The entry deadline for the 3rd IRF World Senior Doubles Championships 2008 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico is coming up soon. The event will be held 11th - 14th June at the La Loma Centro Deportivo. Divisions are for men and women over 35 years of age with five year age categories including 85+. Each player may enter any two events for which they are qualified.

ESPN360.com will become the official home for live IRT action this fall. A deal was signed before the Motorola IRT Pro Nationals presented by Verizon Wireless between ESPN and the IRT to broadcast all semi-final and final matches at all tier one IRT events in the US. Air times will be in primetime and re-aired in prime time. More details are coming so keep your eyes on the IRT website.

Just five minutes away from Guatemala City Airport and a future site of big international events: The new 8-court-facility is in progress now and promises to be one of the best racquetball complexes worldwide.  Construction will be finished by the end of 2009.

It has to start somewhere... Currently played on a Squashcourt, racquetball made it's debut on the Canary Islands with the first tournament being held in Fuerteventura this month. Plans for the real courts are underway. The Canary Islands are one of the 17 the autonomous communities of Spain.

Guatemala's junior train harder. A group of juniors went to Tarrales Reserve, a beautiful Natural Reserve, favorite of many for Bird watching.  Tarrales has a Racquetball court and the special thing about this incredible place is that it has all the 4 ecosystems of Guatemala in the land. The group was there for four days for intense racquetball training and physical traning. 

Over 100 juniors competed in the Irish Junior Open 2008 that were held in Fermoy. One of Ireland's leading clubs Touraneena was very successful this year. One of their members is Eithne Skehan, who already competed on the national team at last years Europeans; she won the girls under 21 division against Donna Ryder.

Great news from Mexico: Construction of one major sports facility in Monterrey has now begun. The "Casa de Racquetas" will have 6 racquetball courts, 6 squash courts, 4 badminton courts, 9 tennis table courts and 4 fronton courts.

The KINGSPAN Group plc. has agreed to be the main sponsor of the 2008 World Racquetball Championships. Kingspan Group plc is the leader in insulated roof systems and has it's headquarters in Kingscourt, Ireland, the site for the 2008 Worlds.

The 14th IRF World Racquetball Championships 2008 in Kingscourt, Ireland are only 107 days away now. With time running so fast, the Local Organizing Committee opened a special webpage today on which teams, delegates and individual players can submit their arrival and departures times for the 2008 Worlds. Just go to the Worlds website and fill out the information needed.