This week’s column is dedicated to kindness and giving, two essential ingredients that help the world go round with a smile. From Chicago to India and Namibia, it’s great to see individuals in squash setting such a fantastic example, starting at the top with men’s world champion Ramy Ashour.

To say that Chicago is proving a popular location for the Aon US Open would be a staggering understatement.

By ALAN THATCHER I’m currently packing my bags for the Aon US Open and looking forward to my first trip to Chicago. The draw looks phenomenal, with Ramy Ashour and Amr Shabana the top two seeds, followed by David Palmer, Peter Barker, Adrian Grant, Wael El Hindi, James Willstrop, Olli Tuominen, Hisham Ashour, Shahier Razik, Saurav Ghosal and US wild card Gilly Lane. This PSA Five Star tournament takes place in the open-air, with the [...]