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Court No.2 at London's Lambs club is the closest thing to a spiritual home for the game of squash. For decades, its white walls and clear glass back have locked the sport's top players into duels for some of its highest honors; photographs of those big names - from Pakistan's Jahangir Khan to Australia's Geoff Hunt - hang on the wall behind a steep bank of polished, wooden seats...
...intense, indoor workout short enough to squeeze into a lunch break, squash stole a march on gyms and fitness centers in Britain during the '70s and '80s. Its premise: Players confined to a 667-square foot court hit a tiny rubber ball against a wall with rackets smaller than those used in tennis. In the capital, the game "was thriving," says Charez Golvala, a corporate lawyer and Lambs member. But the growth of alternative pursuits from the late '80s onward - along with a lack of TV coverage that prevented the game's profile from taking off - meant many players nationwide...
...Following the shifts in public preferences in forms of exercise is an essential part of the sports-club business. Two players on a squash court might pay, say, $10 for a 30-minute game, but the same space could hold two floors of spinning or yoga enthusiasts that would generate 30 times the revenue earned from a squash court over the same period. That's a problem facing club owners across the U.K., particularly inner city operators who rely on a lunchtime and after-work rush to meet their higher overheads. Faced with the sky-high rents of central London...
...intimate dinner with 18 complete strangers. "Hi, I'm Jeanne," says DiGangi, 42, as she slides into her seat at the 30-ft.-long table that is the centerpiece of the room. "Have you eaten here before? What's your favorite thing? You have to try the butternut-squash dumplings!" she says before taking a breath and introducing the rest of her party...
...floor at Lavietes Pavilion represent an Ivy League championship in men’s basketball. In the 50-year history of the conference, Harvard has never won a league title, relegating the program to subordinate status on a campus where football and hockey rule, and teams such as crew, squash, and fencing are nationally relevant...