Irrepressible Nour El Sherbini maintained her impressive run in the World Squash Championship, winning the title for the fourth time with a 3-1 win over fellow Egyptian Raneem El Welily to celebrate her 24th birthday in style. El Sherbini produced a typical lively display to overcome world number one El Welily, who had hoped to win the title for a second time following her maiden triumph in 2017 when she beat El Sherbini in Manchester. This time, the contest was played in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza, with the breathtaking view providing a beautiful backdrop as both women traded quick shots in the glass court. But the forehand, backhand and drop shots of El Sherbini were too strong for her 30-year-old opponent, with the former enjoying a comfortable lead in three of the four games. After losing the first game, El Welily roared back in the second with a confident display of her own but El Sherbini quickly regained control to emerge a worthy winner. She took her tally to four World Championships, including three in the last four editions. Her ultimate target is overtaking squash legend Nicol David of Malaysia, who has eight world triumphs to her name. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)