Nicol, a true legend who keeps on going


Malaysia's world No.1 squash player Nicol David flashes an electric smile as she holds aloft the Women's World Championship trophy she won in Cairo on Saturday. This was her eighth career world title. - Squashsite

PETALING JAYA: Turning 31 this year has not been such a bad thing for Malaysian squash queen Nicol David after all.

The world No.1 managed to defy the odds to complete a sensational comeback to win the Women’s World Championship, beating home favourite Raneem El Welily in the final at the Wadi Degla Squash Club in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday.

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