Shabana slams promoters

World champion Amr Shabana has hit out at promoters on the Pro Squash Tour, claiming they have contributed to the spate of injuries at this week’s World Open.

The Egyptian believes tough playing schedules around the world circuit are partly responsible for the premature exit of his two best known compatriots, world number one Ramy Ashour and former world number one Karim Darwish. Both failed to finish matches because of hamstring injuries, and similar ailments also caused the retirement of France’s Gregory Gaultier, another former world number one, and Adrian Grant, the world number 14 from England.

AFP