Squash: Kitchen ranking down three

Squash star Shelley Kitchen had a disappointing start to 2006.

The Kiwi number one has dropped three places in the latest world rankings, down to number 16 on the January list.

Wellington's Tamsyn Leevey has also gone backwards, slipping one place to number 25, while Otago's Jaclyn Hawkes is up one spot to number 34.

The only other New Zealander in the top 50 is Auckland's Louise Crome, who has remained steady at number 38.

Waikato's Callum O'Brien is now the top-ranked New Zealander on the men's PSA Tour, climbing one place to number 77.