Nicol's reign as world champ is over with defeat to Nour in quarters


Nicol David of Malaysia (R) reaches for the ball against Nour El Sherbini of Egypt (L) during their quarter-final match of the PSA Women's World Championships squash tournament in Bukit Jalil, oustide Kuala Lumpur on April 28, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN

KUALA LUMPUR: Nour El Sherbini has done it again!

World No. 2 Nour has again denied world No. 5 Nicol David a shot at winning the world title on home soil after pulling off an impressive 14-12, 4-11, 11-3, 11-7 win in the quarter-finals of the Naza Women’s World Championship at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil on Saturday.

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