Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a racket-and-ball sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. The objective of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. There are about 20 million people who play squash regularly world-wide in over 185 countries. The governing body of squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF), is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the sport will be included in the Olympic Games, starting with the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The Professional Squash Association (PSA) organizes the pro tour.
Jahangir Khan is a former professional Pakistani squash player. He won the World Open title six times, and the British Open title ten times (1982–1991). Jahangir Khan is widely regarded as the greatest squash player of all time, and one of the greatest sportsmen in Pakistan history. From 1981 to 1986, Khan was unbeaten and during that time won 555 consecutive matches – the longest winning streak by any athlete in top-level professional sport as recorded by Guinness World Records.
The Daily Times (DT) is an English-language Pakistani newspaper. Launched on 9 April 2002, Daily Times, is simultaneously published from Lahore and Islamabad. The newspaper was owned by Governor of Punjab and Pakistan Peoples Party member Salmaan Taseer.
Jansher Khan PP SI HI NI is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. During his career, he won the World Open record eight times, and the British Open six times. Jansher Khan is widely regarded as one of the greatest squash players of all time. Ranked number 1 in the world for a decade, from January 1988 till January 1998, Jansher Khan retired in the year 2001. He was troubled by back, knee and groin injuries throughout his career. During his career, he won 293 out of 331 PSA Professional matches and 99 out of 118 PSA Professional Tour Finals matches. From 1990 until 1996, he remained unbeaten in 81 matches for a record six years; this was the longest winning streak in top-level professional sports, as recorded by Guinness World Records.
Ross William Norman is a New Zealand former professional squash player. He is best remembered for winning the World Open in 1986, when he beat Jahangir Khan of Pakistan in the final 9–5, 9–7, 7–9, 9–1 to end Jahangir's unbeaten streak dating back to 1981. The win marked the end of an unbeaten run for Khan that had stretched for over five years. Norman had been ranked the World No. 2 behind Khan for some time going into the match, but despite a single-minded determination to end his unbeaten run had been unable to end the total dominance that the Pakistani had held over the game. Norman had vowed: "One day Jahangir will be slightly off his game and I will get him." That day finally came in the final of squash's biggest tournament, which was held that year in Toulouse, France.
Hashim Khan was a squash player from Pakistan. He won the British Open Squash Championships a total of seven times, from 1951 to 1956, and then again in 1958. Khan was the patriarch of the Khan squash family of Pakistan, which dominated the sport from the 1950s through the 1980s.
The U.S. Open is the most prestigious squash tournament in the United States, and one of the most significant in the world. It is a major international display of supreme talent in the sport, and showcases the top players from around the world.
Sharif Khan is a Pakistani-Canadian retired professional squash player. He is widely considered to be one of the all-time great players of hardball squash. He was the dominant player on the hardball squash circuit throughout the 1970s. Sharif was born in Pakistan, and is the son of the legendary squash player Hashim Khan, who dominated the international squash scene in the 1950s.
Alpha Bravo Charlie is an action and thriller Pakistani drama, produced by ISPR and directed by Pakistani drama and film director Shoaib Mansoor.
The Tournament of Champions is an annual international squash championship held in New York City. In recent years, the event has been held at Grand Central Terminal, in a specially-constructed four-walled glass court in the Vanderbilt Hall.
Latasha Khan is an American professional female squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 18 in January 2000. She started to play at the age of 9. She earned a team and individual gold medal at the 2003 Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. With 3,410 points on the international points table in September 2009, she was ranked No. 28 in the international circuit. She is a right handed player. After spending some time as a junior player, Khan started to play professional squash back in 1992. Khan practices and plays at Seattle Athletic Club Downtown under the coaching of Yusuf Khan and uses Prince brand of racquets. In 2009, she earned points by appearing in Sun & Surf 2009, Squash Pyramides 2009, Seoul Squash Open 2009, Fassp St Luke's Open 2009, Subway Goshen Open 2009, Cayman Islands Open 2009, Racquet Club International 2009, Atwater Cup 2009, Burning River Classic 2009 and Liberty Bell Open 2009. Her hobbies and interests includes shopping and music. Her sister Shabana Khan is also a former professional squash player, and their father is a cousin of squash legend Jahangir Khan.
Squash is one of the most popular sports in Pakistan. Pakistan had hosted a number of international tournaments and has many professional training centers around the country. Pakistan reached its peak in the 1980s and 1990s during the reigns of Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan. Both players won many laurels for the country. Jansher Khan won the World Open eight times and the British Open six times. He was ranked number 1 in the world for six years. Jahangir Khan is easily the greatest professional squash player of all time with an unofficial record of having 555-game winning streak. Between 1950 and 1997, Pakistan amassed over 30 British Open titles, 14 World Open titles and many more PSA professional titles.
Faraz is both a surname and given name of Persian origin. Notable people with the name include:
Max Lee is a professional squash player who represents Hong Kong. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in December 2015. He was coached by Abdul Faheem Khan. Max helped Hong Kong to win the Asian Team Squash Championships against Pakistan in April 2018.
The United States men's national squash team represents the United States in international squash team competitions, and is governed by U.S. Squash.
Syed Shibli Faraz is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Leader of Opposition in Senate of Pakistan since April 2024. He previously served as the Minister of Science and Technology, in 2021 and 2022. He has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2015.
Farkas Balázs, known locally as Balázs Farkas, is a Hungarian professional squash player. As of June 2024, he was ranked number 37 in the world. As of November 2018, he was number 1 in Hungary. He won the 2018 Airport Xmas Challenger professional tournament, beating Spaniard Carlos Cornes Ribadas in the 5-game final. He also won the 2022 Odense Open, beating seeded players Ben Coleman, Faraz Khan and, in the final, Sam Todd.
Khaas ' is a 2019 Pakistani television series, produced by Momina Duraid under their banner MD Productions and directed by Danish Nawaz. It stars Sanam Baloch and Ali Rehman Khan in leading roles with a supporting cast of Haroon Shahid, Hira Tareen, Behroze Sabzwari, Lubna Aslam, Sajida Syed, Saba Faisal, Natasha Ali and Anam Goher. Baloch has made her acting comeback after her last appearance in Teri Raza (2017).
Dunk is a Pakistani drama serial that premiered on 23 December 2020 on ARY Digital. It deals with the false allegations of harassment and stars Bilal Abbas Khan as Haider, Sana Javed as Amal, Yasra Rizvi as Saira and Noman Ijaz as Professor Humayun. The serial has been written by Mohsin Ali and directed by Badar Mehmood, the duo who previously collaborated for mega-hits, Aisi Hai Tanhai and Ishqiya. According to producer Fahad Mustafa, the series is based on a real incident in Lahore. The story is inspired by an incident that took place in MAO college, Lahore, where a professor committed suicide over false harassment allegations by a student.
The men's singles squash competition at the 2022 World Games took place from 13 to 17 July 2022 at the University of Alabama Birmingham in Birmingham, United States.
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