Editor's Desk

Selected news, features and standout articles from Squash Player Magazine

Gentleman, Scholar, coach

In a sport where youthful exuberance often burns fast and bright, James Willstrop has defied expectations.

A Long Way From Moscow

How squash — and a dash of Cold War theatre — helped Valerii Fedoruk escape one world and start again in another

Be The Change

The Man Who’s Ripping Up Squash’s Rulebook

Building The Beast

“I want to be remembered for something that nobody else has done”

Total Squash

One crowd member is a 60-year-old who’s popped in from his home nearby to watch some matches. He just happens to be one of the greatest footballers that ever lived. 

The Korea Conundrum

Picture this: a system so generous it pays home-grown squash players a comfortable six-figure salary to grace the courts in a premier domestic competition

The China Effect

In a nation that thrives on the roar of the crowd and the spectacle of victory, the rise of squash has been a whisper.

Player profiles

Go deep with players past and present

The Forgotten Champion

Remember the name: Juha Raumolin.....

Court to Curtain

James Willstrop is taking on the Edinburgh Fringe

On Top Of The World

Nouran Gohar - World Champion

The First World Champion

The incredible story of Heather McKay

Sana Badahar - Strong & Silent

Young female squash players in Pakistan have plenty of hurdles to overcome en route to success — but to be deaf and mute adds layers of challenge and complexity that would put many off even trying.

Loneliness Of The Long Distance Squash Player

Somewhere in the early hours, beneath Cairo’s sodium haze and after the last shuttle bus had long since left, Malak Khafagy was standing at baggage claim.

A Dad's Life

Greg Lobban has found his place. And it's not on a squash court.

Two Hands - One Future

Some players arrive with fanfare. Others announce themselves with a flourish. And some, like South Africa’s Luhann Groenewald, step into the game with a quiet defiance

LA28

With squash's much anticipated debut at the Olympic Games edging ever closer, we dive deep into the sport's history with the Olympics, keep an eye on what we know so far and anaylse what the Olympic Games may mean for squash.

Ahead Of The Games

Mike Dale looks at what we know and what we don't - three years out from LA28

Sweet 16?

The brutal, perfect logic of squash’s latest Olympic blow

The Olympic Quandry

Securing a place at the Olympic Games may not be straight forward for squash layers

30 Years of Hurt

Charting squash's long, long road to LA28