New Zealand win Commonwealth Games mixed doubles gold
New Zealand are the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles champions after Joelle King and Paul Coll downed England’s Alison Waters and Adrian Waller in a one-sided final. Coll and King, bronze medal winners in 2018, have looked in brilliant form throughout the tournament and today were unstoppable as they overpowered England to return the title to […]
Commonwealth Games: Mixed doubles final preview & men’s/women’s semis
It’s a busy day of squash action at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as we reach the gold and bronze medal matches in the mixed doubles and the semi-finals of the men’s and women’s doubles. England will take on New Zealand tonight as they bid to win a first ever mixed doubles gold at the […]
Second Birmingham 2022 final for Coll as New Zealand beat top seeds in mixed doubles
New Zealand’s Paul Coll will compete in his second Commonwealth Games final in the space of four days after he and mixed doubles partner Joelle King downed Indian top seeds and defending World Champions Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal Karthik of India 2-0. Coll, who on Wednesday beat Joel Makin to become the first Kiwi […]
Commonwealth Games Doubles: Malaysia stun top seeds
Malaysia enjoyed a spectacular day as their two women’s doubles teams stunned the top seeds and 3/4 seeds to reach the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games for the first time in the country’s history. 5/8 women’s doubles seeds Rachel Arnold and Aifa Azman had already recorded one of the results of the round – when […]
Commonwealth Games Doubles Preview: Mixed and women’s events reach quarters, men’s into round two
The mixed doubles and women’s doubles events of squash at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have reached quarter-final stage, while the men’s event is into the second round. There’s plenty of action to look forward to today, as 16 matches featuring 64 athletes from 12 nations take place across two courts, with play from the […]
Commonwealth Games Doubles: Australia upset England & husband v wife in quarters
Australian mixed doubles pairing Rachael Grinham and Zac Alexander put in a fine performance to surprise higher-seeded home hopes Georgina Kennedy and Patrick Rooney as the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles competition resumed, while the men’s and women’s doubles competitions got underway. Yesterday, Kennedy captured headlines when she became the first Englishwomen to win a Commonwealth […]
Ryan Cuskelly hoping to benefit from Commonwealth doubles focus
Ahead of making his fourth Commonwealth Games appearance in today’s men’s doubles competition, Ryan Cuskelly is loving being back in the green and gold. Speaking to Squash Australia the day after he entered the Athletes Village, the 35-year-old explained the welcome he received as he and his teammates dug into their Team Australia gear. “We […]
Kennedy and Coll win Commonwealth Games titles
England’s Georgina Kennedy and New Zealand’s Paul Coll are the 2022 Commonwealth Games singles champions after they beat Canada’s Hollie Naughton and Wales’ Joel Makin in front of a sell-out crowd of 2,000 inside the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre. Appearing in her debut Commonwealth Games, 3/4 seed Kennedy put in yet another […]
Commonwealth Games Singles Finals Preview: History awaits in Birmingham
History will be made in today’s Commonwealth Games singles finals, which are taking place at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre. In the women’s draw, Canada’s 5/8 seed Hollie Naughton plays England’s 3/4 seed Georgina Kennedy as they bid to become the first ever female winners from their respective countries. Similarly, there will […]
Canada’s Hollie Naughton shocks top seed to make historic final
Hollie Naughton became the first Canadian woman to reach a Commonwealth Games final after the 5/8 seed stunned New Zealand’s top seed and defending champion Joelle King at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre. Naughton, 27, had never taken a game, let alone beaten King, in four previous meetings and even after her […]
