Mike Dale

Construction has begun on Padium's second UK padel club — and they're hitting another capital city.

The first comprehensive report into the development of padel in the UK was published this week - and amongst its many fascinating conclusions are concerns about the game's accessibility.

A huge weekend lies ahead for British padel with the ground-breaking FIP Silver R3 Bullpadel Cup taking place in Bristol and a new milestone being set in Qatar.

GB stars Tia Norton and George Weller had the honour of hitting the first balls at Tipton Sports Academy to mark the opening of the first padel courts in the Black Country.

Sheffield's first dedicated indoor padel venue opened last weekend with co-founder Joe Root amongst a star cast of attendees at its glitzy launch party.

The LTA has officially sanctioned the UK PADEL County Championships and aligned the event with its 130-year-old tennis competition structure.

The 2025 Alfred Dunhill Padel Classic at the Hurlingham Club will feature celebs, pro players and the UK's first ever floating padel court.

Some of Great Britain's finest wheelchair tennis players took part in the UK's first mixed able-bodied and disabled padel tournament at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton last weekend.

Game4Padel plans to double the size of its UK empire by building 50 new courts this year - starting with imminent openings in Humberside and Staffordshire.

The Padel Club TraffordCity opened its doors last weekend and Manchester's padel punters got their first look at the £2.5million first phase.