26-Sep:
Seeds off to Strong Start
In Amsterdam ...
The 14th Women's World Team Championship got under way in Amsterdam with eight pool matches at the Frans Otten Stadion. There were no match upsets, but hosts Netherlands had to fight back from one-down against neighbours Belgium, and France's Isabelle Stoehr recorded a fine win against Nicol David.

Sunday's Matches:   Full Results
Pool A:   Australia 3-0 Ireland            Canada 3-0 Switzerland
Pool B:   England  3-0 USA                 Scotland 2-1 Japan
Pool C:   Netherlands 2-1 Belgium      New Zealand 3-0 Austria
Pool D:   Egypt 3-0 South Africa         Malaysia 2-1 France

Hosts Fight Back ... Howard Harding reports

26-Sep:
WSF Hails Women Ambassadors
At a special dinner hosted by the Netherlands Squash Bond to welcome players and officials to the 2004 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Amsterdam, World Squash Federation Chief Executive Ted Wallbutton praised women's squash as being 'one of the aces in our pack' in the sport's bid to be included on the Olympic Games programme. Full story ...

Preview:
Old enemies to clash ...
World Champions Australia are expected to face their old enemy England in the final, with the holders topping Pool A and England, champions in 2000, leading Pool B. Australia have won the title seven times to England's five.  Full story ...