Mike Dale

The Pro Am Padel Tour returns for 2025 next week — with a new two-day format, teams led by Joe Marler and Jason Manford and a fresh focus on community engagement delivered in partnership with the LTA.

GB no.3 Tia Norton was the pick of the Brits at the FIP Bronze HOP London Padel Open while GB no.1 Aimee Gibson reached another final.

Four new LTA-funded padel courts have been officially opened at the venerable East Grinstead Sports Club by LTA President Sandi Procter.

Padel is back on the sport programme at the 2025 UK Corporate Games in Leeds this summer after proving a massive hit on its debut last year.

The second edition of the Padel World Summit in Barcelona on 27-29 May will gather over 120 international exhibitors to highlight the business potential of the sport.

The LTA has offered 50% discounts on its Quick Access Loan scheme for the development of padel venues in the most deprived areas of the UK as part of efforts to boost the sport's accessibility.

New mums and their babies revelled in the first official Padel & Prams session at Rocket Padel Battersea with coaching led by GB international (and mum-to-be!) Victoria Nicholas.

Chris Salisbury and Alfonso Patacho warmed up nicely for next week's FIP Bronze event in London by winning the LTA Padel British Tour Grade 1 title at Stratford Padel Club last weekend.

Padel participation in the UK trebled last year with over 400,000 adults and juniors playing the sport, according to new LTA figures.

The denizens of Plymouth will get the chance to play padel in the street this summer as Padel United UK erect a court in the city centre alongside a big screen during Wimbledon fortnight.