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 ...
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