A month ago I got a nice tip from Josh Easdon, the filmmaker and squash coach, about a story on Toronto television relating to Jonathon Power and a Pakistani woman pro, Maria Toor Pakay, ranked 179 in the world.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/1039040–squash-prodigy-flees-taliban-to-toronto

Brett Erasmus has well-dissected this story:

http://www.brettssquashblog.com/2011/08/power-of-one.html

Interestingly, it is her coach not herself (Maria hasn’t played a WISPA tournament since May) who has been making news lately. Power played last night in the Showdown at Symphony in Boston and also found himself in a bit of hot water after getting outed for testing positive for drug use while playing squash in Italy. 

http://www.insidethegames.biz/latest/13942-exclusive-squash-stick-by-new-amba…

http://www.insidethegames.biz/latest/13996-squash-drops-drug-tainted-former-w…