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India’s top women’s squash player Joshna Chinappa defeated the legendary Nicol David in the second round in the El Gouna International squash tournament. The 31-year-old stated that she wanted to play without pressure but still couldn’t believe how she overcame the former World No. 1's challenge.

Saurav Ghosal, who will be one India’s biggest hope in squash at the CWG Gold Coast, has reached his personal best world ranking of 13. Apart from him, Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, and Harinder Pal Sandhu also moved up while Vikram Malhotra, Ramit Tandon and Mahesh Mangaonkar stayed put.

Mumbai lad Aditya Jagtap has managed to make it to the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour in Canada as he beat British player Mark Broekman by a score of  7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5. Jagtap is slated to face top-seeded Eric Galvez of Mexico in quarter-finals which will be played on Friday in Canada.

Saurav Ghosal has jumped five places to number 14 to become the highest ranked Indian in the latest Professional Squash Association rankings released on Friday. Among others, former national champion Harinder Pal Sandhu was placed at 49th, Mahesh Mangaonkar on 64, and Vikram Malhotra on 68.