Mike Dale
The Padel Paper Review of 2024
It's not outrageous to call padel the biggest game-changer in sports participation history - and 2024 has been its most momentous year yet.
Jason Manford: ‘Let’s get a million kids playing padel!’
Comedian Jason Manford is on a mission to get a million children playing padel and unearth GB's future Olympic padel players.
Pickleball England defeat LTA in governance battle
Pickleball England has been granted official governing body status by Sport England - thwarting a rival attempt for control from the Lawn Tennis Association.
Community is key for The Padel Team
Sam McKibbin, Mike Hampson and Dorian Tranter have formed The Padel Team and are kickstarting their new empire of clubs in Bristol.
‘Padel is a phenomenon… and now it’s at an inflexion point’
Oliver urges UK padel stakeholders to work together in order to transform the UK from a potential "padel backwater" into a major world force.
Rafael Nadal stars in Playtomic ad campaign
Rafael Nadal's first public appearance since retiring from tennis is in a tongue-in-cheek ad campaign for leading tennis and padel court booking app Playtomic.
LTA bans transgender women from female padel tournaments
the Lawn Tennis Association has banned transgender women from competing in female events at British 'inter-club' tennis and padel competitions.
‘This could become padel’s version of parkrun’
Soul Padel is offering free weekly padel sessions for local schools in what they hope will become padel's version of junior parkrun.
Advantage Padel arrives with seven-court club in Kingsley
The village of Kingsley in Hampshire is to become a premier destination for padel in February 2025 when a new indoor seven-court club, Advantage Padel, opens its doors.
Britain Padel Tour to give UK’s top players “recognition they deserve”
The Britain Padel Tour will give the UK's top players "the awareness and recognition they deserve," according to founder Fabian David.
