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Professional Rugby Player Phaidra Knight signs with Heraea Marketing
by HeraeaMarketing
posted May 8, 2013 at 8:18pm

Phaidra Knight chooses the right team...more

Just for women sports 24/7 coming our way
by HeraeaMarketing
posted February 12, 2013 at 7:46pm

Sports Channel for Women TV...more

Would barring non-US citizens from US National Doubles Tourney kill the future women’s squash?
by Fair Game News
posted January 24, 2012 at 5:11pm

By Sarah Odell What does it mean to be the best? I pondered this recently while studying the lacquered hardwood board at the Greenwich Country Club listing past winners of the North American Open Doubles Tournament. How many winners – spanning...more

Playing against boys: Nour Bahgat is first female on Pro Squash Tour
by Fair Game News
posted October 7, 2011 at 2:08pm

Nour Bahgat is first female on the Pro Squash Tour By Sarah Odell Egyptian squash player Nour Bahgat is doing what women at the top of their game do: Challenge the guys. Bahgat, who won the 2009 Women’s Collegiate National Championship her fres...more

Why NCAA nix is such trouble for women’s squash
by Fair Game News
posted July 20, 2011 at 8:46pm

By Sarah Odell When the NCAA decided late in 2010 to cut squash from the emerging sport list, most people didn’t notice the decision, let alone realize the profound impact on the sport moving forward. But this decision is like hitting the serve out at ...more

Maria Toor Pakay - Remember this name
by The Rabbit Hole
posted June 24, 2011 at 10:03am

Maria Toor Pakay is a 20 year old squash player. She is also one of the best in the world. She is now coached by Canadian player and squash legend Jonathon Power because she was receiving death threats from the Taliban in her native Pakistan. Photo fr...more

El Weleily Sets Up All-Egyptian Squash Finals In Hurghada
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 11, 2011 at 9:40pm

Raneem El WeleilyOmneya Abdel KawyPSA/WISPA TOUR EVENT NEWSRESULTS: Hurghada International, Hurghada, EgyptWomen’s semi-finals:[4] Raneem El Weleily (EGY) bt [1] Rachael Grinham (AUS) 11-4, 12-10, 11-9 (31m)[2] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt [5] Nour El Tay...more

No boast: Women’s squash in trouble
by Fair Game News
posted May 18, 2011 at 1:44pm

By Sarah Odell Women’s squash is at a crossroads. I have written in this blog about huge strides that we have made with women’s doubles in the last year, but the women’s game as a whole — singles and doubles, professionals and amateurs — is...more

Missing college sports? Get coaches, team, and competition (community will follow)
by Fair Game News
posted October 24, 2010 at 12:47pm

By Sarah Odell What keeps so many women from playing post-collegiate competitive sports? In squash, it’s a challenge to get young women to travel to Baltimore or Philadelphia or Boston for a tournament. Getting them to commit to a once a week practice...more

Ad’s a fake, but let’s get real about butts. Strong is big (and beautiful).
by Fair Game News
posted September 8, 2010 at 11:53pm

By Sarah Odell I was an odd mix of girly girl and tomboy growing up. I only wore dresses that twirled, and a perfect Friday afternoon left me covered in dirt, running around a field hockey pitch in cleats and shin guards. There were no showers near the f...more

Post College Sport: Join an athletic board (and here’s why)
by Fair Game News
posted July 21, 2010 at 5:05pm

By Sarah Odell Just a few months ago, it was hard to think of a time when I wouldn’t be going to school — and wouldn’t have a two-hour practice built into my day. But that time has come. I’ve graduated from college, landed my dream job at Harper ...more

Youth may bring it, but sometimes age (and experience) crushes
by Fair Game News
posted April 2, 2010 at 10:51am

By Sarah Odell In sports, there is always some arrogance on the side of youth. When an athlete of twenty-two faces an athlete of forty or fifty, one assumes the younger player will win—he or she must be stronger, fitter, faster. This notion is complete...more

Is that SQUASH in Grand Central? Yep (just part of ’squash week’ in NYC)
by Fair Game News
posted January 29, 2010 at 11:17am

Tournament of Champions in Grand Central this week By Sarah Odell Anyone striding through Grand Central Terminal this week could be excused for looking up from their Blackberries and iPhones and thinking they had accidentally zig-zagged west to Madiso...more

Pakistan's female squash player defies tradition
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 27, 2010 at 12:56pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's squash champion Maria Toor Pakay cut her teeth fighting boys in a tribal district synonymous with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, defying convention t o become a trailblazer in her sport. She hails from South Waziristan, part ...more

Top pro squash player on match prep, the fallacy of burnout — and why a bikini calendar
by Fair Game News
posted January 4, 2010 at 11:45am

Grainger bests Alison Waters in the finals of the Burning River Classic in Cleveland, Feb. 2009 By Sarah Odell What happens when you cross a genetic pre-disposition with an environment crafted for squash excellence? Answer: Natalie Grainger, one of th...more

Lessons, some victories, and fresh worry: Is there life after college sports?
by Fair Game News
posted November 19, 2009 at 1:20pm

Odell (in blue) By Sarah Odell The other day, the Wellesley College Squash Team — my team — opened the 2009 season at home against Smith College. This is my last home opener. As a senior, who has spent four years holding the number one spot at Wel...more

Pro Squash player Suzie Pierrepont talks passion, tournaments, and — yep — women’s (lower) pay
by Fair Game News
posted September 1, 2009 at 10:42pm

By Sarah Odell I met professional squash player Suzie Pierrepont last spring at the U25 National Doubles Tournament at the Field Club of Greenwich, CT. Suzie, a 23-year-old Brit, is ranked 25th in the world and is now based in the U.S. at the Apawamis ...more

Maccabiah Update: USA Women’s Squash Takes Team Silver
by Fair Game News
posted July 21, 2009 at 4:45pm

Sarah Odell, Team USA Sarah Odell has been competing in Israel as a member of the US Squash Team at the Maccabiah Games, where 7,000 athletes from 60 countries are competing for medals and bonding over their common Jewish heritage. Among the particip...more

Countdown to Competition: The Maccabiah Games (and fears about heat-induced super-bouncy squash balls)
by Fair Game News
posted July 1, 2009 at 12:15pm

Sarah Odell (in blue) practices for Maccabiah Games By Sarah Odell Tomorrow I leave with members of the U.S. men’s and women’s squash teams to compete in the Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv. The Games –- would you believe the third-largest sporting...more

Jeanne Blasberg, chair of US Squash, on growing the women’s game, courting the post-college crowd, and amping up your game as you age (seriously)
by Fair Game News
posted May 4, 2009 at 2:49pm

By Sarah Odell US Squash board chair Jeanne Blasberg Jeanne Blasberg is Board Chair, of U.S. Squash and plays at state and national levels. Recently, she has been kind enough to teach my friend Ashley and I the game of doubles squash, which is all tog...more

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