Laura Massaro ‘ticks last box’ with number one squash ranking
‘My goal is to play the best level of squash ever played by a woman’ Massaro will replace Egypt’s Raneem El Welily at the top of the rankings on 1 January,, external but it is Malaysia’s David, currently ranked third, who has been the sport’s dominant force over the past decade. The 32-year-old has won […]
Madeline Perry secures Texas Open success
Madeline Perry has won the Texas Open after a five-game victory over Natalie Grinham in the final. The Banbridge women took her 11th WSA World Tour title with a 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-6 win against the Dutch player in Dallas. Perry progressed to the decider thanks to victories over Latasha Khan, Rachel Grinham and […]
World Squash Championships: How Egypt became a superpower
The great Ahmed Barada, a future world number two, happened to be the most famous sportsman in the country and his emergence, according to Elshorbagy, was a seminal moment in Egypt’s squash development. “We always had someone to look up to and follow,” said the 22-year-old. Egypt’s dominance at the top of the men’s game, […]
Imogen Sills makes World Championships medal race
Cornwall’s Imogen Sills has the chance to win a medal at the World Youth Championships after finishing in ninth place at the end of the qualifying., external The 17-year-old will compete in Saturday’s medal race with the rest of the top 10 in the standings. But her twin sister Saskia will not be in action […]
‘There will be an impact for African users’
The West Africa Director of Google says African users should prepare for Google’s Huawei ban impact. Juliet Ehimuan would not elaborate, but some analysts say Google pre-installed apps including YouTube, Google Play, Google Photos and Google Maps won’t feature in new Huawei smartphones. In an wide-ranging interview with the BBC, the Google Director also talks […]
Scots eye record Commonwealth Games success in 2014
Scotland is expected to land a record haul of medals when Glasgow puts on the Commonwealth Games in 2014. The full programme for the 17-sport, 11-day Games, which will feature 256 medal events, has been finalised. And Commonwealth Games Scotland chairman Michael Cavanagh believes the host nation can surpass the 33 medals won in Edinburgh […]
Glasgow 2014: England claim double badminton bronze
The Scottish pair sealed a 2-0 victory against Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon and Lai Pei Jing. Langridge and Mills eased past favourites Adcock and Ellis 2-0 as the two home nations featured in four of the day’s five bronze medal matches. Gabby Adcock went one better than her husband Chris, as she and Smith came […]
Sport into business – surveying the options for when final whistle blows
“However, no one was preparing them for life beyond sport or showing them how they could exploit their sporting success to further their career. “On the programme, we get athletes to ask questions about themselves and apply the same principles that made them successful in their particular sport to the next stage of their life” […]
Young People’s Sports Panel: Apply now to help shape the future of Scottish sport
Scotland’s young people are shaping the way sport is run across the country. If you are aged between 14-23 and passionate about all things sport, then you can apply to be on the 2018 Young People’s Sports Panel. , external Sportscotland, supported by Young Scot and the National Lottery, are looking for 15 members who […]
EuroBasket qualifying: GB women unchanged for Poland opener
Great Britain’s women are set to take an unchanged line-up into their opening EuroBasket 2021 qualifier in Poland on Thursday (17:00 GMT). Chem Buceta’s squad broke new ground for a British team in reaching the semi-finals of this year’s EuroBasket. Buceta, GB coach since 2015, wants the team to build on its success for the […]