Sarah Cardwell, the Australian squash pro, catches up with Sportageous to talk about her career, family legacy and the pandemic. Sportageous is a proud media partner of Squash Australia. Stay tuned for stories from Squash Australia on Sportageous. Zushan Hashmi: Australia has had several top athletes who have dominated the game over the last few decades, …
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 …
In Part 1 of our 2-part feature with Australia squash legend, Geoff Hunt, he shares his insights into playing against the likes of Jonah Barrington and Qamar Zaman, the arrival of Jahangir Khan, Egypt’s dominance of the game today and his coaching career in Qatar. In part 2, we hear about squash in Australia by …
Promoting the game, its future & squash in Australia with Geoff Hunt Read More »
Sarah Roder, a registered psychologist with an extensive background working in high-performance sport and wellbeing. We recently caught up with Sarah to talk about her work with athletes, leading the Athlete Wellbeing & Engagement Program at Squash Australia, and the challenges the pandemic has brought to working within the space. Sportageous is a proud …
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All you have to do is mention the name, Geoff Hunt, and squash fans old and new rave about the man’s sheer genius. Arguably, one of Australia’s all-time greatest athletes, and perhaps its best men’s squash player of all time. We recently caught up with the squash legend himself. Read part 1 of our 2-part …
Geoff Hunt on Jahangir Khan, squash in the 70s, Egypt and coaching in Qatar Read More »
Donna Lobban is a professional Squash player from Australia and is the top-ranked Australian woman on the PSA World Tour. She excelled at a junior level, winning 5 Australian Junior titles in addition to claiming a runner-up spot at the 2003 British Junior Open. Donna started playing on the PSA World Tour in 2006 and …
Donna Lobban on playing squash at the optimal level Read More »
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 …
Australia’s greatest female athlete: Heather Mckay Read More »
