MANCHESTER - Egypt's squash star Ramy Ashour, the world's number 2, has retained the British Grand Prix title, beating Britain's Nick Matthew (1-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4) in Manchester on Sunday night. This triumph marks Ashour's third PSA World Series title of the year and the 22nd tour trophy of his career. "It's an honour to win this high-status event again," Ashour said. Despite his defeat, Matthew will retain his world number one ranking. "It doesn't feel like I'm world number one,” he said. "He's beaten me three times in a row now." Meanwhile, Egypt's world number 12 Raneem el-Weleili won the Carol Open Women's squash tournament in New York after defeating world number 2, British Jenny Duncalf 3-0 on Sunday night in the final. Egyptian squash stars have achieved another success, after capturing the World U-19 Championship for Individuals that ended recently in Belgium last month. Egypt's Marwan el-Shorbagy defeated his compatriot Mohamed Abul Ghar 3-0 in the final (11-6, 11-6, 11-8). Marwan, from Alexandria, grabbed the world junior title for the first time in his life, something he'd only dreamed of before. "I'm very happy, because I have achieved something I'd dreamed of since I was ten years old," Marwan, 17, said. "I watched my elder brother Mohamed win the world title in 2008 and I really wanted to win it too.”
