Defending world champion Nour El Sherbini of Egypt beat Sarah-Jane Perry of England 3-1 to reach the semi-finals of the World Squash Championships in Cairo.

England’s Sarah-Jane Perry, the sixth seed, battled through to the last eight of the World Squash Championships in Cairo with a five-game win.

Defending champions Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini began their Professional Squash Association World Squash Championship campaigns with comfortable victories in Cairo.

Women’s world number one Nouran Gohar and men’s world number two Ali Farag ensured double success for Egypt at the Tournament of Champions in New York City.

Second seed Diego Elías of Peru came from behind to beat India’s Saurav Ghosal in a 70-minute, five-game thriller to reach the men’s singles final at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tournament of Champions at Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

Egyptians Ali Farag and Nouran Gohar are the top seeds for the Tournament of Champions, which is set to start tomorrow at Grand Central Station in New York City.

Hania El Hammamy won the British Open squash title for the first time, after defeating world number one and fellow Egyptian Nouran Gohar in the women’s final at the University of Hull, while Paul Coll retained the men’s title and maintained the world number one ranking.

The men’s world number one spot and the Allam British Open squash title will both be on the line in this year’s final, after Paul Coll and Ali Farag set up a repeat of the showpiece match from 12 months ago in Hull.

Men’s and women’s top seeds Ali Farag and Nouran Gohar reached the semi-finals of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour’s Allam British Open after four-game wins at the University of Hull.

Egyptians Ali Farag and Nouran Gohar will start as top seeds for squash’s British Open, as the oldest tournament in the sport begins at the Allam Sport Centre at the University of Hull, England.

Second seed Ali Farag of Egypt overcame an injury in the warm-up to win the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Optasia Championship title, as he defeated Diego Elías of Peru in four games at the Wimbledon Club in London.

Diego Elías of Peru and top seed Ali Farag of Egypt reached the final of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Optasia Championship after recording straight-games wins in the semi-finals in London.

Switzerland’s Nicolas Mueller sprung a big upset in the quarter-finals of the Optasia Championship, as the unseeded player’s fairytale run continued at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour Gold event.

Switzerland’s Nicolas Müller continued to defy the rankings as he produced another upset at the Optasia Championship, a Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour Gold tournament in London.

Marwan ElShorbagy eliminated defending champion and world number one Ali Farag at the Windy City Open in an all-Egyptian clash.