Kamran Khan advances in PSA Indian Challenger-4 squashOctober 5th, 2009 CHENNAI - Malaysian junior Kamran Khan, the top seed in the qualifying rounds of the PSA Indian Challenger-4 squash tournament, defeated Sandeep Jangra in the first round here Monday. Keeping the ball to good length, Kamran was in control of the match from the start.
India finish 18th in World squashOctober 3rd, 2009 ODENSE - India finished 18th after going down 1-2 to Hong Kong in the World men's team championship squash. Gaurav Nandrajog, who started off well for India by winning the first game, eventually lost to Leo Au here Friday night.
Anaka creates record with WISPA titleSeptember 12th, 2009 CHENNAI - Unseeded Anaka Alankamony of India became the youngest ever to win a Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) title at the age of 15 and the second Indian to do so after Joshna Chinappa, when she defeated compatriot Surbhi Misra 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 in the Indian Challenger-I squash tournament final here Saturday. Alaka thus eclipsed World No.1 Nicol David of Malaysia who was 16 when she won her first professional title.
Younis Khan wants his son to be a champion squash playerSeptember 10th, 2009 KARACHI - They say fathers always want their sons to follow in their footsteps, but Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan does not want to see his son playing cricket for the country. Instead of pursuing a vastly lucrative career in cricket, Khan wants his son to become a world class squash player.
Ex-pat Indian sets up squash academy for underprivileged children in ChandigarhAugust 15th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Satinder Pal Bajwa, an expatriate Indian who also happens to be a renowned coach having trained eight-time world squash champion Jansher Khan, has established a squash academy for underprivileged children here. "Khelshala", the academy has been set up under the banner of 'Mind, Body, Game (MBG) Connection', a forum founded by Bajwa.
National squash championships postponed due to swine flue scareAugust 12th, 2009 CHENNAI - The 57th Kingfisher senior National and Inter-State Squash Championships, scheduled to be held in New Delhi Aug 16-24, has been postponed indefinitely due to the prevailing swine flu in various parts of the country. Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) secretary-general Srivatsan Subramaniam confirmed this Wednesday in a press statement.
World Team Squash: Easy win for IndiaAugust 3rd, 2009 CHENNAI - India were off to a flying start in the preliminary league of the junior women's World team squash championship with a 3-0 win against Germany here Monday. Pitted in Pool B, India, led by Dipika Pallikal, came through without dropping a game to launch their campaign on a winning note.
Pakistan hockey selector calls for regular matches with IndiaAugust 1st, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan hockey legend Hassan Sardar believes a successful revival of the national game can happen with regular exchanges of home-and-away matches against old rivals India. Hassan, currently serving as Pakistan hockeys chief selector, said the two former Asian giants will have to play against each other regularly to lift the profile of the sport in the region.
Junior World Squash Championships underway in ChennaiJuly 31st, 2009 CHENNAI - The 16th World Junior Men Squash Championship and 13th World Junior Women Squash Championship with participants from over 28 countries is being played at Chennai. Over 100 girls and 60 boys from USA, Canada, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Kuwait, Egypt and all European countries have assembled to clinch the world championship titles.
Dipika, Anwesha in junior world squash pre-quartersJuly 30th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI - Two 17-year olds from Chennai, top seed and favourite Dipika Pallikal of India and compatriot Anwesha Reddy, seeded 16, entered the pre-quarterfinals of the girls singles of the junior World squash championship here Thursday. Dipika was in imperious form while defeating New Zealand’s Lana Harrison in just 19 minutes to remain on course.
World Squash: Pallikal favourite for women's crownJuly 28th, 2009 CHENNAI - Dipika Pallikal is poised on the threshold of squash history as she has more than a realistic chance of becoming the first Indian ever to win a World Championship. Accorded pride of place in the women's individual event at the 16th junior World squash championship commencing here Wednesday, Dipika will enjoy a distinct advantage of playing on home courts at the ICL Academy here and can obviously count on partisan support.
Deepika given top billing in World junior squashJuly 19th, 2009 CHENNAI - India's Deepika Pallikal, ranked 48 in the world rankings, has been given the top billing in the 13th World Junior Women's Squash Championships beginning July 28. Egypt's Heba El Torky has been named the second seed.
Sporting ties with India not possible right now: JillaniJuly 6th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan's Sports Minister Aftab Shah Jillani does not foresee a restoration of sporting ties with India in the near future. "I don't think it is possible to restore bilateral sporting ties with India at this stage and in these existing circumstances," Jillani told reporters in Karachi.
Pakistan hockey team invited to play in Delhi?June 27th, 2009 KARACHI/NEW DELHI - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) says its national team is likely to play in a four-nation hockey tournament in New Delhi ahead of next year's World Cup while Hockey India (HI) says that's news to it. Pakistani media reports say the quadrangular tournament that is being planned by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) ahead of next year's World Cup will help break the ice between Pakistan and India, who have suspended sporting ties in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks.
Dixit annexes Malaysian Junior Open squash titleJune 2nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Ravi Dixit, an ICL academy player, became the first Indian to win the Milo All Star Malaysian Junior Open boys under-19 title in Kuala Lumpur. Given top billing, Ravi had to go through six rounds before defeating home favourite Jo Wen Ng 11-8, 6-11, 12-10, 11-9 in the final.
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