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Friday, 18 December 2020 Fares Dessouky scored the biggest win of his career as he overturned a two game deficit to stun world number one Ali Farag in the final of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour CIB Mens Black Ball Open in Cairo. Dessouky started the contest against his Egyptian compatriot as the underdog having lost all five of his previous meetings with the world number one. Farag was also heading into the match on a 14-game winning streak and he showed why he has been ...

PSA 18th Dec 2020 News It is time for the last match of 2020. The final of the men’s event at the CIB Black Ball Squash Open takes place today, with action beginning at 21:00 (GMT+2) at the Black Ball Sporting Club in Cairo. The final will be between Ali Farag and Fares Dessouky, with both chasing their own little piece of history. The World No.1 is aiming to win a third consecutive tournament for the first time in his career after triumphs at the CIB Egyptian Open and Qatar Classic, while De...

CIB Black Ball Open SF: Farag Downs Asal to Reach Final News Egypt’s World No.1 Ali Farag is through to the CIB Black Ball Open final after beating World No.14 Mostafa Asal 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 at the PSA World Tour Gold event. The last meeting between the pair came just two months ago where Farag took the victory in four games and the World No.1 was on his metal once again to dispatch his compatriot, who had already recorded two upsets against World No.4 Paul Coll and World No.10 Miguel Rodrigue...

The Soul of America 9pm, Sky Documentaries Based on the Pulitzer prize-winning historian Jon Meacham’s 2018 bestseller of the same name – foreshadowing Joe Biden’s own recent campaigning platform for “the soul of America” – this documentary traces Meacham’s life and career through key American political moments such as women’s suffrage and civil rights, as well as gaining his insights into the damage wrought by the Trump presidency. There is hope in Meacham’s outlook, pointing...

CIB Black Ball Open RoundUp: Dessouky and Farag Set Up Title Decider News Egypt’s World No.11 Fares Dessouky will face World No.1 Ali Farag in the final of the men’s CIB Black Ball Open, PSA World Tour Gold tournament following respective wins over World Champion Tarek Momen and World No.14 Mostafa Asal. Dessouky will feature in his biggest PSA final to date after he got the better of World Champion Momen by a 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 1-11, 11-7 to reach the eighth PSA final of his career. The 26-...

CIB Black Ball Open RD2: Makin Sees off Willstrop in Five News Wales’ World No.9 Joel Makin is through to the quarter finals of the CIB Black Ball Open after a thrilling 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9 victory over former World No.1 James Willstrop. The two players have faced each other twice already this year with each player taking one victory apiece. Their last meeting came in October’s CIB Egyptian Open where 37-year-old Willstrop reigned victorious in five-games, however, this time it wa...

CIB Black Ball Open RD2: Dessouky Takes Out Defending Champion Gawad News Egypt’s World No.11 Fares Dessouky took out defending CIB Black Ball Open champion Karim Abdel Gawad by an 11-6, 9-11, 3-11, 11-2, 11-3 scoreline to reach the quarter finals. Gawad lifted the title back in 2018 when the men’s Platinum event was held, but there will be a new name on the trophy this year after Dessouky saw off the World No.5 in five-games. Dessouky displayed some of his best squash as he showed explos...

CIB Black Ball Open RD2: Abouelghar on Top Form News Egypt’s World No.12 Mohamed Abouelghar secured a quarter final berth at the CIB Black Ball Open with an 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 victory over France’s Gregoire Marche. Abouelghar has struggled with a disappointing 2020 by his usual high standards, claiming just one victory at the Manchester Open prior to this tournament. However, the Egyptian looked back to his best with a performance of master shot-making against Marche to advance. The 27-year-...

Coll Excited for Asal Rematch at CIB Black Ball Open ——— Paul Coll has revealed he is relishing the prospect of a rematch with Mostafa Asal at the CIB Black Ball Open later today. The World No.4 defeated France’s World No. 46, Victor Crouin, in straight games on Sunday and. With Asal defeating India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar in five games, the duo will do battle in the second round in a mouth-watering reprise of their 103-minute epic quarter-final at the CIB Egyptian Open, which the young E...

CIB Black Ball Open RD2: Elias Axes Gaultier to Advance News Peru’s World No.7 Diego Elias is into the quarter finals of the CIB Black Ball Open following an 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 victory over former World No.1 Gregory Gaultier. Elias had never claimed a victory over the ‘French General’ in their three previous encounters, but the 24-year-old produced a polished performance today to change that run of form. A high quality first game saw both players showcasing accurate squash but on the last f...