Mike Dale
Padel a ‘no-brainer’ for private schools hit by VAT on fees
St Hugh's in Oxfordshire is set to be the first UK prep school to install padel courts — and Headmaster David Griffiths calls the move "a bit of a no-brainer" for private schools.
LTA expands 2025 padel calendar — and adds live streaming
The LTA has beefed up its Padel Performance Competitions Calendar for 2025 with more FIP and British Tour Grade 1 events and live streaming.
Pure Padel to open third club in Darlington
Manchester-based operator Pure Padel is set to expand to the North East by opening its third club in Darlington in May 2025.
Powerleague invests £14m in new UK padel clubs
Powerleague has announced a £14m investment to introduce padel to almost half of its small-sided football venues in the UK.
Soul Padel partners with disability sport expert Sue Morrison
Soul Padel has partnered with Sue Morrison, a leading advocate for inclusive sports education, to help make padel more accessible to children and adults with disabilities.
A1 Padel steps up bid to rival Premier Padel’s domination
A1 Padel has accelerated its quest to rival Premier Padel's dominance in the pro game by hiring London-based global sports and entertainment agency 54.
UK’s first U15 schools padel championship set to be biggest so...
UK PADEL are hosting the first ever national schools padel competition for under-15s at Rocket Padel Ilford on 2 March.
Team AD/vantage owner Arran Yentob: ‘Growing padel is an evolution…’
Bringing the world's best padel players to the UK is just one potential outcome from the LTA's new partnership with Team AD/vantage.
Premier Padel ‘issue legal letter’ to players over boycott
Premier Padel has reportedly sent legal letters to its players in response to their proposed boycott of next week's P2 tournament in Spain.
The Saffrons story: “We’ve built a new business model around padel”
Padel has been hailed as a key ingredient in saving The Saffrons - a 139-year-old multi-sports club in the heart of Eastbourne, East Sussex.
