Amr Shabana, the world number one from Egypt, looked like an even hotter favourite to become World Open champion for a fourth time as he celebrated reaching the semi-finals by posing with Manchester United's Premier League trophy here Friday. The trophy was transported a couple of miles across the city from Old trafford to the SportCity site which was ...

World Open champion Rachael Grinham suffered one of the most astonishing defeats of her career as her title defence ended in the second round against an opponent who is about to retire. The second-seeded Australian was beaten 5-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-8 by Vicky Botwright, who has already taken up a job as head coach at the national squash centre in ...

After a career full of miraculous shots — including one from a parking lot during his first British Open win — Seve Ballesteros was preparing for the "hardest challenge" of his life Sunday after announcing he has a brain tumor. The 51-year-old Ballesteros was set to undergo a biopsy ...

Spanish golf legend Severiano Ballesteros, a five-time major winner who retired last year, remained in hospital Thursday, three days after he suffered a dizzy spell and briefly lost consciousness. "He remains in hospital and his condition has not changed," a spokeswoman for Madrid's La Paz hospital told AFP, adding the 51-year-old's family had demanded that it not provide ...