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Topic: Squash at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

	Rules - Squash. 26/7/2002. Commonwealth Games
		Squash was born within the grim walls of London's Fleet Prison in the early 19th century, when convicts took to hitting a ball against the wall of their tiny exercise yard with a racket.
		A match is divided into five games, each of which is won by the player who is first to make it to nine points.
		In squash terminology, the non-serving player is known as 'the receiver'.
	abc.net.au /commonwealthgames/2002/items/s631985.htm (348 words)

	Doha 2006 - Squash - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Squash, or squash racquets as it was known in its early days, was invented at Harrow School, England, around 1830.
		The game remained the preserve of schools and universities until the early part of the 20th century.
		Today, squash is played in 153 countries, of which 124 are members of the World Squash Federation, with 50,000 courts now worldwide.
	www.doha-2006.com /gis/menuroot/sports/Squash_History.aspx (206 words)

	NewsPage
		Squash is played in 27 countries in Africa, where there are more than 6,000 courts, and 21 National Federations are members of the World Squash Federation (WSF).
		Mauritius was represented in the squash events in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia for the first time after strengthening their relationship with their Olympic Committee following their hosting of the WSF AGM in 2004.
		Winner of two Commonwealth Games gold medals in Melbourne, Nicol was widely profiled on national TV, radio and the press in visits to Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town where he gave clinics and took on the country's top players in a series of exhibition matches.
	www.worldsquash.org /newspage2.asp?NewsID=314 (588 words)

	Nicol ready
		On the eve of leading England's squash team in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, twice gold medallist Peter Nicol announced that the squad is in great spirits and "ready to start".
		With more than 50 major international titles to his name, including Commonwealth Games singles gold in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 and doubles gold in Manchester four years ago – and 60 months at the top of the world rankings – one might assume that Peter Nicol has achieved all that he wants to in squash.
		The former Scot has admitted recently that, whilst he won't now retire immediately after the 2006 Games, he is unlikely to play on the international PSA Tour beyond the end of this year.
	www.squashsite.org.uk /news-4.htm (451 words)

	Super Series Finals 2006
		The 32-year-old world No7, who claimed a remarkable men's singles gold over local favourite David Palmer at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne last week, has hinted that this may be his last year on the PSA Tour.
		Nicol, who on Sunday added Commonwealth doubles gold to his remarkable singles victory, is one of five medallists from the Melbourne Games to feature in the line-up at this year's Finals.
		The 2006 Commonwealth Games squash event was dominated by England and the host nation, between them taking 13 of the 15 medals on offer.
	www.squashplayer.co.uk /superseries_v1/News_Record.html (443 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport... \| Squash \| Beginner's guide to squash
		It began in the 19th century and was originally called squash racquets, to distinguish it from the game of racquets.
		Harrow School, just outside London, is credited as the game's birthplace - when young pupils who couldn't compete with older boys for space on the proper racquets courts invented their own version using a rubber ball instead of a hard one.
		Squash is a hugely popular sport, in the UK and across the globe.
	duggmirror.com /other_sports/Beginner_s_guide_to_squash (762 words)

	Commonwealth Games 2006
		Playing in his third consecutive Commonwealth Games final, Nicol was unfazed by the patriotic home crowd at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, as he added another gold to the one he had claimed in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.
		He levelled the game at 3-3 and moved ahead once the players had returned to the court after the match was stopped for the blood rule against Nicol.
		He quickly found his feet in the second game and, often leaving his shot selection to the last possible moment, was soon back on level terms.
	www.squashplayer.co.uk /CommGames_06/index.htm (5148 words)

	Xinhua - English
		Following the decision, squash will be one of the 10 sports which shall be obligatory on the program for future editions of the Commonwealth Games.
		"Since the sport's (squash) introduction to the Games program in 1998, the level of participation and excellence continues to grow and, at the recent Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, we saw 29participating nations (and regions)," Michael Hooper, chief executive of the CGF, was quoted as saying.
		The CGF Executive Board expects to see further development and welcomes squash as a core partner within the Commonwealth Games movement, Hooper said.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2006-12/27/content_5538013.htm (167 words)

	2006 Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Games were opened by Queen Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth.
		On 20 March 2006 it was reported that two athletes had gone missing from the Commonwealth Games village: Tanzanian boxer Omari Idd Kimweri and Bangladeshi runner Mohammad Tawhidul Islam.
		These incidents were not without precedence: 27 athletes similarly disappeared from the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England (21 from Sierra Leone, 5 from Bangladesh and one from Pakistan), and over 80 athletes and officials overstayed their visas after the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2006_Commonwealth_Games (3097 words)

	Squash selected as CW Games ‘core sport’ -DAWN - Sport; December 22, 2006
		KARACHI, Dec 21: The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has selected squash as a ‘core sport’ for future Commonwealth Games including the 2010 edition, to be held in New Delhi.
		According to a media release issued by the World Squash Federation (WSF) on Thursday, the decision was taken by the CGF Executive Board which met in Malaysia earlier this week.
		It was agreed that squash would be one of the ten sports which “shall be obligatory” on the programme.
	www.dawn.com /2006/12/22/spt20.htm (128 words)

	Coventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia
		The Coventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia is an Olympic-style amateur sports festival for male and female athletes of all ages and abilities.
		The Games are sanctioned by the national governing body for State Games: the National Congress of State Games, the NCAA, the VHSL and recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee as a State Games Participant.
		The Coventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia, which includes both Olympic and non-Olympic sports, has grown from 4,465 participants in 29 sports in 1990, to nearly 9,000 athletes competing in 52 sports in 2005.
	www.commonwealthgames.org /games.htm (442 words)

	Squash in Ukraine News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Squash is featured in the two bids being presented for the 2010 Commonwealth Games by both New Delhi, India, and the Canadian city of Hamilton.
		Commonwealth Games Canada President Claude Bennett added: "Commonwealth Games Canada is impressed with the comprehensive approach undertaken by the Bid Corporation in determining the final sport program.
		The Commonwealth Games Federation will determine a host city for the 2010 Commonwealth Games on November 13th, 2003 at the Annual General Assembly in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
	www.squash.com.ua /eng/news/?news_id=39 (305 words)

	The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper.
		The secret to Natalie Grinham's string of squash gold medals was that she had walked down the aisle on the eve of the Games, says mixed doubles partner Joseph Kneipp.
		England's Tracey Hallam broke her Commonwealth Games singles jinx by storming to gold in the women's badminton final yesterday.
		The message from the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games was confusing.
	www.theage.com.au /commonwealth-games (462 words)

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		Kathy’s qualification for the Commonwealth Games at the age of 41 is remarkable, and is another example of the attraction of the event to
		This is a wonderful aspect of an Australian Commonwealth Games Team – the chance for newcomers across the range of sports to have a launching pad for their careers, right alongside some of the greats of Australian sport.
		Elite sport in 2006 is a very different thing to even 20 years ago, and we strongly believe the support and opportunity which the ACGA has been able to provide to our athletes assists in making careers longer and even more successful.
	www.commonwealthgames.org.au /News/BlueRooNews/Edition8.htm (1829 words)

	Squash Site, news, results, articles ... all about squash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Squash has been confirmed as one of the ten 'core sports' for future Commonwealth Games...
		SAUDI: The last major final of 2006 was contested between Amr Shabana and Gregory Gaultier, with the Egyptian coming out the straight games winner...
		ASIAN GAMES: It was a great day for Malaysia in Doha as Nicol David and Ong Beng Hee became Asian Games Champions...
	www.squashsite.co.uk (661 words)

	Welcome to Squash Tasmania
		Squash draw for World Masters Games in Edmonton, Canada.
		Tasmanian Squash Academy is seeking people interested in coaching....
		Four Tassie Masters Squash players travelled to Melbourne over the June long weekend to compete in the Oceania Masters Games incorporating the Victorian Masters Championships.
	www.squashtas.asn.au (756 words)

	XVIII Commonwealth Games Melbourne - Squash
		Australia's Natalie Grinham became the indisputable squash star of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne today (Sunday) after winning gold in the Mixed Doubles and Women's Doubles events – bring her total haul to a record three gold medals at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre after clinching the Women's Singles crown last week.
		Rachael was runner-up to her younger sister in the singles event, then shared gold with Natalie in the Women's Doubles and bronze with Palmer in the Mixed – Palmer also taking a bronze in the Men's Doubles to complement his silver in the singles.
		Another Games record was achieved today by England's Lee Beachill and Peter Nicol, who became the first players to successfully defend a Commonwealth title after beating Australian favourites Stewart Boswell and Anthony Ricketts in a marathon 142-minute Men's Doubles final – the last, and longest, match of the Melbourne Games.
	www.squashtalk.com /html/news/mar06/news06-3-201.htm (803 words)

	Triple treat - Squash - Commonwealth Games - smh.com.au
		The secret to Natalie Grinham's string of squash gold medals was that she had walked down the aisle on the eve of the Games, said mixed doubles partner Joseph Kneipp.
		She was married on March 9 to squash player Tommy Berden, but that's not reason why she played so well.
		She defeated her sister Rachael to win the women's singles; she teamed with Kneipp to defeat England yesterday in the mixed doubles; and she concluded her golden campaign by winning the women's doubles with her sister yesterday, defeating New Zealand's Shelley Kitchen and Tamsyn Leevey 1-9, 9-4, 9-3, 9-3.
	www.smh.com.au /news/squash/triple-treat/2006/03/26/1143330933349.html (591 words)

	Squash New Zealand - Commonwealth Games 2006
		The New Zealand squash team is now guaranteed at least one doubles medal at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
		The New Zealand squash team is unbeaten after the first day of doubles at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
		New Zealand's Shelley Kitchen is through to the quarterfinals of the women's squash singles at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
	www.squashnz.co.nz /cwgames2006 (2106 words)

	News
		Local squash identity Martin Grace was presented with the "Volunteer of the Year" at the ACT Sportstar awards held on 28 October.
		Squash ACT is looking for some motivated individuals to make a contribution to the sport by serving on the board.
		The sport's Commonwealth Games action will be staged on a new purpose-built all-glass show court at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) where players will challenge for five gold medals in both singles (men and women) and doubles (men, women and mixed) events across 11 days of competition.
	www.squashact.asn.au /News/News.htm (1659 words)

	2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
		Kaisey Griffith, student, competed at the 2005 Island Games in Shetland Isles, Scotland, and was Overall Champion at the Games.
		He has competed in the 1990, (also competing in these games was his mother) 1994 (swimming) and 2002 (cycling) Commonwealth Games, as well as the 1992 Olympic Games and 2005 Island Games where he placed 1st in the road race.
		She has competed at the Commonwealth Games 2002, Pan American Games 2003, Island Games in Guernsey, Caribbean Championships and World B Championships, and was Bermuda's National Champion in Road Race and Time Trial in 2005.
	www.olympics.bm /commonwealth2006games.htm (1752 words)

	New Zealand team announced for Commonwealth Games
		The New Zealand squash team has been named for the Commonwealth Games starting in Melbourne in march next year.
		Squash New Zealand and the New Zealand Olympic Committee have announced a six strong line-up, which includes women's world number 12 Shelley Kitchen.
		The players can press their claims for a place in the Commonwealth Games team with a top eight finish at the world's.
	www.squashauckland.org /artman/publish/article_1284.shtml (355 words)

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		The sport of Squash was first played over 100 years ago and is now enjoyed in over 153 nations (124 World Squash Federation members), on 50,000 courts, with its popularity continuing to grow rapidly.
		The WSF is responsible for ensuring that Squash is represented in all major regional multi-sport Games and in the Olympic Games.
		Squash is now included in the Pan-American Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Games and All Africa Games.
	www.chicago2006.org /sports/sports.php?mgroup=Squash (273 words)

	Commonwealth Games 2006
		The 2006 Games will be the historical debut of this sport into the Commonwealth Games.
		The State Netball Hockey Centre is located Close to the Commonwealth Games Village, this venue includes a five-court indoor stadium designed for international competition.
		MSAC is the current centre of Squash in Victoria and has hosted major Squash events, including the Australian Open Grand Prix Event and the Melbourne International Squash Festival.
	www.travelplaces.co.uk /commonwealth-sports-venues.htm (1972 words)

	Coventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia
		The tournament is limited to 24 players on a first come, first serve basis.
		Rules: All matches will be best of 5 games to 11 points.
		Should the server tie the opponent at 10 points, the server will decide whether they will play to 11 or 12.
	www.commonwealthgames.org /squash.htm (227 words)

	Commonwealth Games 2006
		In the last hours of the games, the netball team got the result against Jamaica that had eluded them in Manchester and the last world championships.
		Pete Nicol in squash took a double gold; Nathan and Gail delivered in the badminton mixed doubles; Tracey Hallam in the singles.
		Hosting the Games in 2012 is an opportunity we must seize, both to put sport at the heart of our society and to reach out and develop that talent.
	www.sportengland.org /index/news_and_media/commonwealth_games_2006.htm (938 words)

	Squash in Ukraine News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Squash is this week stepping up its bid for inclusion in the 2012 Olympic Games...
		Squash was recently nominated by the IOC as one of five sports which would be "studied further" with a view to inclusion in the Olympic Games programme for 2012.
		Squash is a successful part of the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, African Games and Pan-American Games - and Nicol, a co-promoter of the ISS Canary Wharf Classic, says: "Squash fully deserves to be in the Olympics.
	www.squash.com.ua /eng/news/?news_id=347 (218 words)

	-- PLAYER PROFILE - CRAIG van der WATH --
		South Africa has produced very few squash players in the mould of Roland Watson, who was ranked in the World top 10 for a decade - total absorption with the game: total dedication and total commitment were his hallmarks.
		Forsaking an academic career for one on the squash court was a decision, which Craig made a number of years ago and he never looked back.
		He and Angie have purchased the Parkview Squash Centre and both have many ideas as to how to promote squash and they are pro-active in doing so.
	www.squashsa.co.za /vanderwath.htm (582 words)

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