. However, its complex rules and varied equipment types can, at times, be confusing. Most racket sports, such as tennis or badminton, allow people to almost instantly start playing the game, with a very short warm-up. Squash does too, but it depends on the type …
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In Australia, when one thinks of the greatest female athlete, names like Cathy Freeman, Sally Pearson, Sam Kerr and Elysse Perry, come to mind. Their stories of battling it out against the worlds best in their respective sports is well-documented and covered globally. Their aspirations and challenges to reach the pedestal that they are placed …
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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has ravaged the world, halting mass gatherings, shutting down schools and quarantining millions of people in their homes. From a sporting perspective, this also means that there are no live sports until further notice, due to COVID-19 and people are understandably worried as to how they will get their sporting fixes. We …
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What is it that makes squash relatively unsuccessful in viewership and fan base, relative to the juggernauts of football, basketball and cricket? What was the role of Jahangir and Jansher Khan? How have the Egyptians taken over the Squash world? Squash is a sport that many people have at least heard of. It is …
